Month: November 2009

Product Review: Sheer Indulgence by Home Ice Cream

Product Review: Sheer Indulgence by Home Ice Cream

With these frequent heatwaves that Sydney has been experiencing, I have been stocking up my freezer with ice cream. Home Ice Cream is convenient as it comes right by our place each fortnight. These ‘Sheer Indulgence’ blocks cost $9.50 for 6….which puts them in the …

Ice + Slice Gelateria and Pizzeria, Newtown

Ice + Slice Gelateria and Pizzeria, Newtown

On a recent Saturday night, it was 11pm and the weather was very warm. DJ Rehactor, MochaMan and I decided to pop to Newtown for some sweet gelato to finish off a fun night. We decided on Ice + Slice which is located closer to …

Friands are not my Friends

Friands are not my Friends

Dear reader, I have a confession to make. I don’t like friands. I don’t get them. They are like a cross between a muffin and a cake. They are dense and moist, usually made with almond meal (side confession: I don’t really like the taste …

San Churro, Glebe

San Churro, Glebe

A very long time ago, DJ Rehactor and Mobblees were shocked to discover that I had never eaten churros before in my life. Vague plans were made to visit San Churro at some point in the future. Well that day finally came! Unlucky for us, …

Product Review: Nerada Organics Tea: Rosehip, Lemongrass & Ginger

Product Review: Nerada Organics Tea: Rosehip, Lemongrass & Ginger

One day I was in the supermarket and felt like a new type of tea. And then I noticed that the Nerada Organics range was on special! Forty tea bags cost $4 (or thereabouts, this was a sometime ago so I don’t quite remember!) and …

Subsolo, Sydney CBD

Subsolo, Sydney CBD

After dining at Element, we decided to move next door to test the dessert at Subsolo. Subsolo is another hidden restaurant – once again, I had no idea it was here! You walk through a narrow door at ground-level, down two flights of stairs and …

Element Bistro, Sydney CBD

Element Bistro, Sydney CBD

Element is a French restaurant that is tucked away on King St near Pitt St Mall. If it weren’t for my friend who suggested this for lunch one day, I never even would have known it existed! It opens at 11.45am and our reservation was …

A Scorcher of a Sydney Day

A Scorcher of a Sydney Day

Wow, yesterday was an absolute heatwave! I couldn’t believe the heat in the air that cloaked the entire city. And it lasted well into the night! I couldn’t even eat ice-cream without having to furiously spoon it into my mouth (learned my lesson when the …

Yummy Seafood Chinese Restaurant, Beverly Hills

Yummy Seafood Chinese Restaurant, Beverly Hills

When this restaurant first opened (I can’t remember how many years ago), I was very impressed by the food and thought it was one of the best Chinese restaurants in the St George region. Restaurant exterior I had not visited for a while and after …

Sago at the Chinatown Night Markets, Sydney

Sago at the Chinatown Night Markets, Sydney

I love sago. I’m not sure why, since it doesn’t have much flavour but it is somehow simply delicious. Mobblees and I stumbled across a sago stall at the Chinatown night markets and I felt like I had died and gone to heaven. The sago …