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Sydney Food Diary: The Burman Kitchen

Posted on 22 August 2018 by andyq

Each review that I saw of the Burman Kitchen made me even more curious to try it, but I couldn’t make it to join friends when they went to dine there in Granville and hadn’t managed to organise to get … Continue reading →

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Sydney Food Diary: Delfino Aperitivo #45 with Hiroyuki Sato at the Dolphin Hotel, Surry Hills

Posted on 21 August 2018 by andyq

Having lived in and around Surry Hills for most of my time in Sydney (since 1999), the Dolphin Hotel is a local. While the latest incarnation is a bit hectic for me to have a quiet drink, I think they’ve … Continue reading →

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Coffee in Sydney: The Lab Cafe, Oxford Street

Posted on 20 August 2018 by andyq

So, I noticed that the Barista’s name tag was Italian and then I heard that he had an Italian accent and was chatting in Italian with a customer, so I said, having just gotten back from Italy, ‘The coffee’s different … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Seth Stephens-Davidowitz’s Everybody Lies

Posted on 19 August 2018 by andyq

Everybody Lies: Big Data, New Data, and What the Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz My rating: 4 of 5 stars I don’t think that big data in itself is fascinating, but with the … Continue reading →

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Sydney Food Diary: Tapavino, CBD

Posted on 18 August 2018 by andyq

The truth is that I’ve been trying to get to Tapavino for ages. The reviews have been great, continuously, but the last time I was in the neighbourhood, before a show, it was too crowded to get in. So, a … Continue reading →

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Book Review: John Irving’s In One Person

Posted on 17 August 2018 by andyq

In One Person by John Irving My rating: 4 of 5 stars I was eleven years old when the World According to Garp was published, and I don’t know how much longer after it was published that I read it. … Continue reading →

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Coffee in Sydney: Skully on Crown, Surry Hills

Posted on 8 August 2018 by andyq

There’s a little cluster of restaurants on Crown Street with some cool stores in the mix too (the fabulous Mud ceramics has opened a Surry Hills outpost here). Skully on Crown is very new, with a big hipster sign, and … Continue reading →

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Italy Food Diary: Il Flauto di Pan, Ravello

Posted on 5 August 2018 by andyq

Our dinner at Il Flauto di Pan in Ravello reminded me strangely of our dinner at Le Jules Verne in the Eiffel Tower in Paris. The view and surroundings are so beautiful. It’s not that the food becomes irrelevant but … Continue reading →

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Sydney Food Diary: Sabbaba, Bondi Beach

Posted on 5 August 2018 by andyq

I remember going to this, the original Sabbaba, over ten years ago. It seemed to me that they’d expanded broadly over the years, but it turns out that they expanded only to places where I go (the Westfield CBD food … Continue reading →

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The Christmas Booze Delivery Run

Posted on 4 August 2018 by andyq

I’ve had a series of bad events for the apartment I rent out, so I felt that I wanted to show some appreciation for my property manager, who has had to do a LOT more work than usual, and send … Continue reading →

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