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Ippudo Sydney, Westfield Sydney, Sydney CBD

Ippudo January 27, 2014

I could and was going to start off by storytelling the history of IPPUDO, but maybe I should just sum it up into a few.... well, maybe more than a few.. Since in Brisbane, there's no IPPUDO, I thought it would be nice to give an insight.. Originated in 1985 in Fukuoka in Japan which lead to their breakthrough in opening an international outlet in New York in 2008 and since then, they have started to branch out to various countries including Singapore, Taiwan, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Seoul and in 2012, they opened in Sydney.. Their mission has always been to spread "smile" and "arigatou" (thank you in japanese..) through the ramen bowls..

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Fisherman's Wharf Tavern, Main Beach, Gold Coast

Alcohol January 15, 2014

Seafood at the Gold Coast at night is what we did the other night.. Dine in at the deck and you can overlook Broadwater, live entertainments on the weekend, chill out and have a drink or two, it does get crowded at night so expect loud chatters and especially if there's a game on.. The cool breeze made it a nice cool night to dine in, though we didn't choose to sit outside since there seemed to be lack of light, we ended up sitting inside which allowed me to take better photos of the food as well..

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Makoto, Liverpool St, Sydney CBD

Alcohol January 10, 2014

Was feeling like sushi at night and wasn't sure where to go when I found Makoto through urbanspoon and decided to give it a try.. Ended up having to wait about 10minutes or so for seats since it was so packed with people and also queues too... Seatings are available on the sushi train or on the tables and we chose the tables which would mean a longer wait than the seats on the sushi train.. We couldn't be bothered trying to look for other restaurants or sushi places so we decided to stay and patiently wait..

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Harry's Cafe De Wheels, Hay St, Capitol Square, Haymarket, Sydney CBD

American January 07, 2014

If you want street hot dog food that will remind you of those American TV shows where the actors would stroll down the path at the side of the road and grab themselves a hot dog, well, this is the place to go.. Yes, it did somehow reminded me of those TV shows, not sure why though.. Harry's Cafe De Wheels has been out and about since the early 1930s with their 'pies and peas' and 'crumbed sausages' being the popular food back then..

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Caffe Cino, Hilton Sydney Hotel, George St, Sydney CBD

Alcohol January 03, 2014

Caffe Cino is located inside Hilton Hotel in Sydney's CBD.. It offers a range of food for breakfast, lunch and dinner.. Coffee and cakes are also served and so we decided to stop by here after walking and shopping around throughout the day..

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Moochi, Westfield Sydney, Sydney CBD

Asian December 31, 2013

When frozen yogurt came to Brissie few years ago, I still remembered how much it boomed and then suddenly died down again after a year or so.. And then suddenly it was gone, even New Zealand Natural was already decreasing their stores.. Suddenly, when 2013 hits, a boom of frozen yogurt came again and hit Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and so on and it seems as if the market of frozen yogurt lovers have increased through the years. These frozen yogurts stores came in different brands and different varieties, it may have the same toppings or the same flavour of yogurt but some have said that this yogurt has a lighter feeling or not as thick, the self-serves are better than the non-self-serve, and so on... So here goes the Froyo craze nowadays which everyone is loving, even franchising everywhere, in all malls and even in unis too..

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Grill'd, Wintergarden, Queen Street Mall, Brisbane CBD

Alcohol December 24, 2013

Ever heard of 'Ping Pong After Hours'? Well, if you haven't you should get yourself down to Grill'd Burgers in Wintergarden.. The idea started from the States where Ping Pong seems to be such a hit lately, but in down under, it doesn't seem to be.. so what better way to get Brisbane hyped up with ping pong and burgers.. So, the deal is on thursday nights, you can come by to Grill'd, have yourself a burger or two and some drinks and relax by playing ping pong at the back.. Oh, and did I mention there's a dj as well?

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Cafe Les Amoureux, Market Square, Sunnybank, Brisbane

Brisbane December 10, 2013

When you spot a French dining place in an asian surrounded restaurants, you tend to overlook it.. Well, that's what I did.. However, I decided to go there and try it.. From the outside, you could easily set it apart from the other restaurants next to it since their restaurant's name is lightened up with lights at the front, and also the interior is filled with wooden seats and tables, with painted European influenced walls..

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Passion Tree, Elizabeth St, Brisbane CBD

Brisbane December 08, 2013

Passion Tree is a dessert place on Elizabeth Street, selling various hot and cold drinks, waffles, bingsoo (korean shaved ice dessert) and yogurt... Open 7 days and is quite a cute and relaxing place to enjoy your afternoon sipping your iced coffee or maybe eating yogurt or even trying out their bingsoos.. Quite a shiny and colourful place and definitely eye catching when you walk past it or when you're in the opposite side of the road since their sign on top of the place is massive..

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Ben's Vietnamese & Chinese, Woolloongabba, Brisbane

Alcohol December 02, 2013

A Vietnamese & Chinese restaurant located in the Gabba is not common, as usually it's the breakfast, brunchie, lunch places that's famous around here... Came here for a quick lunch and I do remember coming here about 2 years ago and it still had that old chinese setting, seatings and that.. Though they probably did change it a little bit, it still looked liked a typical chinese restaurant.. I don't know if I just made sense or not.. but ye..

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