Saturday, 18 October 2014
Friday, 3 October 2014
Malaysian Buffet @ Grace Hotel, CBD
Friday, October 03, 2014
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I spent most of my time in Malaysia at the food court. At that time, I thought I was the cleverest cookie. Here I was thinking while all the chumps out there were having street food I was off eating Italian and Hot Star fried chicken.
Wednesday, 1 October 2014
Competition for Omnivore Festival
Wednesday, October 01, 2014
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FREE STUFF FREE STUFF FREE STUFF. HI WHO LIKES FREE STUFF !
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The lovely Karla Brown of Joval/Fizz Group has asked me to put up a competition for a Badoit Water Class and the Omnivore Festival. The first two people to (1) visit my blog at http://petit4s.blogspot.com.au/, (2) find the contact us button and (3) email me through there with your full details on the form will each receive 1 x full day double passes (for you and a friend) to the Omnivore Masterclass day worth 80 dollars. Each pass entitles you to all the cooking masterclasses and demonstrations you can fit in on that one day.
Additionally, if you are able to attend on Friday at 3:20 pm, I am able to give you and your partner a separate VIP ticket for the Badoit Water Class which also provides the guests an opportunity to interact with the speakers and they also receive two complimentary Badoit/Plumm stemless water glasses. Before you email you need to make sure you're able to attend the day at
the Australian National Maritime Museum (Sydney) either this Friday (3rd of October) or
Saturday (4th of October) during the times of 10:30am until 4:00pm (you don't
need to be there the entire time!). Further information can be found here: http://www.omnivore.com/sydney/world-tour/world-tour-sydney/masterclass/. Sorry for the essay. Good luck!
Update: Competition over. Congratulations Richard Heng and Catherine Cheak. I will now contact you for how to proceed.
Update: Competition over. Congratulations Richard Heng and Catherine Cheak. I will now contact you for how to proceed.
Sunday, 28 September 2014
Ippudo, Ultimo
Sunday, September 28, 2014
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Chippendale's starting to become hot property these days. An abandoned ground close to two universities, Central station and smack back in the middle of the city. With the new shopping centre opposite UTS, it's as inviting as any, featuring a garden wall towering up and a nice clean new space as well as many shops. I'm surprised this hasn't happened sooner.
Friday, 29 August 2014
4fourteen, Surry Hills
Friday, August 29, 2014
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Saturday, 23 August 2014
Otto Ristorante, Wooloomooloo
Saturday, August 23, 2014
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All Italian happens to fall in either two categories being mod Italian and old-school traditional. I love Italian. Mod Italian interpretations however, like anything 'mod', I'm a bit iffy about. When it works, it really gets you thinking long after the meal. When it doesn't, it's a disaster. Otto Ristorante happens to fall under the former but optimistic as always with fingers crossed and a long walk ahead of us to Wooloomooloo, off we ventured.
Friday, 15 August 2014
Mooberry, Neutral Bay
Friday, August 15, 2014
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I'm going to chuck in a disclaimer for the record. I'm not head-over-heels with frozen yoghurt. Never have been. It's fresh and light but it's pretty much sour ice cream to me. Yes, I'm uncultured. Unlike yoghurt (geddit, geddit?!?!). But I'm honest so when I was asked for a sample with a friend, I knew at least one of us would be super excited.
Wednesday, 6 August 2014
I F@%#&?! hate spammers.
Wednesday, August 06, 2014
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To all the poor peeps who received a spam message, you all deserve an apology. I am so terribly sorry. I clicked on an email from a trusted cafe (who got spammed as well) and next thing you know it, I have all these random sent spam mails. My blog email is still petit4s@live.com.au and I know I haven't been active in a while but look forward to more posts! So terribly sorry yet again.
Monday, 21 July 2014
Brewtown, Newtown
Monday, July 21, 2014
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Not actually late to the party this time. Just a huge backlog of stuff I need to do. That aforementioned party is the huge social media driven attention that Brewtown is currently experiencing. Keen to check it out for myself and always happening to be around Newtown, off we went to hipster town.
If you haven't heard of them already, Brewtown is hot news right now. Avid followers line up outside keen for their freshly fried batches of cronuts, roasted coffee and other simple breakfast items.
Corned beef hash with garden peas, poached egg and parmesan crumbs 15 |
We start off with potato hash, corned beef and eggs. I'm always looking forward to perfectly poached eggs but they definitely need to up their egg game because they were incredibly over-cooked.
Beetroot cured ocean trout with goat's cheese, caper berries and baby beets 16.5 |
Next up is a fresh little garden of watercress, sweet baby beets, salty caper berries and dill with sweet ribbons of ocean trout and creamy mild goats cheese thrown around.
Squid ink linguine, garlic chilli prawns, kale and parmesan 18.5 |
Health nuts rejoice as the usual affair of squid ink pasta, parmesan and prawns is twisted up with the addition of kale. We love the touch of chilli at the end which brightens up an otherwise plain-jane dish.
Cinnamon Cronut 4.5 |
Chocolate Crumble Cronut 4.5 |
Raspberry Jam Cronut 4.5 |
The food's top notch, the coffee's roasted and brewed up stairs and they've almost single-handedly fed Sydney's obsession with pastry hybrid. Matched with bright-eyed service, it's easy to see that the whole hype around is totally justified.
Sunday, 13 July 2014
Four In Hand, Paddington
Sunday, July 13, 2014
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And so flipping blogger decided to collapse on itself suddenly when I just finished this post and whatever I did to this post magically deleted itself. Starting from scratch at 2am in the morning while the adrenaline is still running. Not a good way to go. But I was keen to get this post out seeing as it's been a while since I actually went to Four In Hand. Which is brilliant mind you. The place where I had my first drink. And before that was a magnificent lamb shoulder. Ahhh the memories.
There's been a bit of remodelling done since the last time I've been here. The colour palette is the same; giant mirrors with their signature lamb shoulder written across it, the paintings and the stark black and white colour scheme but there's a certain cheeriness that the front house and comfortable seating arrangement injects into the mix. Naturally, we're never around Paddington so we opt for the decently priced 8 course chef's tasting menu for 135 dollars.
Butter is served in a cool marrow bone...
Oysters with Wakame |
Amuse Bouche |
Crab Taco |
Ham Hock Potatoes with House Bacon, Poached Scampi and Sea Herbs |
Charred Lambs Tongue with Crisp Rib, Mint Jelly and Seared Cucumber |
Swede Soup with Pickled Seaweed and Mushrooms |
Roast Chicken with Chicken Bread, Celeriac and Prunes |
Colcannon 10 |
Milk Poached Veal with Braised Beef Brisket, Veal Tongue and Crisped Kale |
We love the whole at the front table scrapping of their own rooftop honey. Not so much the left over wax that results from chewing it.
Lemon Verbena Parfait with Vanilla Cucumber and Rooftop Honey |
Licorice Poached Quince with Parsnip Ice-cream |
Celebrity chef or not, Colin Fassnidge's Four In Hand hasn't missed a beat since the last time I've been here. For the newcomers, don't let the Fassnidge's whole nose-to-tail affair, which peeps out occasionally, intimidate you. Four In Hand, for the most part is wonderfully inventive and deeply comforting and yet refined and that's refreshing in a sea of pedantic nuanced fine diners. Straight bang in winter, there's no where else I'd rather be.
Wednesday, 9 July 2014
My Tandoori Indian Restaurant, Green Valley
Wednesday, July 09, 2014
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Wake up -> Uni -> Tutoring -> Gym -> Sleep -> Repeat is pretty much how I spend the first 4 days of every week doing. Going out to eat fancy schmancy? Ain't nobody got time for that. Well occasionally. But most days of the week there's hardly any time and I'm sure most of us can agree. Menulog comes to the rescue here with their convenient online food delivery service to anyone who has a inch for convenient food without going down the path of fast fast food.
It's quite easy really. I ordered it through their website, filtering it down to ones available by delivery through my suburb in 'Bonnyrigg Heights Take-Away Restaurants' and then finding the right cuisine for the night. Indian? Only a click away.
It's quite easy really. I ordered it through their website, filtering it down to ones available by delivery through my suburb in 'Bonnyrigg Heights Take-Away Restaurants' and then finding the right cuisine for the night. Indian? Only a click away.
Monday, 30 June 2014
Good Food and Wine Show, Auburn
Monday, June 30, 2014
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A mostly picture post today. Food festivals are always big things in the year to me. It's a great opportunity to try new and often unique products from providores and it's always exciting to meet the people behind such products. A month out and I already have my agenda set out. Rachel's yoghurt. And cheese, cheese, cheese. And cheese!
For thrill seekers only. And the curious. |
Tsuru Beef Bun |
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And definitely from Rachel's yoghurt. I mean free yoghurt aside, (2 tubs just for signing up to a competition) with a competition and a fancy space to boot, they were definitely the hot favourite of the day.
Big smiles all round from the Rachel's yoghurt stand! |
Have you got any cheese? Then cheese me up woman! (Simpsons) |
Hi Andy Allen from Masterchef! |
Don't mind if I do? |
Always fancied a bit of ant in my sweets |
Zumbo Caramel Tart |
Steak Tasting plate |
Miguel Maestre on the big screen |
And this little cow went to the butcher... |
Petit4s and guest attended Good Food and Wine Show courtesy of Isabelle Michelle of Play Communications and Rachel's Yoghurt.