Simon Leong

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All photos in slideshows below taken by yours truly and eaten by faithfully yours.

LATEST FOOD PHOTOS (© SIMON LEONG DESIGN)


FOOD PHOTOS (© SIMON LEONG DESIGN)


NEED OF A DRINK?

• CAFE LOUNGE (277 Goulburn Street Surry Hills) www.cafelounge.com.au

• CAFE PACIFICO (95 Riley St, East Sydney) Tequila with Sangrita chaser (Tomato Juice and Tabasco), Beef Nachos pretty tasty too, Dancing on tables/bar if your lucky, just do it! www.cafepacifico.com.au

• CRICKETERS ARMS HOTEL (106 Fitzroy St, Surry Hills)

• MADAME FLING FLONG (Level 1, 169 King Street Newtown) Great cocktails, try the Pink Fling www.madameflingflong.com.au

• KULETOS (157 King St, Newtown) Long Island Ice Tea, Red Corvette, Happy Hour 6 - 7.30 pm - 2 for 1. www.kuletos.com.au

• THE DIFFERENT DRUMMER (185 Glebe Point Road Glebe) Check for Happy Hour 2 for 1 cocktails 6-7.30 pm www.differentdrummer.com.au



NEED A SUGAR HIT?

• ALEXANDER'S PATISSERIE (Shop 6.02 MLC Centre, Martin Place) Success Slice

• CENTRAL BAKING DEPOT (37-39 Erskine St Sydney) Plum danish tart, Sour cheery tart, Grape ricotto cheese danish

• CHRISTOPHER'S CAKE SHOP (409 Bourke Street Surry Hills) www.christopherscakeshop.com.au

• DOLCE and GELATO (318 King St Newtown) Gelato www.dolceandgelato.com.au

• GELATO MESSINA DARLINGHURST (241 Victoria St Darlinghurst) Gelato

• LA RENAISSANCE PASTISSERIE FRANCAISE (47 Argyle Street The Rocks, Sydney) Mixed berry tartlet www.larenaissance.com.au

• ROWIE'S CAKES (78 Livingstone Road Marrickville) www.rowiescakes.com.au

• SWEET BELEM (35B and 35C New Canterbury Rd, Petersham) Portuguese Tarts

• THE ART OF GELATO MICHELANGELO (7 Alan Street, Fairfield) Gelato


NEED A CAFFEINE HIT?

• ALLPRESS EXPRESSO (58 Epsom Rd Rosebery) Coffee www.allpressespresso.com.au [r-lorraine]

• VELLUTO NERO COFFEE COUTURE (3/259 Clarence Street, Sydney) Cappuccino
www.vellutonero.com.au

• ZENSATION TEA HOUSE (656 Bourke St Redfern) Quality oriental teas and herbal infusions

MELBOURNE FOOD NOTES:
• 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]

SOME SIMON FOOD FAVOURITES:
• 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]

• CHEUNG SING BBQ HOUSE (695 Anzac Parade Maroubra) Salt and pepper chicken wings

• 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 & lemonwww.longrain.com.au

• 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 Pastizzi

• 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 (Shop 109, 50 Burton St, Darlinghurst) Duck Pancakes, Crispy Blue Swimmer Crab Dumplings

• PHO 236 (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 "CLOSED"

• PHO LE 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

CHEF LEONG :-):
• 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
• Duck Fresh Rolls

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.