Cooking can be a rewarding - although sometimes tedious - pastime. So if you can't stand the heat, get out of your own cucina and into La Cucina Restaurant at Hotel Illawarra. For only $39 (usually $85.80), you'll enjoy a two-course lunch or dinner for two with a glass of red or white house wine each. Enjoy unforgettable main meal options like grilled chicken breast topped with juicy prawns, 300g grain fed scotch fillet with seasonable veges or chilli octopus with napolitana sauce. They even have divine pasta and salads available. For dessert, treat your sweet tooth to the likes of vanilla pannacotta, chocolate mud gateau or tiramisu. This deal will have you re-thinking how much time you spend in your own cucina.