The Gallery Supper Club

About six months ago at a friend’s dinner party, we learned of the uber cool “Supper Club” style of dining. An international phenomena that has been happening in the US and Europe for at least a few decades. The quickest … Continue reading

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Yellow Tail Piccolos & party food!

It’s party season and we’re road testing these cute little piccolos of bubbles! Each piccolo has a different flavour, so we’re serving them each with different canapes. Click to view the video below for party season food & wine matching … Continue reading

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Ryn & Cordie do Vinaceous Burlesque & Parmesan

We put this classic food & wine match to the test. Will this West Australian sparkling white enhance the flavour of our hunk of Parmesan cheese?               Grab a copy of our book “In … Continue reading

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Buena comida, buen vino, la gente!

(GREAT FOOD, GREAT WINE, GREAT PEOPLE!) This weekend we had a little Spanish themed get together in the park with some of our favourite foodies and winos. Each brought a Spanish inspired dish and matching wine/s to share. It was … Continue reading

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“Here…match THAT with a wine!”

Our always entertaining PA/EA/gal-who-get-things-done, Lisa, came into HQ with a tub of sweet chilli popcorn the other day. Thrusting it into the air in front of us she said “Here…match THAT with a wine!”We kinda looked at each other and … Continue reading

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Holy Duck! The oh so simple guide to duck confit…

We love to eat it… it’s delicious! But could we really cook it? Just the two of us? Remember, one of our prerequisites for cooking a dish is that it has to be able to be easily prepared while sipping … Continue reading

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Matt Skinner, Plumm stemware and our moment of clarity.

Who doesn’t love Matt Skinner? He’s attractive, accomplished, he’s great with booze, and he recently got the gig as brand ambassador for new-kid-on-the-block wine vessels – Plumm. What makes Plumm stand out in the crowd of wine glasses currently on … Continue reading

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Ryn & Cordie’s Burgundy Video

Here’s some video footage of our trip to Burgundy and wine tour of the Cote de Beaune. We braved the cold vineyards (seriously, we were doing star jumps to keep warm), sipped and sampled our way through these stunning old … Continue reading

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Seriously? Jason Statham lives in Bordeaux?

After waking up in our Bordeaux Chateau (I’ve always wanted to say that), we threw on some clothes, scrambled out the door…flew back in the door, threw on some more clothes, then headed to the breakfast room. Ryn took the … Continue reading

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landing in and leaving London

One minute we’re sipping on a flat white, munching through a bacon buddy with brown sauce and generally pontificating about how laid back we Australians really are. The next we’re running for our lives (well, okay, that’s overly dramatic, but … Continue reading

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