Not quite challah

29 March 2012 Jewish
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For those that don’t know, a challah is a braided bread usually served on Sabbath. It’s a similar bread to brioche and I’ve stepped away from the traditional methods by adding spices and using jaggery and poppy seeds. Rather than faff around with complicated braiding I’ve just rolled strips of the dough into poppy seeds [...]

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sixpenny – Stanmore

26 March 2012 Fine Dining
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All we seem to be hearing lately is what latest ticket has just open its doors in Surry Hills. Sliders, taco’s and faux Reuben sandwiches embraced by inner city urbanites donning over-sized black framed specs, inked skin and rolled-up skinny jeans. Finally the Inner West is getting a flurry of openings to the likes of [...]

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NYC – snapshots of a city

22 March 2012 he eats New York
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While our two weeks in New York may have been all about the food, just wandering the streets and neighbourhoods offers countless snapshots of this dynamic city. This truly is one photogenic city. Here’s a compilation of a few things that caught my eye. Times Square – Eventi Hotel plaza – Naked Cowboy – sunset [...]

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Ipoh on York – CBD

19 March 2012 Malaysian
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Several months back I was wandering down York Street when I just happened to notice that Jaipur Maharaja had closed and a Malaysian place was about to move in. Nice one. I never really made it to the Indian joint but something told me I’d definitely make it to Ipoh on York. It’s always good [...]

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Palacinke sa smoke {pancakes with figs}

15 March 2012 Croatian
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I reckon one of my earliest memories, way back when I only spoke Croatian, was tucking into warm and freshly made palacinke (crêpes) sprinkled with sugar and drizzled with fresh lemon juice. Fifteen years later, during my apprenticeship, I spent a good 2 hours every afternoon flipping the dreaded things for the trade that evening. I solemnly swore to [...]

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Spencer Guthrie – Newtown

12 March 2012 Inner West
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The south end of King Street in Newtown yet again gets another fresh face. Spencer Guthrie. Two guys with a lot to say via the contemporary food they dish up at their newly fitted space that was once a Thai restaurant. Troy Spencer was head chef at Paddington’s L’etoile and Oliver Guthrie was sous chef [...]

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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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Hamantashen

7 March 2012 Cookies
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The Jewish festival of Purim falls on 8 March and one of the traditional things to make, and eat, are these little triangular cookies that are filled with a sweet centre. A hamantash supposedly symbolises the defeated enemy of the Jewish people, resembling the hat or ears of Haman (depends who you talk to), the [...]

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