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Eating, drinking and nightlife - Cuisine in the Blue Mountains has gone way beyond the ubiquitous “Devonshire teas”, with many well-regarded restaurants, and a real café culture in Katoomba and Leura. There are some great bakeries, too: top of the list is Hominy, 185 Katoomba St (daily 6am–5.30pm), with no eating area of its own, but the street’s public picnic tables just outside. See also “Glenbrook to Wentworth Falls” for the Conservation Hut Café and accommodation listings for other eating options.

Like the culture as a whole, Australia’s characteristic cuisine is heavily influenced by its 18th century British colonizers, with Marmite and Vegemite as two of the their less appetizing culinary contributions. Not limited to the Brits, however, all immigrant groups, including the post WWII Mediterranean and Southeast Asia surges, pitched in their respective tastes to the culinary landscape.

Tips for eating well for new mums and dads-

• Eat a variety of foods each day.
• Eat plenty of breads and cereals (including whole grains, rice and pasta).
• Eat several different vegetables and fruits each day.
• Eat protein foods every day – meat, fish, chicken, eggs, cheese, legumes (dried peas, beans, lentils).
• Eat foods containing calcium every day (a lot of calcium from your body will go into breastmilk). Milk and dairy products (e.g. cheese, yoghurt and custards) are the easiest way to get calcium. You can also get calcium from soy milk that has had calcium added (check the label), tinned fish with bones (salmon and sardines), tofu, legumes, almonds and hummus, and smaller amounts from green vegetables.

Eating, drinking, dancing and generally making merry are popular pursuits in Seoul. No surprise, then, that there’s restaurants and bars to please every taste and budget, a mindboggling assortment of teashops and cafes, and music venues that’ll get you shaking, shimmying and even singing!

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Drink – The Story Bridge Hotel is a great place to drink under the iconic landmark and has a great beer garden. The Belgian Beer Café has 30 Belgian beers on tap and the GPO in the Valley is a cool converted post office that is now a nightclub. There are plenty of nightclubs in Fortitude Valley including Family, the Empire and the Wickham Hotel.

EAT AND TWO VEG (Marylebone High Street, W1) – is one of my favourites, its got booths, great vegetarian food like shepherd’s pie, veggie cheeseburgers, and even a Sunday roast of the day. We flesh-challenged so often miss out on the old faves like Yorkshire Pudding and gravy but, you won’t here. Yum. Great, but expensive desserts. And they serve alcohol, vegetarian does not equal puritanical.