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Beef Steak Club at Chophouse – Sydney CBD

February 23, 2012

I never won medals as a child. I was always that kid who ended up with a certificate of participation rather than 1st, 2nd or 3rd *collective “nawwwwww” sadface*. Don’t get me wrong, I was always proud of my certificate, it just wasn’t a medal, you know? When I arrived at Chophouse for their quarterly Beef Steak Club event, I was greeted by the lovely Belinda who was our host for the evening. She quickly handed me a glass of Taltarni Brut Taché Tasmania 2009, and I was introduced to Karina Dambergs, Senior Winemarker at Taltarni. This lady knows her stuff! I’m a wine lover (mostly bubbly), but I would by no means call myself a wine connoisseur. I like what I like and regardless of price, vintage, or type of grape, if I’m not a fan, I’m just not a fan. The Taché however was delicious! Taché is...

Sushi Hon – Sydney Westfield

December 27, 2011

By Dining with a Stud

Santa has come and gone for another year and I hope all of you had a wonderful day with family, friends, food, and Michael Buble (of course). Stud and I did the usual family lunch, stuffed ourselves silly and then came home to watch Love Actually and have toast for dinner lol. Boxing Day was spent in the city. First time ever for both of us actually braving the Boxing Day sales. Never. Again! It was a nice day out but not massively relaxing haha. We did manage to slip in a quick lunch at Sushi Hon as Stud was craving a Japo fix. I didn’t actually realise until after but apparently, Sushi Hon has the longest sushi train in the southern hemisphere. I have to say, it didn’t look to massive when we were there but we were seated right at the front so didn’t go in too...

Medusa Greek Taverna – Sydney

August 19, 2011

By Dining with a Stud

In my last job, I worked directly opposite Medusa and had always wanted to go. In my new job, I work on the same street and in order to get the gym, it taunts me every day as I walk past. Finally, it was time to visit! YAY! That time, was Rai’s birthday. Because there was a big group of us (about 25), we went with the banquet menu. It can get too messy otherwise with 100 different orders and I have found that usually, the banquet menu gives you the best of everything anyway so was pretty pumped for this. So as the food came out, I screamed at everyone in my vicinity not to touch it until I had taken a photos lol. Sorry to all my friends but yes, this is how it is, from now on, forever And apologies to all the readers for the...

Felix

May 25, 2011

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Rach is obsessed with anything Frenchie so when Felix opened, it quickly became a place we needed to go to. Another long overdue catch up was the time, Felix was indeed the place. When we arrived, Felix was at its peek (the 1:00pm lunch rush) and it seemed the staff were a little frantic. The lady who was front of house was very professional and advised us that our table wasn’t ready and we could wait in the bar however as she ushered us over, our table was cleared and we were good to go. We sat down and were greeted promptly by a waiter who gave us water – in our glass and also, it seemed, all over our table. I know people can make mistake especially when they are in a rush but to spill a substantial amount of water on our table, notice it and then...

Stitch Bar

May 9, 2011

By Dining with a Stud

If you weren’t looking for it, you would walk right past it. Stitch Bar is located on York Street just past the corner of Barrack Street and is recognisable only by the old fashioned sewing machine propping the door open. As you walk in, you’re not 100% sure you are in the right place. It kind of looks like the simple foyer to an alteration joint. But that’s the point! The “foyer” section is decked out with old school sewing machines and lots of thread. When you head downstairs it’s like stepping in to a funky Melbourne bar and we are instantly happy that such places are in Sydney. We had booked ahead and were really glad we did. Our booking was for 5:15 and by 5:30/6:00 the place was packed. Rach had mentioned that they stop letting people in once it reaches seating capacity so that it doesn’t...

Pony Lounge & Dining

April 10, 2011

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Rach and I had organised a girly catch up dinner and typically, it was the day it rained. We met promptly after work and made a quick trip to Priceline (when it wasn’t raining). Rach has just started dance classes (Rock & Roll 50’s! Awesome!) and had left her umbrella there the night before. Luckily! It wasn’t even raining when she bought it but we had been walking no more than 5 minutes when it started to sprinkle. We were heading over to Greenhouse. It has been on our “list” since it popped up and we were excited to finally make it over there to try it out. Walking in the rain with the two of us and one umbrella wasn’t easy. We had both done our hair that morning – so the ladies reading this post will sympathise. As per the online instructions, we walked down George Street...

Charlie & Co

November 18, 2010

By Dining with a Stud

I don’t do crowds. Patience is not one of my strong points and when you add a lack of patience to a crowd quite obviously not knowing where they’re going, it can get messy. This is how I felt walking through the new Westfield Sydney on its first full day of opening two weeks ago. Don’t get me wrong, I was suitably impressed and very glad it has reopened but I feel like – as I described it to my friend – as the best place on earth and the worst place on earth at the exact same time. The shops are amazing, the crowds are amazingly oblivious. The place is huge, the crowds are huger (I know, it’s not a word but you get my drift). Admittedly it’s not as bad since then and although I wouldn’t say the novelty has worn off, the crowds are nowhere near...

Sydney Night Noodle Markets

November 5, 2010

By Dining with a Stud

People come from far and wide to visit the night noodle markets in October and I was lucky enough to just scrape through on the last night. Naturally because it was the last night, it was pretty packed. We had thought ourselves lucky when we arrived and it wasn’t too bad but we still couldn’t find a seat. Luckily we hijacked a couple of chairs from a friend of a friend and sat there until the rest of our party arrived and then migrated to a nice grassy corner with a great view of the dragon show. When you go to the noodle markets you really need to devise a plan of attack before you even think of getting up to move. As it was still reasonable early (5:20ish), we got our priorities in check and headed straight for the bar, then a little look around for some appetiser...

The High Tea Party @ The Westin Sydney

October 30, 2010

By Dining with a Stud

One of my bestest girlfriends gave birth (to my Godson no less) back in March so last time the High Tea Party rolled around, she was pregnant and not only couldn’t drink, but majority of the high tea food (smoked salmon, cream cheese, processed meats, etc) she couldn’t eat either. This year she was pumped and ready to drink and even got her hubby to drop her off and pick her up so she didn’t have to drive. Always a good start We arrived bright and early (9:30am) as we knew how packed it was last year and were already greeted with numerous ladies heading in the same direction as us. Damn it! Our High Tea sitting wasn’t until 12:30 so we got out hair, nails, tan and a little shopping done all before lunch time. Now that’s female efficiency! When we were seated at the High Tea, we...

Hands On cooking class @ Altitude, Sydney

October 26, 2010

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Hands On cooking class @ Altitude, Sydney

Saturday morning for me was not unlike a 4 year old on the morning of Christmas eagerly waiting for her parents to wake up and shower her with gifts. Although in my case, it was eagerly waiting for my train to arrive at Wynyard, meet Rach and head on up to Altitude for our Hands On lunch cooking class. I have dined at Altitude twice before – this first time was for my birthday weekend where Stud booked us in to a Harbour view room and we had the degustation menu (our first degustation ever) and the second time was a Valentines Day dinner – both times we were really impressed with the venue (how could you not with the best view in Sydney), service and especially the menu. As Rach and I were walking up to the Shangri La, we were like two giggling schoolgirls pondering what on...

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Posts Tagged ‘ CBD ’

Beef Steak Club at Chophouse – Sydney CBD

Sushi Hon – Sydney Westfield

Medusa Greek Taverna – Sydney

Felix

Stitch Bar

Pony Lounge & Dining

Charlie & Co

Sydney Night Noodle Markets

The High Tea Party @ The Westin Sydney

Hands On cooking class @ Altitude, Sydney

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