Best coffee!

I know everybody talks about where to get the best coffee in Sydney, in Australia,  and everywhere but I think I have the answer: Cornersmith in Marrickville,  near the train station.

I didn't use to drink coffee at all, just sometimes and usually for social reasons, until I had a large flat white at Cornersmith!  Since then I can't stop it! Delicious coffee and smoothies, prices are fine, really good organic food produced locally and the service is great. It is the nice cafe around the corner where you feel welcome.

10 out of 10!

Happy days

Last Sunday I was at home channel surfing and for the first time I watched Graham Norton Show, and this is the great surprise that I came across: Watch "Will Smith Reunites With DJ Jazzy Jeff, Alfonso Ribeiro on 'Graham Norton Show" on YouTube

For anybody that is around my age (30-ish) The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is an icon of our childhood... Good times.

Hope you have a nice smile on your face while you are watching it, as I did!

Bloodwood in Newtown

To celebrate my partner's birthday I invited him to have dinner in Bloodwood, a place that I friend of mine recomended saying they have good cocktails. In order to discover new areas and places, I searched online for people's reviews about this place and they were all good.

We had a great dinner, excellent service, the food delicious and good prices. I totally recomend this restaurant! It's modern Australian cusine served like tapas, great to share.  

I loved the polenta chips, braised lamb nuggets with pistachio crumb, socca, and the chocolate-caramel-peanut torte with banana mousse. Sadly I was the designated driver that night so I need to go to try some of their famous cocktails.

Like in the TV show Master Chef , I score them 10 out of 10!

Vivid Sydney 2013

Last night we went to enjoy the Vivid Festival, also known as the festival of lights. It was a rainy day but that wasn't enough reason to stop people to go and walk around Circular Quay & The Rocks enjoying it all.
These festivals are great free opportunities to get to know the city a bit more while... Sydney is a beautiful city!

Picnic in Bondi

I had one of those weeks that makes you feel tired and miserable. On Sunday I just wanted to forget about it. Trying not to spend any money, my partner and I decided to have a picnic in Bondi beach: What a great idea!

Yes, I know everybody does that all the time -especially in Sydney- but just by doing something relaxing and simple we enjoyed a great time under the sun in front of an amazing beach and not even thinking about how good or bad our week was.

The best things in life are free!

Nice & cheap lunch in Marrickville

I've been working in Marrickville for almost a year and, to be honest, it hasn't always been easy to find good & healthy (ish) lunch at a nice place around the area (Illawarra Rd & Marrickville Rd).  Yes, there are a few restaurants and cafés but I was always looking for a cheapish & healthy option. There is a new sushi place in front of the post office and they offer lunch menu at an affordable price.
 

For only $10.40 I had miso soup, sushi, chicken & rice, salad, fruit and jasmine tea! The service is nice, food is quickly served and is yummy Japanese fresh food. Not too bad, right?

The best Laksa in Canberra!

Last time I visited Canberra I had the best Malaysian Laksa! We were looking for a place to have lunch on a Sunday arvo, after 3pm, and at that time it's almost impossible to find a decent restaurant open.  You'll see just a few cafés offering sandwiches and cakes, but we really needed a proper big lunch.
 

We decided to stop in Dickson and see where was the new and famous Brazilian restaurant that everybody was talking about because 140 people got food poisoning after eating a potato & mayonnaise salad this place served on mother's day as a special buffet menu. It was still open to the public but not a single person there.
 

It was surprisingly great to find out that The Dickson Noodle House was open! I love eating a good combination Laksa but this one is definitely the best I have eaten and a lot of people agree with me on this, reason why their restaurants are usually packed at lunch and dinner time, prices are good and you get your food served pretty fast. There are 2 more Noodle House in ACT, on Nortbourne Avenue and in Woden, in front of the Woden Tradies Club.
 

I give this combination Laksa at the Noodle House in Dickson 10 out of 10!