Circa 1876

Recently, I made my way to Hunter Valley with my friends for one reason...FOOD! We simply wanted to go on a mini food adventure and also check out the wineries before the grapes and leaves completely gone. We were deciding where we wanted to go for lunch and we ended up booking Circa 1867 as their menu sounded amazing and they had won the 2017 NSW Regional 'Fine Dining' award from Savour Australia.

We originally wanted to go for their 7 course tasting menu, however due to the time constraint we opted for the 3 course menu which included an entrée, main and dessert. Florence and I decided to share the dishes we had chosen so we could taste more than just 3 dishes.  

Summer at Hacienda Bar Sydney

March this year was relatively warm with the extended summer weather here in Sydney making it the perfect weather to take some beautiful shots at Hacienda Bar for my friends birthday bash. 

My dear friend, Florence, loves being a little extra here and there and this time she made sure to book a beautiful venue with a lot of natural lighting and of course made her friends dress up for the occasion. For the ladies we were to come head to toe in white and for the gents a collared shirts would suffice. 

Luckily for us on this 40 degree hot boiling day we would enjoy the celebration with food, drinks and musics all under the aircon on full blast! The dishes served at Hacienda were quite delightful to have on this hot summer-like autumn day and the cocktails were just refreshing. I wanted a strong yet refreshing drink so I ordered the Chariman's plane ($21) which consisted of spiced rum, aperol, pink grapefruit syrup and lime juice. It was delicious. 

Otaku Time // Anime Spring 2018 (❁´ω`❁) & Giveaway Survey

It's officially autumn here in Sydney which means it'll be Spring in Japan! Spring in Japan is one of the most breathtaking seasons to see the sakura flowers in full bloom and I personally would love to visit there soon to experience it for myself.

Moving onto the main topic of today, yes, it's time to share my anime line up for this season which I'm super looking forward to! I got pretty excited with the first few anime series which I'm about to share because I've been waiting for this moment!

Gotta Go Gogyo ─=≡Σ((( つ•̀ω•́)つ // "Burnt" Miso Ramen

Good evening my hungry readers, I'm finally back with my first food review of the year! I made a visit to Gogyo the week it opened as I knew this was going to be a new hot spot for foodies to feast at, plus I would be flying off to LA in a few weeks time. 

While most people don't associate the word "burnt" with edible tasty food, Sydney's latest ramen joint is most famous for its Kogashi burnt miso ramen which may change your opinion. Gogyo is also a sister restaurant of Ippudo's and has stores in both Japan and Hong Kong. 

Gogyo

56 Bay St, Ultimo

Opening Hours: 

[Lunch] Mon-Sun: 11:30 AM - 2:30 PM
[Dinner] Mon-Sun: 5:30 PM - 9PM

Ph: (02) 9212 0003

INSTAGRAM

 

Qube on Bay // Beginning 2018 with Brunch! o(*^▽^*)o

Last weekend I was invited to brunch at the cafe called Qube on Bay to try out their Black Sesame French Toast available on their menu this summer. Personally, I've always wanted to go to this little cafe as my instagram feed is always flooded with pretty pictures of food and drinks from food bloggers and their official account too. 

Qube on Bay

56 Bay St, Ultimo

Opening Hours: 

MON-FRI: 7am - 4pm

SAT: 8am - 2:30pm | SUN: CLOSED

Ph: (02) 9212 0025

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Otaku Time // Anime Winter 2018 ╰(✧∇✧╰)

Over the holiday season I had been busy feasting with family and catching up with friends where I left my Otaku Time Anime Winter post scheduled for a later day. I do apologise that it's a tad delayed but let's get straight into it!