The best New York City take-homes didn’t find me as they have in other cities on our global grand tour. Because I have to confess that like New York City itself, I find shopping in Manhattan overwhelming and the sheer choice somewhat maddening that I often can’t be bothered even browsing. I prefer moving at … Read more
One of the advantages of staying in the East Village instead of Times Square is that there are lots of affordable supermarkets dotted about, which is wonderful if you’re renting an apartment and want to cook occasionally, or, at the very least, you want to whip up your own breakfast eggs. Here’s our Price Check … Read more
An eggs Benedict recipe. How could I do anything else for the New York City edition of our Weekend Eggs series on quintessential eggs dishes around the world? Could there be a more quintessential New York eggs dish than eggs Benedict? An eggs Bennie is to New Yorkers what smashed avocado and poached eggs is … Read more
Although it isn’t our first time in New York City, we’re still finding it overwhelming. It’s a colossal city, with so much on offer that it’s hard to know where to start exploring and what to do. This is why we’ve decided to do as much as possible within walking distance of our apartment, which … Read more
I can’t recall how New York writer David Farley and I first made contact, but I do remember that at the time of our email exchange Terence and I were ensconced in the library of my uncle and aunt’s house in Bendigo, Australia, gazing out at their English cottage garden as we wrote up our … Read more