Category Archives: Food n’ Grog

Sydney Food Diary: Tuyo, Potts Point

Posted on 28 October 2019 by andyq

My friend Freddy was excited to bring me to this cafe, very close to where they live in Potts Point, which they have discovered and really enjoyed. And true: it’s hard to go wrong with good food and good service. … Continue reading →

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Sydney Food Diary: Bayswater Kitchenette, Kings Cross

Posted on 15 October 2019 by andyq

It was good preparation to go to Bayswater Kitchenette before my vacation in Italy. The team (Broadsheet tells me it’s Glenda Lau, Alessia Bottini and Robert Patterson-Hyde) is serving up deceptively simple homestyle Italian food. The flavours are rich, savoury … Continue reading →

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Sydney Food Diary: Mr Sun’s Fried Bun, Waterloo

Posted on 13 October 2019 by andyq

  In Waterloo, there’s an entire little neighbourhood springing up of Asian restaurants, and not the typical Asian restaurants in most parts of Sydney. They seem to be regional Chinese restaurants, and some others, aimed mainly at students and other … Continue reading →

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Roman Food Diary: Capo de Faro, Travestere

Posted on 30 September 2019 by andyq

 My last chance for a meal in Rome before beginning a driving holiday: My AirBNB host recommended this place, saying the pasta was great, and referencing the house specialty: the democratic rigatoni. When I arrived, just past 12.30pm, there was … Continue reading →

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Sydney Food Diary: Ume Burger, Barangaroo

Posted on 28 September 2019 by andyq

It was a choice for us between Belle’s Hot Chicken and Ume Burger, and since Ume Burger had chicken burgers (but Belle’s didn’t have anything Japanese), we went for Ume Burger! I opted for the special of the day, which … Continue reading →

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Roman Food Diary: Sora Margherita and Le Mani in Pasta

Posted on 27 September 2019 by andyq

I arrived in Rome at 6.30am, got myself into Travestere a few hours later, and then my kind AirBNB host allowed me to check in at 10.30am. But she still had to clean the apartment, so I went out for … Continue reading →

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Drinking in Sydney: Dulcies, Kings Cross

Posted on 25 September 2019 by andyq

So, my friend John says, he says, there’s a night at a bar in Kings Cross where the theme is that they show slides from other people’s family holidays. Bad holiday snaps. It’s an amusing idea, and an amusing bar, … Continue reading →

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Sydney Food Diary: Soi 25 Thai Restaurant, Darlinghurst

Posted on 23 September 2019 by andyq

This to me seems a high form of bravery. Soi 25, a new Thai restaurant in Darlinghurst, has taken over the space of the old Darlinghurst branch of Spice I Am. I don’t know why Spice I Am closed up … Continue reading →

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Sydney Food Diary: Bao Dao Taiwanese Kitchen, Chatswood

Posted on 22 September 2019 by andyq

I don’t know Taiwanese cuisine very well. I’ve heard about the famous beef noodle soup, that seems to be gaining in popularity these days, and the other dishes seem familiar, but I’m still a bit foggy: so it was good … Continue reading →

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Sydney Food Diary: Song Kitchen, CBD

Posted on 21 September 2019 by andyq

As far as I can tell, this humble restaurant is part of the Song Hotels, which is the new name for the YWCA hotels. Well, not so new now, I think. So you’d think that a YWCA restaurant, and a … Continue reading →

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