Sushi Bar Hiro, Beverly Hills

Sushi Bar Hiro, Beverly Hills

I want to share one of my favourite restaurants with you – Sushi Hiro. Sushi Hiro is a small, cosy Japanese restaurant situated towards the station end of the Beverly Hills strip.  The sushi chef prepares food behind a counter that takes up half the 

Etch, Sydney CBD (3)

Etch, Sydney CBD (3)

Long time loyal readers of this blog will remember that Etch is one of my favourite restaurants.  (You can read about previous visits here and here!) So when a Travelzoo voucher popped up – a 3 course dinner for 2 people at the sum of 

Spice I Am, Surry Hills

Spice I Am, Surry Hills

Spice I Am on Wentworth Ave does not take reservations.  On Saturday night, it opens at 5.45pm so Rehactor and I optimistically aimed to get there at 5.45pm on the dot.  We arrived there at 6pm and managed to snag the last table remaining, inwardly 

Salmon with Dill & Lemon served with Potato Bake

Salmon with Dill & Lemon served with Potato Bake

 For Mother’s Day, I decided to cook one of my mum’s favourite fish – salmon.  I used a recipe for baked salmon fillets with fresh dill and lemon. As a side, I made green beans and potato bake.  I love potato bake!  Such a great 

Menya Mappen, Town Hall

Menya Mappen, Town Hall

When I first read about Mappen, I wasn’t interested in going. I like tempura, but I don’t love it. And this place seemed to be solely focused on tempura. Months later and it’s a cold/rainy Friday night.  Mobblees, Rehactor and I were meeting up for 

Masuya, Sydney CBD

Masuya, Sydney CBD

Sometimes when I have to work late and subsequently eat dinner at my desk, I choose to have a takeaway bento box from Masuya on O’Connell Street. It’s fast, fresh and yum.  So I tend to associate Masuya with quick bento box meals but once 

Khan Baba, Auburn

Khan Baba, Auburn

Whenever I read about local places that are supposedly adored by famous people, I immediately want to try it.   It doesn’t matter if I don’t even know who the famous person is, such as in this case, where I read on smh here that a 

Becasse, Sydney CBD

Becasse, Sydney CBD

Becasse was where I went for the second of my two Sydney Fast Festival Feasts in January. Like with Est, it was my first visit and a perfect opportunity to try it out. The restaurant is divided into two levels and we were seated on 

Est., Sydney CBD

Est., Sydney CBD

The Sydney Festival was on during the month of January. One part of the festival was called ‘Fast Festival Feast’ where you could have a set menu at participating restaurants with a glass of wine for a set price.  It was on from Mon- Fri 

Azuma Kushiyaki, Regent Place

Azuma Kushiyaki, Regent Place

I never felt a strong desire to try Azuma Kushiyaki despite reading other blog posts about it.  But one day, that changed. It was all due to my friend Moose who told me about an episode of SBS Food Safari…..you may have read or heard