As the detox is over we decided to have a blow-out weekend to make up for lost time before resorting back to healthy(ish) eating to shift the stubborn last three kilos that have taken a long-term residency on each of our bellies.
We began our culinary expedition at 11am sharp at the amazing Din Tai Fung in World Square (check out their website http://www.dintaifung.com.tw/en/index.asp and the more useful SMH review http://www.smh.com.au/news/restaurant-reviews/din-tai-fung-sydney/2008/06/27/1214472754072.html). Din Tai Fung is a Taiwanese chain with branches around Asia, in LA and in Sydney. For people like me who love Asian food before midday, this is a great alternative to Yum Cha. The wait staff are friendly and efficient and took particularly good care of the Monkey (our 14 month old daughter). We ordered some fried rice and green beans cooked with minced pork before the main event - the dumplings.... We ordered the crab, the pork and the pork and prawn soup dumplings - all sublime. No matter how many times I visit, I still marvel at how they get the soup inside them....(no I don't know how - can anyone enlighten me?). We also went for the pork and prawn dumplings in "tangy" sauce from the appetizer menu - the sauce is amazing poured over some rice. I already can't wait for my next visit.
Fortunately, we were hungry again by the evening as we were invited to a Christmas in July party at Sahnia's on Campbell Parade in Bondi. The food was ok - vegetable soup which was passable followed by a full turkey and ham christmas dinner which would have been fine if we could see it. The lighting was so low that it was like a lucky dip as to what I was going to taste in each mouthful. For that reason alone, I won't be returning for food.
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