TED & TACOS

The beginning of the week flew by with a few long days at the office for The Driver and I. Then, on Thursday night we were invited to attend the Ted Baker Spring Summer Collection Launch at The Woolshed.

Raced home from the office, changed glasses for contacts, applied copious amounts of additional mascara, touched up the red lippy, swapped midi heels for my fave Mary Portas for Clarks "La Wesley" patent pumps and we hopped on the train.

I'll have to admit, I was never one for public transport until we moved to a house waking distance from the train station. I then realised, there was no limit on the cocktails that could be consumed if neither The Driver nor I had to drive (and I didn't need to hold back out of sympathy for The Driver not drinking). Still holding on the dream of having an actual driver one day, then I'll ditch the PT quicker than the blink of an eye!

The usual assortment of the Melbourne Fash-Pack were in attendance, which made for superior people watching.

After an hour or so of wine and some scarce but delicious canapés, the show commenced. Introduced by Richard Nyon the milliner who had made hats to match the collection.

The main attraction of Ted Baker for The Driver and I has always been the accessories - and let me tell you, the list is long of things I am now coveting from this collection. Particularly an amazing black pony skin handbag with gold hardware, shaped a little bit like an oversized LV speedy. Desperately awaiting its arrival in store. Sadly was not quite fast enough to snap a photo when it was on the runway.

The Driver also fell in love with a gorgeous olive green retro style leather satchel - perfect for the office, we think.

Guy Grossi even made a fun cameo at the end of the parade - really hammed it up!

We were absolutely starving by the time the show finished, so grabbed our gift bag, and jumped into a cab up to our favourite restaurant of the moment, Señoritas.

Greeted like old friends by our two favourite managers, we proceeded to shove our faces with the best and most authentic Mexican fare Melbourne has to offer. Having honeymooned in Mexico late last year, we are now even more obsessed with the food, and seeking out really authentic stuff.

We sat at our favourite spot at the bar, and ordered our traditional aperitifs of choice at Senorita's - An Anejo Tequila Old Fashioned (for The Driver), and a jalapeno margarita for me.

Started with complimentary house made corn chips with a selection of Habanero sauces, and the new special  CHILES ES NOGADA - A delicious chilli stuffed with spiced pork mince, and smothered in walnut sauce with pomegranate pearls on top. This dish delivered 110% on one of my most beloved flavour combos - salty and sweet

Then a series of amazeballs taco's, Mexican Taqueria style...

PANUCHOS DE COCHINITA PIBIL (YUCATAN) - Traditional slow roasted pork on corn tortilla with refried black beans, pickled red onions & habanero salsa

SOPES DE LENGUA (MEXICO D.F) - Thick, handmade tortilla topped with ox tongue, pickled jalepeno, radish & fennel

TACOS MATTEO (PUERTO VALLARTA) - Grilled prawn taco with mexican rice, refried beans, tomato, avocado & chipotle mayo (my favourite)

TACOS JALAPEÑO (VERACRUZ) - Larger flour tortilla with tequila shrimp, mayo, cheese, pickled 

jalapeno, frijoles & shredded lettuce.

We topped off our Mexican feast with a night cap of Mezcal and Sangrita, then hopped on a train, and home to bed. Off to work on Friday!