Comments on: Taste of Sydney Festival, 2010

By: Helen

Helen — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 02:22:54 +0000

Wonderful photos – and all different dishes from the ones that we tried on the same day too!

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By: Brenda

Brenda — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:11:54 +0000

Thanks again for the tickets!!! I went on Sunday and had a fabulous time! Even had a chance to take some photos and blog about my experience too.

By: Brenda

Brenda — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:11:54 +0000

Thanks again for the tickets!!! I went on Sunday and had a fabulous time! Even had a chance to take some photos and blog about my experience too.

By: Cakelaw

Cakelaw — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:48:18 +0000

I want me a large dish of paella – it looks fabulous!

By: Fig and Cherry

Fig and Cherry — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:07:11 +0000

Was lovely to hang out with you and gorge on all the yummy food Lorraine! For those of you contemplating going next year – make a note in your diary now, it’s a must-do Sydney event!

By: Claire

Claire — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:46:53 +0000

We went on Friday and ate and ate – but I was surprised that things I thought I would love (Wagyu beef burger from Plan B) I didn’t like, and the things I was fairly ambivalent about (Longrain’s yellow curry) was one of the most delicious things I’ve ever eaten. Weird. Loved tuna from Flying Fish, adored suckling pig from Balzac and the crab sandwiches from Guillaume at Bennelong were divine. I was lying in bed last night thinking about them! Found the quail from Berowra too greasy which was sad cause it could have been amazing and the wagyu from Bennelong was too much meat not enough mash! Could have done with some more vegetable dishes – I felt very meat heavy at the end. All in all, my first Taste of Sydney won’t be my last!

By: Kirsty

Kirsty — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 12:09:27 +0000

A great post Nigella!

In reply to Lyssa crowns = $1 and were sold in either $10 or $30 booklets however one voucher = 2 crowns. eg for a dish costing 12 crowns you needed to hand over 6 vouchers = 12 crowns = $12.

I agree that the entry price was steep however the crowns to meal ratio were very reasonable for great restaurant food.

We bought last minute tickets, at half the price, to Fridays day session of Taste and had a fabulous time eating, meeting chefs, catching up with Mark Best and Jared Ingersoll.

We ate Longrain’s yellow curry, Marque’s Cured ocean trout, Dank St’s Smoked Rib with watermelon and the saucy tart, Flying fish’s prawns,Bennelong’s macaroons to take home and spent my remaining crowns on a Pat and Sticks icecream which the very lovely guys gave me a discount on as the crown bank had closed.

I was left to my own and chanced upon an empty chefs table about to start with Armando from Buon Ricardo and hosted by Gourmet Travellers delightful Pat Nourse.

I didn’t want to leave and now wish I’d tried the pannacotta which I saw a group of friends giggling over.

By: Conor @ HoldtheBeef

Conor @ HoldtheBeef — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 09:14:36 +0000

Oh wow, so many good dishes here. That tuna and crackling is calling me, and so is the mini sandwich even though I normally detest white bread! Not so sure about the panna cotta though… it’s kinda uhh.. pointy for a boob… more like a pear?

Yes I love outdoor food festivals like this. Spent today at a Chilli Festival in fact! So far doesn’t look like I suffered any sunburn to match my mouthburn.