This blog is long overdue as I visited Rosa’s Kitchen way back at the end of last year. I remember braving torrential rain to get there, but the great food and coffee was worth the rain soaked shoes. I indulged in Rosa’s Tasting Plate, which was fig and walnut sourdough with fresh ricotta, chill jam, tomato, avocado and a hot mini chorizo muffin! Sounds delicious, and it was! My... 

I am completely addicted to taking photos of street art and one of the reasons is because it is such a temporary artform. One day I will be walking past a completely blank wall, the next it is covered by an amazing design, the following day another artist has added to it and its possible that next week it could be completely painted over and be a blank canvas again. I have several locations and streets... 

I have a perfect Valentines Day present for 20 lucky innerwestlifestyle readers. Hopscotch Films have very generously given me 10 free ’2 for 1′ movie tickets to Gone and 10 tickets to A Separation to give away. The trailers of both films look great and I am looking forward to seeing them when they hit the cinemas very soon. The first 20 people to email me at nadine@innerwestlifestyle.com.au... 

I’m back! I’ve spent the last couple of months entertaining in-laws from overseas, taking them on an eating tour around Sydney and throughout the Inner West and have been an all-round tour guide extraordinaire. Well that’s my excuse for being a slacko in my posting and I’m sticking to it! Since food has been a major part of my Christmas and holiday break I thought I should... 

Earlier this week my sister and I were heading to King Street for a late lunch when the meatballs special on The Kick Inside chalkboard caught our eye and pulled us into the cafe. Meatballs wouldn’t be my usual pick on a Summer’s day in Sydney, but this Summer weather is proving to be anything but summery, so the meatballs were a perfect pick for this particular chilly day. I love a good... 

There wouldn’t be many people who haven’t heard of street artist Beastman. His work is instantly recogniseable and everyone has had a chance to see his recent work in Art & About Sydney (Streetware 2011), “Transient” a pop-up exhibition at the Galeries in Sydney, the Outpost Project on Cockatoo Island and his latest exhibition “Cosmic Nature” opens tomorrow night (Thursday... 

Numskull must have been working around the clock with everything he has been involved in recently. All the street art lovers will have recently seen his work in Art & About Sydney (Streetware 2011),  a pop-up exhibition at the Galeries in Sydney called “Transient”, the Outpost Project on Cockatoo Island and his latest exhibition ‘Mixed Messages’ is currently showing at Kind of... 

I’m loving Hopscotch Films! They have given us 8 free ’2 for 1′ tickets to see Waste Land. Directed by Lucy Walker, it has been nominated for Best Feature Documentary at the 2011 Academy Awards and was the winner of the Sundance Film Festival 2010 Audience Award for World Cinema Documentary. I checked out the trailer and I definitely want to see this film. WASTE LAND Official Trailer... 

Ahhh… the joy of food. It doesn’t get much more joyful than the food at Cafe Sopra on Dank Street. The food is amazing, hallellujah kind of amazing! I have my friend Ali to thank for introducing me to this place. She recommended I try the meatballs and they are out of this world. Meatballs, pasta, salads and desserts to die for! Without a doubt the menu board will have something to delight... 

A few more months have passed and the rotating art exhibition next to the Crumpler store has had two new additions. The last two works have been done by Ears and SMC3. Who doesn’t love a free art exhibition? For anyone interested in dropping by to check out the artwork – 305 King Street, Newtown is the place to go. I’m looking forward to seeing who the December artist is going to...