Hi! I’m Lee Chan, a second-generation Chinese Australian with a passion for food that’s turned into a career as a TV presenter on National Geographic and SBS Food.
I've had amazing food experiences from all around the world, but nothing beats a home-cooked meal, and not just my own home, I can be bribed by anyone’s Nonna.

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Honest review: 

The new Grounds cafe, The Coffee Factory in Everleigh is definitely an impressive venue. The high ceilings, the straight out of the 70s brown and orange decor, the tubes of coffee suspended above the dining room pushing beans to 'roasting room', is all very instagrammable. The vibes are great for a cute date, a boozy brunch, celebrations.
The menu for eat-in and take away are very different and I've heard reports that the take away menu is better. 
We ordered a three egg omelette with stracciatella and greens and avocado on sourdough with tomato and stracciatella with poached egg added. 
As far as breakfasts go, it was average at best. The omelette was more stacciatella than omelette and at $25 a pop before adding a slice of toast (extra $4), it's probably worth it if you're a cheese fan. For us, it was heavy and too rich. 
The avocado on toast ($23) was, again, more stracciatella than avocado, so much so that the middle of the middle of the toast got soggy really quickly. 
It is worth saying that both of us had just finished a work-out and was craving a clean, healthy, protein packed breakfast so perhaps we chose the wrong venue for this, but this is also not the first time I've been underwhelmed by an instagrammable cafe.

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I went to my first soccer game last night. Sydney FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers.
It was a Sydney FC home game so the stadium was packed with blue jerseys. 
By half time, WSW were leading 3-1 and it wasn't looking good for SFC. It started to rain and with 20 minutes on the clock we decided to throw in the towel in the hopes of beating the potentially hoards of disappointed fans leaving the game at the end. 
We found ourselves at a cute gin bar in Surry Hills and as we're sipping on our cocktails, we checked the final score and were pleasantly surprised to find that SFC had managed to catch up, the game ended in a draw. 
My partner is convinced that if we didn't leave, they wouldn't of caught up and they would've lost. So really we saved the game last night, it's the only explanation.

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Solo dates nourish the soul. It’s a privilege to sit with yourself, to ponder about life and get to know yourself intimately, like a real date.
If you can give that time to someone else, why not extend that to yourself?

Restaurant: DeVine Restaurant, Sydney
Dish: Spatchcock, Italian sausage, pepperonata

<a href="/search?search=%23selflove" type="hashtag">#selflove</a> <a href="/search?search=%23solodate" type="hashtag">#solodate</a> <a href="/search?search=%23loveyourself" type="hashtag">#loveyourself</a>

6,057 likes, 344 comments - wwwsilviawww on January 27, 2025: "Wishing everyone a HAPPY HAPPY New Year. Hope that we can all achieve our dreams ❤🥳🧧🏮🎊 

#cny #tết #설날 #happynewyear #lunarnewyear #chinesenewyear #calendar #culture #background #story #tradition #history #fyp #foryou". 

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Silvia 📖✨ | Wishing everyone a HAPPY HAPPY New Year. Hope that we can all achieve our dreams ❤🥳🧧🏮🎊 

#cny #tết #설날 #happ

Happy Chinese New Year vs Happy Lunar New Year. 
This video is a funny and accurate explanation on which you should be using. 
At the end of the day, we should just be focusing on the "happy". 

Happy New Year, gong hey fat choi 🧧🧧🧧

123K likes, 613 comments - jackfroot on January 24, 2025: "These Gen Z lion dancers are a vibe🥳😎
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🎥: jjhyeon1995_ ☺️😂 

#mood #bye2024 #happynewyear #happynewyear2025 #newyear #newyearseve #newyear2025". 

JACKFROOT | These Gen Z lion dancers are a vibe🥳😎
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🎥: jjhyeon1995_ ☺️😂 

#mood #bye2024 #happynewyear #happynewyear2025 #

This, is not the lion dances I remember as a kid 😂🧧 

It is kind of a vibe though.