Dessert Kitchen is relatively new to the Asian dessert scene in Sydney but looks to have been around in Hong Kong and also Melbourne for a while. I had seen some photos of their matcha crepe cake on Instagram and was keen to check it …
It has been years since I last went to Mamak, and since I had proper Malaysian food in a restaurant. Mamak is notorious for its long lines but we skipped these by arriving at 5.30pm. At 5.30pm, there were no queues and several empty tables. …
It has been a while since I have been to Encasa, a Spanish tapas restaurant located on Pitt Street near Central Station. Whenever Encasa is mentioned, I nod knowingly and exclaim “That place is always so busy!” Despite my act of my familiarity, I must …
In yet another example of the fast changing Sydney restaurant scene, there have been more changes to Regent Place. Yebisu Izakaya has taken over the old location of Azuma Kushiyaki and remodeled with some pretty good graffiti art, hanging signs and bright lanterns. Makes me …
In these frantic months before June, we have been attempting to use up as many Entertainment Book vouchers as possible before they expire. A crumpled voucher for Chef’s Gallery has been in my wallet since the end of last year and the impending expiry was …
As a fan of Wagaya, I was excited when I read that they had recently opened up a sister restaurant on George Street called ‘Lantern’. Mobblees and I decided to check it out one Friday night soon after it had opened. It is located on …
Where Mecca Espresso sits on a corner of Harris Street, there used to be a Gloria Jeans. Dare I say, this is a much better use of space? Mecca Espresso recently won the Cafe of the Year award in SMH’s inaugural Good Cafe Guide. We …
In the past five years or so, I’ve walked past Takeru so many times and never once gone in to eat. Why? I’m not sure why, it just didn’t seem special or worthy. But on this particular afternoon, Moose and I had walked very far …
It feels like I’ve been wanting to go to Encasa for years and years. Each time that I’ve walked past, a delicious smell has wafted onto Pitt St and directly towards my nose. More often than not, there are people crowded around the entrance, waiting …
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 …