May 5 does not just mark celebration by Mexicans. For me and Ramen Raff, it was altogether something different: Free Comic Book Day. Going eleven years strong, Free Comic Book Day seeks to introduce more readers to comics by giving them a sample of the different kind of stories available. Large and independent publishers alike...
For a regular photo meetup I attend, we hopped on the ferry from Circular Quay to Parramatta to take in the sights along the Parramatta River. The ferry service is actually a RiverCat catamaran, which deftly speeds along the harbour and larger sections of the river or at times, ambles along the narrower turns. The...
Cuisine fixations can start from the most negligible things; say, a fragrance that relives a memory, a TV commercial that incites curiosity, or weather that complements a dish. In my case, it was a facebook post that incites food envy. An Indonesian friend had posted photos of an Indonesian dish she had cooked. Feeling a...
Last Easter Weekend, V and I met up with T and J for dinner at Din Tai Fung in World Square. Though I’ve spoken of the xiao long bao at numerous other Shanghainese places, the Taiwanese Din Tai Fung’s unique xiao long baos had long been the bar. Their web site boasts precise measurements: the...
For L & R’s wedding, a group of us rented a house in Kiama for the weekend. Located at the edge of the Little Blowhole Reserve, we had a magnificent view of East Beach. View Larger Map Away from a large city, I was hoping the conditions would be right to attempt a star trail...
After a less than stellar burger experience, I was craving a wagyu burger to redeem its sullied name. As a pre-Easter Long Weekend treat, B and I trotted over to Luke Mangan’s Glass Brasserie & Wine Bar. Ramen Raff had alerted me to the $20 Corporate Lunch at the Wine Bar, particularly, the Wagyu Burger,...
The bovine call of the wagyu burger has beckoned me to many an establishment. This time around, I caught up with Ramen Raff at Verandah Bar to try their Thursday Special: the $10 Wagyu Beef Burger. It incites disbelief… ten bucks for a wagyu burger?! It had to be seen to be believed. Alas, the...
Superlatives, sparingly used, make for the most compelling recommendations. In Dee’s case, stunning pictures and double entendres were all that were necessary for me to visit La Macelleria. Emerging from two consecutive boozy nights, V and I were very much looking forward to the lauded foot-long sausage rolls at this botique Bondi butcher/deli/rotisserie. A good...
I’m very pleased to report that V and I are going to the San Diego Comic Con this year. Well, she’s humouring me and accompanying me in what will undoubtedly the biggest nerd fest I’ll have ever attended. I’m very excited. The impetus behind this big trip can be summarised thusly… Time had eroded my...
V and I caught up with L and R at Two Good Eggs last Sunday for brunch. L had recently visited, loved the menu and was keen to come back. My first and only visit here must have been about 8 years ago (!) and not a lot has changed: the food is still excellent....
I took V out to a surprise dinner last Friday night at one-hatted seafood restaurant, Fish Face. V had taken me here for a birthday a while back and despite our positive experience, we had not yet been back. Walking past it nearly every evening, the temptation to return had grown to irresistible proportions. After...
V and I had dinner last Sunday at the ever-growing Little Shanghai that is Ashfield’s Liverpool Street. Not only are there a handful of Shanghainese restaurants opposite and adjacent to each other here, the recent introduction of Shanghai Memory marks three dumpling places next to each other (on one side of these three is another...
