Tag Archives: Wagyu

Ormeggio at The Spit, Mosman

It all started with my birthday dinner in January. I posted a question on Facebook and was trying to decide where to go with Chopinand and narrowed it down to two restaurants on my hit list – Ormeggio at The … Continue reading

Posted in Eating in Sydney | Tagged , , | 6 Comments

Nishiki Wagyu Yakiniku, Crows Nest

It is not often that I venture into a restaurant twice within a space of a week. If I do, it’s either the food is really good or the restaurant offers exceptional value. However, when a few of my friends … Continue reading

Posted in Eating in Sydney | Tagged , , , | 23 Comments

Nishiki Wagyu Yakiniku, Crows Nest

“What makes you think I want a good piece of steak for dinner?”, I say to Mysaucepan about where she wanted to go for my birthday. “Well, that’s what you mostly choose whenever we go out to eat”, she says. “Not really!”, … Continue reading

Posted in Beef, Eating in Sydney, Wine with food | Tagged , , , | 17 Comments

ChopinandMysaucepan – First Blogiversary

“Life is not about the length of our time here but moments in time that give us inner peace. By capturing these moments on this blog, it is my hope it will also help you to relive your moments in … Continue reading

Posted in Beef, Chicken, Dessert, Duck, Eating in Sydney, Lamb, Music, Pasta / Carbs, Personalities, Pianists, Recipes, Seafood, South Coast of NSW, Southern Highlands, Wine with food | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 32 Comments

Hana-JuRin, Crows Nest, Sydney

Barely three months old, Hana-JuRin is a new kid on the block in Crows Nest’s restaurant strip along Pacific Highway. Not quite new actually because older sister restaurant Ju-Rin is only a few doors down the road keeping a watchful … Continue reading

Posted in Eating in Sydney, Wine with food | Tagged , , , , , , , | 25 Comments

Starfish, Avalon, NSW

I like the northern beaches because this area is beautiful and unpretentious. If you know the right places to be, it is a great hideaway from Sydney where you get the same beach and sulf culture without the traffic and … Continue reading

Posted in Eating in Sydney | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 24 Comments

Southern Highlands in the palm of your hands

It is easy to lose track of time when we are caught up in our busy lives each day. Happy family reunions mark the passing of time and these occasions seem to come sooner each year as we gather and … Continue reading

Posted in Beef, Chicken, Dessert, Fish, Southern Highlands, Travel, Wine with food | Tagged , , , , | 27 Comments

Seared beef fillets with garlic chips

When I’m famished, I think of the above image and I suspect I’m not different to most guys in this respect. Best of all, it’s a simple and fast recipe and this is important when the  hunger pangs are beckoning. … Continue reading

Posted in Beef, Recipes | Tagged , | 8 Comments