Archive for January, 2012

Din Tai Fung, World Square, Sydney

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 […]

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Jackie M Malaysian Cuisine, Concord, Sydney

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 […]

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Billy Lee

Not a good start to 2012 for Jac and me. Regular readers will know about our two cats that we love dearly, Billy Lee and Pixel. We lost Billy Lee on 2 January 2012. This page is a tribute to her: Billy Lee (2002 – 2012)

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Charm Restaurant, East Perth

A couple of workmates and I celebrate the end of another year with lunch at Charm, a Korean-Japanese restaurant on Hay Street, a couple of shops up from the Grosvenor Hotel. It’s around 12.30pm when we arrive, and it’s busy. Luckily, there are a few tables still available. In choosing a starter, A declares a […]

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