- tasted by two in Tiger Tales Jan/Feb issue
My second round-up for the Sydney Hotspots section (now known as Touchdown) in Tiger Tales magazine has gone to print. Check it out!
Featuring…
* Incu, 256 Oxford Street, Paddington
* Single Origin Roasters, 60-64 Reservoir St, Surry Hills
* Gumshara, Eating World Food Court, Shop 209, 25-29 Dixon St, Chinatown
* Bodega Tapas Bar, 216 Commonwealth Street, Surry Hils
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- Pan Asian – Prahran, Melbourne
I have to admit, fusion isn’t something I usually get excited about. The word is thrown about so loosely these days, it seems that you could pick any two dishes from two different menus and somehow sell it as fusion. While there are some fantastic examples of fusion out there (a la Nobu’s marriage of [...]
- Little Cupcakes – Melbourne
Like all good things, Melbourne’s little gems are hidden in its lively laneways. We stumbled upon Little Cupcakes by chance while trying to find some shelter from the wind during a breezy afternoon in the city.
This cute cupcake boutique is no bigger than 10 square metres and yet it bakes an impressive daily selection of [...]
- Gumshara @ Eating World – Chinatown
What takes 7 days to make, only has three ingredients and could very well cause a cardiac arrest?
A heavy helping of ramen at Gumshara.
Hidden in the Eating World food court on Dixon Street, Gumshara is known for one thing and one thing only – its thick, glutinous, pork bone broth which has not only won [...]
- Adriano Zumbo’s Cafe Chocolat – Balmain
Cursed Masterchef has ruined my favourite Saturday afternoon ritual.
I used to be able to stroll into Adriano Zumbo, grab a croissant and be on my merry way. But now, I have to fight off thirty other customers in line, while secretly hoping they don’t pick the dessert I want.
Luckily, it’s a little [...]
- Recipe: Sichuan Hot Pot
The act of sticking various food items into a simmering pot goes by many names and comes in different variations, whether it’s “hot pot”, “steamboat”, “shabu shabu”, “sukiyaki”, “lau” or “chinese fondue”.
At home, our hotpot of choice is the Sichuan kind. Undisputedly the king of all hotpots, every mouthful is coated with tongue tingling oil, [...]
- Recipe: Fried Rice – Battle for Kitchen Supremacy
Being the forward thinkers we are, we always cook four times the suggested amount of rice for two people. Enough for tonight’s dinner, tomorrow’s lunch, tomorrow’s fried rice dinner and tomorrow tomorrow’s fried rice lunch. And so, tonight is now tomorrow, and yesterday’s leftover rice is about to be transformed into a deliciously simple fried [...]
- Recipe: Adriano Zumbo’s Chocolate Mousse Cake from Masterchef
Like many of you, I sat in front of the telly last Wednesday night, eyes glued, mouth agape when Adriano Zumbo walked onto the set of Masterchef with his Chocolate Mousse Cake. Because it was so divine and so damn unattainable, I decided to attempt the near-impossible recipe – and I used Mr. Taste’s birthday [...]
- Kobe Jones – King Street Wharf, Sydney
Following my review of Sushi Choo’s $20 all-you-can-eat sushi train, several readers alerted me to a similar all-you-can-eat sushi deal on offer at Kobe Jones. Their lunchtime only special was priced at $25pp and included their signature Volcano Roll (which alone is priced at $28).
- Recipe: New York Thin Crust Pizza
When Mr. Taste decided to invite his mates over for dinner one night, I thought it would be a great way to try out a New York Thin Crust Pizza recipe I adapted from 101 Cookbooks.
I loved every slice of pizza I had in New York, and for those who haven’t tried it, a New [...]
