Pumpkin soup | For Food's Sake – A Sydney Food Blog

Finding affordable, fresh and flavoursome Italian food in Sydney’s CBD is not necessarily an easy task. In saying that, a lot of city workers have no doubt heard of ‘Vapiano’. A restaurant that creates classic Italian offerings sourced from local Australian produce that pulls in crazy crowds at lunch and dinner. If you can stand the crowds at peak times then look no further, because you’ve found your perfect Italian restaurant! A beautifully large open plan kitchen let’s you see all the action where you can watch your food being made right in front of you. As myself and Bianca arrived, we were directed to the bar before we took our seats (no complaints here). Bianca opted for a ‘Raspberry Crush’ and in keeping with tradition for the past couple of months, I got the ‘Espresso Martini’. The Martini didn’t have that thick texture on the palate that a lot of other places have but the flavours were fantastic, with a lingering coffee flavour. The perfect pick me up as I was a bit flat until that …