@chocolatesuze The most filled donut I’ve ever had in Sydney #loadedbakehouse #sydney #donuts #brightonlesands #sydneydonuts #homersimpson ♬ Unwritten – Natasha Bedingfield

If you’ve always thought donuts in Sydney never have enough filling then you’ve got to visit Loaded Bakehouse in Brighton Le Sands. I bought a box of 6 and each donut was incredibly light and fluffy, my favourite was the Homer Simpson glazed and also the cinnamon but look at the filling in this jam donut! And also how stuffed is this custard donut! And this Boston Cream! And last but not least, the kinder bueno!

@chocolatesuze I miss Spain so Deux Freres was next on my list to relive my pintxos and tapas memories #deuxfreres #sydney #sydneyspanishfood #sydneyrestaurants #pintxos ♬ Real Love Baby – Father John Misty

Deux Frères is a small pintxos and tapas bar in Circular Quay that opened a couple of months ago. We start off with a carafe of sangria which is perfect for this warm weather.

Upon entering I spied the brioche with Foie Gras and onion jam at the counter and immediately had to order it followed by the olive oil and vinegar marinated anchovies.

The Jamon serrano was sliced to order, we also got a tin of Anchovy Fillets that’s served with potato crisps. I loved the juicy garlic prawns which arrive sizzling and finally the txistorra sausage with a cider glaze and a pour of Calvados brandy flamed at the table is definitely a crowd pleaser.

@chocolatesuze Alfie’s Sydney is my new favourite steakhouse serving only one cut of steak for the mains #alfies #sydney #sydneysteak #sydneyrestaurants #steak ♬ Cravings – Christiane

When a restaurant only serves one cut of steak for the mains you know it’s got to be great especially if their sister restaurants are Bistecca and Gidley. The 220g dry-aged Riverine sirloin is $38 and cooked on Alfie’s custom-made grill. The steak is my idea of perfection, it’s juicy with just the right amount of marbling.

We order a whole bunch of sides, my favourite was the roast mushrooms with field, swiss brown, button and fried enoki.

Potato gratin is always a must order whenever I see this on the menu and it did not disappoint. We also loved the hot chips with chip shop curry sauce and the fire roasted carrots with carrot puree, malted beer vinegar, buckwheat and feta

The cucumber salad was suggested by our waiter and I was glad we ordered this as it was so refreshing and cut through the richness of everything.

The jam roly poly is basically a swiss roll with jam and we opted for the hot custard instead of the cold which was amazing. The Gypsy treacle tart was also fantastic, with Muscovado sugar, evaporated milk and a pretzel base.

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Farewell 2023, here’s to a delicious 2024!

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