Artichokes…do you eat them, know what to do with them? I love the little artichoke hearts you get from the deli, on their own as part of a mezze plate or on pizza with ham, olives and mushrooms. My stepmother introduced me to eating artichokes whole, as a meal in their own right. She’s English… Continue reading Artichokes
85 Dunning Ave, Rosebery Kitchen by Mike is my newest food haunt and I love it. I’ve been taking everyone I can possibly grab as well, so have now been for weekday breakfast and lunch, weekend brunch, but not dinner. The food: There’s no menu, just go up to the food counter and see what’s on. There’s… Continue reading Kitchen by Mike
The salted peanuts whet our appetites. I’d love to know if these are cinnamon sticks or cassia bark… Lightly steamed oysters with ginger, shallots and soy Chinese pickled vegetables, sweet, salty and sour with crispy wonton skins sprinkled with schezuan pepper & salt Bugtail wontons with schezuan chilli oil Crispy prawn wontons with a sweet… Continue reading Billy Kwong
A clumsy ode to Spice Temple’s heavenly facing chilli and sichuan peppercorn dish. Since eating at Spice Temple a month ago I haven’t been able to stop thinking about those feisty little peppercorns. I was chatting to a friend of mine on the phone the other night while cooking this so it got a little… Continue reading Sichuan Peppercorn Chicken
Neil Perry’s Spice Temple is located underneath Rockpool Bar & Grill on Bligh Street in Sydney’s CBD. At first we walked past its plasma screen door, assuming it was an advertisement with its virtual shimmering silk curtains. Once we discovered that it was actually the front door we glided down the circular staircase to the… Continue reading Spice Temple
I have long been a fan of Martelli’s fruit market at West Epping just on Carlingford Rd at the top of the hill near the primary school. It used to be on the way to work. I have also become a semi-regular shopper at their Cherrybrook Shopping Centre store. The Cherrybrook store has the added… Continue reading Martelli's Fruit Market
The biggest challenge with having an African dinner party was which region’s cuisine to choose, so we didn’t! We just left it quite open and this is what we ended up with… Clockwise: In the large white square dish is doro wat chicken, injera bread, bobotie, rice, bulgar salad, tomato salad. Coriander Bread (Pain Nord… Continue reading African Adventure
Another wonderful cookbook received at Christmas was called Ottolenghi. They have a few shops/cafes in London and are known for delicious salads, breads, desserts and exciting flavours. I tried one of the eggplant recipes the other night. Marinated aubergine with tahini and oregano. I’d run out of tahini so just made it with what I… Continue reading Ottolenghi
On Saturday morning I visited Parramatta markets in Church Street Mall for the first time, after meaning to head down there for ages. It was small but worth going for the wonderful vegetable stall and is infinitely more relaxing than some larger markets where the hustle can get tiresome. Beautiful zucchini flowers, carrots, snake beans… Continue reading Parramatta Markets
There’s something to be said for efficient food. Not necessarily in the preparation, but in the eating and the service. Not exactly fast food, but not slow food either. There are times when on a whim the idea of watching a new film at the local cinema sounds pretty good, and after the drama of… Continue reading Phoenix Restaurants