Sydney Rumbles?  My regular readers would be very familiar with Weekly Rumbles, Sydney food event roundup, published on a weekly basis in 2012.  Weekly Rumbles is gone and is being replaced by Sydney Rumbles.  Sydney Rumbles is still a roundup of what is happening around town, but will be on a monthly basis instead of weekly.  Look out for it on the 1st Monday of the month with an update on anything else that comes to hand on the 3rd Monday of the month.  I hope you like the new format.

Sydney is well and truly back in to full swing for 2013, everywhere you  turn your appetite is being satisfied. For the shortest month of the year, February is packed full of deliciousness.

It is the Chinese New Year/Lunar New Year this month and this year it is the year of the snake.  A month of activities are happening around Sydney, cooking classes, temple tours, tours of China Town, special dinners, tea appreciation sessions, it’s endless.  For more information head to the City of Sydney CNY website.

Summer of Reisling is in full swing.  A festival celebrating the world’s only turly noble grape variety, Riesling.  A great laneway tasting on Sunday 10h February  and a few other tastings and dinners happening as well. For more information head to Summer of Reiesling

March into Merivale starts this month and continues through March.  The favourites are back Raid the Cellar , $33 meal deals , a couple of months of Merivale munching and slurpling madness.  Check out details here.

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This is the last Sydney Weekly Rumbles for 2012.  I do hope you have enjoyed the weekly roundup each week of food fun and festivities.  I am not sure if Weekly Rumbles will return next year, I am having  a good hard think about it.  It takes me a lot of time each week compiling the information and I need to work out if it is worthwhile.  It may come back in a new format, it may come back as it is, it may not come back at all.

What I would love my very valued readers to do, is to either send me an email (sara@bellyrumbles.com), leave a comment, or even tweet me, and let me know you thoughts.  Are you enjoying the weekly roundup?  Do you find it useful?  What would you like to see included or what would you like to see go?  Would you prefer it on a monthly or fortnightly basis?  Please share your thoughts with me.  I put together Weekly Rumbles for you guys, my readers, and your input is extremely valuable to me.

Sara xxx

SalvosGiveaLunch.org.au
Only 12 days to go to reach our target of filling 8,000 empty plates this Christmas for Aussies who need a bit of help. It’d be great if you could help spread the word about the campaign amongst your friends about donating.
Every tweet, post and snap makes a difference. To keep the momentum going, the Salvos are asking people to share a foodie photo each day in the lead up to Christmas with a message about donating. It would be great if you could too.
To keep the goodwill and money flowing, share a foodie pic every day for the next 12 days (starting Thursday 13^th) with a message about donating to SalvosGiveaLunch.org.au
The more photos shared in the last few weeks before Christmas, the more donations they’re sure to inspire. Just $10 provides one meal, and the more donations we receive, the further we make them go.
Tweet  #SalvosGiveaLunch  Instagram  #SalvosGiveaLunch  Facebook.com/SalvosGiveaLunch

The Village
Leading up to Christmas, The Village, are holding Xmas Ladies Lunches on Saturday’s and Sunday’s.  Well worth considering for a lunch catch up accompanied with a quenching  jug of Pimms and lemonade.  $39/person.    More Info

Local Farmers’ Markets
Don’t forget to check out the weekly farmers’ markets in your area here.

Have a Heart and Dine Smart
Dine Smart over the next six weeks!  For the six weeks in the lead-up to Christmas, StreetSmart partners with restaurants to ask diners to make a small donation to StreetSmart on their bill. Every table is asked to add $2 or more to their bill, not even the price of a coffee or mineral water. It’s a simple idea that adds up to a big impact on the lives of people who are homeless.  More Info

Don’t forget to enter the Wonderful Pistachio giveaway we have on at the moment.

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Caffitaly Coffee Machine, Gloria Jeans Capsules & Hamper Giveaway
The lovely people at Gloria Jean’s are giving away prizes to three lucky Belly Rumbles readers, in order to celebrate the launch of their new high quality coffee capsules.  There are two major prizes of a coffee machine and hamper as well as one runner up prize to giveaway.  More Info

SalvosGiveaLunch.org.au
Only 12 days to go to reach our target of filling 8,000 empty plates this Christmas for Aussies who need a bit of help. It’d be great if you could help spread the word about the campaign amongst your friends about donating.
Every tweet, post and snap makes a difference. To keep the momentum going, the Salvos are asking people to share a foodie photo each day in the lead up to Christmas with a message about donating. It would be great if you could too.
To keep the goodwill and money flowing, share a foodie pic every day for the next 12 days (starting Thursday 13^th) with a message about donating to SalvosGiveaLunch.org.au
The more photos shared in the last few weeks before Christmas, the more donations they’re sure to inspire. Just $10 provides one meal, and the more donations we receive, the further we make them go.
Tweet  #SalvosGiveaLunch  Instagram  #SalvosGiveaLunch  Facebook.com/SalvosGiveaLunch

The Village
Leading up to Christmas, The Village, are holding Xmas Ladies Lunches on Saturday’s and Sunday’s.  Well worth considering for a lunch catch up accompanied with a quenching  jug of Pimms and lemonade.  $39/person.    More Info

Local Farmers’ Markets
Don’t forget to check out the weekly farmers’ markets in your area here.

Have a Heart and Dine Smart
Dine Smart over the next six weeks!  For the six weeks in the lead-up to Christmas, StreetSmart partners with restaurants to ask diners to make a small donation to StreetSmart on their bill. Every table is asked to add $2 or more to their bill, not even the price of a coffee or mineral water. It’s a simple idea that adds up to a big impact on the lives of people who are homeless.  More Info Read more →

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Competition $200 Voucher
I hope you guys have all entered the PeepToe $200 voucher giveaway on Belly Rumbles.  I have only just recently discovered the PeepToe site, gorgeous shoes, acccessories , handbags and more.  Awesome Christmas gift.  The competition is bought to you by the great taste of Appeltiser.  More Info

Concrete Blonde
Concrete Blonde in Kings Cross are holding great Sunday lunch Jazz sessions.  Special Jazz lunch menu $40/2 courses and $48/3 courses, plus live music.  I should also mention cocktail jugs and the $7 cocktails before 7.00pm.  Nice way to end the weekend.  More Info

The Village
Leading up to Christmas, The Village, are holding Xmas Ladies Lunches on Saturday’s and Sunday’s.  Well worth considering for a lunch catch up accompanied with a quenching  jug of Pimms and lemonade.  $39/person.    More Info

Local Farmers’ Markets
Don’t forget to check out the weekly farmers’ markets in your area here.

Have a Heart and Dine Smart
Dine Smart over the next six weeks!  For the six weeks in the lead-up to Christmas, StreetSmart partners with restaurants to ask diners to make a small donation to StreetSmart on their bill. Every table is asked to add $2 or more to their bill, not even the price of a coffee or mineral water. It’s a simple idea that adds up to a big impact on the lives of people who are homeless.  More Info

Much more happening around town
For the full list of what is going on in Sydney and surrounds food wise head to the Sydney Weekly Rumbles Page.

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It is the last Grower’s Markets at Pyrmont this weekend before Christmas.  That’s it until February next year for them, be sure to drop in if you can.  Also, don’t forget to check out what farmers/organic markets are on this weekend HERE

What do you know about Malaysian cuisine?  Want to learn more, even better, want to learn how to whip up amazing Malaysian dishes?  Jackie M, the Goddess of Malaysian cuisine, is running a series of MasterClasses leading up to Christmas.  These classes are hands on, with detailed recipes and a goodie bag to take home for all participants.  You also get to chow down on the class cooking effort at the end of the day.  For more information classes are listed in Weekly Rumbles and head to Jackie M’s website.

Dine Smart over the next six weeks!  For the six weeks in the lead-up to Christmas, StreetSmart partners with restaurants to ask diners to make a small donation to StreetSmart on their bill. Every table is asked to add $2 or more to their bill, not even the price of a coffee or mineral water. It’s a simple idea that adds up to a big impact on the lives of people who are homeless.  More Info

Much more happening around town
For the full list of what is going on in Sydney and surrounds food wise head to the Sydney Weekly Rumbles Page.

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Jackie M Cooking MasterClasses
What do you know about Malaysian cuisine?  Want to learn more, even better, want to learn how to whip up amazing Malaysian dishes?  Jackie M, the Goddess of Malaysian cuisine, is running a series of MasterClasses leading up to Christmas.  These classes are hands on, with detailed recipes and a goodie bag to take home for all participants.  You also get to chow down on the class cooking effort at the end of the day.  For more information classes are listed in Weekly Rumbles and head to Jackie M’s website.

Have a heart and Dine Smart
Dine Smart over the next six weeks!  For the six weeks in the lead-up to Christmas, StreetSmart partners with restaurants to ask diners to make a small donation to StreetSmart on their bill. Every table is asked to add $2 or more to their bill, not even the price of a coffee or mineral water. It’s a simple idea that adds up to a big impact on the lives of people who are homeless.  More Info

Also, don’t forget to check out what farmers/organic markets are on this weekend HERE

Much more happening around town
For the full list of what is going on in Sydney and surrounds food wise head to the Sydney Weekly Rumbles Page.

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Kylie Kwong joins Bondi Public School for the launch of their new cookbook
If you head down to Eveleigh Market this Saturday keep an eye out for Kylie Kwong who is sharing a stall with Bondi Public School to launch their new cookbook ‘A Year in the Kitchen Garden’.  Kylie is the NSW Ambassador for Stephanie Alexander’s Kitchen Garden Foundation and Bondi Public School was the first school in NSW to receive an SAKGF Grant.
To give you a taste of the recipes in the book there will be cooking demonstrations.  The book will be available for sale, and while you are there make sure you pick up a jar of chutney, marmalade or picket onions for the pantry  or as a Christmas gift.  They were all made in the kitchen Garden at Bondi Public.

Food Safety Week
Food Safety Week runs from 12th-18th November and is to bring awareness of the importance of good food safety practices in the kitchen and at the BBQ.  Each year it is estimated that 5.4 million Australians, nearly a quarter of the population, get sick from eating food contaminated with bacteria or viruses, a direct result of poor food safety practices.
I know I personally run close to having a compulsive disorder in the kitchen regarding the way I handle and store food.  If you aren’t quite as perdantic as I am, there are some great handy tips and guidelines here, www.chicken.org.au/foodsafety for handling chicken.

Have a heart and Dine Smart
Dine Smart over the next six weeks!  For the six weeks in the lead-up to Christmas, StreetSmart partners with restaurants to ask diners to make a small donation to StreetSmart on their bill. Every table is asked to add $2 or more to their bill, not even the price of a coffee or mineral water. It’s a simple idea that adds up to a big impact on the lives of people who are homeless.  More Info

Much more happening around town
For the full list of what is going on in Sydney and surrounds food wise head to the Weekly Rumbles Page

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Happy Friday and gorgeous weekend to be to all.  I am now back from Tokyo and have some fun stories to share with you guys.  Lots of food fun of course, but I also got to check out the newly opened Tokyo Sky Tree which is the tallest tower in the world!

Congratulations to the lucky readers who scored a free credit with restaurant.com.au.   Gaby, Jack, Vegetaraian, JasmyneTea & Miss Piggy, I will be in touch soon to send you details for your restaurant.com.au credit to try the system out.

Whatever you do this week, just make sure it is a delicious one.

Sara xxx

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Markets, cooking classes, wine dinners, special events, it’s all happening in Sydney this weekend and next week.

Have you had a chance to check out La Dolce Vita Fine Foods’ cooking classes yet?  Still a relatively new happening at the newly expanded store, but this week the sausage guru himself, Pino Tomini Foresti will be holding a sausage making class.  Well worth getting on their email list for class updates and future dinners.

What Sydneysider doesn’t love a freebie?  To celebrate and bring awareness to National Healthy Bones week (19th – 20th August), why not grab a free shake!  For more details on how to keep your bones healthy and where to grab that free frothy beverage head to http://healthybones.com.au  Don’t worry if you are in another State, there are free shakes all over Australia.

Are kebabs and beer more your style?  Then check out the details for the boys night out at Efendy next Thursday evening, great value and you can count on great food as well. Read more →

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