Jeroxie - Addictive & Consuming (A Melbourne & Sydney Food Blog)

A date with Kate Gibbs and Kraft Philadelphia

by jeroxie on January 26, 2012

I was pleasantly surprised to receive an email asking if I was interested in spending Saturday morning learning food styling/photography session with Philly ambassador, Kate Gibbs. I use a fair bit of Philadelphia products in my cooking and follow the blog, The Kitchen Inc. So absolutely!

As some of you may not be aware, Kate Gibbs is a Sydney-based journalist and cook that has a great resume of writing for Sydney Morning Herald’s food section, Good Living, the Sunday Life magazine, Australian Gourmet Traveller and Frankie magazine. Kate is also a major contributor to The Foodies’ Guide to Sydney 2011 & 2012, SMH Everyday Eats 2011, SMH Good and Cafe Guide 2011. She is also the lovely daughter of Suzanne Gibbs and grand daughter of the very charismatic, Margaret Fulton. I was excited to learn tips & tricks of cooking and styling.

Kate Gibbs

Please read more here…

If you like this article, please share :)

Tagged as: Kraft Philadelphia, Sydney

{ 12 comments }

The Book Kitchen, Gnome and Bruschetteria 102, Surry Hills

by jeroxie on January 25, 2012

in Australian,breakfast,eating out,Surry Hills,Sydney

I am getting overwhelmed with photos in my folders and not getting posts up for all these places that I’ve been around Surry Hills. I am not posting as much as I used to. There is another side project for the blog that I am working on. I can’t say anything till things are set in stone and the direction and concept fully thought out. Be patient and all will be revealed in time.

Mister and I visited The Book Kitchen on Bourke Street late last year. It is just located opposite Bourke Street Bakery and usually just as packed with the locals during the weekend. There are cookbooks filled in big book shelves and even if you are a lone, you will be entertained by the surrounding books. The coffee is decent and not something that I will come back purposely for.

Book Kitchen

Please read more here…

If you like this article, please share :)

Tagged as: Australia, blogsherpa, cafe, coffee, review, Sydney

{ 12 comments }

Instagram January Photo a Day Challenge

by jeroxie on January 21, 2012

in eating out

I keep this #Janphotoaday on my instagram (jeroxie) stream. What is this? I want to join in too! This is organised by Fat Mum Slim and it’s a brilliant idea. I finally understood the game and has officially jumped on the bandwagon.

This is the first official photo that I’ve taken for the challenge and not realising that the theme was #reflection. The timing was impeccable.

Follow me on instagram – jeroxie or if you are not on instagram, a daily photo will be uploaded to my tumblr – jeroxie.tumblr.com

If you like this article, please share :)

Tagged as: instagram, iPhoneography

{ 12 comments }

Sydney Cheap Eats – Menya Mappen & Menya Oiden, Sydney CBD

by jeroxie January 19, 2012

Sydney has a larger Japanese community. There are so many little Japanese cafes, restaurants and chain ones like Menya. My first Menya encounter was Menya Noodle Bar in Haymarket that serves pretty awesome ramen. I prefer Gumshara but my colleagues are skewed towards Menya. I will go back and have another shot and write about it again.

20 comments Full article here

Pineapple tarts

by jeroxie January 17, 2012

Pineapple is translated as ‘Ong Lai’ in Hokkien. Direct translation means prosperity come. And what colour is the flesh of the pineapple? It’s yellow which is a close colour to gold especially once the pineapple jam is cooked. Gold means wealth and prosperity as well. For me, it just starts damn bloody good. Pineapple tarts can be eaten in one mouthful. And once a year, I indulge to having as many as I can!

36 comments Full article here

Four Ate Five, Surry Hills

by jeroxie January 13, 2012

There is an abundance of cafes in Surry Hills. The queues will usually form outside the popular or good ones. Four Ate Five is one of those that cafes in Surry Hills that an early queue will form not only on weekends but on week days as well.

28 comments Full article here

Saint Honore Cake Shop, Haymarket

by jeroxie January 11, 2012

I have not tried many cakes in this old skool Chinatown cake shop before but it is a safe bet that I will be making return trips very often. Saint Honore Cake Shop reminds me of my grandma. When I was a little girl, there are countless times that grandma and I will head over to our local confectionery to pick up bouncy white bread and also cream cakes. It isn’t important that the cake may be a little dry or need a little more cream but these are comfort cakes to me. These cakes take me back to a good place.

10 comments Full article here

Suckling pig ham

by jeroxie January 10, 2012

Our first Christmas in Sydney. Our first Christmas that we spent it with just the two of us and @tekkieboy. Back in Melbourne, we usually celebrate and spend Christmas holidays with other “orphans”. Many of us are overseas students many moon ago and so our families are usually not with us in Australia. We built [...]

12 comments Full article here

Spanish Chorizo con carne

by jeroxie January 5, 2012

My first recipe of the year. Let’s kick off with something a little porky and a little spicy. And best of all, super easy. The boys were out picking up a couch. Well, the story is like that. We had a three seater couch that would not fit through the doorway to the lounge area so it sat in the hallway for a few weeks. We finally got rid of it on Gumtree and at the same time a friend was getting his two seater couch and picking up another larger one. Long story short, we scored a two seater. We have a couch. Finally.

39 comments Full article here

Delicious Vietnam finale – Bò Kho or Vietnamese beef stew

by jeroxie December 31, 2011

Final edition of Delicious Vietnam that is created by lovely Melbourne food blogger, Anh. I had to participate even though I have been so lazy this holiday season. Very unproductive but loving every second of it. Mister asked if I was bored not going anyway this year but I said ‘No’. I am happy being alone at home while he heads back to work this week. Plus I had loads to do. Packing, cleaning the house, playing The Sims, watching House, Grey Anatomy and cooking! To top that up, the very lovely Li, Robert and their kids were in town for a very short visit. So good to see familiar faces in Sydney. We really miss our friends in Melbourne.

16 comments Full article here

Yum Cha at Marigold, Sydney CBD

by jeroxie December 27, 2011

It’s our first boxing day in Sydney and the first time in years that we woke up feeling chirpy. There was no hangover from binge drinking as we would have in Melbourne. Our Christmas had been quiet without our good ‘orphan’ friends to hang out with. We started the day with a nice exploration ride around the neighbourhood and around Botanical gardens. The weather was cool and the sight of the Opera House and Harbour Bridge felt strangely serene.

28 comments Full article here

Merry Christmas Eggnog!

by jeroxie December 22, 2011

Merry Christmas to all! This is the first Christmas that Mister and I will be spending together in Sydney. While we miss our friends back in Melbourne and love to spend Christmas with them, we are ok to spend a rather quiet Christmas after a hectic year. I am taking the opportunity to catch up on blogs, reading and my recent obsession – The Sims! LOL

47 comments Full article here

Izakaya Fujiyama, Surry Hills

by jeroxie December 20, 2011

Living in Surry Hills means that we do not have to travel far for a nice dinner. We decided on Izakaya Fujiyama. It is nicely stocked with imported sake and beer. But it also holds a short selection of wines and cocktails. The space is nice and airy with an outdoor eating. We decided to [...]

34 comments Full article here

A day with iPad

by jeroxie December 16, 2011

Sponsored by Nuffnang. If anyone thinks that you can share a any tablet like the iPad with your partner, then you are in for trouble. Just think about it, can you share you phone with your partner, family or friends? It is so personal. And now with all the hype on social landscape, how can [...]

17 comments Full article here

Panini stuffed with a simple tomato salad and Spanish chorizo

by jeroxie December 15, 2011

In my second week in Sydney, I suffered one of the worst hangovers ever. The weather was beach perfect but I had to lay in bed sick from the previous night. Sparkling, beer, cider and shots do not mix well. Anyway, Mister was starving. I thought I felt ok to leave the house. We got to Bruschetteria, I stared at the menu and felt sick. The open face sausage bruschetta that Mister had was so good. I had a small bite but that was all I could eat. Back to the dark room and wasted one gorgeous sunny day in Sydney. And I regret it. After that sunny weekend, we only had rain in Sydney. What happened there Sydney? Where is the beautiful blue sky?

20 comments Full article here