Category Archives: Modern Australian

Sydney Food Diary: ACME, Potts Point

Posted on 24 November 2016 by andyq

Hipster Asian-influenced Italian food in a dynamite atmosphere. Tucked away at the far end of Bayswater Road is the übercool restaurant ACME, so named with the first initials of the four partners involved, Andy, Cam, Mitchel and Ed. We arrived … Continue reading →

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Sydney Food Diary: Chicken Parma at the Bat & Ball, Redfern

Posted on 7 October 2016 by andyq

As a Chinese-Canadian, I’ve observed how different dishes are transformed from country to country and sometimes emerge as an interesting hybrid. A number of North American Chinese dishes are not known in China. In a similar way, Australia seems to … 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: Mercado, CBD

Posted on 4 September 2016 by andyq

Exciting new Moorish-inspired restaurant in the CBD. It’s hard to keep up with all the new restaurants in Sydney, so when we couldn’t get into Hubert (not even close, apparently you have to be super early or late with their … Continue reading →

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Sydney Food Diary: Pei Modern, the Rocks, 2016

Posted on 9 August 2016 by andyq

Pei Modern is named after the architect I. M. Pei, who was responsible for Collins Place in Melbourne. After eating at the Sydney location last year, a pre-theatre meal (and very good), I’ve been on their mailing list ever since. … Continue reading →

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Sydney Food Diary: Moon Park, Redfern

Posted on 23 July 2016 by andyq

September 24. You’ve got two months (from the time of this blog post) to get to Moon Park, Sydney’s most elegant modern Korean restaurant. Hidden away on the second floor of a corner building in Redfern, their lease it up, … Continue reading →

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Sydney Food Diary: Black by Ezard, Star City (Entertainment Dinner)

Posted on 17 July 2016 by andyq

Managed to book in for a special Entertainment Card dinner, Black by Ezard with wines by Penfolds. The only way to get into one of these is to book right away, so I was glad to be on my toes. … Continue reading →

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Food Diary: Gratia, Surry Hills. Sydney

Posted on 9 February 2016 by andyq

  A few months ago, I stopped by for coffee at this social enterprise cafe. How interesting, I thought. Profits to charity? I couldn’t help but applaud, but I was drawn to have coffee because it looked like a nice, … Continue reading →

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Food Diary, Folonomo, Surry Hills, Sydney

Posted on 7 February 2016 by andyq

So, a financier (which is a good word, isn’t it?) named Matthew Byrne has financed a ‘social enterprise’ restaurant and cafe called Folonomo (For Love Not Money) and Grazie respectively. I’m expecting they pay their staff a proper wage, and … Continue reading →

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Sydney Food Diary: Bentley Restaurant and Bar, CBD

Posted on 16 January 2016 by andyq

I loved Bentley Bar when it was in Surry Hills, and would recommend it to friends for a special meal: upscale but affordable, inventive and with a great vegetarian degustation. While Chef Brent Savage and his crew have been at … Continue reading →

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