Category Archives: Review

Food Diary: Battle of the Taiwanese Fried Chicken, Sydney CBD, Part 1

Posted on 11 January 2016 by andyq

Taiwanese Fried Chicken has come to Sydney! I’m not sure I even knew it existed, except that suddenly there appeared an intriguing shopfront on Liverpool Street, heading into the City that often had a line-up. I decided I had to … Continue reading →

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2015 in lists (art, books, entertainment, shows)

Posted on 31 December 2015 by andyq

Concerts & Shows West Side Story, live symphony playing to the movie, at the Grand Rex, Paris. Pretty fun. Blood Brothers, Hayes Theatre, Sydney: A great cast, acting and singing for their lives, but gosh, I didn’t love this show, … Continue reading →

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Food Diary: Magnus Nilsson event with Pinbone at LP’s Quality Meats

Posted on 2 December 2015 by andyq

On Friday night, 27 November 2015, LP’s Quality Meats and the crew from Pinbone restaurant (currently without a home, so doing events and pop-ups) hosted the Swedish chef Magnus Nilsson from the famed restaurant Fäviken. Articles like this one in … Continue reading →

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Food Diary: Cafe Oratnek, Redfern, Sydney

Posted on 1 December 2015 by andyq

I’m biased. It’s silly, but I’m kind of obsessed with the flavour of matcha, Japanese green tea. Whether Matcha Lattes from Starbucks or Matcha Kit Kats or the more traditional Matcha desserts, I’m a convert. So, when Cafe Oratnek (I … Continue reading →

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Food Diary: East Ocean Restaurant, Chinatown, Sydney

Posted on 30 November 2015 by andyq

I haven’t been to East Ocean in ages, having ended up in the habit of dropping by Zilver, mainly, or perhaps Marigold for old times sake. But taking a young fourteen-year-old friend out for yum cha, I liked the idea … Continue reading →

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Food Diary: Jonkanoo, Surry Hills, Sydney

Posted on 20 November 2015 by andyq

It’s strange to say that I miss Caribbean food when I can’t say that I’m all that much an expert in it. Jamaican patties in Vancouver (possibly not the best) and superb rotis in Toronto (oh my god, these were … Continue reading →

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Food Diary: Firedoor, Surry Hills, Sydney (Part 1 and 2)

Posted on 20 November 2015 by andyq

Wow. I’d heard good things about Firedoor, but in November, we had a pretty much perfect food night: surprising, tasty and innovative with an extremely fair price of $85 for a whatever-the-chef-decides kind of night. The interiors are Surry Hills … Continue reading →

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Food Diary: Shakespeare Hotel, Surry Hills, Sydney

Posted on 18 November 2015 by andyq

The Shakespeare Hotel in Surry Hills on Devonshire Street is an institution. It has remained the same since I first arrived in Sydney, and describes itself as one of the last ‘authentic pubs in Sydney’. It even has accommodation upstairs, … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers

Posted on 17 November 2015 by andyq

Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell My rating: 3 of 5 stars I’m feeling really ambiguous about Malcolm Gladwell lately. In some ways, it’s related to how GOOD his writing is. He spins a great story. They’re the … Continue reading →

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Food Diary: Lal Qila, Redfern, Sydney

Posted on 17 November 2015 by andyq

All those Indian restaurants along that stretch on Cleveland Street, between Bourke and Crown, are tasty enough, and inexpensive, but none has ever stood out to me. Instead, I’ve been a number of times to this crowded Pakistani restaurant, with … Continue reading →

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