Posts Tagged ‘al fresco dining’
Café Sopra – Sydney, Australia
Posted by: Tossed Salads and Scrambled Eggs on: Thursday 24 November 2011
- In: Australia | Eating | New South Wales | Sydney
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In the heart of Sydney is the historical area of The Rocks. Narrow laneways and steep stairs wind around cobblestone footpaths, sandstone buildings and timber wharves, I have fond memories of the Walsh Bay precinct. Home of the Sydney Theatre Company, the waterfront has a spectacular view of the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Luna Park. [...]
Sonoma Wine Garden – Santa Monica, Los Angeles
Posted by: Tossed Salads and Scrambled Eggs on: Thursday 13 October 2011
After a leisurely day in Santa Monica, we retreated to Sonoma Wine Garden for wine and snacks. Located on the deck of Santa Monica Place, a building originally designed by Frank Gehry and recently renovated. ‘Cradle‘, a sculpture by Ball-Nogues Studio, is suspended from a blank exterior wall. Dozens of polished stainless steel spheres are [...]
Coast at Shutters on the Beach – Santa Monica, Los Angeles
Posted by: Tossed Salads and Scrambled Eggs on: Tuesday 11 October 2011
A weekend trip to Southern California was temporary reprieve from a wet and windy Seattle. We spent Saturday in Santa Monica and it was a delight to squint in the sunshine, wear flip-flops and splash in the Pacific Ocean again. Our generation of Australians grew up with ‘Slip Slop Slap Seek Slide‘, a public health [...]
Shake Shack – Madison Square Park, New York
Posted by: Tossed Salads and Scrambled Eggs on: Tuesday 13 September 2011
- In: New York | Travelling
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On our last visit to New York, we had a pizza picnic with friends at Madison Square Park. We sprawled out on the lawn amongst office workers, and nannies and their brood, good pizza and better company under a natural canopy on a humid spring day. Ms H worked in the area so I asked her about Shake Shack. She [...]
The 5 Point Café – Belltown, Seattle
Posted by: Tossed Salads and Scrambled Eggs on: Friday 26 August 2011
- In: Belltown | Eating | Seattle | USA | Washington
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I knew The 5 Point Café by reputation. Dive bar, open twenty-four hours, supper for the inebriated, sustenance for shift workers. I’ve walked by many times to get to Tilikum Place Café and there are always patrons inside and out. Curious about how they’ve been ‘cheating tourists and drunks since 1929′, we picked a bench for breakfast. The patio [...]
Fonté Café – Downtown, Seattle
Posted by: Tossed Salads and Scrambled Eggs on: Wednesday 24 August 2011
Ms S has been living in Seattle for only two weeks and she’s had the best of the late summer weather that Seattleites have been craving for since Memorial Day weekend. Although lethargic in the humidity, I’m determined to be out and about to absorb the natural vitamin D. On an al fresco dining binge, we enjoyed [...]
Treehouse Café – Lynwood, Bainbridge Island
Posted by: Tossed Salads and Scrambled Eggs on: Tuesday 23 August 2011
- In: Bainbridge Island | Eating | USA | Washington
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Like Seattle, Sydney is a city by the water. Neighbourhoods thrive by the ocean, along the river. Sydneysiders are mesmorised by the harbour, we all share a deep love for its beauty. The magnificence of Sydney Harbour is showcased every New Year’s Eve with a spectacular fireworks and pyrotechnics display. In the euphoria of the celebration, [...]
Lecosho – Downtown, Seattle
Posted by: Tossed Salads and Scrambled Eggs on: Monday 22 August 2011
- In: Downtown | Eating | Seattle | USA | Washington
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Seattle is vibrant in late summer. The brilliant weather has us all out and about. Keen to be outdoors in the balmy dusk, we strolled through Pike Place Market to Lecosho. The patio emptied of Downtown workers as we perused the drinks menu. Our table had a direct view into the main dining room. Furnished in [...]
Tutta Bella – South Lake Union, Seattle
Posted by: Tossed Salads and Scrambled Eggs on: Tuesday 16 August 2011
- In: Eating | Seattle | South Lake Union | USA | Washington
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There is a pattern to my notorious indecisiveness. At least once a week, we exchange a conversation like this. Mr S: ‘Where would you like to go for dinner?’ Me: ‘I don’t know, let me think about it.’ Mr S: ‘Have you picked a restaurant?’ Me: ‘Here’s a shortlist, you decide.’ Exasperated, Mr S would [...]
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