Good Food Week

October is Good Food month in Sydney, and last week, Paul and I partook in some of the highlights. Wednesday we went to a cooking class at 360 which is a restaurant around the 80th floor in the tallest building in Sydney (like the CN Tower but smaller). The class and view were fantastic! We learned to make pasta from scratch, as well as focaccia and a number of delicious salads. We also had a bird's eye view of the city, ocean and unfortunately the wildfires that started again outside the city.

During Good Food month, Hyde Park is transformed into a nightly Asian noodle market. There are tons of food stalls and people enjoying the flavours and atmosphere. We had dinner there Saturday night, which made for a lively, entertaining and unique experience.

This past weekend also happened to be Beerfest - which to my excitement ended up being Beer and Cider-fest! - an outdoor beverage market in the Rocks! There were close to 30 breweries (and 3 or 4 times that many varieties) for which you purchased tasting tickets and sampled the beverages of your choice. Needless to say we hardly made a dent in the selections, but that's probably why we had such a good time!

I have started a food blog called The Adaptive Kitchen. I create my own version of dishes we've had at restaurants or recipes I find in cookbooks, magazines or online, and post pictures of the final result. It's mostly vegetarian dishes, but there are a few desserts, the most popular being a chocolate peanut butter pie and my grandma's shortbread cookies.

Unfortunately, the wildfires continue to be a problem near Sydney. These pictures were taken Thursday. For most of the afternoon, the sky glowed red. Later in the day the smoke began to clear, like a curtain being opened. You can see the reflection of the clear sky on the buildings. Jenn