We revisited Oriental Expression for their Yum Cha since we loved it so much last time. Meals ordered: Aromatic duck pancakes (plate of aromatic pork with pancakes (4) Garlic king prawns (4 – $5.50) Tempura king prawns (4 – $5.50) BBQ Meat Platter (BBQ Duck and Pork – $12) Vegetarian Tofu with Satay sauce (8…
On October 17th, 2006 I celebrated my 35th birthday. It was quite a milestone so I decided to spend my day enjoying Taronga Park Zoo’s 90 cent entry for birthday boys and girls (part of their 90th birthday celebrations) and then at night made our way to the Night Noodle Markets in Sydney’s Hyde Park.…
Almost a year ago I celebrated my birthday at the Night Food Markets of Hyde Park, Sydney. One of the many wine tasting tents included Brown Brothers, a wonderful Australian vineyard from King Valley in Milawa, North East Victoria. With the Good Food Month of October soon approaching it reminded me of the amazing Brown…
$5.50 scotch fillet steak with chips and sald You just can’t beat the prices of Collegians Wollongong. Every day of the week they have a special lunch meal ranging from three to six dollars ($3-$6). Menu includes Chicken Schnitzel with chips and salad ($3), Sausages and vegetables ($3), Rissoles and vegetables ($3), Roast Chicken with…
I was in the mood for Yum Cha so we headed down to a favourite restaurant of ours – Oriental Expression on Keira Street, Wollongong. Our first visit was on Valentines Day, for their set banquet menu and second on Chinese New Year, both very memorable experiences. Today would be no different. We were escorted…
Beachouse Seafood Restaurant – one dozen mixed oysters including mornay, kilpatrick and soy&mirin toppings, originally uploaded by Vanessa Pike-Russell. Oysters $26 a dozen To celebrate the blood moon total lunar eclipse we headed down to North Wollongong to get a good vantage point for moon gazing. After a few hours we decided to have some…
Poffertjes (mini pancakes) with strawberries and cream, originally uploaded by Vanessa PR. Purchased at the Wollongong Medieval Fair.More photos at http://vanessapikerussell.blogspot.com Poffertjes [pɔfəɹcəs] are a traditional Dutch batter treat. Poffertjes look like tiny pancakes, but they are much sweeter. In contrast with pancakes, poffertjes are turned before one side is completely done, which results in…
Lemon and Garlic Scallops with squid ink pasta at Antics Restaurant, Wollongong NSW 2500 Australia, originally uploaded by Vanessa PR. Lemon Scallops $24.50 I had never heard of squid-ink pasta before this meal. I really liked it! After doing some googling I found out the following: Squid ink, which is also available from the Cuddlefish…
Deep fried soft-shell crab @ Baan Krua Thai Restaurant, Wollongong, originally uploaded by Vanessa PR. It had been a while since we last visited Baan Krua Thai. On our last visit we sampled the amazing Deep-Fried Soft-Shell crab from Baan Krua Thai in Wollongong. It was so good that we decided to go back and…
Hamburger with the lot meal at Metzis Tasty Takeaway, originally uploaded by Vanessa PR. An Australian hamburger with meat burger, tomato, beetroot, lettuce, onion, egg, bacon, pineapple, cheese and BBQ sauce. They also make a delicious Portugese Chicken burger which has to be tried. The Chicken Schnizel burger was larger than a plate. Metzis is…