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Meat, Recipes

Thai Chicken Noodle Soup

With the evenings now crisp and the promise of winter in the air, soup is on the menu. This Thai-inspired soup is full of flavour and freshness and is perfect to ward off the tickle you think you feel in your throat. This recipe yields two small serves or one […]

Restaurant, Sydney

Yo Sushi

Sometimes the thought of going out on a Saturday night is enough to keep you firmly rooted on your couch in front of Law and Order SVU; the noise, the crowds, the lack of parking spots, the waiting time for a table… But the thought of sitting at home with […]

Pastry, Recipes

Strawberry Tarts

Beautiful strawberry tarts from Edd Kimber’s book The Boy Who Bakes. I have made these once before, and they are a force to be reckoned with. For some reason, tarts have been on the menu of late… Perhaps it’s tartlicious weather. “Delicious! Mmmmmm.” – words spoken by a fan of […]

Bar, Restaurant, Sydney

Chip-topia

The search for the perfect chip is never ending. Chips will always be a part of life, well certainly my life, and there is always a want to find the ultimate chip. What makes the ultimate chip? I feel this is somewhat a contentious issue as we all have personal […]

Desserts, Pastry, Recipes

Tarte au Citron

The Great British Bake Off is a superb show. In fact, it was this show that inspired me to study my Masters of Food, which I started this year, as its historical presentation of each week’s feature baked good was just so fascinating. The history behind what we eat is […]

Restaurant, Sydney

La Shish

Almost a year ago, at a dear friend’s birthday party, which I look back on and chuckle about as he was recovering from a little surgical procedure at the time… A little, voluntary procedure… I met a lovely man who recommended La Shish to me. Seeing as he was Lebanese, […]