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Tag Archives: Chinese
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
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
Posted in Eating in Sydney
Tagged breakfast, Chinese, Italian
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Cookbook review: Spice Temple by Neil Perry
I was never a big fan cooking with Sichuan pepper but its subtle nuances in this beef brisket has brought me back again. ~~~~~~~~O~~~~~~~~ Neil Perry’s love of Chinese food – first eating it, and then cooking it – goes … Continue reading
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
Chen’s Kitchen, Wembley, Perth
This toothfish is crisp with its sweet, succulent flesh coming apart in flakes. Paired with a special soy sauce, this is the quintessence of good Cantonese cuisine. ~~~~~~~~O~~~~~~~~ More related posts by ChopinandMysaucepan:Vasse Felix, Margaret River, Western Australia Cullen Wines, … Continue reading
Billy Kwong, Potts Point
“Kylie Kwong is like a Leonard Bernstein in her restaurant kitchen, orchestrating a team of chefs whose food play beautiful music on my palate” ~~~~~~~~O~~~~~~~~ “TUK TUK TUK”, the loud clashing sound of two heavy wooden batons clutched by Kylie … Continue reading
Chefs Gallery, North Ryde
“With seven multiple folds, Noodle Master Pei Lin Jai has split a piece of dough into one hundred and twenty eight individual strands of noodles” ~ ~~~~~~~O~~~~~~~~
Mr Chow’s Peking Restaurant, Millers Point
With just one mouthful, I am grateful to have lost my smoked bean curd rolls virginity. I care less they are not on most Chinese restaurant menus. I care a lot more that I shall return just for them. ~~~~~~~~O~~~~~~~~
Lee Ho Fook, Collingwood
For ‘modern food’ to pass the taste test it must impress to the point of acceptance in its own right whilst paying homage to the beauty of tradition that paved the way for its success. It is like the young … Continue reading
ChopinandMysaucepan – Our Third Blogiversary
“Life is not about the length of our time but moments in time that give us peace and joy. By capturing these moments on this blog, I hope it will also help you to relive your moments in time that … Continue reading
Posted in Cheap Eats, Eating in Melbourne, Eating in Sydney, Food people, Fresh food markets, Music, Travel / Places of Interest
Tagged breakfast, Chinese, Italian
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Tingha Chinese Restaurant, Homebush West
“The marketing strategy of pricing mud crabs in half kilo is an obvious ploy to give a perception of value. But $27.60 a kilo at a restaurant is even cheaper than live mud crabs at the Sydney Fish Market which normally retail for around $30.” … Continue reading
Tan Viet, Eastwood
As far as eating out is concerned, I have always been an advocate of a restaurant’s specialties. When it comes to fast food and cheap eats, this notion is even more prevalent if you’re looking for a ‘good meal’. More … Continue reading
Fook Yuen Seafood Restaurant, Chatswood
These days many Cantonese restaurants in Sydney have ‘seafood restaurant’ in their name and with good reason too.
Asian food warfare – The rise and rise of Asian food in Sydney
There was a time in Sydney when the neighbourhood Thai restaurant was considered hip and exotic. More related posts by ChopinandMysaucepan:Dainty Dumpling House, Rhodes New Shanghai, Fook Yuen Seafood Restaurant, Chatswood
Lotus Dumpling Bar, Walsh Bay
It’s easy to see the fascination with dumplings hitting Sydney at the moment. After all, when dumplings are discussed around a dining table, most people think jiaozi (the Mandarin term for the more common Cantonese gow gee), steamed xiao long … Continue reading
Star Capital Seafood Restaurant, Chatswood
With the new upgrade of Chatswood Chase Shopping Centre and refurbishment of The Concourse over the last few years, Chatswood has morphed into a thriving CBD and metropolis in Sydney’s lower north shore.
Pacific Seafood BBQ House, Richmond
“The roast duck at Pacific House in Melbourne is definitely comparable to some of the best that Sydney has to offer.” ~~~~~~~~O~~~~~~~~ Everytime I make a trip to Melbourne, I know in the back of my mind that good and … Continue reading
Chen’s Kitchen, Wembley, Perth
“I can easily eat this delicious chicken as a leftover cold meat the next day and the coagulated gravy gel melting in my mouth would be bonus too.” ~ Chopinand, co-author of ChopinandMysaucepan
Lau’s Family Kitchen, St Kilda
“What’s for lunch today?” I ask Mysaucepan. “Well, we have quite a few choices don’t we?” she replies, looking at her long list of eateries that she has identified during our short trip to Melbourne. “What are some of Melbourne’s … Continue reading
Chairman Mao Chinese Restaurant, Kensington
“YOU CANNOT BE SERIOUS!!” I yell out, somewhat redolent of tennis legend John McEnroe’s infamous outbursts against Wimbledon umpires when lines calls didn’t go his way. “But this place is really good for its slow-braised pork belly though” Mysaucepan pleads. … Continue reading
Mr. Wong, Sydney
Update: 4 September 2013: Mr. Wong is awarded two hats and Best New Restaurant in the Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2014. ~~~~~~~~O~~~~~~~~ Rightfully or otherwise, Urbanspoon has recently become a powerful surrogate to traditional food guides and print … Continue reading
Peking Inn, Pymble
UPDATE November 2015: This restaurant has permanently closed for business. “Fine, you might be having a few good meals in Paris right now but the boys are taking me out for dinner tonight too” I say to Mysaucepan, who is away … Continue reading
Food Safari in Sydney
“Good food, like good wine, should be shared among diners and the days of eating a whole main by yourself in a restaurant, may soon be over.” ~ Chopinand, co-author of ChopinandMysaucepan Sydney restaurant closures – a sign of the … Continue reading
Posted in Eating in Sydney, Seafood
Tagged Chinese, Japanese, Korean BBQ, Melbourne, Thai
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First Blogiversary winner announced
We wish to announce the winner of the giveaway above from our First Blogiversary blogpost goes to: leaf, writer of the indolent cook food blog. We share your sentiments the Ipoh hor fun recipe is one of our all-time favourites and a … Continue reading
Chinese New Year of the Dragon 2012, Sydney
Chinese new year is always a festive time where Chinese people all over the world usher in the new year with family and friends. 2012 is the year of the Dragon, the only mystical animal among twelve on the chinese calendar. … Continue reading
