Tag Archive: food

The Four Quarters is absentmindedly nerdy

Somethingyousaid’s Kaya Strehler gets her booze/vinyl/gaming on… I was recently lured into this event with the words ‘arcade games’ and ‘beer’ which pose as word-porn for myself. I’m simple minded, what can I… Read More

The Byron at Byron cooks up a treat

If you’re a foodie looking for a luxurious getaway retreat, then pay attention, because The Byron at Byron Resort & Spa has cooked up something abso-bloody-lutely delicious for your delectation. Guests visiting the resort on… Read More

Food and Drink: The Gantry opens its doors

On Tuesday, we headed along to Pier One Sydney Harbour for the launch party of The Gantry Restaurant and Bar. The event saw the recently refurbished bar/restaurant officially swing open its doors, with over 200 esteemed… Read More

March into Merivale 2015 tantalises

Five weeks of food/wine/adventure/surprise? Don’t mind if we do! Yup, March into Merivale is back, bringing over 50 events to tantalise Sydney’s tastebuds at a host of venues around the city. You can… Read More

Gazebo emphasises community dining

Following an extensive transformation that strongly nods to the 1960s (when the landmark building was built), Gazebo in Sydney’s Elizabeth Bay reopened at the back-end of last year. We decided it was high-time we headed along to… Read More

Anjum Anand’s Christmas recipe ideas

Somethingyousaid.com’s Addy Fong dips into Anjum Anand’s cookbook to get some inspiration for Christmas eats:  There’s nothing like the comfort of consuming a potato salad to fill me with utter delight leading into… Read More

Billabong Yoga & Meditation Retreat

Sonia Clarke temporarily abandons technology and searches out a yoga retreat: In my continuing quest to embrace life as a health-conscious Sydneysider it was inevitable that I would, at some point, depart this fair… Read More

Pleasures of the Flesh: The joys of Hospitality

Australian model/artist Rose Ashton (pictured, above left) is also a kickass hospitality manager. Here, she and her colleagues tell stories of benevolence, camaraderie, hard work, sex and… bestiality? Blimey: I have worked in hospitality… Read More

Our Favourite Brisbane Haunts

Keely Thurecht walks you through some of somethingyousaid.com’s favourite places to hang/eat in Brisbane: When I sat down to compile my ultimate list of things to see, do and eat and drink in… Read More

SHUK, Sydney – Restaurant Review

‘The Shuk’, commonly known to locals in Jersualem as the ‘Mahane Yehuda Market’ is a marketplace with hundreds of vendors flogging their fresh produce to locals and visitors. Taking from this, SHUK is… Read More

Why Easter is my favourite holiday

Easter is Kirstie Newman’s favourite holiday. For multiple reasons. Mainly because of the chocolate though: Reason one: It symbolises the end of Lent. Not that I regularly give up anything. Although I once… Read More

New Music Video: Kelis, Rumble

The world’s most famous Milkshake-bringer is back! That’s right, American singer-songwriter and (get this, fact fans) certified cordon bleu chef Kelis returns with her brand new cut “Rumble”. The song is the lead-single from the… Read More