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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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Australian Youth Hotel Restaurant, Glebe, Broadway

Not Quite Nigella — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 18:00:33 +0000

No darlings, I haven’t gone all YWCA on you. When Joan Holloway suggested lunching at the Australia Youth Hotel I did a double take. Because I don’t know about you but I like my sheets crisp and toiletries aplenty and slippers fluffy. But I also know that Joan Holloway has good taste and knows my [...]

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Butch Foods, Camperdown

Not Quite Nigella — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 18:00:17 +0000

What’s in a name? When Queen Viv and I drove past Butch Foods one afternoon we were taken by the look , a homespun inviting look but also a name. As someone that was really supposed to be called Selina but never was (and I think it suits me better) I know what a name [...]

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The Pie Tin, Newtown

Not Quite Nigella — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 18:00:42 +0000

A few years ago I thought it would be fun to make pies for a living. I made them for a restaurant and I made them using the owner’s secret recipes. They were brilliant recipes but sadly I was sworn to secrecy so I am not able to share the recipes with you. So when I come across a [...]

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Smash Sausage Kitchen, Newtown

Not Quite Nigella — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 19:00:31 +0000

It was a day smack bang in the middle of Winter. I was at home working and watching the temperature like a hawk and by midday it hadn’t climbed over 11.1°C/52°F. Then by that afternoon it flicked over to show 12°C/53.6°F. I let out a “Yaaay!” before realising how ludicrous it sounded. Getting excited over [...]

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Filicudi, Five Dock

Not Quite Nigella — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 19:00:03 +0000

“Are you embarrassed of me?” I asked Mr NQN on the phone. He looked at me nervously. “No…why would I be?” I considered my answer. Of course I knew the reasons; the Morticia Addams appearance, love of Halloween, out of tune singing in public, the happy dances and the OCD behaviour. I cleared my throat [...]

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Blackwattle Cafe, Blackwattle Bay

Not Quite Nigella — Tue, 10 May 2011 19:00:22 +0000

There’s nothing I love more than discovering a new place and telling you about it Dear Reader. One such instance is a recent visit to Blackwattle Cafe, in Blackwattle Bay Glebe open since December last year. I know that waterside dining is usually the area of restaurants although sometimes, just sometimes, a cafe can sneak [...]

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A Birthday Dinner For Two Under the Velvet Canopy!

Not Quite Nigella — Sun, 08 May 2011 19:00:40 +0000

Good Monday Dear Readers and Happy Mother’s Day to all of the mums for yesterday! I hope you all had a wonderful day I actually had my birthday yesterday on Mother’s Day which is something that happens every seven years or so. Every year for my birthday I try and stretch out the celebrations as [...]

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Easter Feast: Torta Pasquilina, Pappardelle With Goat Ragu & Chestnuts

Not Quite Nigella — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 19:00:52 +0000

When I told Mr NQN that we were attending a Barilla cooking class he answered “Oh cool, am I teaching it?” You see whenever I go away my darling husband subsists solely on Barilla pasta and sauce. Every night he sticks his hand into the box of goodies that Barilla have kindly supplied him with and [...]

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Dumpling Dash: The Quest to Find the Best Shanghai Dumplings in Sydney!

Not Quite Nigella — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 19:00:18 +0000

“There are eight of us, that’s definitely a good sign!” Now ordinarily I’m not a particularly superstitious person. It mainly extends to jinxes more than anything else. And whilst Chinese people are renowned for being superstitious, I’d say that my parents were mildly superstitious but not overtly so. The number 8 is said to be [...]

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