It’s a sweltering day in Sydney, just brutal, the kind of day camels are nervous to go outside. Regardless it’s the day that we booked Glass Brasserie for lunch so we swallow the $140 taxi ride through murderous Sydney traffic and land at the Hilton for a meal I’ve been salivating over for months. Continue reading Glass Brasserie
Monthly Archives: December 2017
Bah humbug or not
In the Charles Dickens novel ‘A Christmas Carol’ Ebenezer Scrooge uttered the now famous words ‘Bah Humbug’ referencing his obvious lack of enthusiasm for Christmas. This is fools gold, Christmas is like a slob of putty, you can turn it into whatever you want it to be. Continue reading Bah humbug or not
Hang on Inspector Montalbano; I’m coming to Sicily
There’s a gem out there in TV land. A pudgy pasta-loving detective solving crimes in the land of Mafioso who likes daily dips in the ocean whilst beautiful women fall in love with him. Continue reading Hang on Inspector Montalbano; I’m coming to Sicily
Murder on the Orient Express
Kenneth Branagh has taken the reigns on this latest adaption of Agatha Christie’s famous book, first published in 1934. The Irish actor directing and starring as Hercule Poirot, the Belgian detective with a knack for solving the unsolvable crime. Continue reading Murder on the Orient Express