Eating out – Sydney

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The Wine Library

There are some places that are hard to leave. In the two weeks which made up ‘return to Oz’ we found ourselves stepping into The Wine Library at Woollahra more than five times. That might have something to do with the fact that it sits a sprint or so up Oxford Street from Taylors Square […]

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This is summer in Sydney- North Bondi Italian Food

You only live once. This is what is ghost written in block font on the glass balcony of North Bondi Italian Food. When you’re bobbing up and down in the surf you can see emblazoned on the other side of the sand. Maybe it’s a cynical marketing ploy to convince you to spend $24 on […]

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Number One wine bar

Circular Quay is a curious place. It’s custom built for tourists and Big Nights. Dining in and around this curve of concrete that hugs the harbour tends to be ‘special occasion territory’. In those circumstances splashing out with the big boys and their toys at Aria, Quay or Guillame (particularly in headier financial times) can […]

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Dinner and a show….

Art may be food for the soul- but sometimes it’s easier to digest a hearty does of culture on a full stomach. Arts Council worker by day, food writer by night. Through four years of theatre subscriptions The Hungry One has paid good money to endure hours in the dark with shrieking women, simulated sex […]

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Ode to Sonoma’s rhubarb slurry

Every now and again Tuesdays start particularly well. It usually has something to do with The Hungry One working from home and being, in equal measures, chivalrous and easily bribed. It’s a lift to work and breakfast at Sonoma Bakery cafe, Waterloo. It’s close enough to the happy clappies at Hillsong for you to hear […]