Fettuccine marinara with white truffle oil

I developed a love for fettuccine marinara five or so years ago when my mother and I stopped by one of my favourite Southbank restaurants, Walter’s Wine Bar, prior to an Australian Ballet performance at The Arts Centre. It seemed simple enough to attempt replication and so I did. Here’s a meal that I tend…

Dandelion Vietnamese Restaurant in Elwood

It’s been 2 years and 4 months since Lil’ E was born. Since that period, my husband and I have been on a total of 2 date nights! I know – don’t worry – we’re still blissfully in love!! I’m not sure if it’s due to the fact that Lil’ E is so easy going…

Sapa Hills II Vietnamese Restaurant

Yesterday, we went to Sapa Hills II for lunch.  It’s in our local kampong and to be honest, we only went there because our usual Hawthorn pho haunt, Viet Star, is closed on Sundays.  But my oh my – it was really quite fabulous. For starters – it had an ambience!  It was clean, spacious…