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Janani, Homebush

Not Quite Nigella — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 18:00:43 +0000

I believe in karma-of all kinds including and not limited to strange things such as karma of lifts. For not having a license for several decades means that I have gotten several lifts over the years and I probably owe the universe several thousand. So when I was confirming plans to meet with Laura at [...]

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Flavour of India, Edgecliff

Not Quite Nigella — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 19:00:20 +0000

“Oh my god, that’s Russell Crowe over there!!” one of Miss America’s friends says. And sure enough the Gladiator is sitting there metres away from us. “What do we do?” someone asks. “Nothing! Just keep taking photos of the food and not him!” I answer his reputation preceding him. We’re dining at Flavour of India [...]

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Abhi’s Indian Restaurant, North Strathfield

Not Quite Nigella — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 18:00:51 +0000

Our evening routine when we go out for dinner goes something like this: Mr NQN: Are you going to be ready to leave in five minutes? NQN: Yes. I’ve got to get changed and then pack up the camera etc. Mr NQN: Good because you don’t look ready. NQN: Are you ready to go in [...]

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Zaaffran, Darling Harbour, Sydney

Not Quite Nigella — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 19:00:56 +0000

“I just have two rules: no photos of me and no asking for the bill” Rush, the owner of Zaaffran says smiling when he seats us. Mr NQN and I are on a date tonight, just the two of us although when we start to see the number of dishes, we think that perhaps bringing [...]

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Guru Restaurant for Indian French Cuisine, Surry Hills

Not Quite Nigella — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:00:46 +0000

“We’re going to dinner with Trissa and Dan” I tell Mr NQN one evening and then mumble “It’s Indian French” and then scamper off quickly before he can ask me to clarify. No such luck “Whaaat? Did you say Indian French?” he asks incredulously. *Gulp* “Yes” I answer. “Well I hope it ends better than [...]

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Posh Spice, Newtown

Not Quite Nigella — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:00:30 +0000

If I ever were in a position to give a restaurant an award for Best Name it would have to be Posh Spice in Newtown. For I am speaking about a restaurant, not the emaciated fashionista ex Spice Girl perched on increasingly vertiginous shoes who only has a fleeting familiarity with actual food. The entrance [...]

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Ashiana’s Indian Restaurant, Manly

Not Quite Nigella — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 21:32:55 +0000

Ashiana’s is what we call our old favourite, our standby. With our family in law of vegetarians and vegans its a hard task to find a nice place that will cater to everyone without making the omnivores suffer or have to listen to false exclamations of “There’s NOTHING vegetarian on the menu” (*sigh* honestly, I [...]

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Maya Indian Sweets, Cleveland St Redfern

Not Quite Nigella — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 22:49:31 +0000

I have a riddle for you: what do you do if you have a crowd of vegans/vegetarians some of whom eat like a horse, you’re in the Eastern Suburbs/Inner City of Sydney, and they want to be fed for under $15? Answer: Take them to Maya! Everything on Maya Indian Sweets menu is vegetarian and [...]

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