July 4th, 2009 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Uncategorized | 4 Comments »
I remember once being served Okonomiyaki by a waitress named ‘Sushi Susan’ – the Japanese pancake came accompanied by a small ‘pirate ship’ full of food. Around the table, we sliced up and shared the portions as a giant papier-mache squid hung above, like a marine chandelier. Even if this hadn’t taken place in an […]
June 10th, 2009 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Uncategorized | 2 Comments »
Sometimes it is really hard to tackle big serious topics without people zoning out and falling victim to a sudden epidemic of watch-checking. So I was really inspired by my friend Ebony’s approach to World Environment Day last week. You can read up on some of her many great deeds at her Hello Sandwich blog. […]
May 8th, 2009 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Uncategorized | 2 Comments »
Amy’s Pretty Pretty Yum Yum covers the highlighter-bright spectrum of food and fashion in Japan and is definitely one of my favourite blogs. Whether it features the delightfully weird (like Salty Chocolate Crunch or all-mayo restaurants) or just monumentally cute (smiley face ice cream, turtle-shaped bread), Pretty Pretty Yum Yum always manages to add a […]
May 6th, 2009 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Uncategorized | 3 Comments »
Jazushi has been on my “meaning-to-try” list for so long now. It’s gotten to the point where people are getting married, having babies and growing impressive years-in-the-making beards and I still haven’t achieved the simple goal of going to the actual restaurant. My friend Rach doesn’t have a Rip Van Winkle beard but she IS […]
March 20th, 2009 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Uncategorized | 8 Comments »
It’s hard to be poker-faced when talking about Tetsuya’s. It’s the most gushed-about, overachieving restaurant in Sydney. Tets has retained three chef’s hats throughout the last 17 years, regularly (almost predictably) won Best Restaurant of the Year accolades with Meryl Streep-style consistency, and claimed the title of 5th Best Restaurant In The World in 2007 […]
February 12th, 2009 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »
My friend Amy has started an awesome food blog while living in Japan. It’s early days, but already there are posts on the wonderfully eccentric goodies she’s found in Osaka. So far, I love the Hotel Mickey Cookies (see above) and the proliferation of strange KitKat flavours – such as Daigaku Imo (university sweet potato […]
January 15th, 2009 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Uncategorized | 2 Comments »
If the name isn’t already a red (white-and-blue) flag, then the Brie and Tomato Croissants and Savoury Crepe Rolls will clue you in. St Germain Patisserie may be on a Redfern street corner, but its picnic-ready display will whisk you to a small patch in Paris’ Sixth Arrondissement. The Riviera Raspberry and Lemon Mousse Cake, […]
August 28th, 2008 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Uncategorized | Leave A Comment »
I have a theory that it only takes one dish to make you want to visit a new place. Menu-bait, to be precise. At Bonsai in Bronte, the must-try temptation that reeled me in was their Mandarin Creme Brulee ($12). I didn’t really have to see what else they had to offer, that was enough […]
July 18th, 2008 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Uncategorized | 6 Comments »
When Mark from China Heights gallery claimed Cafe Ish as one of his favourites on my list blog, that’s when the place first tripped off my worth-registering-in-brain mechanism. I did a bit more online sleuthing and discovered it was a cafe that specialised in Australian food with a Japanese twist (!) and it flaunted an […]
July 6th, 2008 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Uncategorized | 2 Comments »
I really like the idea of food re-sparking your interest in your own city. Especially when it happens by chance. So, on Friday, by complete accident, I ended up near the night markets in Chinatown. Of course, I followed the spotlights and tarpaulins to where the action was. It was pretty quiet and small to […]