Travel

BBQ pork and roast duck with rice from BBQ King, Haymarket, Sydney

Sydney, Australia (2011)

In reading order, from my trip to Sydney, November 2011. I’m still writing and publishing the posts from this trip, so there are more posts to come.

• BBQ King, Haymarket
• Spiedo Restaurant and Bar, Sydney
• bills, Surry Hills
• Cafe Ish, Surry Hills
• Chinatown Night Market and Emperor’s puffs, Haymarket
• Chat Thai Thaitown, Haymarket (and discussion on restaurant queues)
• Bourke Street Bakery, Surry Hills
• Cafe Cre Asion, Sydney
• Jackie M Malaysian Cuisine, Concord
• Din Tai Fung, World Square, Sydney
• Gelato Messina and Zumbo Dessert Train at The Star, Pyrmont
• Sydney Madang, Sydney
• Izakaya Fujiyama, Surry Hills
• Lumiere Cafe, Surry Hills
• Cabramatta
• Azuma Patisserie, Sydney
• Harry’s Cafe de Wheels, Woolloomooloo
• Porteño, Surry Hills
• Quay Restaurant

Bananas at Satok Market, Kuching, Malaysia

Kuching, Malaysia

In reading order, from my trip to Kuching, Malaysia, September 2011.

• Da-Light Food Court
• Fairy Cave, Wind Cave, roadside fruit stall and durian
• Kuching Waterfront and Top Spot Food Court
• Petanak Wet Market
• Swee Kang Ais Kacang
• Pisang goreng (fried banana) stall on Carpenter Street
• Satok Market
• Bumbu Cooking Class
• Breakfast buffet, Pullman Kuching
• Orangutans, kolo mee and bird’s nest
• Sarawak cooking demonstration at Pullman Kuching
• Maria Kek Lapis (layer cake) and Maria Desserts House
• Sarawak River cruise, my final Kuching post

French toast, grilled bacon, banana and maple syrup, The Goose, Busselton, Western Australia

Busselton, Western Australia

In reading order, from our trip to Busselton, April 2011.

• The Equinox, Busselton
• Broadwater Pizza and Pasta takeaway, Busselton
• Simmo’s Ice Creamery, Busselton
• Busselton Jetty Train and Underwater Observatory – no food, but something fun to do in Busselton
• The Goose, Busselton – dinner
• The Goose, Busselton – breakfast
• Samovar, Busselton

Seared half-shell Fremantle scallops, hummus, confit tomato, pomegranate dressing, Must Margaret River, Western Australia

Margaret River, Western Australia

Must, Margaret River

Fried egg on toast – gooey mango yolk, Wild Duck, Albany, Western Australia

Albany, Western Australia

In reading order, from our trip to Albany in January 2011.

• Cosi’s Cafe, Albany
• Lime 303, Albany
• Albany Pie Cafe, Albany
• Wind Farm, The Gap, Natural Bridge and Squid Shack, Albany
• Wild Duck, Albany
• Buffet breakfast at the Dog Rock Motel, Albany
• Two Peoples Bay Nature Reserve, Albany Bird Park and Marron Farm, Nippers Cafe
• Strawberry sorbet, Freshpict Strawberry Farm, Albany
• Mt Barker Country Bakery, Mount Barker (a stop on our way home from Albany)

Imam bayildi – eggplant boat topped with onions, capsicum, tomato & herbs, braised in olive oil, Ottoman Cuisine, Barton, Canberra

Canberra, Australia

In reading order, from my trip to Canberra in November 2010.

• The Chairman and Yip, Civic
• Dobinson’s Bakery Cafe, Civic
• Ottoman Cuisine, Barton
• Shanghai Dumpling Cafe and That Pizza Place
• Kingsley’s Steak and Crabhouse, Civic
• Cafe Essen
• Afternoon tea buffet at the Tea Lounge, Hyatt Hotel Canberra
• Room service dinner, Hyatt Hotel Canberra
• Buffet breakfast, Hyatt Hotel Canberra

Curry tiger pie, Harry’s Cafe De Wheels, Haymarket, Sydney

Sydney, Australia (2010)

In reading order, from my trip to Sydney in March 2010. My posts from my 2011 Sydney trip are on the way.

• Tetsuya’s, Sydney*
• Cafe Ish, Surry Hills
• Saké Restaurant and Bar, The Rocks
• Mamak, Haymarket – a must-visit in Sydney
• Harry’s Cafe De Wheels, Haymarket – my favourite pie of all time, the curry tiger
• Fisherman’s Wharf Seafood Restaurant, Pyrmont