Haloumi, Asparagus and Green Bean Salad with Avocado and Truffle Salt Vinaigrette
With summer on the doorstep and the looming threat of having to get into a bikini at any moment, the season calls for salads. I know I know, I hear you thinking it, you don’t make friends with salads. I am aware that, as a vegetarian, it is odd for me to semi-agree with this...
Café Sopra
This, for me, is the ultimate Saturday brunch location. If you get here before 12, the wait is tolerable, they serve Blood Orange and Campari as well as a range of other hair-of-the-dog options, and the food is to write home about. Well, it would be for me except that it’s just around the corner...
10 William Street // Dine // Sydney
The trick to 10 William Street is to get there early. If you want to get a seat at this Paddington eatery (by the Fratelli paradiso peeps) after 6:30, expect to sit at the bar and be entertained with a few glasses of good quality Italian wine while you wait. The essence of traditional Italian...
Coopers Brewery Tour // Explore // Adelaide
This wasn’t my idea. But it probably would have been, if I had seen it first in my research of super fun and geeky tourist activities around Adelaide while I was there for 3 days. For $22 ($20 of which is donated to charity, and $2 on GST) you get to see exactly how your...
Haigh’s Chocolate Factory Tour
With 3 days in Adelaide to fill with wondrous, joyous, embarrassing tourist activities, I couldn’t go past the Haigh’s factory tour. I booked ages in advance (clearly the only one, as our names were the first called from the list and the other attendees looked as though they had dragged themselves in off the street...
Radelaide // Travel // Oz
When I said I wanted to go and see the Saatchi Gallery exhibition, I had no idea it was in Adelaide. If I had known, I probably would have flipped the page of my newspaper and not given it another thought. But then I sent it through to my boyfriend and he went straight to...
Penfolds Magill Estate Twilight Tour
The highlight of my whirlwind tour of Adelaide was arguably dinner at Magill Estate at Penfolds. Having done the Haigh’s Factory Tour in the morning and Cooper’s Brewery tour in the afternoon, it had already been an amazing day. Arriving at these beautiful grounds with the anticipation of a walk around the winery and a...
The Fern // Dine // Sydney
I’m not sure if it’s just me, but I think this place is a little too cool for school. I really, really want to love The Fern. It’s around the corner from my house for starters, it’s in Redfern, which as an up and coming suburb is becoming pretty trendy in its own right, and...
Hong Kong in Photographs
Hong Kong is a magical place. I had the opportunity to experience the best of both worlds while I was there, taking the time to explore the markets, cultural and touristy sides of things during the day, then moonlighting as a foodie at the best bars and restaurants the place had to offer. Both type...
Night Noodle Markets // Festival // Sydney
Night Noodle Markets Sydney, 2011 I love free stuff. Especially free stuff that relates to food, in this case The Crave Sydney International Food Festival Night Noodle Market (what a mouthful, I know). It’s just one of the cool events happening in October for the festivities and it doesn’t cost you a thing to enter....
Fernside Coffee Shoppe // Dine // Sydney
There’s nothing better than seeing a bunch of boys cooking up a storm in the kitchen. Well, maybe unless it’s a Campos storm brewing in a brand new, decked out, open-plan kitchen, and being attended to by the hottest new coffee shoppe owners around. If this sounds right up your alley (and you would be...
Porteño & Gardels Bar // Dine // Sydney
When my friend told me about Terry Durack’s review of Porteño, she quoted him as saying “Oh, lordy. It is, to put it mildly, f—ing amazing.” Even though he was talking about the lamb (which he said took up spots 6-10 on his list of things he liked best about the restaurant), Terry Durack does...
Hoi An Feast fit for a Cat – Part 3. Tofu and Kai-Lan Stir-Fry with Black Sesame
The trick to stir-fries is to chop everything first, and to use a really hot wok. My housemate is Thai and often uses a stir-fry as the opportunity to clean out the fridge and give us an excuse to go shopping. Strangely, it usually works out for him. For me, I usually purchase ingredients in...
Hoi An Feast fit for a Cat – Part 2. Braised Eggplant w/Leek and Tomato
While in Vietnam, I attended a cooking class at the Red Bridge Cooking School in Hoi An. You can read more about it in Part 1 of this post, but one of the dishes we learnt was a braised eggplant with tomato. When I look back on the photos of the original dish I made...
The Food and People of Vietnam
In my reminiscing on the Red Bridge Cooking School in Hoi An, Vietnam, I got carried away going through my photos and then realised I would have to do a post dedicated to my time there. The food, markets, people and culture of Vietnam were completely unique, and I will be back at the next...
Hoi An Feast fit for a Cat – Part 1. Vegetarian Dumplings
If you haven’t been to Vietnam, you should go. Having been to Thailand many times, I mistakenly assumed Vietnam would be similar. It isn’t. The food, in touristy areas especially, is exponentially better for vegetarians as there is still a focus on tofu and fresh herbs and vegetables. I find that tofu (or “tahu” in...
The Nourishing Quarter // Dine // Sydney
For me, this place was a little like seeing a big pile of dust and sweeping it under the carpet. You know you really want to just clean it up, but until you have time to really address it you don’t want to know it’s there. It probably helps if I tell you I really...
