tater tot hot dish, with mushroom beef gravy, cheddar, poached eggs and fried onions It has been 19 days since my last blog post. This is some kind of obscene record. I mean, the last time I stopped blogging for a substantial amount of time was when I had like, 1/3 of my intestines removed. … Read More →
It all started over a discussion about the utter crapness of wedding reception food. No matter where you have it, no matter who caters, it always leaves a lot to be desired. Unless you have a kick ass Chinese banquet, which is always good. I made a passing comment years ago that if I got … Read More →
It has been 22 months since I had a decent holiday. I know I seem to travel a lot, but unless by “travel” you mean “three-day-no-rest-city-break” then ok, I travel a lot. But believe me when I say those city breaks? You definitely need a holiday to recover from them. The last time I took … Read More →
seared yellow fin tuna, pork belly, pink grapefruit, black pepper caramel I’ve had a preeeetty quite silly season this year. Working nights really cramps the party style and aside from a couple of Christmas lunches, I’ve missed most of the fancy-dressing alcohol-swilling gigs that have been happening across town the past month. But luckily, I … Read More →
coconut froyo with mango and meringue from Wowcow, Newtown It’s been a while! Here are my favourites from instagram, which of course if you follow me, you’ve already seen from my daily insta-assault. If you haven’t, enjoy and follow me @cattylicious! new spiked flats from Wittner! Just piss me off, I dare you! nothing like … Read More →
Before I rave on about Burger & Lobster, I have to apologise if this post looks weird. I’m blogging on my iPad for the first time and well, as you and I both know, as awesome as tablets are, they are not laptops and the apps are never quite the same… But alas, no laptop … Read More →
fat stacked ricotta hotcakes with bacon ice cream from Cowbell 808, Surry Hills There are more truths to life than death and taxes. For me, for example, other truths include the fact that: Breakfast is unequivocally the best meal of the day; People keep asking me for breakfast recommendations in Sydney-town; and Instagram has single-handedly reduced … Read More →
salmon tartare It is absolutely a sign of old age when you start finding the music at bars a little too loud, when you frown at queues to get into clubs (and even more so at the outfits in the queues) and definitely when you call it a night well before midnight. Gone are the … Read More →
It was Thanksgiving in the US yesterday. I started this post wanting to write something about being thankful, but wanted to be… you know, witty, and not corny. But alas, I have run out of wit, I don’t want to be super corny (like, I am thankful for my mum) and will just stick to … Read More →
Believe it or not, there is something in this world better than birthday and Christmas presents. Yes sirree, there is. And that is birthday and Christmas presents that arrive early, or even better, those that arrive late, because there’s nothing more awesome than thinking the fun is all over, and voilà! Present! Right? Well, a few … Read More →
I just want to say… how frizzzzackingly good are mangoes? It’s been a great start to the season with all varieties of mangoes coming in sweet and juicy. My all time favourites are Bowen mangoes (from Queensland) but these big, juicy Calypso mangoes ($4 for 2 @ Harris Farms on the weekend) are pretty darn … Read More →
Sometimes I go to a restaurant and I don’t post about it because I want to go back and try more things and be able to share more about the place with you. Sometimes it happens. Sometimes it just doesn’t, because every time I go back, I eat the same damn thing. The Milk Bar … Read More →
People often look at Panu, and then they look at me (or my blog or my instagram feed). And they wonder how on earth he looks the way he does when he has to live with me. Not that there’s anything wrong with living with me. I cook, I clean, I don’t snore and I … Read More →
I have a conundrum. I didn’t know what to call this… beverage. Not that I had many options. What it is is a cereal milk milkshake. But that sounds rather silly, don’t you think? I want to call it a cereal milk shake instead. Which is factually wrong, because the milkshake itself isn’t really made … Read More →
cordero moruno – whole shoulder of lamb marinated in Moorish spices cooked in a josper charcoal oven All I can say is… I need to go back to Movida during the day, so that I can take prettier photos. I mean, just wait til you see the crappy state of these photos! I’m ashamed. But … Read More →
You all know me well enough to know that I’m a creature of habit. When I find something I like, I stick to it with gusto. Which is great for you know, healthy things like quinoa, but not so good for… oh I don’t know, maybe my daily chocolate honeycomb chunk (new favourite!)? For the … Read More →
tiger prawns in a coconut, coriander, red chilli, pepper sauce, with ginger, curry leaf, onions and tomato A couple of months ago, I was having dinner with some work friends (actually, we were more than “having dinner”; I was “enlightening” them with the wonders of the Number One Special at Kobe Jones) when conversation kept … Read More →
Spring is well and truly in the air! Aside from having to snort Rhinocort every morning like my life depended on it, the weather is also getting warmer, the skies bluer (not necessarily true, but it feels that way) and more importantly, this morning, I packed my winter woollies away. Yes, spring is definitely here. … Read More →
I have to apologise before I begin this post. I know you’re probably here because you’re after the recipe for grilled asparagus (and that does exist) but I should warn you that this post is predominantly a story about pee. Yes, pee. And specifically, about how I only learned a couple of weeks ago that … Read More →
Can you believe that in all the time that I have been eating nothing but quinoa for lunch, I’ve not ever had it as a nice cold dessert? Sure I’ve made a quinoa chocolate cake (which I LOVE), but I’m talking like, sweet, in a bowl, covered in berries type of dessert. And to think it … Read More →
Hello! If you’re after a recipe for red velvet cupcakes, there is a “fawking awesome” one here. If you want to win some awesomely cool, then read on. Today is my birthday after all. At a ripe, young age of thirty-something, I’ve learnt that it is not all joy in hoarding presents. Well, just a little … Read More →
What can I say? Dinner at Momofuku Seiõbo for my birthday was hands down the best present I could have received. Well, except for this chocolate tree, but you know, different. I’m a big fan of the Momofuku brand. I’ve done my little write up about the Momofuku trifecta (I’m yet to go to Má Pêche) and … Read More →
Last Saturday night we attended the wedding of our friends, Lilla and Matt, at Doltone House in Sylvania. It was a big Italian wedding and there was so much food I literally did not even touch my main (an overcooked steak.. meh) but I did have room for one last cannoli. Anyway, we had a … Read More →
Seared calamari with a lemongrass & lime dressing and a green chilli mayonnaise Who ever said country bumpkins didn’t know how to eat deserves a slap. And now that I’ve called them country bumpkins, I think I’m going to get a slap, but it’s Townsville… so you know what I mean Every time we go … Read More →