Noodles for Books
A charity dinner to raise funds for creating local language children's books in Vietnam, held at Mama Tran in Perth.
Posts Tagged ‘vietnamese’
Short stories: It’s not always about the ‘sexy’ dish
Some days, there are more important things than ordering the 'sexy' dish for The Food Pornographer. Also in this post: Noodles for Books charity dinner event.
U & I Cafe, Northbridge
A 24-hour pho place has moved in at one of Northbridge's most famous corners. It should easily be a roaring, slurpalicious success. Is it?
Vu’s Vietnamese Cafe Restaurant, Applecross
I had a meeting in Mount Pleasant on the same day Jac had a day off work. She suggested picking me up after my meeting and taking me to lunch before dropping me back at my office in East Perth. We went to Vu’s Vietnamese Cafe Restaurant in Applecross. We were given a laminated lunch […]
Anna Vietnamese Restaurant, Leederville
I’ve met some colleagues for drinks at the Oxford in Leederville after work. Jac picks me up from the pub. We’re both tired and hungry and want a quick, simple dinner – we decide to try Anna Vietnamese Restaurant across the road. We choose a few dishes to share and eat with steamed rice. Jac […]
Cabramatta, Sydney
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…
Lunch at Mai’s with Cellobella
I recently had lunch with Cellobella at Mai’s Vietnamese restaurant (51 Bennett St, East Perth). To start, we shared a serve of vegetable spring rolls. They arrived piping hot and crisp. It was a good thing the waiter brought along side plates for us to eat them with – they were much to hot to […]
Sunday afternoon at the shops
While we were out at the shops last Sunday, we bumped into my sister Juji and her boyfriend Jay. We all decided to grab a bite to eat together. Juji and I each had a teriyaki chicken bento set (AU$13.90) from Nagano Sushi. It’s a really good feed with rice, chicken, prawns (one tempura and […]
Lunch at Mai’s Vietnamese Restaurant
Last Friday was a shocker of a day, and J and I escaped from the office and had lunch at Mai’s Vietnamese Restaurant (51 Bennett St, East Perth). We were very lucky and scored the very last free table – everything else was taken or reserved. We shared a serve of pork spring rolls. They […]
Work lunches
Monday – in the previous week, Chad had met up with a friend for lunch at Mai’s Vietnamese Restaurant (51 Bennett St, East Perth) and she returned to the office with splendid tales of cheap and tasty lunch specials. J and I decided to check it out for ourselves. J chose the stewed beef with […]