Simon Leong

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So, I'm a combined force of Malaysian Chinese and Latvian heritage and born, raised and living in Sydney. Some may say eurasian, but it seems nowadays half the population is so I'm not as unique as I used to be. This myspace has become mostly dedicated to food which is one of my passions. The seaching, discovering, eating, reviewing, restaurants and photographing of food. I also like adding people who I've actually met, communicated with, have made me laugh profusely, have the same passion for food or simply offer something interesting to me.
FOOD RECOMMENDATIONS ON MY RADAR TO CHECK OUT:
• MERE CATHERINE (166 Victoria St, Potts Point Ph: 9358 2000) Chateaubriand with Bearnaise sauce[r-grabyourfork]
• MANJITS (360 Darling Street Balmain) Indian, Lamb chops [r-loreto indian friend]
• CHEZ PASCAL (44 Rocky Point Rd Sans Souci Ph: 9529 5444) French [r-andrew w]
• Glass Brasserie, Hilton (Level 2, 488 George St Sydney) [r-steve]
• Madono Progressive Japanese Cuisine (Lower ground 398-402 Sussx Street Haymarket Chinatown Sydney) http://grabyourfork.blogspot.com [r-grabyourfork]
• La Grillade (118 Alexander Street Crows Nest) www.lagrillade.com.au [r-eric]
• Croquembouche Patisserie (1635 Botany Rd, Banksmeadow) www.croquembouche.com.au Lemon tart [r-sandy]
• Flying Squirrel Tapas Parlour (249 Bondi Rd, Bondi 9130 1033) flyingsquirreltapasparlour.com.au
• @Bangkok (At Bangkok Restaurant Shop G11, Capitol Square Building 730-742 George Street, Haymarket Chinatown) Yum Sam Grob Thai salad with deep-fried dried squid, prawn and fish maw [r-grabyourfork http://grabyourfork ]
• Tsukasa (200 Crown St Darlinghurst Ph: 9361 3818) grilled beef rolled with veges in the middle, seaweed salad (is massive and has a good dressing), the spider roll (with soft shell crab) and the sashimi is always fresh (but portions small) [r-helen]
• Brown Sugar (106 Curlewis St Bondi Beach Ph: 9130 1566) [r-tali]
• Cafe Next (618 Darling St Balmain) Cupcakes [r-snugglepot]
• Cafe XXII (22) (22 Union St Pyrmont) Fish, Calamari, Sticky Date Pudding [monica, grabyourfork comment]
• OTTOMAN (Tenancy 2 Shore studios 2/3 Hickson Road, Walsh Bay) dip platter, stuffed eggplant, salt and pepper dusted calamari, mantar, shepard's salad, etli borek - signature dish. Dessert: creme brulee, revani, assiete for two, baked custard www.ottomancuisine.com.au [r-snugglepot]
• GLEBE POINT DINER (407 Glebe Point Road, Glebe ph-9660 2646) Fried baby squid, Organic roast chicken, Lamb leg with rosemary, Honey and rosemary pannacotta [r-good living]
• La Ricetta Ristorante Italiano (143 Enmore Rd, Enmore) Italian http://www.laricetta.com.au [r-helen and pamela]
• The Chelsea (2 Springfield Avenue, Potts Point) Affordable dining http://users.tpg.com.au/dwinters/DeniseWintersRestaurant [r-central mag]
• Delhi O Delhi (Unit 1, 3 Erskineville Rd, Newtown) Indian [r-central mag]
• The Vault (122 Pitt St Sydney) Lunchtime meals www.vaulthotel.com.au [r-central mag]
• SINGAPORE KITCHEN (Shop 1, 991 Victoria Road West Ryde NSW Ph 9807 3088) [r-good living]
• Bertoni Casalinga (281 Darling St Balmain) www.bertoni.com.au Minestroni [r-snugglepot]
• UBUD (582 Anzac Parade Kingsford) Indonesian
• PARADOXE RESTAURANT FRANCAIS (98 Falcon Street, Crows Nest) French [r-grab your fork] www.yourrestaurants.com.au/guide/paradoxe/
• THE SARDINE ROOM (31 Challis Ave, Potts Point) Ph: 9357 7444, Seafood [r-david]
• ARTISAN BOUTIQUE (296 Darling St Balmain) French patisserie. olive oil and vanilla maccaroons and the passionfruit tarte. [r-snugglepot]
• THREE WEEDS (197 Evans Street Rozelle 9818 2788) European www.3weeds.com
• PEASANT'S FEAST (King St, Newtown) Pork Belly [r-dom]
• THE MALAYA (King St Wharf) Salt and Pepper Squid [r-rols/wendy]
• PHUOC LOC THO (Level 1, 233 Canley Vale Rd, Canley Heights) [r-lang]
• TWELVE SPICES (197 St Johns Rd, Canely Heights 9609 1465) Thai and Laos, Papaya Salad, Larb - Weekends apparently very busy, go weeknight [r-good living]
• MRS TOP (242 Millitary Road Neutral Bay) French www.mrs-top.com
• THE APPRENTICE (Ultimo College TAFE, 695-731 Harris Street, Ultimo, Sydney) http://grabyourfork apprentice
• IL PIAVE (639 Darling St, Rozelle) Italian, Twice Cooked Duck [r-snugglepot]
FOOD BLOGS AND SEARCHES:
• http://www.notquitenigella.com
• www.thefoodpornographer.com
• www.chezpim.com
• http://grabyourfork.blogspot.com
• http://pinchmysalt.wordpress.com
• http://wellfed.net
• www.yourrestaurants.com.au
• www.fooderati.blogspot.com
• www.barfinder.com.au Melbourne Bars
MAYBE ONE DAY:
• Guillaume at Bennelong
• Claudes
• Lucio's
• Buon Ricordo
• Becasse
• Pilu at Freshwater
• Fish Face
• Longrain
• La Sala
• El Bulli Spain www.elbulli.com
NEED TO TRY NEXT VISIT:
• Supper Inn (15 Celestial Av Melbourne) [r-marika]
• Bar Lourinha (37 Little Collins St Melbourne) www.barlourinha.com.au, Yellow tail kingfish ‘pancetta’ and lemon oil [r-marika]
• Ezard, Melbourne
• Vue de monde, 430 Little Collins St, Melbourne (French)
• Flowerdrum, Melbourne (Asian)
• Golden Monkey, 389 Lonsdale St, Melbourne (Asian Tapas) [r-angelique]
• Waiters Club, 20 Meyers Place, Melbourne (Cheap Italian)
• Movida, 1 Hosier Lane, Melbourne [r-briony]
• Comme, 7 Alfred Place, Melbourne [r-eric]
• Dim Sims, South Melbourne Market cnr York and Cecil Streets
• Polly Bar (401 Brunswick St, Fitzroy, Melbourne) [r-sarina]
• Misuzu's (7 Victoria Ave, Albert Park, Melbourne)
• Ladro (224 Gertrude Street Fitzroy) Pizza [r-marika]
MY NOTABLE FOOD RECOMMENDATIONS:
• ABDULS (563 Elizabeth St Surry Hills) Falafel roll
• ALICE'S (Shop 3, 262—264 Pennant Hills Rd Thornleigh) All things malaysian, roti canai and curry lamb, nasi lemak, chicken laksa, ice kacang, cendol, char kway teow, popiah (only place in Sydney I've found this), wat tan hor, assam laksa, fried radish cake, har mee, kuih dadar. www.aliceskuih.com.au
• AMP Centre Cafe (Ground Floor, AMP Centre, Bridge St, Sydney) Pumpkin, Feta and Spinach Savoury Muffin toasted and buttered, Hot Chocolate
• BASE PIZZA BAR (129 Belmore Rd, Randwick) Base Supreme Pizza www.basepizza.com.au
• BBQ KING (18-20 Goulburn St Sydney) Peking Duck Pancakes, San Choy Bow
• BLANCMANGE (1 Station St, Petersham) Twice Baked Spinach & Cheese Souffle; Slow Roasted Berkshire Pork Belly with Turnip & Potato Pave & Pickled Quince; Rhubarb, Ginger & Strawberry Crumble with Vanilla Custard www.restaurantblancmange.com.au
• BRUNETTI (194 - 204 Faraday St, Carlton, Melbourne) for italian cakes, restaurant for dinner
• BUSSHARI JAPANESE RESTAURANT (119 Macleay St Potts Point) Kingfish carpaccio, Soft Shell Crab Sushi Roll, Sizzling Wagyu Beef Tobanyaki, Pork Belly [r-marika]
• DAVID JONES FOOD COURT (Market St, Sydney) Mixed Berry Yoghurt (ask no lid, you get more), Fruit Salad (biggest and freshest pieces and most seasonal variety), Salads (Freshly made and a huge variety - pay by weight), Chocolate dipped strawberries, Freshly made sushi - Spider Roll with soft shell crab
• DINKY-DI PIES AND PATISSERIE (525 Old South Head Rd Rose Bay) Beef Pie, Mixed Berry Tartlette, Good range of quality cakes
• GIA HOI (230 Canley Vale Rd, Canely Heights) Bun Thit Nuong (Grilled Pork with Rice Vermicilli)
• HAPPY CHEF CHINESE RESTAURANT (264 King St Newtown) Combination Hor Fun
• HOLE IN THE WALL (229 Macquarie St, Sydney) Tempeh Burger on Turkish www.holeinthewall.com.au
• HONG HA RED ROLL (1151 Botany Rd, Mascot) Vietnamese Chicken Roll, Springs Rolls www.redroll.com.au
• HURRICANE'S GRILL (130 Roscoe St, Bondi Beach) Ribs www.hurricanesgrill.com.au
• JASMIN LEBANESE RESTAURANT (224 The Boulevarde Punchbowl) Falafel, Mixed Plate (Generous enough to share between 2 and only $12) [r-good living]
• JAVA for Indonesian (151 Avoca St Randwick) Nasi Rames, Martabak, Resoles, Ayam Sereh (deep fried chicken), Bakmi Ayam.
• JUICE CITY (Martin Place, Colonial Food Court) Freshly Squeezed Orange Juice served with a smile for a cheap price.
• KAM FOOK SEAFOOD RESTAURANT (Westfield Bondi Junction) Yum cha, salt and pepper tofu.
• SYDNEY KOPITIAM MALAYSIAN CAFE (594 Harris St, Ultimo) Hainanese Chicken Rice on Sunday, Nasi Lemak http://grabyourfork kopitiam
• LA GERBE D'OR (255 Glenmore Road, Paddington) Fruit tartlet and pastries and cakes
• LONGRAIN (85 Commonwealth St Surry Hills) Softshell crab with a green mango salad & sweet fish sauce, Salt & pepper baby barramundi with sweet soy & lemon www.longrain.com.au [r-madam wu still to try Betel leaves, eggnet]
• MALAY CHINESE (Shop 1, 50-58 Hunter St Sydney) Chicken Laksa, Har Mee, Assam Laksa www.malaychinese.com.au
• MAKOTO (119 Liverpool St, Sydney) Japanese Sushi Train, Good variety and quality. Watch the chefs at work to see what they put up on the train for freshest plates
• MALTESE CAFE (310 Crown St, Darlinghurst) Cheese and Spinach Patizzi
• MAMAK (15 Goulburn Street, Haymarket Chinatown, Sydney) Malaysian roti canai www.mamak.com.au ][r-grabyourfork]
• MASUYA (Basement 12-14 O'Connell St, Sydney) Japanese, good quality lunchtime bento boxes. Eel sushi.
• MR CHOW PEKING RESTAURANT (33-35 Kent Street, Millers Point, Sydney) Pepper and Honey Beef Fillet, Salt and Pepper Squid
• MUOI'S FEAST (11 Fletcher Street, Byron Bay 6685 7557) Oysters 'My Way' and 'Shanghai' style, BBQ Duck Spring Rolls, Grilled Scallops, Wicked Duck, Souffle Grand Marnier [r-snugglepot]
• NORTH'S COMPLETE SANDWICH (2 Bridge St, Sydney) Biggest Sandwiches in Town
• PALACE CHINESE RESTAURANT (Level 1 Piccadilly Tower, 133-145 Castlereagh St, Sydney) Yum Cha, Salt and Pepper Pork Ribs, Salt and Pepper Squid www.palacechinese.com.au
• PASTEUR (709 George St, Haymarket Sydney) Seafood Fried Spring Rolls, wrap in lettuce and dip in sauce
• PELLEGRINI'S EXPRESSO BAR (66 Bourke St, Melbourne) for italian atmosphere, pasta and glass of granita
• PERAMA (88 Audley St, Petersham) Byzantium meze plate, BBQ Calamari, Pork Belly Baklava, Lamb Skaras, Kozaniti Prawns, Turkish Delight Bougatsa Baklava icecream www.perama.com.au [r-pelagia].
• PHAMISH (354 Liverpool St, Darlinghurst) Get there early for Duck Pancakes and Crispy Blue Swimmer Crab Dumplings
• PHO (236 King St Newtown) Salt and Pepper Squid, Vegetable Hot Pot
• PHO TAM VIETNAMESE RESTAURANT (Shop 300/116-132 Maroubra Rd Maroubra) Chicken Pho, Beef Pho, Pork and Prawn Vietnamese Pancake
• PHO VIETNAMESE RESTAURANT (125 Belmore Rd, Randwick) Combination Hot Pot with Rice
• PRASITS THAI (395 Crown St, Surry Hills) Fish cakes (best in Sydney I've found, there NOT your usual flat pattie version), Soft Shell Crab in Tamarind Sauce (Generous and Crispy)
• QUAY SEAFOOD CHINESE RESTAURANT (2 Albert Street, Circular Quay) Fried spare ribs in garlic
• RANDWICK TUM THAI (167 Alison Rd, Randwick) Chicken Satay Sticks, Fried rice with Kings Prawns, Pad Kee Mao
• SALT & LEMON (76 Clovelly Rd Randwick) Crumbed Calamari Rings
• SAYONG CURRY & LAKSA MALAYSIAN CUISINE (LG Food Court, Pittsway Arcade, 303 Pitt St, Sydney) Ipoh Fried Koay Teow [r-Dom]
• SPICE I AM (90 Wentworth Ave, Surry Hills) Soft Shell Crab, Massaman Beef, Duck Curry, Crispy Basil Pork Belly www.spiceiam.com
• SUSHI-SUMA (425 Cleveland St, Redfern) Kaiso Salad, Agedasi Tofu www.sushisuma.com
• SYDNEY FISH MARKETS (Pyrmont) Oysters (Preferably Coffin Bay, St Helens Pacific TAS or Birella Bay TAS, Farmed King Prawns, Lobster
• TASTE BAKERY - RESTAURANT (38 - 44 Foveaux Street, Surry Hill) Classic Vietnamese Baguette www.tastefood.net.au
• THAI POTHONG RESTAURANT (294 King St Newtown) Steamed mixed seafood (Hor mok talay) www.thaipothong.com.au
• TEMASEK (71 George St, Parramatta) Hainanese Chicken, Laksa, Har Mee, Char Kway Teow [r-snugglepot]
• TO'S Malaysian Gourmet (Shop 3, 181 Miller St, North Sydney) Beef Rendang on Rice [r-snugglepot]
• THANH BINH (111 King St, Newtown) Vietnamese Spring Rolls, Fresh Rolls, Green Papaya Salad, Salt and Pepper Calamari, Roast Duck Salad, Lemongrass Pork Ribs www.thanhbinh.com.au
• YUMMBA (Foodcourt Westfileds Bondi Junction) Falafel
• ZILVER (Level 1, 477 Pitt St Haymarket) Chinese Yum Cha - Peking Duck Pancakes, Har gow (prawn dumplings), Siu mai (steamed pork dumplings), Har cheung fun (prawn long noodle), Gai Lan/Chinese Broccoli in oyster sauce www.zilver.com.au
MY ENTERTAINING REPERTOIRE:
• Pacific Oysters with chives and Tetsuya dressing or Thai inspired dressing
• Marinated Feta Caprese
• Vietnamese Prawn Fresh Rolls
• Mini Vegetarian Spring Rolls
• Smoked Salmon Canapes
• San Choy Bow
• Marinated Satay Chicken Skewers
• Marinated Pomegranate and Coriander Pork Skewers
• Marinated Lemon and Rosemary Lamb Cutlets
• Fresh Raspberry Tartlets
• Mini Blueberry Cheesecakes
• Baked scallop on shell with pepper, chilli and olive oil
Hoping to add: Mini Quiches
Tim's lamb cutlets with tandoori paste
COCKTAILS:
• Libertini (Libertine, Kings Cross): Lychees muddled & shaken with South Gin, Massenez Peach Liqueur, pink grapefruit and fresh lemon juice.
• Campari, red blood orange juice, mineral water, twist of lime.
MY HYPES AND GRIPES WITH THE FANCY SMANCHY:
• Aria: blocked views if your not sitting close to windows (gripe)
• Level Forty One: Toilets (hype) / large groups are placed in far room with building blocking view of harbour, unfocussed service (gripe)
• Tetsuya: Oysters, service (hype) / just white packaged sugar served with coffee rather than cubes, no brown/raw sugar (gripe)
• Est.: Passionfruit Souffle (hype) / single soap cake in toilets (gripe)
Need to get:
• Digital camera.
• Braun 8595 Clean and Renew Shaving Fluid.
Like to get:
• Red Vespa GTS 250
• Midori, Cointreau, Campari, Vodka, Lychee Liqueur, Passionfruit Liqueur
• Cocktail muddling stick, fine strainer and lime hand juicer
• Salad lettuce spinner.
• Converse boots size 10, (colours: blue, red, black again).
• Gourmet food products like salad dressings and sauces from Tetsuya, Simon Johnson, Bitton, Maggie Beer, Essential Ingredient etc.
• Sheraton 600 count queen bed cotton sheets.
• Picture frames
• Music: Cafe Del Mar, Buddha Bar, Hotel Costes, Hed Kandi
• Kitchen Blowtorch
• Super sharp kitchen knife, knife sharpening block
Don't want:
• Blue bottle jellyfish stings and sunburn.
• Overcrowded buses with people coughing.
• Bat scheissen on car.
• Door people with attitude. .. .. .. ..