Week 42: Lebanese feast

Jasmin’s Lebanese

Where and what is Jasmin’s,  you may ask. Well, Jasmin’s is directly west – right outside my Sydney bubble comfort zone. A bit of an institution in Lekemba, we were about to be treated to some of the best Lebanese around. And not just by anyone, but by the one and only Big Kev-­ the largest ever contestant to grace The Biggest Loser- WORLDWIDE!  Continue reading

Week 39: The airport (and plane)

 The Airport (Sydney)

Always a minefield of what to eat- The Airport – provide generally shitty food. The plane is even worse. And for the frequent traveller, having a clue of how to attack it is most of the battle. Below we outline some key points to consider and try.  Continue reading

Week 38: Vegetarian (No meat- seriously)

Harvest Vegetarian

 What happens when someone with the word ‘meat’ in their nickname, writing for a blog entitled the same and clearly a genuine lover of meat with a penchant for cynicism, goes to a vegetarian restaurant? I’ll give you one guess…  Continue reading

Week 36: The nose to tail…

Bishop Sessa

Once stumble upon on another weekly eating journey, this place caught my eye because f the offal on offer. Much more than boiled sheep’s balls, this looked all class, and was-it-ever!  Continue reading

Week 34: Kitchen by Mike (some other guy)

Kitchen by Mike

Obviously we had to cover this specific restaurant this year. It essentially says that I did it. You know, and every other guy called Mike in the world.

Still, the idea of seasonal, sustainable food from my namesake was too much to pass up.  Continue reading

Week 32: Malyasian (Mike goes full geek)

Chinta Ria (Mood for Love)

A so-so week at Yum Cha last week couldn’t put me off remaining in Asia this week. Albeit with cuisine I find much more enjoyable. A movie themed, village style restaurant meant anything could happen here…  Continue reading

Week 30: The sea side cafe

Belongil Bistro (Byron Bay)

The beach side cafe is reasonably common in ‘Straya’, seeing as there is a little bit of coast line. Just a little.

So while we had a quiet weekend away in Bryon Bay– Australia’s more laid back seaside town- we had to make the most of one of the best seas side joints around. And eat some Whale…

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