I have always been a fan of Cafe Sydney, and have dined there several times. Their great track record though came to a halt tonight. The food wasn’t bad by any stretch of the imagination it just wasn’t amazing. The dishes lacked finesse and detail and left me feeling underwhelmed. […]
Ranch dressing. My friend Sally has always been a fanatic about this mysterious ranch dressing. To me, it is mysterious. It’s American and having not really spent that much time in the U.S, I wasn’t really aware of it, or its legions of fans. So, back at the ranch, with […]
“Coffee makes us severe, and grave, and philosophical.” Jonathan Swift Next time you feel like being severe, grave and philosophical, do it over a cup of coffee from Three Spoons. Located in Concord West, Three Spoons is a quaint suburban café that makes a flat white that is creamy, well-mannered […]
After one of those days where the best one can manage to scoff down is the stale remains of yesterday’s microwave popcorn, the thought of risotto for dinner is almost transedental. This risotto is sumptuous. It’s creamy, unapologetic and is the perfect anecdote to a bout of winter hungries. The […]
Today Sydney turned on a spectacular sunny day and despite the chill-factor, the siren call of alfresco dining was too loud to ignore. A couple of Grants and I lunched at Delicado, a gorgeous little tapas place on Blues Point Road, McMahons Point. The Grants had been here many times […]
This week seems to be shaping up rather nicely. Not only did I receive fantastic news today about a recent audition (I’ll be starring in Chess the musical in Melbourne this August) but I continued my exploration of suburban cheap-eats. Having been introduced to the little Vietnamese strip in Flemington […]
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