Jamie's Italian Sydney - A Review

 

It’s probably time I told you a little more about myself. Between the hours of 9 am and 5.30 pm, I earn a crust as a graphic designer, one that specialises in the practice of ‘branding’. Branding is the process of making sure everything a brand does looks, sounds and feels the same so that people have a greater chance of falling in love with it. After visiting Jamie’s Italian for lunch I realised that we had something in common - that he was into branding too.

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Nom Japanese Restaurant in Darlinghurst - Reviewed

To be honest, I’ve um-ed and ah-ed over telling you about Nom in Darlinghurst. I wanted it to be my little secret, the obscure, out of the way, unknown gem of a place I can take friends to that makes me look really cool. However, the temptation of getting one ahead of Broadsheet and the Sydney DSLR food blogger gang got the better of me. As far as Google knows, this Japanese gem still enjoys relative obscurity.

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Things I've Learned from Living With a Man for a Year

If anybody says that love cannot be bought or that the way to a man's heart is not through his stomach, they’re lying.

It wasn't far into my marriage that I discovered that whilst I could happily survive most days on a combination of fruit, vegetables, nuts, dairy etc., Mr G. absolutely could not. This difference between us was how I discovered that the secret to a great, functional relationship isn't anything so fluffy and intangible as compromise, acceptance or understanding. The secret can in fact be purchased. It can be bought from a butcher, supermarket or deli. The secret is protein - served in ample amounts, and mostly in the form of meat. 

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A Love Letter to Cardamom

Dear Readers,

Welcome to Fussy's first ever post series - a collection of intimate love letters to the special herbs, spices and condiments that capture the heart. Please do send me your ideas for any of the above that you think would be worthy of a billet doux - I'd love to hear them! And now for our first installment... 

Dear Cardamom,

Do you remember how we met? It was last year, through my brother's girlfriend. She brought you to our house because she was in love with my brother, and from that moment, I was in love with you; captured by the way you spread your languid warmth through the milk in her silky Indian dessert.

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No More Lazy Susan - A Review of Mr Wong

I was ready to dislike Mr. Wong, the Chinese fine-diner that is Justin Hemme’s newest Oriental effort. I was ready; to enjoy a smirk over my lunch at a Westerner’s attempt at yum cha. As it turned out, there was no ‘smirk’ to be had at all.

Because Mr. Wong, is hot. He’s a suave chap with a finely tuned sense of stylistic tension. I knew it the moment I picked up the old-style cut glass tumbler and recognised the soul-laden tones of Nina Simone soothing the din of lunch service. Mr Wong has woven a masterful web of Chinese kitsch threaded together with the industrial chic of exposed bricks and beams, a sultry soul/jazz soundtrack and the amusing, colonial-esque charm of being served dim sum by a Caucasian maître d in a suit and bow tie.

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