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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
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
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
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)...
Butter Bean and Peanut Butter Burgers with Eggplant, Rocket and Pumpkin Salad
Few things are better than a burger, and having been a vegetarian since the age of 8, I have not once looked at a meat hamburger and thought I’d rather that to my portobello mushroom or veggie pattie. Having said that, few places do it well, if at all, and it’s tough to find somewhere...
Watts on Crown
Another day another dollar, earnt and spent in Surry Hills. Sometimes it seems like a vicious cycle, working for the man by day and drowning it out with vino and laughter by night. Ok, so maybe that’s a little dramatic. I love my job, I won’t lie, and it’s definitely more a case of living...
Food Society
Sydney is a small pond. We may be known for our multicultural society and easy-going attitude towards life, but when it comes to creativity, I often think there aren’t enough of us, getting bored enough, to really force us to think outside the square. This is the case in every industry, but when food crazes...
Martinborough
Having travelled to Wellington in support of a flailing Sydney FC, it was clear extreme measures were going to be needed to lift the spirits when we lost in a sprightly, but ultimately failed, attempt to make it through to the finals of the 2011-12 A-League competition. And what better than the obvious when in...
Kitti and the Sky Blues do Wellington
There is one thing I can attribute to having travelled to almost every state in Australia, and that is the football. The football, I hear you say? Well, for some of you it may be referred to as the “soccer”, but whatever you call it, I’m there, going for the Sky Blues, AKA Sydney FC....
RIP Murray Rose – Australian Olympic Gold Medalist and Vegan
Today, Australia mourns the loss of Olympic Gold Medalist and long-distance swimming champion, Murray Rose. Nicknamed the “Seaweed Streak” in 1956 after winning 3 gold medals in Melbourne, Rose was known for his achievements both in and out of the pool. His vegan diet, a controversial choice (especially for the time), was, according to him,...
Vegetarian Seder for Pesach
Religion, tradition, ceremony… All things I was exposed to more at school than at home, unless you count Neighbours, baked beans and a Cadbury’s family-size block (not that there’s anything wrong with that, right)? So it was an extreme honour when I was invited into my boyfriend’s family home to celebrate the Seder, the Jewish...
Agapé Organic Restaurant March Love Feast – Raw, Vegan and Gluten Free
Organic, vegan and gluten free, easy peasy. I could happily eat like this for a good part of the week. When I visited the Agapé Organic Restaurant Sustainability Stand at Taste of Sydney this year, I was impressed by chef Simon Lawson’s creativity. Roasted Rosnay Figs with quark, pecorino, mozarella, apple balsamic, popped quinoa and basil was...
Jack Daniel’s Master Distiller Jeff Arnett Presents Tennessee Honey
In my ongoing mission to make The Screaming Artichoke a well-rounded, interesting way to wind down a Sunday evening, or ease in to work on a Monday, I have lately been in search of new and exciting things to cover. When the lovely Roxy Jacenko from renowned Sydney PR agency Sweaty Betty put a call...
Kitchen by Mike
A buffet, you say? By a former Rockpool chef, in a converted warehouse in Rosebery? Tell me more. It’s adjoined to a design depot, and they have wine?! I’m in. I couldn’t stop hearing of Mike McEnearney’s Kitchen by Mike, and finally made it one Sunday afternoon, having spent Saturday regretting Friday. Barely a more...
Chiswick
The recent emphasis on local, sustainable produce on Sydney’s restaurant scene hasn’t escaped Matt Moran and Peter Sullivan, co-owners and operators of new venture Chiswick in Woollahra. Located at Chiswick Gardens and former home to Pruniers, where many an engagement party, golden anniversary and 60th birthday was celebrated, Chiswick Restaurant and Bar finds itself nestled...
Grasshopper’s free cocktail classes in March
Buy a girl a cocktail and she’ll be pretty grateful… Teach a girl to make her own and she’ll be forever in your debt! In this case, the cocktail was a Lychee Martini, and it spelled the end of a three day food and cocktail extravaganza for The Screaming Artichoke after a Food Styling and...
Taste of Sydney 2012
Having promised Billy Law that I would be the best person to report back on the ethical, sustainable and vegetarian side of Taste of Sydney after winning double passes through his blog, A Table for Two, I headed to Centennial Park on Sunday afternoon armed with my boyfriend (for fending off hungry crowds), a large...
Food Styling & Photography Workshop with Billy Law
So after completing a couple of photography courses I have decided that my point and shoot isn’t going to cut it anymore. It does the job, but good isn’t great, and I want quality over quantity. Canon 5D Mark III here we come! In the meantime, I have made it my job to find out...
Bread and Circus Wholefoods Canteen
Bread and Circus’ About Us page says it all: “amazing tea, mostly organic and biodynamic food and sweet things and no coffee – not a single drop.” It’s kinda funny, since it’s hidden behind Don Campos, a Campos (coffee) owned and run venture which occupies the street frontage. The only two inhabitants in The Fountain...
North Bondi Italian Food
With all the fuss about Maurice Terzini’s newest restaurant, Neild Avenue, I realised I had neglected one of his first. North Bondi Italian Food opened in 2006, so yes, I know this post is a little more “noughties” than now. That being said, there’s nothing behind about this place. Located in North Bondi, it has...
