Selling tee-shirts and caps to support the local community
The site of the fire now cleaned up was home to three buildings and a dozen businesses
The tributes continue to pile up near one of the local businesses
About three weeks ago, residents of the normally quiet and gentrified suburb of Rozelle in the Inner West of Sydney, were woken up by a mighty fire and explosion which took the life of three people, injured the presumed perpetrator and closed the main thoroughfare for over two weeks, destroying some very established businesses and forcing many other to cease or halt trading until this Saturday. 
Sky Parlour, a very nice homewards shop has just reopened this Saturday
Some businesses have had their windows blown up or have suffered structural damage and are still hoarded up. Some like Darling Street Meats have lost $20,000 of stock due to the consequent power failure. It will take months for some to be able to trade again, some have gone into receivership, and unfortunately more will probably follow suit. A group of bloggers, Sydney Food Bloggers, on Facebook, have joined forces to do a little helping by doing a report on the area and being part of that group, I am very happy to contribute this story. It will be my tribute to those who lost loved ones or their business in that terrible incident and hopefully will give you a taste of what's available in the area and will entice you to visit and spend some of your money to support these struggling business community and people. Some will be familiar to you, as I was a fan already, like my favourite patisserie C'est Bon, some other I have discovered walking around, which I seldom take the time to do. And that's how I discovered Rozelle Sushi and bought part of my daughter's birthday dinner there, and their sashimi in particular were scrumptious. It will be a chance as well for some shots taken at the famous Rozelle Markets, an institution taking place every week-end on the grounds of the local public school, where antiques, food stalls and musicians congregate for our pleasure and to entice us to "change the trash of some into treasures for others" I hope you will enjoy! 
The adjacent businesses are still out of action
The blast was so strong that the businesses across the road were also put out of action
Although the owner lost $20,000 of stock, he is happy to trade again and had a big smile on his face
C'est Bon - my favourite patisserie - best croissants in Sydney and best Lemon Tart in the World!
Too many goodies at C'est Bon...
Sweet, savoury or bread, tout est bon chez Elisabeth et Michel
Fruits and vegetables a plenty
Foot traffic is back to normal on this gorgeous Saturday morning
About Life was buzzing with ...life
My way of supporting the locals: eggs, olives, chèvre cheese, baby artichokes and basil
Sushi and sashimi, pinot grigio and rosé for the birthday girl
The grounds of the Rozelle Markets
Plenty choice of ethnic food
World Famous New York Jewish Sandwich "Down Under"
And here is a very happy Reuben sandwich maker, on his way to become "world famous"!
Some beautiful silverware
Vintage photo gear - nothing too exciting though...
These people are certainly supporting the locals at the Sackville Hotel, part of Damien Pignolet's empire
Et tout finit par des chansons...
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Everleigh Markets
Geoff has been a staple of food on television since 1992. He also runs a farm and cooking classes in Bowral. As we were talking about Bowral in our last post and reviewed Biota Dining not so long ago, I though it would be appropriate to talk about Geoff and his first appearance at the Everleigh Markets. He is a very affable person and we had a great chat. I also got a taste of his mushroom soup: delicious! But Geoff primarily makes preserves of chillies, tomato relish and capsicum jam and run cooking classes at the farm and is hoping to open a restaurant one day...In the meantime, he is preparing for a Culinary Tour in Morroco in November 2015 - click here for details and become a "gastronaute"! 
Cooking class at Geoff Jansz Farm - Bowral
Spice market in Marrakech
SMH Pyrmont Growers MarketThe stallholders population is quite stable at the SMH Growers Market in Pyrmont, so it is always a treat when we find some new people taking on the adventure of selling direct to the public. Effendy's Restaurant in Balmain is featuring a range of Turkish sauces and dishes to tempt you to visit their already very well attended restaurant. Pappardelle Pantry is a new venture of established restaurant Pappardelle, and proposes "authentic, organic and gluten free" Italian products online: Cook Italy, Eat Italy, Love Italy is their motto! 
Even with the pouring rain, the punters certainly enjoyed Effendi's food!
The Effendi's kitchen and the beautiful Turkish dishes it produces
Turkish Coffee anyone?
First appearance at the SMH Pyrmont Growers Market for Pappardelle Pantry
The table is set for a great night at Pappardelle Ristorante
And ready to serve scrumptious Italian Food! Pappardelle anyone?
If it were not for the Anglo-Australian architecture and the typical country town thoroughfare, just wandering around the shops, cafés and antique shops, one could feel to be in St Germain-des-Prés! There is definitely an air of sophistication and art de vivre in this small town a little over an hour south of Sydney. Mind you, the proximity of the big city has attracted a lot of wealth, second palatial residences, and hobby farmers, and that is before mentioning the serious business of making wine! I recently spent a week-end there - courtesy of Biota Dining - and had not visited properly for several years. It was really interesting to measure the difference between having a good antique shop and maybe one nice coffee shop to an explosion of boutiques selling homewares and beautiful objects for decorating one's home, as well a very good patisserie, a few upmarket pubs and some fancy restaurants both in town and in the surrounding wineries or nearby Mittagong. We will be back! 
Dehillerin in Bowral?
Old fashioned theatre - modern movies
The Gumnut Bakery in Bowral, Mittagong and historic Berrima - multi award winner!
Nice deli
The surrounding wineries
I could bore you all day by listing all the wineries surrounding Bowral...But I won't, as they are so many of them. Just as an anecdote to illustrate this, two of my clients, a dentist and an interior designer own wineries in the area: GrumbleBone Estate Vineyard and Far Ago Hill, the later producing an award winning Pinot Gris sold at many a hated restaurant in Sydney and at local Biota Dining, as well as at the Qantas Business Lounges. Unfortunately the owners were not around that week-end, so we went to two other near by: Centennial and Tertini. 
Centennial Winery and Restaurant
Centennial Cellar Door: la classe!
Christmas is almost around the corner...
The restaurant who bought the biggest truffle in Australia...
The beautiful courtyard at Centennial
The lovely entrance to the Cellar Door at Tertini
Double Bay - Every Thursday
Carla Florist at the entrance of the Double Bay Organic Market
This market has been running for a while but escaped my scrutiny as it runs every Thursday. Luckily, I have a couple of clients in the area and I recently got a chance to time my visits to them to coincide with the market... It is quite a small market, but with a well heeled clientele - Double Bay is often referred to as Double Pay... - and the market is consequently quite "upmarket". A few familiar faces and a few new ones as well made the trip interesting and worthwhile. Here are a few photos to tell their stories. 
La Planchette Berbigier - The new generation is holding the fort!
Have you said "cheese"?
The Fish and The Olive - Land and sea next to each other
Selling meat directly from the van - "au cul du camion", as the French would say...
First time at the market for this young Irishman inspired by his mother's recipes
Botanica Organic Fair Trade Coffee and our friends at Commissary Kitchen in the background
Danks St - Waterloo - Open for three weeks Now - Saturday & Sunday
Second week and a rainy Sunday at the Danks Street Market in Waterloo
With about 5000 apartments having been built or in construction over the last ten years, and mostly occupied by young people, Waterloo and the food heaven of nearby Danks Street, made famous by Jared Ingersoll at Danks Street Depot and Fratelli Fresh who paved the way for many more, it was inevitable that another avatar of the "Organic Food Markets" empire would pop up here... Technically, it is not in the fancy bit of Danks Street but across the road towards the Eastern Distributor but conveniently located on a pedestrian strip lined up with Cafés and other food outlets. It is definitely an up and coming place and it will eventually attract more people than this second edition on a rainy day! There is a good mix of stalls and one we know: Jean-Marc, aka Mr Saucisson, aka La Bastide was there "en force"!
Mimosa - wattle in French and Italian - Valley Lamb from the Riverina
And now to Spain for a seafood paella...yum!
Italy meets Malta at S&S Gourmet Foods - Raviolis and Pastizzi - loved the Ricotta, Spinach & Onion
Baby artichokes all the way from Orange - one of my favourite treats!
And more veggies, eggs and meat from Orange
And the inevitable cupcakes, specially made for Father's Day!
My children had broken their piggy banks at Butler and Bentley for Father's Day - quite a feast!
Two chefs famous in Sydney and beyond at the opposite ends of the price scale, but both passionate about what they do, preparing honest food with the best ingredients available in Australia, graced us of their presence and showed us a few tricks of their trade over the last two episodes of the SMH Growers Market in Pyrmont. The weather was also at the opposite ends of the scale. It is still winter here! Neil Perry - Spice Temple - August 2014
Joanna Savill introducing Neil Perry to the crowd
Beautiful vegetables collected from various stalls around the market
Ready to go and cook an asian storm
Learnt the proper sequence to prepare spices
The maestro in full swing a little later
Almost all the ingredients are in...
Et voilà ! You can try it at Spice Temple: Hot pot of fresh shiitake, oyster, enoki and wild Chinese mushrooms, Yunnan style
I had my first birthday dinner in Australia at Wokpool in 1997, the ancestor of Spice Temple in Victoria Street, Potts Point. The staff was amazed at my children, then aged 5 and 6, devouring this beautiful asian inspired cuisine, a total novelty for them at the time. They have both become experts at the various Asian cuisines available in Sydney and we went to Spice Temple for my daughter's 19th birthday, almost 4 years ago. We had a ball, and a few bowls...lol 
Spice Temple - September 2010
Mike McENEARNEY - Kitchen by Mike - Septembre 2014
Joanna Savill presents the new book of Mike McEnearney on avery rainy and cold day
A raft of good ingredients to prepare two different salads
Decisions, decisions...
Preparing the dressing for the cabbage salad: buttermilk from Pepe Saya and EVOO from Rylstone
Activated nuts - do you need your nuts to be activated??? Soak in water overnight, then dry in the oven for up to six hours at no more than 37 degrees...lol
Et voilà ! two cabbage salad with herbs, activated nuts and buttermilk dressing
Avocados with black bean vinaigrette
Away from the luxurious fanciness of Rockpool and al, Kitchen by Mike is a fancy canteen with a menu changing daily and advertised on Facebook. Set in a warehouse in Alexandria, sharing with the homeware king Koskelas, Mike McEnearney serves, often himself, honest and simple food made on the premises. I probably eat there for lunch once a month when visiting clients in the area. I recently had the "moules mariners" with Mike's famous sourdough and Pepe Saya's butter and just last week a gorgeous tajine of lamb, slowly cooked overnight and served with couscous and homemade harissa, a subtle and flavoursome alternative to the usually brutally hot commercial offering. I will be back... 
An always busy Kitchen by Mike, worth the wait!
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