Something I miss about home

It's that time of the year when the weather starts getting warm and there are heaps of excuses to go out and eat in Sydney... which I really miss as the nights are drawing in over in London. My favourite Good Food Month things were the night Noodle markets where you can try dishes of all sorts of food from expensive restaurants for $5-6 each, usually against a fantastic backdrop like the Opera House. Each restaurant has a small stall churning out their signature dishes and everything is lit by chinese lanterns and everyone sits at long communal tables or wherever there is room. My other favourite was the big brunch held in a park, again where restaurants have small stalls selling brunch-type food: eggs benedict, buttermilk or ricotta pancakes, fresh fruit salads, smoothies, champagne, fresh bread, croissants, muffins, coffee etc. They often had a jazz band or a string quartet and it was a lovely way to spend the start of a warm Sunday lounging on the grass under a tree with friends.