Category Archives: Review

Food Diary: Bishop Sessa, Surry Hills, Sydney

Posted on 21 September 2015 by andyq

Bishop Sessa has been serving delightful, inventive, top-quality food at very moderate prices for some years now. After the much-loved Tabou closed down (the French restaurant with the double-based cheese soufflé…), there was an incarnation called Gotham I believe, and … Continue reading →

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Food Diary: Claire’s Kitchen, Oxford Street, Sydney

Posted on 19 September 2015 by andyq

With a huge range of traditional bistro dishes on their menu, as well as French aperitifs and digestifs, served by adorable young mostly French-speaking staff, Claire’s Kitchen has a rather nice feeling of authenticity. And the food is very, very … Continue reading →

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Food Diary: Two Sticks, Chinatown, Sydney

Posted on 14 September 2015 by andyq

We were coming back from a lecture on Ken Wilber’s Stages of Human Development, and you know, I was kind of hungry. My better half reminded me that if we stayed on the bus and extra stop, we’d be right … Continue reading →

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Food Diary: Onde, Darlinghurst, Sydney

Posted on 6 September 2015 by andyq

What I find really amazing about Onde is its longevity and consistency. I think it’s been around at least since I moved to Sydney in 1999. While it talks about ‘simple and provincial French-influenced cuisine’, for me it’s the best … Continue reading →

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Sydney Food Diary: Chaco Bar, Darlinghurst

Posted on 5 September 2015 by andyq

Thanks to my savvy pal, Andrew, we stumbled into Chako Bar for dinner, a tiny hole in the wall in Darlinghurst, a similar size to Nom, only a block away, but with a much hipper, groovier feel. With mostly one … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Carmen Aguirre’s Something Fierce

Posted on 5 September 2015 by andyq

Something Fierce: Memoirs of a Revolutionary Daughter by Carmen Aguirre My rating: 4 of 5 stars On my last visit home to Vancouver, a friend gave me this book; I think he knows the author. When I first became friends … Continue reading →

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Food Diary: The Haven, Sydney

Posted on 4 September 2015 by andyq

I’d certainly noticed Haven on the little stretch of Chalmers Street between the two entrances to Central Station, the one across from the bottom of Foveaux and the other at Devonshire Street. This place had such a buzz when we … Continue reading →

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Food Diary: Royal Mail Hotel, Dunkeld, the Grampians, Victoria

Posted on 4 September 2015 by andyq

The Royal Mail Hotel is a two-hatted restaurant in the Grampians, some hours outside of Melbourne in the Australian state of Victoria. It’s also a hotel, with a magnificent homestead, the site of Diana’s 50th birthday party a few weekends … Continue reading →

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Food Diary: Cup Half Full, Sydney

Posted on 31 August 2015 by andyq

I noticed that Fifi Foveaux was gone, the corner cafe in kind of a garish shade of red. I can’t barely remembering trying the place, but I think I did once. Apparently, the owners of Cup Half Full bought Fifi … Continue reading →

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Food Diary: Brickfields, Sydney

Posted on 31 August 2015 by andyq

I consider it a good thing to have to look up the names of food on a menu and for three items in both of the amazing ‘plates’ at Brickfields for lunch on Sunday, I did. My plate of kisir … Continue reading →

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