Everything about Contentious Character’s new Dairy Road location is playful, including the wooden wine barrels, stacked here and there, sporting quirky sayings, such as "May the wine be with you", writes dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON.
Wendy Johnson
Wendy Johnson: Food reviewer for Canberra CityNews magazine since 2004, covering stories for true foodies to digest.
Rosa's is a newish, casual eatery and a welcome addition to the exciting revitalisation known as "The Lawns of the Lobby" in the National Triangle, writes dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON.
"I’ve said it before in reviews… restaurants and cafes are like people. They sometimes just have bad days," writes dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON after a lunch in Manuka.
For those who love slurping on delish noodles, Senn Noods is the place to be, writes dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON.
Dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON takes in three very different eating experiences in Bowral.
Dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON thrills to the taste of a smoked-trout pizza, but has reservations about the preparation of a couple of others at a new place in Kingston.
Rosemary in Kingston is now open at night and it’s well worth a visit, says dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON.
"It’s the food that makes Beltana Farm shine," writes dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON. "Farmhouse shared plates are the go, served alongside a carefully selected list of Australian and local wines."
Relatively new in the city on Bunda Street, Botswana Butchery is a steakhouse extraordinaire with an uncertain future, writes dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON.
Dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON returns to an inner-south pizza place after 14 years to discover the quality of the food and the delight at sitting outdoors on a warm evening under elegant, mature trees, remains the same.
It’s a café by day and a Japanese-fusion restaurant by night. Dockside Kingston, by Chong Co Group, now offers dinner with picturesque views of the water, writes dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON.
Campbell shops are mighty fine on the food front and one of the most recent destinations is The Bloom. So dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON went there.
