Coastal Favorites: Spit to Manly Hike
Now that spring is here, it is just warm enough to break out the Kelty and go for some long walks! Sydney has tons of gorgeous coastal walks: Bondi to Coogee, North Head, South Head,...
Category: The Locals
White Rabbit Gallery
The White Rabbit Gallery made it on our to-see list early, as one of our Charlotte friends has a connection with the gallery. It is one of the largest collections of contemporary Chinese art, with...
Aussie Eats
Before we left for Sydney, one of the most common questions we received after “wait, Sydney, AUSTRALIA?” was “what kind of food do they eat over there?”. JZ and I have spent the past...
A Good Start to 2015
We rang in the new year at home, watching the fireworks from our balcony, and while we did not have view of the bridge, our view was still worth staying up. The next morning,...
What’s for breakfast? Bronte Carlo
We had morning adventure planned so I did a search for “epic breakfast” in Sydney, and I came across a blurb on Time Out Sydney for Bronte Carlo near Bronte Beach. The review called out...
The Charlotte Library Summer Film Series – 1984
Life comes at you fast, which is why it has been so long since our last post. That is also why it was nice to take a few hours this weekend to relax and...
Chef Alyssa’s Kitchen (Part 2: Learning to Cook)
We recently had the opportunity to join Chef Alyssa’s Kitchen for the Seasonal Vegetarian Cooking class in Atherton Market, and it was wonderful. JZ and I had attended one other cooking class together, but...
Chef Alyssa’s Kitchen (Part 1: Meet the Chef)
We first met Alyssa Gorelick at the Lenny Boy Tap Room, where she introduced the wonderful flavors of Lenny Boy, the Common Grounds food stand, and almost as an afterthought, her cooking classes at...
Fern, Flavors from the Garden
Fern, flavors from the garden, is a Plaza Midwood restaurant that focuses on local, meat-free ingredients. We love their extensive menu filled with unexpected delights, such as a Warm Kale Salad with sliced beets and...
Novel Sweets
In my former life as a healthy living blogger, and just as a person who prefers lighter fare, I developed an interest with testing out “healthy” desserts. I baked everything from sweet potato brownies, date truffles,...
Lunch at Local Loaf
We started going to the 7th Street Market almost as soon as it first opened, and as such, we have a tendency to stick with our favorite vendors. The market occupies the space that...
Paper Skyscraper
Paper Skyscraper is one of our favorite shops. Notice that there is no in Charlotte, in North Carolina, or other geographic association. It is simply one of our favorite places. When EZ and I first...
