Rome – Best Classic Roman Pasta
Classic Roman Pasta Dishes Romans love their pasta and have four or five favourite sauces that have become the classic Roman pasta dishes. Enjoy these classic Roman pasta dishes on my small-group Southern Italian food & wine tour starting in Rome! Despite the locals never considering themselves “southern”, Rome is far enough south that Roman […]
Chinese Restaurants (Sydney)
Best Chinese Food in Sydney China is a huge country, with as much regional diversity as Europe. But for too long, Chinese food in Sydney meant Cantonese, the food of Hong Kong and Guangdong province, the ancestral homeland of many Aussie-Chinese. After Sydney’s best Chinese dumplings and noodles? Here’s where to find them! More recently, […]
Chinese Dumplings & Noodles (Sydney)
Best Dumplings & Noodles in Sydney Food is often symbolic in Chinese culture: noodles represents longevity (don’t ever cut them, just slurp them up whole) and dumplings look like little coin purses to attract prosperity. Book a Duck & Pinot Walk in Chatswood for more delicious Chinese food Add a splash of red chilli for […]
Lucio’s Italian Restaurant – CLOSED
Lucio’s Italian Restaurant As Lennon and McCartney wrote: ‘There are places I’ll remember all my life’. And Lucio’s Italian Restaurant in Paddington is exactly that for generations of Sydneysiders. While Sydney is blessed with much good food, wine and service, much rarer is the authentic hospitality (in rooms full of colour, laughter and creative energy) […]
German, Austrian, Swiss Food in Sydney
Best German Food in Sydney I like winter. I look forward to a few months each year where I can wrap up in colourful scarves, pull on a large coat and enjoy some of the best German food in Sydney. Join me on a Food & Wine Adventure soon! Well, let’s keep it broad and […]
Portuguese Shops in Sydney
Best Portuguese Shops in Sydney The inner western suburb of Petersham is officially Sydney’s ‘Little Portugal’ and home to the best Portuguese shops in Sydney. Join me on a Food & Wine Adventure soon! Petersham has the largest Portuguese community in Australia and hosts Bairro Portugues, an annual street festival celebrating the Portuguese cultural heritage […]
Sherry & Food Pairing
Sherry & Food Pairing Sherry wines are often relegated to the aperitif and dessert ends of a meal. But the complex wines of the Jerez region of southern Spain are incredibly diverse and food-friendly. You can find a Sherry and food pairing to enjoy at every stage of a meal. Like Sherry? You’ll Love My […]
Victor Churchill Butcher
Victor Churchill: Sydney’s Best Butcher Victor and Anthony Puharich come from a long line of butchers, back to Anthony’s great-great-grandfather. Combining Victor’s traditional butchery skills and Anthony’s passion for produce, they’ve created one of Sydney’s best providores: Victor Churchill in Woollahra. Master Meat Cookery With These Easy, Delicious Recipes In 1996, Anthony and Victor started […]
Frank’s Fruit Market
Frank’s Fruit Market In 1974 Frank and Mary Bonfante opened Frank’s Fruit Market in Haberfield, on a site that had already been a greengrocer for almost 50 years. Then, in 2019, when Frank and Mary needed to retire, John & Bree Velluti stepped up and took over what had become one of Sydney’s best providores […]
Uncut Seafood Bondi
Uncut Seafood: Sydney’s Best Seafood Kaitlin, Jack and Nic Lucas have seafood in their blood, going back to their propappoús (great grandpa), a fisherman in Kastellorizo, the small island from which many of Sydney’s first Greek immigrants came. They’re the new look of Sydney seafood with old-school service: Sydney’s best seafood shop! Master Seafood Cooking […]