Monthly archive May, 2012
Cheese, Bubbles and Beer Pop-up

Cheese, Bubbles and Beer Pop-up

It’s dangerous signing up to mailing lists, especially since they always come through while you’re at work. It’s quite funny really, you’re at work, making the money that you’re pondering frittering away on things you don’t need, for less than you would usually have paid for them, except that if you hadn’t signed up to...
Cornersmith // Dine // Sydney

Cornersmith // Dine // Sydney

I have few regrets in life, but two from the day of my visit to Cornersmith. The first is that I didn’t know I’d be coming, so instead of bringing my old faithful DSLR to capture the cool quirkiness, hand-written blackboard menu and homemade preserves, I had to use my iPhone. The second is that,...
Barrio Chino // Dine // Sydney

Barrio Chino // Dine // Sydney

Tacos… Tick! Kings Cross… Cross. Margaritas… Tick! Ticket for parking in a taxi zone (with REALLY bad street signage, two of us were there to inspect and we both thought it was a 4 hour spot)… Double cross. Three different types of hot sauce brought to the table and a secret one available upon request…...
The Apollo // Dine // Sydney

The Apollo // Dine // Sydney

My favourite Greek restaurant in Sydney used to be called Mykonos on Crown. Known more for its wild hens nights and ageing (dis)gracefully birthday celebrations, my first visit there was made all the more enjoyable by the texta-to-menu ordering system, plate smashing and Hungarian waitress named “Dory” (just like Ellen Degeneres’ character in Finding Nemo)...