I Don't Eat, I Devour

One of the most exciting new entrances into the Sydney brunch scene, Lazy Suzie does a mean fusion. It is sort of Malaysian, sort of Chinese, sort of Japanese and sort of Australian. It is absolutely, wonderfully surprising and delicious.  The food menu isn't huge, but every item is carefully selected and brings a surprising twist to regular brunch items which tantalise taste buds and excite the more adventurous foodies. Kaya Toast, $13  The Kaya Toast, for example, is an ingenious combination of salty and sweet. Two thick slices of sweet brioche toast is smeared with coconut custard so that it is rich and decadent. Accompanying it, however, are slow cooked poached eggs with soy burnt butter - slightly salty. The trick, the waiter informs me, is the break the eggs and dip the brioche into the soy-egg mixture - 'the messier the better'. Of course, the thought of being messy gives me palpitations, but there is something to be said of food tasting better when it is eat

Afternoon tea for Mother's Day has become a proud tradition for mama and me - I have vowed to take her to every reputable afternoon tea establishment in Sydney. Afternoon tea (or 'low tea', not 'high tea', contrary to common usage)  was meant as a means of filling the stomach and allowing aristocratic ladies to wile away the hours between luncheon and dinner (thank you, Duchess of Bedford). However, I suggest going on an empty stomach - the bite sized morsels add up to become quite filling! Sir Stamford at Circular Quay boasts 'the best afternoon tea in Sydney' (mere puffery, I think - however it is admittedly excellent). Despite the location of the hotel, tea is served in The Bar, which does not afford a view of the Habour. The interior, however, is very luxurious and intimate - dark colours, fire place, wall paper. The Elegant High Tea is served with a glass of champagne, a selection of tea or coffee, and the three-tiered selection of savoury items,