Happy New Year 2021

What a crazy year, for everyone. To say 2020 fucked us all up is an understatement.

This year was all about self-growth and learning we only need a handful of quality, amazing people in our lives 🥰.

January

​We were suffocating in bushfire smog here in Sydney. It was very difficult to breathe, even for our healthy young lungs. We spent this month melting away under the summer sun 🔥.

February

Mick outdid himself and cooked this delicious meal on Valentine’s day (LINK).

We got a miracle with our very first omakase experience with Chef Sano at Sokyo 😱 (LINK). Also ate at Nomad (LINK) and went to our first, last and only rave of 2020; Transmission 💔.

And our beautiful friends, N & A, got married in Hunter Valley 😍 (LINK) where we also had wine tastings and the Muse coconut (LINK).

March

We flew to Japan with Aaron a few days before Australia announced shutdowns 🤣. While everyone was panic buying and hoarding toilet paper, we were having a blast travelling around Tokyo (LINK) and Osaka (LINK):

  • First time upgraded to premium economy 🤩
  • Day tripped to Niigata (LINK)
  • Day tripped to Yokohoma (LINK)
  • Riding Mariokart for the last time (they’ve shut down)
  • Dining with Chef Sato for a private omakase (LINK)
  • Seeing the full bloom of the cherry blossoms 🌸 (LINK)
  • First time in business class on the Qantas 747’s last ride ever (discontinued)

April

We flew home right before the mandatory hotel quarantine so we were lucky to stay home in April, playing games and updating this blog 🛀🏻.

May

The next 4-5 months were one of the best for us. Sydney was easing out of lockdown restrictions and we bonded with our friends in a way that we never would have before 🥰.
I started learning how to cook (LINK) and delivered to our friends/family for feedback. In return, they made some awesome stuff 🤤
T made savoury foods:

  • Ramen 🍜
  • Banh canh cua 🦀
    (crab udon noodle soup)
  • Hu tieu do bien 🍲
    (pork and seafood noodle soup)
A baked us so many desserts:

  • BSP watermelon cake 🍉
  • Durian mochi ice cream 🍦
  • Earl grey tea, durian & matcha choux 🥯
  • Brownies 🍫
We also went overboard with a sashimi party (LINK) and an extensive foodie day trip where we stopped at 10 places in 4 hours 😂 (LINK).

June

Restrictions were easing up more so we went on a few outdoor adventures. We cooked a lot too with taco night 🌮, sukiyaki night 🥘 and KBBQ night 🍖. This year’s anniversary dinner was at Bentley Restaurant (LINK).

July

The eating continued in July with truffle menus and Vietnamese fermented food (LINK).
N cooked up some delicious, juicy hamburgers 🍔.

I started buying and caring for plants, like everyone else did during this period 😂 and cooked up some takoyaki (LINK).

August

August was another blur of good food and good company 🥰

  • We went truffle hunting in Canberra (LINK)
  • Ate a Disney inspired menu at Nel. Restaurant (LINK)
  • Overindulged on more sashimi and fried chicken (LINK)

September

I underwent elective surgery and spent most of this month recovering.
PSA: don’t underestimate your health. Check for lumps.

October

We went to the Van Gogh Exhibition (LINK). I celebrated my birthday at Automata (LINK) and Cuppa (LINK) while Mick made Japanese curry 🍛, pork crackling 🐷, Taiwanese beef noodle soup 🍜, and bo kho 🥘.

November

We ate some more in November …

  • Chaco Bar 🍢 (LINK)
  • Malabar for our Indian cravings 🍛 (LINK)
  • Baja Bills 🌮


  • AYCE sushi for $35 🍣
  • Mr Stone bowl 🐟 (LINK)
  • Kuro Anniversary Dinner 🦪 (LINK)

December

And of course, more eating in the most seasonal month of the year. We had Tetsuya (LINK) and the Christmas Menu at Nel. Restaurant (LINK).

We flew business to Melbourne right before the NSW Covid outbreak and interstate border restrictions LOOOOL #LivingOnTheEdge. Some of the food we ate was:
We hope 2021 will be kinder to everyone.
Stay safe, take care and happy new year! 😁💖
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