Category Archives: Review

Sydney Food Diary: Yellow, Potts Point

Posted on 18 October 2016 by andyq

Yellow is destination dining, offering a stunning vegetarian degustation. Instead of thinking of vegetarian and vegan food as lacking in meat, why not think of it as a particular culture or style of eating? For a visit to Yellow could … Continue reading →

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Sydney Food Diary: Zushi, Surry Hills

Posted on 13 October 2016 by andyq

   Zushi is really dependable, tasty Japanese food with a modern twist. A reliable choice. So many restaurants change in Surry Hills, I think it’s a sign of quality when a place manages to last for a while, and Zushi … Continue reading →

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Sydney Food Diary: Sabu, Parramatta

Posted on 13 October 2016 by andyq

Sabu was a nice surprise: really fresh sushi and sashimi, great flavours and an unusual sake. We’d come to Parramatta to catch a show at the Riverside. With so many restaurants on the strip around Church Street, I expected we’d … Continue reading →

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Sydney Food Diary: Harajuka Gyoza, Potts Point

Posted on 11 October 2016 by andyq

If I don’t have any photos of the food at Harajuku Gyoza, it’s because it seems almost besides the point. I mean, it was tasty. I liked the duck gyoza. The eggplant was delicious. Crisp little pieces of chicken karaage. … 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: Contrabando, CBD

Posted on 20 September 2016 by andyq

[This review from September 2016; I ate at their new location in November 2018 and didn’t even realise it was the same restaurant!] When the hostess lead us to our table, I was about to say to my husband, ‘Is … 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: 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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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: 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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