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eating out

Reuben Hills, Surry Hills

by jeroxie February 1, 2012

Another week and another cafe in Surry Hills. This time it’s Reuben Hills on Albion Street. The way this cafe is fitted out is so Melbourne-like. It has a long and narrow industrial looking space that opens up at the back. A big share table sits in the middle of the back bit and low [...]

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Snapshot of so much eating in Singapore

by jeroxie January 29, 2012

I will be kidding myself if I say that I will report and blog about every single place that I ate in the last trip to Singapore. Too much eating and in that sweltering heat, too much walking. Therefore, no weight was gained but a lot of pleasure was gained. For my benefit and benefit [...]

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The Book Kitchen, Gnome and Bruschetteria 102, Surry Hills

by jeroxie January 25, 2012

Mister and I visited 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.

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Instagram January Photo a Day Challenge

by jeroxie January 21, 2012

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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 [...]

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Black Star Pastry, Newtown

by jeroxie December 14, 2011

Many say that Newtown is the Melbournian part of Sydney. Many say that it is just like Collingwood that stretches for 9.1km. In my opinion, the main road of Newtown which is King Street is nothing like Collingwood. However, the side streets of Newtown and Darlington do have a sense of Melbourne that I love and miss dearly. There are little characteristics like small corner cafes decked out in old and adhoc pieces of furniture and people wheeling or carrying their baskets to Eveleigh farmers market at Carriage Works. But once you enter Carriage Works, there is a realisation that this is Sydney and not Melbourne. Well, this farmers market is dog friendly and no more muddy paws from Tekkie when it rains

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El Loco, Surry Hills

by jeroxie December 7, 2011

It has been raining almost everyday in Sydney. So when there was a window of sunshine, we went out to play. Mister was craving for a beer and I, after some tacos. One of the perks of living in Surry is that we do not have to go far to find good and decent food. There are cafes, restaurants, bars or pubs just around the corner. El Loco has been on my hit list. Since the sun was behaving, Mister and I took the opportunity and skipped down to El Loco one rare sunny Sunday afternoon for a late lunch.

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Maxwell Market, Singapore

by jeroxie November 24, 2011

Maxwell market has been around as long as I can remember. There was one brief moment in my life that I worked in the Tanjong Pagar area and Maxwell market was one of the hawker lunch places that I visited very often. Maxwell market is very popular with the office workers around the area so if you visit during unch hour, be prepared to queue for food. And by the way, queuing at hawker centers is normal and no one complains. Why would you when the food is so tasty and affordable?

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Cafe Mint, Surry Hills

by jeroxie November 21, 2011

Great. Really great. Cafes, restaurants, shopping, grocers, hairdressers and even dog salons are all within walking distance. Many may say that Surry Hills is pretentious but we are “fresh from the boat” from Melbourne and so this suburb is perfect for us. I mean how can I say no to Bourke Street Bakery as my local bakery? Seriously.

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Yummy yummy Bourke Street Bakery, Surry Hills

by jeroxie November 17, 2011

It’s 10.30am on a Saturday and this is a familiar sight at Bourke Street Bakery in Surry Hills. 10.30am is when the hot foods like lamb sausage rolls and beef pies are fresh out from the oven. The queue can be long but this bakery has the system down packed. Almost everyone in the queue [...]

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Daylesford Day One – Wombat Hill House, Peppers Spring Retreat and Kazuki’s

by jeroxie October 18, 2011

Daylesford is one of the first few places that Mister and I visit when we first got together many moons ago. It is also one of the places that we head back for a visit once every couple of years. We are definitely no strangers to its natural beauty. Daylesford and Hepburn Springs area is also known to the Spa country. It has the most number of mineral springs and spas in Australian and the produce and food in this area is equally fabulous.

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