Category Archives: Asian

Sydney Food Diary: Muum Maam, Barangaroo

Posted on 1 October 2016 by andyq

If you’ve stumbled across my post on Muum Maam in Surry Hills, you’d know that I think it’s one of the best Thai restaurants in Sydney, though unsung. It doesn’t get the same attention as a number of other Thai … Continue reading →

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Sydney Food Diary: Salaryman, Surry Hills

Posted on 20 September 2016 by andyq

What a great surprise. Passing by this place during the day, on Albion Street, it looks like a curiosity, almost like a pool hall, set up in a garage, exposed copper piping, concrete and brick walls. But at night, with … Continue reading →

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Sydney Food Diary: Great Aunty Three, Surry Hills

Posted on 18 September 2016 by andyq

It was clear to me, just from a quick glance, that this restaurant had the right concept for the right location. Right next to the immensely popular Chat Thai in what was once a grocery store that unusually sold Latin … Continue reading →

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Sydney Food Diary: Tim Ho Wan, Pavilion on George St, CBD

Posted on 17 September 2016 by andyq

Tim Ho Wan seems to be taking over Sydney. From the humble beginnings of its Chatswood location, it now has three locations in the CBD. But this makes sense to me: Sydneysiders love yum cha, and the quality of the … Continue reading →

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Sydney Food Diary: Zhu Canton, Randwick

Posted on 15 September 2016 by andyq

Yum cha in Randwick? What a fine idea. I like the idea of yum cha in any neighbourhood, really, and spotting this listing on Zomato, I thought it would be worth a try. It turned out to be more of … Continue reading →

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Home cooking: Locomoco

Posted on 15 September 2016 by andyq

The locomoco is a Hawaiian invention. It involves plain white rice (variation: Japanese white rice) with a burger patty on top (or two), and then a fried egg on top of that (or two), and over the whole thing: gravy. … Continue reading →

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Sydney Food Diary: Thanon Khaosan, Chinatown

Posted on 15 September 2016 by andyq

Thai desserts. How I love them. Asian desserts often seem to confuse Westerners as whatever sweetness involved is quite subtle. They might even have a savoury hint to them. On numerous business trips to Bangkok, I discovered different Thai desserts, … Continue reading →

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Sydney Food Diary: Emperor’s Garden BBQ, Chinatown

Posted on 1 September 2016 by andyq

There’s something comforting that this restaurant has been around soooo long, and reminds me both of Cantonese restaurants in Vancouver, where I was born, and also my first years in Sydney, when I’m sure I popped in, trying to satisfy … Continue reading →

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Sydney Food Diary: Singapura Eating House, Darlinghurst

Posted on 1 September 2016 by andyq

I used to pop in Singapura Eating House when it was a few blocks closer to the City, in Oxford Square. Lots of folks from the Fitness First would eat there, and it seemed to me a little bit of … Continue reading →

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Sydney Food Diary: Dumpling and Noodle House, Potts Point

Posted on 23 August 2016 by andyq

I have meant to try this little hole-in-the-wall eatery on Victoria Street for ages. And that, really, is its charm. That I don’t think there’s anything else like it in Potts Point, and that it’s small and humble with some … Continue reading →

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