Surry Hills

Caffe Sicilia’s Heinz Beck ‘Legacy Degustation’: Michelin starred dining in Sydney

January 12, 2013

Sometimes sifting through the motony of emails, wading through the newsletters, spam and group deals, will yield rewarding little nuggets of pure gold – a golden ticket as it were. Was I interested in a masterclass with 3 Michelin starred chef, Heinz Beck? I replied with lightning speed to the invitation – you betcha I’m [...]

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Paddock to Plate: A degustation of beefed up foodblogger creations

April 17, 2011

My much anticipated followup to the previous post is here. In my last post I introduced The Paddock to Plate project that I and 7 other foodbloggers were participating in, a project designed to increase the appreciation of the process and energy required to get a beef product from paddock to plate. I had been [...]

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Rejoicing in the long Friday lunch at Marque

September 2, 2010

Dining at a three hat restaurant is reserved for special occasions and this occasion was no exception. There were a couple of important milestones to celebrate amongst my colleagues; JC had reached a significant target at work and The Bride had an impending marriage date and was more than happy to shout it proudly to [...]

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Monkey Magic, Surry Hills

July 6, 2010

The words “Monkey Magic” evoke very fond childhood memories for me. Memories of running home from primary school with my brother; scooting up to the TV as close as we dared without crossing that invisible line that would make our mother scold us about going short-sighted; and watching the afternoon cartoon session that included a [...]

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Good thaimes at Longrain

May 13, 2009

Yes, clearly I couldn’t help myself when the opportunity presented itself to take a stab at a Thai pun name. Oh, I’m not making fun of Longrain – we’re great friends – we go way back. Before I discovered the tasty Thai fare there, I discovered their very delectable Bloody Mary. It’s the Bloody Mary [...]

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Pizza challenge! And in third place: Pizza Mario

February 19, 2009

The third stop in the pizza challenge was one I’ve been looking forward to. I haven’t been to Pizza Mario in ages and certainly definitely not since they moved to the new St Margaret’s complex location. I blogged about Napoli certified pizzas in an earlier post, and Pizza Mario is the only pizzeria in Australia [...]

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The pizza challenge! First stop: Pizza e Birra

February 6, 2009

After my earlier post: “The world’s best pizza“, I’ve been frequenting a few reputable pizza joints of late, with the intention of identifying my favourite pizza place in Sydney. It’s about time I started writing up my observations to date, so the first pizza joint that went under the microscope was Pizza e Birra. After [...]

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I feel like (Red Lantern’s) chicken tonight…

January 12, 2009

I seem to be going through a salad phase as I decided to make Vietnamese chicken and cabbage salad for dinner tonight. My best friend first introduced me to this delicious dish, known as “goi ga“. I remember her ordering it in a small restaurant in Canley Heights and being a little sceptical at first [...]