On our Sydney to-do list is a train ride to visit Cabramatta, Australia’s largest Vietnamese community, known by locals as “Cabra”. What you’ll find is a small bustling suburb, not a tourist town – but for the food lover, photographer and blogger, Cabramatta is a treasure trove of interesting sights, delicious tastes a…
A skip away from terrace houses on Waterloo Street in Surry Hills and nestled in the impressive complex also featuring Orto Trading Co and El Capo is Izakaya Fujiyama, where you can sit in the dining room or at the bar, order a Japanese-style pub meal, share small dishes with your mates and enjoy Japanese […]
We take the monorail to Pyrmont and walk a few minutes to The Star, formerly known as Star City Casino. We’re not here to gamble – we’ve come in search of sweet treats. Gelato Messina First stop is Gelato Messina, where there are around 40 flavours of gelato and sorbet to choose from. The majority […]
Din Tai Fung is older than me, born as a dumpling stall in Taipei back in 1974. There are now Din Tai Fung restaurants in ten different countries around the world including Australia. Sydney is home to three Din Tai Fungs and Juji, Jay and I visit the restaurant at World Square not once, but […]
Update: Jackie M’s restaurant in Concord has closed. But Jackie’s still cooking up a storm – find out more at the Jackie M website. This dinner is special because 1) we’ll be meeting and dining with Internet friends and fellow bloggers Craig and Caroline for the first time and 2) we’ll be eating at Jackie […]
While chatting with chef Josh during lunch at Cafe Ish, he mentions a tiny cafe that makes and sells fantastic macarons, tucked in between office buildings on Alberta Street, a laneway in the city end of Surry Hills. It’s called Cafe Cre Asion, and Juji, Jay and I decide to check it out the next […]
It’s a warm sunny morning when Juji, Jay and I visit Bourke Street Bakery. We see the crowd long before we get close enough to peek inside. The queue keeps snaking around the corner as more people arrive riding bicycles, on foot and with very polite dogs trotting along on leashes. We’re all eager to […]
We’ve been warned about the legendary dinner queue at Chat Thai. A couple of Sydney locals even suggest turning up for dinner well after 10pm. For me, two things come to mind. First, in Perth at 10pm, many kitchens are closed, if not the restaurants. I remember on my graduation night on a Wednesday, how […]
Every Friday night in Haymarket, Sydney, the Chinatown Night Market comes to life, peppering the Dixon Street mall with food stalls, filling the air with delicious smells. It’s a short stroll from the Meriton Apartments on Campbell St where we’re staying. It’s crowded and the foot traffic is slow-moving at times. Chinese restauran…
Cafe Ish closed permanently 30 June 2012 but check out the new The Milk Bar by Cafe Ish in Redfern Cafe by day, izakaya by night, Cafe Ish has a unique menu featuring dishes that blend Japanese flavours with Australian native ingredients. You won’t find teriyaki chicken bento boxes here, and the sign above the […]