Category Archives: Australia

Food Diary: Pie in the Sky. Upper North Shore, NSW

Posted on 13 April 2015 by andyq

First of all, if you’re looking for Pie in the Sky, this is the Pie in the Sky, formally in Cowan, though we were going for a drive near Berowra, which is also near Dangar Island and just inland from … Continue reading →

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Food Diary: Twenty 8 Acres, Sydney

Posted on 19 March 2015 by andyq

If you’ve followed my restaurant reviews, you’ll know that I’m always intrigrued by how a restaurant gets a good ranking on TripAdvisor. Twenty 8 Acres, a humble cafe, tucked away in Darlington, near the university, is coming up with 100 … Continue reading →

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Food Diary: Steersons Steakhouse, Sydney

Posted on 10 March 2015 by andyq

King Street Wharf is a strange location for us to eat. It feels a bit touristy, and not particularly inviting. But my better half’s parents were staying at a hotel nearby before their cruise, and this was in the right … Continue reading →

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Food Diary: Cipro Pizza al Taglio, Sydney

Posted on 10 March 2015 by andyq

I’ve heard mention of this restaurant dozens of times and never made it. In particular, it is said that their flourless chocolate cake is the bomb. Sadly, when my pal and I went, it was explained that it’s difficult to … Continue reading →

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Food Diary: Meadow Cafe, Prince Alfred Park, Sydney

Posted on 10 March 2015 by andyq

Open for lunch, daily (I think), next to the Prince Alfred Park swimming pool, this is a pretty damn fine combination: great food, friendly and competent service, comfy surroundings (inside if it’s too hot, but outside if you’d like) and, … Continue reading →

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Australian culture: the Hills Hoist

Posted on 1 June 2014 by andyq

While rotating clothes lines attached to a heavy metal pole stuck in your backyard have been around in Australia since the turn of the 20th century, it was a bloke named Lance Hill who made his model in Adelaide in … Continue reading →

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Restaurant Review: Spicy Sichuan, Haymarket, Sydney

Posted on 3 February 2014 by andyq

I’ve wanted to try this restaurant for ages, but it’s not the type of place to just go with your partner. Finally, with my pal’s rent-a-crowd of 8, a great number for a Chinese meal, we got to head down … Continue reading →

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Romanesco Broccoli

Posted on 22 August 2013 by andyq

So, we’re down at the fish market getting supplies for the first course of a progressive dinner (as you do) and there’s a tray in the produce store, beautifully displayed of ‘baby cauliflower’. Except that there are at least three … Continue reading →

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Restaurant Review: Momofuku Seibo Redux

Posted on 6 February 2013 by andyq

Even though it hasn’t been all that long since I’ve been to Sydney’s hottest new restaurant (though Movida these days seems to be giving it a run for its money), it was entirely necessary to go again so that the … Continue reading →

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Restaurant Review: Celsius, Adelaide

Posted on 1 December 2010 by andyq

So, when I was in Adelaide for the Feast Festival, last weekend of November 2010, I stopped in to Celsius Restaurant on the way to the theatre. It had just received a review in the Adelaide Review which had more … Continue reading →

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