It’s funny how time seems to pass so quickly as you get older. With the start of 2017 I couldn’t believe how the last year had flown by. And then January disappeared in a flash. Speaking of time flying by, WordPress recently sent me a ”Happy 3rd Birthday” message. It reminded me how far Feast Wisely has come since early 2014. … Continue reading
It’s been almost a month since my last post – the longest break I’ve had from Feast Wisely since I started my blog three years ago. During this break I travelled to Malaysia to join my husband on a work trip, and then attended two conferences back home in Sydney. One conference was on corporate … Continue reading
Most major cities have a handful of tourist hotspots – those places every traveller has on their must see/do/photo list. In Sydney, my home for the last 10 years, the two most iconic draw cards are the Sydney Opera House and the Harbour Bridge. A third, lesser known one, is The Rocks – a historic … Continue reading
Most tourists to Sydney make it to at least one of the city’s iconic stretches of sand and sea. At Bondi and Manly Beach they swim between the flags and snap selfies with postcard views. But very few make it to my local beach – Balmoral – even tough it’s only a few kilometres from the … Continue reading
Along Sydney’s Cockle Bay Wharf tourists and locals are spoilt when it comes to waterside eating. Confronted with lots of choice too often special offers on blackboard menus or sheer convenience will tempt diners. These same diners unwittingly end up in a restaurant with no real identity. So, like at any tourist hot-spot, it becomes … Continue reading
Fans of Mediterranean food take notice when a local restaurant talks about how it embodies the Italian way of eating and sharing, with simple dishes that pay homage to the recipes of mothers and grandmothers. This is what’s happened in Neutral Bay with the opening of Italian Street kitchen. The restaurant sits on Grosvenor Street, alongside … Continue reading
“I am having a relationship with this pizza, almost an affair” – although the words of Elizabeth Gilbert from the novel Eat, Pray, Love they could almost be my own. On trips to Italy I’ve been known to happily devour a whole pizza day after day; thoughts of pasta and secondi barely crossing my mind. … Continue reading
When I heard about a new Italian providore in my neighbourhood I was excited. Excited by thoughts of fresh burrata, tiramisu by the slice, San Marzano tomatoes and more. When I discovered that said providore was a Mosman branch of Salt Meats Cheese, with an adjoining café and wine bar, I knew I’d be a … Continue reading
“The main meal of the day, taken around midday or in the evening. A formal meal, typically in honour of a person or event.” These intrigue building words greet guests as they enter the long dark corridor that separates the Crown Towers hotel from Dinner by Heston Blumenthal. October 2015 saw the opening of Dinner … Continue reading
When it comes to feasting around Woolloomooloo ‘in-the-know’ locals venture beyond the fine dining restaurants along Woolloomooloo wharf. The wharf restaurants, with their sparkling harbour views, bring that ‘loving life in Sydney’ feeling, but it’s usually followed by a pretty hefty bill. Those looking for a taste of the real Woolloomooloo with good hearty food, … Continue reading
