It’s Thursday night and I’m feeling a bit “hairy”. I’ve been experimenting with a goatee this week, but although people have told me it looks good, I honestly don’t think it works for me, especially as there are a few grey hairs here and there. I’m also desperately in need of a hair cut before the weekend, so I’ll do my best to see if I can fit one in tomorrow or Saturday. Work of…
Visited: August 31st, 2005 by Damien – The “old” Becasse in Surry Hills was a real gem. Housed in a converted terrace on Albion St just a short walk from Central, it had about a dozen tables, a tiny kitchen and large rack of wine along one wall. It had charm by the bucketful, an intimate yet sophisticated atmosphere in which one could easily imagine oneself in Paris, or New York, or Melbourne. And most…
Kate and I went to see the Margaret Preston retrospective at the Art Gallery of NSW this afternoon. Although I know more about Australian art than the average Australian and Kate knows a lot more than I do, we were both surprised by Preston’s later work. Margaret Preston is best known for her still life work of Australian native flowers. The exhibition explains that, as a product of her time, she had strong feelings about…
It’s Saturday night and I’ve just watched “Laverne & Shirley” and have enjoyed a plate of antipasto. Yes, that’s what my Saturday night has come to now that “The Bill” is no longer screening on ABC-TV. My Saturday nights used to have meaning. I’d watch “The Bill”, “Parkinson” and then “Six Feet Under”. I didn’t have to worry about making plans, organising social events etc. But now, clearly I do… It’s been a reasonably social…
It’s Sunday afternoon and I’ve just had some lunch: a small salad of tomato, cucumber and cheese. Very yummy. Actually, when I think back about the last week, food is a strong theme. As is the theme of “work/life balance”. Having worked pretty hard for the last month or so, this week I tried to get my life into balance. The revelation came for me on Tuesday night. I’d just spent a couple of hours…
The location for the Red Lantern has been been a restaurant vortex for a number of years. Ever since the building was renovated in the late 90s – I think it was previously a private residence – none of the restaurants have done terribly well. Although I have a certain fondness for a Middle Eastern themed restaurant that was there for a while, it’s been a virtual black hole for restaurants. And then, all of…