Highlight: high tea at the Victoria Room in Darlinghurst, with the usual assortment of dainty nibbles, warm scones, freshly brewed tea and sammiches with the crusts cut off. Schmancy. Also, a good excuse to pull out pretty dresses and shoes.
Oddlight: Magnus Nilsson dinner at Marque. Nilsson, aged only 27, is making big news for his Swedish restaurant Faviken, so his dinners at Marque were well hyped. While there were certainly some good dishes (WA Marron with Oatmeal, Sprouting Barley, Fermented Vegetables and Almost Burnt Cream) and some challengingly tasty dishes (Crust of dried pigs blood and sea urchin; or the Dice of raw beef heart with marrow, spring flowers, toast and herb salt), there were also some truly wtf ones - like the Leeks, Cream Whisked with Beer, Vinegar and Dried Mullet Roe. The photo shows what I thought about that. Still, the company was excellent and was was the wine.
Best value: Azuma Kushiyaki, as always. For $38 at lunch time, you can get an entree with three items, plus this wagyu beef bento box, and a glass of wine or a beer. Taaaasty.
Least value: Night Noodle Markets. Again, not a surprise. Go for the company and the atmosphere. Or if you're a misanthrope like me, stick around for one entree, tasty betel leaves from Nu in this case, and then...
... escape to Spice I Am in Surry Hills for a meal that costs about the same, but tastier and with actual table service.
One photo for the road - cute Halloween cookies at Sweet Infinity, Strand Arcade. BOO.
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