Never cared for her acting, movies or aesthetics.
This movie walks a plethora of fine lines with all the care and grace of a tightrope walker between NYC’s twin towers. It could have been drivel, fluff or saccharine. Instead it is a deft story that lets you feel, think and care. Don’t miss it!
Posted in Performance reviews...seen it, loved it...
Tagged marilyn, monroe, movie, my week with marilyn
This mob’s been around, and I’ve finally shaken off a brace of burger disappointments, so in I venture with Camel jnr.
The place has the feel of professionalism. Slick interiors with just enough raw wood to make you think everything’s been hand made by Amish pilgrims.
The burgers are $10-12, without chips…just in the centre of the non Mc world.
They are pretty good too; a good balance of acid and sugar, textures all in order, and the bun is good, without being excellent. The well-cooked 13mm standard fries get a boost of 
rosemary in the salt, which takes them to a better place.
Shakes are an odd omission, but alcohol is in the fridge, besides the usual suspects. Water and glasses on tap keep the impact down..all-in-all an experience worth repeating. http://www.grilld.com.au/
Seen those guys walking around town, in the old dusty wigs and gowns? Ever wonder what they eat for lunch?
Big plates of bland food, with all the imagination of a lawyer arguing over their 4th DUI, while still drunk since 1978. http://silkscoffee.com.au/
Posted in cafes with style, city centre, ok - go - but with reservations
Tagged cafe, city, coffe loung, silks, sydney
This is a first visit, but it’s made a heck of an impact…one piece of cake can’t change your life (unless you catch herpes from the baker), but it can change your day.
The entire range here is spot on, and the vanilla cake slice (pic) is perfect. Perfect, dense crumb. Moist, not wet. Crumbly, not dry. Dense, not heavy. Real cream, house jam. The best $5 I’ve spent all year.
I’ll bet my next pay-cheque the rest is equally good . http://flourandstone.com.au/
Llankelly place, or as I like to call it “rue qui est merdique” is 
now officially gastro-alley (think the French sounded better!). More reviews to come over the coming weeks…
The lunch menu is basically 2 braised meats and 2 salads. Both braises come as sambos or plates (with white beans and a jus as clear Ferdinand Point’s consommé, and pretty much as classic). 
The Porchetta (pork-etta) is moist and perfectly cooked, with a fennel based stuffing that’s the accent required. The crisper brisket, is caramel-y with the slight dryness, but very satisfying. Both are solid value at $14.
The coffee was the equal of any I’ve had, so the Bourke St Bakery Boys (sounds like a 50′s comic?) are keeping their rep’ in tact.
Back for Brekky and salads soon… http://www.wilbursplace.com/
A time before Ivy? Kinda like imagining using a book to find where you’re driving to!
Ash St was the first place open when Ivy was little more than the world’s biggest bank overdraft.
Years and a GFC later, and ASC is still gently helping those of us who want a café worthy of a city of 5 million little vegemites.
Breakfast, like the lunches I’ve had previously, is a simple little menu of premium ingredients, prepared in a manner that Escoffier would recognise.
The innovation here is the regression to quality over chemistry. http://merivale.com.au/ashstcellar/
Posted in cafes with style, city centre, Green Light - good in its category
Tagged ash st cellar, cafe, french, ivy, merivale
Yes, this little puppy (the movie, and to a barely lesser extent, the puppy) is all the rage a ce moment.
True, it’s a great little flick. Small in scope, but super-effective. A love story and clever comment on the full circle it brings to pass, as we “regress” to the days of 4:3, b/w and silence..
A very enjoyable ride, and a journey to innocence that gets your feel good going…
