Food oh glorious food ... I've never seen such variety of macarons, cakes, cookies, brownies, and other yummy nibbles at a picnic! What sort of insanity is this? Hahaha, the sort brought about by ChocSuze and Helen. Thanks for the invite!
Showing posts with label travels. Show all posts
Showing posts with label travels. Show all posts
Friday night at Santa Ana, St Kilda Melbourne
This Tapas restaurant is located in St Kilda's, in Melbourne. And for me, is the best restaurant in the Acland Street lineup. After a stroll down this famous street and taking in our choices (Malaysian - definitely wouldn't be good, Australian - overpriced for the same old boring dishes, etc), Santa Ana was the only place which spoke to me.
Masterchef Live - Royal Hall of Industries - Sydney
The Masterchef Live event, held over the course of 3 days featured cooking classes, food stalls and live demonstrations by the various Australian Masterchef celebrities. Being a fan of the Masterchef series and an admitted foodie, I bought tickets and signed up for a bread making class. Unfortunately I left the camera at home so please excuse some of the mobile phone pictures.
Camping by the River at Turon Gates
Turon Gates is a 2.5 hr drive from Sydney and is a country retreat where you can experience the great Australian outdoors. Encompassing over 6,000 acres and with a river flowing through it, I was immediately attracted to the place. And once I had read all the glowing online reviews, the decision had been made for me.
I had initially planned on leaving on Friday morning and staying for 2 nights till Sunday afternoon but it was raining on Friday. Unfortunate as that was, Saturday morning was bright and sunny, and so we set off to spend a night camping in the outback!
I had initially planned on leaving on Friday morning and staying for 2 nights till Sunday afternoon but it was raining on Friday. Unfortunate as that was, Saturday morning was bright and sunny, and so we set off to spend a night camping in the outback!
Doyles at the Sydney Fish Market - Perfectly Light and Crispy Fish and Chips
A visit to the Sydney Fish Markets for lunch has always been one of my more favoured and regular activities. However, over the past year or so, I've become very dissatisfied with the standard of seafood there. Generally, the platters are way too big, stuffed with too many fries, and the quality of the fish and oysters always lacking.
Chestnut Picking at Kookootonga Farm
The Kookootonga farm is located just to the north west of Sydney and takes about 2 and a half hours to drive there from Sydney central. After the last of the city's suburbs zoom past, you will find yourself suddenly driving in a lush and fertile countryside. The once harsh road full of pot holes, exhaust and noise now undulates in a lazy line over, under and between the folds of this mountainous region. The landscape seems to slowly unravel its secrets as you plunge into serene sections of forest and emerge into vistas of vibrant autumnal colours. Once off Bells Line of Road, which leads to Lithgow, the road narrows to a single lane and takes you over Mount Wilson, before bringing you to Mount Irvine, where the Farm lies.
Eveleigh Organic Market
One of my favourite places to go to on Saturdays is the Eveleigh Organic Market, located just around the corner from the Redfern train station. I like to cycle there and get some exercise out of it (a few kilometres from home), but my problem is that I can only carry so much on a bicycle.
Four Days of Hong Kong Food part 4
Four Days of Hong Kong Food part 3
Almost all the seafood in Hong Kong is sold live, and this was the perfect example of how the locals like it. Fishermen here display their catch of seafood from their boats in Sai Kung. After the haggling is done, a basket on a stick is thrust upwards for the customer to deposit his money in. The same basket is then loaded up with assorted sea creatures to start their journey to the dinner table.
Four Days of Hong Kong Food part 2
A visit to the local Wanchai markets was next, and what better way to introduce Hong Kong than with a display of their local roast meats. The markets are always bustling here and are located right in the middle of the urban sprawl. They really are a big part of local life.
Four Days of Hong Kong Food part 1
What better way than to start of a trip to Hong Kong than with dim sum? I ate at Sportful Gardens in Wan Chai and I have to say that Hong Kong really does beat everywhere else for the quality of their dim sum.
Fried dough sticks with honey. Delish.
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