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Paco's Pintxos pop-up at MoVida for Good Food Month
Paco's Pintxos pop-up at MoVida, 20 October 2013, Holt Street, Surry HillsAs Good Food Month comes to an end already, I was glad that I at least made the booking months ago for the Paco's Pintxos...
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The Season presented by Laurent-Perrier at The Langham, Sydney
The Season has started – definitely Spring Racing, but also party season. And for the entire month of November, recently re-launched The Langham in Sydney is celebrating with Laurent-Perrier and a...
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Welcome to the House of Crabs
Cracked freshly open on Friday, the boisterously fun, forward-thinking Drink'n' Dine Group have brought another restaurant to market: the double entendre-filled House of Crabs, upstairs at The Norfolk...
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La Mesa: A first taste of the Philippines
With limited knowledge and experience in Philippine cuisine, it was with excitement that I gathered a group for dinner at La Mesa; a several-months-old, casual Filipino restaurant a few doors down from...
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Gault&Millau's The Yellow Guide launches in Sydney
Sydney is about to be hit with another restaurant guide, awarding hats and scores out of 20 no less. Launched last night at food lovers destination, Salt Meats Cheese, with a crowd of chefs, champagne...
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Anatoli brings modern Greek to The Eastern
Modern Greek cuisine exploded onto the Sydney dining scene over the last couple of years and it's been nice to watch it develop and grow, now into the eastern suburbs with Anatoli at The Eastern.Pork...
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Tacos, down Mexico Food & Liquor way
It's pretty impressive that in the space of just a few of years, a craving for tacos can now elicit a number of Mexican restaurant suggestions in most inner Sydney suburbs. I remember a time when I...
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Arras takes Days Off for Good Food Month
I haven't had a day off in a while - sick or otherwise - and I think I'd like one. While I wait for that not holding my breath, it was a treat to experience the 'Days Off' degustation menu designed by...
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Polo in the City featuring Kirin Lounge and a zebra
A 'zebra' at Paspaley Polo in the City, 16 November 2013, Centennial Park, SydneyI had to look three times. There was a zebra prancing around the middle of a polo field in Sydney's Centennial Park.It...
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A quick Vietnamese bite at Madame Nhu
The proliferation of small, casual eateries throughout inner city suburbs can only be a good thing. An alternative to full-blown meals (and matching bills), a quick and light dinner at Madame Nhu was...
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Café Nice: A slice of the French Riviera
The French Riviera can be found in Sydney’s CBD – believe it. It may look out onto our iconic Harbour Bridge, but Café Nice is a slice of the Côte d'Azur hidden in a dated building in Circular...
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The people’s China Republic
With the rise of China's global and economic influence, it seems a timely development that modern Chinese restaurants are finally getting their time in the Sydney dining spotlight. The long-awaited...
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Melbourne eats: MoVida Next Door
On my trip to Melbourne earlier this year, I finally made it to MoVida Next Door, the neighbouring tapas and wine/sherry bar to the original MoVida restaurant in the CBD's grafitti-ed Hosier Lane. It...
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Biota Dining and Rooms: A special place and time
The word 'biota' means a total collection of organisms of a geographic region or time period. It's with this beauty and depth of thought that owner and chef James Viles offers Biota Dining and Rooms in...
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De Bortoli Wines and spring racing appreciation
If change is as good as a holiday, the Royal Randwick racecourse has been on a massive vacation that's rejuvenated its heart and soul.Having missed most of the bigger Spring Racing Carnival race days...
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Popolo: Bringing southern Italian to the people
The emergence of regional cuisine in recent years - from Italian to Chinese to Thai - signals a maturation of the Sydney dining scene.Being less common and familiar to us Sydney-siders, it was with...
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Christmas lunch, David Jones style
I've always wanted to do the full Christmas table decorations and theming, but large family, outdoor Christmas lunches aren't really conducive to such festive pomp and finery.Nonetheless, I got to...
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Harajuku Gyoza: Happy face dumplings
I love the way the Harajuku Gyoza menu gets diners in the mood: "You are like a hungry salaryman in a Japanese izakaya. You are thirsty and your appetite is big like Godzilla." All Japanese quirk and...
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Merry Christmas to all and to all a happy pavlova
It's most certainly that wonderful time of the year: Christmas is almost here and even closer for the lucky ones who don't have to be at work these next two days.Christmas in Sydney is synonymous with...
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A fond farewell to 2013
Another year, another 12 months of great food-ing and boozing around town. While sadly, there was no overseas trip this year, 2013 has been a period of steady progress, major birthdays, my fair share...
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