Thanks to Anthony (and his work social club), I was again able to attend the Tales & Ales night presented by Dr Charles “Chuck” Hahn – Brew master of Lion Nathan, and former owner of Hahn Brewery. After having been to one of these beer tasting events last year by Chuck, it gave me a…
Kitchen By Mike
With the trending of warehouse turned café/restaurants becoming ever so popular in Sydney, it’s no wonder that Kitchen By Mike draws the crowds early on weekend mornings. Off on a street of factories and industrial property in Rosebery, I would never have found this place just by walking in the neighbourhood. The restaurant is set…
House Thai
Down the road from Spice I Am, Surry Hills and from the same owners is the North Eastern Thailand influenced cuisine of House Thai. Steering away from the usual Thai food that I’m used to, House focuses more on traditional Isaan ingredients of fermented fish sauce, chilli, tamarind and olives in their dishes. It may…
Assembly Bar
Tucked away on the Kent Street side of Regent Place is Assembly Bar – an uber cool bar with lots of character. It’s so cool, that I miss the entrance as it is hidden from view under the escalators of the building. The bar is dark and small, but makes use of the space by an…
Olive Mill Cafe
There are not many cafes or restaurants open on a Sunday morning for breakfast in the Hunter Valley. And for this reason I decide we check out Olive Mill Café on the premises Adina Vineyard’s cellar door. It’s a bad start from the word “Go”, as the waiters look less than enthusiastic as we make…
Sabor in the Hunter
Having a love for all things chocolate and chocolate, the girls and I make sure that we put time in our busy eating schedule to pay Sabor in the Hunter a visit. It boasts an extensive dessert selection in the menu and we keenly order the Autumn Tasting plate, and the Sabor’s Tasting Plate with…
Mojos On Wilderness
After a day filled with eating, wine tasting, more eating and wine tasting (and a nanna nap on the side), we make our way for dinner at Mojos in Lovedale of Hunter Valley. It’s a dark and bumpy drive down Wilderness Road and we’re lucky I’m driving at snails’ pace so as not to miss…
Chilli Jam
Dark woods, warm earthy colours and lighting is what welcomes us as we step into Chilli Jam’s Concord branch. From sampling a few of the dishes on offer, the overall flavour is more on the sweeter side of the taste spectrum and would be the ideal type of Thai for those less able to handle…
La Bodeguita Del Medio
Not sure whether it’s because we’re here on a weeknight, it’s raining and cold, or business is getting tough. It seems to be a quiet one at La Bodeguita Del Medio – something that comes as odd for the Cuban restaurant where one would imagine it to be a place filled with live Latino bands,…
El Capo
It seems like another busy Saturday night while we wait for our table at El Capo in Surry Hills. The place is lively and vibrant as groups of diners huddle at their table enjoying their food and each others’ company. Keen to get away from the cold, we make our way into the restaurant to…
Three Beans
It’s another weekday lunch as Truck and I ponder where to eat around the city as we have exhausted most of the food courts around work. Luckily she suggests we check out Three Beans downstairs of Westfield, before we waste more precious eating time. Being at the bottom level of Westfield, hidden amongst stalls and…
Jekyll & Hyde Wine & Tapas Bar
Having made Eggy be my chauffeur for the day and starve her for most of the morning, I finally release her of her duties to feed her at Jekyll & Hyde. Suggested by a friend, this is a new tapas and wine bar that has just opened this year on the busy Darlinghurst strip of…
Hazy Rose
As much as I love bar hopping and checking out new drinking holes, there’s a pretty damn good reason why I don’t write much about them… I can’t bloody remember much of it. This wouldn’t have been a very fair review anyway, as Hazy Rose was booked out for a work event. So they normally…
Blancmange
Trying to make the most of the last days before my Entertainment Book expires, I set out for dinner at Blancmange, coincidentally where Sung and I have both been wanting to try. Hidden from view when we drive into the street from Parramatta Road, is a quaint little corner bistro with a touch of simple…
Chef’s Gallery
It has nearly been a whole year since I last visited Chef’s Gallery, but the restaurant is packed and the lines long as usual. Having a “no reservations” rule, we hungrily line up and wait for our ticket to be called. It’s buzzing in here with crowds building at the doorway trying to squeeze in,…
Anita-Eat 