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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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Nourishing Quarter, Redfern

Not Quite Nigella — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 18:00:39 +0000

I am lucky enough to be given a lot of restaurant recommendations which I am very thankful for and I usually listen to them or at least research them more comprehensively by computer. I was recommended Nourishing Quarter by a journalist that I travelled with. She also told everyone that she couldn’t tell the difference [...]

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MissChu, Darlinghurst

Not Quite Nigella — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 18:00:48 +0000

“The food is great but she’s terrifying and so rude” my friend Joan Holloway told me one day over lunch. “She is” confirmed Naomi nodding gravely. I don’t usually make it a habit of dining at difficult to eat at restaurants. I generally prefer to eat without the possibility of being abused or told off [...]

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Pho Golden, Kingsford

Not Quite Nigella — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:00:46 +0000

A while ago with two of us ailing (Mr NQN and I) eating out wasn’t such a pleasure. Sure I knew the flu would hit me eventually but I don’t think I’ve ever really been disinterested in food. This flu however (and not even Swine Flu) had knocked us about and so when lunchtime rolled [...]

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Meet My Suburb Tour: Cabramatta (Nine Eateries In One Day!)

Not Quite Nigella — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:00:59 +0000

The Mall area Last month, a bunch of food bloggers and I went on a Meet My Suburb Walking Tour of Kensington and Kingsford where I showed them around the secret local’s favourites in the area. It was so much fun so some other blogger friends and I decided to do the same in Cabramatta. [...]

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Bay Tinh, Marrickville, a reprise

Not Quite Nigella — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:00:58 +0000

Fresh lemon juice with soda water and sugar $3.50 I’ve always thought that you can always tell how much fun you’re having at dinner by the number of times a waiter has to come back for your order. Going out with The Second Wife and Gravy Beard is a good example of this. There are [...]

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Pho Bac Hai Duong, Marrickville

Not Quite Nigella — Tue, 05 May 2009 20:00:46 +0000

At the risk of quoting Austin Powers in Goldmember, when I see the smiling face of the man at Pho Bac Hai Duong, the first thing that one notices is, aside from his smile, is the mole on his face and the good 2-3 inches of hair growing from it. In Vietnam, it is said [...]

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Mui Huong Goat Meat Restaurant, Marrickville

Not Quite Nigella — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 20:00:42 +0000

Trust me when I tell you that I am not a satanist. Nor that I am judging being a satanist, but as I am queasy at the sight of blood a future as a Satanist is not in my cards, nor is being a doctor (aversion to bodily fluids also cancels this out). But when [...]

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Harry’s Bar de Ville, Bay Tinh, Marrickville

Not Quite Nigella — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:00:40 +0000

Tropical Night cocktail The opening of a new bar above one of my favourite restaurants, Bay Tinh is always cause for a cocktail. And tonight in the room above the Bay Tinh restaurant my friend Christie from Fig & Cherry and I are sipping some gorgeous little cocktails called Tropical Night which is a delicious [...]

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Huong Viet and Chehade El Bahsa & Sons Sweets, Bankstown

Not Quite Nigella — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 21:00:39 +0000

After our meal at A Taste of Egypt we had a wander down the main mall area of Bankstown. Most of the vibrantly coloured shops that I’d walked past a couple of hours earlier were closed while one remained open where we introduced S and In to the concept of a Bubble Milk tea. Having [...]

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