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. […]
Chef Simon Goh’s Malaysian restaurant at Westfield Sydney gets its name, concept and style inspiration from the movie In the Mood for Love (2000), written and directed by Wong Kar-wai. The movie is romantic, sensual and seductive without nudity or sex scenes. Mrs Chan, played by gorgeous Maggie Cheung, has a husband who is often […]
Last week, I gave you burger porn. This week, beautiful bakery porn. Custard choux bun; vanilla bean & passionfruit cheesecake; chestnut mont blanc; gateau Saint Honore Pear tart; eclairs Bovilian chocolate pot; carrot orange & sultana cake; pistachio & raspberry friand; strawberry & custard brioche Mille feuille; banana and sal…
Spiedo Restaurant has closed. Spiedo Restaurant and Bar is located at the Level 6 dining precinct of the shiny new Westfield Sydney, one level above the main food court (which I will write about later in this Sydney series). Spiedo (pronounced “spi-eh-doe”) seats 85 people and serves Lombardian cuisine, including pasta that is handmade …