Photo by Maria Desiderata Montana The managing partners of nationally acclaimed Whisknladle Restaurant , Arturo Kassel and executive chef Ryan Johnston have expanded their signature brand with the recent opening of Prepkitchen . Come in for a quick bite on the go or a fully balanced meal at home for you or the whole family at this gourmet take-out eatery offering quick-service bites and complete meals for lunch and dinner.

Here is another small bar that’s proudly Perth. Melbournites, I know you rule the roost for the Small Bar scene, but c’mon you have many more little laneways to play in. We make do with what we have, and if it’s the law chamber of an Anglo-Dutch building, that suits  us just fine. Andaluz is one of those contemporary tapas bars. Offering a variety of tasty morsels from slow cooked rabbit and chorizo with lentils and pearl barley, to oysters with smoked tomato and Tabasco sorbet.

South African wines at Ubuntu, Andheri West, Mumbai Sommelier IndiaOur hosts, Neetu Sheth of Wine Rack, Ralph of Ralph Craven Wines and Geeta Jivan of Ubuntu welcomed us to a perfectly cured Sherry from Ralph Craven’s …

photo Since Blogger was kind enough to choose Oh, Mishka as a Blog of Note today, I decided I’d answer the questions my readers have asked recently so new readers can get to know me a bit. Jumping right in… Why is your blog called Oh, Mishka? My cousin started calling me Mishka a few years ago (my real name is Michelle). One day I said something to which he responded, “Oh, Mishka.” I thought it was cute and remembered it when I was trying to pick a title after I started my blog last year.

I don’t write enough about the food & drink things I do, and I do alot. It’s an awful shame as I go to lots of great things, and always take lots of photos, so I’ve decided, rather than neglected to blog because I fret about having the time to write and do it justice, I’ll do it justice through my photos. Dine with Dos Hermanos is a very fun and high quality event, run frequently by Simon Majumdar of Dos Hermanos and Eat My Globe fame.

The tofu vegetable stir fry is considered a good option for health freaks. First of all, vegetarian food is ‘in’, and the addition of tofu to it is particularly beneficial, as it is low in calories and has no saturated fat or cholesterol. But a meat-eater would obviously opt for the chicken tofu stir fry, and still be low on calories. Garden Vegetable Stir Fry The tofu vegetable stir fry is eaten in combination with brown rice.

The ambience and colours of South Africa came alive in suburban Mumbai at an evening out at the Indo-Afro restaurant, lounge and bar – Ubuntu. Our hosts, Neetu Sheth of Wine Rack, Ralph of Ralph Craven Wines and Geeta Jivan of Ubuntu welcomed us to a perfectly cured Sherry from Ralph Craven’s cellar which set the luscious tone and mood for the evening, writes Suneeta Kanga. Pictured right: Gita Jivan, Suneeta Kanga, Neethu Sheth and Ralph Craven

WHOOO-eeeee, that’s some spicy eggplant.  I like to think of this as my Rhinestone Cowboy of Asian vegetable side dishes.  I’ve kept it in regular rotation for pretty much the last 5 years or so, or about the same time that our local grocery stores started carrying Asian eggplants and I found out what “fish sauce”, “mirin”, and “chili sauce” were……now, three indispensable items that I can’t live without.  Well, I suppose that I could live without them (I’m really quite adaptable, I’ve always thought) but I’d really rather not.

After such high living, the crash had to come, and when it did, it came dramatically. Pemartin entertained the King to a magnificent ball in the palace. In the middle of the festivities he went up to him and asked: “Is there anything Your Majesty finds wanting?” The King replied that there was everything a king could desire. “Your Majesty is mistaken. One thing is missing: a rope to hang myself with, for I am a ruined man.” In 1879 Pemartin went bankrupt. There was considerable political unrest in Spain at that time.

Big beer. It’s a creeper trend that has, in the past year or so, gone ballistic as evidenced by the proliferation of high-alcohol, massively hopped special brews often sporting familiar names with “imperial” bolted on the front. Avery’s Maharaja Imperial India Pale Ale is a good example. By any mortal measure, India pale ale was long the flagship style for brewers intent on piling on the hops at every turn of the brewing process. Big hop flavor, aroma and, especially, bitterness was a key element of the style and more was better.

After such high living, the crash had to come, and when it did, it came dramatically. Pemartin entertained the King to a magnificent ball in the palace. In the middle of the festivities he went up to him and asked: “Is there anything Your Majesty finds wanting?” The King replied that there was everything a king could desire. “Your Majesty is mistaken. One thing is missing: a rope to hang myself with, for I am a ruined man.” In 1879 Pemartin went bankrupt. There was considerable political unrest in Spain at that time.

Four Distinct Macallan Experiences Distilled Into Singular Collection Crafted Exclusively for World Travelers   Perth, Scotland July 21, 2009 – Today The Macallan ® announces the launch of The 1824 Collection , a new family of single malts developed exclusively for the Global Travel Retail market.   The Macallan 1824 Collection includes four distinct expressions; each one, created by the Master Whisky Makers, illustrates a story central to the distillery’s long and distinguished history and showcases the spectrum of flavours and aromas associated with The Macallan—the world’s most precious whisky.