Eastington @ Paddington

NSW: Darlinghurst: Bar Reggio

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June 25, 2026

Date visited: 25 June 2026 The special pizza: Prawn, garlic, Jalapeños, roasted capsicum & Rocket (very good) Calf Liver a la Veneziana (An iconic Italian dish featuring thinly sliced calf’s liver and generous portion of sweet, slowly caramelised onions. This was also served with bacon. The water suggested having it…

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*Favourites, Apple, Pig, Polenta, Rocket

*Roast pork belly with rosemary polenta

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June 24, 2026

from Alla Fratelli: How to Eat Italian by Barry McDonald and Terry Durack (p131) Simple and delicious. The gala apple, rocket and lemon went perfectly with the pork belly. The Rosemary Polenta was a bit soft, so next time I will follow the packet directions for cooking it., rather than the recipe. Polenta, rosemary, butter…

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Asian Greens, Miso, Noodles, Tofu

Miso, soba noodle and silken tofu broth

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June 22, 2026

from Every Day by Bill Granger (p34) Very simple: Red miso, organic soba noodles, organic baby pak choy, silken tofu and coriander. I found this a little bland. Most likely a function of the miso, or miso to water ratio. I used this miso: It was improved by chilli flakes (I would have…

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RESTAURANTS

NSW: Sydney CBD: Bar Totti’s

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June 21, 2026

Date visited: 21 June 2026 Good vibe and music. Antipasti: Wood Fired Bread / Burrata/ Salted Beetroot/ Artichokes Antipasta was delicious. Bread was excellant. Sides: Roasted carrots, red pesto Rocket, parmesan salad And then came the pasta dishes. The Roman gourmand Apicius is purported to have said “you first eat…

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*Favourites, Basil, Parmigiano Reggiano, Pasta

Basil Pesto

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June 20, 2026

Basically the same recipe everywhere. Basil leaves, Parmigiano Reggiano, garlic, pine nuts, and blend with EVOO until you get the constancy you want. Put into a sterilised jar, and use at will. Here with San Remo Pulse Pasta (red lentil fusilli) topped with more Parmigiano Reggiano and pepper. Fusilli is…

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Tofu, Tuna

Grilled tuna with tofu and soy

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June 20, 2026

from Blood Sugar: Inspiring Recipes for Anyone Facing the Challenge of Diabetes and Maintaining Good Health (page 149) by Michael Moore Soft tofu in a sauce of white miso paste, sugar, light soy sauce, rice wine vinegar and sesame oil, and then steamed. Yellow fin tuna seared in the fry pan 1m per side…

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Beefsteak & Burgundy #7, RESTAURANTS

NSW: Pennant Hills: Pennant Hills Golf Club

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June 18, 2026

Date visited: 17 June 2026 Above average food, very good service and ambience. Entree: Seared yellow fin tuna crusted in sesame seeds with “sweet sauce”; Battered Morton Bay bug and asian salad (daikon, carrot, and spring onion), yuzu dressing on a large betel leaf, chilli mayo & sesame cracker. (Unfortunately…

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*Favourites, Parmigiano Reggiano, Pasta

*Spaghetti with Marmite

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June 16, 2026

from Nigella Kitchen: Recipes from the Heart of the Home by Nigella Lawson (p49) who in turn got it from Risotto with Nettles: A Memoir with Food by Anna Del Conte (p195). I mistakenly used spaghettini (which cooks in about 4 minutes), but it probably worked better than spaghetti. I substituted Vegemite with B Vitamins,…

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Blue Cheese, Onion, Pasta, Walnuts

Pasta with Caramelized Onion Sauce

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June 16, 2026

from The Moosewood Cookbook, 40th Anniversary Edition by Mollie Katzen (p78) This is not in the 1974 edition. I thought this was rather a unique recipe until I search my cookbooks and found pasta and caramelised onion recipes from Ottolenghi, Nigel Slater, Donna Hay, Michele Curtis and Paul Gayler. So not that unique.…

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*Favourites, Eggs

*Daniel Patterson’s Poached Scrambled Eggs

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June 15, 2026

*Daniel Patterson’s Poached Scrambled Eggs

I wanted to try this after seeing it on SBS Mind of a Chef (S1: E9 Chef) https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/watch/2436331075633 There is a link to the recipe here: https://food52.com/recipes/17328-daniel-patterson-s-poached-scrambled-eggs So simple. Whisk organic eggs and poach in salted water for 15 sec and serve with black pepper and EVOO. Delicious, light, and…

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