Hello to readers that do come for a peek~ I apologise for the lack of posts here since August as it had been a somewhat crappy time for me during the end of the 2014… I have been away on and off in Sydney so thought I would post some of my Sydney eats 😉
No visit to Sydney is complete without eating some fruits de mer namely rock oysters! From the oyster bar in David Jones’ food hall~
Sweets before dinner at Bills Surry Hills :p The dreamy cloud-like ricotta pancakes with honeycomb butter are sadly not as dream like and were flat and rubbery, but the brown sugar pavlova with strawberry compote and yoghurt cream was surprisingly delicious. Crisp, sugary shell that revealed a glorious gooey, sticky inside while the thick yoghurt cream added a welcome tartness. Sugar high was evident obviously.
Some food from Chatswood markets. They most yummy chorizo roll with garlic prawns~ $10 if I remember correctly and add $1 for a smattering of salad. They were open everyday throughout December, but now they disappeared without a trace without appearing on their usual Thursdays and Fridays…
Burger from our neighbourhood Burgershed. This is the ‘Original Shed Burger’ where the patty is grass fed Angus beef mixed with pure bred wagyu. Sounds delicious and it was a tender mouthful, but there was a disappointing lack of beef taste.
A casual late lunch at Bather’s Pavilion after walking around the picturesque Balmoral Beach~
A trio of rock oysters, crisp caesar salad and 4 cheese pizza. They could be more generous with the cheese on the pizza and the dough was lifeless bleugh.
Famous lemon tart with a flakey buttery pastry from Lorraine’s. So yummy and such a big portion too!
A night of wagyu beef at the stronghold Rengaya which never fails to provide high quality and well marbled beef. 2 hours for all you can eat buffet, what’s not to love? Just remember don’t over order otherwise you will be charged for wasting food.
Mr. C and his asahi~ Cheers~!
Ox tongue~ my favourite!
And our huuuuuuuge platter of beef rib, harami, oyster blade and pork :O
Brunching at Three Williams for a taste of their beef brisket narnie. For $10 it is a most satisfying portion that can feed 1.5 people lol. The Merchant was crap, super boring dry bacon with a normal fried egg and a dash of chilli powder…
And my favourite cafe Devon cafe!
The ever beautiful and cheerful Eggs Blini~ two perfectly poached eggs with slices of home cured salmon, brocolini, atop a thick savoury pancake. The sauce is lovely, a zing of lemon to counter the heavy creaminess.
My go-to dish, Breakfast of Sakuma. Buttery miso poached salmon with crunchy croquette of smoky eel and rice and a 63 degree poached egg. Yum~
I can’t remember the name of this dish… but it’s a vegetarian option with pumpkin, edamame puree, 63 degree egg with a mound of crunchy crumbs and toasted foccacia to mop up your plate.
A happy meal for ogres~ perfectly fried egg hiding chunks of fatty beef tongue and cubes of potato rosti with a smear of cauliflower puree… I wish there was more ox tongue :p
Their new branch at Waterloo offers soft serves as well as their spanner crab pasta dish. Superbly fragrant all garlicky and olive oily, the pasta was a little soft for my liking and although the first few mouthfuls tasted delicious it became boring for my tastebuds quite quickly…
Salted Caramel soft-serve with a rich burnt flavour topped with clumps of peanut butter, banana, caramel cream, freeze-dried raspberries and raspberry sauce. Can easily share one between 2!
And of course one must end with coffee, a latte to be precise 🙂
For Japanese food tweaked to Aussie tastebuds, Kyushu is my go to place in Neutral Bay. The luscious slices of salmon sashimi carpaccio served with a tart ponzu dressing with diced sweet onion and capsicum for you to eat together.
You can’t come here and not order anything teriyaki based. That sweet sticky sauce is bound to set your tastebuds tingling. Teriyaki chicken or squid is our favourite~ Once the protein is finished, use the radish to mop up the addicitve sauce~
Ramen at Ichi-ban boshi~ Tan tan men and kimchi ramen. Nicely done al dente noodles.
If ramen is not your thing can always order their rice dishes like the karaage set.
My favourite chicken laksa from Ginger and Spice. So thick with intense curry and coconut flavours. Quite expensive for your normal bowl of laksa nearly $20, but a generous portion that can be shared between two.
High teaing with mum at Park Hyatt~ Scones were surprisingly decent.
How about an eclair from Pattisons~? A treat for your cheat day… or any day lol :p Real fresh cream too!
Or cupcakes from My Little Cupcake? The scent of butter, sugar and vanilla sponge that hits you in the face when you lift the lid is intoxicating. I love the soft plain jane sponge which serves as the perfect vehicle for the sweet butter cream~ Yummm
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