Category Archives: Australia

Food Diary: Quay, Sydney

Posted on 13 July 2015 by andyq

Quay surpassed any expectations that I had of it. Currently sitting at #58 in the World’s Best Restaurant list, it’s one of the few high-end Australian restaurants that I haven’t tried in my time here. It’s been on my list… … Continue reading →

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Food Diary: Knafeh Bakery, Sydney

Posted on 4 July 2015 by andyq

So, I read this article in the Sydney Morning Herald, and c’mon, if that’s not intriguing, what is? A new food sensation for Sydney, a back story (pastries bringing cultures together often in conflict in the Middle East) and bakers … Continue reading →

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Review: Marina Abramovic’s Project 30, Sydney

Posted on 1 July 2015 by andyq

MARINA ABRAMOVIĆ http://kaldorartprojects.org.au/projects/marina-abramovic DATE 24 June – 05 July 2015 12 noon – 7pm daily LOCATION Pier 2/3 Hickson Road, Walsh Bay, Sydney Only a few days left to catch Marina Abramovic (I can’t figure out how to put the … Continue reading →

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Food Diary: Una’s, Sydney

Posted on 20 June 2015 by andyq

Una’s in Darlinghurst, Sydney, is an absolute institution. They’ve been around for 45 years! They’re remarkably consistent, and the food tastes pretty much exactly as it has the last times that I’ve been over the last 15 years or so. … Continue reading →

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Sydney Food Diary: Tim Ho Wan, Chatswood

Posted on 19 June 2015 by andyq

Ever since I found out there was a Michellin-starred Dim Sum house in Hong Kong, the most inexpensive Michellin-starred restaurant in the world, I’ve been recommending that friends go there if they’re in Hong Kong. I’ve never managed to get … Continue reading →

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Food Diary: Chonsiam, Sydney

Posted on 18 June 2015 by andyq

Sydney has such freaking good Thai food. An unmentioned friend of a friend won’t eat the Thai food here in Sydney because it’s not as good as in Thailand, but the thing is: a lot of people think the Thai … Continue reading →

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Food Diary: Sepia, Sydney

Posted on 9 June 2015 by andyq

September 2013, I took a colleague out to Friday lunch at Sepia to thank her for her professional kindness, and she arrived to tell me big and wonderful professional news. It was a great occasion to eat somewhere I’d heard … Continue reading →

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Food Diary: Chinta Kechil, Double Bay, Sydney

Posted on 26 April 2015 by andyq

Many years ago, I took my folks, visiting Sydney, to Chinta Ria in Darling Harbour. Even though we’d eaten a LOT of Asian food, Malaysian food wasn’t really familiar to us. It’s been a pleasure living in Sydney getting to … Continue reading →

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Food Diary: Mere Catherine, Sydney

Posted on 18 April 2015 by andyq

We’ve been meaning to go to this tiny, unassuming restaurant in Potts Point FOREVER. A sign says that it seats just 14, and you can’t see into the restaurant from the street. It looks like someone’s kitchen. Inside, it’s a … Continue reading →

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Food Diary: Egg of the Universe, Rozelle, Sydney

Posted on 15 April 2015 by andyq

We’d stopped by one morning in Rozelle to poke around the Essential Ingredient, the upmarket and rather amazing kitchen supply store. And we were hungry. The very amusing shopfront ‘Egg of the Universe’ beckoned our attention. It’s a yoga studio … Continue reading →

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