It could be a tad odd or completely nothing to write home about, but I’ve only ever eaten in proper Thai restaurants (or high-end restaurants) exactly twice in the last few years we’ve been visiting the city. The first was to Long Table for my birthday last year, which was excellent. Though if you strung me … Continue reading »
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Coastal Settlement
Waist deep in the foliage-happy mystery that is the East (at least, to someone who has lived all her life in the central region), past the rented chalets, hawkers, and ladies and lady-boys of the night along Changi Village, you’ll find a café nested in the middle of nowhere that’s quite like many others before … Continue reading »
hunkin’ ribs. Hurricane’s Grill, Sydney
Ribs are not my thing. Everyone has a type of meat they love the most, for which they’re known. Are you the guy who loves steak? Or the one who always gets the chicken on a plane? Do people come up to you asking where to get the best lamb? Well for some, ribs it … Continue reading »
Little Creatures Dining Hall
Savoury charred lamb ribs, cucumber and tomato salsa (sublime with a squeeze of lemon) Chilli, tomato and fennel mussels, served with tender-centre, crunchy-side grilled bread Part of early love note post I’d written about Brunswick, this here is about the Little Creatures Dining Hall, brewery and restaurant. Recently their brews have been popping up all over the … Continue reading »
a sweet spot
What we’re all here for: Sarawak Laksa, which is a jaw-dropping RM5.00, approxmiately SGD2.03 now. There’s quite a few stores in this eating house, and this lady here sells fried mee goreng. It’s like the third Hemsworth brother; just not that hot. Kolo Mee, a little like glorified instant noodles with wantons tossed in … Continue reading »
two for one + fresh tiger prawns and clams with pasta
This is really a recipe for one but I’ll let you in on a secret – chorizo and tomato sauce for pasta really tastes absurdly delicious when you add rocket (arugula) to it. Not even kidding. The colour clash is amazing but flavour, too? Discovered quite by accident when rocket was an extra ingredient left over when … Continue reading »
contentment is a small, cosy room with jamon hanging from the rafters
Thank you. Winter travelling around late February was perfect; outside seating was the kind of cold that would settle in your bones, which was great if you smoked (I don’t) and wanted your beer to go a long way (I do). If not, the bar inside was warm and inviting, as much as it could … Continue reading »
I say tripe! You say Don’t make me touch that
If you gag at the sight of grease, then I’m afraid we’re not going to be fast foodie friends. Well. Not on days when I’m at Pinotxo Bar anyway. And if you gag at the sight of stewed offal, then we’re going to be fabulous because that just means more for me. Things the Spanish do … Continue reading »
roadhouse @ dempsey
When my partner’s niece turned thirteen, we thought to introduce the girl to what we as adults loved – chic cafés with cool interiors and all day breakfast brunches. I mean, who doesn’t love all day breakfast? Turns out, thirteen year olds don’t fancy those things as much as adults did. She didn’t even liked eggs. If … Continue reading »
a guide for how not to make pasta by hand
See the cookbook above? Great. Now you know what was used as a reference, at least on page 9, which was then promptly chucked because it was just easier to “figure it out” from where we were and then see what happened. Chugging jug after jug of homemade mojitos (my new favourite thing, btw) greatly … Continue reading »