To celebrate a special event, the Mother, DS and I thought we’d check out the Four in Hand Restaurant – a restaurant close enough to be considered in our neighbourhood. The minimally decorated dining room can be found adjoining the pub (which also has some […]
I have posted about Kakawa before, because their chocolates are absolutely awesome (and the people that run the shop are too!). Their beautiful creations for Easter are always a hit, and this year I chose the Praline Filled Egg ($22) to join in on the […]
It has become somewhat a tradition that the Mother, DS and I attend Taste of Sydney together every year and basically spend the afternoon sitting outside, gorging ourselves on food and buying way too many Crowns to feed our stomachs. Although the Mother was unable […]
On DS’s last night in London we decided to go all out at a nice Italian restaurant called Orso, recommended by a kind friend. The friendly, almost homely (how cute are the colourful plates!) atmosphere was most welcoming – quite different to some of […]
Hello and welcome to the first guest post on talk&spoon, presented by the awesome Anna Britton. While I was away in London, MakMak had a pop up store in Newtown, Sydney, and Anna went to check it out!
There is one reason that Gallo Nero is my dad’s favourite restaurant and I go there every single time I’m in Hamburg – the home-made pasta with parmesan and fresh truffles. No words can describe the wonder of this dish, and I have never tried […]
“It’s like… Asian Starbucks.” – S., referring to the popularity of this cafe. Asians love their dessert. Asians also love anything containing mango and sago in particular. These two ingredients make up basically 90% of the desserts at Hui Lau Shan, a popular dessert destination […]
I’m not a massive fan of Asian desserts in general, but one thing I can never resist is tangyuen– glutinous rice flour balls with a variety of fillings, served either hot or cold in a soup. My staple favourite is always the black sesame paste tangyuen in a […]
agnès b. – fashion label to most, but in Hong Kong they have several restaurants, cafes, patisseries and a florist. S and I were hanging around the International Finance Centre (ifc), which is actually a massive mall and not just an office block, and decided […]