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Good Food Month

September 26th 2008 07:49
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It is a very exciting month next month. October is not only my birth month, not just because it's mid-spring, it's because it's Good Food Month here in Sydney!!!! YAY!! The Sydney Morning Herald is conducting it's 11th annual Good Food Month (GFM). It's the best month for lovers of good food and wine, much like myself




After reading the newsletter about this years GFM I became somewhat a little disappointed with this year's "happenings". Last year it was absolutely fabulous. We did the Sugar Hit with as many participating top restaurants and I also really enjoyed the festivities at Hyde park in the evenings after work. I was so looking forward to the next one!

This year looks a little subdued. A glimpse of what they have to offer is:

Master class & Luncheon with Skye Gyngell
An evening with Ferran Adria
The Good Living Growers' Market
Dine at Sydney's best restaurants
Exclusive offer for Citi Customers



The "Let's Do Lunch" offer looks very nice. For $33 you can get a main meal, coffee and a choice of Brown Brothers Wine, Coopers Beer, or a bottle of S.Pellegrino water.


You've got to check out the restaurants that are participating in this offer. There is a very extensive list available. I'm sure to try a few fo them. Yummm. Lunch, anybody?


UPDATE!!!! I think I may have jumped the gun. I read a little further into the Let's Do Lunch and it does look like we have Sugar Hit and the festival at Hyde Park afterall... PHEW! YAY! Now I'm very happy and excited!! C'mon people, give it a go!!
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Restaurants named and shamed (LINK)

July 23rd 2008 05:39
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A couple of weeks ago there was some disturbing revelations about some of NSW's restaurants. On the 2nd, July, The Daily Telegraph posted a list of offending restaurants which the state government have identified for breaking the health and hygiene laws.

Just by looking at the pictures they show makes me want to puke. It's so disgusting to even think people would actually eat at these places. Have any of you readers been to any of these restaurants? If so, please share.

Cockroaches in the kitchen


Pizza a-la-cockroach


THE following 12 restaurants and food outlets have been named by the NSW Food Authority for breaking health and hygiene laws.
1) Thip Thong Thai Restaurant, Penrith, fined $660, fail to keep clean premises and keep clean fixtures and appliances
2) Law Kee Chinese Restaurant, Penrith, fined $660, fail to keep clean premises and keep clean appliances and equipment
3) Subway Lakehaven, Lakehaven, Wyong, fined $660, fail to keep premises clean
4) Bon Appetit Family Restaurant, Wollongong, fined $660, fail to maintain potentially hazardous food under temperature control
5) Long Hua Meals Link, Balgowlah, fined $660, no hot water to hand wash basin and fail to maintain potentially hazardous food under temperature control
6) Brown Jug, Fairfield Heights, fined $330, fail to maintain hand wash facilities
7) McDonald's, Tumbi Umbi, fined $660, fail to maintain hand wash basin in good working order
8) Kenta, Military Rd, Neutral Bay, fined $330, unclean meat slicer
9) New Addison Chinese Takeaway, Erskineville, fined $660, fail to maintain fixtures, fittings and equipment in clean condition and fail to maintain handwash facilities
10) Bun Bo Hue Dong Ba Restaurant, Cabramatta, fined $990 fail to keep premises clean and unclean shelving
11) Rengaya Japanese Restaurant, North Sydney, fined $660, smoking in dry food store
12) Game meat processing plant, Walcha, fined $330, carried on food business without licence
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