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Between The Rocks & a Chard’ Case – Park Hyatt Chardonnay Dinner

April 16, 2010

The beautiful, formal place-setting of the Opera Harbour private dining room at the Park Hyatt hotel. What amounts to around a case of various Chardonnay wines to sample; a wine that I rarely enjoy drinking, and thereby rarely ever drink. The watchful gaze of mature, high society ladies that are in their element. The dim [...]

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Down the Rabbit Hole – GourmetRabbit Launch Party

April 2, 2010

Denea aka Jessica Rabbit is the brainchild behind the newest food-&-beverage-centric publication on the block GourmetRabbit. A little while ago, a launch party was held at the French bistro & wine bar Tastevin in order to celebrate the launch of her print and online publication. The theme for the launch party was billed to be [...]

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Food as Theatre – Kika Tapas

March 31, 2010

A troupe of food bloggers, as well as Mei from Brasserie Bread, engage in a dialogue. Suggestions. Discussion. Indecision. Options. Sore feet. A spur of the moment decision. The cast make their entrance onto the stage of Kika Tapas for a post-function, late night supper. Though seemingly a decision born from a minimal requirement for [...]

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Eight’s a Nuff – Steel Bar & Grill

December 7, 2009

So, one day I start going through my grandfather’s magazine collection- No wait, wrong story. Back in September, Nuffnang Australia were courteous enough to invite eight food bloggers out to dine at Steel Bar & Grill. The purpose of this meal was to persuade fence sitting bloggers to sign up with Nuffnang, as well as [...]

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Midnight Club – Fatima’s & Pancakes on the Rocks

October 1, 2009

Ever wondered what late night dining options there are around Sydney? I’m not talking just your Friday/Saturday nights. That’s pretty easy. I’m talking about the middle of the week, when say you’ve had to stay back real late at the office and you’re looking for something other than the ubiquitous 24 hrs McDonalds on your [...]

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Dulce de Lecture – Experiments with Dulce de Leche

September 16, 2009

You know, sometimes curiosity gets the better of me. It’s not always a bad thing. Not always. Actually, in this case it worked out to be rather satisfying. I mean, consider the following. When it comes to making dulce de leche, that sublime, silky smooth milk caramel, ever wondered which brand produces the best results? [...]

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