Third Space CafetoriumWe haven't been to a cafe in months and I thought since I have done a couple of posts I might as well give this a go again. Since Zomato stopped I really hadn't t… Read More

Toast with eggs and bacon.Good Evening Everyone,We have been considering an Air fryer for a few months and have been looking around but it was a hard choice. Do you get one with a single bas… Read More

 Good Morning everyone,It has been a few years since I posted anything, and life goes so fast. For all of us, Covid really took a toll on traveling, eating out, and just enjoying life b… Read More

23 Cafe Restaurant BarI have been to a few Cafe's and Restaurants since last year but i lost so much time and a bit of interest but i feel this weekend has changed a few things. We invited T… Read More

Black and WhiteIts been nearly a year since my last post, life is hectic with a two year old as i don't get my sleep or any time to myself. We have become obsessed with Dungeons and Dragons… Read More

Dinner by HestonA few years ago Heston Blumenthal had a pop up restaurant called the Fat Duck, It was a lucky draw to get a reservation. The dinner was about $500 Aud per person and was arou… Read More

Marvel Avengers StationOur friends had organised a group outing to go and see the Avengers station in the city but someone pulled out for work. I was lucky enough to get invited to take thei… Read More

Mice Expo 2018March was an amazing month for me, not because its my birthday and I get spoiled by family and friends it was Mice (Melbourne International Coffee Expo). A close friend got us… Read More

Siesta Cafe & DeliMy parents have mentioned this Café a few times over the last year and said we really needed to go, normally for my parents birthdays we would go out to dinner b… Read More

Happiness As Iris has gotten older and leaves us with about an hour spare every night, I decided to finally go and buy a Laptop. My old P.C just was too much effort to go and use. Hopefully… Read More

The Younger BrotherNot to get confused with My Other Brother in Camberwell, The Younger brother is a small Cafe located South East Melbourne near Doncaster Shopping Centre. It has been aroun… Read More

Parenting 101When you have children there are lots of things no one really tells you and those Parenting classes tell about the birth but not what you will have to deal with and here are a f… Read More

Son of Tucci Cupping Session I love coffee cupping and appreciate when ever I get an invite to go, we always meet new and exciting people. This time the coffee was supplied by Veneziano… Read More

iWaki Cold DripWe bought a cold drip maker a few years ago in Japan and I put it in the cupboard and forgot about it, yesterday Kim made some Iced Tea and that reminded me of the Cold Drip M… Read More

 Campos Meet The RoasterA few weeks ago my Coffee Angel Tess told me about this event at Colab Espresso and I was not sure what to expect from it but it sounded interesting. It sta… Read More

November AlreadyI don't know where the last 2 months have gone but I guess the family being sick again hasn't helped at all. Iris has started walking in the last few days so now we need to f… Read More

Hints & Tricks For Filter I have been using a lot of different filter beans and honestly i prefer doing filter because I find it easier to control and when doing espresso's and latt… Read More

Wood & Co BeansI have never heard of Wood & Co Roasting company until recently when i went to Platform 7 and suddenly i find it in random places. I got my current batch from Cote Ter… Read More

Second Wife We had planned to go to Terror Twilight Collingwood on Sunday as we had been told it was very good, but plans changed and off we went to Second Wife in Boxhill. Its behind t… Read More

Filter Beans from IndiaI went to Cote Terra on Sunday to have some coffee with friends. While there I bumped into Tess from Tesspresso and she said Joel had roasted some beans from Indi… Read More

Workshop brothersIt's 4:30am and while  i supervise Iris as she decides what piece of technology i have to confiscate from her instead of playing with the 15 toys she has lying around i… Read More

Strange SightingsA few weeks ago i had the weirdest experience and i don't know if it was my imagination or lack of sleep. Iris has not been sleeping so well because of teething and general… Read More

Little Ramen BarIn the last few weeks we have been to a few new places but it so hard to find time to do a blog. While i have a moment i will try to finish it quickly. Little Ramen remi… Read More

ParentingOver the last 10 months I have learned a lot about myself and our relationship, Kim and I have been together for over 10 years which is crazy and before Iris life is more simple. Yo… Read More

Grinders CoffeeAs you know i love trying different beans and i was in the local shop and it had Grinders Coffee half price. I normally don't buy Grinders because its hard to find a Cafe' tha… Read More

Cote Terra Coffee CuppingAs Iris get older my nights go quicker and a week feels like a few days, so i thought i did the cupping a few days ago but it was actually last Tuesday.  Last M… Read More

Auction Room Harold PajoyGoogle is amazing, it told me i have not been to Auction room since 2015. Its crazy that it knows exactly when, where and how long you go to places. I was going past… Read More

Tokyo Kitchen SakaeWe love our Japanese and there is only a few stores we go to as we are fussy with what we get. We went to one in Hampton that was recommended to us.The food is amazing and… Read More

 Back to The Wise Old GoatI love trying different brands of Coffee but sometimes just getting a different blend can be as fun.This time i am trying the Peru Blend. Its a great blend tha… Read More

Sugar BunsSome of Kim's mothers group have been here a few times and the pics look amazing, the Cafe' is know locally for their awesome shakes and we decided we have to go check it out. A fe… Read More

Hawk & HunterWe have been to a few beautiful restaurants in the last few months, I have just had so little  time to do  any blogs ,which has been sad as i enjoy going out and … Read More

Platform 7 CafeThe other day it was a public holiday and we wanted to catch up with friends for Lunch so we went to Glen Waverley and we had some spare time so we decided to get coffee from… Read More

Zest Composition VIII have finally got to crack open this beautiful bag of Ethiopian and Kenyan mix of beans i got at M.I.C.E. the other weekend and O.M.G it smells awesome.  I was wait… Read More

Mice 2017For my birthday i was given two tickets to go to the Melbourne International Coffee Expo 2017 and i had always wanted to go but hadn't had the time. This year was different and i wa… Read More

Vittoria Coffee  Organic BlendSo I have my Jura Impressa F8 at home and we use the Breville BES860 with the Smart Grinder at work which gives me lots of opportunities to try a variety o… Read More

White Horse CoffeeSo since we went to the Coffee expo i got to try a random selection of coffee's from around Victoria and Sydney. We got some samples from White Horse Coffee and i have… Read More

Zest GeishaI went to the Melbourne International Coffee Expo on Saturday and it was an amazing. So many roasters, some new and the usual ones as well. It was worth a visit but i will try my… Read More

LifeI can't believe it's been nearly 4 years since i started blogging and in that time we have travelled a bit and visited many amazing cafe's and restaurants. 4 years ago i would not have t… Read More

New Work SetupThe Breville Bes860  has an inbuilt grinder which is good for convenience but just does not grind fine enough. We finally got the Smart Grinder back and its grinds beautif… Read More

Annoying NeighborsWe have now been living in our house for over 2 years and from the start the neighbor leaves the shopping trolley in front of our house. I move it to theirs and they move i… Read More

Bonds Baby SearchAs our beautiful girl gets bigger and stronger and is nearly 6 months, Kim came across Bonds Baby Search  the other day and decided to enter her in.If your bored please… Read More

CaliaNow our girl is 5 months old and needs all the attention it takes anywhere from a week or a month to complete a blog so while i have 10 minutes free hopefully i can complete this review… Read More

Lavazza CoffeeNormally i am not a huge fan of Lavazza Coffee as most cafe's don't know how make it properly. Usually is burnt beans or excessively hot milk that burns your mouth on the first… Read More

4 Year Anniversary It feels amazing knowing that i have been with Kim from 2004 and since then we have achieved a lot of great things together and explored so many parts of the world. I… Read More

Community RoastersOver the last few years i have tried a variety of different beans thanks to Tess. She is amazing addict( Coffee Addict ;) ) and  tells me where all the amazing coffee… Read More

Wise Old Goat CoffeeTime has now become a valuable necessity, i don't have much spare time anymore so i have been getting my coffee from North East Precinct. They are about 15 minutes from o… Read More

Happy New YearI know it is the 2nd of January but already the last few days have been busy, we have caught up with many friends and seen most of our families.  Iris is now rolling from… Read More

Killer CoffeeI have been using killer coffee for the last few weeks and the website and Facebook seem to want you to use a Aeropress. I used the aeropress firstly with 2 different metal filt… Read More

Samwon GardensI have not done a food blog in a few months, its not that i haven't gone to new places its just been hard to find time to upload them. The other night we went to a Korean resta… Read More

3 Months AlreadyI can't believe 3 months have gone past already and how much their personality's change. They know what they want and they know how to get it.  They scream fro… Read More

Black Friday SalesBlack Friday Sales but you are in Australia you say and in the last few years it has become more popular but this year it has been crazy. Probably not as good as the U.S.A… Read More

House huntingOur friends are currently looking at buying their first house so we have been looking at some with them. They saw a house and really wanted to look at it but knew they woul… Read More

Lifestyle changesSince little Iris was born nearly 2 months ago and everything changes completely, until you have one you never really comprehend how much it does. You automatically add… Read More

Iris Nolidin Stewart  I know it has been over a month since my last blog and that I have also mentioned in my last few blog's on and off that I would have news. Kim and I are now p… Read More

Fab Food and great friend'sBefore the new chapter begins in our life we have been trying to save as much as we can but also catch up with all our friends as the next few months will be hecti… Read More

400 GradiLast Tuesday our friend got a promotion at work so they decided we needed to go to 400 Gradi for dinner. This restuarant was good enough to win Marrgherita of the year 2104.We did n… Read More

Going Back To My RootsWhat does that mean? "Going back to my roots" From a young age my parents would buy us a type of jerky, a South African jerky called Biltong. You normally use game type… Read More

Random MealWe are starting to cook at home more often and try to cook random meals, we bought random veggies and decided to make a Korean type soup. We bought a tub of sesame and g… Read More

Not a ChippyAnother day has gone and again we achieved our goal of building some shelves in the next cupboard, for those who are not Australian and don't know what I mean by a chippy. A chip… Read More

Life In The Fast Lane I have been at my job now for just over two months and it has been crazy, at my last job I had a couple of hours a day to do what I want. I would be able to do Youtube… Read More

A Quick GetawayWe had planned this getaway a few weeks ago and we chose the long scenic route to Adelaide via the great ocean road. Directly it is about 800kms (500 miles) but the path we to… Read More

Hakata Gensuke Ramen Professionals Two days in a row we went to Glenferrie Road for dinner but we went somewhere completely different this time. We have not had ramen from this place before… Read More

Getting back to life.As I get towards the last week of work this cloud has lifted and I feel like a new person, my attitude and sense of humor has come back and I feel that I can now return… Read More

There is a first for everything!In September our company was sold and the new owners took over in December. Over the last few months they have given  me more work which i… Read More

April Already???I don't know where the last few months have gone because life has gotten hectic for me and my renovations and work has gotten crazy with unrealistic expectations which has no… Read More

D.I.Y Fridge MagnetsWe went to America a few years ago and we went to an amazing brewery in Long Island and they had these great fridge magnets so we bought some. I really wanted to make my… Read More

Uber ServicesI woke up yesterday morning and my right nostril was  bleeding, being male I continued my day with my bleeding nose by building Lego and playing  Xbox. Kim got home an… Read More

Five Days After OperationIt has been a hard few days since my operation, but this is how my week has been so far. Sunday night i had to fast so i ate as much as i could until 12am and tried… Read More

New Year, New NoseOn Monday I will have the surgery, I have been on the waiting list for over a year to get some surgery done to my nose, I suffer from sleep apnea and if you don't know what… Read More

Random PhotosOver the Christmas break we did a few random things and I took a bunch of photos, I have finally finished editing them.We had Kim's Christmas party at the Melbourne Aq… Read More

New Years ResolutionsWe all have resolutions and for whatever reasons whether it be for health, financial, or the heck of it kind of reasons. Like i have taken up cycling on our exercis… Read More

Mixed EmotionsDecember has been a busy and semi-stressful month as we have new owners for the company i work for but my job is safe so that's all i care about. My hours at work have changed… Read More

The Butler's PantryThere is not a great deal of good Cafe's in the Mulgrave / Rowville area but we had been told that this place is as good as it gets. Its a large cafe' that has not been op… Read More

Latte ArtI know i have not done any blogs in ages and i have been preoccupied with other things, over the last few years i have been practicing Latte Art, for people that think its super eas… Read More

A Failed AdventureWe have been harassing our friend for ages to take us crabbing but he normally goes during the week. We convinced him to take us on Monday night as Tuesday was a public hol… Read More

Cafflano Klassic - My New Travel BuddyWhen i go on holiday i would normally take my Hario v60 or Aeropress,  my hand grinder and my scale but this time it was different as i had seen th… Read More

NishikianAfter coming back from Japan we really wanted Okonomiyaki so after some googling and research we decided to go here. It is a New Zealand franchise which was surprising to us and has… Read More

Ordering coffeeI don't know if you have seen this video but it made me laugh, it is not the same anymore ordering a coffee as there are lots of ways of making coffee.ChemexBodumSyphon / Vacp… Read More

Dandenong Festival Of LightsLast night we caught up with some friends and we had some dinner then decided to go to the Chinese Lantern Festival, it was a cold windy night with patches of rai… Read More

Cultural CommonsSpringvale is full of amazing restaurants  and has a large selection. You can get most type of Asian delicacies, from dumplings to crabs and lobsters, pho' and  noo… Read More

Commonfolk and Mornington MarketWe have been to Commonfolk Coffee once before and the service was slow but i wanted to give it another go. Like the other Cafe's we like it is in an industria… Read More

You Am IThe other night we got the opportunity to see a band that I have loved since early 2000' and Kim loved since early 90's . They had booked a venue about 5 minutes from our house so we… Read More

No Freedom?  I am sick and tired hearing Australia needs guns... SERIOUSLY what is wrong with society that you need guns. Four teens arrested for planning to shoot students11 year… Read More

Enjoying Free TimeA couple of months ago i came across a blog as i do randomly and he is a photographer His name is Jeff . I really liked what he did and especially like the photos of a wate… Read More

So Angry at Technology You know those days where you just get so angry you want to yell but you just bottle up the anger and all those emotions inside instead well today has been one of… Read More

SushiLast night Kim decided to make some sushi it is very time consuming but tasted better than the franchises. The ingredients you need are Sushi rice and Seaweed for Sushi, the rice h… Read More

Tokyo - Day 20 Fuji Q Last DayOur friends hotel was next to a shrine so i got some photos then we got to their hotel at 7:30am and headed out to pick up the car.The traffic was terrible and… Read More

Tokyo Day 19 - Tokyo TowerI know we have been back five days and i have managed to do one post but i am determined to finish all my blogs from the holiday.After getting home from  fine… Read More

Tokyo day 18 - Fine DiningAfter arriving home at 3am and sleeping in we got up and went to Shinjuku for a walk and bought some glasses for Kims sister, the shopping center was hip and had ju… Read More

Tokyo Day 17 -  Eating randomnessI am currently about a day behind but will catch up hopefully tomorrow but anyway, the room we had in the hotel was a smoking room and when we got… Read More

How to make a blog more exciting Put an accident into itYes we had a accident last night, not our fault but we will get into that shortly, we got up early then picked up the car. It was abso… Read More

Tokyo Day 15 - Akihabara We got up at 8:30am and met our friends at 10am after a few G.P.S issues, we caught a train to Akihabara which is known for electrical goods, maid cafes, U.F.O arcad… Read More