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Dress Code for Melbourne and Sydney Restaurants; Tipping
Definitely disagree. We rarely tip, and when we do tip 5% max. None of our family or friends tip and regard our tipping as an aberration brought on by living for several years in the USA.
Million dollar drop as wine tumbles
I suspect it wasn't your normal forklift.
The wine was in a shipping container being loadedonto a ship.
Lexington, MA ---PLEASE HELP ME!
No, the Pillar House was in Newton at the intersection of 128 & 16.
80 Thoreau in Concord
Glad to see the place has reopened in style.
Was a great restaurant in the past under Anna Sortun (Aigo Bistro) and Guida Ponte (Guida's Coast Cuisine).
Brisbane this Sunday night
LOL, yes & no.
Too late,but we ate at both Sardine Tin (Sunday lunch) and Piaf (Sunday dinner) and both were excellent, particularly Sardine Tin (we love tapas, cook a lot at home). Saturday night we had good, not great, pizza with some nice wines at La Via. We were there early (pre-concert dinner) and the service was good, but was starting to get a little rushed by the time we left.
Brisbane this Sunday night
Looking for reccommendations of good resaurants in Brisbane which will be open this Sunday night. Trattorias/Bistros/Tapas-bars probably preferred.
NSW regional recommendations?
A couple more...
In Tea Gardens, the Boatshed Restaurant (http://teagardensboatshed.com.au) is worth a visit, excellent food and right on (over) the water. This is on the North side of Port Stephens.
The Jacaranda Cottage B&B in Tamworth has very nice accommodation (Loft) and provides an excellent breakfast.
NSW regional recommendations?
Heading South down the coast...
Tumbulgum Hotel, Tumbulgum. Great location overlooking the Tweed River with good pub food.
Utopia Cafe, Bangalow. Really excellent food from a varied and eclectic menu. Good wine selection. Breakfast & lunch daily, dinner Friday and Saturday. We always eat here if we are passing through.
Fishheads, Bangalow. Good seafood.
Ate/Satiate, Bangalow is also reputed to be very good, haven't tried it yet.
The Bethany B&B in Binna Burra nearby is very pleasant.
The Pacific Highway between Bangalow and Coffs is a morass of construction.
Much better to head out through Lismore to Casino then down the Summerland Way to Grafton. Very little traffic south of Casino. You can take a side road from the Summerland Way to Lawrence and catch the ferry across to rejopin the Pacific at Brushgrove, a bit north of Ulmarra if you like.
Brushgrove Hotel, Brushgrove (near Grafton). Decent pub meals
Commercial Hotel, Ulmarra (near Grafton). Great pub with beer garden right on the Clarence River. Nice pub lunches, and dinner Friday & Saturday.
Rooftops B&B across the road is good.
If you want to avoid the Pacific between Grafton and Coffs, take the Orara Way from Grafton. This will bring you out at the south end of Coffs Harbour.
There are several restaurants in Sawtell, but we haven't eaten at any of them for a few years now so can't give an opinion other than to say they used to be good. There's a very nice B&B there also, right at the end of the street with all the restaurants.
Heritage Hotel, Gladstone (near Kempsey) and Riverview Hotel, Smithtown across the river.
Both have great locations and good pub lunches. And going this way means you bypass Kempsey.
Cafe Red at Ricardoes Tomatoes, Blackmans Point (near Port Macquarie). Great little cafe in a tomato & strawberry growing farm. Lots of produce and condiments for sale also.
Heading back North further inland...
Canter Restaurant, Scone. Excellent modern Oz cuisine. Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner Wednesday to Friday, Breakfast/Lunch Sunday. You should probably reserve ahead for dinner.
Asser House, Scone. Nice little cafe at the South end of town.
Larda, Scone. Nice Cafe & provisions store.
Playhouse Hotel, Barraba. Nicely restored hotel now a B&B, also serves dinner. Quite good food. Make sure they are serving dinner if you plan to stop there, pickings in that area are lean otherwise. Nice place to stay if all meals are available.
Enjoy your trip.
identify this uk or aus show?
"The Best", a British show.
Silvana Franco, Paul Merrett and Ben O'Donoghue (an Australian).
Does *anyone* know what happened to Rene Michelina?
Piggybacking on this thread ...
Does anyone know what happened to Victor Bono?
A Slight Rant: Silly Pizza Rules
But in Italy one can get "quarter and quarter and quarter and quarter".
Known more simply as Quattro Stagione.
Tetsuyas Booked - So where else?
"Secrets of the Red lantern" was writtn by Pauline Nguyen, Luke's sister.
Looking for a Wine Merchant / Liquor Store Northwest Suburbs
Nine Acre Wines, Concord (next to Verril Farm)
Vintage, West Concord
Tell me which Concord Area restaurants a Camberville Foodie would like?
Bedford:
Dalyas (excellent food, great atmosphere, excellent service)
Ginger (decent sushi)
Luigis (decent red-sauce Italian)
Flatbread Company (wood-fired clay oven flatbread pizzas)
Billerica:
Riverview (on the river on Route 4, great inexpensive breakfast and lunch with some Greek specialities thrown in)
Sichuan Gourmet
Sudbury:
Oishii II (excellent sushi, but beware you can spend a lot)
Concord:
La Provence (sandwiches, pates, take-out)
Walden Grille (has a nice bar, decent food)
Paparazzi (has an ok bar, decent, surprisingly authentic, Northern Italian, can be noisy)
Vincenzo's (has a small bar but fun to eat at, decent not too expensive Italian, can be very nosiy)
Serafina (has a very nice bar, attempt at fine Italian dining doesn't quite come off, service can be poor, can get nosiy).
Not restaurants:
Verrill Farms (don't miss the Tomato & Corn Festival, and if Guida Ponte is doing anything go along, she is a great chef)
Concord Cheese Shop
Concord Teacakes (try the Anise Drops)
Twins Seafood (the fishcakes are excellent and cheap)
Kimballs (was Bates Farm) Icecream (on Route 225 west of Bedford, make sure to go there in August when they have the peach icecream, fabulous)
La Riviera Gourmet (charcuterie/bakery on Route 4/225 between Lexington Centre and 128)
Nine Acre Wines
Vintage (wine merchant, West Concord)
Brisbane, Australia
Recently had dinner at Piaf in South Brisbane. Delicious French bistro style food, good wines, good service. Amazing value for money. It's a small place, so probably best to make a resevation rather than just showing up.
What's your favorite hot sauce?
Different for different foods.
Inner Beauty (make my own)
Cholula
Koon Yick Wah Kee (Chinese chilli sauce)
Sambal Badjak (not really a sauce I guess)
are my favourites. But also have several others in the pantry.
What's your favorite hot sauce?
The recipe is also in his book Big Flavors of the Hot Sun. I make my own Inner Beauty regularly.
Looking for resturants-Sunshine Coast
In Maroochydore/Cotton Tree:
Ebb is really excellent (but expensive) with a great location,
The Boat Shed is very good with a wonderful location (especially for lunch),
Ba Vigo (Spanish-Australian) is very good ,
Il Secondo does good authentic Italian but a lousy location,
Nude and Bisque are both good for breakfast/cafe-lunch.
In Buderim:
Le Baroque does very good traditional French,
Hungry Feel (modern Australian) is very good,
Buderim Cafe is great for breakfast/cafe-lunch.
favorite hams...prosciutto? serrano? american country? chinese?
Prosciutto di Parma is cured using salt only.
No sugar.
No garlic salt.
Vermont Cheese Makers
Bufala di Vermont (near Woodstock) makes wonderful Buffalo Mozzarella.
No formal tours but the website says they welcome visitors.
www.bufaladivermont.com
Newly Arrived in Bedford and Craving Burgers
Walden Grill in Concord does a good burger.
Seeking Breakfast Joint in Bedford - Billerica - Burlington area
The River VIew does a great breakfast (and lunch). In Billerica on Rte 4 at the Concord River.
Driving from Driving from Boston to Middlebury - lunch recommendations?
Simon Pearce in Quechee.
farms/cheese/maple in VT,NH around I89 for roadtrip Boston to VT
Check out the Woodstock Water Buffalo Company. Their Buffalo Mozzarella is amazing, and they also make great yogurt.
http://www.woodstockwaterbuffalo.com/thecreamery.shtml
Duck legs - where can I buy them (MetroWest)?
When I lived in Bedford, if Whole Foods didn't have any I was often able to find them at the Stop & Shop.
Going away business lunch near Lexington/Concord
I suggest you reach a little further and go to Dalyas in Bedford.
Unique Australian Foods
Chiko rolls don't come on a stick, and I've never heard of serving them with tomato sauce (ketchup). But they ARE a treat.
