tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2674865131806794192024-03-14T04:11:43.058+11:00The always hungry SoRMuiJAiSoRMuiJAihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08693155296164990350noreply@blogger.comBlogger283125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267486513180679419.post-8961564627400049052010-12-10T00:51:00.000+11:002010-12-10T00:51:00.403+11:00Spanish Terrazas<div style="text-align: justify;">There are so many of these group buy voucher websites popping up in the last few months. Whilst it saves you a lot of money buying the vouchers, I also go out a lot more than I should to use these vouchers! On this occassion, I finally got to try Spanish Terrazzas.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWNuTEnJG3KWEVw_5lbES0y9bQdi9r3p-1dgVDhov1Op4pjqqti0vMzZdvAgedyaYlbbaAIM01EN-gG-KSZHByBhc8I_-9ccayoHUYrQNl2wal0Urpkocqo2XAHmVSFBn9ULljPu1IHNUN/s1600/IMG_1243.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWNuTEnJG3KWEVw_5lbES0y9bQdi9r3p-1dgVDhov1Op4pjqqti0vMzZdvAgedyaYlbbaAIM01EN-gG-KSZHByBhc8I_-9ccayoHUYrQNl2wal0Urpkocqo2XAHmVSFBn9ULljPu1IHNUN/s320/IMG_1243.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504907434229401522" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Gambas al Ajillo - Garlic Prawns</span><br /></div><br />When the prawns were put down, me and my friend immediately gave each other a look. The prawns gave off a very strong fishy smell that hit both of us at the same time. We decided to try it anyway, and surprisingly, the prawns didn't TASTE off. Hard to explain. It could have been a combination of other smells. We ate the prawns anyway and had no ill effect.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO9xYO_Buykzwo_l58iA9HcwL9XunhYfn4VYr4GyzLIB21EI5dTRiN3D9sDwhdupqwMFFh7gjr937B7Pem2liUBg7CG2w7L5vcycKDQ7ubzzjnMVxb5bzaCSbTWLYh5AbIl-6sOgIAe9lO/s1600/IMG_1242.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO9xYO_Buykzwo_l58iA9HcwL9XunhYfn4VYr4GyzLIB21EI5dTRiN3D9sDwhdupqwMFFh7gjr937B7Pem2liUBg7CG2w7L5vcycKDQ7ubzzjnMVxb5bzaCSbTWLYh5AbIl-6sOgIAe9lO/s320/IMG_1242.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504907434382208946" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Patatas Bravas - Spicy Potatoes</span><br /></div><br />Nice salty crispy potatoes. Just wish there was some aioli with it.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyuLvyEFBP2G-oVbe0AzVApaaiADC-FV2jKitwpJ1vG1-8w8EpmVFpaiZlfWE8qf22v_8GGCWVtuXt2663MoqwHvLGCXqyYklZVPUYdflsxrUGf_iOykgxIPIQTah0IAI3boxNXXDHlDtd/s1600/IMG_1241.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyuLvyEFBP2G-oVbe0AzVApaaiADC-FV2jKitwpJ1vG1-8w8EpmVFpaiZlfWE8qf22v_8GGCWVtuXt2663MoqwHvLGCXqyYklZVPUYdflsxrUGf_iOykgxIPIQTah0IAI3boxNXXDHlDtd/s320/IMG_1241.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504907432197686562" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Albondigas - Meat Balls</span><br /></div><br />Meatballs were nice and juicy, although slightly lacking in flavour. Needed a little more salt and garlic, or maybe I'm thinking more italian food now haha<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm6zNxVeHu8hWZPdw54rolzMmIAETHM0qM6tuQ7w_Umrir_TJNhq700hiEw1myzZg8Kdk0jAWWDIk0PcdvUtX0xAoeMyPRHh5iyrqmeuAem0vEwJWIOnv2tVhcVikDHFm3Wpu7h2DtS_mi/s1600/IMG_1244.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm6zNxVeHu8hWZPdw54rolzMmIAETHM0qM6tuQ7w_Umrir_TJNhq700hiEw1myzZg8Kdk0jAWWDIk0PcdvUtX0xAoeMyPRHh5iyrqmeuAem0vEwJWIOnv2tVhcVikDHFm3Wpu7h2DtS_mi/s320/IMG_1244.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504907442230361234" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Bread</span><br /></div><br />The tapas is smaller than I expected. Usually when I visit Encasa, 4 tapas is more than enough to fill me and my friend up. We weren't that hungry and thought 3 dishes would be enough, but we were still hungry. We were slightly put off ordering more food since there were about 4 fruit flies buzzing around my head. We decided to cut our losses short and went to find more food at Chinatown instead.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><u>Spanish Terrazas</u></span><br />541 Kent Street<br />Sydney NSW 2000<br />Ph: 02 9283 3046<br /><a href="http://www.spanishterrazas.com.au/">http://www.spanishterrazas.com.au</a><br /><br /><iframe marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.com.au/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=541+Kent+Street+Sydney,+NSW+2000+p:+02+9283+3046+&sll=-33.890804,151.138401&sspn=0.006359,0.009645&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=02%2F541+Kent+St,+Sydney+New+South+Wales+2000&ll=-33.87572,151.205421&spn=0.006324,0.009645&z=14&output=embed" width="425" frameborder="0" height="350" scrolling="no"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://maps.google.com.au/maps?f=q&source=embed&hl=en&geocode=&q=541+Kent+Street+Sydney,+NSW+2000+p:+02+9283+3046+&sll=-33.890804,151.138401&sspn=0.006359,0.009645&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=02%2F541+Kent+St,+Sydney+New+South+Wales+2000&ll=-33.87572,151.205421&spn=0.006324,0.009645&z=14" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); text-align: left;">View Larger Map</a></small><br /></div>SoRMuiJAihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08693155296164990350noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267486513180679419.post-456973840403653212010-12-04T01:00:00.001+11:002010-12-04T09:29:27.430+11:00Cafe Strada - Summer Hill<div style="text-align: justify;">From the outside, the place looks cold stark sandwich shop. The menu is simple and the inside is actually an internet cafe. Definitely not your run of the mill cafe, but they do serve some of the best food in the Summer Hill area!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTvFEJsDcb6SY6KNEP_IyKFQNPHH8BwwMWZSBOo_v2a0YJ0_OnHxspvpCkiaP87ujX32b8qm2Bnd1250y5PnOsnWQy0qGKZcPQuicWkai8JraD-cSDrXRAJcc8-ZK0_qc2cKuVF6YSrK8w/s1600/IMG_0206.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTvFEJsDcb6SY6KNEP_IyKFQNPHH8BwwMWZSBOo_v2a0YJ0_OnHxspvpCkiaP87ujX32b8qm2Bnd1250y5PnOsnWQy0qGKZcPQuicWkai8JraD-cSDrXRAJcc8-ZK0_qc2cKuVF6YSrK8w/s320/IMG_0206.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509999725305096482" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Burger with the lot</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />First up, their burgers. Previously I talked about how I value a good greasy corner shop burger with the lot, and Strada falls straight into this category. Its not a gourmet burger made with sour dough bread and wagyu beef with goats cheese or anything fancy, but it is a good burger. Beef, lettuce, tomato, beetroot, pineapple, onions, bacon and a perfectly fried and still runny egg. Can't ask for much more than that.<br /><br />Ontop of their burgers, Strada has some of the best chips I've ever had. The trick is to always order them "extra crispy". You can hear the clink clink clink of the chips as they get tossed in a big bowl for good salt coverage. You know those chips are going to crispy.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-AqS9_kTf-ueBCIUoFkiVOP5yMHhPMZerkHoGC5msZ7C9oeTXU2mHP3QK7FGOa23U-1KWL2TB0XeCsvXk45Q6xDEqA2iLPOV3ng6jI4Uwauk4VPP5OmLKUq7b1eHtpBi2q_g3VyFgNabq/s1600/DSC06753.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-AqS9_kTf-ueBCIUoFkiVOP5yMHhPMZerkHoGC5msZ7C9oeTXU2mHP3QK7FGOa23U-1KWL2TB0XeCsvXk45Q6xDEqA2iLPOV3ng6jI4Uwauk4VPP5OmLKUq7b1eHtpBi2q_g3VyFgNabq/s320/DSC06753.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509912852126115810" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Big Breakfast</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMA0l_izBtz0s1N4QfcW6gLl-TqWi9wNOAcRaaiUVunjUBop0J8AHDoYASzQAmOZyd5l2aZWF5F_9e6yvVaWqbA_ImPbYmccpw_L34LZDB7N7_bYIc2hyBsY-mDGLIAkwiBN5Sh4jSgJ7L/s1600/IMG_0140.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMA0l_izBtz0s1N4QfcW6gLl-TqWi9wNOAcRaaiUVunjUBop0J8AHDoYASzQAmOZyd5l2aZWF5F_9e6yvVaWqbA_ImPbYmccpw_L34LZDB7N7_bYIc2hyBsY-mDGLIAkwiBN5Sh4jSgJ7L/s320/IMG_0140.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509999715743967138" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Mixed Grill</span><br /></div><br />If you can wake up early enough, Strada also does a decent big breakfast. Its nothing to write home about, but its big, filling and good value. For an extra $1, you get a piece of steak as a part of their Mixed grill. Great value in my books.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKqdRUl9KtjZcILiOGChHvQfmOIUtY-D9-9DsqCihhB7jZKD4gEWGDV8MkXXYMDExMT_sLPyyKtzCk9tNOOWB2WQVxfFgLGEKhB3mQ81IPZpNzv0j6dbQRen233imykyc-2iR6TyAnzIOc/s1600/IMG_1218.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKqdRUl9KtjZcILiOGChHvQfmOIUtY-D9-9DsqCihhB7jZKD4gEWGDV8MkXXYMDExMT_sLPyyKtzCk9tNOOWB2WQVxfFgLGEKhB3mQ81IPZpNzv0j6dbQRen233imykyc-2iR6TyAnzIOc/s320/IMG_1218.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504909616402340722" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Boscaiola</span><br /></div><br />For such an unassuming shop front, you wouldn't expect Strada to do one of the best Spaghetti Cabonara's I've ever tasted! Unlike a lot of other Italian restaurants who douse their cabonaras with copious amounts of cream, Strada does it the traditional Italian way with eggs and cheese only. No cream. And the result is heavenly. The strands of pasta are lightly coated with a creamy eggy sauce so it won't leave you feeling bloated and gluggy after eating. Unfortunately I've only had it take away and don't have any photos :(<br /><br />Their Boscaiola however, I've had eat-in and it was just as good. Whilst the boscaiola contains cream, its not swimming in a pool of cream. Another thumbs up from me.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><u>Cafe Strada</u></span><br />12 Lackey Street<br />Summer Hill NSW 2130<br />Ph: (02) 9798 5691<br /><br /><iframe width="425" height="350" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.com.au/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=12+Lackey+Street,+Summer+Hill+NSW+2130&sll=-25.335448,135.745076&sspn=54.671022,79.013672&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=12+Lackey+St,+Summer+Hill+New+South+Wales+2130&ll=-33.890906,151.138655&spn=0.006359,0.009645&z=14&iwloc=A&output=embed"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://maps.google.com.au/maps?f=q&source=embed&hl=en&geocode=&q=12+Lackey+Street,+Summer+Hill+NSW+2130&sll=-25.335448,135.745076&sspn=54.671022,79.013672&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=12+Lackey+St,+Summer+Hill+New+South+Wales+2130&ll=-33.890906,151.138655&spn=0.006359,0.009645&z=14&iwloc=A" style="color:#0000FF;text-align:left">View Larger Map</a></small><br /></div>SoRMuiJAihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08693155296164990350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267486513180679419.post-41012779778102871002010-11-16T17:21:00.000+11:002010-11-16T23:43:57.207+11:00A Quay Tasting Menu wannabe with a magnificent Snowegg<div style="text-align: justify;">Its been over 2 decades, but we finally went ahead and renovated our kitchen. The only thing that didn't get changed in the kitchen was.....well, actually, we gutted the entire kitchen out and put a brand new one in there! Obviously with a new kitchen, I had to cook something special to break it in. And nothing is more worthy than the famous Quay Snowegg! Actually, after my first Quay visit when I saw the recipe online, I knew I wanted to attempt it!<br /><br />Of course, if you're going to serve a Quay Snowegg for dessert, you can't just have any old food beforehand. So in the spirit of a Quay feast, I decided to hold a degustation dinner. Preparations started a week before the big day, trying out various recipes. As the day got closer, I started making the various components for the snowegg, starting with the ice cream and the granita. And just like MasterChef, I had a bit of a Callum moment when I was scraping the granita. A huge chunk of it flew out of the pan and onto the floor! Luckily I had plenty of granita left, so it wasn't an utter disaster. But I did have to get onto my hands and knees and scrub the kitchen floor and cabinets clean!<br /><br />On the day of the actual dinner, I tackled the poached meringue, which was surprisingly easy to make. I left the maltose tuile as the very last thing to tackle, which was probably a bad idea. Don't get me wrong, I made the maltose toffee no problems. But the recipe then tells you to blend the toffee to a fine powder, so you can seive it to make the maltose tuile. Everything was going fine, until I crammed a MASSIVE hunk of toffee into my crappy little $15 stick blender with a tiny food chopper attachment. I hear a massive CRUNCH as I hit the pulse button. I press the pulse button again, and I can hear the motor whirring away, but it didn't seem to be blending. Sometimes the food gets stuck and you need to give the chopper a little shake and everything will be fine. On this occassion, as I lifted the chopper up to give it a shake, my hand slips and next thing you know, shards of maltose toffee flies out of the processor and lands all over the brand new kitchen bench top, cabinet doors, floor, my clothes and even in my hair. There was a full 5 secs of silence as everything sinks in, before I start screaming in panic.<br /><br />There's about 2 hours before everyone arrives and I've just scattered shards of toffee like confetti all around the kitchen. 20mins of mass panic sets in as I try to contain the mess. When I finally managed to remove all traces of sticky sugar from all my orifices, I sent an emergency sms to all my friends begging/praying for someone to have a food processor. Looks like my $15 crapola was broken, and no food processor = no snowegg! Luckily my friend had one and offered to bring it over! *phew* crisis over. For now.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYfQxW2fLU8vYiTr5af-Gn6vytqTIF_LL3bp4RZpqLCUgQcQkfPgSiXEdIctk7wQINvm5qgrG6IUlrc19Y9ruCGtaf5oHijsQt69g0ryJSXBkFcoA9jXVl0s6DdSe-L-X1CDeZzLHcDPY/s1600/IMG_1875.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYfQxW2fLU8vYiTr5af-Gn6vytqTIF_LL3bp4RZpqLCUgQcQkfPgSiXEdIctk7wQINvm5qgrG6IUlrc19Y9ruCGtaf5oHijsQt69g0ryJSXBkFcoA9jXVl0s6DdSe-L-X1CDeZzLHcDPY/s320/IMG_1875.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540121340456945298" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Strawberry, lychee and lime cocktail</span><br /></div><br />Everyone finally arrived and dinner was served!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnrsGqLlm-Hw9GiNcNP3Bn28prIYcIVme5K-_qY8DbGXK5bkCFXzszRgGY8dcuKWr-hHLE1JMEwZOE0qGrcRYVVmVcUSAgwC-7ZGCDrLTYe4bltETO4AHiMzj51sY7VjffxdL_rB-huRQ/s1600/IMG_1871.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnrsGqLlm-Hw9GiNcNP3Bn28prIYcIVme5K-_qY8DbGXK5bkCFXzszRgGY8dcuKWr-hHLE1JMEwZOE0qGrcRYVVmVcUSAgwC-7ZGCDrLTYe4bltETO4AHiMzj51sY7VjffxdL_rB-huRQ/s320/IMG_1871.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540121336068746738" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">The menu</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT8xO8g2DYlrsgBxvR3ZjAqMEgkt-vdwW9haNw_C30O_aYA2Y3335OBFb378Ne3m7_eC5XP7gIthf0tji3GESHY72B14OjK88SKwSUctJqn3fLmnG5M5tH2rZV_UFdCAsKLRrmni9BpVY/s1600/IMG_1879.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT8xO8g2DYlrsgBxvR3ZjAqMEgkt-vdwW9haNw_C30O_aYA2Y3335OBFb378Ne3m7_eC5XP7gIthf0tji3GESHY72B14OjK88SKwSUctJqn3fLmnG5M5tH2rZV_UFdCAsKLRrmni9BpVY/s320/IMG_1879.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540121343663204994" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Amuse Bouche - Vichyssoise</span><br /></div><br />I started the evening off with a Vichyssoise amuse bouche. Its essentially a chilled potato and leek soup. It was incredibly velvety and smooth. Of course, all the milk and cream I added would've helped.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrG0DG_YFTzAkvucDgnOsDM9t7Jsr05_BnG_0yGVPMR6VU-imDWTpPOW8E0qr86NSdbHOGF0ev95zpC_DCF54sWd58hox20k20ZB1qQDJIj9jMByGFC9LH609WbSOxt20yin2xXC0-eGo/s1600/IMG_1882.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrG0DG_YFTzAkvucDgnOsDM9t7Jsr05_BnG_0yGVPMR6VU-imDWTpPOW8E0qr86NSdbHOGF0ev95zpC_DCF54sWd58hox20k20ZB1qQDJIj9jMByGFC9LH609WbSOxt20yin2xXC0-eGo/s320/IMG_1882.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540121348876648866" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">1st Course - Smoked salmon and avocado pearl with potato rosti</span><br /></div><br />First course was a play on the Quay sea pearls. I did a smoked salmon and avocado pearl, although its was more pingpong ball than pearl. I wrapped smoked salmon around a mixture of lemony avocado, diced smoked salmon, capers and cream cheese. This was served on a lightly dressed rocket salad, crispy potato rosti and fresh lemon juice.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1NWu39kRHk27xu5EQ5_E6kZhrO_W_33kI4IRIXGyN1IYi_ScJD1r4pde7asVjEU5O2jszRey8e2ge_lbUWMuu6n-LqGD4nBLrefUZMF9dcs6mn9jaM3Iaaqvqe0V_7WVeObUeff9a-mg/s1600/IMG_1887.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1NWu39kRHk27xu5EQ5_E6kZhrO_W_33kI4IRIXGyN1IYi_ScJD1r4pde7asVjEU5O2jszRey8e2ge_lbUWMuu6n-LqGD4nBLrefUZMF9dcs6mn9jaM3Iaaqvqe0V_7WVeObUeff9a-mg/s320/IMG_1887.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540121356262364818" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">2nd Course - Seared Scallop, cauliflower puree and chorizo crumble</span><br /></div><br />Second course was inspired by Peter Gilmore. He's the first chef that has convinced me that Cauliflower is edible without having to be deep fried or covered in cheese. I did a simple seared scallop on a cauliflower puree topped with a lemony chorizo crumble.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy1gzZnez6-Ur9sFIP_9CGR_JdoK3dSISZE0oJ8O6TQ89qmvwEkfmf1OEMLw7c_0QtX55HxiuffoPJoCXEU2m_H1YRbhrJpCOIlnwaNiLW8BTjbw5XpDQ8bcgb7KD_6OpOJ6sHqKFg_W0/s1600/IMG_1890.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy1gzZnez6-Ur9sFIP_9CGR_JdoK3dSISZE0oJ8O6TQ89qmvwEkfmf1OEMLw7c_0QtX55HxiuffoPJoCXEU2m_H1YRbhrJpCOIlnwaNiLW8BTjbw5XpDQ8bcgb7KD_6OpOJ6sHqKFg_W0/s320/IMG_1890.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540122078862659826" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">3rd Course - Crispy fried potato prawns with garlic aioli</span><br /></div><br />This was a purely experimental dish that went quite well. Large king prawns wrapped in wafer thin slices of potato, panfried til crispy, served with salad and an aioli dressing.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3aC810eFS2RIKlB75OD4h4yo37nCOX1i58vPimjtmJKrhusY2NocmmwdAOmTaTlwsGVoOxJSoOt-6hGvw7NwdYVW_s40gKq-ovuNbhpnnbTWf3QrVag3otA07WRcD1PITIQY_Xzq7aP4/s1600/pastry.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3aC810eFS2RIKlB75OD4h4yo37nCOX1i58vPimjtmJKrhusY2NocmmwdAOmTaTlwsGVoOxJSoOt-6hGvw7NwdYVW_s40gKq-ovuNbhpnnbTWf3QrVag3otA07WRcD1PITIQY_Xzq7aP4/s320/pastry.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540122581254392834" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">4th Course - Leek, mushroom and Camembert Flammenbrot</span><br /><br /></div>A simple leek and camembert flammenbrot served with sauteed garlic mushrooms. This got a big thumbs up and was one of the favourites of the day! If they liked what I served, they would've loved the bacon version! Maybe next time. (Forgot to take a photo so stole this from my friend! hehe)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicxxk0SX7K-gIGz_3ZleU4859mdan9Gm9-vb4VU-wRTiusDvmFlN2WCRyY4T02Wdrl-oqRfWocFdpA_EglGsDBugNqSXk6xQBNWZ3GWUVehDzkgY-3L3HMB8VsYs4ssG2F0LyDGmHvhIY/s1600/IMG_1899.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicxxk0SX7K-gIGz_3ZleU4859mdan9Gm9-vb4VU-wRTiusDvmFlN2WCRyY4T02Wdrl-oqRfWocFdpA_EglGsDBugNqSXk6xQBNWZ3GWUVehDzkgY-3L3HMB8VsYs4ssG2F0LyDGmHvhIY/s320/IMG_1899.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540122080843032562" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">5th Course - Beef Steakington</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLQAEsc6Eib8RNiFT4TMFAn1-lojvvUWOZfvZwuqnTkPcN89BfddEph5iTcYSizCutpoTRhVM-M-KA2gv1mmsdktBn80C3RhrSTAXx0v1ZJOuoCt3IxwsZSU1awRICgBqVW48EivnvkSg/s1600/IMG_1902.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLQAEsc6Eib8RNiFT4TMFAn1-lojvvUWOZfvZwuqnTkPcN89BfddEph5iTcYSizCutpoTRhVM-M-KA2gv1mmsdktBn80C3RhrSTAXx0v1ZJOuoCt3IxwsZSU1awRICgBqVW48EivnvkSg/s320/IMG_1902.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540122089190143202" border="0" /></a><br />Fifth Course was a Beef Steakington with red wine jus. Basically a play on a Beef Wellington. Instead of a giant fillet of beef, I made individual portions out of steak. Except my portions were a bit off, and instead of being degustation size, these babies still turned out to be like a main course! The steak was a bit cooked for my liking, but perfect for my friends. (I do like my steak still mooing...) The red wine jus was a bit salty for my liking, but the beef steakington turned out quite tasty. But then, considering I've never eating a beef wellington in my life, I'm not sure how it compares.<br /><br />The maltose tuile disaster did have a silver lining, as it meant a big break between courses as we tackled the last of the snowegg preps. Most of us were full to bursting! It took us about an hour to make all the maltose tuile and actually assemble the snowegg.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikuXaZg_Ga5E0lhdK4FrWJWYzfDVRzUrIyww4rZrvE34_i2Az40B8lxj3NnOm91vvIYDDqQliG8iYA4GOmGiaWrV5zaMWNfe4EfpFP5LOLdY7hyphenhyphenCwYfunFId9R9RIc6owhZYAXJSaAiKQ/s1600/IMG_1903.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikuXaZg_Ga5E0lhdK4FrWJWYzfDVRzUrIyww4rZrvE34_i2Az40B8lxj3NnOm91vvIYDDqQliG8iYA4GOmGiaWrV5zaMWNfe4EfpFP5LOLdY7hyphenhyphenCwYfunFId9R9RIc6owhZYAXJSaAiKQ/s320/IMG_1903.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540122096512876402" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIka-kNeUzowEu0kEMUAoHn8oppqTaeQMQKTeiBJi0ONttie_iV0wqVY1BrBadTDfnCLFEwbwX3PLhyphenhyphenvUUNY-hsj-c2mG0gF0bPzbKB6x5HYrjkHf0BDuUvivftfkDGtXPnRGumcYs1As/s1600/IMG_1904.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIka-kNeUzowEu0kEMUAoHn8oppqTaeQMQKTeiBJi0ONttie_iV0wqVY1BrBadTDfnCLFEwbwX3PLhyphenhyphenvUUNY-hsj-c2mG0gF0bPzbKB6x5HYrjkHf0BDuUvivftfkDGtXPnRGumcYs1As/s320/IMG_1904.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540122106720843634" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">DIY Stencils</span><br /></div><br />Since Strawberry Guava and custard apple wasn't in season, I made a Watermelon, lime and lychee version instead. And here is the final result!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJb1VFQYGeRxYoK_5VapgyvzyQFbE3Upt6IgCBDMrAvqe6DHjMbD3VuppfIztaIARl7Bc529PvBu335SXpImjXcOwdQXY7gBeC5bAizHcllHzxMJ35XD7x6cBRQOGqL0mQFiqPNMAxGjI/s1600/IMG_1911.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJb1VFQYGeRxYoK_5VapgyvzyQFbE3Upt6IgCBDMrAvqe6DHjMbD3VuppfIztaIARl7Bc529PvBu335SXpImjXcOwdQXY7gBeC5bAizHcllHzxMJ35XD7x6cBRQOGqL0mQFiqPNMAxGjI/s320/IMG_1911.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540122553937507666" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">6th Course - Watermelon, lychee and lime snow egg</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixSJ0iO3wSR7ct753cQ6qqiaJYBfsyOAEls0B_vVTxE4WL1AyeUfpFwsPlkbhCZgkz6aiOYRQc8A6EL_QO-HfNtvkla0HeXz_-fz-u7rJSpHE8UzkfLXAucb5wvmiwhZHxSSIiN2-ElmI/s1600/IMG_1912.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixSJ0iO3wSR7ct753cQ6qqiaJYBfsyOAEls0B_vVTxE4WL1AyeUfpFwsPlkbhCZgkz6aiOYRQc8A6EL_QO-HfNtvkla0HeXz_-fz-u7rJSpHE8UzkfLXAucb5wvmiwhZHxSSIiN2-ElmI/s320/IMG_1912.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540122557769242562" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Innards...</span><br /></div><br />Oh man, I was thoroughly impressed with myself even if I do say so myself!!! The maltose tuile covered the meringue perfectly. The meringue was soft as clouds in your mouth. The lychee ice cream was incredibly smooth, decadent yet light! Watermelon, mint and lime granita give a much needed freshness and tang to the dish, all nicely rounded out by the lychee fool! Success!!!<br /><br />There was silence at the dinner table as we all dug into the snowegg. I can confidently say, my snowegg will kick Quay's Jackfruit version ANY DAY. Although, I must admit, the Strawberry Guava and Custard apple version will abolish my take in a second!<br /><br />We demolished the dessert and sat around contently when one of my friend meekly said "ummm....can I have a little more granita?". Too full to move, I told them to help themselves from the freezer. Next thing you know, there were yells of "Bring the ice cream too!", "Oh! Can I have the leftover maltose?!", "Did anyone want the meringue?!". In a whirlwind of flying spoons and containers, everyone had taken the leftovers and assembled themselves another snowegg! hahaha<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsIlg2TZrPY49_tCNLcu2xG67qr4L-ixMWZzNYh5AMdmnPEckRgaDJ0IDwEEiVQFpojwb2169bb731r-y1NCDo1M5SwAxh-asOSwxNwDGa7wj6ttbyHF6sGp3GqG_44Tzfp6BypkCdC9g/s1600/IMG_1915.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsIlg2TZrPY49_tCNLcu2xG67qr4L-ixMWZzNYh5AMdmnPEckRgaDJ0IDwEEiVQFpojwb2169bb731r-y1NCDo1M5SwAxh-asOSwxNwDGa7wj6ttbyHF6sGp3GqG_44Tzfp6BypkCdC9g/s320/IMG_1915.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540122570198374706" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">DIY snowegg</span><br /></div><br />If only we weren't so greedy, we would've had room for the 7th Course, strawberries cookies and cream cake I made. But that extra serve of DIY snowegg just pushed us over the edge.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitRS8VHzgFHLX48HI2DPbHD9nljk72-6k4kZyL4Ua3oJHMXXfpdN80yd1UZSVncX-fBV-0-Om-ltSVNwcFB3NzM69NgspA-w0eXCR_wfXX9x3-DbO_v29jXJoQ-QnbnS10t_u324aZDqc/s1600/IMG_1919.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitRS8VHzgFHLX48HI2DPbHD9nljk72-6k4kZyL4Ua3oJHMXXfpdN80yd1UZSVncX-fBV-0-Om-ltSVNwcFB3NzM69NgspA-w0eXCR_wfXX9x3-DbO_v29jXJoQ-QnbnS10t_u324aZDqc/s320/IMG_1919.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540122577194729890" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">7th Course - Cookies and cream strawberry cake and Raspberry White chocolate macaron petite fours</span><br /></div><br />I packed the cake into little doggybags for everyone before I bought out a container of white chocolate and raspberry macarons. These were meant to be the petite fours, but I packed a few into each doggy bag instead. That is, until one of my friends tried one before moaning out loud. Like a pack of wild animal, my friends grabbed one each, took a bite and then proceeded to grab, snatch, scratch and slap their way to the rest of the macarons! I almost lost a finger trying to salvage a few macarons for myself. Needless to say, they loved the macarons!<br /><br />After 3 solid days of cooking, the dinner party was an absolute hit! But I think I need a few months off before having another dinner party. I was exhausted! But atleast now I can say I made the snowegg!! Not too bad when you compare them to the Quay ones!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNPui6KgmuzkDNZia0k_WQ0kyKB98N64sQnI2SyNzFpR_Yi3_IM7GPU1qgCVj5G3WWpdI_anHYkWatJ9e1Uf7dAIkhlMqML1BtM86n_Mf_3SS9Oa-mDAmDDv3yoqW5TlUpISZcxAmKEI8/s1600/Snowegg1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNPui6KgmuzkDNZia0k_WQ0kyKB98N64sQnI2SyNzFpR_Yi3_IM7GPU1qgCVj5G3WWpdI_anHYkWatJ9e1Uf7dAIkhlMqML1BtM86n_Mf_3SS9Oa-mDAmDDv3yoqW5TlUpISZcxAmKEI8/s320/Snowegg1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540122756592224434" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6jyvrWrWNWQA3DHsk1hd2TcKbHBowgGlbkCzkgri6go6zL3W7JOQNgYWe3ZrDfYD1rq8DwulJxlwcFt9dqdtGzxcriBOQCxIJPzR1ehADnHdzF1_iwej5GOiX_feJfvX_P85jbXDFOsc/s1600/Snowegg2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6jyvrWrWNWQA3DHsk1hd2TcKbHBowgGlbkCzkgri6go6zL3W7JOQNgYWe3ZrDfYD1rq8DwulJxlwcFt9dqdtGzxcriBOQCxIJPzR1ehADnHdzF1_iwej5GOiX_feJfvX_P85jbXDFOsc/s320/Snowegg2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540122771719244978" border="0" /></a>For those of you who want to attempt the recipe, here's a few tips:<br /><ul><li>When piping the meringues, fill the mould about 3/4 of the way up. The meringue puffs up quite a bit and you will be able to make more meringues as backups with the remaining mixture.</li><li>Do not throw away any of the meringue trimmings! They make a great DIY snowegg afterwards!</li><li>The vanilla custard base makes almost 500g, but the recipe only requires 100g. I halved the recipe to reduce wastage. BUT, with that said, the custard is amazingly good and I did regret not making the full amout! (Although my waistline didn't!)</li><li>Put the tub of maltose into hot water before using. It'll be easier to work with when its more runny.</li><li>Do not over bake the maltose tuile. In my oven, it would form the tuile in 1-2mins. If you bake it any longer, the maltose will bubble leaving an uneven texture. Not a big deal, just not as pretty.</li><li>The maltose tuile once out of the oven, can be gently peeled off after about a minute. The tuile is quite durable and can be peel off like a sticker. I tried to lift it up as an entire piece and it made the tuile very uneven and ugly.</li><li>When you blow torch the tuile, start from the outside and work your way in to the middle in a circular motion. Any uneven bits you can use a blow torch and gently pat down with a fork/spoon.</li></ul></div>SoRMuiJAihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08693155296164990350noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267486513180679419.post-54446220050316464362010-10-24T00:37:00.001+11:002010-10-24T00:37:00.618+11:00Giorgio's Cafe Bar - Belmore<div style="text-align: justify;">"Dinner in a Mechanics Garage? What the hell did you agree to?!" I yelled at a friend. But the plans were made and we couldn't back out now. Driving along Kingsgrove Road, we eventually find the closed Mechanics shop and park in one of the side streets. The whole time we walked from the car to the Mechanics, we kept arguing about why we're going to a Mechanics for dinner, and why would it serve awesome Greek food?!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhALLc_byC-OCRpdslHKyTrDIaF7djGW9M6g-4RULgZJlTCM2aOgXQAkqUWulG6NSzlDnTGcQ_nvcJyoU-rAJjT4UaooYtkHJscWP2nTFNzOgkBZ9njdDu19rY_ZGtlwsDgOiXdrGmDlAZ6/s1600/IMG_0784.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhALLc_byC-OCRpdslHKyTrDIaF7djGW9M6g-4RULgZJlTCM2aOgXQAkqUWulG6NSzlDnTGcQ_nvcJyoU-rAJjT4UaooYtkHJscWP2nTFNzOgkBZ9njdDu19rY_ZGtlwsDgOiXdrGmDlAZ6/s320/IMG_0784.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504903753318091666" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg88ovw4bKiMQNjlOrEfZ3dQroSllCVrbCNQgVmOdfRzuhb3jcF1oM6jNXlH1KAY3M8omqp-t0MoUSPnkQLK0TWiQaOxmrqYVv_dFxgdCyuz3QvzqhfezGymRKrmp6-Jtgj9RW-DIjY0xYw/s1600/IMG_0789.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg88ovw4bKiMQNjlOrEfZ3dQroSllCVrbCNQgVmOdfRzuhb3jcF1oM6jNXlH1KAY3M8omqp-t0MoUSPnkQLK0TWiQaOxmrqYVv_dFxgdCyuz3QvzqhfezGymRKrmp6-Jtgj9RW-DIjY0xYw/s320/IMG_0789.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504903767112983778" border="0" /></a><br />Turns out, we're NOT eating in the Mechanics Garage. The garage was apparently cut in half and converted into a Cafe/Restaurant. My friend having driven by many times, assumed it was just a coffee shack you sit in whilst your car gets serviced. Thankfully, with the encouragement of our Greek friends, we find ourselves seated at Giorgios Cafe. The decoration is a bit of a mish mash of assorted things, but was cosy and comfortable, even though it was freezing outside.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Hx2QJlP1CtDCnnyjCEFxIgdzkhTeN0S4lmEKb4h2QnPtZ8mK41JzV5CB2PkWKd9akkvqbNO2gOqee2MP0OU6SBkYMMko3FQ2nj577FfPvQTGbB29x2zVHey7Q8vpo0zgLlAeJ9TEbsMQ/s1600/IMG_0785.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Hx2QJlP1CtDCnnyjCEFxIgdzkhTeN0S4lmEKb4h2QnPtZ8mK41JzV5CB2PkWKd9akkvqbNO2gOqee2MP0OU6SBkYMMko3FQ2nj577FfPvQTGbB29x2zVHey7Q8vpo0zgLlAeJ9TEbsMQ/s320/IMG_0785.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504903764507323362" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx7uQl79PKHzybFnpwx_6L_EZUZhfFkP4rtmx0L3Oru-E50Eu2FrDAW_DAKoo0XsnZo1lps3LwM0hZC-jXdL0Iqzan4G9EQKgz1wVWqHqfQ5V6UMM3BKs2tP67ljnJmzlYlJGkmbpc7eVf/s1600/IMG_0790.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx7uQl79PKHzybFnpwx_6L_EZUZhfFkP4rtmx0L3Oru-E50Eu2FrDAW_DAKoo0XsnZo1lps3LwM0hZC-jXdL0Iqzan4G9EQKgz1wVWqHqfQ5V6UMM3BKs2tP67ljnJmzlYlJGkmbpc7eVf/s320/IMG_0790.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504903773242713442" border="0" /></a><br />Since our friends frequent Giorgio's, we left all the ordering up to them. Apparently it was a very simple choice. Mixed platter for 4 (Minimum 2 people).<br /><br />The wine is poured, conversation is flowing, laughter erupts around the table before dead silence when the food is delivered.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHDuoNeRnSySlCNkxv_iiI2126A4gvKvBQoC8X1h5G6pi-zA_eumVBW1TfN6WiA8K-Zy9z-9dNPN2kIzFPX6a7m9hyphenhyphen0EYvKrn6DdYa22gnR1p4lmgpem606kOi-lni12iU_NAXfcAuyqGQ/s1600/IMG_0795.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHDuoNeRnSySlCNkxv_iiI2126A4gvKvBQoC8X1h5G6pi-zA_eumVBW1TfN6WiA8K-Zy9z-9dNPN2kIzFPX6a7m9hyphenhyphen0EYvKrn6DdYa22gnR1p4lmgpem606kOi-lni12iU_NAXfcAuyqGQ/s320/IMG_0795.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504903782053379554" border="0" /></a><br />Errrrrr.....This must be the whole meal right? We're having a dinner of just salad and dips and bread right? I'm not complaining, because the soft warm pita bread went fantastic with the hummus, taramasalata and babaganoush. The Greek salad had a lovely soft and creamy fetta, not the hard blocks of chalk you usually get. But....look at the size of it? And look at the size of it compared to the second course:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkEKesm5femwAR41jmKkXoEkgxsiQSMsGzUWhknRcFccq5wa1cF5K75HyEvi2BtufxJ_i8J6yYeXsq0a7Y3xLPVt7uvhh48YvYGyeM2kroy-ALMQiFirIEdYFW8bwhc_isRZFxdKoUtOoU/s1600/IMG_0796.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkEKesm5femwAR41jmKkXoEkgxsiQSMsGzUWhknRcFccq5wa1cF5K75HyEvi2BtufxJ_i8J6yYeXsq0a7Y3xLPVt7uvhh48YvYGyeM2kroy-ALMQiFirIEdYFW8bwhc_isRZFxdKoUtOoU/s320/IMG_0796.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504904009881971890" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMaFycchZZkB34eaq58J03dfKzxKMM4ZAd6_n7SqXMf8qE8FqGj7k2BrXrY5aOmepAffIs4tryMgUuJDqtnCktgOeNuD5dmSMYzmpwywXgjXyBAH_Ueo6TQThBAEzSBzBjgZ6aXnZ_mLZp/s1600/IMG_0800.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMaFycchZZkB34eaq58J03dfKzxKMM4ZAd6_n7SqXMf8qE8FqGj7k2BrXrY5aOmepAffIs4tryMgUuJDqtnCktgOeNuD5dmSMYzmpwywXgjXyBAH_Ueo6TQThBAEzSBzBjgZ6aXnZ_mLZp/s320/IMG_0800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504904011779324738" border="0" /></a><br />The silence was punctuated by the gasps and squeals that was apparently coming from....me. This thing was HUGE. Its Gianormous! Its... its like being presented with a whole cow. Except the cow is wrapped with haloumi and calamari and more cow and then the whole cow is put on a bed of chips!<br /><br />Once the initial shock passes, and we've finished taking photos to document this monster, we dig in. The mixed platter contains perfectly squeeky haloumi, rissoles, souvalaki sticks, sausages, fish cocktails, fried squid and potatoes. Heaps of potatoes in 2 forms. Crunchy shoe string fries and the most amazing hand cut wedges. Crunchy, yet incredibly soft and fluffy in the centre.<br /><br />Now anyone who knows me, knows my weakness for chips. Especially hot chips. I don't care if they're crunchy, soft, limp, fluffy or hollow. Heck, I even love stale chips! And now I'm presented with a platter that contains roughly 2kgs of pure potato starchy heaven topped with a greek meat feast that's supposed to feed 4 people...and 2 of them are small eaters....what do I do? I almost fall face down into the platter and gorge myself til I was sick. Did I mention we though dinner was going to be crap (because it was in a "Mechanics Garage"), so we stopped by red roosters earlier to gorge on some chips first? Gosh I'm so classy.<br /><br />As much as we tried, we didn't get half way through the food. I regrettably had to leave half of the chips behind even though I was about to explode from the potato expansion that was happening in my stomach. Not being able to move (Which is always a good sign of a Greek feast), our friends decide to teach me to play backgammon. It was an intense 1hr battle, and in the end, we won. I don't know how we won, but we won. And I still don't know what backgammon is about. I do know, however, that Giorgios has an iced coffee on the menu, where they write their name in chocolate syrup! But when I questioned the waiter if they 100% write the name on the coffee, he said no. So with a little pleading, he took our special requests to get the name written on the coffee:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhThNMJ7mn5XVQt-Gr7_KUqdec3wcy6VTUgWQE6r-J-HYylttli0kawYqd9kUR4CN5_39HEUHQhDK9RWybWUZBWl6D8kzwNkkYq9e7PXCw1jzcbkGVs22jOPm7JpOUiOZh0K8eEA2dVSZKi/s1600/IMG_0802.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhThNMJ7mn5XVQt-Gr7_KUqdec3wcy6VTUgWQE6r-J-HYylttli0kawYqd9kUR4CN5_39HEUHQhDK9RWybWUZBWl6D8kzwNkkYq9e7PXCw1jzcbkGVs22jOPm7JpOUiOZh0K8eEA2dVSZKi/s320/IMG_0802.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504904016850793442" border="0" /></a><br />The whole feast cost us less than $30 each and we practically had to waddle out of there. Looking at the other diners, they will have to do the same even though they didn't get the platter!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><u>Giorgio's Cafe Bar</u></span><br /><span dir="ltr" class="pp-headline-item pp-headline-address"><span>104 Kingsgrove Rd<br />Belmore NSW 2192</span></span> <br />Ph:<span class="pp-headline-item pp-headline-phone"><span class="telephone" dir="ltr"><nobr>(02) 9718 8555</nobr> <span style="display: none;"> ()</span> </span> </span><br /><a href="http://www.giorgioscafebar.com.au">http://www.giorgioscafebar.com.au</a><br /><br /><br /><iframe marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.com.au/maps?oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&q=giorgios+cafe&fb=1&gl=au&hq=giorgios+cafe&hnear=Lilyfield+NSW&hl=en&view=map&cid=3671109040062792552&ved=0CDsQpQY&ei=0wazTKCFH4uCkQW7zJn4Dw&iwloc=A&ll=-33.929075,151.098716&spn=0.006295,0.006295&output=embed" width="425" frameborder="0" height="350" scrolling="no"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://maps.google.com.au/maps?oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&q=giorgios+cafe&fb=1&gl=au&hq=giorgios+cafe&hnear=Lilyfield+NSW&hl=en&view=map&cid=3671109040062792552&ved=0CDsQpQY&ei=0wazTKCFH4uCkQW7zJn4Dw&iwloc=A&ll=-33.929075,151.098716&spn=0.006295,0.006295&source=embed" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); text-align: left;">View Larger Map</a></small><br /><br /></div>SoRMuiJAihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08693155296164990350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267486513180679419.post-42552279467297153992010-10-20T20:06:00.001+11:002010-10-20T20:06:00.556+11:00Bored = Focaccia<div style="text-align: justify;">What happens when I'm at home with nothing to watch, nothing to play, nothing to read and just plain bored? I hit the kitchen to keep myself occupied! On this occasion, I did a late night raid of my neighbour's rosemary bush to try and make up a batch of garlic, olive and rosemary focaccia!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXu2WvZaspiD0X0HUItpd-w0GE2hCbI940ltM82jODI81GKAS9gIJWj_nNzgzSQm3TPbsQkxvebiAZQtrWXqUREawy9ql7aifxpZl2eN1dN3Xytdc_-MaYIoLlWdfwMmi5qHzuh81ApIwr/s1600/IMG_0658.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXu2WvZaspiD0X0HUItpd-w0GE2hCbI940ltM82jODI81GKAS9gIJWj_nNzgzSQm3TPbsQkxvebiAZQtrWXqUREawy9ql7aifxpZl2eN1dN3Xytdc_-MaYIoLlWdfwMmi5qHzuh81ApIwr/s320/IMG_0658.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503720734084688450" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Mh5KIZLSnU7-pAChRIDEYu1EqaL82lIRehRegY4cPHH7HhMvrNo4DyzArKIzgEn2FK0Z-PI0ITaxkymdNcAsZYhhnGIlNMlQmcDI6Fe7-XT5IJ0Z7w8MUDaQPlUPoctE-4JMvrGwnqyj/s1600/IMG_0664.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Mh5KIZLSnU7-pAChRIDEYu1EqaL82lIRehRegY4cPHH7HhMvrNo4DyzArKIzgEn2FK0Z-PI0ITaxkymdNcAsZYhhnGIlNMlQmcDI6Fe7-XT5IJ0Z7w8MUDaQPlUPoctE-4JMvrGwnqyj/s320/IMG_0664.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503720740832214866" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0FNbdgJyX4F03FwFi7xDhdJgG6Hi7fznaOS8TXzu_Sx9obdmMreqw9g9AqEZbTZ4reDxa00rzNCMKhGwf3Q_otJC_Uwb9CU_TxU5NXw6d0dUyGv3pb0GcQe4BuEAKO_mqt1LOmPgIVznY/s1600/IMG_0670.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0FNbdgJyX4F03FwFi7xDhdJgG6Hi7fznaOS8TXzu_Sx9obdmMreqw9g9AqEZbTZ4reDxa00rzNCMKhGwf3Q_otJC_Uwb9CU_TxU5NXw6d0dUyGv3pb0GcQe4BuEAKO_mqt1LOmPgIVznY/s320/IMG_0670.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503720745166024098" border="0" /></a><br />10mins of kneading, some light chopping of rosemary, garlic and olives and voila! Instant focaccia! I should've covered the focaccia in more olive oil to give it an extra light and buttery texture. But since I was eating this on its own for lunch, I decided to cut down on the oil for a healthier version. Thank goodness I did that, because I ate most of it the next day! hehe<br /></div>SoRMuiJAihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08693155296164990350noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267486513180679419.post-23522826661064575752010-10-15T12:39:00.001+11:002010-10-15T12:39:00.397+11:00Martin Place Bar<div style="text-align: justify;">A quick catch up lunch with my friend led us to Martin Place bar. Since we were more concerned with chatting than eating, we ordered the standard fare off the menu.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhayVcIHlvHnFn98CeyhEsynAM9nlvkM8kfRAffODNXghcGLHG5oA-9n7hHIFvG5dVrBbOlltreDV5FBylWKw0ZaVWKvYr_L1EXADx-irgsprTty_zoC-ZwPvkOVvEbpk-6iK8QjImdxwBK/s1600/IMG_0852.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhayVcIHlvHnFn98CeyhEsynAM9nlvkM8kfRAffODNXghcGLHG5oA-9n7hHIFvG5dVrBbOlltreDV5FBylWKw0ZaVWKvYr_L1EXADx-irgsprTty_zoC-ZwPvkOVvEbpk-6iK8QjImdxwBK/s320/IMG_0852.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504904255389524418" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Chicken Schnitzel, chips and salad</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMchrPJa0SycSuyt_ePi38CDUxH0AsDMwPqPmNmkSt5Rc2oGrpgh-eAHBhYdwTlyxmDdyUqdNtz8oRIvHn74T68HlQ2WnVs2CRlTjMzFxse_YlETJPRzbHLmlZOhh5T4Y5EdOw5DtKG0Sy/s1600/IMG_0850.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMchrPJa0SycSuyt_ePi38CDUxH0AsDMwPqPmNmkSt5Rc2oGrpgh-eAHBhYdwTlyxmDdyUqdNtz8oRIvHn74T68HlQ2WnVs2CRlTjMzFxse_YlETJPRzbHLmlZOhh5T4Y5EdOw5DtKG0Sy/s320/IMG_0850.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504904252362116498" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Tempura flathead, chips and salad</span><br /></div><br />I was surprised how huge the servings are! I love my chips and almost never leave chips behind. But even this was too much for me and about half was left uneaten. The flathead was tasty, but the batter was a bit soft and tasted of oil. My friend really enjoyed the schnitzel, but again, left a heap of the chips behind!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><u>Martin Place Bar</u></span><br />51 Martin Place (corner of Elizabeth street)<br />Sydney<br />Ph: (02) 9231 5575<br /><a href="http://www.martinplacebar.com.au/">http://www.martinplacebar.com.au</a><br /><br /><iframe width="425" height="350" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.com.au/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=martin+place+bar&sll=-25.335448,135.745076&sspn=54.671022,79.013672&ie=UTF8&hq=martin+place+bar&hnear=&ll=-33.867885,151.210445&spn=0.071946,0.071946&output=embed"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://maps.google.com.au/maps?f=q&source=embed&hl=en&geocode=&q=martin+place+bar&sll=-25.335448,135.745076&sspn=54.671022,79.013672&ie=UTF8&hq=martin+place+bar&hnear=&ll=-33.867885,151.210445&spn=0.071946,0.071946" style="color:#0000FF;text-align:left">View Larger Map</a></small><br /></div>SoRMuiJAihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08693155296164990350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267486513180679419.post-35098526794150193192010-10-10T12:52:00.002+11:002010-10-12T19:38:23.489+11:00Singapore Chilli Crab<div style="text-align: justify;">Cheap crabs meant I get to mess around with recipes I usually wouldn't when they're at full price. I've always wanted to make Singapore Chilli crab and used this opportunity to try out <a href="http://www.sbs.com.au/food/foodsafarirecipe/index/id/130/n/Singapore_chilli_crab">Alex Lee's recipe</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5WLR0S2nDH-DJCLAc7tiBJ-fhq6yH-4EjmPJoAnIcOjKksGNznOsysh4yUEe2XgB1BCFPucwyafV7ZUNp1kiozPDvZzScZGXifhrNQOhNF1uQO3PuMXHdhSsyOB7ulb5UNTxzblPm3GAt/s1600/IMG_0947.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5WLR0S2nDH-DJCLAc7tiBJ-fhq6yH-4EjmPJoAnIcOjKksGNznOsysh4yUEe2XgB1BCFPucwyafV7ZUNp1kiozPDvZzScZGXifhrNQOhNF1uQO3PuMXHdhSsyOB7ulb5UNTxzblPm3GAt/s320/IMG_0947.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504907802742790962" border="0" /></a><br />The recipe was such a great success, that I offered to cook up a meal of Singapore Chilli crab for my sister's birthday dinner. Now although Singapore Chilli crab is a great dish, its not exactly a birthday party with only one dish. A sudden impulse lead me to cooking up a huge vat of beef rendang.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9xNLogoUCwSdRXz_ov43t4azyL1Vaq5s3xoG8xAilbvAu-jJrZrKjH8lOftew-p-78-lO62xz9Hi6dNJdnKLd7OKLEnbE_WJsOUTx0qYUKjUHkj3JHUiNOa3VGcWfx7t4LdARlPCxJDYu/s1600/IMG_1225.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9xNLogoUCwSdRXz_ov43t4azyL1Vaq5s3xoG8xAilbvAu-jJrZrKjH8lOftew-p-78-lO62xz9Hi6dNJdnKLd7OKLEnbE_WJsOUTx0qYUKjUHkj3JHUiNOa3VGcWfx7t4LdARlPCxJDYu/s320/IMG_1225.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504907803239693730" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Simmering......</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhleBBl-N0W7DCweVE1L-_M_FGN10MxsBzt2CsJo15qlkPObfQ92rUlUPwzSUxc-PrKrn3HwLVPUfj8nLpwmiqUVfwvmUMsyvK1grnbhcNkwSgDsNfl57csaJmMyiwXoqkQhV-QbZ0-DNQd/s1600/IMG_1230.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhleBBl-N0W7DCweVE1L-_M_FGN10MxsBzt2CsJo15qlkPObfQ92rUlUPwzSUxc-PrKrn3HwLVPUfj8nLpwmiqUVfwvmUMsyvK1grnbhcNkwSgDsNfl57csaJmMyiwXoqkQhV-QbZ0-DNQd/s320/IMG_1230.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504907821784630066" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Finished!</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />Melt in your mouth rendang goodness! It needed more chilli, but since my nephews can't eat that spicy, I had to keep it fairly mild.<br /><br />Now, Singapore Chilli crab AND beef rendang is starting to sound like a better birthday dinner.....but you need something to mop up all that gorgeous sauce don't you? How about a side of roti prata. Made from scratch of course!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH8euyhA6qWNh10KqT4gyOtGBsKko3fpGvGuhgGVQH4OswYa-kaeZXTC2ERL5em6KiTEwBqPW0FIsKfZWG9pe4D7DuVepVIvpZnTjv3jnwkFrS_gMNrsxW9OO8HSItxDoYzuvDzKiTKL01/s1600/IMG_1227.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH8euyhA6qWNh10KqT4gyOtGBsKko3fpGvGuhgGVQH4OswYa-kaeZXTC2ERL5em6KiTEwBqPW0FIsKfZWG9pe4D7DuVepVIvpZnTjv3jnwkFrS_gMNrsxW9OO8HSItxDoYzuvDzKiTKL01/s320/IMG_1227.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504907809241059362" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">You can see through it!</span><br /></div><br />Not much photos of the roti making process since I was covered head to toe with flour and oil! But I did get the nice flip/toss action going! Along with a little gentle careful stretching, I ended up with paper thin roti!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjifr03ZsRumXTLCXkjOys-zutcuc4p37sRh60WzUIJgGF7pj3gSNkgjGqx2wanQWQlSTALoI2QCWWDAnHt-x-DlqLj_UzH24S4EjZ33T8OEtLWmz2ZT18Ea5JVLwQx9FZm0eRUGCv95TBI/s1600/IMG_1228.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjifr03ZsRumXTLCXkjOys-zutcuc4p37sRh60WzUIJgGF7pj3gSNkgjGqx2wanQWQlSTALoI2QCWWDAnHt-x-DlqLj_UzH24S4EjZ33T8OEtLWmz2ZT18Ea5JVLwQx9FZm0eRUGCv95TBI/s320/IMG_1228.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504907817235766722" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Roti Prata</span><br /></div><br />I used about 1/4 of the oil needed to give it an ultra crispy flakey roti, but the layers are all there once you tear it apart!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMGdTuYicpAuShQKzX8dgCMFNLiMp6E0DKXD_l2Gbr766KBuVzM0G17IgNVy-fSquXfv-Y0AezM7bwM9FNRRXC5J4YFLLfH_YE2M_-a1ktS88mh6ElCNw3hJwPd8h6WViLtg55FPO7Agom/s1600/IMG_1232.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMGdTuYicpAuShQKzX8dgCMFNLiMp6E0DKXD_l2Gbr766KBuVzM0G17IgNVy-fSquXfv-Y0AezM7bwM9FNRRXC5J4YFLLfH_YE2M_-a1ktS88mh6ElCNw3hJwPd8h6WViLtg55FPO7Agom/s320/IMG_1232.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504907917422702946" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">4kg of Singapore Chilli Crab</span><br /></div><br />Who needs to go out for dinner when you can cook up a feast at home?<br /></div>SoRMuiJAihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08693155296164990350noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267486513180679419.post-39143960221171349672010-09-15T18:15:00.001+10:002010-09-15T18:15:00.436+10:00Pondok Selera Indonesian Food - Eating World Chinatown<div style="text-align: justify;">You would probably associate a girl's night out involving getting dolled up, consuming lots of girly cocktails and plenty of gossiping. Well, the gossiping bit is right. But instead of getting all dolled up and sipping on cosmos, we all met up at Eating World in Chinatown so we can indulge in a huge steaming bowl of....oxtail soup. Strange I know, but since I've gotten the girls hooked on it, we need to indulge in a bout of oxtaily goodness every now and then.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkDh_7xnlJk2_49QpUojJflc04k1X6zfwaV-Bh5KHKt2XCA1eVG2jXPmNOQoG1vykl9Hh9VUxmwJ_RQBkBbERwPC4RwUkboK2PQJ-S2iiikvMJ1SR__83TZCpwSAKjWWxngEQpWL2W4APz/s1600/IMG_0410.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkDh_7xnlJk2_49QpUojJflc04k1X6zfwaV-Bh5KHKt2XCA1eVG2jXPmNOQoG1vykl9Hh9VUxmwJ_RQBkBbERwPC4RwUkboK2PQJ-S2iiikvMJ1SR__83TZCpwSAKjWWxngEQpWL2W4APz/s320/IMG_0410.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510000504658784626" border="0" /></a><br />My friend who is lucky enough to get oxtail soup made by her mum, opted for a plate of Satay sticks with Ketupat (compressed rice cakes).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjugNA270qkwab_8b6Bprj7loYpW6KCWHAvivFXorMJoGk-jr-5EPsHDa-7aV0GoAnpcaQKqsAgWycrEBrE1y6nMskGbXwaF3L2we4_kVYqVkM9FasX75cmxAGJnbODmu9j7w7h1GbJ70FH/s1600/IMG_0409.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjugNA270qkwab_8b6Bprj7loYpW6KCWHAvivFXorMJoGk-jr-5EPsHDa-7aV0GoAnpcaQKqsAgWycrEBrE1y6nMskGbXwaF3L2we4_kVYqVkM9FasX75cmxAGJnbODmu9j7w7h1GbJ70FH/s320/IMG_0409.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510000496693361522" border="0" /></a><br />Looks good, but we're here for one thing and one thing only:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiOMyuJaxmrVB5OYMBBIOFxXb0nJZpZGjgYL0hQUy5xBZTK4Xm2713fh6XYpeM2X3QY93fAeJWaHRUB4walZy_ZSjKhetGi2QzIdLBKC4JoS_l20BdIBBD3nmppzne5Jj52a9ZSp_WL94c/s1600/IMG_0413.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiOMyuJaxmrVB5OYMBBIOFxXb0nJZpZGjgYL0hQUy5xBZTK4Xm2713fh6XYpeM2X3QY93fAeJWaHRUB4walZy_ZSjKhetGi2QzIdLBKC4JoS_l20BdIBBD3nmppzne5Jj52a9ZSp_WL94c/s320/IMG_0413.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510000514610137138" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Oxtail soup</span><br /></div><br />Its really quite an interesting sight, to see a bunch of girls huddled around a table, gripping slippery hunks of bovine tail between their hands and tearing into them like a ravenous dog. All form of table manners go out the door when you're wrestling precious chunks of meat from a knobbly bit of bone, but boy is it worth it. Not only do you get the melt in your mouth beefy goodness, you also get the most aromatic and tasty soup to go with it. All you need is a good squeeze of lemon and maybe a bit of chilli if you should so please, and you're good to go! Slupr away baby! The dish usually comes with either rice or noodles, but we always opt for neither. This is because we generally have these oxtail sessions on a Friday night, which means.....night markets!<br /><br />Hahaha that's right, we never fill up during our oxtail sessions so we can hit the night markets for some street food! The most popular will have to be the takoyaki, because nothing warms you up like a molten hot ball of takoyaki!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV6_zknt_K_IKUnrS9lc04vqs_G_flIVsr-oWh7pHi27HVqgKdURkTatCnPfoCZTuNsV6p0-blvpZoyfXFxGffpVfOAxuZIhuw60jJeT-qOjFIjbZTso758zB63LUK0cnE1Qx3yNv-u3BJ/s1600/IMG_0414.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV6_zknt_K_IKUnrS9lc04vqs_G_flIVsr-oWh7pHi27HVqgKdURkTatCnPfoCZTuNsV6p0-blvpZoyfXFxGffpVfOAxuZIhuw60jJeT-qOjFIjbZTso758zB63LUK0cnE1Qx3yNv-u3BJ/s320/IMG_0414.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510000520663372322" border="0" /></a><br />For the more carnivorous of us, its skewers, and lots of them. Maybe some chicken wings or salt and pepper squid. If we're still feeling cold, some fake shark fin soup to warm us up. And depending on how caught up we get with shopping, we might stop by Emperors Garden and pick up a few dozen custard puffs as well. Definitely a great girl's night out and beats trudging in high heels all night to down cosmos!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><u>Pondok Selera Indonesian Food</u></span><br />Eating World Food Court<br />25-29 Dixon Street<br />Chinatown, Sydney<br /><br /><iframe width="425" height="350" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.com.au/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Eating+World+harbour+plaza&sll=-25.335448,135.745076&sspn=54.671022,79.013672&ie=UTF8&hq=Eating+World+harbour+plaza&hnear=&ll=-33.877797,151.203659&spn=0.071946,0.071946&output=embed"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://maps.google.com.au/maps?f=q&source=embed&hl=en&geocode=&q=Eating+World+harbour+plaza&sll=-25.335448,135.745076&sspn=54.671022,79.013672&ie=UTF8&hq=Eating+World+harbour+plaza&hnear=&ll=-33.877797,151.203659&spn=0.071946,0.071946" style="color:#0000FF;text-align:left">View Larger Map</a></small><br /></div>SoRMuiJAihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08693155296164990350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267486513180679419.post-17778015548581218282010-09-12T20:41:00.001+10:002010-09-12T20:41:00.106+10:00Ichiban Boshi - Bondi Junction<div style="text-align: justify;">A girls day out shopping trip led us to Bondi. We knew we would need some serious energy if we were going to shop for the next few hours. We headed down to Ichiban Boshi for a quick meal so we could spend more time shopping.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiErIQxHS0Ybn7CSs7urJr81IrV_QcpSpbseSGdr3QiorDMoGCEti7uBStmSWczom0JyS3a-jGJMRJMnUdaLJ214eIdahR05GNYl9Nh7ZEtkwV7HR2Cn0PEklvRNXGWOWEwS10hwrpbj8Ea/s1600/IMG_9691.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiErIQxHS0Ybn7CSs7urJr81IrV_QcpSpbseSGdr3QiorDMoGCEti7uBStmSWczom0JyS3a-jGJMRJMnUdaLJ214eIdahR05GNYl9Nh7ZEtkwV7HR2Cn0PEklvRNXGWOWEwS10hwrpbj8Ea/s320/IMG_9691.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456277299681754722" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Tsukemen Egg Ramen</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkILLmKEnqgrfD7O6FCR4DdFp9I6NdBs80lOaAa29QxytzVuUuhLestJ32wGC2tWmR87qfHIFE2N3CEgP_F9fwZIs5hvUgundsMZZnDiZqbjxzPVTOZpQ_dNtMBdNXjE0wfb5lMQNdWdAD/s1600/IMG_9690.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkILLmKEnqgrfD7O6FCR4DdFp9I6NdBs80lOaAa29QxytzVuUuhLestJ32wGC2tWmR87qfHIFE2N3CEgP_F9fwZIs5hvUgundsMZZnDiZqbjxzPVTOZpQ_dNtMBdNXjE0wfb5lMQNdWdAD/s320/IMG_9690.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456277295620517682" border="0" /></a><br />I was actually expecting the dipping sauce to be cold, like with Zaru soba. But this is actually a hot dipping sauce with heaps of corn, bamboo shoots, shallots and soya sauce. I actually found the sauce very salty and overpowering after a few bites. I ended up picking the topping out of the bowl and putting it on the noodles instead.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB52KztfhOXy1-MS3_QLLHFaF0aJ2crcy8dFwiFbZPetcOcsAmxUMXfefYHkfTvq-nPw1J5AMosCdUTuytq4oFQdIJzh0FS61KZNq3FBAHvKylFABOuwQubAHgS1m_YtVEZrDvEHiEO3w-/s1600/IMG_9689.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB52KztfhOXy1-MS3_QLLHFaF0aJ2crcy8dFwiFbZPetcOcsAmxUMXfefYHkfTvq-nPw1J5AMosCdUTuytq4oFQdIJzh0FS61KZNq3FBAHvKylFABOuwQubAHgS1m_YtVEZrDvEHiEO3w-/s320/IMG_9689.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456277281285534898" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Dan Dan Ramen</span><br /></div><br />My friend opted for the Dan Dan ramen and gave it her usual thumbs up.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsxLlmxs_YwXG7NMdSjVPX7oh1mXc7f6ZHm0sYA0Zk0ZTs0hhCmg6wM085JXMBMYhcVFSu0_Nj2es6a76UpEgvY0wAYV63PoDuI1o3CITNc1EwUJcb9kCuUXUQ8lN06v99bgJ7Z7kARm4k/s1600/IMG_9688.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsxLlmxs_YwXG7NMdSjVPX7oh1mXc7f6ZHm0sYA0Zk0ZTs0hhCmg6wM085JXMBMYhcVFSu0_Nj2es6a76UpEgvY0wAYV63PoDuI1o3CITNc1EwUJcb9kCuUXUQ8lN06v99bgJ7Z7kARm4k/s320/IMG_9688.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456277282483197890" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Green tea frappe and peached ice tea</span><br /></div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><u>Ichiban Boshi</u></span><br />Shop 1, 171-173 Oxford St<br />Bondi Junction NSW<br />Ph: (02)9369 3980<br /><a href="http://www.ichibanboshi.com.au/">http://www.ichibanboshi.com.au/</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQJPQkWaeJ70QS4R8T0aRomC8fA_qPkGml1-iyMYMmlEylLx53y4XDJhqjrwl4gctlnY_m1XVY6CxJ8FpOd4pvExkCJDzhDJZHgDAhAWHCkWly74LVQdyyBXcv9mATJ6Yj6wyhc36ABVVq/s1600/IMG_9692.jpg"><br /></a><iframe marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.com.au/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=171-173+Oxford+St,+Bondi+Junction+NSW&sll=-25.335448,135.745076&sspn=54.671022,79.013672&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=171%2F173+Oxford+St,+Bondi+Junction+New+South+Wales+2022&z=14&ll=-33.891989,151.248626&output=embed" width="425" frameborder="0" height="350" scrolling="no"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://maps.google.com.au/maps?f=q&source=embed&hl=en&geocode=&q=171-173+Oxford+St,+Bondi+Junction+NSW&sll=-25.335448,135.745076&sspn=54.671022,79.013672&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=171%2F173+Oxford+St,+Bondi+Junction+New+South+Wales+2022&z=14&ll=-33.891989,151.248626" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); text-align: left;">View Larger Map</a></small><br /></div>SoRMuiJAihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08693155296164990350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267486513180679419.post-48858166850349985602010-09-10T20:00:00.001+10:002010-09-10T20:00:05.800+10:00Umi Kaiten Zushi<div style="text-align: justify;">I loved watching Wicked to much, that when another group of friends organised to go, I immediately put my hands up for a ticket. Last time we went to watch Wicked, I ended up Musashi. Wanting something slightly different, we opted to try Umi the sushi train.<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrRT39OVz5hDfLQEv5flOQRxRndWkgjpWf_etwO4DV-LvEwuEkRxqu4yUDi0DyaE12w5D9-uV2Ksxtk-dgsQyee7EtJO3hH52qG0rrd08eD7UprdrwXepD5T5wGXUr87oJBDnnQJXEsDFD/s1600/IMG_0159.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrRT39OVz5hDfLQEv5flOQRxRndWkgjpWf_etwO4DV-LvEwuEkRxqu4yUDi0DyaE12w5D9-uV2Ksxtk-dgsQyee7EtJO3hH52qG0rrd08eD7UprdrwXepD5T5wGXUr87oJBDnnQJXEsDFD/s320/IMG_0159.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503719466948671154" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPsBomBBUI_ppMziUttiwa0wVh6Mt0YftgSZL0mnzUWFSB5wnSM8mTqt4eShIeGTZ5ogKdzrSmoX5HXA5rgrcSrmyX2KDtRnyrhz78OdqFGfToZSbP4T7jYhjJSuxBxGefvU0Cy5t31a-r/s1600/IMG_0156.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPsBomBBUI_ppMziUttiwa0wVh6Mt0YftgSZL0mnzUWFSB5wnSM8mTqt4eShIeGTZ5ogKdzrSmoX5HXA5rgrcSrmyX2KDtRnyrhz78OdqFGfToZSbP4T7jYhjJSuxBxGefvU0Cy5t31a-r/s320/IMG_0156.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503719455171398930" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSCa0QYJVXy7e98zu2QEpIBaFL7P1hnrBNQHwlQCEUpuamdOEJdOyNS7WGG7StopTIvBumPom59xIUe4v9M5aQPn_mxkoZL_qb0z083jcLOt94MO5EJL1Vz54kxdfqPMLvVhVo6BLAaOKw/s1600/IMG_0149.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSCa0QYJVXy7e98zu2QEpIBaFL7P1hnrBNQHwlQCEUpuamdOEJdOyNS7WGG7StopTIvBumPom59xIUe4v9M5aQPn_mxkoZL_qb0z083jcLOt94MO5EJL1Vz54kxdfqPMLvVhVo6BLAaOKw/s320/IMG_0149.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503719123874823378" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Japanse Marble soda</span><br /></div><br />I'm not sure what the actual name of this is, I just always refer to it as the Marble Soda, as they use a marble as a stopper! Ahhh the novelty value.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisUPsMyvulEWqLf6yPP6rcuRBh_MzGk3b2KCOmL_jneF_mKTJZyHoPhqijXtaUr3_hOmHnt4cqXwcnZ-pLqQkvEqHuoag_yyzZe17INJWJ1jbnS3uL6Tv5bAWrlc2-GO-eJkFvVDEijIjT/s1600/IMG_0166.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisUPsMyvulEWqLf6yPP6rcuRBh_MzGk3b2KCOmL_jneF_mKTJZyHoPhqijXtaUr3_hOmHnt4cqXwcnZ-pLqQkvEqHuoag_yyzZe17INJWJ1jbnS3uL6Tv5bAWrlc2-GO-eJkFvVDEijIjT/s320/IMG_0166.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503719626953941634" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Cool pen dudes!</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1IFfDsm4H2ApuI6Zxli4XPbvqLreifsrcF7H9llyEDRsT3IrpHa-Dgmqx3iCU5AZyGAwGfPJAE2z1zxpSR_dO_K4hRln5LRic8eycNwvk0r13RbnSoexX9LMWNLEJmUq7oIOnB3XUlRCw/s1600/IMG_0165.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1IFfDsm4H2ApuI6Zxli4XPbvqLreifsrcF7H9llyEDRsT3IrpHa-Dgmqx3iCU5AZyGAwGfPJAE2z1zxpSR_dO_K4hRln5LRic8eycNwvk0r13RbnSoexX9LMWNLEJmUq7oIOnB3XUlRCw/s320/IMG_0165.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503719622854211042" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Pricing</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivjcNj-qFvbfFllWl4MCroO9Vq-C8PcO-9QzggnTM_WRARf4Hghl7ikI7CLJzGnhf2EbxtA-4yMAquboiwZ19I4Cq3offlA6Ya-l2eQ0ECDKTbTOWbkiD0LbdCukIxI5b8KQlxpAf5thn1/s1600/IMG_0160.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivjcNj-qFvbfFllWl4MCroO9Vq-C8PcO-9QzggnTM_WRARf4Hghl7ikI7CLJzGnhf2EbxtA-4yMAquboiwZ19I4Cq3offlA6Ya-l2eQ0ECDKTbTOWbkiD0LbdCukIxI5b8KQlxpAf5thn1/s320/IMG_0160.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503719473486840930" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Bonito</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">I've never had fresh bonito, only the dried stuff you find ontop of takoyaki, so it was interesting to try this. Its actually a very fresh and delicate soft fish, totally unlike the dried shavings I'm used to!<br /></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl4x8mPgTiuztVjxFoQAnXN6FBk6AHDvWTJs6GQDDu8h0Dts1Q5IGFyTiTYO3FxIs8nvgu39FULC-LKfPv6GovB2_-stEynP970S_gFNYCAJv6H5-MVHv-KtYLUG6PDRx3dIpHspl776Gk/s1600/IMG_0163.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl4x8mPgTiuztVjxFoQAnXN6FBk6AHDvWTJs6GQDDu8h0Dts1Q5IGFyTiTYO3FxIs8nvgu39FULC-LKfPv6GovB2_-stEynP970S_gFNYCAJv6H5-MVHv-KtYLUG6PDRx3dIpHspl776Gk/s320/IMG_0163.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503719612934571794" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Grill salmon</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVLAzlLwT0rlyAfiaLa_OdU6UvY6bcqykNd6kCfz3aLoGO4DszN0lZn2WxA4hJmnvGOKDRJ_0sP349mgED3-sqscK09j52Bx84E7RBwusIatJzpqcWT5VOOXvFKtMCPK2xSOWnFKSBsY1u/s1600/IMG_0161.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVLAzlLwT0rlyAfiaLa_OdU6UvY6bcqykNd6kCfz3aLoGO4DszN0lZn2WxA4hJmnvGOKDRJ_0sP349mgED3-sqscK09j52Bx84E7RBwusIatJzpqcWT5VOOXvFKtMCPK2xSOWnFKSBsY1u/s320/IMG_0161.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503719479137868802" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Another grilled salmon</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdiUH1s_hiOTtEAsY8bXaLxUUHxBZRpKOjAMzbeUFROFiv3tNdtWyKPee5_4-QxQWqYaO1HuNOIYZELdfYXDhqY6R5JhPodYMAO3IirlPbDqKCs10gY5HyjJYGD78m4OyPPqcF52TuUrcu/s1600/IMG_0155.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdiUH1s_hiOTtEAsY8bXaLxUUHxBZRpKOjAMzbeUFROFiv3tNdtWyKPee5_4-QxQWqYaO1HuNOIYZELdfYXDhqY6R5JhPodYMAO3IirlPbDqKCs10gY5HyjJYGD78m4OyPPqcF52TuUrcu/s320/IMG_0155.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503719453931029330" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Sharkfin and jellyfish salad</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZOAX8-7kniXMMYahvcIkZb7MR9p183RQ0l893595owZWMkmii1ZVyxGPFb8YQTLjET63gwwPJDj5i6_u6AB9Z7Dq-H_5v16jLwMj4YgsFMCFHafdATHtuPbbfe9LUceYhaW1ks8bnHbRk/s1600/IMG_0154.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZOAX8-7kniXMMYahvcIkZb7MR9p183RQ0l893595owZWMkmii1ZVyxGPFb8YQTLjET63gwwPJDj5i6_u6AB9Z7Dq-H_5v16jLwMj4YgsFMCFHafdATHtuPbbfe9LUceYhaW1ks8bnHbRk/s320/IMG_0154.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503719285950388738" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Salmon sushi sandwiched between fried lotus roots</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIVFkBfotNsQLDK3DTfjPkdtlitrTGW2knQzpuQUP_yu7mY6H5CdjoxUPDpmZd_0XmOuFfkY0zqx2YF8gXZMa7sgjbrQzevQpeDocIb3zLYqMBaZDDiqB1NV_FG4qWdIUcZh3enOT7DfWg/s1600/IMG_0153.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIVFkBfotNsQLDK3DTfjPkdtlitrTGW2knQzpuQUP_yu7mY6H5CdjoxUPDpmZd_0XmOuFfkY0zqx2YF8gXZMa7sgjbrQzevQpeDocIb3zLYqMBaZDDiqB1NV_FG4qWdIUcZh3enOT7DfWg/s320/IMG_0153.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503719281104217122" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Beef tataki</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGxqRe1VZJbQiWHBvsAjfxzKe0XapVw5UP3SybzbMGV2RDEbHCFumGxo-hNZTwzDKiokP1JQ0GlIP4YDCY11ek1hoTh60zK62mfrYc1cjj5OugAqZ46fhl7gxBqhukeHzl71Ed95qu1kLN/s1600/IMG_0152.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGxqRe1VZJbQiWHBvsAjfxzKe0XapVw5UP3SybzbMGV2RDEbHCFumGxo-hNZTwzDKiokP1JQ0GlIP4YDCY11ek1hoTh60zK62mfrYc1cjj5OugAqZ46fhl7gxBqhukeHzl71Ed95qu1kLN/s320/IMG_0152.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503719275576839410" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Scallop</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilrejbvrHJdDhxmR8jZlMYGM4pW3Ru1hRQ9pDu8dv86_di5sKeXAmU-AJnte3jcZgx01jp9304-F7nXen5p54SIqP0jGEuvukizmFXhh92lqp4uxaWV6p5zZD6F_B8RppPGTZi9fGrETVg/s1600/IMG_0151.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilrejbvrHJdDhxmR8jZlMYGM4pW3Ru1hRQ9pDu8dv86_di5sKeXAmU-AJnte3jcZgx01jp9304-F7nXen5p54SIqP0jGEuvukizmFXhh92lqp4uxaWV6p5zZD6F_B8RppPGTZi9fGrETVg/s320/IMG_0151.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503719272996378162" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Tamago</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyVeRhc_zf1F_5MJ_h528k2Pk_01eiPO2d3x5GeqJD0ufQz1TDqdPd00clfxiGrcVgXTU3t3k6Nwi5f_-3W-F1iIJ0KhF-9efvQr3lRIJ8eWggkmFfUs34MZ_GC7ifRD5SKlpIHBAUXv3_/s1600/IMG_0150.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyVeRhc_zf1F_5MJ_h528k2Pk_01eiPO2d3x5GeqJD0ufQz1TDqdPd00clfxiGrcVgXTU3t3k6Nwi5f_-3W-F1iIJ0KhF-9efvQr3lRIJ8eWggkmFfUs34MZ_GC7ifRD5SKlpIHBAUXv3_/s320/IMG_0150.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503719266164765346" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Grilled mackeral</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil2HI_Gv59W1ILsszdMusdGRi9NNFHJWeZtC5CoQz6N3tChQxdb8XQG95jlh_e0GauEfd8Shl46Qz3qJxqMt5kHns-8XfK64o-EYJz2spYvZIIBKEUTgkjgLoklBpZiR5lY8CaWm9BzbJS/s1600/IMG_0164.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil2HI_Gv59W1ILsszdMusdGRi9NNFHJWeZtC5CoQz6N3tChQxdb8XQG95jlh_e0GauEfd8Shl46Qz3qJxqMt5kHns-8XfK64o-EYJz2spYvZIIBKEUTgkjgLoklBpZiR5lY8CaWm9BzbJS/s320/IMG_0164.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503719621207671602" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Grilled salmon and prawn</span><br /></div><br />This was my favourite of the night. The salmon was lightly torched and wrapped around more salmon and cream, topped with a grilled prawn. A must have! We wanted another serve, but they were all quickly whipped off the train.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBeQo22Te4XrhiSGzWyieOCAiBKGFsXyIplmSfbU7w6BVd_xaj9tDayfR5QauGXFc-rOTX7nLMDH6zvDqrOWyigYetBOB9l2JVSzs14Ehv7BHZ10d_G-USCaS-p1Du4TJn3Bz67kcTI0Ei/s1600/IMG_0148.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBeQo22Te4XrhiSGzWyieOCAiBKGFsXyIplmSfbU7w6BVd_xaj9tDayfR5QauGXFc-rOTX7nLMDH6zvDqrOWyigYetBOB9l2JVSzs14Ehv7BHZ10d_G-USCaS-p1Du4TJn3Bz67kcTI0Ei/s320/IMG_0148.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503719116139815506" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Raw prawn</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6-hsC5Ucv6dwK-uBy0ZfFX1Y-hmhVOO8j3SVkekiFXYCOgx1sxJqMgKeqrMZP_hzyXSVihorhb6EeE4BOmOkl5d1NSFJHW4P3UcWmuL2sdYVdwRo7lsXDmuot2gew9AzXlqFcKbg33cOo/s1600/IMG_0146.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6-hsC5Ucv6dwK-uBy0ZfFX1Y-hmhVOO8j3SVkekiFXYCOgx1sxJqMgKeqrMZP_hzyXSVihorhb6EeE4BOmOkl5d1NSFJHW4P3UcWmuL2sdYVdwRo7lsXDmuot2gew9AzXlqFcKbg33cOo/s320/IMG_0146.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503719106353007218" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Grilled scallops</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4IKKkbS6ZqS_LP7iwpEbLDrU6JPZNbGo6Fv1g8hovc1jciLjvEqpEkkm-02jHXR7vrKKB9r_BGSLIvpGqeEL6eE3chD3Sa8KqwbaV62m_Bo9yvtKnvkNfEckmT4OD1pD7NMH_t1AZl3D5/s1600/IMG_0145.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4IKKkbS6ZqS_LP7iwpEbLDrU6JPZNbGo6Fv1g8hovc1jciLjvEqpEkkm-02jHXR7vrKKB9r_BGSLIvpGqeEL6eE3chD3Sa8KqwbaV62m_Bo9yvtKnvkNfEckmT4OD1pD7NMH_t1AZl3D5/s320/IMG_0145.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503719103165206626" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Salmon wrapped around creamy seafood salad</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj45ad716RMQKyh9QQYAk-yqh-STmj8MPYl6OMAsjkcLgRz-41we18-l69yklZKdVeHaryskBLXdhuDTlWnz2T_mjJu79k9lQMbp5tLtwZqjXdxbCdaNAhuw3rfVsz2yWh_1X8z8e3EJ71P/s1600/IMG_0144.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj45ad716RMQKyh9QQYAk-yqh-STmj8MPYl6OMAsjkcLgRz-41we18-l69yklZKdVeHaryskBLXdhuDTlWnz2T_mjJu79k9lQMbp5tLtwZqjXdxbCdaNAhuw3rfVsz2yWh_1X8z8e3EJ71P/s320/IMG_0144.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503719099192404226" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Raw scallop</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6V29_LM0feSzi2Jso4CRxUuuYpUaX3lMlM-Ec12QI8gFeitjaeerjBEUJrIMLNG6muIgSfA7htlzE0Vz0POc5XWbiUNNRz21G2lQmOgGsYbuVdQK-pvjley28e5YIz-AmFoLvdloGB11s/s1600/IMG_0168.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6V29_LM0feSzi2Jso4CRxUuuYpUaX3lMlM-Ec12QI8gFeitjaeerjBEUJrIMLNG6muIgSfA7htlzE0Vz0POc5XWbiUNNRz21G2lQmOgGsYbuVdQK-pvjley28e5YIz-AmFoLvdloGB11s/s320/IMG_0168.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503719633065640610" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Special of the day</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7UjzpoD26nSfMhTpPqqszYf6eOJkxXZWmijJwTBwDN6XUm-6yDOThX2LU8K5t0Pi54UZ3fmoBEKGeFE41_tpt-zWev1pA7sl5gMAinYTlK1BTx1YdT5pDcX7tNkgJ9m55LOzlPxiKTn0C/s1600/IMG_0169.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7UjzpoD26nSfMhTpPqqszYf6eOJkxXZWmijJwTBwDN6XUm-6yDOThX2LU8K5t0Pi54UZ3fmoBEKGeFE41_tpt-zWev1pA7sl5gMAinYTlK1BTx1YdT5pDcX7tNkgJ9m55LOzlPxiKTn0C/s320/IMG_0169.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503719700979227186" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Prawn mince sandwiched between lotus roots, battered and deep fried</span><br /></div><br />Ahhh I was content with a belly full of good sushi and ready to go all Wicked!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><u>Umi Kaiten Zushi</u></span><br />Shop 1, Lower Ground Floor<br />477 Pitt St, Haymarket<br />Ph: (02) 9281 2006<br />http://www.umikaitenzushi.com.au<br /><br /><iframe width="425" height="350" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.com.au/maps?hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&q=umi+kaiten+zushi&fb=1&gl=au&hq=umi+kaiten+zushi&cid=0,0,10373054261653275717&ei=wz9mTKCmD8eHcdnPhMAP&ved=0CBoQnwIwAQ&hnear=&ll=-33.880528,151.206316&spn=0.006295,0.006295&output=embed"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://maps.google.com.au/maps?hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&q=umi+kaiten+zushi&fb=1&gl=au&hq=umi+kaiten+zushi&cid=0,0,10373054261653275717&ei=wz9mTKCmD8eHcdnPhMAP&ved=0CBoQnwIwAQ&hnear=&ll=-33.880528,151.206316&spn=0.006295,0.006295&source=embed" style="color:#0000FF;text-align:left">View Larger Map</a></small><br /><br /><br /></div>SoRMuiJAihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08693155296164990350noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267486513180679419.post-66191436207291754402010-09-07T21:15:00.001+10:002010-09-07T21:15:00.438+10:00Pier 26 Seafood Cafe - Summer Hill<div style="text-align: justify;">Wow......this visit to Pier 26 is ages ago! We actually went to Pier 26 a few days before valentines day, which explains all the balloons and decorations. I really should sort my photos better...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpTMl0tsl9XpJH4mIMKed_oAoeCAc1UxeCEtTIABeMdXEk1UzOEoclUeAs70kUmAfI8ybOeYemiw-XERWPGat4qNiY_hJfV-5200vHLdSY4Vb49XWXH-AFnY1YMakKn1TybnHwnvEulO_k/s1600/IMG_8927.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpTMl0tsl9XpJH4mIMKed_oAoeCAc1UxeCEtTIABeMdXEk1UzOEoclUeAs70kUmAfI8ybOeYemiw-XERWPGat4qNiY_hJfV-5200vHLdSY4Vb49XWXH-AFnY1YMakKn1TybnHwnvEulO_k/s320/IMG_8927.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456270556396462722" border="0" /></a><br />Anyway, to the food! Pier 26 is on the main strip at Summer Hill and is usually packed on a weekend (On the weekends, they sometimes have a drag queen performance). Pier 26 is famous for being a seafood restaurant with huge platters of seafood. Having an entertainment voucher, we decided to give it a visit.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj34kEluE8-YJZMBYeMhm2pL6GJZbjlMi4WB4xfULWyPUMsGxrbr_Y45nZHhRCP3XULSC-JKyioGxkSsaqlGRkbcf82gx1FVUAyUyYkcZI7m2RvNVKVYA4MNxUtabiCfx6k5jHG_pq5t7jv/s1600/IMG_8923.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj34kEluE8-YJZMBYeMhm2pL6GJZbjlMi4WB4xfULWyPUMsGxrbr_Y45nZHhRCP3XULSC-JKyioGxkSsaqlGRkbcf82gx1FVUAyUyYkcZI7m2RvNVKVYA4MNxUtabiCfx6k5jHG_pq5t7jv/s320/IMG_8923.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456270543322238770" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Complimentry bread rolls</span><br /></div><br />Unless you're shelling out big bucks, you generally don't get free bread in any restaurant anymore. Surprisingly, Pier 26 greeted us with bread when we sat down. It may not be an organic sourdough or some other gourmet bread, but it was a nice touch. And it came with proper butter!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqN3B-ihKkY6_cigLvKXcOYB4tQ_MH-XGDTkA2fu_pO8RW-UfGVWAN6VI7TH9rqzGL6P-MrnfVVzC5iZIGllc0m6wTxy1es9X-TwJPzxLE1ikbqjzB9fiUnostmRxflNfU3MgwK_CeA4cH/s1600/IMG_8922.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqN3B-ihKkY6_cigLvKXcOYB4tQ_MH-XGDTkA2fu_pO8RW-UfGVWAN6VI7TH9rqzGL6P-MrnfVVzC5iZIGllc0m6wTxy1es9X-TwJPzxLE1ikbqjzB9fiUnostmRxflNfU3MgwK_CeA4cH/s320/IMG_8922.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456270532675283762" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhoxytoXOyI5Od8T6pUtk-MU1-yGJXI5gRlN7qMEejpAg86ZUsPabL57em6kVzKdGhO3HIott6ZHFhNslxbgZoSWPZYJAyQV-epqjMA7FLHwoFMctZaWcERMGJePIrA93mlPmJ2l6Vwmx0/s1600/IMG_8928.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhoxytoXOyI5Od8T6pUtk-MU1-yGJXI5gRlN7qMEejpAg86ZUsPabL57em6kVzKdGhO3HIott6ZHFhNslxbgZoSWPZYJAyQV-epqjMA7FLHwoFMctZaWcERMGJePIrA93mlPmJ2l6Vwmx0/s320/IMG_8928.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456270559556224514" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Calamari</span><br /></div><br />We started off with Calamari, which came in a fairly decent serve. The calamari came in a floury crumbed batter, almost like semolina flour type texture. They were big and tender, and went well with the tartare sauce.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5dSoRFctUlhCeRZUSBNTNRf_X5VMHlZ0xDc049bi_qNeolOVVZwK5qsL15EawADgRp04NPQESu2ZcCA2SAa1dH5tr9aAgzcZX7cFnOtIFIdZ0lPSwHmLnscztaC7QsYw6V9cL0ezQ5Kqs/s1600/IMG_8931.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5dSoRFctUlhCeRZUSBNTNRf_X5VMHlZ0xDc049bi_qNeolOVVZwK5qsL15EawADgRp04NPQESu2ZcCA2SAa1dH5tr9aAgzcZX7cFnOtIFIdZ0lPSwHmLnscztaC7QsYw6V9cL0ezQ5Kqs/s320/IMG_8931.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456270577012401058" border="0" /></a><br />I love how they're not stingey with the sauces.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpTMl0tsl9XpJH4mIMKed_oAoeCAc1UxeCEtTIABeMdXEk1UzOEoclUeAs70kUmAfI8ybOeYemiw-XERWPGat4qNiY_hJfV-5200vHLdSY4Vb49XWXH-AFnY1YMakKn1TybnHwnvEulO_k/s1600/IMG_8927.jpg"> </a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh8x_ns-lkyj4t61wsY0KmvOsMhQAcnWTwI-DhuN8VcgDeQfF6bj_WcnEA6fQMzoB3Clp6trzRDAXz4s74M6EyWxK9c0G_qDX4fH0GLPVGw2QnwQ93_FFdParnDU1lnrm1o0zGtb1qwQyz/s1600/IMG_8936.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh8x_ns-lkyj4t61wsY0KmvOsMhQAcnWTwI-DhuN8VcgDeQfF6bj_WcnEA6fQMzoB3Clp6trzRDAXz4s74M6EyWxK9c0G_qDX4fH0GLPVGw2QnwQ93_FFdParnDU1lnrm1o0zGtb1qwQyz/s320/IMG_8936.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456270775134658082" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Barramundi and chips</span><br /></div><br />For the main, we both opted for Barramundi and chips. We chose the fish after talking to the owner, and what came out was very different to what was described. We were expecting a big juicy pan grilled fillet of Barramundi, but it turned out to be a small, thin overcooked piece of fish. I really wished we had choosen to have the fish battered and fried instead of grilled. The up side was that their chips are awesomely thick and fluffy. I wish they would give less chips and a bigger piece of fish. There was twice as much chips as there were fish.<br /><br />I've got the new Entertainment book, so looks like I'll probably give them another go.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><u>Pier 26 Seafood Cafe</u></span><br /><span class="pp-headline-item pp-headline-address">26 Lackey St<br />Summer Hill</span><br />Ph: <span class="pp-headline-item pp-headline-phone"><span dir="" class="telephone">(02) 9798 8886<br /><br /><iframe marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.com.au/maps?oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&q=pier+26&fb=1&gl=au&hq=pier+26&hnear=Lilyfield+NSW&hl=en&view=map&cid=8563962050142345676&ved=0CIcBEKUG&ei=_I5eTPa3F4ejkAWwqJH3BQ&iwloc=A&ll=-33.891252,151.138708&spn=0.006295,0.006295&output=embed" width="425" frameborder="0" height="350" scrolling="no"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://maps.google.com.au/maps?oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&q=pier+26&fb=1&gl=au&hq=pier+26&hnear=Lilyfield+NSW&hl=en&view=map&cid=8563962050142345676&ved=0CIcBEKUG&ei=_I5eTPa3F4ejkAWwqJH3BQ&iwloc=A&ll=-33.891252,151.138708&spn=0.006295,0.006295&source=embed" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); text-align: left;">View Larger Map</a></small><br /></span></span></div>SoRMuiJAihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08693155296164990350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267486513180679419.post-41741999326375847132010-09-04T22:59:00.000+10:002010-09-04T22:59:00.141+10:00Sultan's Table<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"></span></span>From the outside, it looks like a run of the mill Kebab shop. Walking in, you will find a large courtyard filled with tables for those who want to dine outdoors, away from the heat of the rotating kebab spit. We grabbed a lovely table by the corner and proceeded to order up a feast.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTj8hE8lPjclgVTLwCfAjQYpssfFA36otscZL_sKVHf-76bHw1wzz7XgwrreBHhnd4L3Yv9rexznJwwbvAHtEGlmTnPlQlQ5G_JgRebR1RFv5YG8hVhweeHwMgvrc5LEDplyi7qdupDd2_/s1600/IMG_8786.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTj8hE8lPjclgVTLwCfAjQYpssfFA36otscZL_sKVHf-76bHw1wzz7XgwrreBHhnd4L3Yv9rexznJwwbvAHtEGlmTnPlQlQ5G_JgRebR1RFv5YG8hVhweeHwMgvrc5LEDplyi7qdupDd2_/s320/IMG_8786.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456267732310745314" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Mixed dips</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">From memory, the plate came with hummus, babaganoush, beetroot, cacik, carrot, spinach, chilli and something else.<br /></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeczz2zDS_-st8NgM2jmMJuXPvrfkvdspLlHm_AikjAdKPhuGGwrd95gwr7ZpmoQ1xO1SFtETzG7o-VG6PQmN1W1QXzQRnSYCJiAglU7WJr0_lpULJH7RgsTw6dGxaxAFLtqhGP-1YaIvj/s1600/IMG_8787.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeczz2zDS_-st8NgM2jmMJuXPvrfkvdspLlHm_AikjAdKPhuGGwrd95gwr7ZpmoQ1xO1SFtETzG7o-VG6PQmN1W1QXzQRnSYCJiAglU7WJr0_lpULJH7RgsTw6dGxaxAFLtqhGP-1YaIvj/s320/IMG_8787.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456267741692095666" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Fresh turkish bread</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA6UK7vDnMWR7QElpOUXC7t-0wHnDlDt6TxCoFfl9i898mnn979w2OGZvzpOlpfzLY4HfCMv4xQoGjkg_NMry-K53LA9raO5G1I1noKakwmxe5YgOYFZWNqA9JFrM0gpcTWQiW-jodH5ut/s1600/IMG_8790.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA6UK7vDnMWR7QElpOUXC7t-0wHnDlDt6TxCoFfl9i898mnn979w2OGZvzpOlpfzLY4HfCMv4xQoGjkg_NMry-K53LA9raO5G1I1noKakwmxe5YgOYFZWNqA9JFrM0gpcTWQiW-jodH5ut/s320/IMG_8790.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456267748512135666" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">My plate/palatte</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLdOVoAxhKB61N-dx5HccUYMr99FmMMpnXyYjH2QvDvr0mvh8LIATGz07mICkzOojTIPlKZ176DmB-7DqnRkXf1PvRtnE8SI0M8kyQCtTxaNDShT2We6zoVvnLtqcPUde1VB5IszD2isQZ/s1600/IMG_8799.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLdOVoAxhKB61N-dx5HccUYMr99FmMMpnXyYjH2QvDvr0mvh8LIATGz07mICkzOojTIPlKZ176DmB-7DqnRkXf1PvRtnE8SI0M8kyQCtTxaNDShT2We6zoVvnLtqcPUde1VB5IszD2isQZ/s320/IMG_8799.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456267992315833394" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Mixed grill</span><br /></div><br />Smokey tender meat grilled over hot coals. What else do I need to say?<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX6WGpp8OQYu2H_W539Zd6iN_rxpU2FVIj0HUQlNmmtHJM9i0e8FHyru82WwIs2tw840u5TKn7GVdjX0-857NyZ7O4zevCSL1uOuD3DR8GWbbLzXEJxqdk_C6CxBjT1dFJsD82cwIrTCfc/s1600/IMG_8791.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX6WGpp8OQYu2H_W539Zd6iN_rxpU2FVIj0HUQlNmmtHJM9i0e8FHyru82WwIs2tw840u5TKn7GVdjX0-857NyZ7O4zevCSL1uOuD3DR8GWbbLzXEJxqdk_C6CxBjT1dFJsD82cwIrTCfc/s320/IMG_8791.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456267754840804210" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Chicken pide</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh7t0TWQuRe4OaE20wrMyzxpw_azIym4beJW9-HliV7HW-Z6bWuJ8-7sIZwOXg9WAmRL3ntby894nIASSmXc0b28WbVtDJ2qNt3Reu1AA2i3LflgEq68sdbQXTk2ibyA-ptnRUbesH2Utj/s1600/IMG_8792.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh7t0TWQuRe4OaE20wrMyzxpw_azIym4beJW9-HliV7HW-Z6bWuJ8-7sIZwOXg9WAmRL3ntby894nIASSmXc0b28WbVtDJ2qNt3Reu1AA2i3LflgEq68sdbQXTk2ibyA-ptnRUbesH2Utj/s320/IMG_8792.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456267758956731154" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Close up!</span><br /></div><br />Juicy, meaty and packed full of flavour. A simple squeeze of lemon and I was in heaven!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCe5uJH9xzFIuXYbT3jfUaH2fRgKNyPaKqWRQK4wFTWwKafYecaKXXZ2unA87frmYzbOmgzEKEzRERoW7vVj0kkwiWexXRRJqJf9gf7acboWge4wX3addx2D5KGI4Qsf7IqK492sPRWrS4/s1600/IMG_8793.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCe5uJH9xzFIuXYbT3jfUaH2fRgKNyPaKqWRQK4wFTWwKafYecaKXXZ2unA87frmYzbOmgzEKEzRERoW7vVj0kkwiWexXRRJqJf9gf7acboWge4wX3addx2D5KGI4Qsf7IqK492sPRWrS4/s320/IMG_8793.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456267976545715538" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Mushroom pide</span><br /></div><br />Thumbs up from our resident vegetarian. The pide was so huge he could only get through half of it. Meaning more for us meat eaters!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGrb4ASvKsKGY865m6C6cYmgLpbNfV_4zdwi5V_7hJwV9-gTwuFTCSPLdyPHiZicbxekSkmvpWZt0sYVA22bbfEzNONqgglFuMPpH1NJSPhZCfrdFqP1KO4XcsiATwxN5luC8o6RMk92pC/s1600/IMG_8796.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGrb4ASvKsKGY865m6C6cYmgLpbNfV_4zdwi5V_7hJwV9-gTwuFTCSPLdyPHiZicbxekSkmvpWZt0sYVA22bbfEzNONqgglFuMPpH1NJSPhZCfrdFqP1KO4XcsiATwxN5luC8o6RMk92pC/s320/IMG_8796.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456267987735283586" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Felafel</span><br /></div><br />A bit dry on its own, but load it up with the dip that it came it, and it was perfect wrapped in pita bread.<br /><br />We had actually ordered a Guvec as well, which is a Turkish stew. But the dish never came and we were already full by that stage so cancelled the order. We were more than satisfied with the fresh, vibrant and tasty food on offer and will definitely be back for more! I want that Guvec damnit!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><u>Sultan's Table</u></span><br /><span class="adr" id="adr" dir="ltr">179 Enmore Rd<br />Enmore</span><br />Ph: <span dir="ltr" class="nw"><span class="tel">(02) 9557 0229</span></span><br /><br /><iframe width="425" height="350" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.com.au/maps?oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&q=sultan's+table&fb=1&gl=au&hq=sultan's+table&hnear=Lilyfield+NSW&cid=0,0,7677111656539535255&ei=t7BeTNyjD8ercea46NoO&ved=0CCEQnwIwAw&iwloc=A&ll=-33.898696,151.172176&spn=0.006295,0.006295&output=embed"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://maps.google.com.au/maps?oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&q=sultan's+table&fb=1&gl=au&hq=sultan's+table&hnear=Lilyfield+NSW&cid=0,0,7677111656539535255&ei=t7BeTNyjD8ercea46NoO&ved=0CCEQnwIwAw&iwloc=A&ll=-33.898696,151.172176&spn=0.006295,0.006295&source=embed" style="color:#0000FF;text-align:left">View Larger Map</a></small><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1SQYsdA2V4AzlnzYqhlbTyhV0yyPAby5C9fx6mKdXe2YnsefAZRYBgPQk7Pt-9ozU2JJnlHjCMNTbNXb3Dcr-mW_AlhmVBDkhrni35jAhrYuwytR6o6n0tbxMD_8LtBwPg04L8KYM7By8/s1600/IMG_8798.jpg"><br /></a><br /><br /></div>SoRMuiJAihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08693155296164990350noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267486513180679419.post-53935460817681314312010-08-31T22:54:00.001+10:002010-08-31T22:54:00.405+10:00Bungalow 8<div style="text-align: justify;">I had a sudden craving for Mussels and dragged a workmate down to Bungalow 8 with me. I haven't been back for quite a few years after overdosing at their all you can eat mussel events. This time, I'm only have 1 pot.....not 5. So I think I should be ok!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQIf7CwQ0gWlq4kx42OI-Hp7AdH2xLT65WdWePELtbqbpaLjRAw7BsNWeCiag-A5q9UFmLgJnOhFlYYpFuN4NuQVDAZR8mjDk3BmK2ZpzA5YIfLhFyLxSNeBmwLf_SNElhnkG5wCTzNYDv/s1600/DSC03667.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQIf7CwQ0gWlq4kx42OI-Hp7AdH2xLT65WdWePELtbqbpaLjRAw7BsNWeCiag-A5q9UFmLgJnOhFlYYpFuN4NuQVDAZR8mjDk3BmK2ZpzA5YIfLhFyLxSNeBmwLf_SNElhnkG5wCTzNYDv/s320/DSC03667.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456265057224916914" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Tom Yum Mussels and chips</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8hyphenhyphengzwPUhZkPJ5qHxPEul4rpeRUVc8phkQq9nnVhzWhjt79E-LopohTTR0iKiT1ySbZ_2fHiOE9ViXSTNfZbpf2Fw89RHbS_TTnzReSiJdPlSJgbqmJkM20ZgU63fa7jRA2hWfx2juloQ/s1600/DSC03668.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8hyphenhyphengzwPUhZkPJ5qHxPEul4rpeRUVc8phkQq9nnVhzWhjt79E-LopohTTR0iKiT1ySbZ_2fHiOE9ViXSTNfZbpf2Fw89RHbS_TTnzReSiJdPlSJgbqmJkM20ZgU63fa7jRA2hWfx2juloQ/s320/DSC03668.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456265044550567170" border="0" /></a><br />My absolute favourite, Tom Yum Mussels! Although, I must say that their Tom Yum tastes more like Laksa, and their Laksa tastes more like Tom Yum. I wish I had some noodles I can throw into the pot at the end of the meal so I don't waste any of the lovely broth at the bottom.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><u>Bungalow 8</u></span><br /><span class="adr" id="adr" dir="ltr">3 Lime St<br />Sydney</span><br />Ph: <span dir="ltr" class="nw"><span class="tel">(02) 9299 4660</span></span><br /><a href="http://www.bungalow8sydney.com.au/">http://www.bungalow8sydney.com.au</a><br /><br /><iframe marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.com.au/maps?oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&q=bungalow+8&fb=1&gl=au&hq=bungalow+8&hnear=Lilyfield+NSW&cid=0,0,8515444896569965755&ei=WK1eTIiZJcqwcZuzwNoO&ved=0CCwQnwIwAw&iwloc=A&ll=-33.86595,151.201593&spn=0.006295,0.006295&output=embed" width="425" frameborder="0" height="350" scrolling="no"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://maps.google.com.au/maps?oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&q=bungalow+8&fb=1&gl=au&hq=bungalow+8&hnear=Lilyfield+NSW&cid=0,0,8515444896569965755&ei=WK1eTIiZJcqwcZuzwNoO&ved=0CCwQnwIwAw&iwloc=A&ll=-33.86595,151.201593&spn=0.006295,0.006295&source=embed" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); text-align: left;">View Larger Map</a></small><br /></div>SoRMuiJAihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08693155296164990350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267486513180679419.post-45602551615745606302010-08-28T23:52:00.002+10:002010-08-28T23:52:00.137+10:00Sushi-Tei Lunch Sets<div style="text-align: justify;">Its hard trying to find nice places around the city for a casual sit down meal with my workmates without resorting to a pub. Luckily Sushi-Tei has a relatively large seating area, and even have private rooms for big parties. Perfect for an impromptu team lunch.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDOtsQAcC8IiTQ7I07boyRpYYgEur4ZdXM2xCPo0du6MeIb-bp-1w3qshEG0fQfhq6zmm-lbm9fHkUg0E3M4Dfi48YVSkrqT2jw4SwGqxraInq0n3ZH2IzCsNKssAuTRZlmXYVqfr6IEog/s1600/IMG_0602.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDOtsQAcC8IiTQ7I07boyRpYYgEur4ZdXM2xCPo0du6MeIb-bp-1w3qshEG0fQfhq6zmm-lbm9fHkUg0E3M4Dfi48YVSkrqT2jw4SwGqxraInq0n3ZH2IzCsNKssAuTRZlmXYVqfr6IEog/s320/IMG_0602.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456280033317172802" border="0" /></a><br />I ordered a Katsu and sushi lunch set. The set came with a huge slab of Pork Katsu, 6 pieces of sushi, chawamushi, miso soup, salad and various other side dishes. Not a bad deal for under $20!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sushi Tei</span><br /><span class="subcontent"><span class="subcontent"> 1 Chifley Square<br />Cnr of Elizabeth St and Hunter St<br />Sydney<br />Ph: (02)</span></span><span class="subcontent"><span class="subcontent"> 9232-7288<br /><a href="http://www.sushitei.com.au/">http://www.sushitei.com.au</a><br /></span></span></div>SoRMuiJAihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08693155296164990350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267486513180679419.post-64585369370544808572010-08-25T23:44:00.001+10:002010-08-25T23:44:00.411+10:00Miraku Japanese Cuisine - Hunter Connection<div style="text-align: justify;">I'm always on the lookout for new cheap and cheerful places for lunch around the CBD. I really hate paying $10+ for a lot of crappy food at the local food court. Luckily, I'm not too far of a walk from the Hunter Connection and find myself there most days. You can almost guarantee that most food you get there tastes good. The competition is so fierce, if you're food is not up to a certain standard for a cheap price, you'll be closed in a few weeks.<br /><br />Miruka is one of the newer places there that offer Japanese food. The food isn't your typical teriyaki chicken and udon soups, which is what appealed to me in the first place.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgij4ZD6BCgJQ83GJIk96PO74t4erDAzUkNGh7n34dFgmvow9mA7Y61NBrJTGRbyXs-Sx8rdg9zx1cpjL1OUw2jtu-fTXpZ7ppOchUCP68Z82EV7pzZW81YBo4YKtCWYJymnFupvCL7gplP/s1600/IMG_9061.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgij4ZD6BCgJQ83GJIk96PO74t4erDAzUkNGh7n34dFgmvow9mA7Y61NBrJTGRbyXs-Sx8rdg9zx1cpjL1OUw2jtu-fTXpZ7ppOchUCP68Z82EV7pzZW81YBo4YKtCWYJymnFupvCL7gplP/s320/IMG_9061.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456278377527712402" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Karage Chicken</span><br /></div><br />Crispy and light batter coating moist tender chicken. Not bad considering this was pre-cooked and placed into a hot box.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-eFEXtawXG4lJ-fL0dk71wmzX9tkYA27t5pmaa0wMKcSf-uBBgNHwEsQ5DwS_QOyM0z9oWwRBI5migh-2BGx-kZjnaNmXk7kQowrRAhQoGf1QhHI9AvdMeiRy3smhyphenhyphenm9h5hMJgGek_9zW/s1600/IMG_9059.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-eFEXtawXG4lJ-fL0dk71wmzX9tkYA27t5pmaa0wMKcSf-uBBgNHwEsQ5DwS_QOyM0z9oWwRBI5migh-2BGx-kZjnaNmXk7kQowrRAhQoGf1QhHI9AvdMeiRy3smhyphenhyphenm9h5hMJgGek_9zW/s320/IMG_9059.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456278272260400066" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Miso Soup</span><br /></div><br />Not your standard tofu and seaweed miso soup. Digging to the bottom you will find chunks of pork, chicken and various vegetables.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmoaGIO82Bi8SZjera3STaMe6woY5splMtUzkBkPErvEvcxG161jkkCqMGG4zR6JaaxqfL-Gy-IavkTyvBK9MG5Q3ixlGjZFmcEBMI0GSsM4iHmCKsTuXGQwFjOtfgMSeDYTdGyL4ZOk9v/s1600/IMG_9058.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmoaGIO82Bi8SZjera3STaMe6woY5splMtUzkBkPErvEvcxG161jkkCqMGG4zR6JaaxqfL-Gy-IavkTyvBK9MG5Q3ixlGjZFmcEBMI0GSsM4iHmCKsTuXGQwFjOtfgMSeDYTdGyL4ZOk9v/s320/IMG_9058.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456278261658470146" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Mushroom rice with sushi, seaweed salad and tofu?</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixXgGk0G1suyo7n2GwDSf4JWasNZscp9gOSYNnwBQ8FbQphTyI0M1EOk3HpovpgzCWUUtGR2FcJxfyCMUHmLuwDrdZXdQr5QfI3IWsjpUX7bU0kmQ9yMGVlMfUjKnwhvDZKpCrRV1sZWR0/s1600/IMG_9056.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixXgGk0G1suyo7n2GwDSf4JWasNZscp9gOSYNnwBQ8FbQphTyI0M1EOk3HpovpgzCWUUtGR2FcJxfyCMUHmLuwDrdZXdQr5QfI3IWsjpUX7bU0kmQ9yMGVlMfUjKnwhvDZKpCrRV1sZWR0/s320/IMG_9056.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456278251314969698" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Chirashi don with udon salad and seaweed salad</span><br /></div><br />The food is light and not over seasoned like some other places. Not everything is drowned in a sweet teriyaki sauce or deep fried tempura style. I loved their udon salad and would kill for a huge bowl of it. Unfortunately, Miruka does not cook lunches to order around lunch time. If you want something made from their menu, you need to get your order in before 11am, otherwise you can only purchase what is on display.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><u>Miraku Japanese Cuisine</u></span><br /><span class="adr"><span class="street-address">F9 Hunter Connection Food Plaza<br />7-13 Hunter Street</span>,<span class="locality"> Sydney</span></span><br /></div>SoRMuiJAihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08693155296164990350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267486513180679419.post-7883968120223531502010-08-21T00:46:00.001+10:002010-08-21T00:46:00.126+10:00Rise Restaurant - Darlinghurst<div style="text-align: justify;">Thanks to <a href="http://www.notquitenigella.com/2010/06/07/iron-chef-dinner-2010-sydney/">Not Quite Nigella</a>, I found out I had actually <a href="http://hungrysormuijai.blogspot.com/2010/06/iron-chef-sydney-event-hilton-2010.html">won dinner for 2 at Rise</a> as well as my aeroclock from the Iron Chef dinner. I rope a friend into using the voucher with me before it expired. The plan was to have dinner and then go visit his brother, who's dogs just had a huge litter of puppies!<br /><br />Dinner was booked for 6:30pm, but we were early and arrived just before 6:15pm. Walking in, we find the entire restaurant empty. I didn't think we were THAT early, but the waiter explained that a table of 20 cancelled earlier in the week. I would expect the place to be quite cosy and buzzing with chatty diners when busy, but on this night, it was stark, cold and bare. This also meant we were the only table the waiter was waiting on. Actually, the only table the TWO waiters were waiting on. Whilst some would describe the service as friendly, I would say too friendly. I basically wanted to sit down and have a nice conversation with my friend, I found that half of my time was spent talking to the waiter who basically hung around our table. Luckily, after an hour, another table shows up and helps to divert a bit of the attention.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6fUsu2XjMT2jDhASvDFmQd3xtzU-MNkY_3hsxeeylWSaX9l7M5jnJ219ejmyoWi8Vhk_bGO1FKnGK8BVHrCaq5vw_vmA67i__Z9KNZOBDfipFm6PRt-54i7_PkZP1SXq21WseGYJMrHRN/s1600/IMG_1115.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6fUsu2XjMT2jDhASvDFmQd3xtzU-MNkY_3hsxeeylWSaX9l7M5jnJ219ejmyoWi8Vhk_bGO1FKnGK8BVHrCaq5vw_vmA67i__Z9KNZOBDfipFm6PRt-54i7_PkZP1SXq21WseGYJMrHRN/s320/IMG_1115.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504906155145266802" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0py1SYjxARUEIRl4MGEXUy62w9QcOpmaMLWTDe8PKoD76JJofyCXdp2e4nICt1rBtjaHxmvrRxhQ6476MLGM2u1DwAecGjkZNDvNiW1vrWyUJn52WDBBBiXuWBcrWBkqE_0VZEZp5WdBD/s1600/IMG_1119.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0py1SYjxARUEIRl4MGEXUy62w9QcOpmaMLWTDe8PKoD76JJofyCXdp2e4nICt1rBtjaHxmvrRxhQ6476MLGM2u1DwAecGjkZNDvNiW1vrWyUJn52WDBBBiXuWBcrWBkqE_0VZEZp5WdBD/s320/IMG_1119.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504906183792055778" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2SybZk28ZY1mteWoKdjCazNMLUHQOhh7IXOAeMBX5vIars9_c5bObfMdW59aKxTzL9yWdQIaBbadnKd99UHaaPlBJHIzuczGkOSLuEKCgulu-HnExj523I52Ve6usxp6FRub5tTXV_w_T/s1600/IMG_1118.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2SybZk28ZY1mteWoKdjCazNMLUHQOhh7IXOAeMBX5vIars9_c5bObfMdW59aKxTzL9yWdQIaBbadnKd99UHaaPlBJHIzuczGkOSLuEKCgulu-HnExj523I52Ve6usxp6FRub5tTXV_w_T/s320/IMG_1118.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504906162718719170" border="0" /></a><br />As for the food, Rise previously offered an a la carte menu, but has switched to tasting menu only. I guess that makes it easier as we don't have decide on what to eat.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVaNN5jG8m842eRZBLHlewTwlOrcbum8yZ6mNpqQOxeRQpD2ARLU4Tt5-5geLNT2uPchsrD_XoqpzaBOsAuKZSTIgtJOkwVBBDCPxqdIn0xFnhVf7d4z39hbHFeb4RTdw6Fwem32Lp-Ebf/s1600/IMG_1120.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVaNN5jG8m842eRZBLHlewTwlOrcbum8yZ6mNpqQOxeRQpD2ARLU4Tt5-5geLNT2uPchsrD_XoqpzaBOsAuKZSTIgtJOkwVBBDCPxqdIn0xFnhVf7d4z39hbHFeb4RTdw6Fwem32Lp-Ebf/s320/IMG_1120.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504906194538792882" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">First course - Salmon tartare with poached quail egg & gochujang miso sauce</span><br /></div><br />Oh my....this is good. I can never go past good sashimi, but this was particularly good as it was coated in spicy miso sauce. I devoured every last bit of this whilst my friend left half on the plate. Not because it didn't taste good, but because it was so hot, his mouth was on fire! Mind you, my friend reckons black pepper is hot, so this was atomic by his standards. I found the dish quite mild ;)<br /><br />When the waiter came to collect our plates, we requested that my friend gets a toned down version of anything remotely spicier than pepper!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivuaYFIj5frkQnyLE9ew-qC5Rzu3yCnj8t5etCGDhMWZI8rXf4Ll6CPrLANhWE6q0LPkerHOg6JBYG7HOo_jvgZGPCgCpsNumDLFMnH_KwG3SEk9dpuEiKc1D0B-j2xYEtx3V2QWl8M6Vn/s1600/IMG_1123.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivuaYFIj5frkQnyLE9ew-qC5Rzu3yCnj8t5etCGDhMWZI8rXf4Ll6CPrLANhWE6q0LPkerHOg6JBYG7HOo_jvgZGPCgCpsNumDLFMnH_KwG3SEk9dpuEiKc1D0B-j2xYEtx3V2QWl8M6Vn/s320/IMG_1123.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504906193559794658" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Soup - Tom Yum style soup with scallop tortellini and mussel</span><br /></div><br />Luckily this was a tom yum style soup, and not actual tom yum soup, so the spice was toned down for my friend. Still too much for him to handle and he left half the soup behind. But he did devour the seafood and both of us rate the scallop tortellini as "Friggin good!!". Now if I can just get a huge bowl of the tortellini...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW7d88R149R_twq2rXIVPqn29JJcEvoydjMCi3VXWtgD39xJ5CWoTUTkvqbB3hTGUWprRa0Ts0Pv9oHu1D6KUToexVs__mJEhqgGN_7Jd5kBF4Szz6zGRDMmCGTeoStlyvYo5OHFN91m86/s1600/IMG_1130.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW7d88R149R_twq2rXIVPqn29JJcEvoydjMCi3VXWtgD39xJ5CWoTUTkvqbB3hTGUWprRa0Ts0Pv9oHu1D6KUToexVs__mJEhqgGN_7Jd5kBF4Szz6zGRDMmCGTeoStlyvYo5OHFN91m86/s320/IMG_1130.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504906329472849442" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Sashimi - Assorted fresh market sashimi</span><br /></div><br />We were presented with oysters and four types of sashimi. King fish, salmon, tuna and I can't remember what the other one was. Each sashimi was seasoned differently to compliment the type of fish it was. This was my friend's first taste of sashimi (First course didn't count, he couldn't taste a thing beyond spice!) and he actually enjoyed it. He only had half of the sashimi as the raw texture eventually got to him, so that just meant more for me!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-nYOguw3oI5RKGWDj_obpibg-3SqDH-G9eKFccFIoiSzZRzqcityWVxEwS46VKm7bv5q9_ImZw4jUnb98LbKIZRwzmR5FmKwefhRwvx6av7Lx_yMpj34kYELSVuagCCySBCX3Tlu0PZsO/s1600/IMG_1134.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-nYOguw3oI5RKGWDj_obpibg-3SqDH-G9eKFccFIoiSzZRzqcityWVxEwS46VKm7bv5q9_ImZw4jUnb98LbKIZRwzmR5FmKwefhRwvx6av7Lx_yMpj34kYELSVuagCCySBCX3Tlu0PZsO/s320/IMG_1134.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504906333716565330" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Seasonal plate</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7X3682Y_RN465f8OwKNlFRAVRq5UaiHMsLMksZWbkEYFNbFxKgw4d2CMHfGSLyPznTwPO8reqwJKUX05Uc8YlaOGXI-JWYggKogmaWj0jUck2Pb18H2iWY3jffqeAwBd6XYptAUEOZPjF/s1600/IMG_1140.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7X3682Y_RN465f8OwKNlFRAVRq5UaiHMsLMksZWbkEYFNbFxKgw4d2CMHfGSLyPznTwPO8reqwJKUX05Uc8YlaOGXI-JWYggKogmaWj0jUck2Pb18H2iWY3jffqeAwBd6XYptAUEOZPjF/s320/IMG_1140.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504906363325788098" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Soy milk flan with shiitake sauce</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTNfZJvuoF0TkQgAFMhl446So8v7lMkj-iWb6QQwdw8is3PfLw2BwEkED-Ys2JCW_XRI_rXN2VjUCX9wPLlcPqeNOxpvWgdll7Epda0cRTOjhQ03MqdqFOicswkhZTZuJpuEvr38um26F3/s1600/IMG_1138.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTNfZJvuoF0TkQgAFMhl446So8v7lMkj-iWb6QQwdw8is3PfLw2BwEkED-Ys2JCW_XRI_rXN2VjUCX9wPLlcPqeNOxpvWgdll7Epda0cRTOjhQ03MqdqFOicswkhZTZuJpuEvr38um26F3/s320/IMG_1138.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504906345168793778" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Rice paper roll of steamed chicken baton, avocado, cucumber & sesame miso sauce</span><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5eaNW9mC4LKgGUFtj4bQBK66koIi8B2bSiNiUS9R7t3SdqKgbJ4WDtwMvdbWPyFN0yn2UmHYjKiVZtWY53RbwxkRlUPjdtWuawQdUMnLiGxz09K8by2zE0wL3HE3cqije4FMlx8TA2GwP/s1600/IMG_1135.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5eaNW9mC4LKgGUFtj4bQBK66koIi8B2bSiNiUS9R7t3SdqKgbJ4WDtwMvdbWPyFN0yn2UmHYjKiVZtWY53RbwxkRlUPjdtWuawQdUMnLiGxz09K8by2zE0wL3HE3cqije4FMlx8TA2GwP/s320/IMG_1135.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504906337433852674" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Fish cake with daikon & wakame salad</span><br /></div><br />The Soy milk flan is basically a chawamushi. Silky soft and delicate, I woofed this down. The rice paper roll was fairly bland, especially compared to the previous courses we had. The fish cake was tasty, and the crunch was a welcome change in texture after all the sashimi we had.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrqp2oXX3qpiyK9t757PEmf0vvzErQzhMEPdb31XgTuv5jVhlBrvnBoidieXTiB7vl2locw8hrqo70qE7oudBsG0nBvpkGrqD58p5QU-n5N47ml2vw4tAsPHfj7iA5bmvJncHGLA9zsIT2/s1600/IMG_1142.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrqp2oXX3qpiyK9t757PEmf0vvzErQzhMEPdb31XgTuv5jVhlBrvnBoidieXTiB7vl2locw8hrqo70qE7oudBsG0nBvpkGrqD58p5QU-n5N47ml2vw4tAsPHfj7iA5bmvJncHGLA9zsIT2/s320/IMG_1142.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504906729706472418" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Pasta dish - Soba salad with soft shell crab and ponzu vinaigrette</span><br /></div><br />Not sure where the salad bit comes in. It was basically soba with a bit of sauce and a soft shell crab on-top. The soft shell crab was fantastically crispy, but doesn't really fit in with the soba.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPi43tzm3zVAGfJDCnXuvo_Ji8Tei3iwIf2dLXbUs38TLrZcrfp7mbo_H2f4Qpdl1FyHtjlyxqjkRuijZUCyWBVp6Z3I8ZJIAUQUMFHh6iqgYSBSomADrjrBUtwA_03Bb09U65R2l7KvBm/s1600/IMG_1150.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPi43tzm3zVAGfJDCnXuvo_Ji8Tei3iwIf2dLXbUs38TLrZcrfp7mbo_H2f4Qpdl1FyHtjlyxqjkRuijZUCyWBVp6Z3I8ZJIAUQUMFHh6iqgYSBSomADrjrBUtwA_03Bb09U65R2l7KvBm/s320/IMG_1150.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504906741637289762" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Main Course - Roasted duck breast served with polenta, mushroom croquette and red curry sauce</span><br /></div><br />My friend had his red curry sauce served on the side, but turns out it was very mild anyway. The duck was tender and juicy and oh-so-moreish. I just wish I had more sauce to go with it. On top of the main course, you're served a bowl of rice and miso soup, just in case you're still hungry. But by this stage, we're both stuffed like a turkey. But I do wonder.....where was the polenta!?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZkPOHW5x1we-J6Gm8YHFkQLp5P7xjrJQ4nlkUrMU3XnXuiAqHuUyIp_ZfLG7I6bd1JIhJ-rVo7L7KeDsgDMeRRyOIuitV5VJ_6oEKaxiHpLPsVxvrqyR7ynGh0VjgzP1KpnxkgCStypEf/s1600/IMG_1149.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZkPOHW5x1we-J6Gm8YHFkQLp5P7xjrJQ4nlkUrMU3XnXuiAqHuUyIp_ZfLG7I6bd1JIhJ-rVo7L7KeDsgDMeRRyOIuitV5VJ_6oEKaxiHpLPsVxvrqyR7ynGh0VjgzP1KpnxkgCStypEf/s320/IMG_1149.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504906737345168850" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM-VlrHmkgQTMtTAJi1f1BNp6NFDPQxc-i12J2c2H68EhoFReE9VUb1Ircxjgzlo8l12a0zw6v3s9tez8FciJzu2Zjm-8sIk07RqXGlsKv9gYtFmooCr5DyEXjf1npJdkQd5cr8FSDawoX/s1600/IMG_1155.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM-VlrHmkgQTMtTAJi1f1BNp6NFDPQxc-i12J2c2H68EhoFReE9VUb1Ircxjgzlo8l12a0zw6v3s9tez8FciJzu2Zjm-8sIk07RqXGlsKv9gYtFmooCr5DyEXjf1npJdkQd5cr8FSDawoX/s320/IMG_1155.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504906743127485778" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Dessert</span><br /></div><br />Dessert was a almond cream with latte sorbet, and passion fruit cream with a lime and lemon grass sorbet. We both started with the almond cream and it was gooooood. Creamy and velvety and went fantastic with the latte sorbet. I decided to try the passion fruit cream and was in HEAVEN! I moaned something to my friend about trying the passion fruit and continued to stuff my face. He digs into the passion fruit and gives me a "What are you on about??" look. And then he moans. Out loud.<br /><br />"I just hit the cream......"<br /><br />It was an embarrassing display of emotion, but I didn't care. I wanted to enjoy every blissful bite!<br /><br />We're offered tea and coffee, but we're just too full to eat another bite.<br /><br />If we had to actually pay for this meal, I would happily hand over $65 for the 7 course degustation! If you go on Tuesday, Wednesday or Sunday, the meal will only cost you $48. Speaking to the staff, the main difference is that you don't get miso soup, and you get a little less sashimi for $48. Still fantastic value if you ask me!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><u>Rise Restaurant</u></span><br />23 Craigend St<br />Darlinghurst<br />Ph: (02) 9357 1755<br /><a href="http://www.riserestaurant.com.au/">http://www.riserestaurant.com.au/</a><br /><br /><iframe marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.com.au/maps?oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&q=rise+restaurant&fb=1&gl=au&hq=rise+restaurant&hnear=Lilyfield+NSW&cid=0,0,8100651022203072480&ei=_kJpTLPIFYLRcfCQjZAF&ved=0CCIQnwIwAQ&ll=-33.876584,151.222696&spn=0.006295,0.006295&output=embed" width="425" frameborder="0" height="350" scrolling="no"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://maps.google.com.au/maps?oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&q=rise+restaurant&fb=1&gl=au&hq=rise+restaurant&hnear=Lilyfield+NSW&cid=0,0,8100651022203072480&ei=_kJpTLPIFYLRcfCQjZAF&ved=0CCIQnwIwAQ&ll=-33.876584,151.222696&spn=0.006295,0.006295&source=embed" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); text-align: left;">View Larger Map</a></small><br /></div>SoRMuiJAihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08693155296164990350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267486513180679419.post-613135986325149542010-08-17T12:40:00.001+10:002010-08-17T12:40:00.275+10:00WAQU, Modern Japanese Dining - Crows Nest<div style="text-align: justify;">Nothing brings a bunch of girls together faster than good food and free gifts. On this occasion, my friend was bearing gifts she had brought us from her recent trip to the US. Woohoo!! Freebies! We decided on WAQU as a girls catch up.<br /><br />The restaurant is surprisingly spacious, especially considering how much their rent must be. You would expect them to cram more tables in to maximise their revenue. We decided on the 5 courses for $60 option.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Course 1:</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjApIRoasWlVcAELUhcgE41kELRTfYip8cED-OcMzdyDN6ua-WgrKxGpmADNfqfSVh7k7-aHOwGtnnO8AV3fFGdeRCp-NXZuk3ermS-pUYQBWxaJBmfyPMKsPiu5aoUr3sDWtUZk90_slTP/s1600/IMG_0857.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjApIRoasWlVcAELUhcgE41kELRTfYip8cED-OcMzdyDN6ua-WgrKxGpmADNfqfSVh7k7-aHOwGtnnO8AV3fFGdeRCp-NXZuk3ermS-pUYQBWxaJBmfyPMKsPiu5aoUr3sDWtUZk90_slTP/s320/IMG_0857.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504904465048237762" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Spicy softshell crab taco, petite wagyu sukiyaki, fish tart, potato soup with confit tomato foam</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />The spicy softshell crab was easily a crowd favourite. How can you ever go wrong with deep fried crustacean? The fish tart king of just tasted like a cheese potato croquet whilst the petite wagyu beef was a bit bland for my liking. My favourite would actually have to be the potato soup with confit tomato foam. A bit bowl of that in front of the tv with some crusty bread would've made me a very happy girl!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Course 2:</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBFaghfji3twptkkRghFNBCJ0ODHa6hXVEh1Ulod_t6YKJc3XDJHcKDGcit93fbEmqtqGdeCvKaR9w7fycl6LtvOtQNVOZ1uTrmnT6uaPwD_5Jy8HHm6i67uqwk8LbeKZWDiO_VaZH6XZ9/s1600/IMG_0860.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBFaghfji3twptkkRghFNBCJ0ODHa6hXVEh1Ulod_t6YKJc3XDJHcKDGcit93fbEmqtqGdeCvKaR9w7fycl6LtvOtQNVOZ1uTrmnT6uaPwD_5Jy8HHm6i67uqwk8LbeKZWDiO_VaZH6XZ9/s320/IMG_0860.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504904471552397266" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Sashimi salad - ocean trout yubiki, seared kingfish, grilled abalone, ruby grapefruit jelly with seasonal vegetables</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />From memory, one of the best parts of the dish was actually an almond cream that basically brings the whole dish together. The tangy grapefruit, the melt in your mouth fish, all covered with a velvety almond cream. Even my non-sashimi eating friends enjoyed it....kinda. They still couldn't get past the raw fish and left about half behind. Hey, more sashimi for me!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Course 3:</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj2WG1VLIfIXAspR2FEd9jxF5p6cIzGIYmhs1DOfLeFg22-pw5l9Ge-_2nb7fyjBtO1G4tzNQxQHMmIQ7VJhCg-75avwDQsG5qf2s3w2gVHlrOXhSvTw4D35t7zi5M1gtEGVfwZDxUoYDz/s1600/IMG_0864.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj2WG1VLIfIXAspR2FEd9jxF5p6cIzGIYmhs1DOfLeFg22-pw5l9Ge-_2nb7fyjBtO1G4tzNQxQHMmIQ7VJhCg-75avwDQsG5qf2s3w2gVHlrOXhSvTw4D35t7zi5M1gtEGVfwZDxUoYDz/s320/IMG_0864.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504904470485146306" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Tempura WAQU Style - assorted tempura of teriyaki-eel, micro fish, nori-maki sweet potato, okaki-age avocado, soy mayonnaise, three japanese salts</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />My friend being allergic to Miso, opted for the Tempura course, and of course, gave her thumbs up to a big plate of fried goodness.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5XQs4vXaW3B2fsXH6_AwGZE0RzGU3llOKhhczLX_N6YB2HeXFwnnfNiPAdOwzL0FnHr1GcG5x9eaLgVlMscbXGbbX9lebhgV9-0eu0tfHKDZSlf55w_54dvJGRM1c_Ix0hG9OtoVroFaQ/s1600/IMG_0865.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5XQs4vXaW3B2fsXH6_AwGZE0RzGU3llOKhhczLX_N6YB2HeXFwnnfNiPAdOwzL0FnHr1GcG5x9eaLgVlMscbXGbbX9lebhgV9-0eu0tfHKDZSlf55w_54dvJGRM1c_Ix0hG9OtoVroFaQ/s320/IMG_0865.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504904482564926626" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Seafood miso soup - slow cooked sea tiger prawn and white clam, panfried scallop, yaki-onigiri in miso soup</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />For the rest of us who aren't allergic to Miso soup, we all chose this option. Its a cold and dark night outside, and nothing will be more comforting than a big steaming bowl of miso soup. Except that's not what came out.<br /><br />A bowl is presented to us with seafood and miso that had been painted on the bowl itself. The waitress walks around with a huge kettle of dashi stock and came up to me first. Oh yeah baby, miso me up!! She tilts the kettle and "spills" a little dashi stock on my bowl and then walks away. I look up thinking she's gone back to refill the kettle, when I see her doing the same to my friend's bowl. Then it dawned on me, that's ALL the soup I was getting. We're instructed to mix the now dried and crusted miso on the bowl, with the "stock". The only problem is, we were given about 2 tablespoons of stock each. My friend had less than me and the stock didn't even cover the bottom of her bowl!<br /><br />We start scraping at the dried miso to mix into the stock, except there's just not enough stock to wet the miso enough to scrape off. I get fed up with the scraping and scratching and decided to just eat what I've got, but whatever soup in my bowl is now stone cold. My OCD friend decided she needed to scrape off every last bit of miso, and basically ended up with a miso concentrate.<br /><br />The soup aside, we decided to tackle the seafood. The clam and scallop is cooked to perfection. The yaki-onigiri was crunchy and toasted the way it should. Then I get to the slow cooked tiger prawn. I cut the prawn head off and do my usual thing of sucking the brains out. Except the brains were still raw. I'm almost tempted to spit my mouthful back into the bowl but force myself to swallow it. This is when I find out that whilst the tail of the prawn was cooked, the part of the prawn joining the head was still cold and raw and gave a horrible fishy smell. I wasn't the only one who found this problem as my other friends commented on the same thing. You would expect something that is slow cooked, to actually be cooked!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Course 4:</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMEeqkxjCzFCm3AO7w3t4mNKzdJgy6sQ8Cue6A5ZIHGwup14hfyg5aMhSZQUnDFa9qewCeQuB2ZulP3SPRQM__jk0s9Zf12RS4KFajg8NYPOPuToHsyBI9rDAab21MDB9twiftYZEYq-av/s1600/IMG_0869.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMEeqkxjCzFCm3AO7w3t4mNKzdJgy6sQ8Cue6A5ZIHGwup14hfyg5aMhSZQUnDFa9qewCeQuB2ZulP3SPRQM__jk0s9Zf12RS4KFajg8NYPOPuToHsyBI9rDAab21MDB9twiftYZEYq-av/s320/IMG_0869.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504904487130605874" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Suzuki Mulloway + Alaskan Crab - poached suzuki mulloway, sake steamed alaskan crab, yaki-tofu, crispy kombu, shungiku puree</span><br /></div><br />My friend's crab dish comes out and its instant food envy. I wanted that crab and I want it now!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPCScWyLIDHvU1eNTZNQJAzw6C49viNIRNFC8ekbiYQ_mO9Gct_b-2SF2pHzb9wOnXyX-__CqyJw9dOnJ4VE9FUJUVB4n8ZYDWAg_3quF17qriSZnIFHx8cqPMlz54_RHCeYSpSS0zq4Gh/s1600/IMG_0870.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPCScWyLIDHvU1eNTZNQJAzw6C49viNIRNFC8ekbiYQ_mO9Gct_b-2SF2pHzb9wOnXyX-__CqyJw9dOnJ4VE9FUJUVB4n8ZYDWAg_3quF17qriSZnIFHx8cqPMlz54_RHCeYSpSS0zq4Gh/s320/IMG_0870.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504904571971225154" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Slow cooked duck breast, crushed pistachio cacao nibs, age-dashi taro potato, cherry plum chutney</span><br /></div><br />Having seafood for the previous 3 courses, I chose the slow cooked duck. A duck breat is slice and presented so the lovely pink flesh is showing. Whilst my friends rated the duck ok, I couldn't even slice the duck. And when I did finally manage to hack a piece from it, I couldn't chew the duck it was so tough. The first few bites my friends thought it was funny, but half way through, my jaw was tired and everything started going tasteless. You would expect that when you need to chew the one bite for 5 minutes. You can even see the sinew in the photo. I did get 1/4 of the breast which was fairly tender, but the rest was just inedible. My friends asked me to send the dish back, but I honestly couldn't be bothered waiting for them to cook me a new one, and I didn't really care at this stage either.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Course 5:</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgghH7Fg36QDNEHRIfNOD4HX6kXdyOlKMUZ2T1LqA5wKf3KaoN8598y0f_KVZIL9VB3EFlePUvpGdSzW_fW57fUo_2UsXJepdWB8v9eAvnfcNv3McPpwXgO4BS9u8JNlt2T7cL9pzAAwVtu/s1600/IMG_0876.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgghH7Fg36QDNEHRIfNOD4HX6kXdyOlKMUZ2T1LqA5wKf3KaoN8598y0f_KVZIL9VB3EFlePUvpGdSzW_fW57fUo_2UsXJepdWB8v9eAvnfcNv3McPpwXgO4BS9u8JNlt2T7cL9pzAAwVtu/s320/IMG_0876.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504904574252478114" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Tart tatin, fuji apple puree, cheese mousse, lemon meringue</span><br /></div><br />The dessert was a simple tart tartin. It was nice, but nothing spectacular. I didn't even finish the dessert as I found the meringue so sweet.<br /><br />We finished the meal off with the most amazing Japanese green tea I've ever tasted. I should've asked what type of green tea it was, but was desperate to get out of there.<br /><br />All in all, I was disappointed by the meal. Whilst the first and second course was amazing, the downfalls of the third and fourth course just completely ruined the entire meal for me. I might come back when they change their menu and give them another go, but right now, I'm in no rush to go back.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><u>WAQU</u></span><br /><span class="adr" id="adr" dir="ltr">308 Pacific Highway<br />Crows Nest<br />Ph:</span> <span dir="ltr" class="nw"><span class="tel">(02) 9906 7736</span></span><br /><a href="http://www.waqu.com.au/">http://www.waqu.com.au/</a><br /><br /><iframe marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.com.au/maps?oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&q=WAQU&fb=1&gl=au&hq=WAQU&hnear=Lilyfield+NSW&cid=0,0,9962662487335310972&ei=d0BpTNPdOI3RceuajJAF&ved=0CBoQnwIwAQ&iwloc=A&ll=-33.82767,151.20025&spn=0.006295,0.006295&output=embed" width="425" frameborder="0" height="350" scrolling="no"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://maps.google.com.au/maps?oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&q=WAQU&fb=1&gl=au&hq=WAQU&hnear=Lilyfield+NSW&cid=0,0,9962662487335310972&ei=d0BpTNPdOI3RceuajJAF&ved=0CBoQnwIwAQ&iwloc=A&ll=-33.82767,151.20025&spn=0.006295,0.006295&source=embed" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); text-align: left;">View Larger Map</a></small><br /></div>SoRMuiJAihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08693155296164990350noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267486513180679419.post-22714700249181569562010-08-15T20:11:00.003+10:002010-08-15T20:11:00.339+10:00The need for Quay....Snowegg that is<div style="text-align: justify;">I remember sitting infront of TV during the MasterChef finals when they revealed that the final challenge was to recreate the Quay Snowegg. Almost immediately, all the friends I went to Quay with, started messaging each other.<br /><br />"OMGGGGGG ITS SNOW EGG!!!!!!!!!!<br />"SNOW EGGGGGG!!@#%#$%@!@!#$"<br />"OMG I WANT ONE NOWWWWWW!!"<br /><br />Before the challenge was over, we had basically organised a group of people to revisit Quay just for the snow egg. We were VERY lucky in being able to get a booking for the 2nd Thursday after the show aired. Apparently Quay is booked out until Feb 2011!! Thanks goodness we've been talking about the snowegg non-stop since our last visit, and didn't hestitate in committing to another night out at Quay.<br /><br />This time, we invited a few other friends to join us. I guess they got sick of hearing us talk about the Strawberry Guava and Custard Apple snowegg and wanted to try it for themselves. The days leading up to our dinner, I was disappointed learn that they changed the snowegg to Jackfruit! (Actually, the night the show aired, Quay was offering only a Guava snow egg anyway) I love eating jackfruit when in asia, but I find the ones in Australia very bland and almost "off" in taste. Despite this, we were still looking forward to our night out.<br /><br />Last time we did the tasting menu and all of us went into a food coma by the end of the night. This time we opted to go for the 4 course a la carte menu so we didn't stagger out of there.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj76JDnnEa_ctS1clXWAgFzF5gt5nPEDulIwYSmE33K2JUji6tw8Ocu8_R_gflKf4gJlrcKAuB8J7m-7Z-LBLlkrPr0GGZnTmHqrmkiL-ryGi_lXSE8IuNDDyb66gI6sOLVrr924fz48omO/s1600/IMG_1320.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj76JDnnEa_ctS1clXWAgFzF5gt5nPEDulIwYSmE33K2JUji6tw8Ocu8_R_gflKf4gJlrcKAuB8J7m-7Z-LBLlkrPr0GGZnTmHqrmkiL-ryGi_lXSE8IuNDDyb66gI6sOLVrr924fz48omO/s320/IMG_1320.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503721962395416786" border="0" /></a><br />We start off with an Amuse Bouche of Tuna Tartare with a consomme jelly type thing with eggplant puree. Again, their amuse bouche just blows you away and kick starts your appetite. I'm not sure what they did to the eggplant puree, but I wish eggplant tasted like that every day!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">First Courses:</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIXZzSZQjEnwS1uaCARRjr73xZztjHapzTJ4WBgxy5qnDo8Z8ohT5l8ymgMa-FYF-ShDtIV3_16J14B3rT74O4rO2ReL-fiCgfJJW6K77rXKchzSeuXwH4plCQ9xOsGXuOnib344ywXzrm/s1600/IMG_1327.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIXZzSZQjEnwS1uaCARRjr73xZztjHapzTJ4WBgxy5qnDo8Z8ohT5l8ymgMa-FYF-ShDtIV3_16J14B3rT74O4rO2ReL-fiCgfJJW6K77rXKchzSeuXwH4plCQ9xOsGXuOnib344ywXzrm/s320/IMG_1327.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503721963726267042" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Raw Chinese artichokes, Hiramasa kingfish, smoked eel, horseradish, nasturtiums, octopus, pickled kohlrabi, egg white & radish flower</span><br /></div><br />For the first course, I had the kingfish with raw chinese artichokes. I still have no idea what the chinese artichokes are, but I can tell you the dish was really light and a great first course. In the centre of the pile is the pickled kohlrabi that really lifted the whole dish up. I enjoyed it so much, I guiltily moped up every last bit of the dish with bread. (Hopefully the waiters didn't see!)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaa21kw_Q7u4vc8jV1l8t1KKNMkZmtuoei2LwJIiBpqrxtpI_uhI9RV5Wki6cRIYyqfx7-HhkHiyQOJ_wqN2bnbbPspWlZdT8szUytcoJkk12jRaZYmkI_XtNZlx52Ruohuv0gVhD5o8PX/s1600/IMG_1328.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaa21kw_Q7u4vc8jV1l8t1KKNMkZmtuoei2LwJIiBpqrxtpI_uhI9RV5Wki6cRIYyqfx7-HhkHiyQOJ_wqN2bnbbPspWlZdT8szUytcoJkk12jRaZYmkI_XtNZlx52Ruohuv0gVhD5o8PX/s320/IMG_1328.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503721971654742402" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Mudcrab Congee</span><br /></div><br />Most of my friends had ordered the mudcrab congee. Since I had it last time, I chose something different. But when it came, I can tell you I had serious food envy! The smell of the gorgeous aromatic congee wafted around the table making me salivate! FOOD ENVY!!! FOOOD ENVYYYYYYY!!!!! >_< <span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />Second Courses:</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4HpHzaZCTlhgFtgF3zT9xx6FILz4nWuHwmfQljpbMdXHkSMgsGRtG7k86MYCZBVNh66QoiqQOlDcz7wrlM1TR1WgkkNc4Cy9AqzXy_AI4AyaVJKosBPnSQh_9hlYlNbL3Owg4x35hNbzq/s1600/IMG_1332.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4HpHzaZCTlhgFtgF3zT9xx6FILz4nWuHwmfQljpbMdXHkSMgsGRtG7k86MYCZBVNh66QoiqQOlDcz7wrlM1TR1WgkkNc4Cy9AqzXy_AI4AyaVJKosBPnSQh_9hlYlNbL3Owg4x35hNbzq/s320/IMG_1332.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503722101768847106" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Butter poached partridge breast, chestnuts, truffle, bitter chocolate black pudding, milk skin, walnuts</span><br /></div><br />In the tasting menu, you get a <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6UKFAPNjz-Q52z-cNwz687gpjR8Nr6ufRXK7J6PBGyMDZHTZJPUW6XMIcAis_UC0lZD1dDXc9535t0q6N-AlysVxXFW3xRcaXfzJUzfeNXsjb5MtwfMk55sHmtjaSWMq9cInJpJjem5D4/s1600/IMG_0508.jpg">butter poached quail breast</a>. We assumed for the a la carte they were going to present the exact same dish, but using a larger partridge breast. The description on both menus are exactly the same, but the dish couldn't have come out more different! It still got the thumbs up though!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3OIIT4TtUNN0GeVu08A1_iqrLjE7Azt6vBtDs2G79Rxq3zpTlUI1SNLMxEd-tF-c5Vyb6_o74U6UZ02e60uO2O95giJ7rDjn3pMQqCSDcHLpe48cmIctZFgjHjjIMHKSTliOuZqF9zUlJ/s1600/IMG_1330.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3OIIT4TtUNN0GeVu08A1_iqrLjE7Azt6vBtDs2G79Rxq3zpTlUI1SNLMxEd-tF-c5Vyb6_o74U6UZ02e60uO2O95giJ7rDjn3pMQqCSDcHLpe48cmIctZFgjHjjIMHKSTliOuZqF9zUlJ/s320/IMG_1330.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503721976099390722" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Confit of shaved South Australian squid, organic red core radishes, garlic custard, native violets, rosemary flowers, roasted squid consommé</span><br /></div><br />My jaw dropped when this dish got placed infront of my friend. The gorgeous super thin see through slices of red radishes surrounded the plate was breath taking! I whip out the camera, ready to take a photo when the waiter says "I'm going just going to pour on the consomme now". My brain did a silent "NOoOOoOOoOoooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"<br /><br />*SIGH*<br /><br />The waiter was faster than me. But he wasn't as fast as my friends on the other side of the table, who went into a frantic to take a photo of the dish before he got there with his jug if consomme.<br /><br />Besides the picture perfect dish, I did taste the consomme, and it was an explosion of flavour in my mouth! Not sure about a whole bowlful, as my friend said it got a bit too flavoursome by the end of the dish. But I certainly wasn't complaining about the little bit I did try!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2j75UG7N8Sk-x8QNJR1QipQDURqfFJjQ58ISXmv-bM_FDG3BQCGlRNZ2Wr1ir9eohYQcO6swdHwvjVBqA_tFoGwvSvsoY0v-qByQ4v6FG9g1awnlIuJ_plJ6nLc758JaHBPUWeJ7bThtU/s1600/IMG_1333.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2j75UG7N8Sk-x8QNJR1QipQDURqfFJjQ58ISXmv-bM_FDG3BQCGlRNZ2Wr1ir9eohYQcO6swdHwvjVBqA_tFoGwvSvsoY0v-qByQ4v6FG9g1awnlIuJ_plJ6nLc758JaHBPUWeJ7bThtU/s320/IMG_1333.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503722105296049346" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Crisp confit of pig belly, green lipped abalone and cuttlefish, handmade silken tofu, Japanese mushrooms, chive flowers</span><br /></div><br />Again, same description as what was on the a la carte, came out looking different. Still tasted just as great according to my friends!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSGJnUXh0FwZFhyphenhyphenBVgPcFEodX_6foqe8-LG17_DQc21W6Ua_XlMObdTlb4PIA-txZsQsQ5shqtv75V15PUTHbq8Ohe3LYi7TdsMsaFhqAYml3qJkTdFSzoNfcGYuynMUSBG2zEAi9-Xucy/s1600/IMG_1331.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSGJnUXh0FwZFhyphenhyphenBVgPcFEodX_6foqe8-LG17_DQc21W6Ua_XlMObdTlb4PIA-txZsQsQ5shqtv75V15PUTHbq8Ohe3LYi7TdsMsaFhqAYml3qJkTdFSzoNfcGYuynMUSBG2zEAi9-Xucy/s320/IMG_1331.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503721986822065138" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Gentle braise of sea scallops, pearl oyster, rock lobster, lettuce hearts, tapioca, lobster velvet, oyster cream, pea flowers - $15 supplement</span><br /></div><br />I just could not resist the sound of this dish! It was the lobster velvet and oyster cream that got me. The only problem was, I couldn't really tell it apart from everything! With that said, it was still an amazingly complex dish. The tapioca alone is worthy of being a dish on its own. I made sure I scraped up every last tapioca pearl.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Third Courses:</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDdZkXONrYUWyqvZOzDWZ5ir00So9I7vdQ0DUXBUfcwwwo8HSH7gDBum4KDTktLyDSxo0VxmKgxQID14OGSYPk9Sz89lOnG01oKVVeE29SHYbDf_mHxYzfD3At_k7GAGQI5R7U8i5Leq7w/s1600/IMG_1338.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDdZkXONrYUWyqvZOzDWZ5ir00So9I7vdQ0DUXBUfcwwwo8HSH7gDBum4KDTktLyDSxo0VxmKgxQID14OGSYPk9Sz89lOnG01oKVVeE29SHYbDf_mHxYzfD3At_k7GAGQI5R7U8i5Leq7w/s320/IMG_1338.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503722121439518066" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Complimentary salad</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBT1OOkp1eYIwfT9RhazWKD1WCklgZrTOLPNWBCDanZhJ62sOAhBPX5FJ2jPHJ9sfUqMh-Xf1UaUBdU5btBaPwO0ypB4mwNUKawV6Rr7qbaTZo7rV0mTc1Fw3X8JAiiGyRP08HuH6wAhHZ/s1600/IMG_1339.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBT1OOkp1eYIwfT9RhazWKD1WCklgZrTOLPNWBCDanZhJ62sOAhBPX5FJ2jPHJ9sfUqMh-Xf1UaUBdU5btBaPwO0ypB4mwNUKawV6Rr7qbaTZo7rV0mTc1Fw3X8JAiiGyRP08HuH6wAhHZ/s320/IMG_1339.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503722131380374050" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Nameko, shiitake, enoki, & king mushrooms, truffle custard, mushroom consommé</span><br /></div><br />My friend chose the vegetarian dish of mushrooms, custard and consomme. Too bad she was sitting on the other side of our huge table, I would really have loved to try this dish. I loveeeee mushrooms and tofu! She did tell me that it was a beautiful dish and ate every last bit.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmhg1rsBYq7yhm9Vqi6fkfpYe4vhwY_-Bz8w_th3ILqCnws9JByrLMiKJtljXetTTXLYEHav28gDAvwxe8onsxvu7_K1Q4pM4acannmQehD26bTFewSshKEwHFnZk8yMO7Fl1MbLB_N_Qj/s1600/IMG_1340.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmhg1rsBYq7yhm9Vqi6fkfpYe4vhwY_-Bz8w_th3ILqCnws9JByrLMiKJtljXetTTXLYEHav28gDAvwxe8onsxvu7_K1Q4pM4acannmQehD26bTFewSshKEwHFnZk8yMO7Fl1MbLB_N_Qj/s320/IMG_1340.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503722264221368642" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Roasted wild snapper, smoked butter, celeriac cream, young greens, winter melon, vongole juices</span><br /></div><br />I didn't try this dish, and I actually don't remember hearing my friends talk about this dish at all. Not because it was bad, but because I was in a world of my own......<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikV7r_1PH9nqtZv00UFDqc6PMRBUcS_lSXnLaEcnuPg1a5LTj-tN2lySSxBKLlxZWEkfPiUqlgBUOMPdyyQ9darPg3JZ5gzxtciu-2Rve1lgby6CR-QYmAtEAM-_rY3PCv_jM9zq3PGF0E/s1600/IMG_1337.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikV7r_1PH9nqtZv00UFDqc6PMRBUcS_lSXnLaEcnuPg1a5LTj-tN2lySSxBKLlxZWEkfPiUqlgBUOMPdyyQ9darPg3JZ5gzxtciu-2Rve1lgby6CR-QYmAtEAM-_rY3PCv_jM9zq3PGF0E/s320/IMG_1337.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503722112901966434" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Slow braised Berkshire pig jowl, maltose crackling, prunes, cauliflower cream, perfumed with prune kernel oil</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Let me get 2 things straight. I hate prunes and I hate cauliflower. The only time I eat cauliflower is when its been deep fried or smothered with cheese. Prunes? I just don't eat it full stop. So why did I order this dish?? I had faith in Peter Gilmore that he can make me like it. And I couldn't get past the maltose crackling! I figured since I already had 2 seafood dishes, I needed some meat in me, preferrably with crackling!<br /><br />The dish is placed in front of me, and I'm immediately hit with the fragrance of prunes (In a nice way). I tentatively dig into the cauliflower cream and immediately had a "When Harry met Sally" moment. I've never tasted cauliflower like that in my life before. It was rich, hearty, yet delicate and was a light as clouds. LUCKILY! Friends on both sides of me ordered the same dish, meaning I didn't have to share this! MUAhaUAhaUAh<br /><br />After the initial orgasm over the cauliflower, I take my knife and tapped the crackling, expecting a nice crunch. There was no crunch. The knife went straight through the crackling and then through the meat! HUH? It was only then that I realised the "maltose crackling" wasn't crackling basted in maltose. The crackling was MADE of maltose! Holy crapola! ITS MADE OF MALTOSE! The thinnest, crispiest maltose toffee, covered the most tender and melt in your mouth piece of pork I've ever had. *swoons* Even the prunes went amazing with the pork. This is hands down, the best main dish we've had at Quay. This time, it was my friends who had food envy!! It was so good, I had to borrow a piece of my friend's bread to mop up everything.<br /></div></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMiuVuRUNYR9y3ITnct8L9PzoUnIvwrsVzMyiBjQLabLGPL_bekRv2spNnBDZsEZgH3iC7ejZIMKGbJI_c8Zq1Zg2BUh942bM5ZxP1tnsx6EFDUTGd70Xmoj8nIR4x5iIKnFnIcqJuG_6m/s1600/IMG_1345.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMiuVuRUNYR9y3ITnct8L9PzoUnIvwrsVzMyiBjQLabLGPL_bekRv2spNnBDZsEZgH3iC7ejZIMKGbJI_c8Zq1Zg2BUh942bM5ZxP1tnsx6EFDUTGd70Xmoj8nIR4x5iIKnFnIcqJuG_6m/s320/IMG_1345.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503722269548859010" border="0" /></a><br />The moment finally arrived when it was time for the snowegg. I can hear the satisfying crack as I dig into the egg with my spoon. The texture is just the same as I remembered. The crispy shell, soft meringue, cool crunchy granita and smooth creamy puree. But the taste...the taste just didn't compare to the strawberry guava and custard apple version. All of my friends who came with me last time agreed that the Jackfruit version just wasn't as good. And given a choice between that and the <a href="http://hungrysormuijai.blogspot.com/2010/08/absinthe-salon-and-house-thai.html">BTS</a>, we all unanimously chose the BTS. But those who had never tried a snowegg before, absolutely loved it!<br /><br />Even with 4 courses, we were still stuffed by the end of the night, and could not fit in tea or petite fours. I can't wait to come back and try Quay again, especially when Guava and Custard apple is back in season!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><u>Quay</u></span><br />Overseas Passenger Terminal<br />The Rocks, Sydney<br />Ph: (02) 9251 5600<br />http://www.quay.com.au<br /><br /><iframe marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.com.au/maps?oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&q=quay&fb=1&gl=au&hq=quay&hnear=Lilyfield+NSW&cid=0,0,9423559272333394461&ei=0pxiTLbiMpm0cN_l8M4O&ved=0CCMQnwIwAQ&iwloc=A&ll=-33.858494,151.2097&spn=0.006295,0.006295&output=embed" width="425" frameborder="0" height="350" scrolling="no"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://maps.google.com.au/maps?oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&q=quay&fb=1&gl=au&hq=quay&hnear=Lilyfield+NSW&cid=0,0,9423559272333394461&ei=0pxiTLbiMpm0cN_l8M4O&ved=0CCMQnwIwAQ&iwloc=A&ll=-33.858494,151.2097&spn=0.006295,0.006295&source=embed" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); text-align: left;">View Larger Map</a></small><br /><br /></div>SoRMuiJAihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08693155296164990350noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267486513180679419.post-44703928388387057962010-08-11T22:55:00.009+10:002010-08-16T12:33:08.180+10:00Absinthe Salon and House (Northeast Thai Street Food) - Surry Hills<div style="text-align: justify;">I've been wanting to go to the Absinthe Salon ever since I heard about it. I've only had it once before, as a shot...after about 8 shots of other stuff. So my memory is errrr....slightly clouded....<br /><br />I finally managed to organise a night out with the girls and agreed to meet at the Salon. It was a freezing cold, rainy dark night when we went. Trudging up Albion St in the rain, we eventually find ourselves outside a dimly lit building with bars on the doors and windows. The only way to enter, is to ring a doorbell so someone can let you in. It felt like I was attending a secret society meeting and only the most elite may enter.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVq4hyFYpFmNDzVkUYNJ68VfXISdsKtzvy_wVKwUxi5-qG4r80dpw3F8tREA3UUA5yF3Ny105ePIyi8WtXUXUJxKI8IJx-jKSDalLmNaTlAMaIgnPwBUcAsqkYNdiNhsVNEfezD_LRiyYi/s1600/IMG_1298.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVq4hyFYpFmNDzVkUYNJ68VfXISdsKtzvy_wVKwUxi5-qG4r80dpw3F8tREA3UUA5yF3Ny105ePIyi8WtXUXUJxKI8IJx-jKSDalLmNaTlAMaIgnPwBUcAsqkYNdiNhsVNEfezD_LRiyYi/s320/IMG_1298.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504136348969850546" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUzrsKio7jwEqMQ6lc5AfNWZ2Sv_pfoFcL9WaZjmnjgPYxs01Ae0DaPKIQZdX4bepnsx9Cy8d0Vb-lvzkQKXyabJfNn1zhVoj8l9695POM1oAhQ9PxNuOK_06y96A7E9CO_yEipZmGDMAw/s1600/IMG_1296.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUzrsKio7jwEqMQ6lc5AfNWZ2Sv_pfoFcL9WaZjmnjgPYxs01Ae0DaPKIQZdX4bepnsx9Cy8d0Vb-lvzkQKXyabJfNn1zhVoj8l9695POM1oAhQ9PxNuOK_06y96A7E9CO_yEipZmGDMAw/s320/IMG_1296.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504136179168032082" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCn64n4VGEWhAvMWe0lr2HfcdelOMqljIxqKc1lY9Z02WTiaY7ggSO-Rujq9W5bWSjh4Go7npR5lyuRTEOb9cL4162yt0ov1fpmCsFf8yq9h4srdxPNyQvmHls41umYGLbf4yglQfVMDmT/s1600/IMG_1295.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCn64n4VGEWhAvMWe0lr2HfcdelOMqljIxqKc1lY9Z02WTiaY7ggSO-Rujq9W5bWSjh4Go7npR5lyuRTEOb9cL4162yt0ov1fpmCsFf8yq9h4srdxPNyQvmHls41umYGLbf4yglQfVMDmT/s320/IMG_1295.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504136176763882066" border="0" /></a><br />Walking in, you find yourself in a quaint little front room, displaying various "absinthe equipment". Through the room, you're led into a small and cosy salon, where each table had an absinthe fountain on it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5V7nKiFHIOmWRK0KGvS8FMkCxvLQ6G2IiPojfh4DSuAzUPyavV1TgkgosR8alT-UKobtO5cNXVPfJVFunxeKJhuuehcQrFNER1WP4de58TCt7RUoG87wUTZG9lg0I_zKODMNTllp21DX1/s1600/IMG_1279.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5V7nKiFHIOmWRK0KGvS8FMkCxvLQ6G2IiPojfh4DSuAzUPyavV1TgkgosR8alT-UKobtO5cNXVPfJVFunxeKJhuuehcQrFNER1WP4de58TCt7RUoG87wUTZG9lg0I_zKODMNTllp21DX1/s320/IMG_1279.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504135900607285730" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixcWpaED_3zniY_ued4HrQkUx_SBsk1FKP-gv9yV60FQV2aia_nTKlXJTMqPSoBl2RuR2x_F5nyvIjeyYaS2AoaVikuepQ75TGCvUFSmPBcIZZsp6X-wn81l8kPricJbpBfzzwjmFHIttL/s1600/IMG_1280.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixcWpaED_3zniY_ued4HrQkUx_SBsk1FKP-gv9yV60FQV2aia_nTKlXJTMqPSoBl2RuR2x_F5nyvIjeyYaS2AoaVikuepQ75TGCvUFSmPBcIZZsp6X-wn81l8kPricJbpBfzzwjmFHIttL/s320/IMG_1280.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504135910724771314" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibs4lnxmesz4TfiKmXxZLFcBSCJu30ySMuYBa1LbGMLkx6THFBTBBZCYU3GLVZMlBRv8cTN34c3Nkwn1wgmRyWw3UAS2w65Hm7UhfYJIxpX-aGV1fVBgSNg46KW1b47jOa7v1BnfTvUfdF/s1600/IMG_1290.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibs4lnxmesz4TfiKmXxZLFcBSCJu30ySMuYBa1LbGMLkx6THFBTBBZCYU3GLVZMlBRv8cTN34c3Nkwn1wgmRyWw3UAS2w65Hm7UhfYJIxpX-aGV1fVBgSNg46KW1b47jOa7v1BnfTvUfdF/s320/IMG_1290.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504136148699733970" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzyV1T7rY4GG-J8uf_YWtVZ2Ye3nEK74QQpzkfxiJrzes2F30H0xN2FrDiPVOWUmS5KQec_uLlU3l9hPVTIO2ImPHzkU1BpLVPaPev7AEWnuIBAzyUcqJggT0d4guzgFygmPWppcDB17bf/s1600/IMG_1278.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzyV1T7rY4GG-J8uf_YWtVZ2Ye3nEK74QQpzkfxiJrzes2F30H0xN2FrDiPVOWUmS5KQec_uLlU3l9hPVTIO2ImPHzkU1BpLVPaPev7AEWnuIBAzyUcqJggT0d4guzgFygmPWppcDB17bf/s320/IMG_1278.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504135893893893362" border="0" /></a><br />We're seated whilst we wait for our other friends and given an absinthe menu. Hmmmm.....ok..... I have idea what I was meant to do. Maybe its the surrounding, or maybe its just be a long week. But I stared and stared at the menu, and I didn't understand a word it was saying! All I noticed was random numbers indicating the alcoholic level. 45%, 65%.....holy crapola! 72%!? Isn't that like.....hospital grade disinfectant!? Is it going to burn a hell hole through my stomach?!<br /><br />When the rest of my friends arrived, the waitress kindly came over and gave us an explaination of the different type of absinthes. And since it was our first time, she would not recommend us jumping straight into the 70%+ type absinthes. Dang, I was looking forward to seeing if I could breath fire after drinking it! In the end, we each chose our absinthe.......based on the look of the bottle! haha luckily, they were all fairly low in alcohol content. I think I ended up with the highest one around 60%.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL-0t0BYYx3Gj322xEEvFqG4XNaUtrCpFI6I0cJDN-FFpQZxC2h6W-zQArdfFvPPshyphenhyphenLCdlTih2mcfumITPFAaDgOKZCaAL_JutmE2Fv_6hwru84k1qsKFaQSBwd6p-UsOSz5QiKdxED42/s1600/IMG_1291.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL-0t0BYYx3Gj322xEEvFqG4XNaUtrCpFI6I0cJDN-FFpQZxC2h6W-zQArdfFvPPshyphenhyphenLCdlTih2mcfumITPFAaDgOKZCaAL_JutmE2Fv_6hwru84k1qsKFaQSBwd6p-UsOSz5QiKdxED42/s320/IMG_1291.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504136154952064194" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">My blue bottle</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />The Absinthe fountain is filled with water and heaps of ice. TO prepare the drink the proper way (And no, apparently downing it as a shot is NOT the way to drink it..), you place their funky spoon/sieve thing over your glass of absinthe and then place a cube of sugar ontop. You then turn on the absinthe fountain and let the now ice cold water, slowly drip onto the sugar cube. The sugar cube will slowly dissolve into your drink. You can add as much water and sugar to taste, but the waitress told us what the recommended water to ratio was for each drink and we stuck to that.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Aoft2RLxmiEugqRIkT_YBs6NOaqpd9e_MGZG1ZzAtlJkTHvU0jQi4ee7p8X9-6xjOZr5Lc2Pt6IU8hG_3AtReVG5W_O6Ffg91-4nGKZF0rHMla2Tk_wC0xPh0vDlrKHgkRWXTTiq2n7B/s1600/IMG_1282.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Aoft2RLxmiEugqRIkT_YBs6NOaqpd9e_MGZG1ZzAtlJkTHvU0jQi4ee7p8X9-6xjOZr5Lc2Pt6IU8hG_3AtReVG5W_O6Ffg91-4nGKZF0rHMla2Tk_wC0xPh0vDlrKHgkRWXTTiq2n7B/s320/IMG_1282.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504135917937317218" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguox507cfJ71P7eaLVHF0T8QhpqpKkB5rGGu9o9WuIbXnWospatlTvGz9AKBDVawypOecQwvx5SiR41TgkndBPT3FxZ1UdLDuckXlAsd4kBhajxdQJO1dkk8EPQeMdxjQLN2J3VwpN6-vP/s1600/IMG_1294.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguox507cfJ71P7eaLVHF0T8QhpqpKkB5rGGu9o9WuIbXnWospatlTvGz9AKBDVawypOecQwvx5SiR41TgkndBPT3FxZ1UdLDuckXlAsd4kBhajxdQJO1dkk8EPQeMdxjQLN2J3VwpN6-vP/s320/IMG_1294.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504136160633356818" border="0" /></a><br />I was expecting a burning taste when you drink absinthe and half expected to have to scull the whole glass. But what we had was smooth, mellow, and tasted of liquorice choc bullets! However, don't be fooled! After about 15mins, my face started to go slightly funny, as if I've just gone to the dentist! Luckily my friends confirmed that no, I'm not drooling haha<br /><br />We slowly sipped our drinks as we waited for the rain to subside outside. We opted to have just 1 drink each since most of my friends are light weights anyway. The plan was to go to House, just a few blocks away for dinner.<br /><br />House is the new Spice I am. Unlike other typical Thai restaurants, House specialises in Northeast Thai Street food, which resembles Laos food. Despite the rain, its packed to the rafters. We put our name down on the waiting list, and ducked into the Triple Ace bar to wait for that call. We eventually get a table before we start to chew our arms off.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr5_mu33KqHkHbQyTb5IkkYtDxDhB5Xs5dZTAgxESLeqNWLfQqe2fAkcmbJUoY4SE-XBoqQVEza3Rfc_yjtQa7kk-a_tDxuCH7j6HTO8JRMgokRYxiF8JQy2HqZgzb8Bp1D1mjF0fULIFy/s1600/IMG_1299.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr5_mu33KqHkHbQyTb5IkkYtDxDhB5Xs5dZTAgxESLeqNWLfQqe2fAkcmbJUoY4SE-XBoqQVEza3Rfc_yjtQa7kk-a_tDxuCH7j6HTO8JRMgokRYxiF8JQy2HqZgzb8Bp1D1mjF0fULIFy/s320/IMG_1299.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504136349637296514" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEianURMgN6BUvnYRw6MoQQ_svXSbXkwfvpTF2O30kR1TkP4J7iUtXXuGTlwM6Tp2C-FT2kU_1pMFLdKDAZE0cdDiRTgbkAyixCXiHVVwyKab2-yH0PX39vKvS5gqenhQcvjeQvXa9ZDSwYD/s1600/IMG_1301.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEianURMgN6BUvnYRw6MoQQ_svXSbXkwfvpTF2O30kR1TkP4J7iUtXXuGTlwM6Tp2C-FT2kU_1pMFLdKDAZE0cdDiRTgbkAyixCXiHVVwyKab2-yH0PX39vKvS5gqenhQcvjeQvXa9ZDSwYD/s320/IMG_1301.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504136364933868738" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Nua daed deaw - </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Dried beef</span><br /></div><br />Hmmm...not sure how to describe this dish. Partly like jerky, partly like overcooked beef (In a nice way). I could've done with a big plate of this and an ice cold beer, especially when you dip it into their spicy sauce.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg60BP4d_vWpocWizS0raf9YwXDqobuvp9bFWFCyoVJP4hy82gr5AvytcvcptLOztWizCDsdXgfAiMOxMFkrplQmhGeyb_E7wl-bNj6kklWzqjtl2QekZPSnTJHYCZoayERwnQvNt19YENl/s1600/IMG_1300.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg60BP4d_vWpocWizS0raf9YwXDqobuvp9bFWFCyoVJP4hy82gr5AvytcvcptLOztWizCDsdXgfAiMOxMFkrplQmhGeyb_E7wl-bNj6kklWzqjtl2QekZPSnTJHYCZoayERwnQvNt19YENl/s320/IMG_1300.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504136357697016594" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Tom Yum Powng Kai </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Embryo Soup</span><br /></div><br />Wow.....I didn't know what to expect. When my friend suggested we try this, I thought it was going to be similar to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balut">Balut</a> (Fertilised duck egg). But the "embryo" actually looked like cooked egg yolks, but had a bouncy texture of egg whites. Even my freaked out friend enjoyed it and went back for seconds. The soup was hot and sour and vibrant, albeit a bit too salty for our liking. I reckon a little bit more water would've been perfect!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhspbd2O8C2YK8FUQny75B38t_vdQie7wLVoUZZoigrEVJjXgLxI6GmHqD7CWDvMbzvSQZKZqvQqoJETqnPUzhdkBbjC0rqU2_AWQNA1mz5L8I9ykKRA0hJSEPoAYWIycKuUSGkvuQw5866/s1600/IMG_1306.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhspbd2O8C2YK8FUQny75B38t_vdQie7wLVoUZZoigrEVJjXgLxI6GmHqD7CWDvMbzvSQZKZqvQqoJETqnPUzhdkBbjC0rqU2_AWQNA1mz5L8I9ykKRA0hJSEPoAYWIycKuUSGkvuQw5866/s320/IMG_1306.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504136606831634770" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Gai Yang</span> - <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Chargrilled chicken</span><br /></div><br />Oh my.....who knew a simple chargrilled chicken could be so moist and flavoursome! Sticky smokey skin, moist chicken paired with their various chilli sauces made this one of my favourite dishes of the night! Now where is the other half of the chicken.....?<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj133853h5jNwLOLQNh7rPiqtVcDAbx5cTVKWZHHZb9dSrLcvPk0N6Q0Dn-LQEMoV1wjaZ8ekYELjYuOwrwdcWRqWwjEyPa2HX-QH0xtKqm1e48jQUXbtnwGyaT00Zgc7SrxoSNqOx4ClRN/s1600/IMG_1304.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj133853h5jNwLOLQNh7rPiqtVcDAbx5cTVKWZHHZb9dSrLcvPk0N6Q0Dn-LQEMoV1wjaZ8ekYELjYuOwrwdcWRqWwjEyPa2HX-QH0xtKqm1e48jQUXbtnwGyaT00Zgc7SrxoSNqOx4ClRN/s320/IMG_1304.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504136597582951090" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Deep fried snapper</span><br /></div><br />Hmmmmmm.....absinthe affected my memory....but I do remember the fish being incredibly moist and flakey on the inside, and crispy and crunchy on the outside. I didn't even bother with cutlery and grabbed a deep fried crispy fish fin and started crunching on it like they were chips!<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizq720EY3grK5llzZZp1okx_2HUt8d_3AX4on6YLcRzYXhpfqRoqoqPpVYoxdJwE4zCgidPCZsFrN_nmJotcFnsqN511eDcKKauFozxk6Da04vAwckWsn2x38E9Jd0k9hn6gIiM3SlkTU_/s1600/IMG_1302.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizq720EY3grK5llzZZp1okx_2HUt8d_3AX4on6YLcRzYXhpfqRoqoqPpVYoxdJwE4zCgidPCZsFrN_nmJotcFnsqN511eDcKKauFozxk6Da04vAwckWsn2x38E9Jd0k9hn6gIiM3SlkTU_/s320/IMG_1302.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504136367939274386" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Larb Ped - Duck Salad</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw1r9PJJfOsi5_uVmfbZJ7XQLlr228f4BzPVMeMFL7Jghq5X_0uvb_j6AvQjhjga5GD2puesI0fBov7QYZG5M-64jLjpWuwYxiXQfk2W316P5aE7ua9X6Y50WGW_sg84NQoIDb_F8ubfTL/s1600/IMG_1303.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw1r9PJJfOsi5_uVmfbZJ7XQLlr228f4BzPVMeMFL7Jghq5X_0uvb_j6AvQjhjga5GD2puesI0fBov7QYZG5M-64jLjpWuwYxiXQfk2W316P5aE7ua9X6Y50WGW_sg84NQoIDb_F8ubfTL/s320/IMG_1303.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504136591743873426" border="0" /></a><br />Another must have whenever we go Thai, is a duck salad. Usually you would expect slices of roast duck in a salad. In this case, it aws more like minced duck meat. But it was fresh, salty and gave a really good spicey kick to waken me from my absinthe induced stupor! They even provide a tumbler full of cold raw veggies to help ease the burn of chilli.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzr1G3JajtXKnhLuHZiWAh06At1D6u6wtmGujw-WpgMuTSTL4dMdoMBFt8eLj5BrBLllnjXbe4esF4dM4z2t9vYd1x593kG4f8SaDy6EqHPS21kqek-iDzzYQfX0h2yT9AbUoHMjhxlvW2/s1600/IMG_1307.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzr1G3JajtXKnhLuHZiWAh06At1D6u6wtmGujw-WpgMuTSTL4dMdoMBFt8eLj5BrBLllnjXbe4esF4dM4z2t9vYd1x593kG4f8SaDy6EqHPS21kqek-iDzzYQfX0h2yT9AbUoHMjhxlvW2/s320/IMG_1307.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504136610467088658" border="0" /></a><br />Oh, and did I mention how cute the basket the sticky rice came in was?!<br /><br />Whilst their food was great and on par with the quality churned our by Spice I am, we were there for one thing only. BTS. Or as the waitress shyly explained, Better Than Sex. On almost every table around us, you can see people sharing plates of this dessert. Not us. I ain't sharing this with nobody!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-UpqdKZNDQAgpm7_ALyeegU1nSH4rC_1BNPFe4Zeud62ZpXkzAiisP1zdzXfAPwcS81Vl9-Go1JP4fPFskEulL1xgGSbUPrNLSyZVqsd7sIleQdpV86TNjymloVcGhoBHDRA2PgF9Ajgn/s1600/IMG_1309.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-UpqdKZNDQAgpm7_ALyeegU1nSH4rC_1BNPFe4Zeud62ZpXkzAiisP1zdzXfAPwcS81Vl9-Go1JP4fPFskEulL1xgGSbUPrNLSyZVqsd7sIleQdpV86TNjymloVcGhoBHDRA2PgF9Ajgn/s320/IMG_1309.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504136618138430706" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">BTS</span><br /></div><br />OMG......they're right. It is BTS! A big cold creamy scoop of thick Pandan and coconut ice cream, sits ontop of a cripsy, buttery fried piece of brioche. This was then drizzled with palm sugar syrup and topped with black seasame seeds. OH MY FRIGGIN GOSH!!!! My friend took one bite, and physically slammed the table with her fist because it was so good! The outside of the brioche was incredibly buttery and crunchy. Take a mouthful of that with the creamy ice cream and you're in heaven! I actually ate the entire outside ring of the BTS, before tackling the centre of the brioche, which was crispy on the outside, but airy and light in the middle. I knew I was going to slip into a food induced orgamsic coma, but I didn't care. I couldn't stop! Lord help me I couldn't stop!!!! Next thing you know, I'm slumped on the couch clutching my belly with a sugar glazed grin on my face. Yes my friends, that was BTS.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><u>Absinthe Salon</u></span><br />87 Albion St<br />Surry Hills<br />Ph: (02) 9211 6632<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Bookings at least a week in advance is advised</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><u>House</u></span><br />(Northeast Thai Street Food)<br />202-210 Elizabeth St<br />Surry Hills<br />Ph: (02) 9280 0364<br /><br /><iframe marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.com.au/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=202-210+Elizabeth+St,+Surry+Hills&sll=-25.335448,135.745076&sspn=35.608894,79.013672&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=202-210+Elizabeth+St,+Surry+Hills+New+South+Wales+2010&z=14&ll=-33.880174,151.209229&output=embed" width="425" frameborder="0" height="350" scrolling="no"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://maps.google.com.au/maps?f=q&source=embed&hl=en&geocode=&q=202-210+Elizabeth+St,+Surry+Hills&sll=-25.335448,135.745076&sspn=35.608894,79.013672&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=202-210+Elizabeth+St,+Surry+Hills+New+South+Wales+2010&z=14&ll=-33.880174,151.209229" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); text-align: left;">View Larger Map</a></small><br /></div>SoRMuiJAihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08693155296164990350noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267486513180679419.post-49702187801103069272010-08-08T23:15:00.001+10:002010-08-11T22:51:47.737+10:00Quay - Tasting Menu<span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><div style="text-align: justify;">I had meant to blog about this immediately after visiting Quay, but the world cup took over my life! Better now than never I guess.<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL1ObJC9ZRJuzPg74kV_ylUHNK3GCghSDEEDtKEQoYAihCEnRgcOo8qBeNb1UodxbsIqjK8HUHEamdN5ZULwO94EC70rctyUoxNM8LiaO8H5wjOGZB-RmZ-xFsPyFhLGldAjCFCFjSqKPe/s1600/IMG_0467.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL1ObJC9ZRJuzPg74kV_ylUHNK3GCghSDEEDtKEQoYAihCEnRgcOo8qBeNb1UodxbsIqjK8HUHEamdN5ZULwO94EC70rctyUoxNM8LiaO8H5wjOGZB-RmZ-xFsPyFhLGldAjCFCFjSqKPe/s320/IMG_0467.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502996338765052002" border="0" /></a><br />The one thing that hits you when you're seated at Quay is the gorgeous view!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLdoVF_StaMFQMA2lVRnlpvljDg2cnK4TVQYXbwyvvY1TgEmr2FuRtux2s_iUCsgzznyE8tW3OOyKHkieY5ETDxGZhkvmlV83rruFr7JPHkBIDngHe2Qmj9tSlnAXr6CajNU0YtbuOmxxd/s1600/IMG_0470.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLdoVF_StaMFQMA2lVRnlpvljDg2cnK4TVQYXbwyvvY1TgEmr2FuRtux2s_iUCsgzznyE8tW3OOyKHkieY5ETDxGZhkvmlV83rruFr7JPHkBIDngHe2Qmj9tSlnAXr6CajNU0YtbuOmxxd/s320/IMG_0470.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502996346183324418" border="0" /></a><br />Since we couldn't decide on what to order, we went with the Tasting Menu to keep things simple. Plus it means I get to try more food!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisFYvxy610r9KMAWrJto9XDOg7aBAMN4vWivbWk_g99fbMDSFds9bLsATDPyJlDuhrIrUzO0vji6RBuBw5ECA0xh1p4e-paTRZNSRC-sx5ShIiDqdlZVqcl3t_uxNfBDhp1ZlWvb7SgCRl/s1600/IMG_0492.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisFYvxy610r9KMAWrJto9XDOg7aBAMN4vWivbWk_g99fbMDSFds9bLsATDPyJlDuhrIrUzO0vji6RBuBw5ECA0xh1p4e-paTRZNSRC-sx5ShIiDqdlZVqcl3t_uxNfBDhp1ZlWvb7SgCRl/s320/IMG_0492.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502996558137815506" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Sj4-Ui-Y95RdjvjLKhFkVn7QJhp7PWcvIsQrEmX82_xxYUYQxeq2EGOML30jQE8ITDC0bvMmiCUP15AA1h9l1jSSEpVh0isj0mrB-6tb5Ist3OvTkyjv6MVvEYsmYbucmd0Xl_kBQGg7/s1600/IMG_0472.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Sj4-Ui-Y95RdjvjLKhFkVn7QJhp7PWcvIsQrEmX82_xxYUYQxeq2EGOML30jQE8ITDC0bvMmiCUP15AA1h9l1jSSEpVh0isj0mrB-6tb5Ist3OvTkyjv6MVvEYsmYbucmd0Xl_kBQGg7/s320/IMG_0472.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502996350426651506" border="0" /></a><br />Yes.....I have an obsession with Cutlery, and Quay has awesome cutlery!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1kgghtIg-ICmUQ8UhyR6pjD_pp5TdMCV4MN7GpTROD52dzORbM_iOEAmIhyphenhyphenId9X-CftbuiprHCHZcrhAjej3u7Es_pAd4C8l99o7Q2po3ovoYQSebu4niQFqpDeOomZBhREEsq0F9MuQS/s1600/IMG_0475.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1kgghtIg-ICmUQ8UhyR6pjD_pp5TdMCV4MN7GpTROD52dzORbM_iOEAmIhyphenhyphenId9X-CftbuiprHCHZcrhAjej3u7Es_pAd4C8l99o7Q2po3ovoYQSebu4niQFqpDeOomZBhREEsq0F9MuQS/s320/IMG_0475.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502996360424918066" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Amuse Bouche</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />The Amuse Bouche was a tuna tartare with tapioca and horseradish creme friache. Wonderfully light and complex, definitely kick started our appetite!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrmhRW6tnhIFLtDkHqvtgVItFBfJu0QmTJ_3adn9AYXJbYUIYOXCwx5xkk0k3kQ4-mgxNKV8AlvQb2g_0pwhH0ZizVKQp7HIWWVrw7EXbH1w8KB7xRNcyd1I8jXix2wDHMX8rMOFrKONwK/s1600/IMG_0477.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrmhRW6tnhIFLtDkHqvtgVItFBfJu0QmTJ_3adn9AYXJbYUIYOXCwx5xkk0k3kQ4-mgxNKV8AlvQb2g_0pwhH0ZizVKQp7HIWWVrw7EXbH1w8KB7xRNcyd1I8jXix2wDHMX8rMOFrKONwK/s320/IMG_0477.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502996366617253458" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Signature Quay cocktail</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />I ordered the Quay Signature cocktail even though I don't like half of the liquors in it. I guess I should've chosen something else because I didn't really enjoy the cocktail. Its not really Quay's fault though, I should've known to choose something else.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir_wLm0Bb7r5_lUpYtJQW_ks1lABeIlXB5XfZjP6wOiA36aAr-fOtaZsGddGsCosJaCAsJvSvBByvqbHxpK9qvdBEU3iO0jnLkNu02XOlCCEGkXaQ6m0iMy1Duc1Q4-gbva8OWkaOpu1hc/s1600/IMG_0478.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir_wLm0Bb7r5_lUpYtJQW_ks1lABeIlXB5XfZjP6wOiA36aAr-fOtaZsGddGsCosJaCAsJvSvBByvqbHxpK9qvdBEU3iO0jnLkNu02XOlCCEGkXaQ6m0iMy1Duc1Q4-gbva8OWkaOpu1hc/s320/IMG_0478.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502996524775896274" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Malted sourdough bread</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />I have a confession to make. I hate sourdough bread. The fact that the bread is sour makes my brain think its off. However, I was plesantly surprised that the bread at Quay actually went down quite well! So well in fact, that I tried one of each of their types of bread!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiavpcyk3eDbGwRhdJVjzJh4aI_kPs9QosU8lr99SzByYy1sW6SfghlEBye6_wIbZGEmLzw8olNrph5PxemV9r9upqE_muqCsMVzpwE5EoxDk_lRJZgYA_XKh5NvnSsBlBqHbhqXXToFl1d/s1600/IMG_0498.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiavpcyk3eDbGwRhdJVjzJh4aI_kPs9QosU8lr99SzByYy1sW6SfghlEBye6_wIbZGEmLzw8olNrph5PxemV9r9upqE_muqCsMVzpwE5EoxDk_lRJZgYA_XKh5NvnSsBlBqHbhqXXToFl1d/s320/IMG_0498.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502997045702023666" border="0" /></a><br />It helps that they had awesome butter as well:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh90Az2RgqT6GUSR1O_FuRUDSJE5Ih_EWI60FwIeN7gjJkli0DeEQRxkYcC3k10RpAQPYxQEhrc8wKxsZJGWLqY42BI1rkP1GxOCaJ5MwXlHAegbW2UBEvuzqeEUBugHNHaKIyvKx1L8OaL/s1600/IMG_0479.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh90Az2RgqT6GUSR1O_FuRUDSJE5Ih_EWI60FwIeN7gjJkli0DeEQRxkYcC3k10RpAQPYxQEhrc8wKxsZJGWLqY42BI1rkP1GxOCaJ5MwXlHAegbW2UBEvuzqeEUBugHNHaKIyvKx1L8OaL/s320/IMG_0479.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502996528679977554" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPsxMowNqIlR6SV361UttegRgCLeprLe8X5TnM8NUl9cwmXuTSaQHIIOLyb5XfcMLFR7_UPZLpCVaVwwiy3SySqoM9Xp54up99rwBSfmRfEtj9iKtlgxpFnbvDko4JhdHC-NZh7HTVxgTZ/s1600/IMG_0489.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPsxMowNqIlR6SV361UttegRgCLeprLe8X5TnM8NUl9cwmXuTSaQHIIOLyb5XfcMLFR7_UPZLpCVaVwwiy3SySqoM9Xp54up99rwBSfmRfEtj9iKtlgxpFnbvDko4JhdHC-NZh7HTVxgTZ/s320/IMG_0489.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502996549915273154" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Sea Pearls</span><br /></div><br />Starting from the bottom and going anti-clockwise, we have:<br /><br />- Crab and yuzu pearl<br />- Octopus Pearl<br />- Tuna with a creme friache centre<br />- Sea Scallop<br />- Abalone<br /><br />The crab pearl was a bit too bland for my liking. It needed a bit of seasoning and maybe a bit more yuzu kick. Octopus pearl was surprisingly delicate in taste and given a big thumbs up by my friends. My favorite would have to be the Tuna pearl, the rich fatty tuna with the creamy centre really hit the spot for me. Sea Scallop would have to be my second favourite. The Abalone pearl had a very rich and almost overpowering dashi and soya sauce taste.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz4O-M-1KlGWYfh339HAMNhc-Xgwm6rne0diSSOfLUQk0D2gs9IUWB51OY7gZOhyphenhyphenOemhfxge49Ta3NvJQE07mTDxtRkKYDeWKK7kycSGxta9L4AikjjVbRHWwarC_UV5H1dudNZvx8gpPQ/s1600/IMG_0484.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz4O-M-1KlGWYfh339HAMNhc-Xgwm6rne0diSSOfLUQk0D2gs9IUWB51OY7gZOhyphenhyphenOemhfxge49Ta3NvJQE07mTDxtRkKYDeWKK7kycSGxta9L4AikjjVbRHWwarC_UV5H1dudNZvx8gpPQ/s320/IMG_0484.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502996538142381970" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Check out the see through abalone one!</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9BczdS__LC8xTOLV-7AnLtnUW0QoY776zb5KX3BfSN9VwHSB4wgQbqgXA5mDfMYiULO0NxPcOdqESQ8try3XFEVFgwGc9pB1jpgqiamocF1oPq6fZRx4VreaHnYVD-8gtZlkWnx4o12Ob/s1600/IMG_0495.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9BczdS__LC8xTOLV-7AnLtnUW0QoY776zb5KX3BfSN9VwHSB4wgQbqgXA5mDfMYiULO0NxPcOdqESQ8try3XFEVFgwGc9pB1jpgqiamocF1oPq6fZRx4VreaHnYVD-8gtZlkWnx4o12Ob/s320/IMG_0495.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502997043830893122" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Mud Crab Congee</span><br /></div><br />The moment they place this down infront of you, you get hit by a gorgeous waft of congee. It smelled incredibly rich and complex, but was surprisingly light and delicate in taste. I loved the fact that there are big chunks of crab meat in it. My only complaint would be that I needed a bigger bowl! A huge bowl infact!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLoeAGK9ENgCkfRX11YdhKydy8hZYigbu5A5kD-_vQHgXkQpRXGYBH5USDTHRRKF0YbVHdl0qdFdiPsldGEX4XjE_gPtYhlc5Wcm5O4CyYeDWzMVeD8ZDDgv4YIDxj84lWEUO7T5LFPvlK/s1600/IMG_0501.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLoeAGK9ENgCkfRX11YdhKydy8hZYigbu5A5kD-_vQHgXkQpRXGYBH5USDTHRRKF0YbVHdl0qdFdiPsldGEX4XjE_gPtYhlc5Wcm5O4CyYeDWzMVeD8ZDDgv4YIDxj84lWEUO7T5LFPvlK/s320/IMG_0501.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502997052423514338" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Confit of pork belly, abalone, mushrooms and silken tofu</span><br /></div><br />Honestly, who can say no to crisp crackling and melt in your mouth pork belly? But the pork belly was not the star of the dish. The tofu and the mushroom not only outshone the pork belly, but also the abalone! Infact, I forgot there was abalone on the dish altogether!! That's how good Peter Gilmore can make tofu and mushrooms!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6UKFAPNjz-Q52z-cNwz687gpjR8Nr6ufRXK7J6PBGyMDZHTZJPUW6XMIcAis_UC0lZD1dDXc9535t0q6N-AlysVxXFW3xRcaXfzJUzfeNXsjb5MtwfMk55sHmtjaSWMq9cInJpJjem5D4/s1600/IMG_0508.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6UKFAPNjz-Q52z-cNwz687gpjR8Nr6ufRXK7J6PBGyMDZHTZJPUW6XMIcAis_UC0lZD1dDXc9535t0q6N-AlysVxXFW3xRcaXfzJUzfeNXsjb5MtwfMk55sHmtjaSWMq9cInJpJjem5D4/s320/IMG_0508.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502997060620425250" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Butter poached Quail, Bitter chocolate black pudding, milk skin and jamon</span><br /></div><br />Of the whole tasting menu, this dish had the least appeal to me. But after tasting this dish, it was my favourite savoury meal of the entire night! The quail was incredibly tender and juicy, the chocolate black pudding was soft and packed a punch of flavour. I wanted more more more!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBRh9OjdPWU3lel_Iv54lhefqNZaX9Bm9uaY1CCZ97z70DQtSlV20dwqOP2fa1GMD5jvI6QUujnaek2yO2GGGvhLzujcnW3SP3517sF-0Ur100h-b0vLJb-sjTAJyagA-2olrkP-lIqebS/s1600/IMG_0516.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBRh9OjdPWU3lel_Iv54lhefqNZaX9Bm9uaY1CCZ97z70DQtSlV20dwqOP2fa1GMD5jvI6QUujnaek2yO2GGGvhLzujcnW3SP3517sF-0Ur100h-b0vLJb-sjTAJyagA-2olrkP-lIqebS/s320/IMG_0516.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502997068909682098" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Wagyu beef with quinoa and nuts</span><br /></div><br />I was so incredibly full by the time this dish came out. I still remember the beef being tender and juicy, but didn't remember much besides that. I was starting to slowly slip into a food coma.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgapPl3EAEciEXhxPHQ6wMHwqcDTpkAkaJpOYb11DgNzK7e4kqEedjKItxMx3JLGM38se5YYpuYrBZhzieQ8GVCGgzJPaL1kv5cmSAAGSyyyWkMVwu9PfViEYwVf_R9iSX8JOHi9dAMfee1/s1600/IMG_0519.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgapPl3EAEciEXhxPHQ6wMHwqcDTpkAkaJpOYb11DgNzK7e4kqEedjKItxMx3JLGM38se5YYpuYrBZhzieQ8GVCGgzJPaL1kv5cmSAAGSyyyWkMVwu9PfViEYwVf_R9iSX8JOHi9dAMfee1/s320/IMG_0519.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502997459883437442" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Check out Quay's awesome plates</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE9IWCO511ZQ8bK7790LeV14MKnPqpYFOguCLn2MAJSbvb8JotlY2dlgH3j-VfMLgjh8Gqw3XPUrGHbMDcMOKBnGasXCB3LkVN69kWm3hLN_Pcr7IOSMAH97VOyUmMPENKw_ncMDq8YzPJ/s1600/IMG_0525.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE9IWCO511ZQ8bK7790LeV14MKnPqpYFOguCLn2MAJSbvb8JotlY2dlgH3j-VfMLgjh8Gqw3XPUrGHbMDcMOKBnGasXCB3LkVN69kWm3hLN_Pcr7IOSMAH97VOyUmMPENKw_ncMDq8YzPJ/s320/IMG_0525.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502997465066014962" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Strawberry Guava and custard apple snow egg</span><br /></div><br />Yes I was full, but I didn't know I had a seperate stomach just for snow eggs! This is the famous version that was shown in the MasterChef finals. We were quite lucky that we went in late May when they were still serving this. Because when the episode aired, Quay was serving just a Guava version. I'm so glad I got to taste this as I can hands down say, this is one of the best desserts I've ever tasted in my entire life. The thin crispy maltose shell, the soft fluffy meringue, creamy custard apple ice cream all ontop of a bed of granita and cream.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirLK9R2l5JprnmF1vMuP-XwLWB1aCu8MTEYksxhgKcWihfo6-g9OZVDbkZTutk7CJdcegD_t6c6jvBf45RgabCvGO7rLeemTESG62UyT29p_IngfGgW-bmPttesk-O2Qj8RrPQvLps9hs-/s1600/IMG_0526.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirLK9R2l5JprnmF1vMuP-XwLWB1aCu8MTEYksxhgKcWihfo6-g9OZVDbkZTutk7CJdcegD_t6c6jvBf45RgabCvGO7rLeemTESG62UyT29p_IngfGgW-bmPttesk-O2Qj8RrPQvLps9hs-/s320/IMG_0526.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502997472022379554" border="0" /></a><br />I know my friends loved the snow egg, but my favourite was waiting til the end. When the slightly melted granita mixed with the cream and guava puree. It kind of resembled a vietnamese ice slushee drink.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5odG8S5mMBFkev6QcX-ZL3xMXxgxqKTw-mQa_-M4Q7SqBdtU627rb9VaTU9WTqEaCprFTCRF8_tiEzI9OzUQ5XNg-xkVvtv544-7JgSDqAThg1eYU0lfo4WQG8wxWu9VSfU_V3oaj8a6t/s1600/IMG_0530.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5odG8S5mMBFkev6QcX-ZL3xMXxgxqKTw-mQa_-M4Q7SqBdtU627rb9VaTU9WTqEaCprFTCRF8_tiEzI9OzUQ5XNg-xkVvtv544-7JgSDqAThg1eYU0lfo4WQG8wxWu9VSfU_V3oaj8a6t/s320/IMG_0530.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502997476323886418" border="0" /></a><br />I would've licked the inside if my tongue was long enough!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqXzRe6YSR4ALtA-o13tKALH797defOzESCGe1JSVkYfH_huab6XqrlnyXRqGubiNgJkd7ndOQnciZKRxwlcF2vI20KKfktyWXcItmp4RjFpmMf9aJCBU2BIEi-0w_vLycOiixPavopFuC/s1600/IMG_0531.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqXzRe6YSR4ALtA-o13tKALH797defOzESCGe1JSVkYfH_huab6XqrlnyXRqGubiNgJkd7ndOQnciZKRxwlcF2vI20KKfktyWXcItmp4RjFpmMf9aJCBU2BIEi-0w_vLycOiixPavopFuC/s320/IMG_0531.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502997481717621394" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">8 textured chocolate cake</span><br /></div><br />Looks pretty average of a dessert, until the waiter comes with a pot of melted chocolate and proceeds to pour it ontop. The hot chocolate basically melts a hole through the dessert.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglj5jgxRy8N63eoSY2mMmsUDv4db3Vxa87OQAuViq_jzUfzFvRChzk_DLMoj_KmmeOyRxs2qzfT8oWJXjcgOaQ4kxGfb_ih8KgLlRiL5giSiWGk1G2aTC2LnbkbuHuNXv2VVL9boCXasYM/s1600/IMG_0532.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglj5jgxRy8N63eoSY2mMmsUDv4db3Vxa87OQAuViq_jzUfzFvRChzk_DLMoj_KmmeOyRxs2qzfT8oWJXjcgOaQ4kxGfb_ih8KgLlRiL5giSiWGk1G2aTC2LnbkbuHuNXv2VVL9boCXasYM/s320/IMG_0532.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502997733735658338" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Melting...</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUb8xcs5Q1EekJ5gsE0nL5xU2tNXojIuKyKIzzqatQDk5RVxUC_pRPxRPJY3BkX7KPMMrZY6_ZmAouuwBHm5jU9cbii6wONZ8Rz7CW59b-W5XtVgSAH2XcQJhPGCY2ECxara8E7cGPPEFB/s1600/IMG_0533.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUb8xcs5Q1EekJ5gsE0nL5xU2tNXojIuKyKIzzqatQDk5RVxUC_pRPxRPJY3BkX7KPMMrZY6_ZmAouuwBHm5jU9cbii6wONZ8Rz7CW59b-W5XtVgSAH2XcQJhPGCY2ECxara8E7cGPPEFB/s320/IMG_0533.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502997742366991474" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">melting...</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6aXCN8AiXuDQggcCihPwt3Qe15GQvMdVnibQ9NoBDrpq4e7jtKWHeaEUStQPJUcc1zFY_IGL0hpJ_wa0qsiV6KNJhLSzwyENEK8WbEztTFy24R9HPOML2ud91-iWOtxlmclyR2TIR9zkO/s1600/IMG_0534.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6aXCN8AiXuDQggcCihPwt3Qe15GQvMdVnibQ9NoBDrpq4e7jtKWHeaEUStQPJUcc1zFY_IGL0hpJ_wa0qsiV6KNJhLSzwyENEK8WbEztTFy24R9HPOML2ud91-iWOtxlmclyR2TIR9zkO/s320/IMG_0534.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502997751798264658" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Melting......</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMRRoC26QYbSNRAutcaoXdY7-DGz3VOE70hbjBhKW_OsQ7nCeSmJtUjUgk-cRuzNnt1-zQXwy_li9kGxWnpv4V-4FacGxytzwstBF6S-wgMzExebBIaJCvRmR_vhUmMqFP-b_M1uYzQvud/s1600/IMG_0541.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMRRoC26QYbSNRAutcaoXdY7-DGz3VOE70hbjBhKW_OsQ7nCeSmJtUjUgk-cRuzNnt1-zQXwy_li9kGxWnpv4V-4FacGxytzwstBF6S-wgMzExebBIaJCvRmR_vhUmMqFP-b_M1uYzQvud/s320/IMG_0541.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502997758824626210" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Ready to eat!</span><br /></div><br />If you're a chocoholic, you would be in chocolate heaven after eating this. Me? I'm not a big fan of chocolate and basically went into a catatonic state after a chocolate overdose. I forced myself to eat this, and had to give up after I got through 1/3 of the cake. This was way too rich and basically smashed me into a food wall.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBAVnd3tE5SsRd9fuOQczU1ZIn25iTTLiAFciDvUyn9UP6NcKLII_Kft6qRYN9guXIi9VCBNJ_udZh0ISv1eSBSqSckui7bUxyRSY9oVaLU5vvE3KN0Dx7Izd0eXSijRUMVAlx7h3u05jZ/s1600/IMG_0544.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBAVnd3tE5SsRd9fuOQczU1ZIn25iTTLiAFciDvUyn9UP6NcKLII_Kft6qRYN9guXIi9VCBNJ_udZh0ISv1eSBSqSckui7bUxyRSY9oVaLU5vvE3KN0Dx7Izd0eXSijRUMVAlx7h3u05jZ/s320/IMG_0544.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502997762492139746" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Peppermint tea to help aid digestion</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeST5mkq3jAVULdnkuIjB3G4KT7JCGx0-IGkqEFJBiDyKY-Z9Ecw7Fy0uw-igqpVEoL0wVjNS2wDSFuwaBnOA9bbBy-mRtJB6I6yUk2XkpSp7VN4nWhneguqAlm85uD-8r3u-aoRECiT4v/s1600/IMG_0549.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeST5mkq3jAVULdnkuIjB3G4KT7JCGx0-IGkqEFJBiDyKY-Z9Ecw7Fy0uw-igqpVEoL0wVjNS2wDSFuwaBnOA9bbBy-mRtJB6I6yUk2XkpSp7VN4nWhneguqAlm85uD-8r3u-aoRECiT4v/s320/IMG_0549.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502997989312486674" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Petite fours</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">I can understand why Peter Gilmore is one of the best Chefs not only in Australia, but in the world. The food is simple, complex, delicate and rich all at the same time. The snow egg more than deserves the fame its received since MasterChef. I just can't wait til Guava and Custard apples are in season again!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><u>Quay</u></span><br />Overseas Passenger Terminal<br />The Rocks, Sydney<br />Ph: (02) 9251 5600<br />http://www.quay.com.au<br /><br /><iframe width="425" height="350" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.com.au/maps?oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&q=quay&fb=1&gl=au&hq=quay&hnear=Lilyfield+NSW&cid=0,0,9423559272333394461&ei=0pxiTLbiMpm0cN_l8M4O&ved=0CCMQnwIwAQ&iwloc=A&ll=-33.858494,151.2097&spn=0.006295,0.006295&output=embed"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://maps.google.com.au/maps?oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&q=quay&fb=1&gl=au&hq=quay&hnear=Lilyfield+NSW&cid=0,0,9423559272333394461&ei=0pxiTLbiMpm0cN_l8M4O&ved=0CCMQnwIwAQ&iwloc=A&ll=-33.858494,151.2097&spn=0.006295,0.006295&source=embed" style="color:#0000FF;text-align:left">View Larger Map</a></small><br /></div></div></div>SoRMuiJAihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08693155296164990350noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267486513180679419.post-14663397187629543172010-08-08T20:38:00.000+10:002010-08-08T20:42:56.643+10:00Japanese Feast<div style="text-align: justify;">Life is finally starting to get back to normal after dedicating 1 month to the world cup. I thought life could rsume quickly after that, but I've spent the last few week rebuilding my room and also playing StarCraft2! I have a 1 week quiet period coming up before we totally gut out kitchen and rebuild that too! I'm not sure how we're going to survive for a few weeks without a kitchen inside the house. Looks like I better cook up a storm now and settle for eating out when it does happen.<br /><br />Lately I've been in a real Japanese food cooking mood.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiytj-OZHcg13stC6D2ETDfS1HUjXzfgcZYhPDUj2A8eDTztF6yyEXXmLxI9jKFaeII-TTOGoXkl_eoZcFTmM1ydkccdKiLshnLYc9PwsGZw2kqXXOZktEEm4cOMLEMCZAwVC_RqO6rAdGo/s1600/IMG_9502.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiytj-OZHcg13stC6D2ETDfS1HUjXzfgcZYhPDUj2A8eDTztF6yyEXXmLxI9jKFaeII-TTOGoXkl_eoZcFTmM1ydkccdKiLshnLYc9PwsGZw2kqXXOZktEEm4cOMLEMCZAwVC_RqO6rAdGo/s320/IMG_9502.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456276753975091298" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Japanese seaweed and tamago salad</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />The seaweed salad was store bought, luckily the grocery stores now sell them by the kilo! Tamago was made with my trusty tamago pan, all sitting on a bed of lettuce, cucumber and tomatos. I topped the whole thing with some light Japanese salad dressing.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1SLSnQ0lOQmGPNRw5bJeQSV5zv-q-jUYe1l3zk6Joj-Jl43mvZWRSs2sVH4a9COJwPhbWZdgN-7LAoroqaPEpsrHGbzRJSFn44MYqd84DmxQDKaaTlIvaU90uoucw-JbRP4jXJ7lEbsey/s1600/IMG_9494.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1SLSnQ0lOQmGPNRw5bJeQSV5zv-q-jUYe1l3zk6Joj-Jl43mvZWRSs2sVH4a9COJwPhbWZdgN-7LAoroqaPEpsrHGbzRJSFn44MYqd84DmxQDKaaTlIvaU90uoucw-JbRP4jXJ7lEbsey/s320/IMG_9494.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456276454811925986" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Paul!</span><br /></div><br />Its ok, I love paul. This is Paul's distant cousin! hehe So why did I need octopus? So I can slow cook it for takoyaki!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF7XNQjeVTPXl4_Waq6esSSPgGirsC9kMSNL_YRDW0LD5jq5vlFwr-Bqp2ewILCtBjwx8mAbbctMLySPA7wRKp6IHY3YS8da4h9Ue7xAUkdyDpIvbhtv0zN9ngvru1B6rpJI9Ovy2K507P/s1600/IMG_9470.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF7XNQjeVTPXl4_Waq6esSSPgGirsC9kMSNL_YRDW0LD5jq5vlFwr-Bqp2ewILCtBjwx8mAbbctMLySPA7wRKp6IHY3YS8da4h9Ue7xAUkdyDpIvbhtv0zN9ngvru1B6rpJI9Ovy2K507P/s320/IMG_9470.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456276422716753538" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">My new takoyaki pan</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh75MmUg5jOjFsVd7s3pc8_md5ASMp3UGl7w418AyronG9nflFt9M2SzNgqmQYrzoAjruLY1siKjhiXmhcdp4o7St0ZlY-BN34h0PBaXTz8AcXrg2XoUSN0dS7NhAJScaINQCXbVLu1aeTa/s1600/IMG_9471.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh75MmUg5jOjFsVd7s3pc8_md5ASMp3UGl7w418AyronG9nflFt9M2SzNgqmQYrzoAjruLY1siKjhiXmhcdp4o7St0ZlY-BN34h0PBaXTz8AcXrg2XoUSN0dS7NhAJScaINQCXbVLu1aeTa/s320/IMG_9471.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456276431808616738" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTlBne_zgt7WaTD8KpwgIizLhuWY7nYEKJ6y4UyMOzoyL47rX21_KSfH31pZfVb834JlmNptrrtCsgmkzbegQhubPzDRDe7bOIKKs8aF367IlO6IiLdJk73LAwI4zEzguNkgpidcFIPV-8/s1600/IMG_9472.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTlBne_zgt7WaTD8KpwgIizLhuWY7nYEKJ6y4UyMOzoyL47rX21_KSfH31pZfVb834JlmNptrrtCsgmkzbegQhubPzDRDe7bOIKKs8aF367IlO6IiLdJk73LAwI4zEzguNkgpidcFIPV-8/s320/IMG_9472.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456276439207024450" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7mhH5fPugi2EPzNzLLqwUFYC5znOBFZcJqPxpFdbQFiNFUd5TZYCTPNlR0rLzIc1RuEfEy74DrsXZJK8jx5OXTydwA6dxzh_gq1x2LdKciBzSQOEdWrI6F8StuuHr_DGx45KTCMP3XFLr/s1600/IMG_9482.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7mhH5fPugi2EPzNzLLqwUFYC5znOBFZcJqPxpFdbQFiNFUd5TZYCTPNlR0rLzIc1RuEfEy74DrsXZJK8jx5OXTydwA6dxzh_gq1x2LdKciBzSQOEdWrI6F8StuuHr_DGx45KTCMP3XFLr/s320/IMG_9482.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456276448683405394" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Not a bad first attempt!</span><br /></div><br />The batter was a bit thick for the first few goes. By the time I had the batter worked out, I had run out of octopus. I ended up using anything I could find in the fridge to keep making these babies! haha<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfC6wN2jgzcOadrcuUiE6XsBqtxEPpas5EfF4xyqih8nOg_d-mdhF-_FSFLBpJV8uUX-oeoqSOJoDpS_w1TEculLvCkDH_3DWe23CanDZHGtKAjFdu0XYc0wAYbckTNqAdyKmOUSHY2C8R/s1600/IMG_9507.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfC6wN2jgzcOadrcuUiE6XsBqtxEPpas5EfF4xyqih8nOg_d-mdhF-_FSFLBpJV8uUX-oeoqSOJoDpS_w1TEculLvCkDH_3DWe23CanDZHGtKAjFdu0XYc0wAYbckTNqAdyKmOUSHY2C8R/s320/IMG_9507.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456276942986740482" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">2nd attempt</span><br /></div><br />I invited some friend's over for dinner just so I had some more guinea pigs to try out my takoyaki.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXsumcomgPKtSH4vpEAntwZk6IWtjGMt9SEieKS6kEkqzmY2mtlbTWXGKWs0L_iUZKiqa8X-iv3-mPr4IY-UGkXSOHjnUJDymH2S_wN2ovQvTz7THgNxZ_YQ7m_0vy8xW-QSTXbQFx_Esr/s1600/IMG_9503.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXsumcomgPKtSH4vpEAntwZk6IWtjGMt9SEieKS6kEkqzmY2mtlbTWXGKWs0L_iUZKiqa8X-iv3-mPr4IY-UGkXSOHjnUJDymH2S_wN2ovQvTz7THgNxZ_YQ7m_0vy8xW-QSTXbQFx_Esr/s320/IMG_9503.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456276928591012210" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Gyoza</span><br /></div><br />Pork, prawn and wongabok gyozas. I served these with a soy and rice wine vinegar dipping sauce. I love cooking and presenting gyoza this way, its so awesome looking when you plonk it down in the middle of the table.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi6FGJMcmh0RtKMWI_NbDVnWoNbzkqntn7Pv6vs_msIFmb7rJERzVcRO6glVlu4ORihODLfKrHxFvwPP3fFG3glhOUyneKq_WIH8NW3CgxxnUdlreaY7BYVrOwOkjKmf0pLQlzMqhICrzv/s1600/IMG_9495.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi6FGJMcmh0RtKMWI_NbDVnWoNbzkqntn7Pv6vs_msIFmb7rJERzVcRO6glVlu4ORihODLfKrHxFvwPP3fFG3glhOUyneKq_WIH8NW3CgxxnUdlreaY7BYVrOwOkjKmf0pLQlzMqhICrzv/s320/IMG_9495.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456276734241404114" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Oyako don</span><br /></div><br />Super fast and easy dish to make. I cooked up a huge pan and just served it over boiled rice.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGQGUmoKw5_nFT9xFCgzKZFVw5tmJB6lwWvAWMU-H9RhzW1TjPm6w24qvA8AU5Q3uqZgVFR_Yi5iOtMgnze9mqq_umc_iSUfqUCNcY79IXAjVCXV2JaMIimTvIBqXfy7EBanV1qFYHoWiX/s1600/IMG_9499.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGQGUmoKw5_nFT9xFCgzKZFVw5tmJB6lwWvAWMU-H9RhzW1TjPm6w24qvA8AU5Q3uqZgVFR_Yi5iOtMgnze9mqq_umc_iSUfqUCNcY79IXAjVCXV2JaMIimTvIBqXfy7EBanV1qFYHoWiX/s320/IMG_9499.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456276739792945186" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Oyako don served with pickled ginger</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYThsfYaHPEcxPIEu3Rz_ejXGkiVYOozftKHAUSDVEO0C3W1802n9pTTGxNvMBcvTnXcmhZklbVR8iJAZZVU6JgLGFA1sNh7BA8IOaAqEns-sZT9sHdzt-Fto1eXXwsMKSDo1myu0qwXbK/s1600/IMG_9506.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYThsfYaHPEcxPIEu3Rz_ejXGkiVYOozftKHAUSDVEO0C3W1802n9pTTGxNvMBcvTnXcmhZklbVR8iJAZZVU6JgLGFA1sNh7BA8IOaAqEns-sZT9sHdzt-Fto1eXXwsMKSDo1myu0qwXbK/s320/IMG_9506.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456276932766975426" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Teriyaki chicken</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtrIqNMB7sRPTM3xhFtfw5reh4vHzvmL7QqmIsmPGcXYulL-Fk4MAgsHneb7meN8UeK11wPNLTCpejiF5FoxGN4yPOq-_pxEscrkOvD9W2d9op55_dbnx-wmPUkY3LSZL1-7_oPN_xrFxO/s1600/IMG_9508.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtrIqNMB7sRPTM3xhFtfw5reh4vHzvmL7QqmIsmPGcXYulL-Fk4MAgsHneb7meN8UeK11wPNLTCpejiF5FoxGN4yPOq-_pxEscrkOvD9W2d9op55_dbnx-wmPUkY3LSZL1-7_oPN_xrFxO/s320/IMG_9508.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456276953858392866" border="0" /></a><br />After serving all that savoury food, I thought I'd whip up an impromptu dessert. Sweet takoyaki balls! Basically the batter was a sweet green tea mixture, and the filling was a red bean paste. I ran out of batter half way through making the batch, so there are some half balls in there haha. Still tasted awesome though, especially when its still warm and soft served with ice cream!<br /></div>SoRMuiJAihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08693155296164990350noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267486513180679419.post-64462081810897928182010-06-27T23:40:00.000+10:002010-06-27T23:40:00.318+10:00Jason's La Candela - Summer Hill<div style="text-align: justify;">I do love my entertainment book. All the discount vouchers make it so much more fun trying out new places! My reasoning is, if its bad food, atleast you didn't pay full price. If its good food, even better! You got it at a discount.<br /><br />With that in mind, I decided to try Jason's La Candela at Summer Hill. Having tried heaps of other restaurants around there, it was time to give Jason's a go.<br /><br />The layout is clean and simple, giving you heaps of seating room. Since we were very early, the restaurant was empty except 2 other tables.<br /><br />Not in the mood for pizza, I went the seafood marinara.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ucG_3-YqUt379KEyKzNyk-HdHBripDrupOsTLECicUa8hg-JMRlOzDDxJ5d4yGvntqvFUlrLHmPMrNNXiJXgmVPS9GdPsqURhB4VZvqhfTgDx4E8EndL8NX-yF_dLpEMDJmKJE4XBD4b/s1600-h/IMG_6407.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ucG_3-YqUt379KEyKzNyk-HdHBripDrupOsTLECicUa8hg-JMRlOzDDxJ5d4yGvntqvFUlrLHmPMrNNXiJXgmVPS9GdPsqURhB4VZvqhfTgDx4E8EndL8NX-yF_dLpEMDJmKJE4XBD4b/s320/IMG_6407.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433625147461612034" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Seafood Marinara</span><br /></div><br />The serving size was quite small, especially when you think of how much room the mussel shells actually took up. Taste wise, it was quite nice. Fresh seafood, simple tomato sauce and the pasta was cooked al dente. I just wish the serving was bigger as I was still hungry afterwards.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyqBnwD4dON2TVGL1Pa5Pjqh1luAPnLuzRB0N7cN8wL98z6E9XPh7NZ_kTFdXQ1R7HkEp-0ha47btOFEYiQMkr25BMDOGXYeZubB0HvJrrbYE40MmcIyPTmXGmPkvYBt0Nh1QmOdl48oOt/s1600-h/IMG_6409.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyqBnwD4dON2TVGL1Pa5Pjqh1luAPnLuzRB0N7cN8wL98z6E9XPh7NZ_kTFdXQ1R7HkEp-0ha47btOFEYiQMkr25BMDOGXYeZubB0HvJrrbYE40MmcIyPTmXGmPkvYBt0Nh1QmOdl48oOt/s320/IMG_6409.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433625151151495266" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">BBQ meat lovers pizza</span><br /></div><br />My friend ordered the bbq meat lovers pizza. Since I was still hungry, he offered me a slice. I took about 2 bites before giving up. I found the pizza very very greasy and almost sickly with the sweet bbq sauce. The pizza was also too mushy for my liking, both the dough and the meat has the same soft texture. Meanwhile, my friend loved the greasiness and sweet flavour, but by the last slice, the grease and mushiness also got to him.<br /><br />OVerall, the food was ok. The pasta was tasty even though the serve was small. The pizza was a decent serve, but I didn't like it at all. Mind you, I had a slice at the end of the meal, so I don't know if time was a factor, but my friend liked the pizza. I'll probably come back again since I'm armed with a new Entertainment book and see how it goes this time round.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><u>Jason's La Candela</u></span><br />24 Lackey St<br />Summer Hill NSW 2130<br />Ph: (02) 9798 3897<br /><br /><iframe marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.com.au/maps?oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&q=jason%27s+la+candela+summer+hill&fb=1&gl=au&hq=jason%27s+la+candela&hnear=Summer+Hill+NSW&cid=0,0,10517672207731043292&ei=OrwaTIvWDYy9cYb2iIQK&ved=0CBUQnwIwAA&ll=-33.891207,151.138723&spn=0.006295,0.006295&iwloc=A&output=embed" width="425" frameborder="0" height="350" scrolling="no"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://maps.google.com.au/maps?oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&q=jason%27s+la+candela+summer+hill&fb=1&gl=au&hq=jason%27s+la+candela&hnear=Summer+Hill+NSW&cid=0,0,10517672207731043292&ei=OrwaTIvWDYy9cYb2iIQK&ved=0CBUQnwIwAA&ll=-33.891207,151.138723&spn=0.006295,0.006295&iwloc=A&source=embed" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); text-align: left;">View Larger Map</a></small><br /></div>SoRMuiJAihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08693155296164990350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267486513180679419.post-64708831755741576632010-06-24T23:11:00.002+10:002010-06-24T23:11:00.239+10:00Mr Chao Seafood Restaurant - Hurstville<div style="text-align: justify;">After a fairly early morning airport pick up (10am is early on a weekend alright!?), we decided to swing by Hurstville to take our guest for a bout of Yum Cha at Mr Chao Seafood Restaurant.<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOV4T3Wf8kGzdAAv3DSFDJUrea0wYYSwhMTroQGmfIwxbMmG35j03Od9x7pQpHpVwq7bETo46bi_YClQQ6B5ewBdmXlZO3f1d_SQWyGLznO4B3u2j4_CY8aVGM-jYTYdHY5jPy84tBiXjX/s1600/IMG_9023.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOV4T3Wf8kGzdAAv3DSFDJUrea0wYYSwhMTroQGmfIwxbMmG35j03Od9x7pQpHpVwq7bETo46bi_YClQQ6B5ewBdmXlZO3f1d_SQWyGLznO4B3u2j4_CY8aVGM-jYTYdHY5jPy84tBiXjX/s320/IMG_9023.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456269574358189298" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0W-GtvOfBzUKgGvMDHRv51Ij5qdt1uksdVnoCZ4TnpabDvfBeQKFvMMcO1o5VxGDRQUwYY4YtM6TFz5-IMSFwi0iqcVriwVh_dsh41FE1zsUho0CuqOHDhxs_sWdrULaCwxJdqjIa_FCL/s1600/IMG_9039.jpg"><br /></a><div style="text-align: justify;"> My dad started panicking about how we're not going to get a table even though its only 11am, so he dumps us in front of the restaurant whilst he finds parking. I thought it was a bit over the top, but by 11am, there were only 2 free tables left.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEt4TGZqpRt_O98-ngBDRg5Pl1CypJgRVkJn6a7_h1PXvAoSfooSb_NH55DKxyuUwC88hgbLWgGCR6XVJHNmnlBjndYc6LPwdD2dPz38hAeQ7P3qAP2Mw7EOYafdHP6-lzq-fWMrGv73pX/s1600/IMG_9024.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEt4TGZqpRt_O98-ngBDRg5Pl1CypJgRVkJn6a7_h1PXvAoSfooSb_NH55DKxyuUwC88hgbLWgGCR6XVJHNmnlBjndYc6LPwdD2dPz38hAeQ7P3qAP2Mw7EOYafdHP6-lzq-fWMrGv73pX/s320/IMG_9024.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456269577229098898" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl_ua1ixB84nPrHlNr1DM03o4ywSVO8YWCCMJRqZ9DCdK3EQkXZTlfwGGId4p32saPZUvGJZTdx6j2IpX-L8Uou02HAA1mvMTcP1z8Jj7-2ksjqI9euCyGFxAQp8CvMBuB1CEVdC67JWqL/s1600/IMG_9035.jpg"><br /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJAg8wQMrXOQKvSHAfDm6vpyRS5UbuRw5umZrRv81jZoEYom94OzASAFWqPNO6MX1nhHwXGnDEbRZb-6CrnjlDXw5Fqh9O7YSTmH0_CAwqC5GL3C98_OZb5HmUu0ViFTsHwhw1ekWdmfnq/s1600/IMG_9033.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJAg8wQMrXOQKvSHAfDm6vpyRS5UbuRw5umZrRv81jZoEYom94OzASAFWqPNO6MX1nhHwXGnDEbRZb-6CrnjlDXw5Fqh9O7YSTmH0_CAwqC5GL3C98_OZb5HmUu0ViFTsHwhw1ekWdmfnq/s320/IMG_9033.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456269877140910482" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Steamed beef rice noodle (Ngau Cheung)</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgucuN1TPBGXOOHAwBZFkjuBLCdQKJBwmuEO9JTy5pyFFid3cE9OEo8kEwwRVoGf0Fe6U3XtZRtSMkpRZz2wzizUU_lVT7R8_7xkoWaADj-OAGw0Ppj3l60zF6U-6lUbWbYE2lY0TW1O-IU/s1600/IMG_9031.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgucuN1TPBGXOOHAwBZFkjuBLCdQKJBwmuEO9JTy5pyFFid3cE9OEo8kEwwRVoGf0Fe6U3XtZRtSMkpRZz2wzizUU_lVT7R8_7xkoWaADj-OAGw0Ppj3l60zF6U-6lUbWbYE2lY0TW1O-IU/s320/IMG_9031.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456269870183518498" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Prawn Dumplings (Har Gau)</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">These were super full of chunky bursty prawns. Definitely hit the spot.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioAOao1RIildk5WEQmeJAxyUkXD2opZdtnp98rRx5AcJMQPjrXigMcJNrPP5RFd795DIKN7C8bDs8ZgaSXKR50JrAO2DoBBX2lIov1Vqo1y8FoAny-lK1AZY602Fink5p0YzkWKZHS56Io/s1600/IMG_9030.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioAOao1RIildk5WEQmeJAxyUkXD2opZdtnp98rRx5AcJMQPjrXigMcJNrPP5RFd795DIKN7C8bDs8ZgaSXKR50JrAO2DoBBX2lIov1Vqo1y8FoAny-lK1AZY602Fink5p0YzkWKZHS56Io/s320/IMG_9030.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456269865304326066" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Dim Sim topped with baby abalone (Siw Mai)</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">This is my must have every time I go yum cha. I always prefer the standard traditional ones. Unfortunately, they said they only have the abalone topped ones today. It wasn't bad, I gave the abalone to my mum, but it also meant we got 3 instead of 4 :(<br /></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivWIxONaoLggpJ-wisxdF_ZMdvHOy2-h16KcA9F9hipknEU1o9dMKbuXIWelzwApZr0wYfcUIaRS2o54PDZZ45DEeXtwbOO3BSUdgIy69r52-G_7VyL7C8a_6Q7TnBEBiBQw3uCsKSOFmu/s1600/IMG_9029.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivWIxONaoLggpJ-wisxdF_ZMdvHOy2-h16KcA9F9hipknEU1o9dMKbuXIWelzwApZr0wYfcUIaRS2o54PDZZ45DEeXtwbOO3BSUdgIy69r52-G_7VyL7C8a_6Q7TnBEBiBQw3uCsKSOFmu/s320/IMG_9029.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456269858208064658" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Shortcrust bbq pork triangles</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Uber flakey and full of bbq pork goodness!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0jP7OkW0XLfjw84R4Fij8EaSBIvWzOhIk49HlUJJwwUD3466RwzenKTy4yHOdHAbCi1mBkYlrb0l1JkdFCSEB0XtIatuHMXzS50eEweIBacKqfwg_8hsuWGI1KtLDKaEy0c2yfTjQp0wC/s1600/IMG_9028.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0jP7OkW0XLfjw84R4Fij8EaSBIvWzOhIk49HlUJJwwUD3466RwzenKTy4yHOdHAbCi1mBkYlrb0l1JkdFCSEB0XtIatuHMXzS50eEweIBacKqfwg_8hsuWGI1KtLDKaEy0c2yfTjQp0wC/s320/IMG_9028.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456269608889537730" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Beef tendon in black bean sauce</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Done very well. The worst is undercooked chewy rubber ones. These ones melt in your mouth and had a lovely gelatinous stickiness to it.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHOyPPeRjbSbMzSNMb5BMCcghvA7ehQnje8WYEaigu-XQN2Hq3HH7abRKvPY1NkbA0xU-sz3dk5LPyIsicYh1_r72eD26yXLT_5ORhveyQ3oERcdFTtF1aQVQ99hOiUpsCZPSwdD0fqNio/s1600/IMG_9027.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHOyPPeRjbSbMzSNMb5BMCcghvA7ehQnje8WYEaigu-XQN2Hq3HH7abRKvPY1NkbA0xU-sz3dk5LPyIsicYh1_r72eD26yXLT_5ORhveyQ3oERcdFTtF1aQVQ99hOiUpsCZPSwdD0fqNio/s320/IMG_9027.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456269603990898802" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Black bean pork ribs and salted fish rice</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">My dad's must have. He prefers the traditional one with black bean pork ribs with the chicken feet though. Luckily he loves salted fish, so it was still good.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK9K-5qKV1ok_DUvlhQRvl0Vy4y3IH8SlDE1hGajC7OfuQHl-E2Qzq4Rn8i5hYRRxREMe4xu94JBORr_XMHsif8Uih_-F6XJniDN1N6i91pGenu2_d2Lp0fJKifsCRVAcUI5jxjSR1wCa2/s1600/IMG_9026.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK9K-5qKV1ok_DUvlhQRvl0Vy4y3IH8SlDE1hGajC7OfuQHl-E2Qzq4Rn8i5hYRRxREMe4xu94JBORr_XMHsif8Uih_-F6XJniDN1N6i91pGenu2_d2Lp0fJKifsCRVAcUI5jxjSR1wCa2/s320/IMG_9026.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456269588648869490" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Black bean chicken feet</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl_ua1ixB84nPrHlNr1DM03o4ywSVO8YWCCMJRqZ9DCdK3EQkXZTlfwGGId4p32saPZUvGJZTdx6j2IpX-L8Uou02HAA1mvMTcP1z8Jj7-2ksjqI9euCyGFxAQp8CvMBuB1CEVdC67JWqL/s1600/IMG_9035.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl_ua1ixB84nPrHlNr1DM03o4ywSVO8YWCCMJRqZ9DCdK3EQkXZTlfwGGId4p32saPZUvGJZTdx6j2IpX-L8Uou02HAA1mvMTcP1z8Jj7-2ksjqI9euCyGFxAQp8CvMBuB1CEVdC67JWqL/s320/IMG_9035.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456269881977371090" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Malaysian steamed cake</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjnDNtD23X3tf3019tFaFPakhyQNPqfGPUoqnkyZqO3k-6aSxukbT2GRLeRU6i8__6rhY-VPNju-Cq_fIKtB2pbNs5ZkBNmmZ6e8RP4EiGDN-2pgiBQFwU7aT3URPPfo2kkUP6uLzQU5Qj/s1600/IMG_9036.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjnDNtD23X3tf3019tFaFPakhyQNPqfGPUoqnkyZqO3k-6aSxukbT2GRLeRU6i8__6rhY-VPNju-Cq_fIKtB2pbNs5ZkBNmmZ6e8RP4EiGDN-2pgiBQFwU7aT3URPPfo2kkUP6uLzQU5Qj/s320/IMG_9036.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456270048166230434" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Lava buns</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">OMG! These are one of my favourite dishes that are rarely served at yum cha places. So when I heard they were on the menu, I had to get a steamer for myself! What's so special about them? On the outside, they look like an ordinary steamed bun. But its what is inside that matters....<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0W-GtvOfBzUKgGvMDHRv51Ij5qdt1uksdVnoCZ4TnpabDvfBeQKFvMMcO1o5VxGDRQUwYY4YtM6TFz5-IMSFwi0iqcVriwVh_dsh41FE1zsUho0CuqOHDhxs_sWdrULaCwxJdqjIa_FCL/s1600/IMG_9039.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0W-GtvOfBzUKgGvMDHRv51Ij5qdt1uksdVnoCZ4TnpabDvfBeQKFvMMcO1o5VxGDRQUwYY4YtM6TFz5-IMSFwi0iqcVriwVh_dsh41FE1zsUho0CuqOHDhxs_sWdrULaCwxJdqjIa_FCL/s320/IMG_9039.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456270057625592754" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Innards</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The centre of the bun is a sweet and salty custard that oozes out like lava. Its made from salted egg yolks and sugar and turned into a custard like filling. I wish more yum cha places served this because its incredibly moreish!<br /><br />I probably only go yum cha 2-3 times a year, so I can't tell you if its good value or not. My dad actually goes yumcha every week with the oldies and apparently this is one of the better ones in Sydney in terms of quality of food, taste and cost. I guess it must be good coming from a bunch of retirees! hehe I did find the quality of food pretty good though!<br /></div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><u>Mr Chao Seafood Restaurant</u></span><br />127 Forest Rd<br />Hurstville NSW 2220<br />Ph: (02) 9580 8003<br /><br /><iframe marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.com.au/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=127+Forest+Rd+Hurstville+&sll=-25.335448,135.745076&sspn=25.814453,54.755859&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=127+Forest+Rd,+Hurstville+New+South+Wales+2220&ll=-33.967587,151.10729&spn=0.012422,0.01929&z=14&output=embed" width="425" frameborder="0" height="350" scrolling="no"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://maps.google.com.au/maps?f=q&source=embed&hl=en&geocode=&q=127+Forest+Rd+Hurstville+&sll=-25.335448,135.745076&sspn=25.814453,54.755859&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=127+Forest+Rd,+Hurstville+New+South+Wales+2220&ll=-33.967587,151.10729&spn=0.012422,0.01929&z=14" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); text-align: left;">View Larger Map</a></small>SoRMuiJAihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08693155296164990350noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267486513180679419.post-15524326058144401892010-06-17T23:18:00.000+10:002010-06-17T23:18:00.402+10:00Da Vinci's Italian Restaurant - Summer Hill<div style="text-align: justify;">I love going to Summer Hill at night, especially on a weekend. They try to promote the Summer Hill Village theme by creating alfresco dining, tables and chairs around the fountain for people to meet up and relax. But on the weekend at night, they also have live music. Walking past, you will see many kids running around the fountains, laughing and giggling. Parents will dance with their kids in the middle of the street and thoroughly just enjoying life. Right next to where the live band is, is Da Vinci's. In winter, you can smell the wafting aromas of wood fired pizza.<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />Its the first time I've actually eaten in at Da Vinci's, usually I grab their pizzas take away. They always have great offers, a large pizza or pasta for $10 take away! Bargain in my books!<br /><br />Since we usually get their pizza, we decided to try out their pasta instead.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmYL9AAdSubS1lairyEItdTKoXYnVCkJg_bVsQsTNUKiXxAXrpLc93oW02AeWnOktow-AFvxN6K7qVjOK4_7vI-qF4WEar3wQDR3M0MSiUacggSEAOkM_S0c0V295K8GNDAeDrFtBs-nWZ/s1600/IMG_9102.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456271242030150210" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; cursor: pointer; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmYL9AAdSubS1lairyEItdTKoXYnVCkJg_bVsQsTNUKiXxAXrpLc93oW02AeWnOktow-AFvxN6K7qVjOK4_7vI-qF4WEar3wQDR3M0MSiUacggSEAOkM_S0c0V295K8GNDAeDrFtBs-nWZ/s320/IMG_9102.jpg" border="0" /></a><span id="formatbar_Buttons" style="display: block;"><span onmouseup="" class="" onmousedown="CheckFormatting(event);FormatbarButton('richeditorframe', this, 13);ButtonMouseDown(this);" id="formatbar_JustifyFull" onmouseover="ButtonHoverOn(this);" title="Justify Full" style="display: block;" onmouseout="ButtonHoverOff(this);"><img class="gl_align_full" alt="Justify Full" src="http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif" border="0" /></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Bruschetta</span><br /></div><br />First up, Bruschetta. Crunchy grilled bread topped with tomato, basil and drizzled with balsamic vinegar and sprinkled with oregano. The tomato was a bit soft for my preference, but overall, a delicious bruschetta, especially when the crusty bread absorbed all the lovely juices! I was fighting my friend for the last of the oil/vinegar on the bottom of the plate.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1fKwgnlWDvr9mwvHg4i1VKhHqCRefhPb7aeSrTXHzHOUbNlWla0jTdmtOO1GaZ9YQhccvvj94gZiTachP8x2HF7yYolXRbQpJY1QFd6GI8j1E66p6dtUiVBJs8nmI9CDcs62nzVIb5AXY/s1600/IMG_9114.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456271253102820930" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; cursor: pointer; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1fKwgnlWDvr9mwvHg4i1VKhHqCRefhPb7aeSrTXHzHOUbNlWla0jTdmtOO1GaZ9YQhccvvj94gZiTachP8x2HF7yYolXRbQpJY1QFd6GI8j1E66p6dtUiVBJs8nmI9CDcs62nzVIb5AXY/s320/IMG_9114.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">A "bianco" spaghetti marinara</span><br /></div><br />Basically seafood pasta without the tomato sauce but with plenty of garlic. The pasta tasted delicious, with a generous kick of garlic, but I wasn't impressed by the seafood. The prawns and mussels were nice, but seemed like they were from a frozen pack. The calamari, however, was terrible. It was unbelievably soft, mushy and... brown, I could cut it by using my fork. With that said, the overall taste of the pasta was really nice and studded with heaps of garlic. I just really didn't like the actual calamari, and there was heaps in the dish.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnmBuP3ZXI5gy3Ha5rfGkCPPV9_ih53kM4YLHrB9wIZr4EJEjJSFZS2v7SDaCVNhirqB1yA7khz481MklV47X5n-clg-5CCC4FZaSgrECeDRLSsvvX-gIreAj_6_TrOD8coH-39TV0_KNW/s1600/IMG_9111.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456271245744940434" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; cursor: pointer; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnmBuP3ZXI5gy3Ha5rfGkCPPV9_ih53kM4YLHrB9wIZr4EJEjJSFZS2v7SDaCVNhirqB1yA7khz481MklV47X5n-clg-5CCC4FZaSgrECeDRLSsvvX-gIreAj_6_TrOD8coH-39TV0_KNW/s320/IMG_9111.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />My friend got a chicken penne in a creamy tomato sauce. A big thumbs up from my friend in terms of taste, but the serving was quite small. That's probably why I never order penne when I'm hungry. It looks like a big dish, but there's actually very little food in it.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><u>Da Vinci's Italian Restaurant</u></span><br /><span class="adr" id="adr" dir="ltr">25 Lackey St<br />Summer Hill, Sydney<br /></span>Ph: <span class="nw" dir="ltr"><span class="tel">(02) 9716 9000</span></span><br /><br /><iframe marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" src="http://maps.google.com.au/maps?oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&q=da+vinci+summer+hill&fb=1&gl=au&hq=da+vinci&hnear=Summer+Hill+NSW&hl=en&view=map&cid=1781511239656141652&ved=0CFEQpQY&ei=vMQNTPDwDtWdkAWq54j6Dw&ll=-33.891321,151.137912&spn=0.006295,0.006295&iwloc=A&output=embed" width="425" frameborder="0" height="350" scrolling="no"></iframe><br /><small><a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); text-align: left;" href="http://maps.google.com.au/maps?oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&q=da+vinci+summer+hill&fb=1&gl=au&hq=da+vinci&hnear=Summer+Hill+NSW&hl=en&view=map&cid=1781511239656141652&ved=0CFEQpQY&ei=vMQNTPDwDtWdkAWq54j6Dw&ll=-33.891321,151.137912&spn=0.006295,0.006295&iwloc=A&source=embed">View Larger Map</a></small> </div>SoRMuiJAihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08693155296164990350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267486513180679419.post-15388508601849542072010-06-12T23:26:00.000+10:002010-06-12T23:26:00.222+10:00Sushi Choo<div style="text-align: justify;">Its been ages, but I finally managed to organise dinner with a friend at Sushi Choo. Ever since I heard about their all you can eat offer, I've been meaning to organise this. I can't think of a proper reason as to why we didn't go earlier. I guess I was just too lazy in organising!<br /><br />The day finally comes around and being bored, I decided to read up on some of the reviews for Sushi Choo. I wish I hadn't done that as there were numerous comments regarding the rice not being fresh, lack of variety etc etc. I was almost tempted to change the dinner venue as I was taking my friend there for his birthday. And the last thing I want is a bad experience for a birthday dinner.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitrk8AqLlBG4wgYq7c9ADcKwmmZGxmyOlDXGeDmleuvOjKJBzpaopsWVWSprouF7CNyoyMYiKsxjY783Y6TqMO1ZfZfIIvnh_AS4XlTznD4WLHEMBY4fCTgYwEenQqsSbM8ao5a8wZLXrT/s1600/IMG_9710.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitrk8AqLlBG4wgYq7c9ADcKwmmZGxmyOlDXGeDmleuvOjKJBzpaopsWVWSprouF7CNyoyMYiKsxjY783Y6TqMO1ZfZfIIvnh_AS4XlTznD4WLHEMBY4fCTgYwEenQqsSbM8ao5a8wZLXrT/s320/IMG_9710.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456273878878670722" border="0" /></a><br />I'm glad I didn't listen to the reviews and actually went to Sushi Choo. We rocked up about 5mins past 6pm, and half the restaurant was already full!! We seat ourselves down, armed with chopsticks and started tackling the sushi train. I must admit, the first 10mins was quite disgraceful. We're like starved wild animals, eating everything we can lay our hands on!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5AwbY53j6JOKdNfwnpEe5Zlac7_rNMRo0Q463R6zUfHBoeIr_rZq6F0va6QKPqIu2SBupfTtFJRVwih9zUk0AenQZfCFckgbSbLorVkp8ZFpMJ-3uNwUBhQ6ocqQLj86Ea6BAe_C4MtjH/s1600/IMG_9709.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5AwbY53j6JOKdNfwnpEe5Zlac7_rNMRo0Q463R6zUfHBoeIr_rZq6F0va6QKPqIu2SBupfTtFJRVwih9zUk0AenQZfCFckgbSbLorVkp8ZFpMJ-3uNwUBhQ6ocqQLj86Ea6BAe_C4MtjH/s320/IMG_9709.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456273873934883442" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDqkrSMhZVyeetCXeGOuvMAcU-umKx9YkK7WA4nTSjRsUR_vNtelnBm5hLkEmOXM6mbyXs5WWVpUzZKhdPwR12hLRGBgQ_AZt-N8FZovoOd9yV5i-zVFeIBgreD0HJ_c5i5ZyOQylYWrNg/s1600/IMG_9706.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDqkrSMhZVyeetCXeGOuvMAcU-umKx9YkK7WA4nTSjRsUR_vNtelnBm5hLkEmOXM6mbyXs5WWVpUzZKhdPwR12hLRGBgQ_AZt-N8FZovoOd9yV5i-zVFeIBgreD0HJ_c5i5ZyOQylYWrNg/s320/IMG_9706.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456273653829588578" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Tuna</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4M4QqAPeaw1Zq9F4D7G55t2NMfoJ60bBi9AftVCFCmliAkASDJf1k2y0hdw2vMxiAa6fnm2nqDgGrbL3bLl5e9WF0GRjNEJI7u8YjecCaAFvAuxchcUy6zPqKNqDaTqMoCwe3dOEVXTmO/s1600/IMG_9705.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4M4QqAPeaw1Zq9F4D7G55t2NMfoJ60bBi9AftVCFCmliAkASDJf1k2y0hdw2vMxiAa6fnm2nqDgGrbL3bLl5e9WF0GRjNEJI7u8YjecCaAFvAuxchcUy6zPqKNqDaTqMoCwe3dOEVXTmO/s320/IMG_9705.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456273650431428130" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Pasta Salad - My friend's favourite</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNJV49j8ag5u74QFXsPcED2yEd51nqqIh0Da605jk_BhRL4-qS8xyFnqzLeE9ObrxYlTS5tmB1A7udHjLKoJPj1ripgZCI0v7FW8dhdJQt_POse7CP4vzVujEUfk2paTa2uVwk8QeDHYOX/s1600/IMG_9703.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNJV49j8ag5u74QFXsPcED2yEd51nqqIh0Da605jk_BhRL4-qS8xyFnqzLeE9ObrxYlTS5tmB1A7udHjLKoJPj1ripgZCI0v7FW8dhdJQt_POse7CP4vzVujEUfk2paTa2uVwk8QeDHYOX/s320/IMG_9703.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456273646215018242" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Gyoza!!!!!!!</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrI8wwxQOpZKfmNplCONSogR4GOwphydzsMTSf-Aj0GxGX148abXMXklcBv6MBcQLGGq1-FPAGpSAJ_2elteuCstCRaCdSocDgqMhQqbgYsQ5aoEqbSm0VRxHxAZNw4ZcAs7twiNAq28yL/s1600/IMG_9702.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrI8wwxQOpZKfmNplCONSogR4GOwphydzsMTSf-Aj0GxGX148abXMXklcBv6MBcQLGGq1-FPAGpSAJ_2elteuCstCRaCdSocDgqMhQqbgYsQ5aoEqbSm0VRxHxAZNw4ZcAs7twiNAq28yL/s320/IMG_9702.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456273639804442994" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Chicken Katsu</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxd8kTpL-_uu9yOYcurnJ-jj76-VdKsOVbmMbwnZDMxwNFJx-nZRGSS8ju1h22iuL70ih1pTJUG5URFQRvo8aaR3HT-8XeXPR5xG7flRDJE29mHYf3K5uE_6J2zirMf4QdGSTQrdFcvWXf/s1600/IMG_9701.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxd8kTpL-_uu9yOYcurnJ-jj76-VdKsOVbmMbwnZDMxwNFJx-nZRGSS8ju1h22iuL70ih1pTJUG5URFQRvo8aaR3HT-8XeXPR5xG7flRDJE29mHYf3K5uE_6J2zirMf4QdGSTQrdFcvWXf/s320/IMG_9701.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456273632744939122" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Salmon and avocado</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3ObrZ3o0r_42McY8AkSea5utetoQcARyGjMVCYU2GlsPiXDRAbNrRc3VNnSVYFxPXvP5N5LxMxRIiXG5I-afMqdx4tpe031zIELPUTUb_YyWS0ZyqxuHnpVSeh2ZKC8EP_XjM35649Qov/s1600/IMG_9700.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3ObrZ3o0r_42McY8AkSea5utetoQcARyGjMVCYU2GlsPiXDRAbNrRc3VNnSVYFxPXvP5N5LxMxRIiXG5I-afMqdx4tpe031zIELPUTUb_YyWS0ZyqxuHnpVSeh2ZKC8EP_XjM35649Qov/s320/IMG_9700.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456273439250871938" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Prawn</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWNqMiWBt8mXm87g477b_anD08NS8x_8Zkk2hiH4SLgCc93kcwl1hE3N5cgqH2Auz6YlR29zgdW_FVEoQYh-TPTbYiNGUUKlWgIDf9QAQK7bqU6yHYui1dWbbZmi8km4tLoHyzCHXc2tbf/s1600/IMG_9699.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWNqMiWBt8mXm87g477b_anD08NS8x_8Zkk2hiH4SLgCc93kcwl1hE3N5cgqH2Auz6YlR29zgdW_FVEoQYh-TPTbYiNGUUKlWgIDf9QAQK7bqU6yHYui1dWbbZmi8km4tLoHyzCHXc2tbf/s320/IMG_9699.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456273408629411874" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Edamame</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje7j8Vjo1s3xL0sN5RHJAaEkYKC9Kxb8leg7UZZRqU-gqdIti8gdrn9KjhhN-tu54UiwzyveL6PQEY6u9dZLqHzKWhvGpZ7TnZCs4-WK5py7m3OekcVAVJI6QPYbG03cRzuRdYXlSwlrOc/s1600/IMG_9698.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje7j8Vjo1s3xL0sN5RHJAaEkYKC9Kxb8leg7UZZRqU-gqdIti8gdrn9KjhhN-tu54UiwzyveL6PQEY6u9dZLqHzKWhvGpZ7TnZCs4-WK5py7m3OekcVAVJI6QPYbG03cRzuRdYXlSwlrOc/s320/IMG_9698.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456273400081489202" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">My beloved seaweed salad</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE7K1ch8X49ciLFhn-Uk1WE_d1k463KQJiEPb1nRpw-nEnVgc0bLQ_3QTEEg_9AXdh1X814jhgkYQiSc_D_JBy11ESBmWTmJAv-BXJvcG23SN2lBy0DwgGfxEijmkVupcal3u6Bt5JPmiN/s1600/IMG_9697.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE7K1ch8X49ciLFhn-Uk1WE_d1k463KQJiEPb1nRpw-nEnVgc0bLQ_3QTEEg_9AXdh1X814jhgkYQiSc_D_JBy11ESBmWTmJAv-BXJvcG23SN2lBy0DwgGfxEijmkVupcal3u6Bt5JPmiN/s320/IMG_9697.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456273386455304914" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Salmon</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLt7rbeD95p7SMW5PqDeIDdRSvLmHyFpw_JFPL5PFNKm7SPc6bDRA0CWjk0tHdvshDBDjKHRK6i0r4vHwg-Ck1Fa61ss3vlp72PJJDNRvYcbwTAo98578NPPPcxWwMGohQOdermdTti2-Z/s1600/IMG_9696.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLt7rbeD95p7SMW5PqDeIDdRSvLmHyFpw_JFPL5PFNKm7SPc6bDRA0CWjk0tHdvshDBDjKHRK6i0r4vHwg-Ck1Fa61ss3vlp72PJJDNRvYcbwTAo98578NPPPcxWwMGohQOdermdTti2-Z/s320/IMG_9696.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456273372446021602" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">More tuna</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsz28tWFtlN9hgY8vUY0YoXwOaEcmltKohwIgzVHRm91rezK6AURWHtrDCI1Bj8LBKR75vYK_EyDdm7_VJ9en5Ydv__TfzMOJc8nAa8h8o9eLY2r5hQfR8nL1GY77dq7yjFsCXBCPHwGWG/s1600/IMG_9708.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsz28tWFtlN9hgY8vUY0YoXwOaEcmltKohwIgzVHRm91rezK6AURWHtrDCI1Bj8LBKR75vYK_EyDdm7_VJ9en5Ydv__TfzMOJc8nAa8h8o9eLY2r5hQfR8nL1GY77dq7yjFsCXBCPHwGWG/s320/IMG_9708.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456273869985824370" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Crumbed prawns</span><br /></div><br />The variety of sushi isn't huge, which was kinda expected for all you can eat. I was just disappointed they didn't have my favourite tamago sushi! I thought it would've been relatively cheap to make? *Shrugs* They've also stopped serving the potato croquettes, which was a huge disappointment because my friend was soooooo looking forward to it.<br /><br />The outstanding winners of the night would have to be the uber fresh salmon and tuna (Although there was a noticeable difference in the grades of tuna served throughout the night), the seaweed salad and the Gyoza! OMG! yum yum yum yum yum!! Definitely my favourite for the night. The Gyozas are steamed and not fried, but it offered a nice change to the cold sushi. (As did the crumbed prawns, but it became a bit oily after awhile) The only complaint would have to be at one stage during the night, a particular batch of gyoza was terrible! I'm not sure if it was a vegetarian version or something, but it tasted of raw daikon, and lots of it. It was also really REALLY soft and mushy. I initial response was to spit it back out, but managed to remember my manners. I was very paranoid about it for the rest of the night. Every time I picked up a piece of gyoza, I was hoping, half praying it wasn't that weird batch we had. Luckily, every batch we had after that was fantastic.<br /><br />I was quite impressed by the sushi in general. Unlike other all you can eat places where they give you heaps of rice and a tiny piece of fish, Sushi Choo had a pretty good rice to fish ratio. I did find a few pieces of sushi where the rice was more over cooked, but nothing drastically bad about it. The overall quality was pretty good, especially since they were churning out masses of sushi non-stop the whole night!<br /><br />Next time I need to sit closer to the beginning of the sushi train! We were seated half way up the train, and the couple next to us liked the exact same things we did! I'm pretty sure I gave them the evil eye every time they took a plate off the train that I wanted! hehe<br /><br />With the Feast for the Senses specials on for Merivale right now, I think they're removed the early bird / all you can eat special for Sushi Choo. I'm hoping it'll be back soon!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><u>Sushi Choo</u></span><br />320 George St<br />Sydney, NSW, 2000<br />Ph: (02) 9240 3000<br /><a href="http://www.merivale.com/#/ivy/sushichoo">http://www.merivale.com/#/ivy/sushichoo</a><br /><br /><br /><iframe marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.com.au/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=320+george+st&sll=-33.824794,151.169128&sspn=0.184818,0.42778&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=320+George+St,+Sydney+New+South+Wales+2000&ll=-33.866567,151.20772&spn=0.006183,0.009645&z=14&output=embed" width="425" frameborder="0" height="350" scrolling="no"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://maps.google.com.au/maps?f=q&source=embed&hl=en&geocode=&q=320+george+st&sll=-33.824794,151.169128&sspn=0.184818,0.42778&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=320+George+St,+Sydney+New+South+Wales+2000&ll=-33.866567,151.20772&spn=0.006183,0.009645&z=14" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); text-align: left;">View Larger Map</a></small><br /></div>SoRMuiJAihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08693155296164990350noreply@blogger.com0