tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30859817198153682092024-03-14T22:22:52.368+11:00a camel and a pig food, travel and photography.Stefaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10081741517455461868noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085981719815368209.post-75439112827824065412014-01-15T13:50:00.001+11:002014-01-15T13:51:29.606+11:00A high tea to rememberSigh, time really flies! It's been almost 3 months since the end of the HSC!<br />
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Some highlights from high tea at the houses of parliament in London! To have high tea here, you have to go on a tour of the parliament house, and then book the high tea separately right after.<br />
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Stefaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10081741517455461868noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085981719815368209.post-13666140792061369882013-11-09T22:41:00.001+11:002013-11-10T14:53:43.155+11:00Bergen<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; clear: both;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">It is possibly the most photogenic country on Earth. Perhaps, in summer. In winter, Bergen is a city (town?) shrouded in rain. From the moment we landed, after more than 24 hours of travelling, till the moment we departed, we were graced with bursts of rain, and momentary patches of blue sky, which was, without fail, soon replaced by gray clouds. Despite this, the city still maintained its charm. </b></div></div></div></b></div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; clear: both;"><b><br></b></div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; clear: both;"><b>The city is based around a harbour, where there is a beautiful row of shops called Bryggens. 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Apologies for the poor quality images</div><br></div>Stefaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10081741517455461868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085981719815368209.post-11931254349813875872013-10-19T20:37:00.002+11:002013-10-19T20:40:59.944+11:00Being silent<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
It's been months since I posted here! It's been a hectic couple months- graduation, HSC starting and all. But thankfully, it's going to over very very soon, and I'll be flying off to England and Norway with the mother! And then once I come back, I'll be here for a couple weeks, will be moving houses (current house was sold 3 days ago) and then off to Vanuatu with some friends. So grateful to be able to be going to so many places. :) </div>
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I managed to squeeze some time to check out the fleet review. I didn't get to go on the big firework day or the start, but still managed to see a few of the ships!</div>
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I also turned 18 a couple weeks ago, and my lovely friends got me a Nikon D5200, which I will definitely be using a lot. </div>
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<br />Stefaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10081741517455461868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085981719815368209.post-2226349790993039462013-08-29T16:27:00.001+10:002013-08-29T16:27:25.052+10:00Chin Chin (Melbourne)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Trials being over meant lots of time to do nothing, and lots of reasons to explore. The Melbourne University Open Day was last weekend, so we decided to take a trip down to check it out, as well as check Melbourne out. The last time I went to Melbourne was in 2011, for the King Tut exhibition. The trip turned out to be more a food adventure. On our first night there, we didn't really know where to eat. We opened up trusty trip advisor and found a restaurant, chin chin, nearby. After reading many positive reviews, we excitedly went off to find it. However, as we approached, the amount of people waiting outside became evident. We decided to try our luck anyway, and found out that there was a 3 hour wait. Dejected and hungry, we had no choice but to have dinner at china town. </div>
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Two days later, we returned, excited to try the place out, for our final meal in Melbourne. It was now Monday, but we were still worried that we would be unable to get a table, and so turned up at noon. The place wasn't full when we first arrived, but by the time we finished eating, was completely full. The place was full of 'gweilos', as my mum commented. </div>
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We picked a dish each to share. I chose the caramelised stick pork with sour herb salad and chilli vinegar. This was really yummy. The chilli was not too spicy. The only problem was that the pork really was sticky and stuck to my teeth after. We also got the barbecue pork satay with cucumber, pineapple and crushed peanuts, which I unfortunately did not try due to eating too much of the other food and being full...</div>
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The crispy barramundi and green apple salad with caramelised pork, peanuts, chilli and lemongrass was probably my favourite dish. The flavours were just right. The Gai Lan was also one of the best I've tried- simple, yet tasty, not overcooked nor soft!</div>
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<a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/71/1596082/restaurant/CBD/Chin-Chin-Melbourne"><img alt="Chin Chin on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/logo/1596082/minilogo.gif" style="border: none; height: 15px; padding: 0px; width: 104px;" /></a>Stefaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10081741517455461868noreply@blogger.com2125 Flinders Lane, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia-37.8155554 144.97038350000003-64.2716049 103.66178950000003 -11.359505900000002 -173.7210225tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085981719815368209.post-24384125059397688142013-08-22T22:34:00.001+10:002013-08-22T22:36:01.749+10:00MoVidaThis is a couple weeks late, but to celebrate the end of trials, my lovely sister brought me out for dinner. I got to pick the restaurant, and decided to check out MoVida, since we hardly ever have Spanish food, and the food here was meant to be amazing. MoVida is originally from Melbourne, but they expanded to Sydney last year. It's in Surry Hills, about a 15 minute walk from central station.<br />
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We called a few days earlier to book and only managed to secure a table at 6pm, as for a later time we would have to sit at the bar. We decided to order a few dishes to share. There were so many dishes that looked really good, but unfortunately we only got to try a few. The first thing we wanted was the croquettes. It's called the 'Iberico Jamon Croquetas', and is filled with jamon. It was really crispy and not oily at all, but I'm questioning whether it was worth $4.25 each... They also gave us bread, which we got charged $1 for (we also could have picked not to make this donation), but it went to a charity.<br />
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From our Spain adventure last year, we remembered the potato brava's being really really yummy, so naturally we decided to order it again. It came with 7 bite size pieces, and was amazing, slightly spicy but not overdoing the chilli. This was probably the highlight of the night. Next, we ordered the codorniz rellenos, which was half a quail filled with chicken liver pate and confit portebello mushrooms.<br />
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We started off by ordering just one main, the 'pato', which was crispy duck leg braised in moscatel wine and pickled cabbage. I didn't really like the pickled cabbage. The sister was still hungry, so we decided to order another dish, the 'alcachofa', which was artichoke stuffed with salt cod brandade. I haven't had much Spanish food in my life, so it was really interesting to try this.<br />
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TRIALS ARE OVER. Craziest and busiest few weeks of my life. To celebrate the end of trials, a friend and I visited the most photogenic and most instagrammed cafe I have ever been to, The Grounds of Alexandria. </div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">We caught a train to Green Square, and walked about 10 minutes to the cafe. We got there around 10am on a friday, but the queue was already long, and we waited about 20 minutes for a table for two. There was also an outdoors bit to the cafe, where there was a barbecue and sold pastries and that sort of thing, for those that didn't want to queue. </span><br />
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It was also a little bit like a mini farm- there were chickens and pigs and a play area for children! The atmosphere is definitely very very cool and unique.<br />
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I ordered the breakfast board, which had two poached eggs, ham, avo, tomato and sourdough. It was extremely filling, and the sourdough was pretty good. From memory it was around $18. Everything was yummy and service was fast.<br />
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I apologise for my web silence over the past month, but the HSC has really been getting to me. It's crazy how time passes and how soon everything is coming. Trials are in a week and a bit and we've now begun the final term of school. ever. It's our 51st term of school.</div>
Anyhow, enough about that. I had my first trial today- Chinese, at Open High School. And though we have a million more exams coming up, we decided to treat ourselves after the trial and check out Bourke Street Bakery. Finally.<br />
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It's situated along Bourke Street (obviously), and is quite easy to find, though I completely missed it when walking across the road. The shop itself is very small and there's barely any room to move inside, especially because it's so crowded. There are around three tables inside the shop. There are quite a few tables outside which we sat at. I ordered a almond and rhubarb tart and a chicken pie, as well as a chocolate and rasberry tart to bring home. There was an unexpectedly long queue- it was thursday, around 2pm, but hey, it is a popular cafe aye. Service was efficient and quick and the queue dissipated quickly which was good..<br />
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I read on another blog that the Rhubarb and almond tart was a must try, so that's what I got. Kinda regret not getting the ginger brulee tart, but will definitely get it next time. The pastry was really good and it was not too sweet. While the tarts were all really good, I found that my favourite thing was the pie. The pastry of the chicken pie was ammazzzzinnnng. And the chicken/ vegetable inside was good too.<br />
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Definitely an awesome place to drop by once in a while- will be back to try other things.... like the ginger brulee tart.<br />
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On a slightly unrelated note, definitely going to Norway and England after the HSC is over- booked our plane tickets a couple weeks back. SO EXCITED. :D AND Melbourne the weekend after trials are over! keen to check out the cafes there.<br />
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http://www.bourkestreetbakery.com.au/<br />
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<a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/70/750360/restaurant/Sydney/Bourke-Street-Bakery-Surry-Hills"><img alt="Bourke Street Bakery on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/logo/750360/minilogo.gif" style="border: none; height: 15px; padding: 0px; width: 104px;" /></a>Stefaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10081741517455461868noreply@blogger.com0633 Bourke Street, Surry Hills NSW 2010, Australia-33.8894503 151.2148482-60.345512299999996 109.9062542 -7.4333883000000007 -167.47655780000002tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085981719815368209.post-87309975938121268262013-06-29T10:56:00.001+10:002013-06-29T10:56:22.706+10:00Cala LunaMy older sister turned 20 a few weeks ago, and as a birthday present, due to my uncreativity, I decided to take her out for a meal. We had to wait a while because of the million exams and assessments we both had, but finally, this week we both began holidays. I googled pictures of the place and the view looked amazing, but I may have forgotten that in winter it got dark quite early.... and so booked a dinner... but if you were going here definitely come in the day.<br />
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Apologies once again for the crappy iphone quality photos. Definitely getting a new camera in the next few months, before I embark on my Europe/ Asia trip. To get there, you have to go through the Middle Harbour Yacht Club. We got a bit lost as it was really dark and there was a sign pointing in the wrong direction (we found out later we couldn't go that way because they were renovating)<br />
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We ordered an entree to share, two entree size mains and two desserts. For the entree, we ordered yamba prawns roasted with garlic and lemon. We got two and a half prawns, which was kinda random. For mains, I actually ordered a vongole tagliolini, but due to my noobness, when they gave me the wrong thing, I didn't notice until I started eating and it was too late to tell them. So I ended up having a tortellini with something else inside- not quite sure to be honest. It was still good though. The main problem here were the portion sizes. We both ordered entree size mains because that's normally sufficient for us, but here, it was tiny. For $24, we only got 2 tortellini/ ravioli things. I'm not quite sure what the main sizes are like, but they cost somewhere in the low $30's.</div>
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Dessert however was really good. I ordered an apple strudel, and my sister ordered a tiramisu cannoli. The apple strudel came with a berry sauce thing as well as ice cream.<br />
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http://www.calaluna.net.au/<br />
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<a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/70/750458/restaurant/Sydney/Cala-Luna-Restaurant-Mosman"><img alt="Cala Luna Restaurant on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/logo/750458/minilogo.gif" style="border: none; height: 15px; padding: 0px; width: 104px;" /></a>Stefaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10081741517455461868noreply@blogger.com0Parriwi Road, Mosman NSW 2088, Australia-33.8107165 151.2463831-33.82391 151.2262131 -33.797523 151.2665531tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085981719815368209.post-50043144149526021472013-06-18T23:18:00.002+10:002013-06-18T23:21:41.751+10:00that beauty<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="text-align: start;">I'll be moving to the East after the HSC, to be closer to universities and the city. I've also been experimenting with a friend's DSLR, as I have decided to upgrade my current compact! So, since I don't really have much to take photos of, I've decided to take a million photos of my beautiful backyard here.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">this bush walk right across my house, which I've been to once in the past five years. </td></tr>
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reminiscing the long gone summer days and travelling and Europe and post hsc and life instead of studying, of course.</div>
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some pictures from Europe a few years back. missing that crazy, beautiful architecture. can't wait till November, when I will most likely be going to Norway and England!<br />
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These first few photos are from the first time I went to Europe, a long, long time ago, when we visited Italy, France and England for three weeks.<br />
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Paris....<br />
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And a few photos of the second time I went to Europe, when we went to a million different countries. We flew to Helsinki- Finland, and spent a few days there, went to Tallinn- Estonia, for a day trip, then back to Helsinki, flew to Stockholm, which was beautiful, probably my favorite country of that trip. Then we caught an overnight train to Copenhagen- Denmark, which I hated at first because I kept getting lost and we couldn't find anything, and we were exhausted, but then, after that initial time period, liked. We caught another overnight train, this time to Berlin- Germany. We then went to Vienna, Budapest, Prague and lastly Munich. </div>
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I really need to figure out how to get the photos to tile side by side... hmmmStefaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10081741517455461868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085981719815368209.post-74605063632697072472013-06-13T17:51:00.000+10:002013-06-14T00:57:26.631+10:00PapparichA cold, rainy, Sunday meant a day spent in the warmth of a cinema, watching Gatsby, weeks after the rest of the world. Thank you, Australian cinemas. Despite the negativity I'd heard about it, I liked it. The soundtrack, particularly, was phenomenal. <br />
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Anyhow, we ran over from the cinemas (in the rain) to try out the new M<span id="goog_1642704724"></span><span id="goog_1642704725"></span>alaysian place from Melbourne we had all been wanting to try after hearing so much, which had just opened in Chatswood. I've been searching for good Malaysian/ Singaporean food since I moved to Australia. To get there, we walked along Albert Avenue until we saw the police station, then turned left and it was right there! There was quite a few people queuing up to get a table, but we managed to get one within ten minutes, probably due to the rain and the slight trek it was from Westfield.<br />
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We ordered three dishes between the four of us, as well as a Roti Canai and a dessert to share. We ordered a Nasi Lemak with fried chicken, Pappa Special Nasi Lemak and Pappa Special Briyani. The special Nasi Lemak came with curry chicken and sambal prawns, and the Briyani with sambal eggplant, fried chicken and sambal prawns. The nasi lemak was pretty good- chicken was crispy and the portions were nice and big. We all finished staggering out of the restaurant, barely able to walk.<br />
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We decided not to go for the typical curry roti canai, so instead ordered the roti telur bawang, which is roti canai with egg and onions inside. This wasn't the best we'd tried. It was quite dense and not flaky at all. The dessert however redeemed my impression of the place- the roti canai was flaky, and it wasn't too sweet.<br />
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Overall, the place was quite good- prices were reasonable and the food was pretty good, will probably be back next time I'm in Chatswood! :)<br />
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Open<span style="font-family: inherit;"> <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 23px;">11.00am to 9.00pm Monday to Wednesday</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 23px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 23px;">11.00am to 10.00pm Thursday to Friday</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 23px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 23px;">10.00am to 10.00pm Saturday</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 23px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 23px;">10.00am to 9.00pm Sunday</span></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/70/1747757/restaurant/Sydney/PappaRich-Chatswood"><img alt="PappaRich on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/logo/1747757/minilogo.gif" style="border: none; height: 15px; padding: 0px; width: 104px;" /></a>Stefaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10081741517455461868noreply@blogger.com01/63 Archer Street, Chatswood NSW 2067, Australia-33.796882 151.18604849999997-59.3189165 109.87745449999997 -8.2748474999999964 -167.50535750000006tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085981719815368209.post-85973618554558377872013-06-07T22:15:00.004+10:002013-06-13T17:55:33.612+10:00Rossini/ Vivid Sydney<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Convenient location for a quick dinner before we went to check out vivid. Rossini is located right across one of the wharfs at circular quay. There's normally a short queue to get in inside. The service is efficient and good. Food is pretty good too. Got the usual prawn spaghetti. </div>
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http://www.rossini.com.au<br />
Open daily 7am- 9.30pm<br />
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<br />Stefaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10081741517455461868noreply@blogger.com0Circular Quay, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia-33.8618579 151.2105461-33.865154399999994 151.2055036 -33.8585614 151.2155886tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085981719815368209.post-57094679315643485462013-05-27T23:14:00.003+10:002013-06-13T17:55:08.932+10:00George's Mediterranean Bar and Grill In which I take a day off school to visit the city. <br />
Just kidding.<br />
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But yes, a day taken off school to visit the city. For purely academic reasons, of course. After completing a three hour long music theory exam (ugh), I had to go to AMEB in the city to hand in the theory component of my Performance and Communication Diploma, which I'm undertaking for Speech and Drama this year.<br />
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After a very stressful time at Officeworks printing, binding, paying way too much (PRINTING IS SO EXPENSIVE) and feeling sad, it was all over, and we got to have lunch in the city.<br />
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We went to George's Mediterranean Bar and Grill, on King Street Wharf. It's about a 10 minute walk from Wynyard station. We used the entertainment card (typical asians), which enabled us to get one of the main courses free. Lovely waiters, lovely view. Our waiter was from Tunisia, and was really cool, one of the friendliest waiter's I've ever encountered, actually.<br />
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<a href="http://www.georgesrestaurant.com.au/">http://www.georgesrestaurant.com.au/</a><br />
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Stefaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10081741517455461868noreply@blogger.com017 Lime Street, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia-33.8667261 151.20178950000002-33.8667776 151.20171050000002 -33.8666746 151.20186850000002tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085981719815368209.post-24051066314002444622013-05-26T08:05:00.000+10:002013-05-26T08:05:14.998+10:00Cafe MirabelleSome photos from when mother and I visited Cafe Mirabelle for lunch last week. Got to leave school early. Perks of being in Year 12. <span id="goog_105448447"></span><br />
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The cafe is in Terrey Hills, just down mona vale road if you're driving towards St Ives, which I guess makes it kinda inaccessible without a car. It's part of the 'flower power' garden shop.<br />
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I ordered the fragrant chicken and wild mushroom pie, which came with bok choy, mashed potato and sauteed leeks. My mother ordered the chef's vegetarian lasagne with chargrilled lasagne, ricotta, baby spinach and parmesan. It also came with a rocket salad.</div>
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Sorry, just some pictures as I am extremely behind in school work! D:</div>
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<br />Stefaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10081741517455461868noreply@blogger.com0227 Mona Vale Road, Terrey Hills NSW 2084, Australia-33.6849817 151.22820409999997-33.6850332 151.22812509999997 -33.684930200000004 151.22828309999997tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085981719815368209.post-62136032213827570752013-05-17T23:45:00.001+10:002013-05-18T23:33:23.032+10:00Mission Restaurant'twas a calm midweek break, when we set off to see <a href="http://www.sportforjove.com.au/">Sport for Jove's</a> Hamlet in Seymour Centre. So I guess, it wasn't really a break. But rather, an excuse to leave the house whilst remaining studious. (kinda?)<br />
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After much googling, we settled on Mission Restaurant, because really, who can resist a restaurant in an art gallery. And we were glad we picked it. It was certainly quite hidden, as we had to walk through several dark alleys (okay, perhaps they weren't really alleys, but they were really dark and quiet, alright) as we walked there from central station. I mean, the people there probably weren't people that just happened to pass by and see a nice looking restaurant. <br />
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To get there from central station, just exit through the railway square exit, walk along Lee/ Regent Street, then turn right at Queen Street and you're basically there! It's less than a 10 minute walk, so it was quite convenient. I have to say though, the walking was DEFINITELY worth it. <br />
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The restaurant is located together with an NG art gallery. The art gallery is upstairs, while the restaurant is downstairs. It's a small, cozy size. Perfect for a quiet dinner. The atmosphere is seriously amazing. Really. And the waitress was really friendly too!<br />
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We ordered a main each, as well as some piadina and a dessert to share. (our measley budgets often call for a fair bit of sharing) The piadina is a type of Italian flat bread, and came with olive oil. It's really simple, and a good way to start out a meal. </div>
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I ordered the prawn linguine with chilli, garlic, mint and heirloom tomato. (surprise, surprise) I really wanted to order the Coq au vin pie, as I was kinda craving a pie, but in the end, I decided on the linguine since my friend decided to get the pie. The linguine was pretty good. They were certainly very generous on the prawns. And the mint gave the linguine an extra pinch of taste which really topped it off well. My friend ordered the house special, which was the coq au vin pie. I have to say. This was really really good. I only had a little bit, but wow, that pastry. And that pea puree. Next time for me perhaps. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pearl barley risotto with mushrooms, Jerusalem artichoke, green beans & pecorino - $22</td></tr>
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To finish off, we ordered an eton mess to share. We had to really rush eating this, as it arrive just 10 minutes before Hamlet was due to start. So we basically just stuffed it in, then ran to seymour. Definitely my workout for the week. Despite this, I have to say it was gooooood. The eton mess has kiwi fruit, passionfruit curd, marshmellows and lime. Perfect texture, not too sweet. yum. <br />
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Though not a cheap meal, it was certainly satisfying, and hey, you've got to splurge once in a while... Go. You won't regret. </div>
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ps. I apologise for the crappy quality of the photos. They're all from my phone. They don't really do the place justice, but trust me, it is certainly a hidden gem. I should probably get a camera. But cameras are expensive... hmmm..</div>
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On Saturday, after a stressful morning of SAT testing, I had the rare oppurtunity to go to Macquarie Centre next door for lunch. We immediately decided on bagels for a quick lunch! The cafe is located right outside the Macquarie cinemas. We were there quite early, so the cafe was almost empty. Service was good and efficient and the waiter was really friendly! We ordered a small sized curly fries as the large size seemed huge, and was almost double the price, so we didn't see the point in ordering it. (small was around $3-$4, large around $7) There's a choice of either chicken or Moroccan salt, and we got Moroccan to try something new. Definitely a must try!<br />
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For the bagels, I ordered the turkey, cranberry, avocado, brie cheese and cucumber filling, with a cheese bagel outside. You can pick your own filling and choose your own type of bagel- cheese, semame, herbs, blueberry etc. It was really nice, though it was slightly undertoasted. Oh well. <br />
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Location: Shop 444, Macquarie Shopping Centre, Corner Waterloo and Herring Road, North Ryde, NSW 2113
(also in Castle Towers)<br />
<a href="http://www.greatbagel.com.au/">http://www.greatbagel.com.au/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/70/1570740/restaurant/Sydney/Ryde/Great-Bagel-Coffee-Co-North-Ryde"><img alt="Great Bagel & Coffee Co on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/logo/1570740/minilogo.gif" style="border: currentColor; height: 15px; padding: 0px; width: 104px;" /></a>Stefaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10081741517455461868noreply@blogger.com1North Ryde NSW, Australia-33.7958673 151.1231712-33.822258299999994 151.0828307 -33.7694763 151.16351170000002tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085981719815368209.post-44200515624165891032013-05-01T20:30:00.003+10:002013-05-11T10:59:08.119+10:00Cafe New York<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Got to visit Cafe New York for brunch during the last fleeting days of an all too short holiday, or rather, study break. The cafe located just outside the train station, on the right side of the pedestrian mall when walking from the station. It was previously called Cafe Andronicus. The cafe has two levels. The first level is pretty small and only has a few tables. When we arrived, the waitress immediately directed us upstairs. Stairs are pretty steep and a pretty big effort to get up (especially, or more probably, only for my unfit self) It's really nice and sunny upstairs. The cafe didn't have many waitresses though the restaurant had a fair few customers for a weekday brunch. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First look at the cafe</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Steep stairs to the upstairs part of the cafe</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Large upstairs section of cafe</td></tr>
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I ordered a chai latte and shared a ham, tomato and cheese croissant and a ricotta, strawberry and banana crepe. The food came in a decent amount of time, probably around 10-15 minutes. Unfortunately, the croissant was very very disappointing. By the time it arrived, it was already quite cold. The pastry was not flaky at all. It was also kinda bland. Luckily, the arrival of the crepe made up for it. The crepe was great, a must try if you visit here. I loved the combination of the ricotta, stawberry and banana. The ricotta ensured that the crepe wasn't too sweet, which made it great. <br />
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We decided to eat at Pins on Lurline after reading some great reviews. Pins on Lurline is a family owned fusion Japanese/ Italian restaurant located in a house on Lurline Street, Katoomba. It's about a 10 minute walk from echo point. We read online that the wife is Japanese, and the husband Scottish, hence the fusion.The house is really, really cute. It's an old-styled house turned emptied out and there's this lovely fireplace inside warming up the entire house/ restaurant. There's also accomodation available for two in another section of the house.We made a booking, and were given a nice table by the window. </div>
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The menu has a few sections, a Japanese udon noodle section, an Italian pasta section and 'blackboard specials', an Australian menu. I ordered the Tsukumi noodle soup with chicken, shallots and poached egg. There are two sizes- entree size for $12.50 and main for $17.00. I went with the entree, which was just the perfect size for me. The soup was slightly salty but otherwise it was a good bowl of udon.<br />
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This is a beautiful restaurant and the waitress was super friendly. Definitely a must try for a casual meal while at Katoomba. Stefaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10081741517455461868noreply@blogger.com0132 Lurline Street, Katoomba NSW 2780, Australia-33.7235583 150.31137839999997-60.1795858 109.00278439999997 -7.2675307999999994 -168.38002760000006tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085981719815368209.post-30809157619587436842013-04-17T21:07:00.002+10:002013-05-26T08:07:08.435+10:00AriaSorry for the lack of posting lately! Got my wisdom teeth removed and I haven't really been able to eat properly yet. <br />
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I thought I'd post about Aria, since I visited there a couple months ago. My friend and I had been looking for an excuse to visit Aria for a while, and when his cousin came visiting from the USA, we decided that it was the perfect occasion to show her one of Sydney's famous restaurants. Unfortunately, this did not go well, as the day we were to visit, she got lost in the city and didn't have a mobile phone, causing us to completely miss our booking and having to eat somewhere else!<br />
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The next week, I saw that Aria was part of the Sydney Festivals 'Fast Festival Feasts' and that we could get the two course menu for just $55 including a glass of wine! (Usually $72 for just the meal) I immediately called up some friends and the next week we were at Aria!<br />
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Aria is located just across the Opera house, and you enter via Macquarie Street. The view is lovely, but in order to get a window seat, your party has to be 4 people or less. It is co-owned by chefs Matt Moran and Peter Sullivan. We visited on a Friday, for lunch, but the restaurant was completely full. The inside was quite dark, and it was a little noisy due to the amount of people dining. The service was pretty good considering the amount of people that were in the restaurant. <br />
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For the entree, I picked the Pork Belly. The portion was huge- after finishing the entree I could barely even start the main! The pork belly was really good, I LOVED it, but a big problem I find with pork belly is that it tends to stick to your teeth after eating. I particularly liked the pork croquette though. I've never tried muntries before, but I thought they gave the dish a really unique taste- they're like these Australian berry things. <br />
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For the main, I got the salmon. I'm not a fan of beef as mentioned before, so the salmon looked like the best option. The portion was very generous again, but I didn't find anything special about it. It was overly crispy and salty. <br />
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Stefaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10081741517455461868noreply@blogger.com01 Macquarie Street, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia-33.859516 151.21313699999996-60.315543500000004 109.90454299999996 -7.4034884999999981 -167.47826900000007tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085981719815368209.post-86073540731178794502013-04-08T16:44:00.000+10:002013-06-13T17:56:02.723+10:00Pho PasteurSo happy that assessments are over for the term- finished them off with 4u maths today. Two weeks of holidays and then back into full blown assessment period again. :( We're halfway through Year 12 and wow, it's gone by so quickly. In 6 months, we'll be doing our HSC! :/ <br />
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On the weekend, instead of studying for maths (kinda regret it now), we left the north shore and trekked it all the way to Parramatta for lunch, as my uncle from Indonesia was visiting and requested that we eat at this restaurant. <br />
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The place is called Pho Pasteur, and it's just outside the westfield. It was pretty easy to find, even for me who's only been to Parramatta like twice. It was actually really crowded- we got there at almost 2pm and the restaurant was full! There was 7 of us- my parents, 4 relatives and I, but we all got put on a small, corner table that only sat around 4 people and was way too squishy. We struggled a lot to fit plates on the table and had to do a lot of dish stacking. <br />
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We got quite a bit of food, since Indonesian people love their food. The spring rolls were too oily for my liking. I ordered a chicken pho- which is what I normally order since I'm not a fan of beef. There was quite a generous amount of bean sprouts and lemon, and the soup was really good. The chicken was too fatty though. I got the small one, which was definitely more than enough- couldn't finish it. The large is only $2 more though. <br />
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The flavour range was really interesting- they were all easter themed since it was the easter long weekend. They ranged from 'the passion of the christ' (chocolate and passionfruit) to 'salted jesus juice' (salted cola and red wine). I'm not really a chocolate kind of person (:O), so I went for something safe- lemon lime bitters. The process of making the ice cream was really really cool, and the service was pretty fast (5 mins)- we were the first in line. </div>
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First taste of N2 was disappointing- it was way too sour, and the texture was just really weird. In the end I had to give it to my dad to finish. </div>
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After years of walking past The Little Snail, finally got to try it on Sunday Night! Little Snail is a french restaurant located just across the Pyrmont Bridge, on the west side of darling harbour. I haven't really had much french food, the exception being a week spent in France back when I was 12, so this was kinda new and interesting to me. The restaurant layout was pretty cool- two levels in a circular building. It was quite crowded- my other friend tried to get a booking for 4 two weeks ago and was unable to. </div>
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We all ordered the 3 course menu for $59. A la carte is available, but we thought it wasn't really worth it considering the price of a single main. There's quite a wide range of choice for entree, mains and desserts. For entrees, we got to choose stuff like escargot, salmon, mushroom crepes, etc. I went with the salmon roulade. It's basically cream cheese wrapped in smoked salmon with a passionfruit dressing. I quite enjoyed it. I was also feeling extra adventurous, so I tried an escargot from my mum, which I thought tasted a bit like a cross between a clam and chicken. Interesting...</div>
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<br />Stefaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10081741517455461868noreply@blogger.com150 Murray Street, Pyrmont NSW 2009, Australia-33.870353 151.19789200000002-60.3263805 109.88929800000003 -7.4143255 -167.493514tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085981719815368209.post-18830944109032747272013-03-30T16:22:00.002+11:002013-04-05T00:55:35.320+11:00Pastabella I've always wanted to try out some of the millions of restaurants in Glebe, and finally, I had a chance yesterday as we were going to a Good Friday church service nearby. :D After doing a fair bit of googling and review reading, we settled on an Italian restaurant, Pastabella, which seemed to have reasonable prices and good pasta. To get there, we caught a train to central and then it was just a 5 minute bus ride from railway square to right across the restaurant.<br />
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After much indecision and mind changing, I settled on spinach and cheese filled ravioli with chilli prawn sauce (my usual favourite) and my friend picked fettucine carbonara, which the waiter said was the most popular dish. The food came really fast, within 10 minutes, but probably because we were the only customers at that point in time. <br />
My ravioli was aaaamazing. They gave me a generous amount of prawns and portions were large too, but I guess for $26 you'd expect a fair serving. It was a bit too oily though. <br />
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I'm usually not a fan of carbonara, because I find it too creamy and rich, but this one actually exceeded my expectations! <br />
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I also liked how they didn't charge us extra for the public holiday! :P <br />
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Happy Easter everyone!Stefaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10081741517455461868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085981719815368209.post-20792514050487557742013-03-28T18:36:00.000+11:002013-04-05T00:56:32.132+11:00Morena<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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To celebrate the Easter Long weekend (and 5 days off school), my friends and I decided to go on another city eating adventure. Morena is a Latin American place in Surrey Hills, along Bourke Street, about a 10-15 minute walk from central.<br />
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It was quite quiet when we first got there (6.30pm), but soon was about half filled up. We all went with the 3 course menu, which we bought on groupon for about $40 each. For the entree, we had a choice of alpaca skewers or a salad. We'd all never had alpaca before, so thought to try it. The alpaca skewers weren't bad, but to be honest, it tasted just like a pork sausage. I really liked the anticucho sauce though, which really added to the taste. The waiter told us 'the cuter the alpaca, the nicer it tastes'.<br />
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The pork belly, however, was really nice. The vegetables were slightly too salty, but the beans balanced out the taste. Pork was very tender. <br />
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Finally, we got our dessert. Already very full, we barely finished the dessert. Dessert was probably my favourite part of the meal. I picked sweet potato and pumpkin donuts, a must try! The fruit sauce tops it off so well!<br />
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My general impression of the place was average, it was a very enjoyable night, but I don't think I'll be going back there anytime soon. I just don't think it'd be worth the money if not for the groupon.<br />
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Lunch took forever to find. We walked for nearly 40 minutes, looking for a nice looking cafe, following trip adviser to a few closed places and FINALLY, in a quieter part of surry hills, found two good eggs cafe! It's nestled back from the main part of surry hills, a bit hard to find for us noobs. </div>
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The cafe is pretty small, typical cafe size, raised slightly above ground. Inside, there are a lot of cute looking decoration things. The waitress was really nice and friendly, and we found out she used to go to our school! When we first came, it was still early, so the cafe was quite empty, but it quickly filled up. We ordered two things to share, a bacon and egg burger and a chicken and avo sourdough sandwich. Chips was an extra $4 with the sandwich, but we thought, how often do we get to have lunch outside, so we went for it. :D Ended up being a tad pricey though- $16.90. I really liked the sandwich, but I thought it'd be better with a bit less bacon, or maybe it was just because we had two bacon filled sandwich things. Also ordered my favourite Chai Latte- I'm just not a coffee kind of person. I thought it was pretty reasonably priced, $4 for a whole pot (and a little chocolate wafer), but it was a bit too watery.</div>
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Overall, definitely a cute and pleasant place to check out if you're in Surrey Hills!<br />
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