Category Archives: Food

What I thought about this Australia Day

So yesterday was Australia Day here in Aus (26 January 2016). It’s a public holiday and in casual fashion, I spent the entire summer afternoon at my friend Courtney’s pool party. We ate a feast of “classic” and stereotypical Aussie foods that consisted of Honey Joys (Oh! The joys of childhood!), lamingtons, meat pies, and…

A Tale of Two Cities – Melbourne & Chicago Best Places

I was recently approached by a Chicago-based Professional Mom of 3, Kendra, to do a collaborative write-up on our home cities. I thought, “What a great idea to feature one of my readers in a collaborative post!” Coincidentally, I had considered relocating to Chicago a few months ago, and after doing my homework I realised…

Sweet Valentine!

Happy Valentine’s Day everyone! This Valentines I am celebrating as a singleton… not because I don’t have a boyfriend, but because JJ is in East Timor and I get to celebrate all week with my girlfriends! YAY! It’s been an interesting theme for discussions because a few friends (namely males) have expressed that Valentines Day…

Happy Birthday to Me!

I celebrated my birthday over the weekend in both Adelaide and Melbourne. I was in Adelaide for a conference that my office was running from the 7-9 February. Every year, this conference is the most labour intensive work for 3 days straight. But at the end of every conference, there is a BIG party, and…

Massive Wieners in Prahran!

I stopped by the trendy South Yarra / Prahran area the other day and ate lunch at this cute-as-a-pickle American Hot Dog Diner called Massive Wieners. I happened to be with my boyfriend JJ and lucky for us all of their hot dogs were gluten free with option of gluten free buns! Poor JJ has…