Monthly Archives: March 2019

Sydney Food Diary: Sticky Fingers Kitchen and Bar, Surry Hills

Posted on 27 March 2019 by andyq

I don’t know it took me so long to try out Sticky Fingers, just a block back from Oxford Street along the strip. It’s super close to where I live, and I’d heard rumours it was good. Now I’ve managed … Continue reading →

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Sydney Food Diary: McDonalds, 600 George Street

Posted on 26 March 2019 by andyq

OK. Strike me dead. I don’t know why McDonald’s is advertising in my social media feed, and the worst thing of course, is that I succumbed. I’ve always had a soft spot for Macca’s breakfasts, and the idea of a … Continue reading →

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Sydney Food Diary: Yulli’s, Surry Hills

Posted on 22 March 2019 by andyq

It’s great to see a restaurant doing so well, and a vegetarian restaurant doing so well in particular (eating less meat is good for the planet). On a Monday night, Yulli’s was pretty much packed. I’m surprised I haven’t blogged … Continue reading →

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Sydney Food Diary: Kitchen by Jamie, Maroubra

Posted on 12 March 2019 by andyq

From me, the highest recommendation to scoot on out to Maroubra Junction and dine at Kitchen by Jamie. I like food with a story, and I’m charmed by this one, as years ago, Jamie and Daniela invited me (and some … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Ali Smith’s How to be both (fiction)

Posted on 10 March 2019 by andyq

How to Be Both by Ali Smith My rating: 5 of 5 stars I’m bowled over by this book. I had no expectations and hadn’t heard anything about it. Neither did the cover photo of the singers Sylvie Vartan and … Continue reading →

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Sydney Food Diary: Poly, Surry Hills

Posted on 10 March 2019 by andyq

Paramount is a really great place to see films. It’s intimate, with not so many seats, and a good view from each of them. But it’s still a communal experience, which, if people remember they’re not watching Netflix at homes, … Continue reading →

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Sydney Food Diary: Medan Ciak, CBD

Posted on 7 March 2019 by andyq

Belanchan is a chili shrimp paste found as an ingredient in both Indonesian and Malaysian food. I’m not so familiar with it from my Cantonese background, but find it earthy and complex, with a hit of spice. So, to see … Continue reading →

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Sydney Food Diary: The Union Hotel, Newtown

Posted on 5 March 2019 by andyq

A friend introduced me to the Botany View Hotel for a meal a few weeks back, and I found the experience so fun, we thought we’d do another pub dinner in Enmore (the bottom end of King Street, Newtown). The … Continue reading →

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Sydney Food Diary: Din Din Persian Kitchen, Surry Hills

Posted on 3 March 2019 by andyq

Near the corner of Cleveland Street and Elizabeth Street is the quiet oasis Din Din Persian Kitchen. There have always been restaurants around here, a cluster, mostly Lebanese with somewhere East Asian around the corner. Pub food and it looks … Continue reading →

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