June 06, 2014

Mini Scotch Eggs

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I think I have food ADD. I love food, but I crave the variety. Maybe it's from growing up in an Asian culture - once you have dinners that involve a smorgasbord of different platters from which you can pick, you'll never truly go back to single plate dining.

But I digress.

Ever since the Beak and Sons launch I attended the other week, I had sausages sitting in my fridge, and really, we all know I don't just eat them straight if I had a choice. =)
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March 16, 2014

Taste of Sydney, 2014

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Clockwise from top left: Suckling pig on a spit from 4fourteen, Woodfired lamb from Porteño, Mussels in Apple Cider from 4fourteen, the most bad ass name card holder I've ever seen

Once a year, Sydney's top restaurants gather to offer tasting sizes of their most creative, iconic, popular dishes. Where gourmands and gluttons alike can gather and partake in all the hedonistic delights that culinary giants can offer. This is...


Of course, it would have helped if you read the previous paragraph in an epic, movie trailer voice.

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February 25, 2014

4Fourteen, Surry Hills

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Maybe it's because I'm a glutton for the weird and wonderful, or maybe it's because I have strange preferences, either way, when I heard that 4Fourteen offered an offal set menu, it became the next big place on my eat list.

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January 24, 2014

Beer Brined Chicken Wings

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With Australia Day just round the corner, I have been racking my brain trying to create a recipe to serve up to my friends. After all, isn't Australia Day all about kicking back in the sunshine with a cold beer in hand, barbecue sizzling away?

Then it hit me. How do you match the barbecue and the beer? Beer brined chicken wings, of course!

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January 21, 2014

Real A Gastropub, Hawaii

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Gastropubs are not entirely a new beast of eatery, but it definitely ticks all the boxes for being trendy. It's usually got creative, pub-styled food, and a large selection of gourmet and/or flavoured beers to go with this interesting grub. One such place that was recommended to me by my new found friends during my stay was the Real A Gastropub in Honolulu.

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October 29, 2013

Parramatta Lanes

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I've finally popped my Parramatta Lanes cherry!!! After missing the previous years because, well, life got in the way, I finally managed to make some time to go! My mission was to stuff my face with good food, and I wasn't disappointed!

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October 01, 2013

Jean's Chilli Chicken, Eastwood

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There has been a lot of brouhaha revolving around Korean Fried Chicken, but I think that there hasn't been nearly enough recognition for it's fiestier cousin - the chilli chicken.
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