China Tour ~ Hangzhou Part 1 - What Lake?

Around 200kms (or an hour on the superfast choo-choo) from Shanghai is Hangzhou, featuring a huge bloody big lake that we can't find.

May's Malaysian ~ Mandarin Centre Food Court - Chatswood

We get a rare chance to go a-food-courtin' in Chatswood, we try May's Malaysian in the Mandarin Centre.

MC Golden Tower ~ Chinese ~ Market City Food Court

We stuck our noses up at MC Golden Tower in Market City food court because we thought it was just a "honey chicken & fried rice" joint. But our brave mission to eat at every food court joint in Chinatown ensured we gave it a try, and we're glad we did.  Three wontons and the truth. Baby.

[LAST UPDATED JUNE 2013]

Banoful Restaurant & Sweets ~ Bangladeshi - Lakemba

We're long overdue for an adventure on the food train line, and head off to Lakemba for some Bangladeshi.

China Tour ~ Shanghai - Part 2

In this episode we wander the back streets of the French Concession, get lost in the Old Town and end up covered in crawfish juice. Another fine winter's day in Shanghai.

China Tour ~ Shanghai - Part 1

Our bellies do flip-flops as we rocket into Shanghai from the airport. And it's not because the train is doing over 300kmh (seriously). It's because we're in freaking China! China and it's five zillion year culinary history has directly influenced all the Asian cuisines we love so much. Even though we're a pair of skippy non-Asian Australians, we feel like we're coming home to the motherland.

Thai Thai Thai ~ Market City Food Court - Chinatown

In our mission to eat at every food court stall in Chinatown it's the Thai joints that have given us the most unexpected pleasure. 'Thai Thai Thai' in Market City turns out to be another winner with a few Thai street food classics that we didn't expect to find.

Crazy Wings & Mamak ~ Eat Street Chatswood

We expected Chatswood's new-ish "Eat Street" to be, well, a street of eating. We pictured something like Lygon Street in Melbourne or Jalan Alor in Kuala Lumpur. Or even Victoria Road in Chatswood.  This Eat Street is kinda small, it's more like an Eat Carpark. But as far as culinary carparks go it's a good one. It's got Mamak and Crazy Wings, what else do you need?

I Heart Taiwan ~ Taiwanese - Chinatown [CLOSED]

On our recent trip to China, Hong Kong and Singapore we were intrigued by the immense popularity of Taiwanese cuisine everywhere we went. We returned home eager to eat more Taiwanese, starting with I Heart Taiwan in the Dixon Street Mall, Chinatown. [CLOSED]

Tokyo Day 10 - Wriggly Unagi in Narita Town and Airport Sushi Fest

Our last day on our trip to Japan and we cram in slippery noodles and wriggling eels and finish with a final sushi round up, then tears and beers before our flight home.

Tokyo Day 9 - Lotteria vs MOS Burger Smackdown

We discover that less is MOS and MOS is more.

Best of Sussex Centre Food Court ~ Chinatown

A list of our faves after trying every stall in the Sussex Centre Food Court.

[LAST UPDATED MAY 2014]

Happy Chef ~ Chinese - Sussex Centre Food Court - Chinatown

Happy Chef's laksa gets mentioned all the time in those lazy Sydney Morning Herald 'best of' list articles. And Luke Mangan gives it the thumbs up (it says so on the signage), so it's got to be good, right?

[UPDATED MARCH 2015]

Naruto ~ Korean\Japanese - Market City Food Court - Chinatown [CLOSED]

More not-really-Japanese at Naruto in the Market City Food Court.

[CLOSED - NOVEMBER-ISH 2013]

Tokyo Mart ~ Northbridge Plaza ~ Japanese Supermarket

Tokyo Mart in Northbridge is a Japan lover's paradise. From shiso to shochu, it's all there.

Tokyo Day 8 ~ Are We Not Ramen?

We sniff out the food under and around Tokyo Station, try some Japanese Italian, get jiggy at a Japanese synthpunk gig, and wash it all down with a killer ramen. And we discuss our favourite aspect of traditional Japanese culture: the Softbank dog.

Jimmy's Recipe World Square ~ Malaysian - Haymarket\City [CLOSED]

Jimmy's Recipe is a hole-in-the-wall joint at the arse end of World Square that does good, cheap Malaysian street food for the city office crowd.
[CLOSED MID 2013]

Oden House ~ Taiwanese - Chinatown

Taiwanese floaty things at Oden House in Chinatown.


[MOVED TO SUSSEX CENTRE FOOD COURT - SEE HERE]

Tokyo Day 7 ~ Aoki Aoki Aoki!

Tokyo backstreets, bento and baseball food.

Kitchen OEC ~ Japanese - Sussex Centre Food Court, Chinatown [CLOSED]

Kitchen OEC is a little ripper of a Japanese joint in the Sussex Centre Food Court, specialising in  korokke (Japanese potato croquettes) and tonkatsu (like a Japanese schnitzel).

[CLOSED JULY 2013]

North and South ~ Chinese - Sussex Centre Food Court - [CLOSED]

North and South tries to cover some east and west too, so we find some uncharted territory in between.

[CLOSED MARCH 2014]

Chennai ~ Malaysian - King Street Newtown [CLOSED]

We've always reckoned that opening a Malaysian street food joint in King Street Newtown would be a dang smart move. Finally somebody's done it, yay! [CLOSED JULY 2012 - SHAME, THIS PLACE ALMOST WORKED BUT NOT QUITE...]

Tokyo Day 6 ~ Karma Cola at Kamakura

If there was a technical term for the study of noodle soup  it may be the bad Greek translation minestraology. We decide to take a degree in the fine arts of soba, udon and other slippery numbers to find out more.

Motto ~ Japanese ~ Sussex Centre Food Court, Chinatown [CLOSED]

Our world tour of the Sussex Centre Food Court takes a mid-flight dive at Motto Japanese... [Closed]

Top Choice Sizzling Hotpot ~ Chinese - Sussex Centre

There's kind of a 'North-South' thing going on in Sussex Centre Food Court. On the south side the hawkers yell at you as you walk past "Hello-Honey-Chicken-Fried-Rice!"

Tokyo Day 5 - And The Case of the Exploding Gaijin

Three breakfasts, two lunches but only room for one dinner, less our stomachs explode...

Yummy Thai ~ Sussex Centre Food Court ~ Chinatown

There's thirty-odd perfectly decent Thai joints near our home in the inner-burbs. So why would we walk all the way to Chinatown to eat Thai in a foodcourt? Because it's Yummy, mummy.

Golden Fang ~ Chinese Malaysian - Chippendale

We hadn't been to Golden Fang for years until one of our readers suggested we try their lemongrass pork chop and cumin lamb. So we did. And went back twice. Thanks Sophie!

[LAST UPDATED JULY 2013]

Wooree BBQ ~ Korean - Sussex Centre Food Court [CLOSED]

Some years ago Wooree BBQ Korean in the Sussex Centre food court had a cult following, there was a hungry scrum at the counter at all hours of the day.

[CLOSED JULY 2014]

Saigon BBQ ~ Vietnamese - Homebush West

Earlier in the day we were at a pokie club called Tradies Gymea, which sounds like a venereal disease caught on building sites, so we didn't eat there. Instead we end up at Homebush-West...