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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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A Private Lunch & Interview With Marcus Wareing, Four In Hand, Paddington

Not Quite Nigella — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 18:00:22 +0000

It’s funny how life changes. Two years ago I dined at Marcus Wareing’s Petrus restaurant (back when he and Gordon Ramsay were business partners) and we had a fantastic meal where every single little course, including the amuses and in between courses sparkled. It was a meal we remembered well because there wasn’t a single jarring [...]

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Harrogate Teas and Tea House, Pyrmont

Not Quite Nigella — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 20:00:37 +0000

When people ask me to find a place to meet, I am always happy to do so. For a food blogger, getting to choose a place means that we are going to eat at a place that a) we’ve never to before and b) might be new and exciting. So when meeting the lovely Bianca [...]

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Finefish, Neutral Bay

Not Quite Nigella — Fri, 29 May 2009 20:00:02 +0000

Have I ever mentioned that I love reader recommendations? I probably have and one of my readers that has taken the time out to recommend to me a few places is Wayfarer. I jot the recommendations down in my Moleskine and I do try to get to as many as possible-when timing, friends and budgets [...]

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High Tea at the Sir Stamford, Circular Quay

Not Quite Nigella — Thu, 14 May 2009 20:00:12 +0000

“They have a Tea Master!” says my friend, the PR superstar The Second Wife. She knows of my major love of tea and she tells me that the kind people at the Sir Stamford have invited me and a friend to High Tea at their Circular Quay location so I’m taking along Queen Viv for [...]

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House of Pie, Matraville

Not Quite Nigella — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 20:00:31 +0000

Summer time is indeed a great time in Sydney. It’s when everyone has holidays and the city looks at its sparkling best. it’s also when many free events are on and the Festival of Sydney is on and to add to the freebies available, there is a “We Love Sydney” card where people can take [...]

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New York Restaurant & Diner, Kings Cross

Not Quite Nigella — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 20:00:05 +0000

After our delicious journey back in time at the Oceanic Cafe where we emerged to the sights and sounds of 2009, Queen Viv could sense my excitement and suggested that we follow up our meal at Oceanic with a visit to New York restaurant in Kings Cross at a later date. A similar concept to [...]

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Ladies Day Champagne High Tea, Shangri-La Hotel Lobby Lounge, Sydney

Not Quite Nigella — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 20:00:04 +0000

Food blogger get togethers are fun. But a variation of this is a girl’s only food blogger get together made up of a smaller group of us where we can unashamedly gossip about weddings, shoes and other girly things. So where better to do this at a Champagne High Tea and luckily the We Love [...]

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Oceanic Cafe, Surry Hills, Sydney (a step back in time)

Not Quite Nigella — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 20:00:32 +0000

There are some places, that seem a little charmed, like a glimpse back in time to another era or place that you may have only seen in movies. These places usually have a story attached to them and Queen Viv’s recommendation of the Oceanic Cafe is one of them. Run by a Mother and Daughter [...]

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The Burlington, Crows Nest

Not Quite Nigella — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 22:00:36 +0000

The Burlington, Matthew Kemp and Lela Radojkovic’s One Hatted North side restaurant is one that we are grateful for. Growing up in the East I took if for granted that there were lots of good restaurants around but when I moved North I found it was a little harder to find these gems. Prices are [...]

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