This trip was hosted (what does this mean?) I recently went on a trip to Cambodia and Vietnam courtesy of Vietnam Airlines, the lone blogger with a group of travel writers/journalists. As Vietnam Airlines only offers flights out of Sydney and Melbourne, I chose to fly Perth to Sydney at my own expense and stay […]
Update, March 2014: I’m sad to hear the news that Xanthi has closed. 4 September 2012: Congratulations to Xanthi, a new One Hat restaurant in the latest Sydney Good Food Guide. I’ve been to Westfield Sydney on a number of occasions and enjoyed the upmarket food court and restaurants Spiedo and Chinta Ria…Mood for Love. […]
The latest Japanese eatery to hit the Vic Park cafe strip in the last few months is Kuza Urban Japanese Food, with a modern, izakaya-style menu designed for sharing (please, let’s not call it “Japanese tapas”). I’m delighted by quite possibly prettiest gyoza I have ever eaten. Pretty little tigers There’s a graffiti-st…
When chef Josh Nicholls tweeted that Cafe Ish in Surry Hills was closing for good, I was not the only one to lament the loss of his divine kara age soft shell crab omelette. Then Josh announced he and wife Ai were opening a milk bar in Redfern in mid-July. With a fleeting visit to […]
I’m back from my trip cruising the Mekong River from Cambodia to Vietnam. If you followed along on Facebook and/or Twitter, you’ll have seen some of what I ate and did, but there’s so much more to tell you, in words as well as pictures – here’s another tiny taste: Clockwise starting top left: Our […]
Mom Dumpling House serves Northeastern Chinese cuisine, which has its origins in the region of China known historically as Manchuria, which is next to Russia and Mongolia. It’s not the Chinese food typically known to most of us in Perth – you’ll have to go elsewhere to get your honey chicken and salt and pepper […]
On our recent trip down south, we spotted a farmers market on our way home as we drove through Bridgetown. It was a chilly, crisp misty morning and the market stalls were nestled among the trees. We couldn’t resist stopping to take a closer look. Market stalls nestled among the tall trees The diversity and […]
My family got together for brunch last month at Jac’s and my home. It was our usual east meets west home-cooked potluck feast. The kids eating brunch. Caleb’s watching the photographer While Jac prepared the trimmings to accompany my mum’s rice porridge, I made the mini egg and bacon pies under Jac’s direction. I had [&helli…