Centenary Martini (Centini) at the National Press Club

It’s Budget Night 2013.

It’s dark.

It’s a bone-biting six degrees.

We hurtle towards towards Barton, listening to Wayne Swan‘s (last?) budget speech. Just as he finishes, we arrive.

Jehangir Indian at Swinger Hill

It’s a chilly May night when we arrive for a group dinner for 7pm at Jehangir Indian in Swinger Hill. The first thing that strikes me is the decorations…

Skywhale launch

Whatever your thoughts about Skywhale, it’s fair to say it’s Canberra’s latest sensation. Here she is, in pictures:

Collector Pumpkin Festival

It’s a bright and cloudless morning in Canberra. In Autumn and Winter, this means one thing: it’s cold! The good thing is, it’s expected to stay cloudless and soaking up some Vitamin D at the Collector Pumpkin Festival is in order!

Takeaway: Bolly Buds

We recently had relatively new new Indian restaurant Bolly Buds for takeaway, and the experience was good. Quite simply, and quite obviously, there’s nothing better than a good experience to make you order from the restaurant again.

Sweet Bones Bakery

It’s just past 8.30am on a Saturday morning, and Lonsdale Street in Braddon is starting to wake up. We managed to get a table at Elk and Pea without booking or having to squeeze in with someone else, simply because we arrived right on opening (8am). A day of assignment writing stretches out ahead of me, and I feel a little motivation is in order…

Soju Girl

It’s 4.30pm on a Friday and we play ‘which Canberra restaurant is still taking bookings?’. We laughably try for Eighty-Six (definitely full) and I suggest to Boyfriend that maybe, just maybe, we’ll be able to get into Soju Girl. We have talked about going forever. They’ve got a table available at 6, and a table available at 10. We hesitate, and go with 6.

Morris 100 celebrations

Morris cars are celebrating their 100th birthday, just like Canberra! On Saturday, they arrive in Canberra from all over Australia (some from as far as Perth and Mission Beach, near Cairns) and set up in a car park in front of the Commonwealth Treasury building.

Canberra Region Wine Harvest Festival 2013

It’s another gorgeous April day in Canberra, and we’re on the road heading north to Murrumbateman for the Canberra Region Wine Harvest Festival. I haven’t told long suffering (chauffeur) Boyfriend yet that I think we can fit in five wineries in four hours, but that’s the goal.

Canberra Craft Beer and Cider Festival

Just a month after the Small Brewers Beer Festival at the Botanic Gardens, we arrive bright and early to the Canberra Craft Beer and Cider Festival at the Mercure.