WINE AND DINING MY WAY AROUND THIS PLANET

Dessert


Reuben Hills | Surry Hills

Posted on October 9th, by TheJugernaut in BRUNCH, COFFEE, Dessert, LUNCH, SYDNEY. No Comments

Reuben Hills is located at 61 Albion street on a fair non descript street that is now very much cooler with them present. We came for coffees + dessert after dropping into El Loco for lunch (hnngh… that fish sandwich). …



NEW SHANGHAI | ASHFIELD

Posted on October 1st, by TheJugernaut in ASIAN, Chinese, Dinner, LUNCH, SYDNEY. 3 comments

So, the genesis of the notion that we should go eat at New Shanghai Ashfield came about from twitter. There was a bit of chatter flying around about how NS:A had the best dumplings; better the legendary Ding Tai Fung …



PIE TIN NEWTOWN

Posted on September 17th, by TheJugernaut in COFFEE, Dessert, Dinner, INNER WEST, SYDNEY. No Comments

Yup. Pie Tin is artisanal Pie and all about the pies. Sweet + Savouries. This review is based around the 2nd visit.

The first time I came was during a sat ‘wander up King St” and thought I’d pop in …



Cafe Shenkin Expresso Bar

Posted on September 4th, by TheJugernaut in COFFEE, Dessert, INNER WEST, LUNCH, PATISSERIE, SYDNEY. No Comments

OLD FISH. Seats. sink. Character. Cloves of garlic that hung. Persiany rugs. I wish I had a photo of the street side seats. SEATS!!

My old photos from 2005 of OLD FISH.

 

Replacing the OLD FISH Cafe (sigh), is …



Bacco Wine Bar Pasticceria, QVB

Posted on September 4th, by TheJugernaut in BRUNCH, COFFEE, Dessert, Dinner, DRINKS, ITALIAN, LUNCH, PATISSERIE, SYDNEY. No Comments

“Bacco Wine Bar Pasticceria on Level Two of the QVB provides a unique Italian dining experience in the heart of the city.

Serving up regional dishes every hour of the day, from breakfast, lunch, evening spuntini (snacks) and dinner, Bacco’s …



BLACK STAR PASTRY special event. Truffle Weekend 2012

Posted on August 27th, by TheJugernaut in COFFEE, Dessert, FUN, JUGERNAUT FAV, SYDNEY. No Comments

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8 TRUFFLE DISHES. 2 Days/Year

brioche dough baked in small tins, truffle and sage infused bechamel with gruyere.

This little sandwich had great bread, and had very strong truffle notes. You can see slices of truffle in this. The …



N2 Extreme Gelato

Posted on August 23rd, by TheJugernaut in Chinatown, Dessert, FUN, SYDNEY. No Comments

What if Dexter’s laboratory; well, made Gelato. In a nutshell, this is the conceit that drives N2. And a good and fun one at that.

 

N2 Extreme Gelato at this time of writing/review (23rd/08/12)  is 18 days old. I’ve …






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