Monthly Archives: July 2016

Drinking in Sydney: The Baxter Inn

In a hidden basement below Clarence Street in the City is a pumping busy whiskey bar. I’d wanted to try this, because I’m not sure the team behind Shady Pines Saloon can go wrong these days. We first ended up … Continue reading

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Sydney Food Diary: Din Tai Fung, Star City

I don’t normally eat at the same restaurant twice in a week… but this was a different branch and the better half wanted to eat here before we saw Singing in the Rain (an old-fashioned musical and fun, I thought). … Continue reading

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Sydney Food Diary: Din Tai Fung, Central Park

It’s been a while since I’ve been to Din Tai Fung, the Taiwanese chain with the famous soup dumplings. There are many locations these days in Sydney, and it’s a great option both for a quick meal or to sit … Continue reading

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Home Cooking: Adam Liaw’s Magical Marmalade Custard Cake

I love a gimmick. So I could not resist when I saw this recipe go up online. How would this cake work, that purportedly separates into cake and custard? I once made Magic Custard Pies, where by mixing the egg … Continue reading

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Sydney Food Diary: Osaka Bar, Potts Point

Osaka Bar in Llankely Place in Potts Point really does look like it could be a casual eatery in Osaka, Japan. The kitchen, the lanterns, the lighting: it’s all right. Even our charming waiter who seems to have only been … Continue reading

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Sydney Food Diary: Moon Park, Redfern

September 24. You’ve got two months (from the time of this blog post) to get to Moon Park, Sydney’s most elegant modern Korean restaurant. Hidden away on the second floor of a corner building in Redfern, their lease it up, … Continue reading

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Sydney Food Diary: Kim, King’s Cross

This modern Korean restaurant is surprising, unusual and tasty. What an excellent find. I’d actually planned to go to the Malaysian place, just across from it, on Llankelly Place (which is looking very charming these days). I’d heard it was … Continue reading

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Sydney Food Diary: Ume, Surry Hills

So, sometimes the food diary provides not current advice but an archive of the delightful food that Sydney can offer. Because in this case, Ume is changing its format, and after long being an elegant, delicious, multi-course affair, it is … Continue reading

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Sydney Food Diary: The Biten Heaven, Darlinghurst

Grabbing my pal David for a quick bite in the area where he’s working, he suggested this homey little cafe across the street. I’m immediately mystified by the name. Is it a playful way of saying ‘A bite in Heaven’? … Continue reading

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Sydney Food Diary: Tim Ho Wan, Westfield CBD

Just a little after a year since I went to the Tim Ho Wan in Chatswood, I stumble across a new branch of Tim Ho Wan in the Westfield mall in the CBD. It’s a much smaller version, with only … Continue reading

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