Sydney

Cafe Giulia

I love Sunday brunch. There is just something different about a brunch on Sunday; it’s informal, sacred, unfettered, real. It was real today. It was muggy in the packed-out corner cafe, that smells of sizzling bacon and big Saturday nights. Cafe Giulia on Abercrombie St in Chippendale, is great. It […]

Chat Thai as a Carnivore

If you are a regular follower of my blog, you will know that I adore Chat Thai. I am talking about the original one in Haymarket. They have other locations, but rumour has it, none are like the original. It is one of my regulars as it is just so […]

Red Lantern

Red Lantern had been on my list for a while, and tonight I finally experienced what all the fuss is about. Celebrating my darling friend Michael’s thirty something-th birthday, we gorged ourselves on Luke Nguyen’s fresh and vibrant flavours until we needed to be rolled home. We started with Goi […]

Din Tai Fung

It was a grey, grizzly Sunday. I was in my gumboots and pink duffle coat… Spring? Apparently. I headed into town to meet a friend for a day of whim and wherever the wind takes us. “Chinatown?”, he suggested ‘Sure” And as we walked down George St, I suddenly remembered […]

Tan Viet Noodle House

Firstly, let me express my bewilderment at the fact that today is the first of October! Where has the year gone? Secondly, let me tell you a story of a cross country pilgrimage to source crispy skinned chicken… I had been wanting to go to Cabramatta for months to immerse […]

Orto Trading Co

It was one of those horrible, blustery, wet nights. After a 30 degree, famously sunny Sydney Spring Friday, Saturday was miserable. I had been working all day and was immensely looking forward to the impending dinner reservation at Orto Trading Co in Surry Hills. I. Ate. So. Much. And I […]