20 Aug

Being our second visit we decided to try different dishes, though A2 ordered some kitsune udon, which we had last time. Mum was a bit disappointed that the tekka don didn't come with nice slices of tuna, but the presentation was true to the photo in the menu. We also had a bento box (no photo) with tempura, croquette and crumbed prawns. I ordered seared salmon sashimi and seared anago nigiri. It was my first taste of anago, or sea eel. The texture and flavour was more delicate than...

22:58 / Camberwell / Food / Japanese / Kenji / Restaurants
14 Aug

Din Tai Fung, a branch of its parent restaurant in Taiwan (which earned a Michelin star), was located in the food court of The Star. Since we were there, we thought we'd try some of their famous Xiao Long Bao. The way they recommend eating the Xiao Long Bao was slightly different; they suggest dipping the dumpling in the soy/vinegar (1:3 ratio) and ginger, creating a hole in the side of dumpling so the soup spills out into the spoon (rather than sucking up the soup), then eating...

16:50 / Chinese / Din Tai Fung / Food / Restaurants / Sydney / The Star
14 Aug

While wandering around The Star we happened to come across Messina, which mum said was famous for its gelato. After tasting numerous samples mum settled on Italian Nougat. Her second choice would have been pear and rhubarb. There were a lot of nuts in the scoop, both almonds and hazelnuts (and the almonds were humongous). [gallery order="DESC" columns="2" ids="2865,2864,2863"] Gelato Messina Cafe Court, Level G, The Star, 80 Pyrmont Street Pyrmont, NSW, 2009 (02) 8354 1223 http://www.gelatomessina.com/ ...

15:45 / Dessert/Sweets / Food / Gelato Messina / Restaurants / Sydney / The Star
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