what to eat during the crave sydney food festival 2011

Attention all foodies in Sydney: the Crave Sydney International Food Festival will run from 1 to 31 October 2011.
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sugar hit 2011 review: sydney harbour marriott

Waking into the Macquarie Lounge of the Sydney Harbour Marriott near Circular Quay for the Crave Sydney Food Festival “Sugar Hit”, I was impressed by the warm welcome from the friendly waitresses as well as the live music performance by a young lady on the piano singing jazz numbers.  But how did the food fare? Continue reading this guest review →

sugar hit 2011 review: glass brasserie

The third stop on my Crave Sydney Food Festival “Sugar Hit” tour was the one I was most looking forward to. Did it live up to expectations? Continue reading

sugar hit 2011 review: shangri-la hotel

The second stop on my Crave Sydney Food Festival “Sugar Hit” tour involved a trek up the hill to the Shangri-La Hotel. Was the trek worth it? Continue reading

sugar hit 2011 review: the westin sydney

The first stop on this year’s Crave Sydney Food Festival “Sugar Hit” tour is The Westin Sydney. It didn’t impress me last year, so had things changed? Continue reading

how many chatime/easyway drinks make up the cost of a franchise?

Are you a regular pearl milk tea drinker? If you are, have you ever considered:

Just how close am I towards buying a pearl milk tea franchise like Chatime or Easy Way? (so that I could just give myself free pearl milk teas forever)

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why is sydney crazy about costco?

In late July, Costco Wholesale opened its second Australian store to great fanfare in the western Sydney suburb of Auburn.

With so much hype around one supermarket warehouse opening, I decided to make the 40 minute drive over to Auburn to find out what the fuss was all about. Continue reading