AU2012 - Sushi Hon

Home to the longest sushi train in the southern hemisphere, Sushi Hon is also a place for innovative and creative sushis not available elsewhere.

 

 

By innovative and creative, I meant their offering of Fusion Rolls, …

 

 

… such as the Blue Mountain, …

 

 

… Lion King Roll, …

 

 

… Twins, …

 

 

… and Mount Fuji.

 

 

And of course, their creativity comes with a price. On average, we paid a premium of $5.80 per plate for the Fusion Rolls. 

 

 

Sushi Hon
Shop K501 & 502, Westfield Sydney, 188 Pitt Street, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia.
+61 2 9223 2882
http://www.sushihon.com.au

AU2012 - The Meeting Point

Hidden at the side of Market City is The Meeting Point, a place for young people to meet and hang out, while enjoying traditional Taiwanese food and drinks.

 

 

While there for dinner, we decided to try one of their Top 10 dishes, …

 

 

… the Stir Fried Bitter Melon with Salted Eggs. 

 

 

Also ordered, were the Pan Fried Preserved Turnip Omelette …

 

 

… Stir Fried Cabbage with Chilli Pepper, …

 

 

… and Salt and Pepper Prawns.

 

 

Besides the more traditional cuisine, The Meeting Point also offers dishes infused with a dash of Japanese, such as the Signature Collagen Shabu Shabu.

 

 

Other than the Shabu Shabu, I wouldn’t really consider their dishes traditional Taiwanese since most of them could be easily ordered from any Chinese restaurant.

 

 

The Meeting Point
Shop R1.01B, 9-13, Hay Street, Haymarket, NSW 2000, Australia.
+61 2 9280 3680
http://themeetingpoint.com.au

AU2012 - Ramen Kan

After a long absence, we stopped by Ramen Kan for a revisit.

 

 

Since we noticed the redesigned menu, we did wondered if the management or chef was also changed?

 

 

Thus, we decided to stick to our usual orders of Shoyu Ramen, …

 

 

… Tempura Udon, …

 

 

… Kaisen Don, …

 

 

… and Chicken Karaage Don.

 

 

Our lunch was also accompanied by the Capri Lychee …

 

 

… and Green Tea Milk.

 

 

While we couldn’t really tell if there was a change in the chef, but at least, we were glad that the food tasted as good as before.

 

 

Ramen Kan
90, Hay Street, Haymarket, NSW 2000, Australia.
+61 2 9211 6677

AU2012 - Yong Jing’s Kitchen Enlightenment

While we weren’t really sure what kitchen enlightenment was supposed to mean, at least, the Chinese characters read Taste and Kitchen.

 

 

While there, we had the Long Beans with Olive …

 

 

… Black Pepper Beef …

 

 

… Stewed Eggplant …

 

 

… and Crispy Skin Roasted Chicken.

 

 

After our meal, I did wondered if my taste buds were supposed to be enlightened too?

 

 

Yong Jing's Kitchen Enlightenment
430, Anzac Parade, Kingsford, NSW 2032, Australia.
+61 2 9697 0011

AU2012 - Janus

While having a stroll around Sydney’s newest and most vibrant community precinct, it was the two macaron towers that got us attracted to Janus.

 

 

While most macarons are filled with buttercream, …

 

 

… Janus offers mini macarons with jam fillings.

 

 

At the price of $6 per box for 8 mini macarons, which consists of blueberry, vanilla, lemon, and strawberry flavours, …

 

 

… we felt that the price is a little steep. It may be worth the price if they change the jam filling to buttercream!!

 

 

Janus
Shop 15, Darling Quarter, 1-25 Harbour Street, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia.
+61 2 9267 9644
http://www.janus-sydney.com.au/

AU2012 - Via Del Corso

With the on-going macarons craze, suddenly, almost everyone is selling macarons. And one of our favourites is from Via Del Corso.

 

 

Among the flavours on offered include (first row) Gianjuga, Dark Chocolate and Peppermint, Orange and Honeycomb, (second row) Salted Caramel, Peanut Butter, Green Tea, and (third row) Strawberry Shortcake.

 

 

With Adriano Zumbo calling their macarons Zumbarons, maybe Via Del Corso can start naming their macarons Corsorons!! LOL!!

 

 

Via Del Corso Pasticceria e Caffe
Level 5, Westfield Sydney, Corner Pitt Street Mall and Market Street, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia.
+61 2 8072 8000
http://www.viadelcorso.com.au/

AU2012 - Adriano Zumbo

A new addition to Adriano Zumbo’s stable is a Patisserie and Dessert Train at The Star, Pyrmont.

 

 

This new concept store by Adriano Zumbo showcases fun and playful interiors, such as neon lights …

 

 

… desserts on turntables …

 

 

… chocolates in a bath tub …

 

 

… and their famous macarons locked inside red boxes, connected through Mario-styled pipes.

 

 

I think most customers are fascinated by the “in case of emergency break glass” concept.

 

 

But of course, the most interesting thing about the concept store is the introduction of a Dessert train. Unfortunately, as we were “too early”, we did not managed to give it a try. Instead, we went home happily with twelve zumbarons, including (from bottom to top), cola, mango and sweet corn, lychee, watermelon, coconut lavender and chilli, blueberry lavender, chocolate banana, salted butter caramel, mango and black pepper, milo, and passionfruit yogurt.

 

 

Now that we have sushi trains and a dessert train, can we see a dim sum/yum cha train next?

 

 

Adriano Zumbo
Shop 1, Cafe Court, The Star, 80, Pyrmont Street, Pyrmont, NSW 2009, Australia.
http://adrianozumbo.com/the-star-pyrmont/