In 2011, the City of Sydney asked the people what they would like for their city. The overwhelming response was that they’d like better food options after dark. A two-year trial was put in place and gave birth to the Sydney Food Truck scene serving a terrific variety of cuisine from around the world. Launching […]
Downstairs Restaurant, Surry Hills
March 4, 2015 By 37 Comments
Recently I had the very good fortune of catching up with my good friend, Maureen, and her husband, John, while they were briefly in Sydney. Along with Tania, we decided to meet for dinner at Downstairs Restaurant in Darlinghurst. But situated directly above Downstairs is The Hazy Rose, an intimate and charming bar where we […]
In My Kitchen, March 2015
March 1, 2015 By 58 Comments
And just like that, summer was over. But not exactly. Because here in Sydney the first day of autumn was a scorcher with temperatures soaring to 36C (97F). With February being so short, when March arrives the seasons don’t cooperate. In my kitchen I have two passionfruit. Yes, just two but these are homegrown and […]
In My Kitchen, December 2014
December 1, 2014 By 41 Comments
In my kitchen there is a lot going on. It’s all because of Christmas and with that comes gifts to be made and copious entertaining and all the invites to bring-a-plate events. Excellent! And it’s hot. We’re fortunate in that even though we don’t have air-conditioning, our house stays relatively cool. But it’s still 26C (78.8F) […]
Righetto Osteria Romana, Haberfield
November 27, 2014 By 22 Comments
Last week I met up with Tania and Celia for a very long overdue lunch – our first for 2014. Lorraine was meant to join us but unfortunately, due to an unavoidable scheduling crisis, she had to bow out of our get-together. Celia organised the lunch at a restaurant that she has been to several […]
How to Make Your Own Bacon
October 20, 2014 By 36 Comments
It’s Day 9 of our 10-Day Tour and we’re still in Sydney. A few suburbs away from Tania (where we were yesterday) is Lorraine, Australia’s Uber-Blogger from Not Quite Nigella. When I first started blogging I was a little bit lonely because I didn’t yet have any cyber-friends and the only person commenting on (and reading) my […]
Cracker Mania
October 17, 2014 By 27 Comments
Day 7 in our 10-part series and we’ve landed back in Australia and we’re in Sydney. I mentioned in Part 1 of the series that I would be sharing recipes that intimidated me. This is one of them. I’ve seen crackers on other blogs and although I’ve been inspired to take up the challenge, I’ve […]
Nomad, Surry Hills
February 10, 2014 By 36 Comments
Towards the end of last year, Celia, Tania, Lorraine and I wanted to got together to celebrate making it through another year, the joy of the Christmas season with the exchanging of home-made gifts, and the treat of getting together over a meal. We decided to go to Nomad, a newly-opened restaurant in Surry Hills. […]
In My Kitchen, January 2014
January 4, 2014 By 52 Comments
You can all stop holding your breath because yes, it has arrived. All good things come to those who wait and so here is my brand-spanking-new food processor. Barely was it unwrapped on Christmas morning when it was placed on the bench, plugged in and run until the motor ran hot. And it’s been in […]
In My Kitchen, December 2013
December 1, 2013 By 57 Comments
In my kitchen is a broken window. Can you guess who did it? Yes, it was Archie. He’s lost three house keys since March and a few nights ago he came stumbling home in the early hours of the morning and realised (no surprise) that he didn’t have a key. Rather than knock on the […]
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