Author: Maddie Kwong

Welcome to my journal of my eating experiences, cooking adventures and food musings.

Dopa Donburi and Milkbar

Come to Dopa for luxurious but affordable Japanese donburi. They’re deeply satisfying and sure to curb any rice cravings.

Momofuku Noodle Bar

This NYC noodle bar is the place to go for innovative ramen and superb buns.

New Star Kebab, Auburn

  We went out on a limb one lazy Sunday afternoon and decided we’d drive to Auburn for lunch. We didn’t quite know where we were going to eat, but we did know that we felt like a Middle Eastern feast. Driving through the main shopping strip, our attention was caught by the crowds outside…

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Nobu, Melbourne

It’s the name that’s almost instantly recognisable as an icon of Japanese cuisine. The Melbourne location of the famed restaurant empire is one of only two places in Australia where you can sample Nobu Matsuhisa’s internationally renowned ‘new style’ Japanese cooking.

Burger Heaven at Happy Ending, Concord

Happy Ending may just be the answer to all of your burger needs. The takeaway joint takes over the space of what used to be a family fish and chip shop on the main strip of Concord’s Majors Bay Road; a hole in the wall space that fits a row of indoor counter seats and…

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Salmon and Bear, Newtown

The name Salmon and Bear conjures mixed signals about the food that the restaurant serves. Does the menu revolve around fish (the ‘Salmon’ component), or does it have more of a hunter-gather wilderness theme (the ‘Bear’)? Or does it go surf and turf and offer both? The answer is in the ‘Salmon’ part of the…

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Three Williams, Redfern

I’d have sandwiches every day for lunch without fail when I was a kid. As a result, because I’d eaten so many, sandwiches have since lost their sense of appeal and I’ve tended to shy away from them as a lunchtime option. But then along came the narnie.  The narnie is Three Williams’ specialty. It’s…

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