Disfida Restaurant

In my newfound infatuation with Haberfield we went to Disfida this week.

109 Ramsay Street
Haberfield
02 9798 8299

We had a great meal here. Starters were mussels, caprese salad and venetian sardines.

We then shared a couple of pizzas one with prosciutto and one with fresh tomatoes which were pretty good.

The service was great, attentive, efficient. Total bill was $102 with one glass of wine. By the way really good wine list.

We'll definitely be going back Joanne

Kawa, Surry Hills

On what is fast becoming the very trendy part of Crown street, full of posh fresh food with Thomas Dux and a specialist butcher.

This is a welcoming, nook in the Crown Street landscape. Tables outside or an air conditioned space inside. Very friendly staff.

The feel is healthy and organic, but not overly so. Fresh juices here and good coffee.

As you can see my meal was huge. I had corned beef salad with hash browns, beetroot and other good things. Sandy had the big breakfast, which he didn't think was huge, but it was a decent size. He had poached eggs, which were on the point of just becoming solid. Personally I prefer my poached eggs runny, but I guess that is personal preference.

Reasonable prices that fit within the food trek budget. There is a surcharge on Sundays and public holidays.

They are open all day and also do some dinners.
346-350 Crown Street
Surry Hills 2010
9331 6811

Joanne
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Joanne
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Kammadhenu

This one had been recommended by Bobby Singh and Ben Walsh. They sometimes perform music upstairs.

The masala dosa was nearly as big as Arran.



The food was really yummy and lots of it.

Great value here in Newtown where we had mango lassi, 3 dosas, a beer and a soft drink for $38.

Kammadhenu
377a King Street
Newtown
9557 2186



Joanne
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Cupcakes and coffee

For some reason, in Australia we have been overtaken by cupcake fever. Cupcake shops abound and these little morsels can be found everywhere. They are marching along, like Thai shops against the Chinese restaurant in every country city in Australia - it is now cup cakes versus muffins. Early days yet, but I feel a takeover coming on.

The beauty of the cupcakes is that they are light and come in so many variations from regular to lemon merengue to this profiterole concoction.

The Cupcake Bakery have more than one site and they do a special coffee and cupcake offer for $5. The outlet in the Queen Victoria building, Sydney does a decent cup of coffee, which does justice to these tempting morsels.

We also go to Cupcakes on Pitt, at 323 Pitt Street. Although it has had some adverse reviews, the cupcakes we have had there have always been fresh and tasty.

Joanne Kee

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Assiette

Gorgeous restaurant in Surry Hills.

Lunch at $35 for 3 courses is an absolute bargain.

48 Albion Street
Surry Hills, Sydney
P: +61 2 9212 7979
F: +61 2 9212 3602

Where to eat in Canberra

We just spent a weekend in Canberra, went to the Canberra Theatre which has a great program. Saw Bangarra's retrospective, Fire, which was great.

After the show we went to Sammys Kitchen, for Chinese and malaysian cuisine. It was a little like a Noodle outdoor market, it was a balmy night. Good food, we had noodles and Beef Rendang.

Sammys Kitchen
Shop FG09, Section 84,
Canberra Centre, City
http://www.sammyskitchen.com.au/
T: 02 62471464.


Other places worth checking out for a meal are Italian & Sons. Thats a place for pizza and rustic Italian meals. We had very tasty potato and rosemary pizza and rib beef.

Italian & Sons
Shop 6, 7 Lonsdale Street
Braddon
T: 02 6162 4888



If you want a good coffee, Manuka is the place.

One suggestions is
Verve
Cnr Franklin street & Flinders Way
Manuka
http://www.vervecafebar.com.au/

They serve breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Joanne Kee
http://www.placesandspaces.com.au/