"Brunch" Experience at Bruschettaria 102

Hey guys , It's been quite some time since our last post.

This time we are Giving you our Next project which is the Vlog ( Video Blog )

Our First Vlog are Brunch Experience at Bruschettaria 102 on Surry Hills , Sydney

Please do Check it out and Enjoy !!!

Home Thai Restaurant

Hello guys! We're back with today's post about Home Thai Restaurant. Have you heard about this restaurant? Some of you may know because we think it's quite famous in Sydney. Located in Sussex street in Sydney CBD, Home is one of the restaurants that offers the best Thai foods.

What to order at Home? Our favourite is Phad Thai Keaw. It's like stir-fry beef with herbs and spices which make it a bit salty and spicy. The beef is really juicy and chewy which is right for a stir-fry beef. It also comes with jasmine steamed rice and fresh chili too.

 image credit to urbanspoon

Another LGJ's favourite dish is Home Phad Thai Noodles. It's not like another Pad Thai, Home Pad Thai Noodles has some uniqe spices that add more flavour to the meal. It's not spicy at all so you can add dried chili to add the spiciness of the dish.

That's for the main dish, here comes the dessert. There are plenty of thai desserts from Home you can choose. But the most favourite one is Fried Banana. Served with sweet coconut dipping sauce which makes it taste really good. The fried banana is really crispy and the banana is usually sweet. It's just perfect to end your lunch or dinner.

image credit to Urbanspoon

Their sticky rice is also good, you can choose sticky rice with mango or durian. Both are taste just great. And don't forget to order a Thai ice tea with your meal, a perfect companion for the main dish. That is all our review for today guys. Hope it helps you what to order when you're planning to Home Thai Restaurants.

for the love of food,

LGJ Team

 Shop 1 - 2 / 299 Sussex Street
Sydney, NSW 2000

Bondi Pizza

Hello again readers! Today's post will be about the famous Bondi Pizza. Bondi Pizza is well-known with their thin pressed pizza that we think is absolutely delicious! Located in Bondi Beach and Westfield Bondi Junction, Bondi Pizza is the perfect place to run to when you're craving for a fine pizza.

So here we are to give you some references of what to order at Bondi Pizza. All range of their pizza are extremely delicious, but one of LGJ team's favourite is their lamb pizza. Some of you may do not really like lamb meat, but really, their lamb pizza tastes so good. They grilled the lamb meat nicely so it no longer smells like a lamb meat. The pizza is so thin and crispy. The tomato dices and the caesar sauce add more flavour to the pizza which make this lamb pizza, the yummiest lamb pizza we have ever tried.

Marinated Chargrilled Lamb

That was the pizza and now here comes the dessert. Not only heaven for the pizza lovers, the desserts at Bondi Pizza are also incredible. Our team favourite (and apparently the most famous one at Bondi Pizza) is The Oven-Baked Swirls. Their home made oven-baked swirls is extremely delicious. There are some options for the swirl from original, banana, apple and chocolate brownie. But the most favourite one is the one with chocolate brownie. The swirls is just right, the brownie is sweet, warm and a bit chewy which also perfect. It is served with vanilla ice cream and melted chocolate. Definitely a must have dessert after meal.

The Chocolate Brownie Oven-Baked Swirls

Also have a try of their Grilled Chicken Pancetta which also taste so good. The sweet pizzas are also amazing so maybe you could give us another reference too what to eat there next time. That is all for today's post guys. We hope it helps you to decide what to eat on Bondi Pizza or where to go when you're looking for a fine pizza.

For the love of food,

LGJ Team

Bondi Pizza - Bondi Beach

180-186 Campbell Parade

Bondi Beach - NSW 2026

Australia

Bondi Pizza - Bondi Junction

Shop 6009, Level 6, Westfield Shopping Centre

500 Oxford St

Bondi Junction -NSW 2022

Australia

Multi Functional Food

Hi guys ! Let us discover the power of food. Not only it fills our tummy but it can act as a beauty enhancement treatment for our skin !

• Avocado - Avocado is not just for eating. A good source of biotin, avocados help to prevent dry skin, brittle hair and nails. When applied topically, they can hydrate parched skin. Here is the tip, pit the fruit, pure the pulp, and pat it on your face. The oil will act as an emollient and it also contain Vitamin E. 
• Green Tea - Green tea has been well-known  for a skin-friendly beverage. Thanks to its impressive storehouse of polyphenols. Drink green tea 4 cups a day to get the best out of it! Moreover, base on researcher green tea can protect us against cancer, reduce risk of of stroke and healthier gums 
• Tomatoes - Tomatoes has always been the best remedy for home facial treatment that never fails to beautify our skin complexion. This trick has been inherited from our grand grand parents. 
• Salmon - Best way to slow down aging skin ! ! Yes, I will repeat myself aging skin ! As salmon contain astaxanthin , a carotenoid that improves skin elasticity. So you will have fewer fine lines.
• Eggs - Use raw egg as your facial mask. The white one is great for controlling oily skin, tighten your skin, reduce pore size and act as a lifting mask. While the yellow one is good for moisturizing the skin.  
• Pomegranate - Applied pomegranate topically and this amazing fruit will help to create more skin collagen while speeding healing.
• Walnuts - If you don't like fish but still need to add Omega-3 to your body, walnut will be your best friend. Walnut is rich with Omega-3 which will help to put shine in your hair and aid in making skin smoother and young looking.

Credits to : Reader's Digest

Hope this help ! 

For the love of food,

LGJ Team  

Sushi Eating Etiquette

Hey Guys , LGJ is back once again today with some tips and the etiquette to Enjoy Sushi

The Dos and Don'ts can be checked out from this Picture Below :

Credits to http://www.theworldsbestever.com/blog/ for the Picture 

Let us explain The Don'ts to make it more senseful ,

1. It is considered as a  bad etiquette to  Eat Sushi in half as it is considered ruining the beauty of the hand-made sushi , thus it offends the sushi chef.

2. It is considered bad to eat a sushi with a pickeled-ginger as it ruins the original taste of the sushi , which also offends the sushi chef.

3. Dumping wasabi to the soy sauce is also a bad etiquette as it wastes wasabi. As the etiquette of adding wasabi to a sushi is either to put it directly between the rice and the fish , or to eat it right after the sushi goes into your mouth. Since wasting soy sauce and wasting wasabi is considered a bad etiqutte , we are expected to take those seasoning as much as we can finish.

So there you go , a simple tips to enjoy Sushi with a Good etiqutte !

So now you can enjoy your sushi in a high-class manner according to the japanese tradition in eating sushi.

Facts About Calories

Here are some Facts about Calories , because as we all now that Eating are related with calories intake. So it is very important to know your daily intake and how to maintain a Healthy Diet.

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So now you will have a rough understanding of the connection between foods an calories. Surely after knowing these facts , you will be more careful in choosing what you eat to maintain a healthy diet. Eating Healthy doesn't merely means we love ourselves , but also means we love those people around us. As People always says " a Healthy Life is a Happy Life ".


For The Love of Food ,


LGJ Team

Have a sip of tea !

Hi guys! Any plan for weekend? We suggest that you head down to The Tea Salon - Victoria Room located in the heart of Sydney  to have some classic and elegant high tea. A very nice place to catch up with friends and have a talk.

Not to mention that the scones and cakes is delicious. Great environment as well with great customer service. We highly recommend The Tea Salon - Victoria Room with 5/5 rating overall. We recommend that you booked first before coming as it is a bit busy with limited space.

Opening hours : 

Mon- Wed : 9.30 am - 6.30pm

Thurs : 9.30 am - 9pm

Fri- Sat : 9.30 am - 6.30pm

Sun : 10am - 6pm

Location : 

Westfield Sydney, Level 4, cnr Pitt street mall and market street, Syd CBD

Contact :

(02) 9357 4488

Credits to  Victoria Room Tea Salon

For the love of food,

LGJ Team

Magical Food to Relief Stress

Hi guys! Okay so,, final exam is approaching at least for us uni student. That's why we decided to give you some tips about food that can relief stress.

Dark Chocolate - As we all know, sweet stuff like chocolate can relief our stress. Researcher has shown that 40g of dark chocolate a day can help us cope with stress by releasing "happy chemical" known as beta endorphin to the brain.  

Oranges - Surprisingly, a German study in Psycho-pharmacology found that Vitamin C helps reduce stress and return blood pressure  to normal levels after a stressful situation. Vitamin C is also well-known for boosting your immune system.

Banana - One of those magical food supply that not only give you a boost of energy but also quick and easy to consume. 

Celery - It has a wide range of calming effects. Research has shown that eating 4 stalks of celery a day can lower raised blood pressure, a common-stressed related symptom. Celery also contain tryptophan which triggers the release of serotonin helping to support sleep and reduce anxiety. 

Oily fish - Any type of fish like mackerel, salmon, anchovies, trout and sardines are rich in Omega-3 fatty acids, which help with brain function, heart health and how we cope with stress. Also, oily fish contain Vitamin B, zinc and magnesium that help to reduce sugar-addiction cycles and counteract the damaging effects of stress.

Porridge - Good to warm up your tummy in the morning and also to relieve the stress. 

Chamomile Tea - Soothing properties in chamomile tea is very well-known to treat insomnia, anxiety and stomach problems.

Credits to Business Insider, Marie Claire

For The Love Of Food,

LGJ Team.

Snacking and nibbling in a healthy way

Hi guys! We are back again ! Can't help yourself to crave for sweets during mid days and nigh but still want to lose weight  ? You don't need to avoid it, you just need to swap it to a healthier food. Here is some healthy snack ideas.

Peanut butter and Apple combo. Calling to all peanut butter lover! It is simple, easy, and most importantly DELICIOUS~ It helps to keep us away  from hunger for a few hours. 

Yogurt, berry and muesli. The most common healthy snacking idea that is also super easy without the need of much effort of peeling and cutting the fruits. Add your yogurt with frozen berries and muesli. 

Edamame also known as boiled green soybean is a low calorie food that can fulfill our nibbling problem during the day. 

Almond will be your best friend to attempt weight loss if you eat them in a decent amount. Almond contains a lot of nutrition that is vital for your health. They are high protein and low carbohydrate. 

Delicious and packed with vitamin A. Baked sweet potatoes fries are an ideal switch from your regular basket of fries. Toss raw sweet potato slices with extra virgin olive oil and roast in a hot oven. Season with salt or salt-substitute and dip in ketchup or hummus.

Raisin will be your best friend for curing your nibbling problem. It is yummy and of course healthy. 

Hope you enjoy it !

For the love of food,

LGJ Team 

Mad for Cakes

Hello Readers! Today we're gonna talk about patisseries  Who doesn't love cakes and sweets?? We all do love cakes, right?! Most of you probably would think about the famous Adriano Zumbo when talking about patisseries, but no, we won't talk about Adriano Zumbo today. Have you heard about Pasticceria Tamborrino? We're guessing some of you don't know about it. It's an Italian pasticceria in Five Dock. It may be not as famous as Adriano Zumbo, but I can guarantee their patisseries just as delicious as Zumbo's.

One of our team member has been there and tried most of their patisseries herself, and not even one of the sweets disappointing. Everything tastes as good as it looks, even better. As you can see, there are many choices of cakes, sweets and cookies on the shelf. You can also choose cakes which are gluten free for a healthier option. We personally think you should try each one of them but there are some of LGJ team favourites which are a must try.

1. Custard Doughnut

Their custard doughnut, is extremely delicious. The custard cream sweetness is just right. It is not sickening no matter how much you eat it. The doughnut is just as good as the custard cream, it's crispy on the outside and soft inside. They also have other choices of doughnuts like nutella doughnut which also yummy.

2. Apple Crumble

This is also one of LGJ team's favourite. The apple crumble slice is so good. The taste of the apple is just perfect, the sweetness is also perfect. They also put some crunchy vanilla on the top but it doesn't make the cake too sweet.

3. Mini Cannoli

Cannoli is one of Italian pastry. It looks like a tube cookies filled with sweets like chocolate, vanilla cream or custard cream. We have never tried cannoli before, but Tamborrino mini cannoli is just scrumptious. They have many choices of filling from vanilla, chocolate, custard, nutella and many else.

For the love of food,

LGJ Team

Pasticceria Tamborrino

75 Great North Rd

Five Dock NSW 2046

The Grounds of Alexandria

Looking for a perfect place to have brunch with your loved ones or simply just going out for lunch with your friends? The Grounds is the answer. Located in an old pie factory at Alexandria, The Grounds has a really vintage interior and design with wooden tables and bricks wall that definitely will catch your eyes. The Grounds offers a sort of rustic menu. They do not have so many choices on the menu, but most of the dishes are grainy and very healthy.

But, to those of you who do not really enjoy this kind of food, don't worry. The Grounds also offers many kinds of pastry and sandwiches which are definitely healthy but still delicious. They have so many choices of pastry to eat in or take away and you shouldn't be going back home without having at least one of their pastries. 

And also for you coffee lovers, The Grounds definitely a place to go. Coffee is one of The Grounds specialty, they only use the best coffee beans from around the world to make their coffee the best coffee in town, so you can't really go wrong with any coffee you choose from long black to cappuccino.

We think that's all for today's post. We hope it could be some kind of references to you guys.

For the love of food,

LGJ Team

The Grounds of Alexandria

Building 7A, No.2 Huntley st Alexandria NSW 2015

T: +61 (2) 9699 2225

Website

http://www.groundsroasters.com

Cooking Recipe : Easy to Prepare Caesar Salad

Hi Guys , another Post here from LGJ About eating Healthy ,

What comes first to your mind when we say Eating Healthy Food ???

We're mostly sure that one of them would be salad. 

As we All know that salad is one common dish with the base of Vegetables, and what differs salads are merely their ingredients and their dressing, though overall the concept of salad is to eat a healthy and fresh vegetables.

So here is it for you all Salad Lovers , a Recipe to Prepare a Simple Caesar Salad !!!

Source of Pict. : http://kkcdn-static.kaskus.co.id/images/2012/09/17/1880960_20120917074219.png

Caesar Salad Recipe :

INGREDIENTS :


* 1/2cup high quality extra virgin olive oil

* 4 cloves fresh garlic, peeled, smashed, then minced

* 1 baguette, preferably a day old, sliced thin

* 1/4 cup freshly juiced lemon juice (plus more taste)

* 4 ounces Parmesan cheese, grated

* 1 teaspoon achovy paste, or 1-2 anchovies, smashed and minced

* 2 eggs

* Freshly ground black Pepper (1/4 teaspoon or to taste)

* 1/2 teaspoon salt

* 4-6 small heads of romaine lettuce, rinsed, patted dry, wilted outer leaves discarded





How to Cook :

1. Prepare a very large bowl, then whisk together the olive oil and garlic. then let it rest for half an hour

2. While the oil is resting, make the croutons. Spread the baguette slices out over a baking sheet (may need to do in batches), lined with parchment paper or silpat. Brush or spray baguette with olive oil (or melted butter, or if you want garlicky croutons, dip pastry brush in the garlic infused oil you have sitting in step 1).Broil for a couple of minutes until the tops are lightly browned. (Note: Do not leave the baguette since these can easily go from browned to burnt.) Remove and let then let it cool down.

3. Add anchovies and eggs to the oil garlic mixture. Whisk until it goes creamy. Then add salt , pepper and 1/4 cup of lemon juice. Whisk in half of the Parmesan cheese. From this point you can taste it and season it according to your own taste and preference.

4. Tear off chunks of lettuce from the heads of lettuce (do not use knife to cut).Add the lettuce  to the oil mixture and toss until everything is coated. Add the rest of the Parmesan Cheese, then toss it again.

5. Coarsely chop the toasted baguette and add it (with the crumbs from the chopping) to the salad. Toss. Serve immediately.

Serves 4-6 for a main course or up to 8-12 for side salad.

So there it is guys , a Simple way to Prepare a Caesar Salad , and the best thing is that everything is Home made , even the dressing !!!

We Hope you like this recipe , Stay tuned for more Healthy Food Recipes here at Lifetime Gourmet Journey !!!

For the Love of Food,

LGJ Team.

Jeans BBQ Chilli Chicken

Hi Guys, it's us again! This time, we're gonna talk about one of our favourite restaurant, Jeans BBQ Chilli Chicken. Located in Eastwood (which is pretty close from Macquarie Uni), this Korean Restaurant is one of our favourite destination to eat when we get bored with meals from Macquarie Uni food hub and Macquarie Centre food court. As you all can guess from its name, this restaurant mostly offers spicy foods in their menu. So, to those of you whose spicy lover, Jeans BBQ Chilli Chicken is a must try. But, to some of you who does not like spicy food or simply cannot eat spicy food, there are several dishes which  are not spicy, but still scrumptious.

We have never tried all the dish on Jeans BBQ Chilli Chicken menu, but we will share some of our favourite dish to give you some reference what to order in this restaurant. The first on our top list is the Jeans Chilli Chicken.

The chicken is grilled with some kind of spicy sauce and served in a hot plate. It is so spicy yet tastes so good. The chicken always grilled nicely (not under-cooked and not over-cooked) every time we come to this restaurant. The portion is quite big too and enough for 2-3 people depending on how much you eat.

The second on our list is the Chilli Chicken cheese. It's pretty much the same with the first one, but this dish grilled with cheese and not as spicy as the Jeans Chilli Chicken.

The picture may not look so good. But really, this dish is one of the best on their menu. The spiciness is just right. And the melted cheese is really delicious. The portion of this dish is as big as the first one and enough  for 2-3 people. You can't really say no to this one.

The third one is Ginseng Friend Chicken. This dish is right for those of you who does not like spicy. Even though it is not spicy, it does not mean it does not taste as good as the first two. It tastes just as amazing as the spicy dishes.

The fried chicken is so tender and has a crispy skin. Served with mayonnaise, sesame sauce and hot chilli sauce. If you do not like spicy, you can ask the waitress to take out the sauce for you or to put it on a side. The portion is not as big as the firs two dishes, but should be enough for two people.

Last but not least, we would like to recommend you the amazing rice bowl of jeans chilli chicken as a perfect companion to all those dishes we have mentioned earlier. This is not an ordinary rice. The Jeans BBQ Chilli Chicken Rice Bowl is some kind of sticky rice mixed with seaweed and it is incredibly tasty.

We think that's all we can recommend to you guys. Not to forget Jeans BBQ Chilli Chicken also have another amazing dish on their menu like Chili Grilled Eel or Chili BBQ Pork which also a must try. We hope our opinion could be a reference to you who wants to try out Jeans BBQ Chili Chicken or simply looking for  a new place to eat.

For the love of food,

LGJ Team

Jeans Chili Bbq

115 Rowe Street

Eastwood, 2122

Ph: +61 2 9874 1100

Healthy Juice

Hi guys! How's your long weekend? We hope you had a great time!
First of all, to start our day, let's talk about refreshing healthy juice. As summer is approaching us soon, we all want to look our best during summer! Don't you agree?

Here is some simple recipe of some healthy juice to detox and cleanse your body. Try them out at home, they are inexpensive, healthy and yumm!

-Yummy Green Drink : 1/2 bunch spinach + 2 big kale leaves + 1/4 cup orange juice + 1 small banana + 1 kiwi

-Potassium Juice : 3 carrots + 3 stalk celery + 1/2 bunch spinach + 1/2 bunch parsley

-Healthy Mix : 6 tomatoes + 3 green onions with tops + 1/2 green pepper + 2 carrots + 2 stalks celery with tops + 1/2 bunch spinach + 1/2 bunch parsley + 2 lemons

-High blood pressure reducer : 2 garlic cloves + 1 handful parsley + 1 cucumber + 4 carrots with tops + 2 stalk celery



Hope this help! Stay healthy !




For the love of food,

LGJ Team

a Healthy Way to Consume Instant Noodles

Hey Guys , as Our First Post we decided to Share a Simple Tip to help you guys that likes to consume Instant Noodles.

As Students (especially International Students who Lives alone) , Boys in particular , cooking is a thing that we often lazy to do when we are quite busy with our Uni life or at our Job. So people consume Instant Noodles as a simple way to eat. Why people choose instant noodle ? Simply because cooking instant noodles only took you about 3 to 5 minutes, Talk about Saving Time !!!

and Not only by cooking instant noodles we save a lot of cooking time , the taste of instant noodles nowadays are Awesome !!! ( and yes we mean it , those things are heaps delicious ! ) Thus students eat instant noodle as a convenient choice to save up money and time.


As we all now that Instant noodles are not good for your health because it contains lots of chemical ingredients and the nutrition is very unbalanced for a healthy diet that people needs. So here we will share a few things for you who loves Instant Noodle and a tips how to make this unhealthy pleasure to something a bit more healthy ( Though it is still  not healthy ! LOL )

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Facts about Instant Noodles :

- To Fully Digest one serving of instant noodle , by average it took us 3 Days , Thus the Maximum safe number to Consume it is : 2 Servings / package a Week.

- MSG of the Instant noodles are harmful to people with High Blood Pressure and Heart problems as the MSG contains a high dose of Sodium which can trigger high blood pressure.

- When the Digestion system is processing the noodle inside our body , the Noodle will eventually became stretchy and sticky , thus Overconsuming it could injure your Digestion system.

- The Combinations of the Chemical processed Noodle and the Seasonings sum up to a High Amount of Calories , means we can easily gain weight by consuming these things ( but not in a healthy way ).




Those are a few facts about instant noodle , and now some Tips from our team to make instant noodle 'a bit healthier' :

1. Never use the broth from boiling the noodle as it contains Wax to make the noodle hold up to couple of months , even years.

2. After Boiling the noodle , dry it up and wash it again with a new boiling water to clean all the wax up

3. It is Better not to use all of the seasoning to minimize the amount of MSG you consume

4. to balance up and enhance the nutrition for your daily consumption , also boil some vegetables such as bok choy or spinach , and some eggs to add protein to your diet.




i Hope you guys find these facts and tips useful , especially for you noodle lovers. and i Hope by reading this you would reconsider if you guys are trying to cook some instant noodles.


For the Love of Food,




LGJ Team

Welcome !!!!

Hi Guys , Welcome to our simple Blog , it is Called " Lifetime Gastronomic Journey " , and Why did we choose this name , it is simply because we Eat to Survive , and we are able to continue our daily life by consuming food as the main source of our energy throughout our life. Though the starting concept of food is as we have stated above , 'merely to survive', nowadays food has become one of the most Biggest Pleasure in this life. Not just for the Wealthy , but also for all people. As the World of Gourmet and Cuisine keeps developing , Food had become a big industry everywhere.


Thus our Point of making our Blog is to Share our opinions , our findings , and our experience here in Sydney. There will be Posts about tips how to eat Simple and healthy and you can find all sorts of interesting information about food in Sydney. And the Most interesting point is , we are makin these posts from the point of view of a Student. Which is unique and has their own Taste and preference.

Below is our early sketch of our Blog today , we choose this layout as we think that this is the best format possible to make this Blog simple and easy to read. The reason we choose these designs are to emphasize the value of "Freshness" , as the best and the healthiest food are always the fresh ones.



































As time goes on , we will eventually update the Blog's Interface , as now our Technological abilites are quite
limited ( with having no experience in designing blogs ) , we Start by giving a Fresh and Interesting Ideas in our posts. Our team aims for this blog to be able to go public in quite some time in the future. We are also hoping to Put many interesting features in this blog such as a Food Diary for all the readers. Food Calendar which we put days and foods that are being celebrated at that day at a certain part of the world ( such as Moon cake Festival  from China ). And also we are hoping to be able to put a Reader's comments section in our Blog , not just on Posts , but also at our main page.

We Hope you enjoy reading this blog , and we hope you find our posts useful and interesting.

For the Love of Food ,

Filbert

Sheila

Vennica