BITES OF EXCESS: NOVEMBER 2025
ATE:
Byng Street Nights on Friday evening. That Cheese Souffle - oooft 😍
DRANK:
an uber refreshing Green Juice from Good Eddy over breakfast with a couple of friends last Thursday. Feeling virtuous!
Dreaded Friend Grenache by the legends at ChaLou - the perfect antidote to this Spring cold snap we're having 🍷
WATCHED:
Portrait Artist of The Year to witness everyone's favourite larrakin Aussie painter Lottie Rae paint everyone's OTHER favourite larrakin Aussie painter (and certified icon) Ken Done.
every single ‘Old Mates 8’ reel I could find from the team behind New York’s Real Aussie Embassy AKA Old Mates Pub. Something about seeing a schooner on the streets of NY just brings a smile to my face.
A House of Dynamite on Netflix. Scratched my ‘end of world disaster movie’ itch.
Squid Game: The Challenge is the ultimate exercise in Armchair Expertise, and the production and entertainment factor is 10/10 🦑
ON REPEAT:
This What's Up x Beez In The Trap mash up that's taken over TikTok in the last week but has made its way to my Spotify mix.
West End Girl by Lily Allen. I'm a Lily fan from way back and her particular knack for storytelling with bite is unmatched, with this album a return to her It's Not Me, It's You heights 🙌
Back to friends by sombr is having a little moment on my Spotify this week.
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