Monthly Archives: March 2020

Book Review: Ocean Vuong’s On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous

Posted on 29 March 2020 by andyq

On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong My rating: 5 of 5 stars I was stunned by this book. Immediately, on entering it, it’s clear that the story will be unconventional. A letter to a mother. An autobiography? A … Continue reading →

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Home baking: Josey Baker’s Adventure Bread

Posted on 28 March 2020 by andyq

Baking during the COVID-19 lockdown 🍞 I made this recipe for ‘Adventure Bread’ from @JoseyBakerBread posted by @DavidLebovitz, Paris-based author and chef (check out his new book, Drinking French, it’s great). It’s this amazing gluten-free bread made mostly of nuts, … Continue reading →

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Book Review: David Sedaris’s When You are Engulfed in Flames

Posted on 28 March 2020 by andyq

When You Are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris My rating: 3 of 5 stars I’ve enjoyed Sedaris’s writing in the past, and possibly even more so, hearing him speak at a writer’s festival. He’s funny. Occasionally, he produces a … Continue reading →

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Sydney Food Diary: Kobe Wagyu BBQ, Chinatown

Posted on 27 March 2020 by andyq

I’m glad to see on Zomato how highly diners have rated Kobe Wagyu, up on the first floor across from World Square, at the edge of Chinatown. For that was my feeling too: this was great food and a great … Continue reading →

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Home Cooking: Alison Roman’s Spiced Chickpea Stew with Coconut and Turmeric

Posted on 24 March 2020 by andyq

The COVID-19 lockdown is a perfect opportunity to try out all the recipes that I’ve been printing out and then putting to one side! I have quite a collection. Some have already proven to be failures (for me, at least). … Continue reading →

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Sydney Food Diary: Ho Jiak Town Hall

Posted on 20 March 2020 by andyq

We had a chore in the CBD which meant it was a perfect occasion to try out Ho Jiak Town Hall during their soft launch. It’s funny to see the former Cuban restaurant transformed into a modern Malaysian hangout. It’s … Continue reading →

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Sydney Food Diary: Sea Salt, Clovelly

Posted on 19 March 2020 by andyq

It’s pretty hard to go wrong in a location like this, a classic Sydney location, where you have views of the water, of some kind, from nearly anywhere in the restaurant. What a lucky guy I was. My friend John … Continue reading →

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Sydney Food Diary: Buffalo Dining Club, Darlinghurst

Posted on 15 March 2020 by andyq

Wow. Four years since I’ve been to Buffalo Dining Club, and it’s refreshing to see a restaurant that found a great formula, stuck to it, and that it’s still doing booming business. On a Friday night, it was packed, with … Continue reading →

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Sydney Food Diary: Sasaki, CBD

Posted on 8 March 2020 by andyq

Not really in the CBD, tucked behind Hyde Park on the Surry Hills side, it actually took us a while to find Sasaki, hidden away in an unassuming location off an alleyway. Wow, it is a find though. An elegant … Continue reading →

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