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Spicy Sichuan, Glebe Point Road
on Apr 12, 2009Spicy Sichuan is located on Glebe Point Rd, near the corner of Parramatta Rd. On the outside the restaurant is all red lanterns and rosewood. The inside brings more rosewood, glass-topped tables, pleasant waiters in terrible imperial Chinese uniforms...



churro heaven
on Mar 1, 2008Ok so MGS likes chocolate. Dark or dairy, it doesn't really matter. And who doesn't like doughnuts? Especially the skinny, crunchy kind that the Spanish call Churros. Icing-sugar dusted churros dipped in a choice of melted, white, dark or milk chocol...



Spicy Sichuan - Glebe Point Rd
on Feb 13, 2008 in Glebe Sichuan Food Northern Chinese food There's a new(ish) Sichuan restaurant in Sydney. Spicy Sichuan is located on Glebe Point Rd, near the corner of Parramatta Rd. On the outside the restaurant is all red lanterns and rosewood. The inside brings more rosewood, glass-topped tables, pleas...



Uyghur Cuisine, Dixon Street
on Feb 9, 2008 in Chinatown So MGS headed into Chinatown on February 10 for the Year of the Rat parade. It was crammed and crowded and after the drums and the dragons the streets became rivers of revellers streaming towards one thing: dumplings. Frightened by the cram and the l...



Back after a short repose...
on Jan 30, 2008Signing in as MGS - back in Sydney after a short repose - plenty of eating to be done, starting this weekend. Stay tuned....



Silk Road Uyghur Restaurant
on Nov 9, 2007 in Chinatown Several years ago MGS spent several months - about 18 of them - living in BeiJing. This explains her penchant for Asian flavours. One of MGS' favourite BeiJing haunts was a small, cheap, cheery (read fluorescent lighting) Xin Jiang restaurant not far...