Category Archives: Eating in Sydney

Food Safari Kuala Lumpur 2019

This Food Safari Kuala Lumpur 2019 is our fifth food safari of Kuala Lumpur in the last seven years. Check out previous blog posts below: Food Safari Kuala Lumpur 2017 – A blog post on 22 specific food recommendations around Kuala Lumpur. Food Safari Kuala … Continue reading

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Imperial Treasure Fine Teochew Cuisine, ION Orchard, Singapore

Since 2004, the Imperial Treasure Restaurant Group has built a reputation for Chinese cuisine that span casual noodle and congee eateries to fine regional Chinese cuisine. Cantonese, Teochew, Shanghainese and the iconic Peking duck are specialties which have garnered a string of Michelin … Continue reading

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Harbord Diggers, Freshwater

Jutting out of the headlands with commanding views of the eastern seaboard of Sydney over South Curl Curl and Freshwater beaches, the new Harbord Diggers by the Mounties Group brings to life a host of new casual eateries in a seaside precinct … Continue reading

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Flour Eggs Water, Tramsheds, Sydney

There was a time many moons ago when “little Italy” in the inner west suburb of Leichhardt epitomized spaghetti bolognese and Sicilian pizza. As much as we love chequered table clothes, fiascos of prosaic chianti and kitchens orchestrated by the over-bearing family matriarch, times have … Continue reading

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Gornergrat, Switzerland

“You have to get here this Friday coz I have booked the hotel at Zermatt for the weekend” she instructs from her hotel room in Vevey. I am in Kuala Lumpur for 2017 food adventure on my way to Europe to meet Mysaucepan who has been there … Continue reading

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Celsius Coffee Co., Kirribilli

Breakfast eggs with a twist for less than $20 and throw in stunning waterviews this is truly a gem of a cafe by Sydney harbour. ~~~~~O~~~~~ Sunny Saturday mornings bring a smile to my face because they are my favourite … Continue reading

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Lucky Suzie, Darlinghurst

Street food in Malaysia is bloody tasty as it is. I wonder if there’s any reason to tweak it for the sake of being different. ~~~~~~~~O~~~~~~~~ Having spent my formative years in Kuala Lumpur, I love Malaysian street food, and … Continue reading

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The Wine International Group Sydney – Meeting #44

“Drink wine. This is life eternal. This is all that youth will give you. It is the season for wine, roses and drunken friends. Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.”  – Omar Khayyám ~~~~~~~~O~~~~~~~~ “Spanish??!! Oh … Continue reading

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Harvest Buffet, The Star Sydney

Harvest Buffet offers a glorious spread from seafood, cold meats and salad to hearty roast beef, osso bucco and delectable desserts. ~~~~~~~~O~~~~~~~~ “Make sure you check out the fried chicken!” Rachael at Access PR tells me. Now who doesn’t like … Continue reading

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Food Safari Singapore 2016

Whenever I’m in this food haven, I feel a sense of urgency. So much food, so little time and a limited capacity. My goal in Singapore is to always make every calorie count. ~~~~~~~~O~~~~~~~~ It has been a little over three years … Continue reading

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The Wine International Group Sydney – Meeting #43

 “Appreciation of fine wine is like an appreciation for the beauty of women. If I proclaim a woman to be beautiful, who are you to tell me she is not?” ~ Chopinand, co-author, ChopinandMysaucepan ~~~~~~~~O~~~~~~~~ “Would you like to become a member of … Continue reading

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Waterman’s Lobster Co., Potts Point

“Choosing between these two is like choosing between two beautiful women. Both qualify as Sydney’s answer to Supernormal‘s lobster rolls in Melbourne” ~~~~~~~~O~~~~~~~~ “Isn’t it apt we are having lunch with our Melbournian friends today?” I say to Mysaucepan on a cold and wintry … Continue reading

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Johnny Lobster, Crows Nest

Who in the world doesn’t like lobster unless you are allergic to crayfish? When I think of lobster, I imagine the rather chubby villain in a James Bond movie, dressed in his silky black robe, devouring chunks of succulent shellfish while gently stroking … Continue reading

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Pilu at Freshwater, Freshwater

Strozzapretti is appropriately “priest choker” or “priest strangler” in Italian because of its rope-like appearance. ~~~~~~~~O~~~~~~~~ Not long ago, Sydney’s Italian food scene was dominated by restaurants serving popular pastas and pizzas that were great but not differentiated by regional flavours. Now … Continue reading

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Missy French, Potts Point

Spanish mackerel is one of my favourite fish. And this one is deliciously simple enough for anyone to cook at home. ~~~~~~~~O~~~~~~~~ “The earliest booking they have is 9pm” Mysaucepan says. “That suits me just fine … we can avoid the … Continue reading

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Peppercorn, Cremorne

The skin of this duck confit is crisp, its strands of succulent meat soaking up a sweet star anise sauce. ~~~~~~~~O~~~~~~~~ (Note: This is a sponsored blog post.) I am curious because it was so many years since I dined at this … Continue reading

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Brooklyn, Claremont

This wagyu burger is pretty good but at $25, it’s up there with Perth’s most expensive too. ~~~~~~~~O~~~~~~~~ “You have to try their bread with maple butter, it’s one of our favourites there” my sister Alice tells us. “I’m all for pub … Continue reading

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Guillaume, Paddington

Olive oil and ink is slick against the squid with thread marks of a Michelin car tyre. Unfortunately, its texture is also quite similar. ~~~~~~~~O~~~~~~~~ Have you guys been to Gooleemee? our friend Jeff casually asks over dinner. “Where?” I ask .. a … Continue reading

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Goodbye 2015 ~ A Feast For Our Tummies

Time passes really quickly when you are having a good time but we prefer to say time passes really quickly when there is so much food and so little time! ~~~~~~~~O~~~~~~~~ More related posts by ChopinandMysaucepan:Beef tripe salad with coriander … Continue reading

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He Tai Open Kitchen Yum Cha, North Ryde

Beautiful wok technique and homemade XO sauce give due justice to these king prawns. The bonus is tangy finger lime popping in my mouth. ~~~~~~~~O~~~~~~~~ Sydney’s dining scene has never been so vibrant and competitive in recent years. Each week, new … Continue reading

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Firedoor, Surry Hills

This piece of meat is good but at $138, it epitomizes the economic concept of diminishing marginal returns. ~~~~~~~~O~~~~~~~~ There’s apple, cherry, pear, orange, olive and pecan on the menu though it’s not meant to be put into your mouth. Instead, … Continue reading

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Food Safari, King Street Wharf, Sydney

It has called the eastern foreshore of Darling Harbour home for more than a decade now. But fast taking shape just north is the much larger Barangaroo retail and commercial precinct with an earmarked 50 new restaurants when it eventually opens in 2018. So, … Continue reading

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Book review: The Light Between Oceans, by M L Stedman

Standing on fine white sand at the edge of the Indian ocean in Western Australia, I gaze at the seaport towards the south. Through misty ocean spray roughed up by the roaring surf, the silhouette of Fremantle reinforces the vast distance of this magnificent coastline. More … Continue reading

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JPB at Swissotel, Sydney

Located high on its eighth level, JPB at Sydney’s 5-star Swissotel has ushered in a new Executive Chef to complement newly refurbished Skyline room and suites with panoramic views of the city. With a kind invitation from General Manager Mr Christian Hirt, … Continue reading

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Sarita’s Rocksia Hotel, Arncliffe

Some thirty years ago when I first came to Sydney, I remember restaurant food within pubs to be pretty mediocre.

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