Georges Bar & Grill, King Street Wharf Sydney

Put lamb on a dinner menu, and hey, I know what I'm having.We had dinner at Georges Bar & Grill in trendy King Street Wharf the other night. I have to preface King Street Wharf with "trendy" because it always strikes me as so. There's always an underlying sense of flashiness about the place: in the architecture, in its patrons, in its uber chic logo.Nevertheless we join the trilling stilettoed

Pasar Senggol Indonesian Street Festival

Another weekend. Another festival.We made a quick jaunt to Frances Street in Randwick, in Sydney's east, for the Pasar Senggol Indonesian Street Festival. The skies were a little patchy at times, but that didn't stop the enthusiasm of families and friends out for a tasty day out.The Japanese stall at the start of the line was clearly not Indonesian. But the wafting smells of takoyaki and dorayaki

Hung Cheung, Marrickville

In ethnically diverse Marrickville, the Hung Cheung is a lone Chinese dragon amidst a gaggle of Vietnamese noodle houses. Housed on the site of a former petrol station, its neon signs beckon at the start of the Marrickville Road eating strip.Mud crab (market price)with ginger and shallots and double e-fu noodlesThis serving priced at $67.70We start with our family favourite, mud crab with ginger

Recipe: Apple, rhubarb and ginger crumble

Winter arrived in Sydney this week with a bone-chilling shiver. Antipodeans don't like the cold. Not unless it's amber and comes in a schooner.So I was more than pleased when an invite to dinner this week promised a heart-warming offer of home-cooked pizza. Rather than bring an obligatory box of choccies, I took a couple of apples and a block of butter with me--the intent to rustle up a thank you

Paddy Maguires, Haymarket

Time is relative. Your perception of time expands and contracts depending on how much fun you're having. Or how much pain you're in.We've had lunch at Paddy Maguires a number of times, but this was the first time we'd dined in a large group. Seven of us had headed over for a celebratory lunch, and after ordering and paying for our meals at the bar, we nursed drinks as we all anxiously stared at

Buddhist Multicultural Festival

Buddhist candle lighting ceremonyOn our race around the Sydney CBD, we briefly paused at the Buddhist Multicultural Festival during Saturday's Amazing Flickrace. However with a brief to photograph portrait examples of the seven deadly sins, we didn't photograph much here. Do you know how futile it is looking for examples of lust, gluttony and wrath amongst a gathering of Buddhists? =)On my way

The Amazing Flickrace

So I didn't get to the Surry Hills Festival on Saturday, but I did have much fun at the first ever Sydney Photobloggers Amazing Flickrace.Randomly allocated to 5-person teams on the day, we tore open envelopes to discover our team challenge was to photograph 7 human portraits that embodied the 7 deadly sins spanning 7 different locations around the Sydney CBD. Our time limit was four hours. Our

What's On in Sydney

Every Fri til 30 June 2006: Chinatown Night MarketThis weekendSat 20 May: Surry Hills FestivalSat 20 May: Northside Produce MarketSat 20 May: Farmers Market, Entertainment QuarterSat 20 May: Orange Grove MarketsSun 21 May: Sydney Specialist Cheese Show, Four Seasons HotelNext weekMon 22 May: Sydney Writers' Festival (to 28 May)Wed 24 May: DMBLGiT April photos dueThu 25 May: Oysters in the

Sydney foodbloggers meetup

Date: Sunday 18 June 2006 (weekend after Queen's B'day)Location: Sydney CBDTime: dayEmail grabyourfork at yahoo[]com[]au for all the details. Let me know your blog details if you have one.Come one, come all.And yes, of course it's going to involve food!

The Apprentice, Ultimo

Vegetarian spring rolls with a sweet chilli dipping sauceWe had lunch again at The Apprentice last week, the training restaurant for commercial cookery students at the TAFE Ultimo campus.I'm always impressed with the design of the restaurant upon exit from the elevators. The abundance of natural lighting is always remarkably refreshing, and the selection of chairs, carpet and tables have the

More of Buddha's Birthday Celebrations, Darling Harbour 2006

Even more pics from Buddha's Birthday Celebrations, which were held in Sydney's Darling Harbour, 6-7 May 2006.Young Buddhists taking part in the Path to Light Adulthood CeremonyBuddhist literaturePanfrying roti Malaysian pancakeRoti with curry sauceVegetarian rolls wrapped in beancurd sheetsRed bean filled cakesTasty panfried vegetarian bunI couldn't resist this vegetarian bun which was unlike

Buddha's Birthday Celebrations, Darling Harbour

Darling Harbour came alive last weekend with the annual Buddha's Birthday Celebrations held by Nan Tien Temple. A giant Buddha held centre stage on the Chinese Gardens forecourt, flanked by a myriad of stalls selling arts and crafts, Buddhist literature and, most importantly, lots of mouthwatering vegetarian food.You know the food's authentic when all the signs are in ChineseSweet cakes filled

Michitaro, Haymarket, Chinatown

Salmon chirashi $10.90with vinegar rice and raw salmonThere's something very sensual about eating Japanese. It's all wrapped up in the exquisite presentation, the initial hesitancy to desecrate a work of art, the precise delicacy in manouvering chopsticks, and then the slippery smooth sensation of sweet satiny salmon sliding down the throat.Perhaps it's just me though =)Sashimi main $15.50Salmon,

Good Living Growers' Markets

Another gorgeous day for Saturday market-browsing Sydneysiders.Today's radiant sunshine was like a flashback to summer. The flower stalls at the Good Living Growers' Markets were ablaze with brilliant flashes of colour.HydrangeasOrchidRed gerberasI couldn't abandon all you food photo perves though =) The discovery of fuji fruits still attached to leafy branches had me clicking away with glee.Fuji

Canton Noodle House, Burwood

There's no shortage of Chinese restaurants or barbecue shops when it comes to Burwood Road. Tonight we were looking for a quick bite-to-eat before a Saturday night movie session. Sheer proximity and a reassuring crowd of locals lead us to the cheap and cheerful looking Canton Noodle House.As we wait for a table to become available, we admire the handwritten specials on fluorescent cardboard,

Cafe Belle Fleur, Enfield

Chargrilled eye fillet steak sandwich with caramelised onions, aioli, tomato chilli jam and side fries $18.80Forget chicken soup. Sometimes a steak sandwich is just what the doctor ordered.A recent stomach virus had left me feeling lethargic, listless and, even more mortifyingly, lacking in appetite. After three days of gastronomic disinterest (a soul-destroying pointless existence, I soon came

Viva Goa, Pyrmont

For over 400 years, Goa, a tiny state on India's west coast, was a Portuguese colony. Today that Portuguese influence can be found in Goa's architecture, and, more interestingly, its cuisine.Natural foodie curiosity hence led me to Viva Goa, a small restaurant in Pyrmont which claims to be the only Goan restaurant in Sydney. Housed in a red brick heritage cottage, the place is cosy even with the