Sydney

Lots to catch up on as always, so it’s time for a roundup. The Roll Shop Bahn Mi Rolls. How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. Since returning to the Big Smoke for work, there haven’t been too many lunches coming along in the Tiffin Box. Instead, I’ve been having a grand… Read more

The first thing you need to know about Hartsyard is that it does not specialise in Harts/hearts or offal, though they may be on the menu at some time.  I’m telling you this up front as when I told a few people I was going, for some reason that thought I’d be sampling some choice… Read more

I can’t make it less than 2 km to get to Flour & Chocolate Bakery at Morningside but I can make it 932 km to Woolloomooloo to visit Flour & Stone Bakery.  Famous for their artisan bread and amazing bakery items, I had originally planned to do a breakfast.  Always a risky proposition on a… Read more

What I really wanted to call this post was ‘There’s A Guy Work Down The Chip Shop Swears He’s Elvis‘ but it wouldn’t fit, so I’ve stuck to the usual format.  ‘There’s A Guy’ is a wonderful song title from 80’s British songstress Kirsty MacColl who also covered ditties by Billy Bragg and sang with… Read more

There’s an endless list of restaurants to visit and there’s always more to add as others are ticked off.  Sometimes though, one sneaks in from the side and snags a dining slot.  Orto Trading Co was one such restaurant, suggested by Sean as a place to meet and catch up.  Our old friend Terry Durack… Read more

An extra post this week as there are quite a few queued at mission control at present.Bodega.  Wasn’t that the name of a sparkling wine in the 70’s*?  This Bodega is more akin to it’s Spanish origins, being a wine cellar or bar.  I found myself on a raining evening in Sydney at a loose… Read more

Hi – today something a little different.  My friend Robert and his wife Bronlynn are our long time ‘Overseas Bite Sized Food Adventures’ travel companions.  As Bron & I are in Bali at the moment, Robert has written a guest post.  He said ‘Sorry, no photos’ but luckily, I came prepared so here’s one of… Read more

My final instalment (for a while) of Dispatches from Sydney is also the post that many have been waiting for.  I must apologise up front for the photos.  In all the excitement I forgot my camera and had to rely on my phone.Jill & Terry’s tableThe first thing I noticed when I walked into Oscillate… Read more

Sometimes going around the corner to Belljar Coffee just won’t satisfy.  Sometimes there really is a need to schlepp up Alice St to King St in search of a tasty, savoury breakfast with a bucket of coffee to go along with it.  Such a need presented itself on Sunday morning after a long but festive night… Read more

A few weeks ago I was in a taxi heading down Goulburn St in Sydney when I saw a crowd outside a restaurant. They appeared to be queuing and as I craned my neck to get a better view, I thought I could make out the words ‘Malaysian’ in the distance.  As a big fan… Read more

Many’s a time I have schlepped my way up Alice St in Newtown, to grab breakfast from one of the many cafes in King St (‘Paris end’ dont’cha know?).  How fortunate then that Belljar Coffee should open barely 100 paces from my brother’s house, when I need to secure a caffeine or in this instance… Read more