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Word of Mouth

Saturday, June 19th, 2010

So what influences a customer’s word of mouth? It all depends of expectations. In Australia there are no Michelin star restaurants; so we must rely on the SMH Good Food Guide awards to know; which restaurants are at the top of the foodie chain. Sydney’s’ 3 hat restaurants are: Bilson’s, est, Marque, Pier, Quay and Tetsuya’s. So it must be all gastronomically downhill from these dizzy heights of gluttony. But then this makes it so much easier for casual dining restaurants like Chedi Thai, with no hats or awards but so many regulars.

Our Customers are Spoon Fed

Sunday, May 30th, 2010

This delightful and very photogenic little girl came to dine at Chedi Restaurant with her family. She ate all her food and was forced to give up the spoon only with a bribe of a vanilla sundae.

Frightening Fast Food Video

Thursday, April 8th, 2010

McDonald’s four year old burger and fries.

Raymond Blanc Extraordinaire

Saturday, April 3rd, 2010

I would suggest his book “A Taste of My Life” by Raymond Blanc.

How to Eat a Chicken Wing

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

How to eat a chicken wing.

Chedi has The Answer

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

The Answer a hot young band from Ireland, visited Chedi Restaurant during February. The Answer was the support for AC/DC during their American and European tours and came to Australia with the Young brothers to watch the local boys perform. Great customers who left 3 signature guitar picks along with a generous tip. Who would [...]

Hands Across the Water – Donuts

Thursday, December 10th, 2009

The children of Baan Tharn Namchai were never a threat to Donut King; but they did manage to raise Baht 100,000 which was given in the form of a cheque to a school in Victoria.

Welcome to Chedi Blog

Thursday, November 5th, 2009

This blog is from a restaurateur’s perspective.There are a lot of restaurant reviewers, critics and foodies who write about restaurants, but how about putting on an apron and getting deep in the heat of the kitchen. Jump into the trenches on a busy Saturday night with a couple of hundred ravenous punters to feed.