Boon is a great place to sit back, relax, and chat over a hot cup of chocolate; their service is exceptional and ever so cheerfully friendly. Though if you’re in a rush, they also take phone orders and will have your hot beverage ready to be picked up.

The variety in the degustation menu at Assiette was obviously thoroughly planned by chef Warren Turnbull, everything just goes well together, taking you on a journey with each flavour deepening the further you go into the courses, inviting each senses into a state of arousal with each developing course. For those wanting to give their tastebuds a great trip at minimal cost, I’d definitely reccommend Assiette.

Having met Reemski at my first Sydney Food Blogger’s meet, I always wanted to know a little bit more about what she does (as I am also in the Web/Technology space). She suggested we try out Bistro CBD for a meal and a chat, and I must say it didn’t dissapoint (the food and company!). Having worked in the area for a while now, I have always walked past Bistro CBD thinking it was another restaurant offering pub food and nothing more. After a bit more research, Bistro CBD have actually had one chef’s hat awarded to them and is one of the many establishments owned by Justin Hemmes.

If you follow a few Sydney food blogs, you will be wondering why we are simultaneously posting about a man called Adriano Zumbo. Thanks to Reemski, another Sydney food bloggers meet up was organised. This time though, we converged at Adriano’s new Cafe Chocolat.

When we first booked for Quay’s Hats Off Dinner, I was pretty excited. My co-worker, Jackie, knowing how much I love food, asked me what I had planned for Good Food Month. I enthusiastically listed the Sugar Hits and Let’s Do Lunches we were going to, finishing off with the Hats Off Dinner at Quay. Her eyes fairly popped out of her head at the list… right until I mentioned Quay. Jackie made a face and mildly said, “I think Quay isn’t as good as what everyone else thinks.” How could it not!? I was aghast, especially since it is a hatted restaurant (and I’m quite sure for a good reason too). With some slight trepidation, but still feeling hopeful that it will be good, we hit Quay.

I love how the lounge bar of The Westin is situated; we always get a table on the “outside”, where I personally love the whole feeling of “a building inside a building” (quoting Sam, as he’s pretty much hit the nail on the head with that description) - looking up at the soaring skylight framed by the rough sandstone walls and high arches never ceases to make me wonder what and how the GPO was like back in its heyday.

I’ve always walked past the Regent Place and not thought much of what lies inside. It wasn’t until I read about Shu Shin Bou on Two-KG and eatlikeacow that I made a mental note to visit this place the next time I was in the area. Now you may notice that there are about 30 pictures in this post (apologies if your internet is capped or if your still on dial up), this is mainly due to the fact that I basically purchased every item on their menu.

Good Food Month is officially over for 2008, but fortunately we still have a few posts to go which captures what some of you may have missed out on this year. Once again, Aria shines through with it’s $35 deal of a main dish and a glass of wine with tea and coffee as well. I remember coming here last year and I was equally impressed.

One thing that I cannot deny is my love for Oporto and subsequently Nando’s chicken. The pieces of grilled chicken dressed with lemon and herb sauce or the tongue numbing peri peri sauce gets me every time. However having a reputation of being fast food outlets, the authenticity of the way in which the chicken is prepared and the sauce that comes with it always plagues me. To satisfy my curiosity, a group of friends and I decided to try a restaurant that promises to serve traditional Portugese cuisine.

Every year during Good Food Month, there is a frantic time of decision making. It’s hard to visit every single restaurant which is going against the norm to create unique and exciting dishes for the food loving public of Sydney during October. Due to the fact we were coming towards the end of Good Food Month, a flick of the coin resulted in our visit to Zaafran (Heads for Zaafran and Tails for Aria, which we subsequently visit anyway which I will cover in a later post).