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Zi Yat Heen, Four Seasons Hotel, Macau

Chef Sammy, Ho Pui Yung arrived at Zi Yat Heen in April 2011 and in almost a year has helped lift the reputation of this upmarket Cantonese restaurant even further. Now, it proudly boasts two Michelin stars and a reputation of being one of the best restaurants in Macau. Noodlies, …

Sh*t my dad says about Lunar New Year (Tet, Chinese New Year)

It’s Lunar New Year’s Eve and Cabramatta is buzzing with excited shoppers, me included (see above)!. There’s a real sense of goodwill and optimism. It’s got me thinking about the Tet traditions I’ve learnt from the parents. I’ve listed a few which might help you to join in the celebrations; …

Bau Truong, Vietnamese, Cabramatta

Bac Cang Nghieu mortgaged the family home to take over Bau Truong in 1995 at the height of Cabramatta’s drug problems. Back then, she was terrorised by drug dealers and addicts, but with a steely determination, Nghieu and her family traded on. Now Bau Truong is one of Cabramatta’s most …

Kate Gibbs food preparation, styling and photography workshop

Kate Gibbs is a journalist, author, blogger and cook. She’s a columnist for and regular contributor to Good Living in The Sydney Morning Herald and writes Sunday Night Dinner, a weekly restaurant review in Sunday Life magazine in The Sun Herald. She has written for Australian Gourmet Traveller, Frankie magazine, …

Congee Breakfast, Woosung St Temporary Hawker Bazaar, Jordan, Hong Kong

I’ll always remember my congee man by his toothless smile, that traditional Chinese haircut and the clouds of congee steam that perpetually surrounds him. He has that Chinese face that makes it impossible to guess his age; my man could be 40 or 80yo, neither would surprise me. He’s short, …

Yung Kee, Chinese, Hong Kong

This popular Hong Kong restaurant started life as a street stall selling bbq meat near the Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Terminal in 1942. Yung Kee is a story of ultra success, after a series of expansions and moves, it now occupies four storeys and seats more than 650 guests in the …

Ser Wong Fun, Central, Hong Kong

We had just sat down in this busy restaurant when my friend, deeseebeaucoup casually says the snake soup is pretty good, I’ll order some. Ser Wong Fun is a pretty popular restaurant in Central, Hong Kong and he says their snake soup is one of the best around. On the …

Once Upon a Time in Cabramatta Ep 3 - Thang Ngo

Once Upon a Time in Cabramatta, Episode 1 Ratings

Hi everyone, So many people have asked noodlies Sydney food blog about the stunning results for the first episode of Once Upon a Time in Cabramatta which screened last Sunday at 8.30pm. Please see below the official media release with the ratings numbers. Once Upon a Time in Cabramatta continues …