Comments on: SMH Good Food and Wine Show Sydney 2007 http://www.notquitenigella.com/2007/10/27/smh-good-food-and-wine-show-sydney-2007/ The slightly eccentric eating and cooking adventures of a Sydney girl who loves cakes, cooking, Nigella Lawson and eating. She eats, breathes and dreams food and indeed will never get cable TV as she'd quit working and watch the Food Channel all day long. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:50:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Not Quite Nigella » The Tea Room, Queen Victoria Building Sydney http://www.notquitenigella.com/2007/10/27/smh-good-food-and-wine-show-sydney-2007/#comment-694 Not Quite Nigella » The Tea Room, Queen Victoria Building Sydney Wed, 05 Dec 2007 22:21:57 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/2007/10/27/smh-good-food-and-wine-show-sydney-2007/#comment-694 [...] Its a little smaller than I expect, mainly as I had had the Tea Room’s selection at the Food and Wine Fair and it was made up of a very similar selection minus the tea and scones and that was $7.50 so I [...] [...] Its a little smaller than I expect, mainly as I had had the Tea Room’s selection at the Food and Wine Fair and it was made up of a very similar selection minus the tea and scones and that was $7.50 so I [...]

]]> By: Not Quite Nigella http://www.notquitenigella.com/2007/10/27/smh-good-food-and-wine-show-sydney-2007/#comment-337 Not Quite Nigella Wed, 31 Oct 2007 11:15:29 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/2007/10/27/smh-good-food-and-wine-show-sydney-2007/#comment-337 Hi jenjen-That's a great idea to pre-book the tickets, I'll definitely do that next year. I really wanted to try the Bather's tart, lucky you! Hi jenjen-That’s a great idea to pre-book the tickets, I’ll definitely do that next year. I really wanted to try the Bather’s tart, lucky you!

]]> By: jenjen http://www.notquitenigella.com/2007/10/27/smh-good-food-and-wine-show-sydney-2007/#comment-331 jenjen Wed, 31 Oct 2007 07:26:28 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/2007/10/27/smh-good-food-and-wine-show-sydney-2007/#comment-331 Great pics. I know what you mean with the crowd. It was crazy. This year I learned my lesson and actually pre-booked my tickets and got there at just before 12. Although even by then, the place was already packed. It's always worth it though. Great pics. I know what you mean with the crowd. It was crazy.
This year I learned my lesson and actually pre-booked my tickets and got there at just before 12.
Although even by then, the place was already packed.
It’s always worth it though.

]]> By: Not Quite Nigella http://www.notquitenigella.com/2007/10/27/smh-good-food-and-wine-show-sydney-2007/#comment-319 Not Quite Nigella Tue, 30 Oct 2007 01:29:52 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/2007/10/27/smh-good-food-and-wine-show-sydney-2007/#comment-319 Hi Jobe-I had visions of having all of these coupons that were useless at 2pm so we'd rush from stall to stall. It felt a bit like "The Amazing Race: Food Edition" :lol: Hi Jobe-I had visions of having all of these coupons that were useless at 2pm so we’d rush from stall to stall. It felt a bit like “The Amazing Race: Food Edition” :lol:

]]> By: Jobe http://www.notquitenigella.com/2007/10/27/smh-good-food-and-wine-show-sydney-2007/#comment-314 Jobe Mon, 29 Oct 2007 19:42:06 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/2007/10/27/smh-good-food-and-wine-show-sydney-2007/#comment-314 "Did they serve food after 2pm?" They did indeed. Granted a lot of stalls had run out of food by then/soon after, but those that still had stuff were still going at about 3 when I left. I guess the 2pm finish was only a guess so the stalls knew how much food to bring. “Did they serve food after 2pm?”

They did indeed. Granted a lot of stalls had run out of food by then/soon after, but those that still had stuff were still going at about 3 when I left.

I guess the 2pm finish was only a guess so the stalls knew how much food to bring.

]]> By: Not Quite Nigella http://www.notquitenigella.com/2007/10/27/smh-good-food-and-wine-show-sydney-2007/#comment-308 Not Quite Nigella Mon, 29 Oct 2007 07:42:22 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/2007/10/27/smh-good-food-and-wine-show-sydney-2007/#comment-308 Hi Helen-I was wondering if you had gone, your pics last year convinced me that I had to go to this year's one :lol: Ahhh ok so 11.30am for reconnaissance and 12noon for attack! Sounds like a good plan for next year ;) Hi Helen-I was wondering if you had gone, your pics last year convinced me that I had to go to this year’s one :lol: Ahhh ok so 11.30am for reconnaissance and 12noon for attack! Sounds like a good plan for next year ;)

]]> By: Helen http://www.notquitenigella.com/2007/10/27/smh-good-food-and-wine-show-sydney-2007/#comment-305 Helen Mon, 29 Oct 2007 04:39:31 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/2007/10/27/smh-good-food-and-wine-show-sydney-2007/#comment-305 I missed out on going this year but feel like I was there with all your gorgeous photos. The crowds are always crazy. In the past I've usually made it a point to arrive at 11.30am, get photos and suss out the menus and then make a mad dash at midday. You did well all things considered! I missed out on going this year but feel like I was there with all your gorgeous photos. The crowds are always crazy. In the past I’ve usually made it a point to arrive at 11.30am, get photos and suss out the menus and then make a mad dash at midday.

You did well all things considered!

]]> By: Not Quite Nigella http://www.notquitenigella.com/2007/10/27/smh-good-food-and-wine-show-sydney-2007/#comment-302 Not Quite Nigella Mon, 29 Oct 2007 00:08:15 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/2007/10/27/smh-good-food-and-wine-show-sydney-2007/#comment-302 Hi Jobe-Yes it would've been chaos without the coupon system and it was great that everyone was in a good mood. Did they serve food after 2pm? I was absorbed in our food by then. Hi blythe-choosing was rather difficult and it was excellent value! You should definitely try and schedule a visit here for October next year as its Good Food month which means good food/events for the whole of October. Hi Jobe-Yes it would’ve been chaos without the coupon system and it was great that everyone was in a good mood. Did they serve food after 2pm? I was absorbed in our food by then.

Hi blythe-choosing was rather difficult and it was excellent value! You should definitely try and schedule a visit here for October next year as its Good Food month which means good food/events for the whole of October.

]]> By: blythe http://www.notquitenigella.com/2007/10/27/smh-good-food-and-wine-show-sydney-2007/#comment-300 blythe Sun, 28 Oct 2007 14:51:56 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/2007/10/27/smh-good-food-and-wine-show-sydney-2007/#comment-300 blythe wouldn't be able to choose because everything looks so tasty and cheap, not like the collosal ripoff the london food and wine festiaval is! blythe wouldn’t be able to choose because everything looks so tasty and cheap, not like the collosal ripoff the london food and wine festiaval is!

]]> By: Jobe http://www.notquitenigella.com/2007/10/27/smh-good-food-and-wine-show-sydney-2007/#comment-297 Jobe Sun, 28 Oct 2007 06:45:34 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/2007/10/27/smh-good-food-and-wine-show-sydney-2007/#comment-297 Great wrap-up of a great day. I was impressed at how quickly everything moved with the coupons. The crowd didn't become too much of a hassle. Looks like we made a lot of similar choices too. I loved the rillette and the trout from Becasse. And I too worried what would happen if I didn't spend my coupons before 2. Only to hang around for a bit more and realise "not much really". Great wrap-up of a great day.

I was impressed at how quickly everything moved with the coupons. The crowd didn’t become too much of a hassle.

Looks like we made a lot of similar choices too. I loved the rillette and the trout from Becasse.

And I too worried what would happen if I didn’t spend my coupons before 2. Only to hang around for a bit more and realise “not much really”.

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