Category Archives: Sydney

Theatre Review: Falsettos, Darlinghurst Theatre

Posted on 8 February 2014 by andyq

  A new production of the musical Falsettos is playing at the Eternity Playhouse by Darlinghurst Theatre for this year’s Mardi Gras season, and I hope they play to full houses. It’s an outstanding cast with amazing direction and staging, … Continue reading →

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Restaurant Review: Spicy Sichuan, Haymarket, Sydney

Posted on 3 February 2014 by andyq

I’ve wanted to try this restaurant for ages, but it’s not the type of place to just go with your partner. Finally, with my pal’s rent-a-crowd of 8, a great number for a Chinese meal, we got to head down … Continue reading →

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My New Keepcup: The Reuse Revolution (again)

Posted on 3 December 2013 by andyq

I ordered my new keepcup online and it arrived last week. I had one already, but have decided lately I really want a LARGE coffee and so needed a proper large cup to match. I’m completely amused by Keepcup’s website … Continue reading →

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Restaurant Review: Cafe Nice, Sydney

Posted on 24 November 2013 by andyq

It’s hard to imagine the team from Fratelli Fresh doing wrong. They sell beautiful high-quality Italian produce at their stores, and their restaurants ride the wave of Sydney’s embrace of bistro-style cuisine, a step down from formal fine dining but … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Berndt Sellheim’s Beyond the Frame’s Edge

Posted on 23 November 2013 by andyq

Beyond the Frame’s Edge by Berndt Sellheim My rating: 4 of 5 stars I think what’s interesting about a first novel is how you are introduced to a clear set of the author’s concerns. It is perhaps the book they … Continue reading →

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Sydney’s Labyrinth

Posted on 22 January 2013 by andyq

I can’t express how happy I am to know that Sydney will finally have its own public labyrinth… Information about it is here. It is currently drawn on the grass in a beautiful corner of Centennial Park, but over 80% … Continue reading →

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Sydney Food Adventures: Momofuku, Star City (first visit)

Posted on 24 June 2012 by andyq

I was completely surprised, after hearing about how difficult it is to get into Momofuku, to log onto their internet reservation system on a Thursday morning and have a spot come up for two nights later, Saturday night at 8pm. … Continue reading →

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What I learned in voice class

Posted on 24 June 2012 by andyq

I just finished 8 weeks of ‘Contemporary Singer 2‘ class at the Sydney Conservatorium of music with Edoardo Santone as our teacher. Final concert was last week! Phew. It went well. What I learned My past singing didn’t given me … Continue reading →

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Restaurant Review: La Pesa (Milanese food in Darlinghurst)

Posted on 11 September 2011 by andyq

I had this on a list of restaurants to try after reading Terry Durack’s very positive review in the Sydney Morning Herald in June 2010. But it took me over a year to get there and not a minute too … Continue reading →

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Restaurant Review: Sunflower Cafe – Taiwanese

Posted on 11 September 2011 by andyq

Sunflower Cafe Ground Level, 147 Broadway, Ultimo, Sydney   A quick Sunday lunch and I wanted to check out this unusual little strip of restaurants on Broadway, not far from the Broadway shopping centre (or a short hike up from … Continue reading →

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