Category Archives: Review

Sydney Food Diary: Mjølner, Redfern

Posted on 3 September 2018 by andyq

Could Sydney really support two Scandiwegian restaurants where you go through a non-descript door and to a darkened basement for fantastic, modern Viking food? Well, the answer is no, as I found out that the Norsk Dor in the CBD … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Mark Sisson’s ‘The Keto Reset Diet’

Posted on 2 September 2018 by andyq

The Keto Reset Diet: Reboot Your Metabolism in 21 Days and Burn Fat Forever by Mark Sisson My rating: 2 of 5 stars I think I’m of an age that I need a hard copy of something, a book, to … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Klaus Ove Knausgård’s My Struggle

Posted on 8 July 2018 by andyq

My Struggle by Karl Ove Knausgård My rating: 5 of 5 stars A deeply personal reflection on the death of Knausgaard’s father, My Struggle is universal in its exploration of how we observe the world, how we interact with it, … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Andrew Sean Greer’s Less, Fiction

Posted on 2 July 2018 by andyq

Less by Andrew Sean Greer My rating: 5 of 5 stars I loved Arthur Less, the protagonist of the novel Less. I’ve occasionally fallen in love with the voice of an author or one of their characters but then realised … Continue reading →

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Sydney Food Diary: Bistro Guillaume

Posted on 5 June 2018 by andyq

So, classic with a twist. The famous Guillaume has opened a bistro in the City that is serving up classic French bistro food. It’s not a hole-in-the-wall bistro like you might find on a side street in Paris, but rather … Continue reading →

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Sydney Food Diary: Retro Saigon

Posted on 4 June 2018 by andyq

For a quick bite before we saw ‘Gypsy’ at the Hayes Theatre, I suggested Friggitoria. I reckon it must be good when there are always so many people there. But alas, there weren’t two empty seats. So we popped next … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Christie Harris’s Mouse Woman and the Vanished Princesses

Posted on 2 June 2018 by andyq

Mouse Woman and the Vanished Princesses by Christie Harris My rating: 5 of 5 stars I always loved mythology. As a boy, I started with Greek mythology, went onto Roman and then the Norse gods too. Eventually I devoured pretty … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Michael Merzenich’s Soft-Wired

Posted on 21 May 2018 by andyq

Soft-Wired: How the New Science of Brain Plasticity Can Change Your Life by Michael Merzenich My rating: 2 of 5 stars Soft-wired is an odd mix of relentlessly cheery home-spun wisdom and science. While the scientific basis for being able … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Elena Ferrante’s The Story of a New Name

Posted on 6 May 2018 by andyq

The Story of a New Name by Elena Ferrante My rating: 5 of 5 stars My Brilliant Friend was childhood and the end of childhood. The Story of a New Name takes us and our two heroines from this point … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Susan Cain’s Quiet

Posted on 4 May 2018 by andyq

Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain My rating: 3 of 5 stars I happened to win the book ‘Quiet’ as a Christmas party book giveaway; everyone got a book, though we … Continue reading →

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