Monthly Archives: January 2019

The annoying people of Gumtree

Posted on 30 January 2019 by andyq

I hate the idea of things going to landfill. And I love the idea of putting things in their right place. I’ve always been like that. My Mom composted before anyone else did. Before roadside recycling, my parents bundled up … Continue reading →

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Sydney Food Diary: Two Chaps, Marrickville

Posted on 29 January 2019 by andyq

So, walking up Chapel Street in Marrickville, this is a really non-descript street, some businesses which look like they’ve been around for a long time, a school, a boxy old office building. And then BAM. There’s a cafe, full, with … Continue reading →

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Sydney Food Diary: Mark + Vinny’s Spaghetti and Spritz, Surry Hills

Posted on 26 January 2019 by andyq

So, first of all, count me completely charmed by this experience: we rock up on a Tuesday night for our anniversary dinner, and don’t have reservations. They managed to find a table for us, but not before Vinny welcomes us … Continue reading →

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Book Review: André Aciman’s Call Me By Your Name

Posted on 22 January 2019 by andyq

[Review includes spoilers; don’t read it if you plan on reading the book and don’t want to know key plot points and issues!] Call Me By Your Name by André Aciman My rating: 4 of 5 stars André Aciman’s Call … Continue reading →

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Sydney Food Diary: The Lookout, Elizabeth Bay Marina

Posted on 18 January 2019 by andyq

What could be more beautiful than brunch with friends, next to the water, on a sunny summer morning? The last time I was by Elizabeth Bay Marina, it was still being constructed, so was basically just boarded up. Now, it … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Lily Brett’s New York (essays)

Posted on 16 January 2019 by andyq

New York by Lily Brett My rating: 4 of 5 stars Lily Brett is a celebrated Australian poet and novelist, who often writes about family life, including the experiences of people like her, the daughter of survivors of the Holocaust. … Continue reading →

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Sydney Food Diary: Tandoori Hut, Enmore

Posted on 14 January 2019 by andyq

One of our friends who took us to the Tandoori Hut said that if he had a death row meal, butter chicken from the Tandoori Hut would be it. The other friend said that it’s noisy and loud and the … Continue reading →

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Review: Sasha Velour’s Smoke and Mirrors, Sydney

Posted on 13 January 2019 by andyq

Went with husband last night to Sasha Velour’s show Smoke and Mirrors at the Enmore Theatre. By chance, we’d been across the street from the theatre the night before, when the Suicideboys were playing. Wikipedia tells me they’re a depressed … Continue reading →

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Sydney Food Diary: Vino e Cucina, Paddington

Posted on 12 January 2019 by andyq

We stumbled across Vino e Cucina, looking for somewhere to eat after the exhibition at the Lyons Gallery in Five Ways, ‘Let’s Dance: Celebrating the Life of David Bowie’. My friends couldn’t be convinced to try Tequila Mockingbird (too expensive … Continue reading →

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Food blogging in Hawaii

Posted on 9 January 2019 by andyq

Two weeks in Oahu and it was fun to do some food reviewing here. My mother’s side of the family is from Hawaii and she was born here, so I have visited many times, and have a long food history … Continue reading →

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