Marquee Sydney's Party

Marquee Sydney rocks! Its first birthday event lived up to the venue's "Place to be" image. The place was pumping. Celebrities attending the VIP soiree included supermodel Jennifer Hawkins and Prinnie Stevens just to name a few. The artists mixed tracks creating amazing tunes that had the crowd going off on the dance floors till the early hours of the morning. It was a fantastic night.

Taste of Sydney 2013

Taste of Sydney is fantastic. It's like designing your own degustation menu at a fraction of the price of eating in. You get to eat dishes from top restaurants from Sydney and beyond, taste foods and drinks from around Australia and New Zealand, including cider, wines, beers, ginger beer and top it off with gelato or frozen yoghurt in a wonderful park setting. 
There was entertainment for adults and kids, including live music and disc jockeys, and a foosball table at the Rekorderlig marquee. Celebrity chefs from former Master Chef episodes were sprinkled throughout the venue.
The Miele VIP tent served as a great place to take dishes and drinks back to and chill out with service from the dedicated bar. And the portable loos set a new standard.
Rekorderlig had a marquee with great tunes pumping it out making it an exciting place to hang. And all the cider flavours tasted great.
Food highlights included, Spit Roast Suckling Pig from Four In Hand, Roast Murray Valley Pork Salad from Longrain, Wood Roasted Chicken Radicchio from The Woods, Panko-fried Pork Belly from Sake Restaurant & Bar, Grimaud Duck from Jonah's and Crayfish Croquettes from Biota Dining (Bowral). There were other great sounding dishes from other restaurants that we did not get to try due to selling out. 
Scotch Fillet Cha Kebap on Charcoal Spit from Efendy, Suckling Pig Ragu from Popolo, and Chocolate, Yuzu Curd, Miso Butterscotch from Three Blue Ducks.
Cocktail making displays and tastings were awesome with ingenious vessels to drink from (and take home). 
There was so much to do, you could go to every session and still miss things. So there was always something to see, do and taste. It runs from 14-17 March. 

Wine Odyssey Australia

At Wine Odyssey Australia  wineries visited included:
Bilgavia Estate which had a great Blanc de Blanc and Verdelho.
Mount Eyre which had a refreshing Fiano. McWilliams Mount Pleasant Elizabeth and Lovedale were of particular note and the "sticky" wines were fantastic. 
Furthermore, they had a taste of a Taittinger Champagne that the winery can do a special of around $55 a bottle. Margan's Semillon was a delight. Antonio from Puntino Trattoria from 41 Crown Street, Woolloomooloo had sensational meatballs and wonderfully soft gnocchi. Salt Meets Cheese platters were delish with fig jam and tasty crackers. Wine Odyssey Australia had fresh baby spinach and meatball wraps which were very filling.There was a live band adding to the fantastic atmosphere.

Mardi Gras Sydney 2013