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Dumplings

A reintroduction – Yiwu, China

7 May 2012 China
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Don’t be fooled by the delicate cherry blossoms. The city of Yiwu far from qualifies as being one of China’s beautiful cities. It’s industrial, it’s bleak, it’s polluted and like many parts of southern China the sky is a lovely shade white; thick with pollutants where after a few days in the city you can [...]

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Eating Hong Kong

19 April 2012 China
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The eating options in a town like Honkers are sure to bring satisfaction to just about any fussy visitor. While some may just want to tuck into the local specialties and ignore other cuisine options, I like to mix it up a tad. Here’s a run-down of the bunch of places we sunk our teeth into. Bare [...]

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Manhattan Munchies #2 – random eats in NYC

9 March 2012 Breakfast/Brunch
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Here we have another epic compilation carrying on from where I left off with the previous Manhattan Munchies post. Let’s start with another restaurant by Mario Batali and Joe Bastianich - Otto Enoteca Pizzeria. The restaurant sits in the sprawling ground floor of the art deco One Fifth Avenue building and is modelled on an old Italian [...]

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Saltenosses

22 February 2012 Dessert
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The first I heard of saltenosses was when talking with a man in his 80′s about the food he ate as a youngster. His mother used to make these for him many years ago, when he referred to them as being salty noses. I immediately began looking online for these Jewish dumplings and came away [...]

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Dumpling King – Newtown

20 February 2012 Chinese
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Here’s one of those places I’ve been visiting for a handful of years now yet never bothered taking the camera along, until now. Tucked in amongst the multitude of international restaurants in the heart of Newtown is this beating little noodle and dumpling restaurant that dishes up no-fuss northern Chinese food. At night the cosy [...]

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Buddakan – Meatpacking, NYC

27 January 2012 Dumplings
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Located in the same building as Chelsea Market is a restaurant many New York visitors just want to try. Buddakan. The entrance is nothing more than a discreet door on the side of the market building with a small steel plaque indicating its location. The visuals of this place are out to impress. It’s classy. It’s [...]

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Bondi Cosmo – Bondi

26 December 2011 Bondi
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It’s funny how insular you can become when living in the city, and before I continue just let me state I’m talking about myself. I’ve been living in this town for almost twenty years now and I can confidently say I rarely make it to the eastern suburbs. Even when I had my car, something [...]

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Laksa Express – CBD

12 December 2011 Chinese
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Anyone that’s been to Town Hall Square knows that the food scene on a whole isn’t all that thrilling. It’s more of an enclosed thoroughfare rather than destination but there are a couple of places worth stopping at; just don’t try it a 3pm on a weekday. This time of the day will have you [...]

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