Thursday, November 1, 2007
Good Food Month comes to an end for another year
a longer update later.
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Noodle Markets @ Hyde Park plus Chocolate workshop at Essential Ingredient and Westin Sugar hit !
I still remember the first time I experience Noddle Markets where they had Sailors Thai and other famous restaurants offering overall more variety but unfortunately in the past few years the variety of food has declined ( correct me if I'm wrong) since I remember more than 3 outlets serving satays.
This year I got that just on time just as the market started luckily managing to find a parking spot next to St Marys Cathedral. Had a walk around the stalls before meeting with J.
Eventually decided to start off with the rice balls $9 from Banana Blossom. It was covered minced pork and vegetables , had to dig one out for the photo.
Next was dutch pancakes which charged extra 50c for fruit and other extras unlike last year fruit was included in the price. For $9 you get a plate of dutch pancakes and choice of 2 toppings.
Wagamama offered 2 sides and 3 noodles. Sweet potato kusabi for $4 was the good value for money. The sauce ( basil and wasbi mayonnaise) complemented the potatoes quite well but lack the taste of wasabi.
Last but not least Serependity ice-cream tried the fig and vanilla and chocolate . Chocolate was better than the fig and vanilla since really couldn't taste the fig.
Quickly off to the next Good Food Month event Chocolate workshop with Thomas Schnetzler at Essential Ingredient at Crows Nest. The night composed of a explanation of how chocolate behaviours at various temperatures and tempering chocolate. There were 6 tables but 2 was doing the same thing. Thomas showed us how to make 3 types of truffles dark , mocca and earl grey. The remain table was making almond crunch.
The 2 hours flew by so quick. Everyone was waiting for the chocolates to set since some of them needed to be in the fridge. There some left to take home.
Next stop sugar hit at Westin since we were so close to city about 8kms I think. Not as value for money as the sampler plates at the other hotels but banana mousse on top of the aloe vera jelly offered something different.
Sunday, September 30, 2007
Good Food Month
Sugar hits I would recommend Intercon as its nearly the best one every year.
http://gfm.smh.com.au/
Wouldn't mind trying a few of the special lunches for $35 since $35 at Aria one of top restaurants inSydney ain;t bad.
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
Hats on Hats off
So for 2008
3 hats
Bilson's
Bilson's Restaurant
Radisson Plaza Hotel Sydney
27 O'Connell Street
Sydney NSW 2000
+61 (0) 2 8214 0496
Claude's
10 Oxford Street Woollahra, NSW 2025
Phone: +61 -2-9331 2325
est.
est. restaurant
Level 1, 252 George Street,
Sydney NSW 2000
02 9240 3010
Marque
355 Crown Street, Surry Hills NSW 2010
Ph : +61 2 9332 2225 Fax : +61 2 9332 3090
Quay
Overseas Passenger Terminal,
The Rocks, Sydney 2000
Tel: (61 2) 9251 5600
Fax:(61 2) 9251 5609
Tetsuya's
TETSUYA'S RESTAURANT NSW
529 KENT STREET SYDNEY
Telephone : +61 2 9267 2900
Fax : +61 2 9262 7099
2Hats
Aria
ARIA Restaurant
1 Macquarie Street
East Circular Quay
Sydney 2000
Tel: +61 2 9252 2555
Becasse
Bentley Restaurant & Bar
Bisto Moncur
Buon Ricordo
Forty One
Guillaume at Bennelong
Icebergs Dining Room & Bar
Lucio's, Pilu at Freshwater
Restaurant Balzac
Rockpool
Sean's Panaroma
Yoshii
1 Hats
Assiette
Astral
Level 17
80 Pyrmont Street
Pyrmont Sydney
1800 700 700
or international + 61 2 9777 9000.
Azuma
Level 1, Chifley Plaza, 2 Chifley Square
(Cnr. of Phillip & Hunter Street)
Sydney NSW 2000
Tel : (02) 9222 9960
Billy Kwong
355 Crown Street
Surry Hills NSW 2010
02 9332 3300
Bird Cow FishBistro CBD
Bistro Ortolan
Bistrode
The Boathouse on Blackwattle Bay
buzo
Catalina,
Fish Face
Flying Fish
Forbes & Burton
Four in Hand Dining Room
Foveaux Restaurant + Bar
Galileo
glass
Glebe Point Diner
Grand National
il piave
Longrain
Lotus
Milsons
Oscillate Wildly
Otto
Pello
Perama
Pier Tasting Room
Restaurant Atelier
Salon Banc
Restuarant Soujourn
Sailors Thai Restaurant
The Wharf
Three Clicks West
Yings
More links to come.
Saturday, March 24, 2007
Fink Cafe
Sampler : ice-cream, crepe, brownie and more $15
Hot chocolate $4
Fink Chocolate Cafe
225 Burns Bay Road
Lane Cove
Thursday, March 22, 2007
Homemade meal
Saturday, March 3, 2007
Mickey's @ Paddington
268 Oxford Street
Paddington
9361 5157
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Homemade desserts
Creme Brulee in progrees in the oven Was a bit worried if was going to be cooked evenly.
After around 35mins in the oven it was cooked but somehow I ended up with cracks.
The end result was good except someone had already took chunks out of it before I put the sugar in top. It doesn't look as professional at the restaurant ones since I don't have one of those guns to put a nice solid suagry top so putting in the oven was the best I could do.
Green tea ice-cream sundae with red bean. Credit to my family friend who loves baking cakes :p.The green team ice-cream was homemade while there was a break in playing poker :P.
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Gelato stop number 2 this year Gelatomassi @ Newtown
With my love for chocolate I had try the Belgian chocolate which look so smooth and before you taste you know is going to be nice. Pistachio Nut was very nice it retained its nutty taste while able to be sweet enough to be not overpowering. Watermelon tasted very fruity but the after taste was a bit too sweet.
Gelatomassi Newtown
262 King St Newtown NSW 2042
Phone (02) 9516 0655
Fax (02) 9516 0755
Saturday, February 3, 2007
Grower's Market at Pyrmont Bay Park update 1
Ended buying chocolate and cocount cake , pistachio with something I can't remeber cake hee , chocolate brioche and walnut and honey pancake (honey was so very sweet)
$10 for 2 I prefer the Raspberry & Apple not as sweet.
Sunday, January 28, 2007
Nam Dining Room @ Bondi Beach
$16 Jungle Curry with chicken ( should had it with lamb)
$17 Sauteed Prawns with Green Mango Salad
Saturday, January 20, 2007
Kenta @ Neutral Bay
81 Military Road
Neutral Bay
9953 5422
Sunday, January 14, 2007
Buffet @ Cafe Mix
Cafe Mix
Level One Shangri-La Hotel
176 Cumberland Street
The Rocks NSW 2000
9250 6000
Thursday, January 4, 2007
Bella Gelati @ Neutral Bay
Bella Gelati
Shop 2/ 158 Military Rd Neutral Bay 2089
9904 5044