Need a Little Softness?
Oh hey, we're back with perhaps our longest episode ever? Lots of juicy tidbits this week including an addictive new show, a dish with black pepper as its star, a frightening doco, an ode to Nicholas Cage, tunes to bop to, lockdown tips, restaurant food delivered, and more!
This week we also released a whole box of snacks over at drnks.com, head to their packs section for a box containing a curated selection of all our favourite things to eat and drink, while stocks last (and stocks are verrrry limited).
EAT
SM
The Beertini! Cheap beer + a handful of olives + a splash of brine, and you’ve got yourself the ultimate lockdown cocktail. Salty, refreshing AND you get a snack.
SR
Ottolenghi black pepper tofu is so spicy you’ll have steam coming out of your ears, but GOD will you know you’re alive!
WATCH
SM
The White Lotus, Binge If you’re lucky, when you’ve scrolled everything, watched everything, and nothing looks appealing - boooom! Something reeeeally good comes along. This is that something. Also - full frontal peen on screen.
SR
Con Air, itunes, Youtube. This film has it all. A wildly over qualified cast, insane action sequences, a script so over-written it circles back around to being art and Nicholas Cage.
DO
SM
Quarantine Ideas for lockdown, Vice We’re still not sure if this article is earnest or taking the piss, but we’re seriously considering giving ourselves new nicknames and trying to get them to stick.
BUY
SR
Treat a friend to a restaurant quality meal via Providoor (Sydney, Melbourne) and let the serotonin flow. They deliver to Newcastle, Wollongong and the ACT too.
The Fast Five!
SM
Sliced Seeded Sandwich Loaf, SM get’s hers from Baked By Keiran. We might be over sourdough? Sometimes you just want a nice soft loaf.
Miso White Chocolate Cookies, Flourist. If you don’t want to bake the whole batch, freeze half the dough and then you can have fresh cookies whenever you want!
ENOTW’s steamed eggplant with soy, ginger, vinegar Another banger from Lucy Tweed the queen of delicious and so bloody easy recipes.
Woodstock 99, Binge If you liked the Fyre Festival doco you’ll lovveeeee this. A late 90s shit show.
Modern Love, Season 2, Amazon Prime It’s charming and sweet and a nice balm to that awful Woodstock 99 awfulness.
SR
Nike Run Club app (iOS, Android) If you too are going on some silly little runs in lockdown, this is a nice simple app for tracking them.
The Listening House by Mabel Seeley. A re-printed 1930s crime novel with writing so fresh it feels like it could have been written this year.
Today We’re the Greatest - Middle Kids A slightly nostalgic soundtrack perfect for another post-work walk.
Cornersmith peach and lime jam Great on toast with lots of salted butter, also great on a cheese board with a lovely sharp cheddar.
Toyo-Sasaki Stackable tumblers These are just great glasses! They’re designed for hospitality venues - you’ll see them in every ramen restaurant - so they’re durable and super functional but they’re Japanese so they’re also CHIC.
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S&S