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Turning Japanese: Hot dogs at Chanoma Cafe
I’m not really a huge fan of hot dogs – I think too many supermarket frankfurts in my childhood may have marred my view of the red-skinned sausage in a bun.But now, there are much better quality...
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A hoot of a time at The Owl House
From the moment we stepped into the moodily-lit, narrow, downstairs bar of The Owl House in Darlinghurst – on Crown Street not far from the Stanley Street intersection – we were in the very good and...
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Last days of Vivid Sydney & Citibank Pop-up Bar by The Meat & Wine Co
Vivid Sydney 2013, Sydney Opera HouseThis year’s Vivid Sydney Festival has been the biggest one yet: thefifthannual celebration of lights, music and ideas that gets Sydneysiders out into the wintry...
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So long, Sydney Monorail Farewell Tour
Sydney’s 25-year-old monorail – which snakes through the CBD, Darling Harbour, Pyrmont and Chinatown – is making its final rounds of the city on Thursday, 28 June 2013. Sydney Monorail (Image courtesy...
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Japanese beer at Biru Biru, then 'aisu kurimu' at Gelato Messina
Beer has a special place in my (drinking) heart, so I didn't need a whole lot of encouragement to visit the new Japanese craft beer bar Biru Biru in Darlinghurst.Previously a Zushi outlet on Victoria...
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Melbourne eats: Belle's Diner
It had been too long since my last visit to Melbourne so when a long weekend opportunity came up, I grabbed my bags and headed south for a few days of eating, drinking and generally taking in...
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Going nuts over Australian macadamias
I've learnt a few new things recently:a) it is indeed possible to misplace a big chunky DSLR camera;b) it's quite fun out in rainy weather when you’re prepared for it;c) raw sorrel has an amazing...
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In the Vicinity of a dining boom
It's taken some time but the dining scene is now catching up with the apartment boom in south-east Sydney. All those shoebox-living young urban professionals need to eat and they can now boast local...
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The Lobo Plantation: Sugar, spice and all things rum
Sydney CBD's newest small bar – The Lobo Plantation – opened its lovely, arched doorways just last week, joining what’s becoming a hub of new small bars on Clarence and Kent Streets, just south of King...
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Secret Foodies Truffle Hunt celebrates season start
If you haven't already seen it all over current restaurant menus and chefs' Instagram feeds yet, it's truffle season in Australia.The valuable fungus tuber melanosporum is harvested from underground...
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Melbourne eats: ShanDong Mama
We ducked into a typical Chinatown shopping arcade for a late lunch last trip to find what's been branded some of the best dumplings in Melbourne.Already in its early life ShanDong Mama - a low-key...
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Bird is the word at The Bank Hotel
There’s no shortage of Newtown pubs, even just along King Street, but the recent revival of a few iconic pubs is proving competition for Newtown restaurants and eateries too.Refurbished and relaunched...
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Australia’s Longest Reserve Table by Jacob’s Creek
Being such the multicultural country, Australia and its people are rich with stories of provenance; whether you’ve come from a different country, state, town or even suburb to Sydney.In celebration of...
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Pull into King Street Wharf Festival - till Thursday
I can’t imagine anyone complaining about another Sydney food festival – after all, we have plenty of great food to celebrate. The latest is the King Street Wharf Festival, which launched on Friday and...
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Newtown's latest and greatest: Earl's Juke Joint
Newtown's newest bar is bringing the Shady Pines Saloon brand of good times to the inner west, with Earl's Juke Joint opening about two weeks ago south of the station on King Street, behind a butcher's...
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Food is Fashion at Westfield Sydney
Adding weight to the theory that the current obsession for all things food is a fashionable trend, Westfield Sydney – that epic homage to both fashion and food on the end of Pitt Street Mall and Market...
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Food is Fashion (part 2): Cara&Co Restaurant
If food is indeed fashion, there's no better example than Cara&Co on Level 4 in Westfield Sydney: part fashion retailer, part fine dining restaurant and all completely delicious.Like fashion...
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OzHarvest Feeding the 5000 with rescued food to highlight food wastage
Food wastage is an issue close to my conscience and fridge – I hate throwing out groceries from the fridge or pantry. I feel guilty about the financial and environmental waste, as well as the thought...
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Melbourne eats: Meatball & Wine Bar
I have a thing for meatballs so it should be no surprise that the trendy, new-ish Meatball & Wine Bar in Melbourne CBD was high on my list of Melbourne restaurants to visit on my lasttrip. On...
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Pachamama House: A taste of Peru in Surry Hills
It doesn’t get much more exotic than Peruvian cuisine in Sydney, especially when my knowledge of the South American cuisine extends only to pisco sours and everyone's favourite super-grain,...
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