Lychee and Lemon Sorbet

It's hot. It's really hot. I know, I'm from Singapore and I should be used to heat worse than this right? And I should stop my whinging? Well whether I whinge or not, IT'S STILL HOT. And having been in Sydney for a few years now, I know that the hottest is still to come. So I think that it's a good time to start making fruity frozen treats that will get us through to hot chocolate weather again.

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Sea Urchin Chawanmushi

I'm starting to think that I'm a complete Japanophile. Japanese food is one of my go-to comfort foods, and many of the ideas that come to me in the middle of the night - yes I'm that obsessive about food - seem to revolve around Japanese flavours and ideas.

So when it came to coming up with canapé ideas for my little dinner party, the classic Japanese chawanmushi came to mind, but I was going to serve them in sake cups! Aren't they cute??

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Oysters with Sea Urchin Butter

As much as I love to eat sea urchin straight out of the sea, I also can restrain myself from popping these sweet morsels in my mouth long enough to know that it is also a versatile and delicious ingredient. So how better to top delicate pacific oysters than with a luxurious sea urchin butter?

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Sea Urchin Shooters

I ADORE sea urchin. Well, I adore all seafood, but sea urchin has a delicate creaminess that sends me to the moon and back. There is just something about the way that it melts on my tongue, coating my palate with the sweetness of fresh seafood before fading away, leaving me with a craving for more. But sometimes when you want to serve urchin at a party, you want to dress it up just a little - maybe a simple dressing to enhance the flavour perhaps?

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Sea Urchin: My chat with John from Cando Fishing

Meet John Shea. I met him as I was walking along an aisle at the Fine Food Australia trade fair, absolutely starving. John offered a friendly smile and some fabulous mussels, and then as we got chatting, he offered me some sea urchin. SEA URCHIN. Some of the freshest, plumpest, most delicious sea urchin I've ever had. So of course I had to find out more.


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Blood Orange Sorbet

Recently, I attended the Fine Food Australia Trade Fair at the Darling Harbour Exhibition Centre. I got chatting to the exhibitors, naturally, and got to know the fabulous people at Red Belly Citrus, who produce blood oranges that are the gorgeous colour of red wine.

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Stuffed Beaver, Bondi

OH CANADAAAAAA...

Beyond the famous Poutine, I haven't really heard much about Canadian cuisine. So when I got to go to the Stuffed Beaver in Bondi I leaped at the chance. Ready for fried pickles and clamato juice?


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Australian Garden Show 2013

I was very lucky to get double passes to this year's Australian Garden show from Destination NSW and Sydney.com. Those who know me know that I'm not the most outdoorsy person, but as part of being obsessive about food, I'm trying to grow my own food.

And summer is approaching, shouldn't we take advantage of this gorgeous growing weather?


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What I ate: Fish en papillote

I've been interning at some food jobs lately - chase that dream! - and I've been taking home HEAPS of leftovers. Some of these leftovers are in the form of raw ingredients, and you know how I love repurposing ingredients. On this particular day, I scored a box of vegetables, and with spring upon us, I thought it would be a great idea to showcase the freshness of these vegetables - let's STEAM THE SUCKAS!


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3to7, Waterloo

IT'S MY BIRTHDAY!!!!! Well, it was my birthday. Thanks to the lovely people at the Trish Nichol Agency and 3to7, I got to have a lovely birthday brunch to start off my day.


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