Category Archives: Food n’ Grog

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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Coffee in Sydney: Bowan Island Bakery, Zetland

Posted on 3 August 2018 by andyq

Since I’m from Vancouver, Canada, which is not so far from Bowen Island, the name Bowan Island caused me to do a double-take. But internet research is offering no illumination. Aside from the name of a bakery that has become … Continue reading →

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Sydney Food Diary: Saké Restaurant, The Rocks

Posted on 1 August 2018 by andyq

Wow, was this a nice meal. Invited along for a business lunch, we had a whole selection of dishes: edamame with a spicy salt for dipping, gyoza, vegetarian sushi, and popcorn shrimp. A sashimi selection was beautifully presented and appropriately … Continue reading →

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Coffee in Sydney: Gardenia, CBD

Posted on 30 July 2018 by andyq

Now, if I was hungry, and it was lunchtime, I would have loved to try this place. I loved the contrast. A sign that makes it look like the place has been around for a long, long time, yet a … Continue reading →

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Sydney Food Diary: Pott’Spot, Potts Point

Posted on 28 July 2018 by andyq

I confess: I passed up eating here previously because… of the sign. I couldn’t read it at first, and it looks more like Pott’Spat than Spot, which is an even more terrible name for a restaurant. The childish lettering, the … Continue reading →

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Andy and Stevie’s Sicily Travel Guide

Posted on 11 July 2018 by andyq

Funny. I hadn’t really heard all that much about Sicily but when we said we were going for a week there, I found it’s a regular destination for international tourists. And why did I think it’s a small place, being … Continue reading →

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Sicily Food Diary: Duomo by Cicco Sultano, Ragusa

Posted on 27 June 2018 by andyq

Il Duomo was everything I’d hoped for and more: an exquisite fine dining experience, rooted in Sicilian culture, food and ingredients that would be unrepeatable elsewhere. An elegant atmosphere, a chance to try a range of interesting Sicilian wines, and … Continue reading →

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Food blogging in Rome

Posted on 24 June 2018 by andyq

I was lucky enough to spend about four days in Rome before my holidays in Sicily and Southern Italy. Good meals are always on my travel agenda, and writing about those meals serves a few purposes for me: it allows … Continue reading →

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Rome Food Diary: Alla Scala Gelato, Trastevere

Posted on 20 June 2018 by andyq

So, I didn’t want to neglect this gelato place just because it was right beneath my AirBNB. I thought they had an interesting mix of classic and unusual flavours. I tried a ricotta gelato with pomegranate and who knows what … Continue reading →

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