Mr B’s, or more specifically the Japanese & Thai restaurant Iima located on the same premises, is a venue that’s only come up on my radar recently; a last minute invite for dinner out with friends, and friends of friends. It is something of a curiousity, or perhaps an oddity.
Encompassed within the two levels of this establishment (ground floor and overlooking mezzanine) that use to be the premises of the old Mandarin Club, are a Thai restaurant, Japanese restaurant & a western bar/lounge (with its own menu). It’s an East-meets-East-meets-West sort of affair. However, each component remains true to itself and distinct from each other (for the most part), rarely falling into the culinarily dubious territory of fusion cuisine. Read more »
It’s not often that you have the opportunity to meet with a food blogger from another country. So it was with some excitement that I had the pleasure to meet Brad, the photographer/writer behind the award nominated food blog ladyironchef, one of the most popular food blogs in Singapore. With a name like ladyironchef, I was surprised to not see a woman sitting at the table when I arrived at the restaurant.
Considering it was his first time in Sydney, what better way to be introduced to the Sydney food scene than by having a marathon night out with prominent food bloggers from Grab Your Fork, chocolatesuze, A Table for Two, eatshow&tell, Citrus & Candy, & hungry.digital.elf. Read more »
Pad Thai.
It’s somewhat of a benchmark dish for me; a common point of reference from which the quality of one Thai restaurant is judged over another. This particular version of the dish is from the Doytao restaurant located in Drummoyne, though there are a number of branches located within Sydney.
From discussions I’ve had with friends and acquaintances, the selection of a pad thai as a benchmark dish is somewhat of a controversial one. Some say that you need to take a holistic approach and try a large number of dishes. Others say that it’s just a bad choice to judge the quality of a restaurant’s dishes. Though I appreciate their points, I would beg to differ for a number of reasons:
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