September 7th, 2009 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Uncategorized | 5 Comments »
Like a very incriminating receipt you excavate from your pants when doing laundry – timestamping the last time you actually gave the pair a clean – I must admit I’ve had this review scrunched up in my pocket for a while. It’s kinda silly and I can’t quite explain it (the same way it’s hard […]
September 5th, 2009 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Uncategorized | 3 Comments »
Just been on Anna Burns’ great Weekend Lunch show on FBI 94.5FM talking about sweet treats for Spring. We talked about Sweetness, the patisserie that is best-known for its shelves of artisan marshmallows, located on Oxford Street in Epping. And Bacco in Chifley Plaza. And Pocket Bar in Darlinghurst. And the new Bourke Street Bakery […]
July 27th, 2009 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Uncategorized | 4 Comments »
Sure, it’s hibernation weather right now, but it’s worth bracing snap-freeze temperatures to secure a take-home hot chocolate pack from Boon, Darlinghurst. For $8.50, you get a little bag with two ‘hot chocolate popsicles’. Melt the choc in half a cup of milk and add the remaining half-cup when the choc starts slinking off the […]
May 3rd, 2009 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Bars | 1 Comment »
A few things I like about The Local Taphouse in Darlinghurst … -Until recently, if you had to do a police-style sketch of a beer enthusiast, you might easily draw up someone a little red-faced and aggro: a person whose physical appearance basically blared “avoid for your own safety” and “don’t invite to next party”. […]
April 4th, 2009 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Uncategorized | 5 Comments »
Buying a jumbo bag of supermarket Easter eggs and leaving a Hansel & Gretel-esque trail of coloured foil around your living room is pretty much a major tradition at this time of year. I’m as happy as anyone else to leave crinkly metallic scraps of yellow and pink “eggshell” around, but I also like the […]
January 26th, 2009 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Uncategorized | 4 Comments »
Every TV show has a perfect hangout – the kind of place where characters linger forever and never get shooed by wait staff; with booths ergonomically built for conversations (and sighs) about complicated relationships or just light, fizzy, punchline-packed joking around. The food is smart and there are frappes you can sip with sass or […]
January 22nd, 2009 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Uncategorized | Leave A Comment »
OK, I already have many chocolate-box-sized reasons to go to Boon Chocolate, which is one of my fave places in Sydney. Just before Christmas, they even added a new passionfruit/caramel flavour, which had me re-ranking my most-loved chocs there. But now they’ve really upped the ante, with this gorgeous Flores de Mayo Chocolate Bag. It’s […]
November 27th, 2008 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Uncategorized | 7 Comments »
When the city you live in is so well-mapped in your head – with every laneway and street corner worn out by your autopilot gaze – it’s nice to be revived by something new. I love it when a discovery jumpstarts your enthusiasm for the geography around you; how finding a string of unfamiliar gems […]
March 24th, 2008 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Uncategorized | 2 Comments »
Eating out for breakfast is one of those great weekend-centric activities (along with sleeping in lots, being a night owl with your friends and doing regrettable things that you have a whole extra day to get over). So it’s weird that a lot of breakfast places are closed on Sundays (all you get is extra […]
February 22nd, 2008 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Uncategorized | Leave A Comment »
Every year, I wonder how a priest who was clobbered to death ended up being the poster guy for romance. And every year, I never quite get around to finding out. I should probably make a better effort, given that my (cough) birthday falls on Valentine’s Day, but hey it also coincides with International Mullet […]