I Don't Eat, I Devour

Pilu at Freshwater is a beautiful two-hatted restaurant on Sydney's northern beaches, overlooking the beach. It is a very popular wedding venue - and one can understand why, just by looking at the tranquil and beautiful little garden right near the sand. What a view! There are four main options available at Pilu: a 5 course degustation menu (at $125pp + $80 for matching wine), an 8 course degustation menu (at $154pp + $105 for matching wine - $145 premium matching wine), a 2 course a la carte menu ($75pp) and a 3 course a la carte menu ($95pp). The a la carte menu offers quite a small and select number of choices for each course (as is usually the way at good restaurants), but each dish is intriguing and appetising in its own way. Sardinian flat bread, complimentary Each meal begins with some crispy, golden Sardinian flat bread. Paper thin and packed with a delicate olive oil and rosemary flavour, these flat breads are absolutely moreish, especially when paired with it

The cleverly named Ms G's is one of my favourite Asian fusion restaurants in Sydney. Apart from delicious food, they also make some killer cocktails - including alcoholic slushies. I came to Ms G's several years ago and just ordered a couple of dishes off the menu, so I figured it's time to try a degustation with them so I can have a more fulsome experience of what they have to offer. The weekend degustation is hands down one of the best value in this city of ours, which is no easy feat because we are so spoilt with many amazing restaurants and the competition is fierce. Read on, and you'll see why I think Ms G's is really up there. A word of warning, though - I just revisited Ms G's website to check a couple of ingredients when I noticed that the weekend banquet had been taken off! All is not lost - their normal degustation is still on offer at $69 per head. With the normal degustation menu, you do get more than the weekend lunch degustation menu featured bel