Pasta with Chorizo and red sauce
// // // ]]>// This is a sure-fire summer sizzler. Instead of the usual meat and sausages, I would fire up the BBQ to slap on some of these thick chunky chorizo sausages on the smoking grill....
View ArticleSpaghetti Bolognaise
When I was a kid growing up in Malaysia, spaghetti bolognaise seemed to be just about the only Italian food cooked in Malaysian households. For some peculiar reason, most local Asian restaurants in...
View ArticleQuarter Twenty One, Westfield Sydney
Update August 2012: This establishment has permanently closed for business. ~~~~~~~~O~~~~~~~~ I’m not a fan of shopping centres and so-called “retail therapy” tests my patience and is definitely not my...
View ArticleCafe Sopra, Walsh Bay, Sydney
I remember years ago when Il Baretto in Surry Hills were dishing out hearty pasta such as their signature duck ragu papardelle, the long wait for a table can be excruciatingly painful. Fast forward six...
View ArticleChiswick Pizzeria Ristorante, Chiswick
Italian food is truly one of the great cuisines of the world today. Every city with a vibrant Italian community will enjoy the culinary delights of cafes, restaurants and pizzerias dishing up modern...
View ArticleOxtail Spagbol
I am a fan of old world recipes especially those from the 1970s such as prawn cocktail, oysters mornay, chicken a la king, beef stroganoff and spaghetti bolognaise. I strongly believe these iconic...
View ArticleAmici Ristorante Pizzeria, Cammeray
I’m on the loose end tonight because Mysaucepan is catching up with her girlfriends. So I find myself with the boys which is a rare thing these days. Well, not quite all the boys because my friend...
View ArticleChopinandMysaucepan – First Blogiversary
“Life is not about the length of our time here but moments in time that give us inner peace. By capturing these moments on this blog, it is my hope it will also help you to relive your moments in …...
View ArticleIl Baretto, Surry Hills
I love Italian food because, apart from French, Chinese and Indian, it is one of the great cuisines of the world. To me, these four cuisines are among the richest in food culture that date back...
View ArticleOrmeggio at The Spit, Mosman
Update: September 2013 – Ormeggio at The Spit was awarded Two Hats at the Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide Awards 2014. ~~~~~~~~O~~~~~~~~ It all started with my birthday dinner in January. I...
View ArticleBuon Ricordo, Paddington
“If any Sydney restaurant can boast a breakthrough dish of international acclaim, then it would surely enhance the city’s claim to being a serious food destination.” ~ Chopinand, Co-author of...
View ArticlePopolo, Rushcutters Bay
“There is a seductive Italian in town” M tells me. “Well, I know you’re absolutely in love with Monica Bellucci but there’s only two things about Italy that generally excite me and that’s food and...
View ArticleA Tavola, Bondi
A Tavola (meaning “to the table”) is inspired by the childhood memories of Head Chef and Owner Eugenio Maiale whilst playing in his Adelaide home backyard as he waited for the dinner bell to chime “a...
View ArticleLorenzo’s, Crows Nest
Almost one hundred years ago in 1915, Antonino Meli decided to pack his clothes into a suitcase and began his arduous journey from Italy to Australia by boat. Arriving in Sydney for the first time, the...
View ArticleLa Botte D’oro, Leichhardt
How many pizzas and pastas would an Italian restaurant have dished out if it has been around for more than thirty five years? Good food consistency is important for a restaurant but La Botte D’oro in...
View ArticleOxtail Spag Bol
“I may not be the prettiest or the most popular girl in school. But given the chance, I have the biggest heart to love you with” ~~~~~~~~O~~~~~~~~ I appreciate beautiful things in life ~ a girl...
View ArticleCriniti’s, Woolloomooloo
“You are on the Amalfi coast when sailboats are gently rocking in the water and Al Pacino is having lunch with you” ~~~~~O~~~~~ The menu looks like it has enough choices to feed the entire Italian...
View ArticleCipri Italian, Paddington
I feel ambivalent with each bite of this suckling pig…. there’s melting fat and crisp skin that are so decadently beautiful. But there’s also chewy skin and strands of lean meat that felt dry like the...
View ArticleFlour Eggs Water, Tramsheds, Sydney
There was a time many moons ago when “little Italy” in the inner west suburb of Leichhardt epitomized spaghetti bolognese and Sicilian pizza. As much as we love chequered table clothes, fiascos of...
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