Marigold | George Street, Sydney | 6.5

In our world which is Brisbane, we can heap our food scene with much praise, and rightly so. In the last few years cuisine options have expanded, and Melbourne-esque laneway bars have emerged. However, when compared with our southern brethren, Brisbane is still a long-way off. Perhaps it was precisely for these very reasons that despite my recent whirlwind trip to Sydney, I still feel that I packed on kilos. Or perhaps, it is the family phenomenon where we seem to most often bond over food.

One obligatory meal commitment is the lunch time yum cha. The only problem is that this is a somewhat ubiquitous tradition! Sydney Chinese restaurateurs have cottoned onto this, and as a testament to their entrepreneurship, supply satisfies demand. Marigold Chinese Restaurant was cavernous, and sprawled over two stories. Here, finding a table for ten was no problem. The issue was logistical - getting up to the restaurant via three small elevators!