YaYa's Yum Yums

It's been a long time between posts (about 3 years in fact!) and there have been countless food adventures that have gone undocumented. One recent experience has jolted me back into action.
Pins on Lurline, in picturesque Katoomba was the perfect evening stop in the Blue Mountains. About 800m from the Three Sisters/Echo Point, the restaurant is housed in the former Church Hall of a charming 118 year old house....

As the Chinese New Year approaches, my thoughts turn to a winter Chinese delicacy, Jung. Yum Cha Restaurants and many Asian grocery stores have versions all year round but none are so good as the ones your mother made for you as a child. I remember the...

The last couple of years have seen more restaurant closures in Sydney than I can fathom and this site in Pymble has had more than its share of those. Following a run of different cuisines and restaurateurs hoping to make a success of this upper North...

Is there such a thing as too much choice? With the profusion of cuisines available in almost every suburb's dining quarter, the question about what to have for a meal when dining out becomes a battle of the strongest resolve, that is, s/he who is loudest...