I remember taking a week-long tour trip around Taiwan with my parents as a teenager. To be honest, all I wanted to do was watch entertainment programmes on TV – you ain’t seen manufactured boybands till you’ve seen Asian boy bands in all their metrosexual glory.
But that single-minded tunnel vision that only teenagers have made me miss out on Taiwanese food, and I’ve been chasing it ever since.
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Just like in Sydney, I think it’s only appropriate that my Good Food Month in Melbourne also begin with the Night Noodle Markets.
And also cause I have food ADD, and the variety at the markets really feeds my habit.
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Eat Drink Blog 2014 was certainly an epic weekend of eating and making new friends, but I absolutely had to squeeze in an extra trip to a burger place that I’ve heard so much about:
Miel Container, which is a burger shop that is actually built into a bright red shipping container.
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Because I’m a train sort of girl, Kingsford has always been a big mystery to me.
And apparently, I’ve been missing out on a whole range of restaurants, and many different types of grocery stores!
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Jelly, to me, is one of those summertime treats. There’s nothing like a cold tub of jelly melting on your tongue as you melt in the heat.
Well, I think it’s time to take the jelly game up a notch. How about, SPARKLING JELLY?
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It’s been a very Good Food Month for me (heh heh), with breakfasts at Single Origin, Asian street food with Sydney top chefs, and crazy awesome bites at the Night Noodle Markets!
This time, it’s lunch, at yet another Surry Hills hotspot, Nomad.
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Good Food Month is always a great time of year to explore new cuisines and cultures, but at The Malaya this year, I’m looking into something that is a little closer to home, something that I grew up with.
Peranakan – or Nonya – cuisine is borne of Chinese and Malay influences, much like the culture. They are notoriously laborious and involved, but also yielded insanely delicious and aromatic results.
With Sydney Craft Beer Week 2014 done and dusted, the post-beer recovery regime of Berocca, Hydralyte, and handfuls of painkillers begins.
But on the positive side, if you’re reading this, you’ve probably also enjoyed the fruits of at least one of the many Sydney Craft Beer Week 2014 events. This memory, or lack thereof may aid in your recovery. As always, if symptoms persist, see your doctor.
Phew! We’ve had such a hot, sticky heat wave recently, and that can only mean one thing…
IT’S SUMMERTIME!!!
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