I Don't Eat, I Devour

Another year, another night noodle market. Certainly the most popular event of Good Food Month, and I have some mixed feelings about this annual food fest held at Hyde Park. On one hand, the atmosphere is great - many Insta-famous shops bring out limited edition or new products (think Messina, N2, Black Star Pastry); it's a one stop shop for trying a wide variety of new and exciting casual food trends; and no booking or planning is required. On the other hand, the food is usually over-priced; lines can be very long and I have always thought, if I could get the food from your actual shop, why would I settle for something you've cooked up on a make-shift stove top instead of your fully kitted-out, professional kitchen? My advice is to a) do your homework before hand: work out what you actually want to eat, and make a beeline for the queue. It is very easy to get distracted by sub-par food at these markets, so you have to have a firm and prepared attitude; b) military-style or...

Today's entry marks a change on this blog - from now on, I will no longer limit myself to reviewing items you can put in your mouth, I will be broadening the scope of this blog - starting with ONEWAYOUT Sydney, one of the newer escape rooms which seem to be popping up all over town. If you're not familiar with the concept of escape rooms, they are puzzle-solving entertainment which you undertake in groups. The backstories differ from room to room, but the basic concept remains the same: you and your friends are trapped in one (or a series of) locked room, and you must use your noggins and keen powers of observation to find clues around the room, solve puzzles, and hopefully make it out of the room before the clock ticks over and whatever fictional fate of horror befalls you. Context: ONEWAYOUT is my first experience of an escape room, and I must say I enjoyed it immensely. The context of The Body Shop is that you and your friends are trapped inside a global organ harvesting...