Luigi’s Deli 154 Glenayr Avenue, Bondi Beach 3.16 ‘Allpress coffee and simple delights’ Hello Luigi’s. You’re just down the road from Bondi Picnic and up from Deli Bottega. You’ve got a simple set up – ten or so tables out the front and a small kitchen and barista out the back. Your coffee is Allpress….
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While I was growing up my parents always adopted a kind of ‘eat what you’re given’ mentality towards my brothers and I, and my unsophisticated little kid palate was forced to learn to enjoy everything green and leafy. I’m grateful for it now. I remember I used to hate steamed zucchini so much that I’d…
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Apart from warding off vampires and tasting oh-so-good with cheese, what do you know about garlic? What is garlic? Garlic is a member of the lily family, and a cousin to onions, leeks, chives and shallots. Dating back 6000 years, it’s a popular food in Asia, Africa, Europe and the Mediterranean. Known for its medicinal…
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Reuben Hills 61 Albion Street, Surry Hills – Map 4.0 ‘No es tu desayuno normal’ Hola Reuben Hills. Me cai en amor con usted de forma casi instantanea. Your rustic-timber-meets-industrial-steel furnishings were packed to the rafters with groovy looking patrons and the smell of delicious South American cuisine. I was excited. I was very excited. And…
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As Australians we are so lucky to live in a multi-cultural society. It gives us access to limitless amazing food! One day not so long ago I treated myself to poffertjes for breakfast, a tuna sashimi salad for lunch and Ethiopian curries for dinner. Tasty treats from three different nations in one day is pretty…
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Revolver, Annandale 291 Annandale Street, Annandale 3.83 ‘We’ll return (or revolve?) for more steak-knife joy.’ Hello Revolver. For a seemingly remote location, you draw quite a crowd. You’re set on a quiet suburban street – in an old unassuming corner-store building – you’ve got super friendly wait staff, groovy decor (trundle library ladder included); and…
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It’s not always a practical option, but I’ve always loved the idea of eating and cooking with the seasons. It’s difficult nowadays to tell when fruit and vegetables are actually in season when they’re being shipped from the other side of the world and presented to us in supermarkets, all glossy and flawless as if…
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Bird and Bear Boathouse Ithaca Road, Elizabeth Bay 3.10 ‘Sunny Sundays, here I come’ Hello Bird and Bear. You’re the perfect spot for a sunny spring morning. For sitting on the deck, by the harbour; for nibbling on toast and sipping on cappuccinos. Probably not so perfect for a rainy day given you don’t actually have a…
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I am so grateful to radical feminists. I think about my attitude towards cooking, and the reasons I do it, and I keep coming back to feminism. I hate the idea of doing something because it is what is most appropriate (that word conjures up images of stern old people with disapproving snarls). Feminism, in…
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Eugene 69 Macpherson Street, Waverley 3.10 ‘Tasty new kid on the block.’ Hello Eugene. With a name like yours, one might think you’re the nerdy new kid on the block. But you’re not. You’re pretty sassy; pretty chilled; pretty suave for a nerdy-named-newbie. Your pancakes were killer. They were fluffy and soft and topped with…
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If I was a more disciplined kind of person I’d probably be a vegetarian. As it is, I’m not. But I do spend an awful lot of time finding vegetarian alternatives to traditionally meat based dishes, both for myself and for my vegetarian friends and acquaintances. If nothing else, it’s generally cheaper and that’s something…
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Earlier this month, I was lucky enough to be invited to a sampling of the menu at New Shanghai’s Ashfield restaurant. My friend Courtney (known to most of you as Lip’s Film Editor) accompanied me, and when we made our way to the restaurant we were surprised at how pumping it was for a Tuesday…
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After salivating over the strudels at Essen Restaurant and Beer Cafe, it was a no-brainer ‘YES YES YES’ when I was contacted and asked to interview one of the chefs, Muma Kapapa, and also attend a tasting night filled with desserts which may find their way onto the Essen Menu (or at least, as a…
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Joe Black 27 Commonwealth Street, Surry Hills NSW 2010 – Map 3.58 ‘Bunsen burner espresso? Yes please.’ Hello Joe Black. You’re a little bit different. A little bit cool. A little bit hilarious. Your menu’s worth a mention – I had your Stormin’ Norman but was a hungover heartbeat away from ordering your Pirate Pancakes cause…
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