Lorraine Elliott

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Author · Publisher · Lover of food

Hello, I’m Lorraine.

I’m the Sydney-based creator of Not Quite Nigella. I cook, eat and collect stories from restaurant tables, home kitchens and places near and far.

I started Not Quite Nigella in 2007 and turned it into my full-time work. My memoir, Not Quite Nigella, was published by Penguin Books in 2013.

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Hot Honey Recipe - 2 Ingredients, 5 Minutes!

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Hot Honey Recipe - 2 Ingredients, 5 Minutes!

Learn how to make the best homemade hot honey with just honey and chilli flakes! This easy 2 ingredient recipe is ready in under 5 minutes and is perfect drizzled over pizza, fried chicken, sandwiches, seafood, cheese boards and even ice cream. I'll also show you how to adjust the heat level and make a raw hot honey version too! If you love a good drizzle, browse more sauce recipes too.

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Quick Quesabirria Birria Tacos (Easy! Weeknight Dinner)

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Quick Quesabirria Birria Tacos (Easy! Weeknight Dinner)

This Quesabirria recipe makes the best birria tacos at home including that incredible consome dipping broth! I'll show you how to make these beef tacos using the simplest ingredients that you can easily get at the supermarket. The pressure cooker or Instant Pot cooks this to perfection in 45 minutes. They'll taste just like your favourite birria food truck!

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Red Velvet Fake Mince Cake - Fun Halloween Dessert

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Red Velvet Fake Mince Cake - Fun Halloween Dessert

Want to seriously spook your guests this Halloween? This fake raw mince looks disturbingly real but is actually sweet red velvet cake. Serve it straight from a meat grinder and watch your guests laugh (and squirm!). A quirky, fun and unforgettable party treat!

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Pek Kio Hawker Centre in the Heartland of Singapore

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Pek Kio Hawker Centre in the Heartland of Singapore

Looking for authentic Singapore hawker food away from the tourist crowds? Discover the best stalls at Pek Kio Hawker Centre including the famous prawn mee, chicken rice, nasi lemak, chee cheong fun, curry puffs and traditional sweet soups at bargain prices.

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Satay Street at Lau Pa Sat, Singapore

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Satay Street at Lau Pa Sat, Singapore

Lau Pa Sat is a hawker centre in Singapore's CBD where skyscrapers meet the smoky aroma of satay street and a bustling indoor hawker centre. It is one of the most popular hawker centres in Singapore thanks to its location and historical Victorian era building. Find out more about satay street and how to navigate this very popular hawker centre.

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Easter Cocktail Recipe

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Easter Cocktail Recipe

Hot cross buns and chocolate are my favourite Easter treats, so I've married them in a simple, delicious cocktail-finished with a slice of toasted hot cross bun for the most chocolatey, slightly spiced sip you'll want all weekend.

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Baked in Berrima: A Sweet & Savoury Bakery in the Southern Highlands

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Baked in Berrima: A Sweet & Savoury Bakery in the Southern Highlands

Baked in Berrima is a Southern Highlands gem. With tasty sandwiches on shokupan bread to sweet and savoury pastries and cakes it's a must stop for any road trip. Find out what to order there. You'll want to add this lovely bakery to your list!

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Grilled Peaches With Ricotta and Honey

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Grilled Peaches With Ricotta and Honey

These grilled peaches are ridiculously simple: halved, brushed with honeyed butter and grilled until the flesh caramelises, then topped with a spoonful of creamy ricotta and a drizzle of honey. It's summer on a plate-light, delicious and the perfect way to finish a big meal.

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Tomato Relish Chutney

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Tomato Relish Chutney

This tomato relish - chutney if you prefer - is one of the most delicious things to make when tomatoes are at their best. Slather it on sandwiches, dollop it into a bacon-and-egg roll to make it café-quality, or keep a jar in the fridge for whenever you need a savoury lift. It's ridiculously easy, works with any tomatoes (fresh or tinned) and stores beautifully. Consider yourself warned - this is a pushy relish recipe, Dear Reader!

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The Melting Cheese, Sydney

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The Melting Cheese, Sydney

The Melting Cheese has just opened on Liverpool Street - a Thai-style café from the team behind Mango Coco and Issho. It's equal parts pastry counter and café, with a brunch menu that stretches from risottos and pastas to grilled dishes. Read on for the must-orders and the best times to pop in if you want to dodge the queue.

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A Weekend in Bowral and Berrima in the Southern Highlands

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A Weekend in Bowral and Berrima in the Southern Highlands

Escape to the Southern Highlands for a weekend of history, food and wine! We stay at the beautifully restored Berida Hotel in Bowral and enjoy delicious food in Bowral. We also visit the newest food, wine and art festival, the Horizontal Festival. A perfect country getaway.

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Elotes Corn in a Cup - Mexican

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Elotes Corn in a Cup - Mexican

Elotes in a cup is an easy Mexican street corn recipe with corn, garlic crema and Tajin and takes 10 minutes or less to make. It works beautifully as a side for tacos, burritos or grilled meat or as a cookout side dish. Because it is served in cups it makes for a great party dish too!

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Strawberry Jam - Easy 10 Minute Gift Idea

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Strawberry Jam - Easy 10 Minute Gift Idea

Make the best homemade strawberry jam in just 10 minutes! This easy, no-pectin jam recipe uses a secret ingredient for the perfect set. Great for scones, cakes or holiday gift giving. I'll also show you the simple canning process that preserves your jam to make it shelf stable!

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Brewed to Order: Chicha San Chen's Bubble Tea

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Brewed to Order: Chicha San Chen's Bubble Tea

Love bubble tea? Chicha San Chen a Taiwanese brand of bubble tea that is a bit different from others. They brew each cup of tea individually to order and use real tea leaves rather than powders. The fruit flavours are made with fresh fruit and the seasonal taro is made with real taro made every morning in store. Find out the lowdown about Chicha San Chen!

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Umami House, Randwick

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Umami House, Randwick

Umami House is a new burger place in Randwick with a very unique type of beef burger patty. The patty has an umami mushroom infusion that was designed to make the beef more flavoursome and moist. Find out more about what this is like and what else there is on the menu!

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French Omelette Recipe: Silky, Buttery & Classic

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French Omelette Recipe: Silky, Buttery & Classic

Learn how to make a classic French omelette. With just eggs, butter and a little practice you can master this divine omelette that is as elegant as it is simple. No cream, no fillings! Just the delicate flavour of eggs wrapped up in a smooth, buttery fold. Master this timeless French recipe that takes only minutes to make.

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Mekong River Cruise Day 1

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Mekong River Cruise Day 1

It's time for our first river cruise and the Toum Tiou II offers an intimate way to experience the Mekong River with just 28 passengers on board. Over nine days, the cruise moves from Cambodia to Vietnam, combining village walks, cycling, kayaking and market visits with rest on deck. But first, find out what the accommodation is like and what you need to know before you cruise!

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Baked Salmon Recipe - Stuffed With Spinach & Artichoke

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Baked Salmon Recipe - Stuffed With Spinach & Artichoke

This easy baked salmon recipe is perfect for busy weeknights. Salmon fillets are coated in a 3 spice rub, then stuffed with a creamy spinach artichoke filling. With just 10 minutes prep and 15 minutes baked in the oven!

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Bali's Bucket List - Rock Bar and After Rock, Bali

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Bali's Bucket List - Rock Bar and After Rock, Bali

Rock Bar Bali is on the bucket list for many travellers. Over the years it has changed and expanded so that it can accommodate demand for the cliffside sunset bar. So what is it like now? And how do you score a coveted table at the Round Deck? We also take a peek into After Rock, the late night bar designed to be a flow on bar after Rock Bar closes at midnight.

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Air Fryer Buffalo Hot Chicken Wings - Saucy

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Air Fryer Buffalo Hot Chicken Wings - Saucy

These air fryer Buffalo wings are saucy and crispy without deep frying thanks to one simple secret ingredient. Toss them in a buttery Buffalo hot sauce with a touch of honey, paprika and lemon pepper for the ultimate easy snack. Serve with celery sticks and blue cheese or ranch dressing for classic buffalo wings at home. Perfect for game day, parties or an easy appetiser!

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NYT Gochujang Cookies Recipe

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NYT Gochujang Cookies Recipe

These gochujang cookies might be the most delicious and delightfully unusual biscuits you'll ever try - a chewy sugar cookie threaded with ribbons of gochujang caramel, that spicy‑sweet‑salty Korean paste. Some readers have called them their favourite ever cookie and, honestly, once you taste one you'll understand. This is a pushy recipe, Dear Reader.

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Sushi Push Pops & Za'atar Sushi at Sushi Box, Yagoona

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Sushi Push Pops & Za'atar Sushi at Sushi Box, Yagoona

Sushi Box is a takeaway sushi shop that sells sushi push pops with coatings like blue takis or hot cheetos or sushi with za'atar and drizzled in olive oil. Find out what it is like and which combination of sushi pop works best!

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Buddha's Hand Fruit Recipe - Homemade Limoncello

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Buddha's Hand Fruit Recipe - Homemade Limoncello

Buddha's Hand citron is known for its incredible fragrance and makes a beautifully aromatic homemade limoncello with just 4 ingredients. This easy Buddha's Hand limoncello recipe is a smooth, sweet liqueur with notes of lemon, jasmine and lavender. I'll show you how to make it here.

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The Real NY Cookie Deal: Uptown Chunk, Potts Point

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The Real NY Cookie Deal: Uptown Chunk, Potts Point

Real New York style cookies that are super chunky and made with quality ingredients? Uptown Chunk is a cookie shop that makes incredible cookies that you just have to try. These cookies come with a warning: you can't stop at one!

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Lemon Poppy Seed Cake (Moist, Zingy!)

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Lemon Poppy Seed Cake (Moist, Zingy!)

This Lemon Poppy seed Cake recipe is all about zingy, lemony flavours enveloped in a deliciously moist cake. This simple cake is decorated with a simple powdered or icing sugar frosting and edible flowers. When you're looking for a simple, single layer cake that looks a bit special but doesn't take a lot of time, this lemon poppy seed cake is it!

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Sydney Icons: Golden Century Restaurant, Crown Towers

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Sydney Icons: Golden Century Restaurant, Crown Towers

After 32 years open and 3 and a half years closed, Golden Century restaurant reopened at Crown, Sydney at the beginning of this year. On the menu are their famous XO pippies, scallop siu mai and Peking duck. Get a peek at the dishes featured in Crown's Yes Chef! dinner with signature dishes from Nobu, Amare, Woodcut, Icebergs and Golden Century.

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The Magic of Phu Quoc: Gondolas, Mud Baths & Seafood Feasts

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The Magic of Phu Quoc: Gondolas, Mud Baths & Seafood Feasts

Spend a magical day in Phu Quoc, Vietnam. Start the day right with breakfast in bed, explore Grand World's Venetian style canal, unwind in a soothing mud bath and feast on Phhu Quoc's local specialties at the night markets (with a surprise end of the night!).

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Bannisters Pavilion Mollymook Review: Pet Friendly Stay & Dining

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Bannisters Pavilion Mollymook Review: Pet Friendly Stay & Dining

Bannisters Pavilion is part of the Bannisters hotel family. Located 2 minutes away from Bannisters on the Sea in Mollymook on the scenic NSW South Coast, it offers dog friendly accommodation and fantastic food. If you're looking for a Christmas gift they also offer gift vouchers for stays at any of their properties.

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Pumpkin Focaccia Bread Recipe

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Pumpkin Focaccia Bread Recipe

We're right in the thick of Halloween and I have a fun, easy pumpkin focaccia "breadscape" to share - I saw it on Instagram and couldn't wait to make it. All you need is my big bubble focaccia dough, a small pumpkin, some red onion and a few sage leaves, and you'll end up with something delightfully cute and delicious on the table.

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Prawn Linguine Pasta ai Gamberi (Quick, 15 Minutes)

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Prawn Linguine Pasta ai Gamberi (Quick, 15 Minutes)

Prawn linguine or pasta ai gamberi is a wonderful recipe for you want a 15 minute meal that is healthy, delicious and a fraction of the price of a restaurant or takeaway meal. This prawn linguine recipe has just a few ingredients but tastes like you ordered it at a restaurant!

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$9.80 Yum Cha at Oceanic Tastes, Rhodes

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$9.80 Yum Cha at Oceanic Tastes, Rhodes

Dogs, outdoor eating and $9.80 yum cha? At Oceanic Tastes in Rhodes you can bring your four legged friend along to your yum cha and all dishes are a flat rate of $9.80. So what is it like and is it worth going to?

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Dubai Chocolate Cake

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Dubai Chocolate Cake

This Dubai chocolate cake is inspired by the viral Dubai chocolate bar. A rich, moist chocolate is filled with crunchy kataifi pistachio filling and a decadent chocolate frosting. This showstopping Middle Eastern inspired dessert is perfect for special occasions, celebrations or for chocolate lovers!

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Step Inside the Iconic Raffles Singapore

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Step Inside the Iconic Raffles Singapore

Raffles Singapore is one of the world's most iconic hotels and the jewel in the Raffles crown. Come along as we visited the venerated hotel after its second restoration and see what the new suites. We also test out the food offerings at the Butcher's Block, breakfast at the Tiffin Room and drinks at the Long Bar and the Writer's Room.

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Magical Modica, Sicily

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Magical Modica, Sicily

Modica is one of the most beautiful towns in all of Sicily. Nestled inside a valley made up of four hills, a 1693 earthquake transformed this medieval town into a town lined with baroque facades. There's also a sweet side to Modica with a very famous product made here: Modica chocolate that is unlike any other chocolate you have ever tried. Afterwards we also visit a cheese factory whose owner has taken on the supermarket giants and won with his incredible fresh, hot ricotta.

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Easy Oven Baked Glazed Salmon

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Easy Oven Baked Glazed Salmon

This hoi sin glazed salmon is juicy, luscious and bursting with flavour. A quick 20 minute recipe with no marinating needed it is perfect for busy weeknights yet impressive enough for guests. Serve with a grain salad or vegetables for a truly unforgettable dinner!

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Strawberry Cheesecake Recipe (Cheesecake Factory Dupe)

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Strawberry Cheesecake Recipe (Cheesecake Factory Dupe)

This baked strawberry cheesecake is deliciously light and silky rather than heavy, crowned with fresh strawberries glazed to a shine. If you love the Cheesecake Factory's strawberry cheesecake, this is my take on that iconic favourite - a proper crowd-pleaser. This is a pushy recipe, Dear Reader.

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Elevated Vietnamese Food At Annamese, Barangaroo

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Elevated Vietnamese Food At Annamese, Barangaroo

Annamese is an upmarket Vietnamese restaurant in Barangaroo that opened in January 2025. With an expansive outdoor section and views of the water, it's a great spot on a sunny day. The menu is full of creative takes on Vietnamese dishes and a fantastic cocktail list including a Pho cocktail. Find out what else is a must order at Annamese!

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Preview: Luke's Kitchen Christmas Lunch

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Preview: Luke's Kitchen Christmas Lunch

If you're looking for a Christmas lunch cooked for you by a chef, then head to Luke's Kitchen at the Kimpton Margot Sydney hotel. The luxury Art Deco hotel is hosting a 5 course Christmas lunch on Christmas Day. Plus book a spot at The Vault, Australia's smallest small bar to enjoy a festive cocktail in a cosy, historic spot.

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A Foodie's Guide to Zurich: Bratwurst, Fine Dining & A Dada-Inspired Hotel

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A Foodie's Guide to Zurich: Bratwurst, Fine Dining & A Dada-Inspired Hotel

Zurich is Switzerland's financial and capital and is a lively and cosmopolitan Swiss city. Come along as we explore the city, try some of Zurich's most famous bratwursts (and learn how to eat them Swiss style), check into a Dadaesque maximalist hotel and dine at one of Zurich's fine dining restaurants!

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How To Make The Dubai Chocolate Recipe

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How To Make The Dubai Chocolate Recipe

The Dubai Chocolate Bar has a filling of crunchy toasted kataifi pastry smothered in pistachio cream and tahini and then enrobed in rich chocolate. With my tips and recipe you can recreate this at home!

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Santorini on a Budget: Save Money & Plan Your Itinerary

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Santorini on a Budget: Save Money & Plan Your Itinerary

Santorini is a visual dream come true. But is it possible to see Santorini on a budget? I will show you how to not break the bank and still see the beauty of Santorini. Explore the the Greek Island of Santorini with us and find out where to get those amazing photos and where to eat some amazing food.

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Raspberry Passion Fruit Ice Cream - 4 Ingredients

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Raspberry Passion Fruit Ice Cream - 4 Ingredients

This raspberry passion fruit ice cream is a creamy, tangy no churn recipe made with just 4 ingredients. Swirled with raspberry jam and fresh passion fruit, it is an easy homemade dessert with no ice cream maker required.

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Marble Cake Recipe Neapolitan

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Marble Cake Recipe Neapolitan

This classic Neapolitan marble cake combines strawberry, chocolate and vanilla swirls. It's buttery, moist and topped with pink buttercream. It's the perfect show stopping birthday cake with a retro twist!

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Norimono, Crows Nest

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Norimono, Crows Nest

Love sushi and hand rolls? Norimono specialises in temaki (Japanese hand rolls) served fresh across the counter. They have creative combinations like seared scallop with XO sauce, wagyu with foie gras and ikura and lobster egg benedict. Find out what we tried, what we loved and which dishes we'd order again (and the ones we'd leave behind!).

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A Stay at Villa Le Corail, a Gran Meliá Hotel

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A Stay at Villa Le Corail, a Gran Meliá Hotel

The Gran Melia chain is a Spanish owned chain of luxury hotels worldwide. This sophisticated oceanfront resort and its villas combines Mediterranean style with Vietnamese hospitality. Come and see what makes the Villa Le Corail, a Gran Meliá Hotel in Vietnam's Nha Trang so special.

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Lohikeitto Finnish Salmon Soup

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Lohikeitto Finnish Salmon Soup

Lohikeitto is a delicious and simple creamy salmon soup from Finland. It is a wonderfully easy soup to make and contains salmon, potatoes, carrots and leeks in a creamy dill and allspice soup. Like a cousin of a seafood chowder, this Finnish recipe will warm you up from the inside with its delicious flavour and goodness from the salmon. If you're looking for yummy ways to incorporate salmon into your diet, try this recipe!

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Abu Ali, Fairfield

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Abu Ali, Fairfield

If you are looking for traditional Iraqi food head to Sydney's Fairfield where there are plenty of Iraqi eateries. Kebab Abu Ali is an Iraqi restaurant with a distinct interior with rich red and paintings on the walls. You'll find authentic Iraqi dishes like Parda Pilaw, or Teeman ala Baggella made with broad beans, dill and topped with a lamb shank plus house made bread made fresh to order.

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Inside Zurich's Sweetest Attraction: The Lindt Chocolate Museum

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Inside Zurich's Sweetest Attraction: The Lindt Chocolate Museum

Theobroma, the scientific name for cacao beans that form the essential part of chocolate is no coincidence. Theobroma means "food of the gods" in Greek and today we are visiting the Lindt museum of chocolate. Come along as we do a tour, have tastings and take a chocolate class to make one of the most popular chocolate bars in the world today!

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Fast Food, Fine Dining Style at Nel Restaurant

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Fast Food, Fine Dining Style at Nel Restaurant

Nel restaurant has a new degustation concept features Chef Nelly Robinson's take on fast food reimagined into fine dining featuring all of your favourite fast foods from pizza, biryani, fried chicken with caviar, donuts and milkshakes. Come along and see what it is like!

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Cinnamon Roll Biscuits - Butter Swim Style

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Cinnamon Roll Biscuits - Butter Swim Style

These cinnamon roll butter swim biscuits are the easiest way to satisfy a cinnamon roll craving - no yeast or dough needed! Soft, fluffy biscuits bake in a pool of melted cinnamon butter, creating a gooey, caramelised bottom. All with just 10 minutes prep. If you love cinnamon rolls but want something quicker and simpler then these cinnamon biscuits are it!

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Paddy Chan's, Newtown

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Paddy Chan's, Newtown

Paddy Chan is the first Irish Chinese restaurant in Sydney and they've just opened up their second branch in Newtown. While the original shop in Kensington is a strictly takeaway establishment, at Newtown you can sit and eat in. So what is Irish Chinese food like and what is a must order at Paddy Chans' (spoiler: it is HUGE so bring a group!).

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Warm Piedmont Bagna Cauda Dip

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Warm Piedmont Bagna Cauda Dip

Bagna Cauda is a wonderful, old‑fashioned dip from Italy's Piedmont - simple to make with just a handful of ingredients and best served warm with crunchy crudités. There are countless versions, but this is the one my family asks for: anchovy‑and‑garlic forward, deliciously umami and unapologetically bold, so it's not for the faint‑hearted.

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Dining at Lana Restaurant, Hinchcliff House

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Dining at Lana Restaurant, Hinchcliff House

Lana at Hinchcliff House is all about modern fine dining. There's saffron spiced pasta with spanner crab and tom yum to a Korean style wagyu rib cap steak or snacks made with the latest novel protein to hit Australia: cultured quail!

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Homemade Chicken Nuggets - McDonald's Copycat Recipe

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Homemade Chicken Nuggets - McDonald's Copycat Recipe

These homemade chicken nuggets taste just like McDonald's but even better! Made with real chicken breast and coated in a light, crispy tempura batter, they are juicy, golden and so easy to make at home. With simple pantry ingredients and no mystery meat, this copycat nugget recipe is perfect for kids, snacks or dinner. Once you try these freshly fried nuggets, you'll never go back to takeaway!

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Balinese Village Life at Ungasan

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Balinese Village Life at Ungasan

Explore the real Bali on this Ungasan village walk from Umana Bali. We discover Balinese Hindu traditions, local markets, village life and enjoy a delicious homemade breakfast at a local woman's home.

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Yi by Jereme Leung, Raffles Singapore

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Yi by Jereme Leung, Raffles Singapore

It's our first night in Singapore in almost 10 years and I'm excited to be eating out. Yi is located in the Raffles Singapore in the Raffles Arcade, best accessed by at the North Bridge Road entrance. The floral entrance of 藝 Yì by Jereme Leung is striking and adorned with 1,000 paper flowers. It was inspired by Pangu, thought to be the first ancestral being and the creator or the universe and the one that separated heaven and earth.

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Umana Bali, One of Bali's Most Luxurious Clifftop Resorts

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Umana Bali, One of Bali's Most Luxurious Clifftop Resorts

Umana Bali is a stunning limestone clifftop resort on the Southernmost tip of Bali in Ungasan, an area known for stunning ocean views, beach clubs and luxe resorts that appear as though they cling onto the edges of the cliffs like limpets on rocks. Umana Bali is part of the Hilton Hotels portfolio and is the 16th out of 18 LXR resorts, Hilton's highest tier luxury brand known for its "one of its kind" resorts. Come along as we explore what the hotel has to offer.

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Jilin Family Review - The Chatswood Restaurant Serving Authentic Dongbei Cuisine

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Jilin Family Review - The Chatswood Restaurant Serving Authentic Dongbei Cuisine

Jilin Family is one of a few restaurants in Sydney that serves food from Jilin in Dongbei, China. This means dishes that you won't find anywhere else, from the giant simmering iron pot to finely sliced crispy pork in a lightly tangy vinegar sauce and plump dumplings with Northeastern Chinese sauerkraut. Come along and find out what Jilin food is all about.

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Stop At Signal Box, Newcastle

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Stop At Signal Box, Newcastle

Signal Box is a popular all-day restaurant located on Wharf Road, at the Market Street lawn precinct in Newcastle. The building is based on its original incarnation as a signal box for when trains used to run nearby. The dining pavilion made nearly entirely of steel and concrete to honour the city's history. The large glass windows are cantilevered and run on hydraulics that they can open up to let the breeze in. Come along as we have pre-dinner snacks here!

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Scenic Sicily: Seaside Town Of Marzamemi

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Scenic Sicily: Seaside Town Of Marzamemi

Mr NQN and I have set off for our road trip in Sicily now that the official food tour is over making our way towards Palermo via some very scenic towns. The first stop is in a beautiful seaside town of Marzamemi. See what this gorgeous town has to offer (spoiler: great food is one thing!).

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