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Restaurant Toshiya, Cremorne

Not Quite Nigella — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:00:31 +0000

It was Saturday afternoon and I was hunting for a place for Mr NQN and I to have dinner with Queen Viv and Miss America that evening. The latter is very easy going but Queen Viv always needs convincing so I texted Queen Viv ”How about Toshiya in Cremorne? They have sashimi tacos.” “That sounds interesting [...]

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The Corner House, Bondi

Not Quite Nigella — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:00:35 +0000

I have to mentally prepare myself when entering hipster joints. I have to tell myself that they’re just hipsters and they mean well enough and that they don’t harm anyone really. For good measure I remember the quote from Seinfeld when they referred to Kramer as the “hipster doofus” and realise that being a hipster [...]

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Honeycomb, Darlinghurst

Not Quite Nigella — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 18:00:36 +0000

Some may call it gossip, I prefer to call it a catch up and when you haven’t seen a girlfriend in weeks or even months, well I think that the polite thing to do is avail yourself of all of the girly gossip ahem…current affairs you can. Except of course if you’re sitting elbow to [...]

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The Winery, Surry Hills

Not Quite Nigella — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:00:05 +0000

Ever passed by a place dozens of times on the way somewhere, pegging it in your mind for a longer, lingering glance but have never stopped in? That happens to me a lot in Sydney where a new, bright, shiny restaurant or cafe seems to emerge from the restaurant ether every few days or weeks [...]

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Sokyo & Meow Meow, The Sydney Festival

Not Quite Nigella — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:00:48 +0000

I must admit that for the first two weeks of January I was in an unnatural state. I was mostly at home and not travelling. Which meant that I was cooking furiously and frantically and testing out dishes but it also meant that I was feeling a bit stir crazy cooped up at home. And I feel [...]

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Chef’s Gallery, Sydney CBD

Not Quite Nigella — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 18:00:51 +0000

I’m terrible at remembering dates. In fact I need a website to remind me when people’s birthdays are so that I don’t seem like a terrible friend. Stores remind me, sometimes months in advance that Valentines Day and Easter are coming up . Then there are my parents who remind me every year when Chinese [...]

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The Montpellier Public House, Randwick

Not Quite Nigella — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:00:30 +0000

“Mother, I’m dropping off something in a few minutes” I said on the phone one night. “What is it?” she asked. “A pig’s head” I said bracing myself for the inevitable. “A whaaaat?” she asked, aghast. Allow me to explain how a delivery of a roasted (not raw) pig’s head came to come about. You [...]

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Afternoon Tea At The Victoria Room Tea Salon, Sydney CBD

Not Quite Nigella — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:00:52 +0000

One morning I was talking to Jill Jones-Evans, owner of the Victoria Room about scones-as you do when you’re a little bit obsessed with food. Mid conversation she casually mentioned how they had a 10 scone long scone menu at their new tea salon in the Westfields. Conversation screeched to a halt, I think I [...]

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Bar H, Surry Hills

Not Quite Nigella — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 18:00:09 +0000

I’m certain that we’re in the naughty corner. When Gina texted me to tell me that she was sitting in the back of the restaurant at a very small corner table she wasn’t kidding. Just a few minutes earlier at 6pm she walked into Bar H and asked for a table for three people. Asked [...]

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Vina Vegetarian Restaurant, Newtown

Not Quite Nigella — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 18:00:43 +0000

One night on twitter I wrote the following sentence “I need a tshirt that reads: ‘I survived an Elliott family dinner’” It was a simple enough request. Find a restaurant for Mr NQN and his brother for their joint birthday. Make it vegetarian/vegan friendly. “Oh and I don’t want to pay over $15 a person” [...]

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