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“We’re not making Quay food today,” Peter Gilmore tells us, easing the blow with a friendly chuckle. “Tonight’s all about ways we can make home entertaining easier.” I couldn’t have been more relieved to hear this: his Quay cookbook – though an amazing visual read...
Just when you thought macaron fever was losing steam, a new Japanese inspired “macaronery” has opened up in Sydney’s mid city. Located next door to Berta, this tiny 22 square cafe is owned by Yu Sasaki, a trained chef who cut his teeth at the...
I’ll just go ahead and say it, Gastro Park is bloody brilliant. Book yourself a table and you’ll quickly realise why it’s the best meal you’ve had all year. We began our recent meal with a pressed terrine of confit duck and foie gras –...
It’s interesting how much expectations play into the enjoyment of a particular restaurant. It’s nice to be surprised when you have nothing to expect, yet painfully disappointing when a restaurant falls short of expectations. Sepia was at the top of my ‘to dine’ list and...
There’s something to be said about great produce and what it does for food. Not only does it show in the way a dish tastes, but also in the colours, textures and smells. At Cotton Duck, working with great ingredients is much more than a...
There’s something about a good coffee on a Saturday morning that just feels so darn good. Yet so many places struggle to get it right. All too often the coffee is watery, weak, foamy or burnt. Bang Bang Cafe, which sits on quiet terrace strip...
2010 has been a year of milestones for Mr. Taste and I, so ‘celebration’ was definitely on our minds when we were invited to experience the new Champagne Chef’s Table at glass brasserie. The Champagne Chef’s Table is a celebration dinner that features five of...
As we drove into the city for our first Sugar Hit of the month with tastebuds Lisa and Andrew, we joked how the Intercontinental was one of those Sydney hotels only popular with business travellers, celebrities and American dignitaries – including one George W. Bush....
Moreish. That’s the only way I can describe the food at Berta. Each dish leaves you hanging and longing for more. I had been saving my first visit to this effortlessly cool restaurant for months and managed to make a last minute date with a...
There are certain things that get a food blogger really excited – macarons, cheese on a stick, Anthony Bourdain… An 11.4kg suckling pig rolled in on a trolley somehow trumps all of the above. A group of bloggers recently attended a ‘Pig & Pinot’ dinner...
I’m forever inspired by stories of seachange. There is something incredibly heartening about the risks that people take to live out their dream. It seems that when you’re passionate about something, you work hard to push yourself out of an everyday routine and pursue that...
During my travel writing days, I was invited on an amazing junket to Isaan in Thailand’s north east. While region is the country’s poorest, there was a simplistic beauty about Isaan that has stayed with me since. The two week trip took us through desolate...
