I was lucky enough to be invited to a menu tasting night at Puntino Trattoria, a gorgeous Italian restaurant in Woolloomooloo. After running late from work and taking a wrong turn or five, I finally arrived to the homely and light-filled restaurant, and was promptly greeted with a smile and an offer of a wine….
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I don’t know about you, but I’m a sucker for all things homemade. Food, clothes, gifts – and skincare/haircare products too. I love clean hair and skin as much as the next person, but I refuse to pay for chemically enhanced scrubs and treatments when I can make my own at home, minus the price…
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Gusto Espresso Bar 1/16 Hall Street, Bondi Beach 2.6 ‘Gustoso baked eggs and brew’ Hello Gusto. You’re kind of like the other Gustos, but not. You have an almost identical menu to the Randwick Gusto (minus all the pastry goodies) and a very similar beachside feel to the Coogee Gusto. You’ve also got the mandatory…
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I’ve heard it said a few times that there a two different kinds of people in this world: cooks and bakers. I don’t believe this is entirely true, and I know a number of people who are magnificent at both. I, however, definitely fall into the former category. Most of the people I know who…
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Back before the development of franchise supermarkets and hypermarkets, people visited open-air markets to buy their fresh produce. Butchers, farmers and bakers set up stalls and sold their wares by the kilogram. Nowadays, in the midst of online shopping and pre-packaged meals, markets still draw large crowds. Try visiting the Queen Victoria Market on the…
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Bondi Hardware 39 Hall Street, Bondi – Map 3.3 ‘Don’t be fooled by their bar exterior, they do a bangin’ brekkie’ Hello Hardware. You’re one of a handful of Bondi hot-spots at the minute. And as such, you’re always busy. I’ve struggled to get a table in your midsts on a number of occasions, but today…
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I understand that the main function of food is to provide adequate nourishment for the body. This is extremely important; without good food one’s quality of life is severely diminished. Therefore ingesting a variety of delicious fresh produce into one’s body is a fabulous thing to do for oneself. However! There are the occasional instances…
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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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How much do you like your coffee? You can’t get up in the morning without a coffee. Or two, or three. You see coffee dates with friends as something special, but you’d never make coffee at home. You save coffee for the all-nighters before an assignment is due, just for that productive buzz. You’ll swear…
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