When i heard that there was a quaint Dutch Cafe in the middle of nowhere in Smithfield I told pizzaboy we had to go for a visit.
We happen to have gone on the hottest day of the year so far. Its 40+ degrees outside and we drive over to Smithfield in a car with no-aircon. Without even thinking i say, “there had better be air-con at this place”. The entire car goes quiet. None of us...
Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Whilst in Japan, pizzaboy and I were lost in the streets of Shibuya, Tokyo. We were hungry and couldn’t read Japanese. I was craving noodles and I randomly chose a noodle bar that had a picture of ramen at the front. We pointed at something that looked appetising on the menu with no idea what we were ordering. This was our first introduction to Tonkotsu Ramen.
Tonkotsu...
Tan Viet is one of our favourite places to eat. They serve traditional vietnamese cuisine but they are famous for their “Criskin Chicken”.
Yes – Criskin. It’s an appropriate play on the words crispy and skin. And if you are familiar with the vietnamese accent, this is how the vietnamese say crispyskin in english. Or possibly a spelling mistake made many years ago, and now...
What’s in a cover? How much does a cover cause you to buy the book? Well… Bill’s Sydney Food was released previously with a -blah- cover. I don’t recall ever leafing through it.
Hmmm, nup, never.
Coconut Bread
But when i was looking at the New Release section in the bookstore i saw a sleek black book with Bill’s Sydney Food scrawled on it like a chalkboard menu....
