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Bali Stick, Kensington

Not Quite Nigella — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 18:00:32 +0000

“Could I book a table for two tonight?” I ask the voice at the other end of the phone. “I think you don’t book, you just come in and if I have a table then I’ll give it to you, otherwise no. It’s very busy here!” the frantic male voice answers and hangs up. “Oh [...]

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1945 Dutch East Indies Restaurant, Pyrmont

Not Quite Nigella — Sun, 09 May 2010 19:00:06 +0000

I love insider tips. Thoughtfully whispered to me either by email, SMS or phone or even through the twitterverse, I find them invaluable. @kewpielovesyou tweeted me a couple of weeks ago asking if I had tried it. It was very new at that stage and I wasn’t able to find much in the way of [...]

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Ayam Goreng 99, Kingsford

Not Quite Nigella — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 20:00:36 +0000

Ayam Goreng is one of those places that was recommended to me by many of my readers and friends. Mostly, it’s raves for the tender, perfectly cooked chicken. So one blisteringly cold Spring day we head off for lunch at Ayam Goreng, in a busy restaurant laden stretch of Anzac Parade. We walk in and [...]

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NQN’s Eating Tour of Anzac Parade

Not Quite Nigella — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 00:00:18 +0000

Anzac Parade is one of those very, very long streets that stretches out for suburbs traversing the South and East of Sydney from La Perouse to Moore Park. A lot of places to eat are centered around the Kingsford area with the nearby University and these offer a range of extremely student budget friendly Asian [...]

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New Orient Pempek Clovelly Indonesian food at Kensington

Not Quite Nigella — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 22:00:17 +0000

What on earth is a Pempek I hear you ask? I can only anticipate your question as that’s the exact thing that I said upon hearing it. Pempek is an Indonesian fish cake which is a mix of ground fish and flour, deep fried and comes in variety of shapes and is much loved food. [...]

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Pinangsia Noodle House at Kingsford

Not Quite Nigella — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 22:00:31 +0000

Pinangsia is an area in West Jakarta in Indonesia. It sounds more like the name of an exotic bird to me. I’d heard that Pinangsia Noodle House has some rather strange opening hours, just Wednesday and the weekends. I thought surely not, how on earth can they remain competitive with hours like that? So I [...]

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Ratu Sari, Kingsford

Not Quite Nigella — Sat, 31 May 2008 22:00:45 +0000

Anzac Parade, Kingsford is littered with student priced eateries ready to cater for the hordes of students from the nearby University of New South Wales. What it is light on, is a restaurant for the non student, the person whose budget could extend a little further. That’s where Ratu Sari fills a gap, an Indonesian [...]

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Pondok Buyung Indonesian Padang restaurant, Kensington

Not Quite Nigella — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 21:00:45 +0000

It’s been years since my last visit to Pondok Buyung but I know what I want and what I want is BRAINS! No I haven’t turned into a zombie although you’ll certainly be forgiven for thinking I have such was my first reaction when my sister introduced me to their lamb’s brain curry. I insisted [...]

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Wharfys at Mosman (a reprise)

Not Quite Nigella — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 21:00:51 +0000

There’s something in me, as a food blogger, that means that I can’t often go to twice to a place to eat. I guess I’m on the hunt and searching for the next blog post and next experience. However, when my sister was in Sydney from London recently I knew that she just needed to [...]

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Wharfy’s at Mosman

Not Quite Nigella — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 22:02:24 +0000

The words Mosman and bargain aren’t often seen together. The suburb I live in isn’t exactly known for great deals or prices, its strictly the domain where Prue and Trudes pick up their private school enfants in their Mercedes 4WD’s while threatening to mow down any unwitting or slow moving pedestrians after a spot of [...]

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