The word Aropa comes from the people of Anuta, a remote island in the Solomons. It loosely translates as compassion and is the islanders basic philosophy of life. It is demonstrated by the giving and sharing of material goods such as food. None of the items on the menu at Aropa, the restaurant, come from [...]
This is a little local place on Wellington Street. I’m not sure how long it’s been there but I think it’s quite new. One thing that strikes me about it is that there always seems to be a queue outside so the other day a colleague and I decided to have a late lunch and [...]
I was chastised the other day for not visiting Korean restaurants very often. I do like Korean food. I like it very much but to get the best out of a Korean restaurant you need to have a group of people. I put the matter to another friend and she said, “well we’ll go anyway [...]
This funky restaurant and lounge is the latest Thai establishment to appear on Wyndham street. It opened back in February so I figured it was time to have a look. It covers although you can eat and drink on either, the upstairs is more lounge like with low comfy chairs whilst the ground floor has [...]
A lot of new restaurants have been springing up in Kennedy Town recently. New apartment buildings and the MTR extension are attracting new businesses to the area. But the Clay Oven is no new kid on the block, it’s been there for twenty years according to the chef. I remember eating there maybe about ten [...]
For a noodle shop Pho 24 certainly puts itself about a bit. Aside from it’s two branches in Hong Kong it has branches in Australia, Britain, Korea and numerous other places. Pho is Vietnamese noodles, of course, but I’ve no idea what the 24 means. Neither did the staff. Not to worry, I wasn’t there [...]
We fancied a beer and a burger each so we decided to head inside. We can’t serve you beer I’m afraid said the good lady who greeted us. But do feel free to pop along to 7-11 and get your own. It turned out that it was a license glitch and she was expecting all [...]
The name Busy Suzie pinched from the term Lazy Susan, the name for that revolving table top that we find in Chinese restaurants. The main dining area of Busy Suzie is also circular but the table doesn’t move. Traditionally robatayaki, or Japanese barbecue, would be cooked in a large charcoal pit. The diners would sit [...]
By Aimee Hartley On a sunny Monday, 40 chefs came together to enjoy a sumptuous feast cooked up by acclaimed chef Tom Kerridge. As part of the Chef Eats Out initiative by The Caterer & Hotelkeeper magazine, it brings together budding new chefs to get creative foodie-type juices flowing. Hosted at Tom’s two Michelin starred [...]
by Juel Mahoney “The 2011 Sauternes and Barsac are great.” And so ends University of Bordeaux Professor Denis Dubordieu’s paper on the Bordeaux 2011 vintage. Is there a need to say any more? Indeed, they are great in 2011. Yet it seems sweet wines from Sauternes and Barsac can have many good vintages but only gain interest in a great [...]