22 May 2014

Sayong Curry & Laksa ~ Malaysian - Pittsway Arcade, City

We go on a Malaysian bender with several trips to that gem of a stall in the city's Pittsway Arcade food court, Sayong Curry & Laksa. We are found several days later, semi-conscious and semi-naked in a city alley with curry in our veins and noodles in our noses.

20 May 2014

Walli Asr ~ Afghani - Merrylands


When searching Sydney suburbs for great food one trick is to look down all those dark mysterious ancient shopping arcades that run off the main street. Occasionally you will strike gold.

17 May 2014

Supermarkets of Mystery ~ Kit Kats from across Tokyo and the Chocolatory, Ikebukuro

Japanese Kit Kats are bloody good when you can find them. Even better is when generous friends bring us back a selection from Japan and the new Kit Kat Chocolatory in Ikebukuro, Tokyo.


07 May 2014

Kebab Al-Hojat ~ Afghani BBQ - Merrylands



Is this the best Afghani BBQ in town? It's a bold claim but one that we can help Kebab Al-Hojat stand behind.

[UPDATED JANUARY 2015]

01 May 2014

Just Thai ~ Dixon House Food Court - Chinatown [CLOSED]


It's our job to try every food court stall in Chinatown. It's your job to look beautiful.

[CLOSED NOVEMBER 2014]

29 April 2014

Aria Persian Fast Food ~ Iranian - Merrylands



The Vietnamese have the banh mi, but Iran has something to contribute in the tasty bread and filling department too - Persian Sandwiches.

24 April 2014

Street Food tour of Taiwan ~ Let's Dulan!


Dulan on the east coast of Taiwan is a small town known for it's arts cafe, surfing and custard apples. Warning: this post contains a record number of dog and cat photos.


22 April 2014

Rim Tanon ~ Thai - Haymarket\Thainatown

Campbell Street in the city serves up another Thai Town classic. Rim Tanon dishes up Thai street food in a simple resto setting and you don't need to haggle with a tuk-tuk driver to get there.

17 April 2014

Leon's Food Bar ~ Chinese & Australian - Central Station


Beside the queues of pillow clutching country bus travellers at Sydney's Central Station is a cafe with a mix of decent Asian fare as well as burgers, big breakfasts and takeaway choices.

15 April 2014

Street Food tour of Taiwan - Let's Hualien!


Moving on from the rain we had in Taipei, we headed south to the main stopping-off town of Hualien. Most people stay here to go to the Taroko Gorge. We came to eat food and pat dogs. And see the bloody Gorge.

08 April 2014

Sri Lanka ~ a Street Food summary

We put together this little summary of our food-nerd findings from Sri Lanka to give fellow travellers an idea of the goodies  they are most likely to find when they hit the streets.

03 April 2014

Salvadorean Food at Gorman House Markets ~ Braddon, Canberra

An arts centre market in Canberra makes an unusual place to come across a Central American classic and some Tibetan tastes.


27 March 2014

Krispy Roll ~ Vietnamese Pork Rolls - Haymarket

A tiny store in the back streets of Haymarket offers one of the cheapest pork rolls in the CBD. Cheapskates rejoice!

[REVISITED JULY 2014]

25 March 2014

20 March 2014

Happy Snack Cafe House ~ Vietnamese - Homebush West \ Flemington

You want pho? Then don't come here. You want a spicy beef stew with meltingly soft carrots you can dunk with bread? This is the place.

18 March 2014

Taiwan Street Food Tour ~ Let's Taipei! Part 1

The one place we hear about over and over for street food heaven is Taiwan, so we head there over December for three weeks of  feasting. First stop, Taipei, where we learn that after years of travelling we can still make mistakes.


13 March 2014

Grape Garden Beijin Cuisine ~ Chinese - Chatswood


We heard the whispers. 'Go to the grape place in Chatswood, you'll like it'. Then people started talking a bit louder. 'Grape Garden is good'. Now we are shouting it - 'Grape Garden, we love it!'

11 March 2014

Mykababayan Filipino Dishes & Sari Sari Store ~ Fairfield

Mr Shawn faces his most feared real life nightmare. No, not the one about going to school with no pants on. And not the Tony Abbott nightmare, that one came true. We're talking about the ultimate nightmare of the foodblogger: finding a great restaurant without camera on hand, armed with nothing but a phone and bad light. Call the shrink.

06 March 2014

2014 Sri Lankan & South Indian Food Fair ~ Homebush



We heard this food fair up the street before we saw any food. The tak-a-tak of chopping roti was a giveaway for some good Tamil food on offer.

04 March 2014

Let's Taiwan! ~ The Short Version

Before we subject you to many long, bloated posts from our three week Taiwan trip, we thought we'd post of a quick summary of our eatings to answer that question everybody has been asking us - "so what's the food like in Taiwan". To which we reply with a puzzled look and a scratch of Shawn's bald head.

27 February 2014

Sydney Madang ~ Korean - Sydney CBD

Walk down Pitt Street, detour down a small dark alley, and follow the smell of Korean BBQ to Sydney Madang.

25 February 2014

Beginners Guide to Eating at Sydney Chinatown Food Courts - Tips and tricks for first timers

Eating out in one of the busy food courts in Sydney's Chinatown can be a mysterious and wonderful adventure. This is our guide for first timers or out-of-towners to get the best out of your visit.

20 February 2014

Cafe Bariloche ~ Argentinian - Glebe

At the top of Glebe Point Road is a little part of Argentina hiding as a  regular pastry and coffee shop. Look closely and you'll find some surprises beyond the usual cakes and flat whites.


13 February 2014

Summer in Tokyo ~ Wandering the Suburbs


A couple of days wandering the suburbs of Tokyo. And eating. Two of our favourite things in the whole world.

06 February 2014

Two Sticks ~ Yunnan China - George St Sydney



A new restaurant featuring food from the Chinese province of Yunnan opens between an Irish Pub and a Malaysian eatery. Gotta love Sydney's diversity.

04 February 2014

Kaysone Sweets ~ Thai Lao - Cabramatta


We head to a sweets shop for sausages and walk away with three bags full of salad, larb, dried beef and shredded chicken feet.