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Category Archives: Sydney
Sydney Opera House. Nick Cave’s ‘The Ship Song’. Stunning.
Check out this video on You Tube showcasing a variety of performers and the Sydney Opera House, and the behind the scenes video too. Here’s Nick Cave singing the original and the words. Doesn’t seem to be on itunes yet. Fantastic Graphic! Come … Continue reading
Posted in Sydney, Theatre
Tagged nick cave, opera house, ships song, sydney, sydney opera house, video, you tube
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QVB Sydney, NSW. Old Vienna doorstop scones. **2stars
Savouring the August Sunshine Beautiful day in Sydney so I caught a train to Town Hall and visited the Queen Victoria Building to investigate the Old Vienna Coffee House on Level 1. Ordered a Devonshire tea but extra hot water for black … Continue reading
Posted in New South Wales, Scones, Sydney
Tagged circular quay, city extra, old vienna, opera house, qvb, sydney
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Sydney, NSW. Where do you get Syphon coffee?
I’ve been looking forward to visiting Mecca Cafe in King St, Sydney & watching them make syphon coffee. I’m thinking Macbeth-Hubble, bubble,toil & trouble, fire burn & cauldron bubble. Alas, no such excitement, they don’t do syphon coffee. My coffee officianado … Continue reading
The Rocks, Sydney. Tara Tea rooms ****4stars. Yum. Best Scones. & Much Ado.
What: Tara Tea Rooms Rating Today: ****4 stars Yummy scones.Great jam too. Where: 33 George St, The Rocks, Sydney NSW 2000 Phone:(02) 9247 3233 When: Saturday and Sunday only 10-5pm Web: http://www.irishdesign.com.au/g/4145/tara-tea-room.html Value: Excellent Cost: $9.50 Devonshire … Continue reading
Posted in Jam, Scones, Sydney, Theatre
Tagged 4 star, bell shakespeare, canberra, jam, melbourne, much ado about nothing, Scones, sydney, sydney harbour yha, sydney opera house, tara tea rooms, the rocks
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Masterchef & CWA Scone Challenge Followup
Here’s an article I found in the Sydney Morning Herald that followed on from last week’s masterchef scone challenge. They asked Gloria Hyatt who oversaw the CWA cafe at this year’s Sydney Easter Show about scones. They baked about 3000 scones … Continue reading
Posted in Recipes, Scones, Sydney
Tagged cwa, gloria hyatt, masterchef, recipe, scone, scone challenge, smh, sydney easter show, tips
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Parramatta, NSW. Lachlan’s Cafe. ****4 stars. Great Scones
What: Lachlan’s Cafe Rating Today: *** 4 stars. Great Scones. Where: Old Government House, Parramatta Park, Parramatta Ph: 1300 596 286 When: From 10am 7 days a week. Web: http://www.lachlans.com.au Value: Excellent … Continue reading
Posted in Attractions, Scones, Sydney
Tagged Elizabeth Farm, lachlan's cafe, old government house, Parramatta, parramatta park, Rose Hill
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Where can you get Syphon Coffee?
My local singing Barista was telling me about syphon coffee. I ‘d never heard of it. Is there any cafe’s where you can try it in Melbourne, Sydney , Canberra or anywhere else in Australia or New Zealand. If you know … Continue reading
Posted in Canberra, Coffee, Melbourne, Sydney
Tagged canberra, coffee, coffee craft, crema magazine, espresso melbourne.com, fyshwick, mecca, melbourne, ona roastery, proud mary, siphon, sydney, syphon, vacuum
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