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• 1. Jodee  |  March 1st, 2009 at 9:04 pm

  Hi Jen, wow…i can’t stop drooling over your great pics! how many nice restaurants you go to in a week and how can you afford it?!

  keep up the good work!

• 2. Stacey  |  March 2nd, 2009 at 11:41 am

  Hi Jen,

  What a fun hobby to have! I feel very akward when my partner takes out a camera when we are out wining and dining but I guess your boyfriend must be used to that now

  For how long have you been blogging and do you ever get dirty looks? Do the restaurants know that they are being reviewed? I’m getting so hungry viewing your photos and it is not even lunch time yet…

  Stacey

• 3. Matt  |  March 2nd, 2009 at 12:45 pm

  wicked! is there anything u would never eat? also do u photoshop any of ur pics?? u seem to have a great camera lens!

• 4. Jen  |  March 2nd, 2009 at 5:01 pm

  Hey Jodee, I don’t go to as many as I’d like to! I think on average I eat out at least 3 times a week and maybe fine dining once a fortnight?

  Hi Stacey! Oh, yes, my boyfriend probably feels the same way now but nothing will stop me! haha… my blog is in its 3rd year, and I have been taking photos of food well before that. I try to hide my identity when dining and am pretty discrete with photographing the food. E.g. camera is hidden on lap, so let’s hope most restaurants don’t know. When I do have the DLSR out though, i guess that gives it away.

  Hi Matt, how un-Australian of me, but I don’t eat lamb. I think that’s the only thing I don’t enjoy. I occassionally edit the colour curve in Photoshop but otherwise most photos are untouched. Good lighting is the key; window seats are fantastic and dim candle-lit tables are not.

• 5. Michelle  |  March 3rd, 2009 at 3:10 pm

  Your photos are delicious, Jen. Hope you have enough time to enjoy Europe and budgeted for dining out as it can be quite expensive over there.

  In London, visit a traditional English pub for a hearty pie or fish n chips to wash down with beer but also check out the Indian cuisine in Brick Lane. In Paris, climb up Montmatre for a view over the city and walk around in the small cafes and surrounding streets for shops and people watch! For big brands, shop at La Fayette or Le Bon Marche which has both shopping and food halls plus a roof garden. Sadly Champs-Elysees is not that chic anymore. Theres lots of flea markets if you like pre-loved stuff. Beware of pickpockets anywhere in Paris!

  What other cities are you going to?

• 6. Young Nic  |  March 3rd, 2009 at 10:03 pm

  Hi Jen, when I went on a 3 week holiday to Croatia, France and London a couple of years ago, the highlight was the Borough Markets in London (although Croatia came a very close second!) I’m gutted that I never visited these markets when I actually lived in London http://www.boroughmarket.org.uk/

• 7. CookieMonster  |  March 4th, 2009 at 10:25 am

  Hi Jennifer,

  great fotos! im a big sweet tooth could you pls tell me where is the best creme brulee tiramisu and panna cotta is in Sydney?? thx in advance

• 8. Jen  |  March 5th, 2009 at 3:45 pm

  Thanks Michelle, I’m trying to get all my restaurants sorted and some booked now. Yes, budgeting will be tough! I’ve been advised to eat big lunches to to save money on dinner, haha!

  I’ll also be going to Nice/Monaco, Barcelona, Athens, Mykonos, Santorini, Rome, Florence, Venice and either Dubrovnik, Munich, Berlin or Prague.

  Thanks for the tips, food hall and roof garden sounds lovely!

• 9. Jen  |  March 5th, 2009 at 3:53 pm

  Thanks Young Nic! I’ll need to try get a kitchen in London by the looks of it!

• 10. Matt  |  March 8th, 2009 at 10:04 pm

  so no lamb for you? LMAO

  hope u will reply to cookiemonster as i also wanna to know if any good dessert places in syd? i want to impress my new gf and score some brownie points

• 11. LaraK  |  March 9th, 2009 at 9:00 am

  just wanted you know your delicious photos have made my Monday morning a lot brighter! thX Jen

• 12. Franklin  |  March 10th, 2009 at 11:03 am

  Heya Jen,

  If you’re ever in London, make sure you check out this restaurant in Chinatown called Haozhan! London’s well known for bad asian food at extortionate prices but this one’s a real gem… they serve asian fusion dishes and prices are quite reasonable too – think wasabi prawns and curry flavoured soft-shell crab… mmmmmm…

  Your churros photo has got my mouth watering… keep snapping!

  Franklin

• 13. CoffeeAddict  |  March 11th, 2009 at 10:06 am

  Hello Jenius

  My boyfriend and I are huge buffet fans and going down to Sydney next week, what’s your top suggestions with quality range of food and desserts. Thanks in advance

  Yum!

• 14. Jen  |  March 11th, 2009 at 11:39 am

  Hi CoffeeAddict, I love the buffets at Four Points by Sheraton, Sheraton On The Park and ShangriLa.

• 15. Jen  |  March 11th, 2009 at 11:41 am

  Thanks LaraK and Franklin!

• 16. Jen  |  March 11th, 2009 at 12:04 pm

  cookiemonster & Matt, i’ve had a really good creme brulee w/ jaffa chocolate mousse and raspberries at Strangers With Candy, a stunning wattle seed variation at Rocket, a good classic one at Nick’s Seafood and quite a refreshing green tea version at Kobe Jones.

  Rise do seasonal (and experimental) pannacotta -i haven’t come across one which i didn’t like, but i think my favourite will have to be the famous jiggly one at Jonah’s.

  Tiramisu, try Pasticceria Papa, you’ll pick up lots of other goodies here too. Sticky Bar is meant to do a good tiramisu as well, but I haven’t been.

• 17. Bee  |  March 12th, 2009 at 1:23 pm

  Are u going to the taste of sydney festival this weekend Jen? *fingers crossed* hope it doesnt rain !

• 18. Jen  |  March 12th, 2009 at 4:02 pm

  Hi Bee, I sure am! I’ll be at the Sunday session. I’ve got the menu highlighted now, with even fallback options! Can’t wait

• 19. mecho team  |  March 12th, 2009 at 6:00 pm

  Yay, let’s all share the hit and miss from Taste of Sydney next week!

  Also, another London tip for you Jen… Well, we actually don’t know if it’s good but cool interior and concept though…
  If you get to visit Inamo Restaurant & Bar, let us know the experience and if the cuisine was any good…

  Read more:
  http://www.mecho.com.au/lifestyle/creative-interior-spaces/inamo-restaurant-bar-london-touchscreen-dining-tables/

• 20. sydneyChick  |  March 17th, 2009 at 3:21 pm

  I loved the wobbly pannacotta! and also enjoyed the food sampling from producers and master class beer tasting was great too

  Jen what was your favourite dishes?

• 21. Jen  |  March 18th, 2009 at 9:40 am

  Hey mecho team thanks heaps for that! do you know how busy they get? wonder how early i need to book

  sydneyChick I’m going to have to dine at Jonah’s now. I totally loved all of their 3 dishes! My faves by far especially the zucchini flowers!

• 22. mecho team  |  March 18th, 2009 at 1:27 pm

  Hi Jen,

  We don’t dare to say how busy they get, probably best to contact the restaurant and check. Enjoy and keep us posted from Soho!

  mecho team

• 23. paul  |  March 19th, 2009 at 2:46 pm

  arancini truffle risotto was the bomb at taste! never been to berowra inn, seems far away!! have you been?

• 24. Jayden  |  March 19th, 2009 at 4:50 pm

  James Squire beer, yellow fin tuna with crackling pork and waygu beef burger did the job for me. There was a Brazilian bar I forgot to try. Can anyone remember the name of it and was it any good?

• 25. Jen  |  March 23rd, 2009 at 3:17 pm

  Hi Paul, yes, they were good weren’t they! I scoffed down at least 3 at the launch party! no, i haven’t been to Berowa Inn but do check out this great review: http://www.eatshowandtell.com/2008/11/17/berowra-waters-inn-berowra/

• 26. Jen  |  March 23rd, 2009 at 3:42 pm

  By the way guys, I’ve finally set up a site for my book! Please do join the waiting list! http://www.iatemywaythrough.com

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