There are many reasons to love the city of Sydney. One of them is its ability to reveal itself under a different light; another is the way it can gently lead you by the hand and take you down memory lane. Last week’s Blessing of the Fleet took me back to Sicily and today’s Norton [...]

With the Crave Sydney Food Festival nearing the end, it was off to Hyde Park for the 20th Sydney Food and Wine Fair 2010, a fund raiser event by the AIDS Trust of Australia. There were food and wine stalls from top names such as Quay, Guillaume at Bennelong, Tempus Two and many others who [...]

The fishing trawlers that line up the Fisherman’s Wharf at the Sydney Fish Markets transport me to Italy. Bright azure boats with Italian flag trimmings contrast with the white under a hot blue sky. In my mind, I am back in Sicily, in the coastal town of Mazara del Vallo, camera in hand, capturing the [...]

Following from Monkey Magic’s Cocktail of the Month, we decide to indulge our sweet tooth. Sugar Hit is part of the Crave Sydney Food Festival where participating restaurants offer a dessert and a sweet wine between the hours of 9.00 pm and 11.00 pm for just $20. Monkey Magic’s dessert is an unusual creation that [...]

Our second foray into Crave Sydney Food Festival‘s Cocktail of the Month takes us to Monkey Magic. Located in Surry Hills across the road from one of our favourite fine dining establishments Marque, this Japanese Restaurant and Bar is headed by chef Hidetoshi Tsuboi who is renowned for fusing traditional oriental flavours with modern western [...]

What do Latin performers, Portuguese butchers and New Zealand wines have to do with a middle-eastern bazaar? We ponder that question when we attend Crave Sydney Food Festival‘s Summer Hill Grand Food Bazaar on Sunday October 17. According to the Crave Sydney website, this is an opportunity to “taste the exotic flavours of a Middle [...]

For two weeks in October, the Night Noodles Markets pop up in Sydney’s Hyde Park serving Asian-themed hawker style food. This popular event is part of the Crave Sydney Food Festival and runs on weeknights giving people a chance to stop by after work for tasty food and a drink with friends. Although the food [...]