Ramen Day with Ramen Raff
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...
Ayam Goreng 99, Kensington
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...
Din Tai Fung, World Square, Sydney
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...
Glass Wine Bar at the Hilton, Sydney
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,...
Verandah Bar, Sydney
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...
La Macelleria, Bondi Beach
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...
Two Good Eggs, Surry Hills
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....
Fish Face, Darlinghurst
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...
Shanghai Memory, Ashfield
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...
The Forresters, Surry Hills
Had a nice Sunday catchup a couple of weekends ago at the newly renovated Forresters. Gone are the days of the humble (yet delicious) $5 steaks – the Forresters latest iteration is at the hands of the capable folks behind the Norfolk, Abercrombie, Flinders and Carrington. This time around, it’s been transformed into an Italian...
March into Merivale at Felix, Sydney
Caught up with L last Friday for lunch at the resplendent Felix. It’s magnificent surroundings like these that whisk you away… In Felix’ case, to France, to an opulent bistro. Or perhaps to an idealised version of a French bistro: it was more French than any French bistro I had visited. Mind you, I hadn’t...
March into Merivale at Sushi Choo, Sydney
It’s been a terribly busy few weeks, preoccupied with property settlement (not mine), medical emergencies (not mine) and much much work (alas, mine). February had just flown. An extra (leap) day notwithstanding, the shortest month felt even shorter. What March brings other than the end of summer (like it ever really came ), is Merivale’s...
