DessertCha Ball, BurwoodIn my physical prime; I was a cricketer bowling right arm medium slow. From a basketball perspective, I was a shooting guard who couldn’t really shoot. However, due to a bad back, bad knees and the slow detirioration of my my already low skill level: I don’t ball anymore. Instead I spend my retirement Cha […]Read story →
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DessertCha Ball, BurwoodIn my physical prime; I was a cricketer bowling right arm medium slow. From a basketball perspective, I was a shooting guard who couldn’t really shoot. However, due to a bad back, bad knees and the slow detirioration of my my already low skill level: I don’t ball anymore. Instead I spend my retirement Cha […]Read story →
ChineseYang Guo Fu Ma La Tang, BurwoodDo you guys remember those Macca’s ads that went “how very un-McDonald’s?” The tagline was for a campaign called Create Your Taste where you had the chance to customise everything about your burger. The bun, the patty, what sauces, how many slices of cheese, the absolute lack of vegetables in the burger; everything about it […]Read story →
Gone But Not ForgottenMilk Tea Soft Serve, Heet Tea Burwood (CLOSED)Milk tea, the trend that went away and came back with a force. I’ll never forget walking past 3 different branches of East Way within a 100m stroll back at the height of the initial Sydney tea bubble in Sydney. It was the Asian equivalent of having a McDonald’s at every entrance/exit of a highway. […]Read story →
Gone But Not ForgottenYipin Handpulled Noodle, Burwood (CLOSED)With a name that harkens back to my pubescent days behind a locked bedroom door, Yipin Handpulled Noodle is definitely making its mark in the new Burwood Chinatown precinct (it’s the Inner West’s best kept secret). Yipin specialises in handpulled Chinese noodles and allow you to pick whichever noodle you’re fancying whether you want thin, […]Read story →
Gone But Not ForgottenGranny’s Noodle, Burwood (CLOSED)You know how you always give your partner a complete brief before dragging them to meet the extended family? “Hey, don’t tell my second cousin Karen about the fact that you love Dubstep. She dated Skrillex briefly and it did NOT end well.” “Hey, don’t tell my Dad that you’re a PE teacher. I may […]Read story →
ChineseHong Kong Bing Sutt, BurwoodMy trip to Hong Kong last year was enlightening in more ways than one. It was really cool being somewhere in which I wasn’t the minority, the ads were designed to cater to me and I was considered taller than the average person. I ate well, drank well and slept like a baby even if […]Read story →
Gone But Not ForgottenThe Picnic Burwood, Burwood Park (CLOSED)I grew up in Burwood Park. Well, not exactly. It’s not like I was fending for myself by the pond and sleeping in the gazebos. I spent a lot of time there with friends, ducks as well as old ladies performing Tai Chi. And I will continue spending a lot of time there with The […]Read story →
Gone But Not ForgottenTim Ho Wan Burwood, Burwood Westfield (CLOSED)My family is from Macau which is an island just a short ferry ride away from Hong Kong and is famous for housing thousands of Chinese people keen for baccarat, blackjack, slots and weird dice games at any given time. It’s the Vegas of the east minus the hookers, drugs, In n Out and Shake […]Read story →
Gone But Not ForgottenMint Vietnamese Pho and Cuisine, Burwood (CLOSED)This was the first item on the menu. Mint Pho’s signature beef noodle soup with wagyu beef. Are you pho real?Read story →
Gone But Not ForgottenThe Choc Pot, Burwood (CLOSED)One more time for dramatic effect; this might be the best tea I’ve ever had. The scent of passionfruit seduced me completely and the staff at the Choc Pot was really confused as to why I was suddenly topless in public view.Read story →
Gone But Not ForgottenMomiji, Burwood (CLOSED)Everyone that knows me knows I have very specific opinions on all of those issues and that it irks me that they’re even discussed. However there is one debate that is worthy of every food blogger/critic to throw their hats in to the ring. There is one debate that splits people and I’ve personally witnessed arguments so heated that random eggs in the vicinity began getting boiled. That debate is Pho vs. Ramen.Read story →
Gone But Not ForgottenCafe Bello, Burwood (CLOSED)It tasted very authentic, the balance between fruit/flavour and ice was good so it didn’t taste like an overpriced slurpee from 7/11. There were some random bits in my glass that either originated from the skin of a mango or Elmo. I really hope it was mango.Read story →That’s every Burwood story in the archive.