tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72079765190393818802024-03-19T14:31:05.727+11:00A Miniature Take On FoodMinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07306022999162476826noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207976519039381880.post-70750139488207797092013-04-29T08:19:00.002+10:002013-04-29T08:19:16.380+10:00Huxtable<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFsaNWCOc49En1P5SAHSeQSY6MNjnn16FUYVZJO70vAVt9rPNLy1TgsXNEc9TgMmG-uRw-drQuzgRDuva20bmtscDPHKE4SOxfLZGKpMMgv6pMVj1Vi94B5_dkVLYiZtsulVxlwQ8ykDvN/s1600/DSCN1031.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFsaNWCOc49En1P5SAHSeQSY6MNjnn16FUYVZJO70vAVt9rPNLy1TgsXNEc9TgMmG-uRw-drQuzgRDuva20bmtscDPHKE4SOxfLZGKpMMgv6pMVj1Vi94B5_dkVLYiZtsulVxlwQ8ykDvN/s640/DSCN1031.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoXt1Omcyw0cckjNMogmRN5HgfM_Ui0DqOr6QlxIYbTHMwM1jawMrhCnssprQa0qA3NQFtvCyAY24gdIW5P0FKxDw5h_g1L5H5v35aqZ8wOER840uUZvXdbXxQ3D9Ws48XeCIpy8EJJkCu/s1600/DSCN1026.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoXt1Omcyw0cckjNMogmRN5HgfM_Ui0DqOr6QlxIYbTHMwM1jawMrhCnssprQa0qA3NQFtvCyAY24gdIW5P0FKxDw5h_g1L5H5v35aqZ8wOER840uUZvXdbXxQ3D9Ws48XeCIpy8EJJkCu/s640/DSCN1026.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI5wTl6WI4325S_36gEYpiYZhyphenhyphenp53zVfsyXWRT9HiAJgs1oM5zd-Lyzdefhpgc0a7TOsmpkdt2WgS0jkSQrK74s_0CfH4f5kz0r5186ERcSccgMVTTvYUuPn5SDfttNqPG7NxnP0bt1wvL/s1600/DSCN1023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI5wTl6WI4325S_36gEYpiYZhyphenhyphenp53zVfsyXWRT9HiAJgs1oM5zd-Lyzdefhpgc0a7TOsmpkdt2WgS0jkSQrK74s_0CfH4f5kz0r5186ERcSccgMVTTvYUuPn5SDfttNqPG7NxnP0bt1wvL/s640/DSCN1023.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjevrlWF1rn8IIj6YZaaEIZQN1CMfJfK9PpZesXeIhKeEbCX1ZhX1evMYshwEEm1NHvSioYwD8eTISSS86IqEwDJcdG7202eYPR8ewUp2GEQIliFXCRorRAiFeRfnehqEsVo2nPoRawBuMN/s1600/DSCN1020.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjevrlWF1rn8IIj6YZaaEIZQN1CMfJfK9PpZesXeIhKeEbCX1ZhX1evMYshwEEm1NHvSioYwD8eTISSS86IqEwDJcdG7202eYPR8ewUp2GEQIliFXCRorRAiFeRfnehqEsVo2nPoRawBuMN/s640/DSCN1020.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJtXYLihyphenhyphenEeboIaEtZE85AKn6lrp0rb7QNInneNT8OYaexSOrYNu3QwdskK3-qfLjQ-HctFVSv-XAIykAm0IVRP6iLvkTDV8hgIEQDvIZ0Yeonxd2DEJej0R4vN4KV89eb8WVWOq9DNLzN/s1600/DSCN1018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJtXYLihyphenhyphenEeboIaEtZE85AKn6lrp0rb7QNInneNT8OYaexSOrYNu3QwdskK3-qfLjQ-HctFVSv-XAIykAm0IVRP6iLvkTDV8hgIEQDvIZ0Yeonxd2DEJej0R4vN4KV89eb8WVWOq9DNLzN/s640/DSCN1018.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
Comment : Its concept of food sharing is a smart one, being able to try more varieties in smaller portions. I enjoyed dining at the open kitchen bar and to experience the chefs hard at work. The food quality was good and yea, what more could I say?<br />
<br />
Yay or Nay?<br />
<br />
Definitely Yay! :D<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/71/1544313/restaurant/Melbourne/Huxtable-Fitzroy"><img alt="Huxtable on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1544313/biglink.gif" style="border: none; height: 146px; padding: 0px; width: 200px;" /></a>Minhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07306022999162476826noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207976519039381880.post-62159738359018507542013-04-29T00:37:00.001+10:002013-04-29T00:37:18.159+10:00The Mailing RoomSlowly going back to blogging, but with a change this time..<br />
<br />
Being as busy these days I have absolutely no time to constantly blog about places I've been hence I would post pictures for a little food porn craze and to end each post with a yay or nay :)<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3hzq-QoAlrBEhlJ_3AI72MWLZ1jRob-n_Hg22kPZfBtsBWA85a_KNM9ShUMGltMQTUdtxYKovdMUIvgBpvvVEz-MxFk3AdYJc6NT86mBkADLopY6sAx2gdw0Q-JBcqyj5J9iyCDi753dS/s1600/DSCN1217.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3hzq-QoAlrBEhlJ_3AI72MWLZ1jRob-n_Hg22kPZfBtsBWA85a_KNM9ShUMGltMQTUdtxYKovdMUIvgBpvvVEz-MxFk3AdYJc6NT86mBkADLopY6sAx2gdw0Q-JBcqyj5J9iyCDi753dS/s640/DSCN1217.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQDo7GKJtDB_n__rs78f9tPxWfQzBknZETxTdmYB60dwN7rhjWBjX1vShZ2LJ_pCjgIoeN9MDdmd7y9EgBRKmk6R3oMk-r_GktR0oVbNTkXoRK6bp_U8Y_VZRnSymNjmubirUfAyVlg8yE/s1600/DSCN1216.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQDo7GKJtDB_n__rs78f9tPxWfQzBknZETxTdmYB60dwN7rhjWBjX1vShZ2LJ_pCjgIoeN9MDdmd7y9EgBRKmk6R3oMk-r_GktR0oVbNTkXoRK6bp_U8Y_VZRnSymNjmubirUfAyVlg8yE/s640/DSCN1216.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgZ50HFfajTRUSYbzPntHCPMJa1A9KhQM6e_qeq56l1At03IW98sw_l7803JLw2f553amRbLxXOR14o3CTwA0X0FyLAqIowoN6IoYbjF9nvaB2bkCaE5JyOCukIe7jtClXtEKeiU5H_Vpv/s1600/DSCN1213.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgZ50HFfajTRUSYbzPntHCPMJa1A9KhQM6e_qeq56l1At03IW98sw_l7803JLw2f553amRbLxXOR14o3CTwA0X0FyLAqIowoN6IoYbjF9nvaB2bkCaE5JyOCukIe7jtClXtEKeiU5H_Vpv/s640/DSCN1213.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5IfhIzdeD3bnBZrkukzAVPcqrnxG3KDt4fMy_zR_mfOuo1LkviA-7MyiXP3F67SSid2pQ6y3E8vZXIOaGAP0tzBT033c_A5x71bi84lzkkovdMowhp5GTVdQXKVQjh7seNhuyAUbU1P3p/s1600/DSCN1225.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5IfhIzdeD3bnBZrkukzAVPcqrnxG3KDt4fMy_zR_mfOuo1LkviA-7MyiXP3F67SSid2pQ6y3E8vZXIOaGAP0tzBT033c_A5x71bi84lzkkovdMowhp5GTVdQXKVQjh7seNhuyAUbU1P3p/s640/DSCN1225.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnOhHeJW1Alf_EhWiVvpVzOx6VAnj-TahQtt7t17q5RcyUEh8aD2Jqt-ZUcMjFxRG9ETsn3bXw6UiqCeO5uHhiEZIgLW5DKe3iyvLkqFA28Nm19HR5SMNogZQpDnBtsSqEiBEeISroiX2k/s1600/DSCN1218.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnOhHeJW1Alf_EhWiVvpVzOx6VAnj-TahQtt7t17q5RcyUEh8aD2Jqt-ZUcMjFxRG9ETsn3bXw6UiqCeO5uHhiEZIgLW5DKe3iyvLkqFA28Nm19HR5SMNogZQpDnBtsSqEiBEeISroiX2k/s640/DSCN1218.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC6Y7DTPge-XNptqD7EsQOgAPhEUxURB2GyEh2SOfAPelZZH2BF9KiutS9rpNC1zW62fo7QOhi4xuautKhpybOO-l0K-UNyC7Jvrd4wvO_gRPQQh6blVMZUiDWfaQFkWj1rJuH5UGhdxcv/s1600/DSCN1222.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC6Y7DTPge-XNptqD7EsQOgAPhEUxURB2GyEh2SOfAPelZZH2BF9KiutS9rpNC1zW62fo7QOhi4xuautKhpybOO-l0K-UNyC7Jvrd4wvO_gRPQQh6blVMZUiDWfaQFkWj1rJuH5UGhdxcv/s640/DSCN1222.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpR6VJ7uQcJw8AVm_NIR9Mn4oGKOb4XIAxJncqTCcVszKQYy01CKB_TGplKfm2gKl1gQTCmKgCVzhnEJOjAbsfORkMJJ71aTHmBmD8JgZuYY7FmtGp8neYeH3oc550S_b_jmwX12kq6Q2p/s1600/DSCN1223.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpR6VJ7uQcJw8AVm_NIR9Mn4oGKOb4XIAxJncqTCcVszKQYy01CKB_TGplKfm2gKl1gQTCmKgCVzhnEJOjAbsfORkMJJ71aTHmBmD8JgZuYY7FmtGp8neYeH3oc550S_b_jmwX12kq6Q2p/s640/DSCN1223.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfECD0bl669anQJnGxKOhcTy7gdjhfSii2ykNFcTkItyB1GzhhQ59nBCyEQavZOFQ1_ZWpMRZCFjvihQKrinn8C1uFznKMsP_-EXzPTKjNit_os38wIicuZw0sgIyxV3jD7x9ag0H7S_Wr/s1600/DSCN1224.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfECD0bl669anQJnGxKOhcTy7gdjhfSii2ykNFcTkItyB1GzhhQ59nBCyEQavZOFQ1_ZWpMRZCFjvihQKrinn8C1uFznKMsP_-EXzPTKjNit_os38wIicuZw0sgIyxV3jD7x9ag0H7S_Wr/s640/DSCN1224.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnzSRni5A3xqa6dShX1jMiFt9R6rvkV1dgZcKqZrtgLNlxFww9gcWxkxWEY-8rzGMk9wOqjz4m_572YJsSDnN3_VToifLkjveI64wH4M9ECFxOBKG08-5B8DEhtzpZr_biGdD9mQJ-gY-S/s1600/DSCN1226.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnzSRni5A3xqa6dShX1jMiFt9R6rvkV1dgZcKqZrtgLNlxFww9gcWxkxWEY-8rzGMk9wOqjz4m_572YJsSDnN3_VToifLkjveI64wH4M9ECFxOBKG08-5B8DEhtzpZr_biGdD9mQJ-gY-S/s640/DSCN1226.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
Comments: A very homey place for brunch, their 65 degrees specific poached eggs were to-die-for and their salmon was really fresh and not over cured. Oh and their mushrooms, juicy and buttery...nuff said :)<br />
<br />
Yay or Nay?<br />
<br />
A definite yay :D<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/71/1473666/restaurant/Melbourne/Surrey-Hills/The-Maling-Room-Canterbury"><img alt="The Maling Room on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1473666/biglink.gif" style="border: none; height: 146px; padding: 0px; width: 200px;" /></a>Minhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07306022999162476826noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207976519039381880.post-3501955507675256052012-12-15T13:27:00.001+11:002012-12-15T13:27:58.162+11:00Vue De Monde<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLww9OeH6ZBOCZbeP-14-WBlbpWt4dw9hMYILkRuVCWoRiPiQ7c-ODvxu7GqndyGGq81A817YuVmHvf8l0ScC5Ziy6nu7IMU92knWM4XRZDj7HO_VpNGES0f9uhufvhzS6exkf3pSjrmfb/s1600/IMG_0101.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLww9OeH6ZBOCZbeP-14-WBlbpWt4dw9hMYILkRuVCWoRiPiQ7c-ODvxu7GqndyGGq81A817YuVmHvf8l0ScC5Ziy6nu7IMU92knWM4XRZDj7HO_VpNGES0f9uhufvhzS6exkf3pSjrmfb/s640/IMG_0101.jpg" width="425" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
The Vue De Monde experience is definitely a must for any foodies out there. I won't say much in this post as I'll just let the pictures do the talking. The whole experience from the environment, the service and of course the food was amazing. It was indeed a great afternoon well spent with Nicole and it was one of the best birthday lunches for the both of us.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b><i><u>Course 1</u></i></b></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDAfd3MNvgw9nIIz37UuJ9oouOHaRBzTP3mHFCmroj6xHm1yh6kA4yPkBeJHEiu_-WWCjaN-Eh7_EtMsfbxeSta0Xjnhc0eoLKQkKPzhrejHs3buFEr3lnxcFY_11Cis684uwnzrzk5GYA/s1600/IMG_0038.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDAfd3MNvgw9nIIz37UuJ9oouOHaRBzTP3mHFCmroj6xHm1yh6kA4yPkBeJHEiu_-WWCjaN-Eh7_EtMsfbxeSta0Xjnhc0eoLKQkKPzhrejHs3buFEr3lnxcFY_11Cis684uwnzrzk5GYA/s640/IMG_0038.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGOD8Dzz9DEL6LzqdqjHN_wvIPjlPLDoNGNZEcNHLyA7aFQ4ISlusguOecYtQtnR7IJ3E0fhT5n5RNj3J3q_tMw1omy92NMgK4niIBqRVCltENYqFWWaYQRLJdjCWKUPbnkTzD_OgPzHNz/s1600/IMG_0035.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGOD8Dzz9DEL6LzqdqjHN_wvIPjlPLDoNGNZEcNHLyA7aFQ4ISlusguOecYtQtnR7IJ3E0fhT5n5RNj3J3q_tMw1omy92NMgK4niIBqRVCltENYqFWWaYQRLJdjCWKUPbnkTzD_OgPzHNz/s640/IMG_0035.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj869ZAea-svtI0Vh5YYmxvANyacxnyIYhfcObatNZy1y2nBV54r0Gaxfd4Ic0dwFRm-Qc4KwaWmzD58rhMN-pQQY8ZGPRbwmD0kD7uQrMEgQhz0hpXhG0EMqNQoYCA1cPCYNxeLKbGYOwT/s1600/IMG_0036.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj869ZAea-svtI0Vh5YYmxvANyacxnyIYhfcObatNZy1y2nBV54r0Gaxfd4Ic0dwFRm-Qc4KwaWmzD58rhMN-pQQY8ZGPRbwmD0kD7uQrMEgQhz0hpXhG0EMqNQoYCA1cPCYNxeLKbGYOwT/s640/IMG_0036.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7CoP5YWXXtljfh-Yv72-MvWdts8rz2_fjDBWv92zUvNHcWqH-RchF0R5SH8wyAZv5v2ybQ0AfFTLoPtHEcbAhBeLvnwPekscqKOUDy7V6G67gSmd9uLyiLH1p9Voj3EewqoiXbg9Lb7ts/s1600/IMG_0056.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7CoP5YWXXtljfh-Yv72-MvWdts8rz2_fjDBWv92zUvNHcWqH-RchF0R5SH8wyAZv5v2ybQ0AfFTLoPtHEcbAhBeLvnwPekscqKOUDy7V6G67gSmd9uLyiLH1p9Voj3EewqoiXbg9Lb7ts/s640/IMG_0056.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivnJOHFMpDsgYt7Ua6_uhoL7lf4HhZ-JKsqrGsf9Kp7uxn4mdQTePYUgurfXEDs9FRwneOLRjTyJ_Ywf-FOyShZMGA1Cr7MLkjwNt_ltwbs7PlkIZG3FhPWptk2A4fJpmrz3cc_TG6fKAd/s1600/IMG_0042.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivnJOHFMpDsgYt7Ua6_uhoL7lf4HhZ-JKsqrGsf9Kp7uxn4mdQTePYUgurfXEDs9FRwneOLRjTyJ_Ywf-FOyShZMGA1Cr7MLkjwNt_ltwbs7PlkIZG3FhPWptk2A4fJpmrz3cc_TG6fKAd/s640/IMG_0042.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b><i><u>Course 2</u></i></b></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAACBJfSiO2fVabzMSfz0ojbTSjCbbSpW5VqsmxEyPq7zaM8dRb5DoTKiTJW5BwxP9wMuL7UD-KCkQvcY5rexeXVOA4BcpAFEM0rk85YweIxcX7TuZOL0zlADV7RU-7n4H1pSXc2SYxZlp/s1600/IMG_0059.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAACBJfSiO2fVabzMSfz0ojbTSjCbbSpW5VqsmxEyPq7zaM8dRb5DoTKiTJW5BwxP9wMuL7UD-KCkQvcY5rexeXVOA4BcpAFEM0rk85YweIxcX7TuZOL0zlADV7RU-7n4H1pSXc2SYxZlp/s640/IMG_0059.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9U8Ev3dHTsf6k_vzc7joX-AknDfXQy2WPA0kMZb-vAXvfNAOIB3MSCBgJi-WubhHZvUlx6NEqtSb7d5sbtVpccwsG4-jlW7NTD-iIFuDQ6FxHVYhK4-CC6DeUVvU1DKkFJQO-1n17h7Mi/s1600/IMG_0075.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9U8Ev3dHTsf6k_vzc7joX-AknDfXQy2WPA0kMZb-vAXvfNAOIB3MSCBgJi-WubhHZvUlx6NEqtSb7d5sbtVpccwsG4-jlW7NTD-iIFuDQ6FxHVYhK4-CC6DeUVvU1DKkFJQO-1n17h7Mi/s640/IMG_0075.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b><i><u>Course 3</u></i></b></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIYDNu-5NYpnl6n645pz3Wq3isZwtLZFKyB0FMbvA7L8ocDcM08B3kHZKb0xd14jgcPbzQokfJLWJlXf57s9rkgo8Z7MnSoqY9dveKaoLFcUygheuk0Reyr-BHxseYaD58tndrEqre71um/s1600/IMG_0080.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIYDNu-5NYpnl6n645pz3Wq3isZwtLZFKyB0FMbvA7L8ocDcM08B3kHZKb0xd14jgcPbzQokfJLWJlXf57s9rkgo8Z7MnSoqY9dveKaoLFcUygheuk0Reyr-BHxseYaD58tndrEqre71um/s640/IMG_0080.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b><i><u>Course 4 - Onion Soup</u></i></b></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicLqeNrwMQnTaG3Pzsoxo2XoZXAFEd4RewhW4V6JGjYqvpT2Co5zwSoEcapnBB-qiOTfbo2EfkEaQP9ovP4GKPNaBhhjo_TflrFoOxrm3h7qIuUYx574cydV65FSYLuX06xRFe1iE5fFjm/s1600/IMG_0092.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicLqeNrwMQnTaG3Pzsoxo2XoZXAFEd4RewhW4V6JGjYqvpT2Co5zwSoEcapnBB-qiOTfbo2EfkEaQP9ovP4GKPNaBhhjo_TflrFoOxrm3h7qIuUYx574cydV65FSYLuX06xRFe1iE5fFjm/s640/IMG_0092.jpg" width="426" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrGFbGNfRuGHRJFwnqeUS3hxFDvEnS4SOCOVv1IfjUi2rA8jad1FN0499wJbcMdZL7x3xriwsxGV3TKMKJXHST7nTadct-lS82Z7VdF_pyzTVpYtpYc2OxMX0qK3fdNFaQWrs420IiyPFd/s1600/IMG_0095.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrGFbGNfRuGHRJFwnqeUS3hxFDvEnS4SOCOVv1IfjUi2rA8jad1FN0499wJbcMdZL7x3xriwsxGV3TKMKJXHST7nTadct-lS82Z7VdF_pyzTVpYtpYc2OxMX0qK3fdNFaQWrs420IiyPFd/s640/IMG_0095.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitfzX7pn7CJfaa64WzlF8EuNIERoiNdxuDavJEjuc7-9HeAcmfCF_tXz1Ba0KJQEQi5mjkxLFaY-k0eHilAoj3eIaz99WeXpeRMvfeZl7eByDeuznWrL5_vbEeZmGwaxFGPJfTKzQ0cGN-/s1600/IMG_0097.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitfzX7pn7CJfaa64WzlF8EuNIERoiNdxuDavJEjuc7-9HeAcmfCF_tXz1Ba0KJQEQi5mjkxLFaY-k0eHilAoj3eIaz99WeXpeRMvfeZl7eByDeuznWrL5_vbEeZmGwaxFGPJfTKzQ0cGN-/s640/IMG_0097.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b><i><u>Course 5</u></i></b></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKCuuINJw-race-PmJOm0fJtUxFL6CIp_6S-1vTgTFfb0u9Aux9oD67dQTQ0jg4mJQH7grt8i2Zzj867C8W3JKPbU_Mblslffg0YObSQLkFbkjaoUusW6MK9KSh3eJhKsPj7A9jOP5wNHV/s1600/IMG_0104.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKCuuINJw-race-PmJOm0fJtUxFL6CIp_6S-1vTgTFfb0u9Aux9oD67dQTQ0jg4mJQH7grt8i2Zzj867C8W3JKPbU_Mblslffg0YObSQLkFbkjaoUusW6MK9KSh3eJhKsPj7A9jOP5wNHV/s640/IMG_0104.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipPzLo1GQUrdkgDVHbMwc5BjJidFbK0_KyV8xFKX3iMDsSBMHnNAnRD9LT-cdyhEqk_PSaQ4Gf79JQTyKBlTYaiiJa1uQiVs6R0rLxh5mfRVaDL3tHpFzwNB9CpZAV333j_q7P413nTw9k/s1600/IMG_0108.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipPzLo1GQUrdkgDVHbMwc5BjJidFbK0_KyV8xFKX3iMDsSBMHnNAnRD9LT-cdyhEqk_PSaQ4Gf79JQTyKBlTYaiiJa1uQiVs6R0rLxh5mfRVaDL3tHpFzwNB9CpZAV333j_q7P413nTw9k/s640/IMG_0108.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b><i><u>Palate Cleanser of grapfruit and lime sorbet with microherbs</u></i></b></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXqXcvGqKJML3zc6GwOdiGd7FOgMiyGNkshkqjQXewHSqRASQ0NVMU2aUfMfgjwMNqnTNZchFd5BwtUcLkLBIMUcIaTO-qrVeHkstd9uSw1OGTiUIMQL85ctghrdxI6bztccKnjv9ihdO-/s1600/IMG_0113.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXqXcvGqKJML3zc6GwOdiGd7FOgMiyGNkshkqjQXewHSqRASQ0NVMU2aUfMfgjwMNqnTNZchFd5BwtUcLkLBIMUcIaTO-qrVeHkstd9uSw1OGTiUIMQL85ctghrdxI6bztccKnjv9ihdO-/s640/IMG_0113.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP8zZQHv6sAHFupylu3Ga_Ya6ZOaWA6iiJ6uy39Bva1Jb9hpyNW1cQSCMXwkRZh0NjluoYZvYAulI7MMLABQfBrQMRi6jy7jLqqq6NFMig2tuLaJneLdyePm7BKO2J8VMBNFLRfwcRBbOo/s1600/IMG_0114.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP8zZQHv6sAHFupylu3Ga_Ya6ZOaWA6iiJ6uy39Bva1Jb9hpyNW1cQSCMXwkRZh0NjluoYZvYAulI7MMLABQfBrQMRi6jy7jLqqq6NFMig2tuLaJneLdyePm7BKO2J8VMBNFLRfwcRBbOo/s640/IMG_0114.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9yapzVDUD6zdYRMYEgN3d8msAQf-wze35HhUdlXlZsovSWH4XNjbxOd7NHu7LhNTgV9K3Q64yC1sW8FBF4g22RoHQLHYppmT83xkrPbBPyusrBfjYJQWH5E1XAjplpbCgWRJ7wPC_5JyV/s1600/IMG_0117.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9yapzVDUD6zdYRMYEgN3d8msAQf-wze35HhUdlXlZsovSWH4XNjbxOd7NHu7LhNTgV9K3Q64yC1sW8FBF4g22RoHQLHYppmT83xkrPbBPyusrBfjYJQWH5E1XAjplpbCgWRJ7wPC_5JyV/s640/IMG_0117.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b><i><u>Course 6</u></i></b></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOhUQvZYtE0U4Nnm76cAR1c9LULJBVHYVjRFai8rrjfGiuGI5UXit6lUcnb_hPFSEVi5AH9nqlAKsbvVFKs1sbUbvHtoMFoiv5avQT5vZNM3WDqcC0qx313t5VHyuhw4TZLz_jHWfqSQr2/s1600/IMG_0121.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOhUQvZYtE0U4Nnm76cAR1c9LULJBVHYVjRFai8rrjfGiuGI5UXit6lUcnb_hPFSEVi5AH9nqlAKsbvVFKs1sbUbvHtoMFoiv5avQT5vZNM3WDqcC0qx313t5VHyuhw4TZLz_jHWfqSQr2/s640/IMG_0121.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<u><b><i>Course 7</i></b></u></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMufpD7AJbBUIfMSlI7g1gsOI6rdlG3m8EbmopP8tMoq3MEb4Sycc7JgtfSwwR3Pn0C4mkCnBsuTAiAkjh9uq5VQUrh7Nb-f6PW0v7R-Ya9LoPzj4Ajw3rR4voiaICWKpLc0OwYFU5UYUR/s1600/IMG_0124.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMufpD7AJbBUIfMSlI7g1gsOI6rdlG3m8EbmopP8tMoq3MEb4Sycc7JgtfSwwR3Pn0C4mkCnBsuTAiAkjh9uq5VQUrh7Nb-f6PW0v7R-Ya9LoPzj4Ajw3rR4voiaICWKpLc0OwYFU5UYUR/s640/IMG_0124.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyIYcs0c0CzboCVvYziIarjZ5V0geZ9ICJKXuZBNc34WlpeFrBkUWc6Iy37IeWWog3aeoVFaEfaYeOrSBBwaOQGJFaISspGDG3ZgamRbkrCGDHxkHrBhqcz2w8NKHdT7QNmfoj8PqSgEcL/s1600/IMG_0125.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyIYcs0c0CzboCVvYziIarjZ5V0geZ9ICJKXuZBNc34WlpeFrBkUWc6Iy37IeWWog3aeoVFaEfaYeOrSBBwaOQGJFaISspGDG3ZgamRbkrCGDHxkHrBhqcz2w8NKHdT7QNmfoj8PqSgEcL/s640/IMG_0125.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b><i><u>Course 8</u></i></b></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwM24CGLDsVqxbUFWah61qfPooJhfEgnRbKzrCCCPMLt2GLhKMBnolQvQNRznO3VfjktBZxYj7sgJzhLzr2tQPL45ck6NOHXko0AD8q3VuYjryb_kgEx8D5q5j87MNNqnn6TwulDFlhVWx/s1600/IMG_0132.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwM24CGLDsVqxbUFWah61qfPooJhfEgnRbKzrCCCPMLt2GLhKMBnolQvQNRznO3VfjktBZxYj7sgJzhLzr2tQPL45ck6NOHXko0AD8q3VuYjryb_kgEx8D5q5j87MNNqnn6TwulDFlhVWx/s640/IMG_0132.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<u><i><b>Assortment of Cheese</b></i></u></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikZ5gsH5hs9rOp54vDdBQEPelfdVfrmFv2qUU6KgvosoT9tDSLjs9AllyO5Bqm3bK75yHnR1AcTdJkp3dmzkKNB3R5HBNQcPiRewXAceq5htq52_fQ-JkRAmHF6OdM2H1GN5eNEDG59CNN/s1600/IMG_0134.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikZ5gsH5hs9rOp54vDdBQEPelfdVfrmFv2qUU6KgvosoT9tDSLjs9AllyO5Bqm3bK75yHnR1AcTdJkp3dmzkKNB3R5HBNQcPiRewXAceq5htq52_fQ-JkRAmHF6OdM2H1GN5eNEDG59CNN/s640/IMG_0134.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlVUhQwvkmv5HFwLOt5S1gqkbraXrz3rE51yt1j7GvbJ6IwhUfwpf-mMcDzw_Y7cjM_OvbgFoJR0VgRbjXfzQYbI0vKR5c7rq4KpfznFQjtjzaIQTXVm0IWBfn9y94ZABTzPDPz_47QZuh/s1600/IMG_0136.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlVUhQwvkmv5HFwLOt5S1gqkbraXrz3rE51yt1j7GvbJ6IwhUfwpf-mMcDzw_Y7cjM_OvbgFoJR0VgRbjXfzQYbI0vKR5c7rq4KpfznFQjtjzaIQTXVm0IWBfn9y94ZABTzPDPz_47QZuh/s640/IMG_0136.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCvgwtAo3Am9Z_unqpRegPNKY1TGuoYnCdX5MzinaSqhf2Wo2zIuoHKOGw-R7mep3SOQ7rN2O_aQBU2haOtbmlw4QPtwJQ__-NSwz3ndKTweqUH8Kc0hVbr1JdGjAS8MX2FnhGBjim1bYa/s1600/IMG_0137.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCvgwtAo3Am9Z_unqpRegPNKY1TGuoYnCdX5MzinaSqhf2Wo2zIuoHKOGw-R7mep3SOQ7rN2O_aQBU2haOtbmlw4QPtwJQ__-NSwz3ndKTweqUH8Kc0hVbr1JdGjAS8MX2FnhGBjim1bYa/s640/IMG_0137.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO1f3FQsQ0TSZHGGwnCCQX-9SrvI9BqDpkKVjsNLJ6P2RREg1A8Oc668e0WB7a-OxkQXEjCb2Kp8_H9hjXiievmbP44A2f-HVVyq4HR-vi60OEKZX-bx-fxlLYG82_cyoQRMuQaWsu5r1R/s1600/IMG_0141.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO1f3FQsQ0TSZHGGwnCCQX-9SrvI9BqDpkKVjsNLJ6P2RREg1A8Oc668e0WB7a-OxkQXEjCb2Kp8_H9hjXiievmbP44A2f-HVVyq4HR-vi60OEKZX-bx-fxlLYG82_cyoQRMuQaWsu5r1R/s640/IMG_0141.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<u><i><b>Course 9</b></i></u></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg5T3i6lbSLffq3O812CVRNRa3Q1mPUJEYPD3L7cOUVnOcsLAqfyrt3wHeDuiDWb0_3TXInnN3CWytRj9jDCA_Lcadyyf5RHuaSlDxytyzL1s7jeTPDceMEyrZz6OyfsIyYa0vW_vxEeOg/s1600/IMG_0144.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg5T3i6lbSLffq3O812CVRNRa3Q1mPUJEYPD3L7cOUVnOcsLAqfyrt3wHeDuiDWb0_3TXInnN3CWytRj9jDCA_Lcadyyf5RHuaSlDxytyzL1s7jeTPDceMEyrZz6OyfsIyYa0vW_vxEeOg/s640/IMG_0144.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzUQlTgxyj9EZ9lGtkhwZPTm3S55D_yI23RPnVsbSoj_gLQLxVCu3yiDye9ab8MO5t1EMHQc3ENtJD3uqe-qRyUCrh_yvo6QaRuDi_YoOdKrSbucu3c219R_0a2OIhO441l1VWzB3qyP85/s1600/IMG_0146.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzUQlTgxyj9EZ9lGtkhwZPTm3S55D_yI23RPnVsbSoj_gLQLxVCu3yiDye9ab8MO5t1EMHQc3ENtJD3uqe-qRyUCrh_yvo6QaRuDi_YoOdKrSbucu3c219R_0a2OIhO441l1VWzB3qyP85/s640/IMG_0146.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b><i><u>Course 10</u></i></b></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM6i4UGCYvRNWutDz-XMLYJtPc0JIN9M6Vgf-FL3jormU5xj9S57fbizwyJ9jRin_bmAz4MyWx6IWTH0RRi0HnLRaVDWjTcEiFoLXBDf6BElqIQDgy-hkhoq5dCa2EwA_jL9xdet6Sjd6U/s1600/IMG_0152.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM6i4UGCYvRNWutDz-XMLYJtPc0JIN9M6Vgf-FL3jormU5xj9S57fbizwyJ9jRin_bmAz4MyWx6IWTH0RRi0HnLRaVDWjTcEiFoLXBDf6BElqIQDgy-hkhoq5dCa2EwA_jL9xdet6Sjd6U/s640/IMG_0152.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX7A33p4zV8-xSJllQbwNGbhnASFAvDZwaLroH4VdmXbnZhclEMMGsYmcbw0sI2ozkG2YPORchpvIeW5Ck7DZ_NhNLpCW3gVrnGVMJEQ7x_o3lC5Tt5ZFf9D9S6z6Wrq2llXt9kbb0Q4dp/s1600/IMG_0154.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX7A33p4zV8-xSJllQbwNGbhnASFAvDZwaLroH4VdmXbnZhclEMMGsYmcbw0sI2ozkG2YPORchpvIeW5Ck7DZ_NhNLpCW3gVrnGVMJEQ7x_o3lC5Tt5ZFf9D9S6z6Wrq2llXt9kbb0Q4dp/s640/IMG_0154.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTzgJR7w9pNu936sI23W1YIuQ4kDrbHdJu2UVhcw_-llKn8BizdTsbC0l-yAPBlCbMT1_3JXjoAKeoHKkXs_Q-br1iBImXDA5b6WLSmvKGXjy4XCurK-Mvi4iXjkX5REf985OCBnFa7BEk/s1600/IMG_0157.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTzgJR7w9pNu936sI23W1YIuQ4kDrbHdJu2UVhcw_-llKn8BizdTsbC0l-yAPBlCbMT1_3JXjoAKeoHKkXs_Q-br1iBImXDA5b6WLSmvKGXjy4XCurK-Mvi4iXjkX5REf985OCBnFa7BEk/s640/IMG_0157.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/71/762025/restaurant/CBD/Vue-de-Monde-Melbourne"><img alt="Vue de Monde on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/762025/biglink.gif" style="border: none; height: 146px; padding: 0px; width: 200px;" /></a>Minhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07306022999162476826noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207976519039381880.post-15268957781103547782012-07-16T02:01:00.000+10:002012-07-16T02:01:26.556+10:00Fandango take 2!I'd waked up at 8am just for Fandango's breakfast, Nuff said! :D<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4CZEGDlSPDsHdu0Rnm8iJzVeJH8Hh3iLU29p6K_Fq4SevHNQ1HjQTuH3Z3NrLJgDoVSBUZSwNL38zq3H4UjBsBQ9lXOY_uq-vnkCMQDSmn9NxWR9vFlckJMcSW2mXNmSUqkcqhV4-JfQm/s1600/DSCN1041.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4CZEGDlSPDsHdu0Rnm8iJzVeJH8Hh3iLU29p6K_Fq4SevHNQ1HjQTuH3Z3NrLJgDoVSBUZSwNL38zq3H4UjBsBQ9lXOY_uq-vnkCMQDSmn9NxWR9vFlckJMcSW2mXNmSUqkcqhV4-JfQm/s640/DSCN1041.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicgQFg0KSfKPJdODPIWX_VH_-_eMWd7dXLCWNbLu6oDzvEdmjh4oVYoa4rY9Dkk2fAOZjw2Cb7VMTaQ0JSV35JLOmsEOCzlmHmFWwGM0SvefrmiduaTwIAPMT4OW_95k92vR3DkjsHBdGK/s1600/DSCN1040.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicgQFg0KSfKPJdODPIWX_VH_-_eMWd7dXLCWNbLu6oDzvEdmjh4oVYoa4rY9Dkk2fAOZjw2Cb7VMTaQ0JSV35JLOmsEOCzlmHmFWwGM0SvefrmiduaTwIAPMT4OW_95k92vR3DkjsHBdGK/s640/DSCN1040.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp1nf3rDQwz3spohFTpHrtlugGCI1x3002V6WHHC3LOQ68UhGv0DRv2pMceeRZqsgDKxQVkNb5h0p24xy2kc0VwxAfjsSXj_bzuqQy_tU9PuYKFq46fD9V1CAYn5-cW-HWxrGeJtVZn_ny/s1600/DSCN1042.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp1nf3rDQwz3spohFTpHrtlugGCI1x3002V6WHHC3LOQ68UhGv0DRv2pMceeRZqsgDKxQVkNb5h0p24xy2kc0VwxAfjsSXj_bzuqQy_tU9PuYKFq46fD9V1CAYn5-cW-HWxrGeJtVZn_ny/s640/DSCN1042.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
Pesto Scramble eggs, beetroot eggs, THEIR MUSHROOMS! OMG THEIR MUSHROOMS ARE A MUST HAVE!!!!<br />
<br />
Heart food. Home food. <span style="background-color: #edeff4; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text" style="background-color: #edeff4; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;">♥</span><br />
<span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text" style="background-color: #edeff4; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;"><br /></span><br />
<span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text" style="background-color: #edeff4; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;"><br /></span>
<a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/71/1426476/restaurant/North-Melbourne/Fandango-Melbourne"><img alt="Fandango on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1426476/biglink.gif" style="border: none; height: 146px; padding: 0px; width: 200px;" /></a>Minhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07306022999162476826noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207976519039381880.post-55824126861379908392012-07-16T01:43:00.000+10:002012-07-16T01:43:04.939+10:00Taco Truck!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">
Ever since I followed the Taco Truck on twitter I have been dying to try them out!! Always finding the truck far from where I am, that task has been delayed BUT finallllyyyyy after 3 weeks of patiently waiting, I managed to try the TACO TRUCKKK!! </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiII8b_9wWLVnE6RAFpboWx5KNvJRC2D146HKEKMgejdfqTbo_pjNl4k-4UoJKKMNPlPdh0-q5t3WK-ELmHUfEUPMJcbgszZAuPHlQnXFgXy2CdDSiw2sWxpSA2J9OJUXZISoOSjdVGQukZ/s1600/DSCN1036.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiII8b_9wWLVnE6RAFpboWx5KNvJRC2D146HKEKMgejdfqTbo_pjNl4k-4UoJKKMNPlPdh0-q5t3WK-ELmHUfEUPMJcbgszZAuPHlQnXFgXy2CdDSiw2sWxpSA2J9OJUXZISoOSjdVGQukZ/s640/DSCN1036.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><i>Teeheeeeee! xD</i></b></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd7dWmk439aIazgi-N5TAupB6vPubVOB4pKo2BO4tdjU53Hlh2odiFk6r5o8LbEy7qr6XzkRyiuzBIdKY2bP44tsNRWcRqRLM1YinIYifX94zVOYC54rdIh1iX2IoFdvWXACWfVzlDcw6o/s1600/DSCN1039.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd7dWmk439aIazgi-N5TAupB6vPubVOB4pKo2BO4tdjU53Hlh2odiFk6r5o8LbEy7qr6XzkRyiuzBIdKY2bP44tsNRWcRqRLM1YinIYifX94zVOYC54rdIh1iX2IoFdvWXACWfVzlDcw6o/s640/DSCN1039.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
Fish, chicken or potato?? That's their menu! Wasn't hard for me to decide, chicken and potato is it!! We for the taco set for two to share which comes with a side of tortilla chips. The chicken came with the soft taco and the potato came in the hard crunchy tacos. The potato taco was yum, although it lacked seasoning of salt, it was still yummy! But the chicken taco omg, with corn spilling out everywhere ( I love corn!! ) yummmmmmmmm!!!<br />
<br />
So just a little fun post this time :D Just to add a little excitement in life, follow the taco truck!<br />
<br />
P/S: THANKSSSS JOHN + JIAMINNNN for chasing the taco truck with meeee xD next stop! gumbo kitchen and the beatbox kitchen!!<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/71/1584171/restaurant/Melbourne/Taco-Truck-Collingwood"><img alt="Taco Truck on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1584171/minilink.gif" style="border: none; height: 36px; padding: 0px; width: 130px;" /></a>Minhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07306022999162476826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207976519039381880.post-43549655542055761812012-07-16T00:32:00.000+10:002012-07-16T00:32:04.931+10:00Mama Baba<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivQF4JzUmrtv7CNBdNtcXv0gHFe9WeMI-stocbULJpox_fGNoNZHsMqtO8su2E6EGIIoxQo9jZVL2B4bgFENcMYeGatoBvf3I1KH-Cc2SVGordy2nxOhY9i1sbCPh6quySFymNlG7VSFhr/s1600/DSCN0978.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivQF4JzUmrtv7CNBdNtcXv0gHFe9WeMI-stocbULJpox_fGNoNZHsMqtO8su2E6EGIIoxQo9jZVL2B4bgFENcMYeGatoBvf3I1KH-Cc2SVGordy2nxOhY9i1sbCPh6quySFymNlG7VSFhr/s640/DSCN0978.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
Short and Sweet...<br />
<br />
Mama Baba is George Colombaris' latest restaurant, located on Daly Street at South Yarra. <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">The focus of this new restaurant creates dishes that make you think fondly of your grandmother, but with the newness of today in terms of ingredients, technique and flavours. The dishes that are served are simple and uncomplicated BUT with incredible flavours.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">With an open kitchen and a very modern, soul set up, the dining experience is indeed different and homey. The menu was very much pasta based with very interesting and different selections. As a little snack starter we ordered some </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #7a7a7a; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">CROQUETTES </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">with</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #7a7a7a; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"> Crab and sweetcorn </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">to</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"> start. With a crunchy layer and a soft delicate flavour of the crab, it was nice and expected, not a mind blowing starter dish. To continue, I ordered their </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #7a7a7a; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">HILOPITES </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">with</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #7a7a7a; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"> Rabbit stifado, apple cider, mustard & pancetta.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"> With the first mouth full of</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"> freshly made pasta, which was cooked beautifully might I add, was yummmmm! How am I suppose to go back to ordinary packeted pasta now! My rabbit was tender and juicy as well, with a generous portion of it too! JM ordered the </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #7a7a7a; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">RAVIOLI </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">with</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #7a7a7a; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"> Truffle pecorino, duck ragu & asparagus. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Firstly it was hilarious when JM found out there was only 3 ravioli on her plate, I quote "how is this suppose to fill me up?!?!?!" hahahahhaa but anyways the dish was yumz, duck was cooked well and was deeelicious. Sharon went with their </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #7a7a7a; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">MAKARONIA </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">with</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #7a7a7a; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"> White balsamic braised lamb, chestnuts </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">and</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #7a7a7a; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"> oregano. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Lamb was tender and again the pasta, freshly made and cooked to perfection was absolutely a delight to out palates. Also we ordered a side of </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #7a7a7a; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">ASPARAGUS </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">with</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #7a7a7a; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"> marjoram vinaigrette & ricotta salata.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #7a7a7a; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRIVbvKfncDlX-Pgkh4rBLp90G7eBVADdI3LjCUtc-wMaBiFKZyFOGP8gJubOROOQz2GTtQjAFjZ0XgpxdLA1giobXMFNUNMzpyzwA4GHUQ5-YgUB9t68AN_pRZmun9ZPbHCqnu6Ux5vuN/s1600/DSCN0981.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRIVbvKfncDlX-Pgkh4rBLp90G7eBVADdI3LjCUtc-wMaBiFKZyFOGP8gJubOROOQz2GTtQjAFjZ0XgpxdLA1giobXMFNUNMzpyzwA4GHUQ5-YgUB9t68AN_pRZmun9ZPbHCqnu6Ux5vuN/s640/DSCN0981.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM_Xid68_xr_YfZlnsG5z_QLPjxJ9fzi2RfWxPkzWh1kXwPdspbIDIvhZdosZv94wuzlSk1avbbCWxbGMtFxrM1oBsO96eVI2_UXE6qh0u5rwW9_6pUOv7tZMtlvk_qGZ-XjYq4DaT_P2a/s1600/DSCN0982.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM_Xid68_xr_YfZlnsG5z_QLPjxJ9fzi2RfWxPkzWh1kXwPdspbIDIvhZdosZv94wuzlSk1avbbCWxbGMtFxrM1oBsO96eVI2_UXE6qh0u5rwW9_6pUOv7tZMtlvk_qGZ-XjYq4DaT_P2a/s640/DSCN0982.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWDidsgUpaIZTaYnn6Xsb0ooB2Sx_JqvujxZJFvECTnLQxwWIWwn5Qnu64bq4pyyIVrr5QDX9v-_4lgObWjw9v6axRpjz3lbo6Ks-mtuNeQp_JT_ZAdN8ntEhghAFodNnGNz-qLPfsb6JF/s1600/DSCN0984.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWDidsgUpaIZTaYnn6Xsb0ooB2Sx_JqvujxZJFvECTnLQxwWIWwn5Qnu64bq4pyyIVrr5QDX9v-_4lgObWjw9v6axRpjz3lbo6Ks-mtuNeQp_JT_ZAdN8ntEhghAFodNnGNz-qLPfsb6JF/s640/DSCN0984.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv2E_KSM0cJMuVPmZ4eapM_htdExwpJIX7J5wljeUjl6aXqzOXruEtfpxFNTi3i6EWlgqsF7XgSV64eYWpfLvL3VowxRQ1Jg027rzk5yai-vEEhupZjNL8N3IM14B_FzSfB4U4T8CRzHP7/s1600/DSCN0989.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv2E_KSM0cJMuVPmZ4eapM_htdExwpJIX7J5wljeUjl6aXqzOXruEtfpxFNTi3i6EWlgqsF7XgSV64eYWpfLvL3VowxRQ1Jg027rzk5yai-vEEhupZjNL8N3IM14B_FzSfB4U4T8CRzHP7/s640/DSCN0989.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikkZ5IPPb9oyh2MzjjlsOnNYl1FK3nGKuD5bRI3NW-WoEVSipwaUm2CQwow2N10fm3F2CNwHtTNeNCrQiLddL-hI97-5sRwOaEE-jv0m-k6JKdl7gSmoe-w76KxdE-e2-jjDTMYfnD0CJB/s1600/DSCN0999.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikkZ5IPPb9oyh2MzjjlsOnNYl1FK3nGKuD5bRI3NW-WoEVSipwaUm2CQwow2N10fm3F2CNwHtTNeNCrQiLddL-hI97-5sRwOaEE-jv0m-k6JKdl7gSmoe-w76KxdE-e2-jjDTMYfnD0CJB/s640/DSCN0999.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGYyi_xkTsRovTHmv-JJR6JSCvr4wG7m1KF0ynD8XFoQONkLApp4LUi73HEsq0N-zAHMYjVyY1nNirdv71IiLLv4jdMz1YtVkFAh0NBY9NynI3oMfrazO9yW9HUTzj9NnFtEJv6jCdm66y/s1600/DSCN0995.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGYyi_xkTsRovTHmv-JJR6JSCvr4wG7m1KF0ynD8XFoQONkLApp4LUi73HEsq0N-zAHMYjVyY1nNirdv71IiLLv4jdMz1YtVkFAh0NBY9NynI3oMfrazO9yW9HUTzj9NnFtEJv6jCdm66y/s640/DSCN0995.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRRkEBTRw9a9sOZxl4eJR6nuCtXEUrW3WyrzphdHFiLvdsQptb-JAKptKthzTh3db-CkQ327KdCJmbAdKFXwpRRGeXApU2Ldw9SzwB9n8CEegrZxiY8FOAbqgHcnmIUVHkzCIKNWzmcsUc/s1600/DSCN0997.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRRkEBTRw9a9sOZxl4eJR6nuCtXEUrW3WyrzphdHFiLvdsQptb-JAKptKthzTh3db-CkQ327KdCJmbAdKFXwpRRGeXApU2Ldw9SzwB9n8CEegrZxiY8FOAbqgHcnmIUVHkzCIKNWzmcsUc/s640/DSCN0997.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ9sMDNPdfcq_jlOlGIx02IbAzJRl6UNrEMgf6-CmODUxRd_pwDBMNWxpv4fcWg0NzUXBn7OFEsZc9_nMopWQaNgDGotllMXaU-4Ra6Vx1gXr-VpX9VtiINXHTPi9u94iljYJgGN5XD87Z/s1600/DSCN0991.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ9sMDNPdfcq_jlOlGIx02IbAzJRl6UNrEMgf6-CmODUxRd_pwDBMNWxpv4fcWg0NzUXBn7OFEsZc9_nMopWQaNgDGotllMXaU-4Ra6Vx1gXr-VpX9VtiINXHTPi9u94iljYJgGN5XD87Z/s640/DSCN0991.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Now for dessert! We ordered the House Italian Mess as well as 2 scoops of ice-cream, organic cola sorbet and a Milk and Milo Ice-cream! Surprisingly the Italian mess was not as sweet as expected and was actually really nice! It's funny how I've always wanted to try Eton Mess and ended up trying the Italian mess first. The organic cola sorbet was wooooooooooooo! First taste and we got out eyes popping, it taste like cola and it was awesomeee! Milo ice-cream was not as exciting, would love the flavour to pop out more but still yum-o.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuG_9JthUd09AI0GMv9ZzNCF4hOg6C4iN-piz9UjpkARuiMRA_JDdLeHT4qaoFHY2unFSyisG1DFI6Apmmfmag-JbNy1Oo2eeorruAmi6ndVJxBnwfc5JXEhua0sXu6xrUiD6RAhsLo8Wg/s1600/DSCN1002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuG_9JthUd09AI0GMv9ZzNCF4hOg6C4iN-piz9UjpkARuiMRA_JDdLeHT4qaoFHY2unFSyisG1DFI6Apmmfmag-JbNy1Oo2eeorruAmi6ndVJxBnwfc5JXEhua0sXu6xrUiD6RAhsLo8Wg/s640/DSCN1002.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVfNuilPXbfm-w1XmLrHVGVHjvCnPaI7Mpo-cU06CY6OGa9p6AWEaDCgZhxOKuz2qukI4xjk1wM42xpZOZi1gbN54P5J8gcMKQrLeuu7U2zzqxXxjSV5KvtI-FhYmhFNb4KxwQGowzMPm7/s1600/DSCN1005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVfNuilPXbfm-w1XmLrHVGVHjvCnPaI7Mpo-cU06CY6OGa9p6AWEaDCgZhxOKuz2qukI4xjk1wM42xpZOZi1gbN54P5J8gcMKQrLeuu7U2zzqxXxjSV5KvtI-FhYmhFNb4KxwQGowzMPm7/s640/DSCN1005.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">George Colombaris definitely didn't disappoint, Mama Baba gets a huge thumbs up from me :)</span></span><br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/71/1632851/restaurant/Melbourne/South-Yarra-Toorak/Mama-Baba-South-Yarra"><img alt="Mama Baba on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1632851/biglink.gif" style="border: none; height: 146px; padding: 0px; width: 200px;" /></a>Minhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07306022999162476826noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207976519039381880.post-89197074062161774252012-07-02T21:02:00.001+10:002012-07-02T21:03:50.888+10:00Cuban Grilled Corn on the Cob with Queso Blanco & LimeCorn has always been an ingredient close at heart for me. My first dish made for this blog was a 4 texture corn dish as well, looking back, man that was literally a year ago! So just for a little bit of fun, I have decided to try out this simple recipe of grilled corn on the cob with some Cuban style spice mix top up with some Queso Blanco and lime!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGNvJem7XCQdzBYz9lUpC9TQ71MG4e10OFqHbv0SZdRlcli4GVo2oRMhgr5CKRN8kjyTJt7zsUwVLWLDBXtCOFGqtDCadUFN-chC259oTsVX8ZwypjKS8aO7PxJj-eUyty4b3uq_4Zc_00/s1600/DSCN0965.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGNvJem7XCQdzBYz9lUpC9TQ71MG4e10OFqHbv0SZdRlcli4GVo2oRMhgr5CKRN8kjyTJt7zsUwVLWLDBXtCOFGqtDCadUFN-chC259oTsVX8ZwypjKS8aO7PxJj-eUyty4b3uq_4Zc_00/s640/DSCN0965.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<b><i><u>Ingredients</u></i></b><br />
<span style="background-color: white;">4 corn ears in husks, silks removed</span><br />
2 tsp chilli powder<br />
1 tsp paprika<br />
1tbsp salt<br />
6 tbsp butter<br />
1.2 cup finely grated queso blanco<br />
1 lime, cut into quarters<br />
<br />
<b><i><u>Methods</u></i></b><br />
1) In a large saucepan filled with salted boiling water, cook corn in husks for 8 minutes. Meanwhile in a small bowl, combine chilli powder, paprika and salt.<br />
<br />
2) On a medium grill or in a broiler, grill corn just until char marks are visible on husks. Remove and let cool. Pull back husks, rub corn with butter, and sprinkle with cheese and paprika mixture. Serve with lime wedges.<br />
<br />
There you go! Simple as pie and boy it was yummy! Just a heads up, go easy n the paprika powder if you're not one for spicy food but yea, hope you guys will enjoy this little dish!Minhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07306022999162476826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207976519039381880.post-62191399505159957372012-07-02T00:13:00.003+10:002012-07-02T00:13:31.910+10:00Macaroni & Cheese inspired by Wooly BullySo lately I've been craving for Wooly Bully's macaroni and cheese with spinach and mustard. Sounds easy enough so I decided to try making my own rendition of it. Easy enough I boiled the macaroni first then sauteed it with some butter, add the spinich, wholegrain mustard, 4 blend of cheese and salt, pepper to taste1. Transfer into a baking dish and sprinkle more cheese, pop it into the oven and voila!! Easy as 123 and ABC!<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUukwy_0fxzXuz3MkDbhNQMRUmsm1d4DKlu7CmjXVilktj0r7AyaI8LoYqj1ml7GFuY6AcTUGzDesXz4QQKK4PzVv-2QI5watTEp6aTcltmp7szU4BRHmns08XjxZRNKOniQiiH3trSuxW/s1600/DSCN0917.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUukwy_0fxzXuz3MkDbhNQMRUmsm1d4DKlu7CmjXVilktj0r7AyaI8LoYqj1ml7GFuY6AcTUGzDesXz4QQKK4PzVv-2QI5watTEp6aTcltmp7szU4BRHmns08XjxZRNKOniQiiH3trSuxW/s640/DSCN0917.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><i>Beforeeeeee</i></b></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnrg7sgou8VWh4QUwVm7aRYx1_vv90P7W9jQiLWYZWQlOKMphf1AOjD3KBHy1X_vAUH5pmxnl6Tc8G4-oEqeFP1xLeXrMI9Fr15EAqMvCZyVPphjbBMpNfdpTzq7CUYN8E3qiWQ_SC2U70/s1600/DSCN0922.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnrg7sgou8VWh4QUwVm7aRYx1_vv90P7W9jQiLWYZWQlOKMphf1AOjD3KBHy1X_vAUH5pmxnl6Tc8G4-oEqeFP1xLeXrMI9Fr15EAqMvCZyVPphjbBMpNfdpTzq7CUYN8E3qiWQ_SC2U70/s640/DSCN0922.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><i>Afterrrrrr!! :D</i></b></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheJ4hlETQn9-u0-VW-XN52G-lQxtBMzvakJenAI0Cw6432JXEVJFTJ6wUCm3VUMBoCpyGXgEGhXAaPss8ED0erVxsKEhxNsqr1MGMslKle8mNn7wlEdBJsz5MKzuyUIrIr6Tr0yZ-Otnwr/s1600/DSCN0923.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheJ4hlETQn9-u0-VW-XN52G-lQxtBMzvakJenAI0Cw6432JXEVJFTJ6wUCm3VUMBoCpyGXgEGhXAaPss8ED0erVxsKEhxNsqr1MGMslKle8mNn7wlEdBJsz5MKzuyUIrIr6Tr0yZ-Otnwr/s640/DSCN0923.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-t_bCe2NUV-9YGKzwvErQKpiD0vllC0bsW9pvLf55ha4hCFESLCqMNHSlQrHNEvKpWzSZasiS8hG3Vf2IMlb3KDe1zoRwbPFZYG2-xI3h-eT76v-Gu84CHUM9k_Sy_tk84D4yXE3nhtDA/s1600/DSCN0924.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-t_bCe2NUV-9YGKzwvErQKpiD0vllC0bsW9pvLf55ha4hCFESLCqMNHSlQrHNEvKpWzSZasiS8hG3Vf2IMlb3KDe1zoRwbPFZYG2-xI3h-eT76v-Gu84CHUM9k_Sy_tk84D4yXE3nhtDA/s640/DSCN0924.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />Minhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07306022999162476826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207976519039381880.post-18138998876184370892012-07-01T12:56:00.004+10:002012-07-01T13:09:35.847+10:00Elceed<div style="text-align: justify;">
Having stumble across this cafe at the start of the year, I have been meaning to pay it a visit but it was hard having Twenty & six Espresso, Fandango and Auction rooms just around corners and I always end up going to familiar places to have my brunch cravings satisfied. BUT! hahaha the day has come!! I finally decided to bring my sisters over to Elceed to have an early breakfast and boy were we NOT disappointed cause the food that they served were absolutely lovely!</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Having a really homey and cosy interior, the surrounding just makes you feel right at home, like being in your grandma's kitchen on an early Sunday morning with pancakes mmmm :) Starting with drinks, we had a chai latte and a hot chocolate. The chai latte was really good, with a good tinge of spice, drizzled with warm honey on the top, great balance and it definitely hit the spot and warmed the body up straight away! The hot chocolate on the other hand was abit of a let down, quite diluted for my taste although my sister loved it. Also I realised that the guys in the next table had mush mellows with their hot chocolate and ours didn't! Would love to have some soft gooey mush mellows on ours too! They had a good wide selection or fresh juices and iced green tea which my sister was eyeing the entire morning but we were so stuffed in the end but we had to give it a miss.</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGR15Skr77CzdhgEpYzI1Z8JoyvXuTyQDJhwcIxGnKxo-yBVJX0z2ncWL3ui20oPxc3PbQ1I4NKD5vdeDUoGRIRS14J5646uRWQAejGOiKa5IkRmNpKfIFh3WUBU4xFCtwBJ_xRwFU2HGd/s1600/DSCN0941.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGR15Skr77CzdhgEpYzI1Z8JoyvXuTyQDJhwcIxGnKxo-yBVJX0z2ncWL3ui20oPxc3PbQ1I4NKD5vdeDUoGRIRS14J5646uRWQAejGOiKa5IkRmNpKfIFh3WUBU4xFCtwBJ_xRwFU2HGd/s640/DSCN0941.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQCKeHsZHTlmAorddc20yM-TcrLYd0cic1bDOAuYjkasevTaJxlMy0x74_CBfftGG4WRPuWR7vlEZuGmR5MhJsIYcVUC3GmAKF6sXI2EPf4hB80UPoqnk5TZFvj0I21a28LRFCuhnfdYhH/s1600/DSCN0935.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQCKeHsZHTlmAorddc20yM-TcrLYd0cic1bDOAuYjkasevTaJxlMy0x74_CBfftGG4WRPuWR7vlEZuGmR5MhJsIYcVUC3GmAKF6sXI2EPf4hB80UPoqnk5TZFvj0I21a28LRFCuhnfdYhH/s640/DSCN0935.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDOMAW8hEGdf3Exhzfi4YZG4BDtjWsXBzPAPDiw_FSLLezCluT7DUYoSPsDtAtEhZEUbUd7ERlUUTleDfmAbG0-v7P-XSxmnclXi_aRvYN6itc9ggfVlBroPdbPVT2DBLyrveOOX47N7Kw/s1600/DSCN0940.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDOMAW8hEGdf3Exhzfi4YZG4BDtjWsXBzPAPDiw_FSLLezCluT7DUYoSPsDtAtEhZEUbUd7ERlUUTleDfmAbG0-v7P-XSxmnclXi_aRvYN6itc9ggfVlBroPdbPVT2DBLyrveOOX47N7Kw/s640/DSCN0940.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Food time! We were spoilt with choices from the menu but in the end I decided on the open scotch sandwich with beetroot relish, pickled onion, rocket, roasted rosemary and garlic potato chunks & chutney. Sound more like a lunch dish ey? but that dish lasted me for the entire day! The scotch was cooked to absolute perfection being medium rare, the meat was juicy and succulent and man the combination of the chutney and beetroot relish was gold. My sisters kept nipping my potatoes away cause it was yum! Rustic plating on a wooden board, love the plating! Yin went with a grilled paprika chicken burger with rocket tomato filling. The chicken was moist and juices were released with every bite. The bread was fluffy and grilled nicely which showcase the awesomeness of simplicity :D Ping was a sweet tooth person so it was no surprise that she went with the Brioche French toast with baked apple, bacon and maple syrup and when the dish came her eyes absolutely pop! She couldn't contain her excitement and just started eating without waiting for Yin or my dishes to arrive! Hmpf! hahaha</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgT7Es34lYnNmTU1xSTMTxgz4fAeQUJeF_pZf27HcByiwdudMkHgs0i5VecZ6msRks3Cct0utHgRoYRaDBDNp-mVj6jgQAz_APRJIhB5S95J4j9GOVRpakqfHLm3qNSvWWl0miawxAkIVT/s1600/DSCN0949.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgT7Es34lYnNmTU1xSTMTxgz4fAeQUJeF_pZf27HcByiwdudMkHgs0i5VecZ6msRks3Cct0utHgRoYRaDBDNp-mVj6jgQAz_APRJIhB5S95J4j9GOVRpakqfHLm3qNSvWWl0miawxAkIVT/s640/DSCN0949.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRbRh2xZaKNjsdLWl3h98pJMf9Y-GuZZUB_CWyAfYwU7wn5qau4K_9jWF53zx_oLjbPqnjuThvvMOUxcvLt4ZR-MRO9A2gImcpXh5V6fuEghPfjuX_dEeEH077v4Pb2jtFAuHx8xKDC_Ot/s1600/DSCN0945.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRbRh2xZaKNjsdLWl3h98pJMf9Y-GuZZUB_CWyAfYwU7wn5qau4K_9jWF53zx_oLjbPqnjuThvvMOUxcvLt4ZR-MRO9A2gImcpXh5V6fuEghPfjuX_dEeEH077v4Pb2jtFAuHx8xKDC_Ot/s640/DSCN0945.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcHBawKfe6MJz4XXW4omIgmzLnDDaukmbiA4-uSkugL35hnE0Xh8PrngGwj0y90HP3kl69sWmx1ej8Zmu2SgDp8iQocM_qQrkzV33hbwtMOgCSlecUice9KokZll_ENi6zr809JDYYtLuG/s1600/DSCN0946.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcHBawKfe6MJz4XXW4omIgmzLnDDaukmbiA4-uSkugL35hnE0Xh8PrngGwj0y90HP3kl69sWmx1ej8Zmu2SgDp8iQocM_qQrkzV33hbwtMOgCSlecUice9KokZll_ENi6zr809JDYYtLuG/s640/DSCN0946.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
Overall we were very happy with breakfast and will definitely be back to try the rest of the menu and of course the juices as well :)<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/71/1635359/restaurant/Melbourne/Elceed-North-Melbourne"><img alt="Elceed on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1635359/biglink.gif" style="border: currentColor; height: 146px; padding: 0px; width: 200px;" /></a>Minhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07306022999162476826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207976519039381880.post-29146383576415584442012-06-25T23:49:00.001+10:002012-06-25T23:49:12.386+10:00Stove MonkeyI have no idea why not many people know about this place, but I must say this is one of the best brunch places I have ever had! Stove Monkey is situated on Clarendon street and its really easy to find! One thing tho, they don't open on Sundays, only from Monday to Saturday.<br />
<br />
It has been awhile when I visited Stove Monkey but their must try dish would be their crumbed poached eggs! Oh man where do I even begin... Great crunch with yolk still ozing out with a pierce, together with the corn patty fritters, lovely lovely dish. I ordered a side of their pork belly and it was cooked and caramelised to perfection. They also have a create your own dish design where you can mix and match whatever your hearts desired.<br />
<br />
For this post I would just let the pictures do the talking as they are worth a thousand words, but a huge thumbs up for this place! A must visit! :)<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirjz-K3Plnf7241PlZibuhYGsAh12mqQuBDHmxAvJpH72Sx19HY1G0XIGeqR5MOASgHB-RsJe1EXxyvCBMaKWAv-au8Wzi3DgLFu4e15Aag-9zkLj7E3BhM4PRNVch-orG7pzPj5Gm2MUL/s1600/IMG_2364.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirjz-K3Plnf7241PlZibuhYGsAh12mqQuBDHmxAvJpH72Sx19HY1G0XIGeqR5MOASgHB-RsJe1EXxyvCBMaKWAv-au8Wzi3DgLFu4e15Aag-9zkLj7E3BhM4PRNVch-orG7pzPj5Gm2MUL/s640/IMG_2364.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_YVaGK2avX_6rEIUwmiUvJvpbz57mu_Up_draa-QJAUWw55_RZFfiIuK2xUmxeN8XfsBnrKXpCi7uCi7y_mqyBCsvbEp9e6Wevme8curRMX8gHNQe6-CINgToi2-86n28GkYG4nZe5hBc/s1600/IMG_2368.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_YVaGK2avX_6rEIUwmiUvJvpbz57mu_Up_draa-QJAUWw55_RZFfiIuK2xUmxeN8XfsBnrKXpCi7uCi7y_mqyBCsvbEp9e6Wevme8curRMX8gHNQe6-CINgToi2-86n28GkYG4nZe5hBc/s640/IMG_2368.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGDwg9AsZxfjhf1VwCR63n24XIa9tB-CYARboMo-YsOjIHPCyykvrrt1GVt4Oq_3YF4xmNF10t9ngQrsHe0CQkjcqpaujXwntoA3eFKbz_rreKwlpCgJnFH0LEIytaavZo8w5dt-UHLOtp/s1600/IMG_2372.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGDwg9AsZxfjhf1VwCR63n24XIa9tB-CYARboMo-YsOjIHPCyykvrrt1GVt4Oq_3YF4xmNF10t9ngQrsHe0CQkjcqpaujXwntoA3eFKbz_rreKwlpCgJnFH0LEIytaavZo8w5dt-UHLOtp/s640/IMG_2372.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfEQFNqnb8anGCh8nHPybmt3xvILexo_bBDGYEAnG7hEQM2B0UjDoYGE1Q8fcxKxQmgu-69K24r8qqof9BfDMljKWao3WsBnFeRlfxn_c7BJzGn9BrfrmkmdwOrHi4wbmBkWy1srI3fk7u/s1600/IMG_2373.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfEQFNqnb8anGCh8nHPybmt3xvILexo_bBDGYEAnG7hEQM2B0UjDoYGE1Q8fcxKxQmgu-69K24r8qqof9BfDMljKWao3WsBnFeRlfxn_c7BJzGn9BrfrmkmdwOrHi4wbmBkWy1srI3fk7u/s640/IMG_2373.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Msy2mHKAFxRUFGH4Dq0qh0WbbbjE9OsVohhGEtuns-4fnexfXEgFz6N6Mm6-leoJwmxEcyChuovU5dKQjAjj4diczs0SHirtkQlIeDYBb7n9BaEKnpFT68FRbcacMetsci5yjQO-oJzR/s1600/IMG_2375.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Msy2mHKAFxRUFGH4Dq0qh0WbbbjE9OsVohhGEtuns-4fnexfXEgFz6N6Mm6-leoJwmxEcyChuovU5dKQjAjj4diczs0SHirtkQlIeDYBb7n9BaEKnpFT68FRbcacMetsci5yjQO-oJzR/s640/IMG_2375.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiisvFtSd7kOVfjMsIe1TWDPbXnDNN_xmCrFCnN70bKZGH2I1vxgmSUCoHhF8sAIuRwZeCkLAMgAjmWDAks2BRUJmEdeTwVtxhNs90k14oGdRs-6tAd2WICEWck4KvNl8v_KAmsaM7wptXv/s1600/IMG_2376.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiisvFtSd7kOVfjMsIe1TWDPbXnDNN_xmCrFCnN70bKZGH2I1vxgmSUCoHhF8sAIuRwZeCkLAMgAjmWDAks2BRUJmEdeTwVtxhNs90k14oGdRs-6tAd2WICEWck4KvNl8v_KAmsaM7wptXv/s640/IMG_2376.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsnZlInYH1jlhTTM8aOF2s6W7dKkZajyVkVT-Y_6bCZ0PCutbk3HTOWX_jHG0p_6y0OtX0EzxZFrd5Z02rDl5SD9JaV3znF8O19X0Z6CaIf6495TjCOMEfWWR0KdB4YGvtbaUHsA5B2hU0/s1600/IMG_2377.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsnZlInYH1jlhTTM8aOF2s6W7dKkZajyVkVT-Y_6bCZ0PCutbk3HTOWX_jHG0p_6y0OtX0EzxZFrd5Z02rDl5SD9JaV3znF8O19X0Z6CaIf6495TjCOMEfWWR0KdB4YGvtbaUHsA5B2hU0/s640/IMG_2377.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/71/1555878/restaurant/Melbourne/Stove-Monkey-South-Melbourne"><img alt="Stove Monkey on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1555878/biglink.gif" style="border: currentColor; height: 146px; padding: 0px; width: 200px;" /></a>Minhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07306022999162476826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207976519039381880.post-46676306660813323462012-06-25T11:16:00.004+10:002012-06-25T11:18:13.642+10:00Breakfast Thieves<div style="text-align: justify;">
Finally! I'm blogging again! :D Happy days~~~ which means I get to roam around and hunt for new places, new food and new places for great catch ups!</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br />
So Breakfast Thieves was waiting patiently on my list for awhile now, having just opened for 2 months, it has become quite the talk of the town. Located at Fitzroy near Smith street, it was a little humble corner shop with clear windows displaying the little cosy rustic urban atmosphere. I was so excited when I first laid eyes on that place, didn't helped that I was super duper hungry at the time, gah FOOD!</div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEignXBOWMsjA5rCen99wCMwIJavXv8Nx9K7cu9-5KCFrS3y544ybHgE2Jxp_5YzHbDbcbO-nbgJ3ueqqJYxgCYTVmy80DFKmnQ1GZ46iZ0ktlPnD1D57OvU_CSAbuNG3X5vTcMb8ylPM91D/s1600/DSCN0898.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEignXBOWMsjA5rCen99wCMwIJavXv8Nx9K7cu9-5KCFrS3y544ybHgE2Jxp_5YzHbDbcbO-nbgJ3ueqqJYxgCYTVmy80DFKmnQ1GZ46iZ0ktlPnD1D57OvU_CSAbuNG3X5vTcMb8ylPM91D/s640/DSCN0898.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioNKvrtyNviD8EnCIK6dTeg8uhdiLAeeJxeXWyOhkqPpzc2-iGhJTvWnwdyTxqEhuNs4lPMfMMOTc7zfJZdP8crinfuryhdWJMrWcfcfCPnqeOdLvtojGEUXfa5p5udq3XR_MH51N-jW6l/s1600/DSCN0899.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioNKvrtyNviD8EnCIK6dTeg8uhdiLAeeJxeXWyOhkqPpzc2-iGhJTvWnwdyTxqEhuNs4lPMfMMOTc7zfJZdP8crinfuryhdWJMrWcfcfCPnqeOdLvtojGEUXfa5p5udq3XR_MH51N-jW6l/s640/DSCN0899.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
So starting of with drinks, I had their chai latte whilst Log had a cappuccino and Larry a hot chocolate. Having a sip, my chai latte was yum with a tinge of spice! They didn't served their chai with honey but I was actually loving their spiced chai latte, yummy oh yum! Me and Log both stole a sip from Larry's hot chocolate and man, it was chocolaty! But not too sweet as well and for the price of $3.50 I thought it was very well worth it, almost had one myself :P</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCRnXtYLFvc64TLG5Oc5D7lxjsLPFLNBnAtMhqrLGM3FFhgdlUW9sMA2YI9-4sPUnkeP6pFFKDQww5B_msxwWQ9x-A7v1WqWutCD9jxyv9TYVwsewhNICb6PJo-6_CDpHlb4eIZIGpYZGt/s1600/DSCN0901.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCRnXtYLFvc64TLG5Oc5D7lxjsLPFLNBnAtMhqrLGM3FFhgdlUW9sMA2YI9-4sPUnkeP6pFFKDQww5B_msxwWQ9x-A7v1WqWutCD9jxyv9TYVwsewhNICb6PJo-6_CDpHlb4eIZIGpYZGt/s640/DSCN0901.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><em><strong>Spiced Chai Latte</strong></em></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxMSQlffQVa7dM5JXw_9fIITKRBVs0zxtcX293f8sAsmbHSlJfdrFo2D8mK7dtQI3RU-4sxmb9Ecdrjtkmg-Ufq5jNO18V_p2VNsyRyVrUXX0qTGdC4veVxp-0AuWThyE-iL5At2WDZNG3/s1600/DSCN0903.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxMSQlffQVa7dM5JXw_9fIITKRBVs0zxtcX293f8sAsmbHSlJfdrFo2D8mK7dtQI3RU-4sxmb9Ecdrjtkmg-Ufq5jNO18V_p2VNsyRyVrUXX0qTGdC4veVxp-0AuWThyE-iL5At2WDZNG3/s640/DSCN0903.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: small;">Cappuccino</span></strong></em></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiehT6Zdk3gKyubsAx9lShOPVQTIZyUfYj3088yCD7CIIqctjvl0qe1RekFPbll7HukfBSgG7dCZpb6TKP-Fm7MNpRZnc31WqWBXgKyAAQU3GiPLYh2h9DT1Gz7Zzb1X4W3JdP58-zndrca/s1600/DSCN0905.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiehT6Zdk3gKyubsAx9lShOPVQTIZyUfYj3088yCD7CIIqctjvl0qe1RekFPbll7HukfBSgG7dCZpb6TKP-Fm7MNpRZnc31WqWBXgKyAAQU3GiPLYh2h9DT1Gz7Zzb1X4W3JdP58-zndrca/s640/DSCN0905.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: small;">Hot Chocolate</span></strong></em></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
Now moving on to food time!!! I decided on the Leprechaun which was a crisp sweet corn and basil spiced fritters with homemade baked beans and a side os smashed avocado and poached eggs on toast with a side of lemon thymed mushrooms. It was YUMS! Absolutely demolished the place, including the baked beans which I normally won't eat. Eggs were beautifully poached, I had to fight of both Log and Larry from wanting to pierce my eggs! Fritters has the right amount of balance in flavour and the crisp was krunchieeee! Loges decided on the Thieves on the Run which was John Harbour 'western plain pork' bacon with a thin omelette, 12 month old Jack's reserve chedder, wild rocket, homemade tomato relish in a traditional ciabata roll. Loges loved the way it was plate up and not a typical everything splurge on the plate, chosing to eat with style, he used cutlery to break open his breakfast rather than just eating it like a dude xD Larry loved the tomato relish, saying its got the chunks of tomato which a good amount of sweetness which binds the dish beautifully. Now larry ordered the Legend, which was spicy baked eggs with spanish chorizo, baby spinich, spiced tomato ragout, yarra valley persian goat's fetaserved with herbed garlic toast. From the first mouth, it did tasted really spicy but when combine all components together, the feta reduced the spiciness and the spinich was blanched with the tomato ragout which brings together a rustic tasty dish. Being the slowest to finish his dish, he did receive an amount of tease from both Loges and I, teehee!</div>
<div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji1XZ6U4weydI_6bhU4DDXeLAehSRGRFs6jZLDnfoMS_3aKgckSICYxYezxZMGFJRWSK_20fJWdGzwMrXzqOl64wuoJPFru8JGYiuh8DoFG2xRzt9UCebHlx-9axcLa9ziuzAbiDytQo_r/s1600/DSCN0907.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji1XZ6U4weydI_6bhU4DDXeLAehSRGRFs6jZLDnfoMS_3aKgckSICYxYezxZMGFJRWSK_20fJWdGzwMrXzqOl64wuoJPFru8JGYiuh8DoFG2xRzt9UCebHlx-9axcLa9ziuzAbiDytQo_r/s640/DSCN0907.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><em>Thieves on the Run</em></strong></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl4WVFxg8rFGtVm_fVU7nac98HTL6fWTQSi2lasSkS7IXSxqsxG3TalnENhGrxcfiDfWOhAre8Diy-ZczlAxgETI7n-Y-dxyVCrgb4dRuoZOjxQHcIR0OIyYzS5FEhVcoABL_Cx04hCE8E/s1600/DSCN0908.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl4WVFxg8rFGtVm_fVU7nac98HTL6fWTQSi2lasSkS7IXSxqsxG3TalnENhGrxcfiDfWOhAre8Diy-ZczlAxgETI7n-Y-dxyVCrgb4dRuoZOjxQHcIR0OIyYzS5FEhVcoABL_Cx04hCE8E/s640/DSCN0908.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="font-size: small;">The Leprechaun</span></em></strong></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifDfF4mq63jtlfq_7EPIC2s0eOsP63TNnFl0AV_hw175usjD0yqU2SKzoGGm0a0inqFPXHA8CrBreaa3ERxZaXncu2LFvRXNiq-ZiVFEzUkuIUg9XB0g2FVSTjjdYs6awu5fXAvxnh_-H-/s1600/DSCN0906.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifDfF4mq63jtlfq_7EPIC2s0eOsP63TNnFl0AV_hw175usjD0yqU2SKzoGGm0a0inqFPXHA8CrBreaa3ERxZaXncu2LFvRXNiq-ZiVFEzUkuIUg9XB0g2FVSTjjdYs6awu5fXAvxnh_-H-/s640/DSCN0906.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="font-size: small;">The Legend</span></em></strong></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
So that's the end of my post! I would definitely recommend the Breakfast Thieves, although I would say if you want to arrange a catch up brunch, try to go with a smaller group as the place is quite small. Toodles! :D</div>
<br />
<a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/71/1675465/restaurant/Melbourne/Collingwood/Breakfast-Thieves-Fitzroy"><img alt="Breakfast Thieves on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1675465/biglink.gif" style="border: currentColor; height: 146px; padding: 0px; width: 200px;" /></a>Minhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07306022999162476826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207976519039381880.post-74155563384492428662012-02-21T14:45:00.001+11:002012-02-21T14:47:47.944+11:00BergeracBombe Alaska! Bombe Alaska!<br />
<br />
Wanting to take Sa out for dinner, I decided to hunt for a nice restaurant to try out, having only one thing in mind = Bombe Alaska. I have no idea when this obsession for Bomba Alaska started but me and Sa had this aim of trying out as many bombe alaska as we could possibly find. Hence out pop Bergerac, one of Melbourne's oldest authentic French restaurants located on King's street. Menu looked amazing and serving bombe alaska for dessert, dinner at Bergerac off we go! Lucky for us, we had extra guests on the night, Gaga and his cousin decided to pop by for dinner as well! Awesome company and delicious food? Good night indeed.<br />
<br />
So we started off dinner with a glass of sparkling moscato which was a nice refreshing start for our pallets and Gaga ordered mixed bruschetta to start as our appetiser. The mixed bruschetta had 3 different toppings of eggplant, tomato & basil, and last but not least, the authentic garlic and herbs baguette. Lightly toasted with a good crunch, the bruschetta was beautiful and a nice start to the night.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFXWOJr13UyXH15fKjWCtnkcqE6OG3_TKYxwRbxJfd0xH5-gJKUzJtPEDDLMKtbseFk9feO1gdTTILp6NnO3QYd3kDsiraEY1vLrdEj5CX3FbhwT-LL5IK9crRyl4vizoGjQkM2MuDJh7y/s1600/IMG_2294.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFXWOJr13UyXH15fKjWCtnkcqE6OG3_TKYxwRbxJfd0xH5-gJKUzJtPEDDLMKtbseFk9feO1gdTTILp6NnO3QYd3kDsiraEY1vLrdEj5CX3FbhwT-LL5IK9crRyl4vizoGjQkM2MuDJh7y/s640/IMG_2294.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyiThUOws_Qp-7Rs7LIVpldk7LXeQ0yFey2ftprvnX67frThcQgRJs959XpJlLTstougr7e2dZKLKTOvA1aMmYWtIFBVDTPq7p4yvcPCyJAXX7itj_2ABci1alTK71ccV_sLOR7hBQfGdd/s1600/IMG_2297.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyiThUOws_Qp-7Rs7LIVpldk7LXeQ0yFey2ftprvnX67frThcQgRJs959XpJlLTstougr7e2dZKLKTOvA1aMmYWtIFBVDTPq7p4yvcPCyJAXX7itj_2ABci1alTK71ccV_sLOR7hBQfGdd/s640/IMG_2297.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div> Moving on to mains, I decided to try the <span style="color: red;">Noisettes D’agneau <span style="color: black;">which was</span></span><span style="color: black;"> Lamb medallions, gratin potato, baby spinach & rosemary jus. The lamb was cook to perfection, tender and just melts in your mouth, and the rosemary jus was just to-die-for. Amazing consistency and texture and with the lamb was just match made in Heaven. Gaga ordered their </span><span style="color: red;">Confit de canard à l'Orange </span><span style="color: black;">which was Duck thighs confit with orange glaze and potato salardaise. Gaga thought it tasted like this chinese medicine duck back from Malaysia but I tried it and it tasted wonderful. I have come to a conclusion is that you can never go wrong with duck and orange. Gaga's cousin had their </span><span style="color: red;">Filets de Veau aux Cepes </span><span style="color: black;">which was </span><span style="color: black;">Pan fried baby veal fillets with porcini mushroom sauce, herb risotto. The herb risotto, I thought was creative and beautifully done and Veal was cooked to perfection. Lastly, Sasa ordered their </span><span style="color: red;">Poulet aux Vin Rouge, </span><span style="color: black;">Corn fed chicken breast on mash with lardons, mushrooms & red wine jus. The chicken was so moist and tender! When I first tried it my eyes went from o_o to 0_0!! hahaha I'm not exaggerating, it was sooo good!</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3BYgyWHPmScASEhmlbTAHNCCz-ZfDC0JcnxV6LMIL6AxF6PeE9_qObQd1oK5jYD4nOSg1s9HT09QD7e7UAfAQYKYhgxuT9YdLrhL43ubbRLS2Y9q0DWvlAedB55D5nar8LEzDjmRpHMwa/s1600/111.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3BYgyWHPmScASEhmlbTAHNCCz-ZfDC0JcnxV6LMIL6AxF6PeE9_qObQd1oK5jYD4nOSg1s9HT09QD7e7UAfAQYKYhgxuT9YdLrhL43ubbRLS2Y9q0DWvlAedB55D5nar8LEzDjmRpHMwa/s640/111.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggYnb0X4kjq0KpjM2rd9ryF9sajIl-yiACo7kHRDDSoqyYsZlJKBFRv4XxCYj_bkNSD9Z42OuVG_YR_0F9B3feKBJCh_uKHpxgqzzhQZ6Ozhm5We3FHR7uyhdsW3arK7Tf8qsX4kflth2X/s1600/IMG_2298.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggYnb0X4kjq0KpjM2rd9ryF9sajIl-yiACo7kHRDDSoqyYsZlJKBFRv4XxCYj_bkNSD9Z42OuVG_YR_0F9B3feKBJCh_uKHpxgqzzhQZ6Ozhm5We3FHR7uyhdsW3arK7Tf8qsX4kflth2X/s640/IMG_2298.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2oFhf75ATrnLLlkP1vCRN1gRRHl0225VpU22h97UzZ3IWfSWxOTL8LLRMeusemxf-_yErnFSypnVlAE5VMc-I8zC-0xW8zdeTaKp4ikuOaEoj6Nt6-7nH2Mv-cTBUraVm_0G35t2Inxqa/s1600/IMG_2301.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2oFhf75ATrnLLlkP1vCRN1gRRHl0225VpU22h97UzZ3IWfSWxOTL8LLRMeusemxf-_yErnFSypnVlAE5VMc-I8zC-0xW8zdeTaKp4ikuOaEoj6Nt6-7nH2Mv-cTBUraVm_0G35t2Inxqa/s640/IMG_2301.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6FsFFePwCBfOpCWOeKcmwBeAZnF88XH3HCa6gVGlPUYSUU5kak9xnwBQBv-lcRAeKjViV1eiHJceXuyD_QM_3cElRzWFMbGCxbK-GCqttbzeINZdrSUb0F534-nUxfhGk2QL9d3DuRMgZ/s1600/IMG_2302.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6FsFFePwCBfOpCWOeKcmwBeAZnF88XH3HCa6gVGlPUYSUU5kak9xnwBQBv-lcRAeKjViV1eiHJceXuyD_QM_3cElRzWFMbGCxbK-GCqttbzeINZdrSUb0F534-nUxfhGk2QL9d3DuRMgZ/s640/IMG_2302.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
The moment where I have been waiting for....DESSERT!! BRING OUT THE BOMBE! hahaha their bombe alaska was<span style="color: black;"> Ice cream gateau with dried fruits on almond biscuit, covered in meringue & flambéd with Grand Marnier. Firstly our unflamed bombe was brought to us on the table and the waiter then poured the flame Grand Marnier over our meringue which sets it up into flames and baked our meringue on the spot. We could smell the sweet alcohol aroma coming from the meringue and that just lid up my senses even more, finally after the fire went out by itself, we have our bombe alaske ready to be dug in! Loved it!!! I loved the different texture of the dried fruits, the soft meringue and the chilled ice cream. This doesn't make my bombe alaska cravings go away at all, now I just want more! MORE MORE MORE!!</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGJH1ovFUO4UclEoWevUDrTZW9KtZ3zNyROSdytIkL1UVTlcYoYSGSRzWaTgeJ3GleGYdFk5SsuN0CjKSC2csAY-Hs4MvAV9mq58pSqsXcGvpFqVBiYTFYdy9XdHwgYPYdZvhqm5Eu93IL/s1600/Picnik+collage222.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGJH1ovFUO4UclEoWevUDrTZW9KtZ3zNyROSdytIkL1UVTlcYoYSGSRzWaTgeJ3GleGYdFk5SsuN0CjKSC2csAY-Hs4MvAV9mq58pSqsXcGvpFqVBiYTFYdy9XdHwgYPYdZvhqm5Eu93IL/s640/Picnik+collage222.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
Overall, a very very satisfying dinner, definately coming back to try the rest of their menu. Price wise, I reakon it's rather cheap for authentic high quality french cuisine and awesome company for the night! Highly recommended!<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/71/760189/restaurant/CBD/Bergerac-Melbourne"><img alt="Bergerac on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/760189/biglink.gif" style="border: currentColor; height: 146px; width: 200px;" /></a>Minhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07306022999162476826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207976519039381880.post-46381995780457303212012-01-30T00:14:00.000+11:002012-01-30T00:14:24.852+11:00Spicy Spiral Pasta with Chorizo and Roasted Tomato SauceSo I was just doing my ususal grocery shopping when I stumbled across Cole's recipes by Curtis Stone. One specific recipe caught my eye which was their spicy penne with chorizo and roasted tomato sauce although I did substitue my penne with spiral pasta. It worked either ways :) I was very delighted with the end result, tinge of spiciness from the chili flakes and chorizo with homemade roasted sauce, finish it off with some parmeson. Nuff said. I hope you'll enjoy this recipe as much as I did!<br />
<br />
<strong><u><em>Ingredients</em></u></strong><br />
<br />
6 <span class="type"></span> <span class="name"> medium Field Tomatoes, </span> core removed, quartered <span class="price"> </span><br />
<div class="ingredient_1"><span class="amount"><span class="value">3</span> <span class="type"> tbsp</span> </span><span class="name"> Olive Oil</span><span class="price"></span> </div><div class="ingredient_0"><span class="amount"><span class="value"> 1</span> <span class="type"></span> </span><span class="name"> medium Red Capsicum</span><span class="price"> </span></div><div class="ingredient_1"><span class="amount"><span class="value"> 1</span> <span class="type"></span> </span><span class="name"> small Brown Onion, </span> cut into large chunks </div><div class="ingredient_0"><span class="amount"><span class="value"> 3</span> <span class="type"> cloves</span> </span><span class="name"> Garlic, </span> unpeeled </div><div class="ingredient_1"><span class="amount"><span class="value"> 1/4</span> <span class="type"> tsp</span></span><span class="name"> Chilli Flakes</span><span class="price"> </span></div><div class="ingredient_0"><span class="amount"><span class="value"> 1</span> <span class="type"></span> </span><span class="name"> Chorizo, </span>halved and cut into 2mm long slices </div><div class="ingredient_1"><span class="amount"><span class="value"> 350</span> <span class="type"> g</span> </span><span class="name">Penne/ Spiral Pasta</span><span class="price"> </span></div><div class="ingredient_0"><span class="amount"><span class="value"> 1/4</span> <span class="type"> cup</span> </span><span class="name">Parmesan Cheese</span><span class="price"> </span></div><div class="ingredient_1"><span class="amount"><span class="value"> 1/4</span> <span class="type"> cup</span> </span><span class="name"> lightly packed Basil Leaves, </span> roughly chopped </div><div class="ingredient_1"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLTwJmbihXWmIMl1exQMqXewQY27x4FNywHapbhSLZ9OeoIiDDM8Nnvzv9Cn263fro6W9KTU457DQa7iBWAfCAhr9QBcKXnycmhXFWlT8svfnOHaPa-0BwPMrc2abbuunna2bjNwYq6qT9/s1600/pasta1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLTwJmbihXWmIMl1exQMqXewQY27x4FNywHapbhSLZ9OeoIiDDM8Nnvzv9Cn263fro6W9KTU457DQa7iBWAfCAhr9QBcKXnycmhXFWlT8svfnOHaPa-0BwPMrc2abbuunna2bjNwYq6qT9/s640/pasta1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGQ0w_dOpJPV-8s6ZblGigFCuYG_sVh5SJQOyfoeo-cXuS4DB8DD8Hzrweca3P5eHnAjhj-XX_dMR3gjHgT_jDr1dxXtWNtvh32rIJpsBhs3q-YkJAkK48qS4qEIBDX_xSgP5OY0H4DOGq/s1600/IMG_2221.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGQ0w_dOpJPV-8s6ZblGigFCuYG_sVh5SJQOyfoeo-cXuS4DB8DD8Hzrweca3P5eHnAjhj-XX_dMR3gjHgT_jDr1dxXtWNtvh32rIJpsBhs3q-YkJAkK48qS4qEIBDX_xSgP5OY0H4DOGq/s640/IMG_2221.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple; font-size: small;"><em><strong>Consistency and look of the roasted tomato sauce. Good stuff!</strong></em></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="ingredient_1"><strong><em><u>Method</u></em></strong></div><ol class="instructions"><li> Preheat oven to 190°C (170°C fan forced). Arrange tomatoes on a foil - lined baking tray, cut side up. Drizzle with 1 tbsp oil and season with salt and pepper. </li>
<li> On a separate foil-lined tray, repeat with the whole capsicum, onion and garlic. </li>
<li> Place both trays in oven and roast the tomatoes for about 1 hour, or until soft and lightly browned. Roast the capsicum, onion and garlic for 30 minutes until lightly charred and very tender. Transfer the capsicum to a bowl and cover with plastic wrap to steam off skin. Peel and discard skin, stem and seeds. </li>
<li> Squeeze the flesh from the garlic into a food processor, discarding the skin and add the onion and capsicum. Pulse until chunky. Add the tomatoes and process until combined but still chunky. Season with salt and pepper. </li>
<li> Bring a large saucepan of salted water to the boil and cook penne according to packet instructions. Drain penne in a colander. Return the pan to medium heat with the remaining tablespoon of olive oil. Once oil is hot, add chorizo and cook until lightly browned, adding the chilli flakes after 2 minutes. </li>
<li> Add the tomato sauce to the pan and stir to combine. Add the pasta and toss to coat. Fold in basil and divide evenly among 4 shallow serving bowls. Garnish with shaved parmesan and serve. </li>
</ol>And so the final dish!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcpFngH6i3OKTtwkSWcu3X8iwdGuungS2Ks2GeDp21p8EMymEvQWHB1NQzldm8u9fKwHqbiVCu8VUfymWSlnGbeb661NyL_1xHfl4lT8L87BmBLuC1Fn_w3PYl5t_WMx1rtYdewdJwrZp1/s1600/IMG_2223.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcpFngH6i3OKTtwkSWcu3X8iwdGuungS2Ks2GeDp21p8EMymEvQWHB1NQzldm8u9fKwHqbiVCu8VUfymWSlnGbeb661NyL_1xHfl4lT8L87BmBLuC1Fn_w3PYl5t_WMx1rtYdewdJwrZp1/s640/IMG_2223.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqMjLveSd0FAG4wE62NuLUD9VHFGTc9MBX6r-fNfLlIQOwN0L1-H-4x1vqsGTJongbjZ2Sr4P8O2Ay7loNDDA9ozV6U3uj54SPFzFHGPfdjcYgYj79KHrLsZHFi_aDiYPhm3RglFh8WbkR/s1600/IMG_2225.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqMjLveSd0FAG4wE62NuLUD9VHFGTc9MBX6r-fNfLlIQOwN0L1-H-4x1vqsGTJongbjZ2Sr4P8O2Ay7loNDDA9ozV6U3uj54SPFzFHGPfdjcYgYj79KHrLsZHFi_aDiYPhm3RglFh8WbkR/s640/IMG_2225.JPG" width="586" /></a></div>Minhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07306022999162476826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207976519039381880.post-72921885706061662352012-01-29T23:21:00.000+11:002012-01-29T23:21:39.762+11:00Twenty and Six EspressoSo I was suppose to have brunch at Fandango with Bex last Saturday but to our disappointment, it was closed due to some renovation and would only reopen later on in the week. So we were walking along Queensberry street and we stumble across this cafe, camouflaging itself within rows of buildings. It has a very simple and urban design, so we decided to give Twenty and Six Espresso a shot!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhivmMBuaP9A0fvd0qv1lQyJi24Qx9qkI0tNLGwuPhGLUkHDhDAdaDpgx66GtOZ0QfmPupXt9WqRxS_CmjSS4DVkLRsinBPV3r0XZVh3Hcq2-qfoboX47O3IkktBtppjQ18X8iVm5ZZ9TsD/s1600/IMG_2206.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhivmMBuaP9A0fvd0qv1lQyJi24Qx9qkI0tNLGwuPhGLUkHDhDAdaDpgx66GtOZ0QfmPupXt9WqRxS_CmjSS4DVkLRsinBPV3r0XZVh3Hcq2-qfoboX47O3IkktBtppjQ18X8iVm5ZZ9TsD/s640/IMG_2206.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br />
Scanning through the menu, 2 dishes caught our eyes respectively. 'The Hulk' which was smashed avocado with lemon, chili & mint, meredith goat's feta, house cured salmon gravalax, salsa verde and poached egg on sourdough plus 'The Hunter' which was balsamic roasted cream portobello mushrooms w spicy Spanish chorizo and poached egg on sourdough, finished with truffle oil. The truffle oil totally took the dish to an entirely whole new level for me, mushroom lovers out there, this dish is a must try! I have come to a conclusion, avocado, feta and mint is a match made in heaven. Yummy yum yum!! Of course, what's brunch without a couple of good coffees? I tried their mocha and chai latte. Very very please with both of them, highly recommended!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbcADMNcleOeU_54yxpZ5YWhA3yRWRN1uov_rXEXgAkV3yrgXZTSRrQ-hSLF0My0dDot8HN0qZ9-ciul-YUKeNqT2kNRJuVIX1DBpWF4xVHO37v3BNPxv8238uLBf8p4u3DuBCQLnPBZzY/s1600/IMG_2051.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbcADMNcleOeU_54yxpZ5YWhA3yRWRN1uov_rXEXgAkV3yrgXZTSRrQ-hSLF0My0dDot8HN0qZ9-ciul-YUKeNqT2kNRJuVIX1DBpWF4xVHO37v3BNPxv8238uLBf8p4u3DuBCQLnPBZzY/s640/IMG_2051.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh84qIp_NGZCUi3_2KOCx4eSIbWQcsBsrmwvcCjzw3jmw9Vh41t6_revF3rI1k-PQdUwTCwDSzLxkrbOOmGBL6RtPz2gDPGJe8tGzCMp17Ox8EDZrc-WZifk0afFeOumS1OBXJsoS1gvRjb/s1600/IMG_2199.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh84qIp_NGZCUi3_2KOCx4eSIbWQcsBsrmwvcCjzw3jmw9Vh41t6_revF3rI1k-PQdUwTCwDSzLxkrbOOmGBL6RtPz2gDPGJe8tGzCMp17Ox8EDZrc-WZifk0afFeOumS1OBXJsoS1gvRjb/s640/IMG_2199.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaN-R4mZw89OFDgbnRVteMFpo6q_PynnWcxIlXqJFSVJ5FmT_Sa9wgzqgdGK9cUe5mWMiZRjof0ub9WwvvRm8xVaOYwbCJM67pbB7qUmW9Qx_A-TR7AMWDSc4aUrs92YlmjLk9qSETnm6Z/s1600/IMG_2202.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaN-R4mZw89OFDgbnRVteMFpo6q_PynnWcxIlXqJFSVJ5FmT_Sa9wgzqgdGK9cUe5mWMiZRjof0ub9WwvvRm8xVaOYwbCJM67pbB7qUmW9Qx_A-TR7AMWDSc4aUrs92YlmjLk9qSETnm6Z/s640/IMG_2202.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIE1E3KRq7XErUFNtFDYSHiSYKiIE2fyWisRCcupyPi2tcYJ9ea6Q7osh3043J9mnT2CdmzabDbf-YnJL7UUyz_gsWv22UgSmybVcLhvFAUX6z74zJ38JNGPyQvl_OxGEmn4TmWxhPK4CC/s1600/fooddd1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIE1E3KRq7XErUFNtFDYSHiSYKiIE2fyWisRCcupyPi2tcYJ9ea6Q7osh3043J9mnT2CdmzabDbf-YnJL7UUyz_gsWv22UgSmybVcLhvFAUX6z74zJ38JNGPyQvl_OxGEmn4TmWxhPK4CC/s640/fooddd1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/71/1633629/restaurant/Melbourne/Twenty-Six-Espresso-North-Melbourne"><img alt="Twenty & Six Espresso on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1633629/biglink.gif" style="border: currentColor; height: 146px; width: 200px;" /></a>Minhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07306022999162476826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207976519039381880.post-1040942582630095892012-01-23T13:55:00.000+11:002012-01-23T13:55:45.921+11:00Scallops with Cauliflower Puree and Bacon CrumbleSo I came across this recipe by Julie Goodwin, and I would say the scallops and cauliflower puree is a good combination and the bacon crumble just adds a crunch texture to the dish. Although I recommand not putting too much cauliflower puree because it does overpowered the natural sweetness of the scallops. This would make a greaaaaat entree dish! Easy to make too!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfw0TX7eCDED1K9Mpk6z0ymA5l0v489NenU7irkm6lBEYH-sdE7B72VjK6tu5GJ-r2q8fCo0yZvYC0m5mTdL0PJcUspOLom9bsFX4bxo676sNxuKWqkIjoBje0ndwS2KswXzKccD3Q0byC/s1600/IMG_9725.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfw0TX7eCDED1K9Mpk6z0ymA5l0v489NenU7irkm6lBEYH-sdE7B72VjK6tu5GJ-r2q8fCo0yZvYC0m5mTdL0PJcUspOLom9bsFX4bxo676sNxuKWqkIjoBje0ndwS2KswXzKccD3Q0byC/s640/IMG_9725.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><u><strong></strong></u><br />
<u><strong>Ingredients</strong></u><br />
<br />
½ head cauliflower, cut into florets<br />
1 cup milk<br />
125g unsalted butter, cut into 2cm cubes <br />
<div class="preview-image sponsor-link"> <br />
1 cup finely diced bacon<br />
½ cup coarse fresh breadcrumbs<br />
<br />
12 scallops in the half shell, roe removed<br />
2 tbs extra virgin olive oil<br />
40g unsalted butter<br />
Micro herbs, to garnish<br />
Lemon wedges, to serve<br />
<br />
<u><strong>Methods</strong></u><br />
<br />
<strong>Step 1:</strong> <strong>For the cauliflower puree</strong>, place cauliflower in a food processor and process until finely chopped. Place the cauliflower and milk in a saucepan, bring to the boil and simmer for about 8 minutes until cauliflower is very soft. Remove from the heat, then add 1 teaspoon salt and the butter and stir until well combined. Blend in a small blender or food processor until smooth. Strain through a fine sieve set over a bowl, pressing down on the solids with a plastic pastry scraper.<br />
<br />
<strong>Step 2:</strong> <strong>For the bacon crumble</strong>, heat a frying pan over medium-high heat, add bacon and fry for a few minutes, stirring regularly, until crisp and golden brown. Add breadcrumbs, stir to coat, then cook for 5 minutes until golden.<br />
<br />
<strong>Step 3:</strong> <strong>For the scallops</strong>, remove the scallops from the shells (you can wash and reserve the shells to serve). Pat the scallops dry. Heat a frying pan over medium-high heat, add 1 tablespoon olive oil and half the butter. When butter is foaming, add 6 scallops and cook for about 10-20 seconds each side until golden, then season with sea salt. Remove scallops and set aside. Wipe the pan clean with paper towel, then repeat with remaining olive oil, butter and scallops.<br />
<br />
<strong>Step 4:</strong> <strong>To serve</strong>, place a dollop of cauliflower puree in the centre of each scallop shell. Place a scallop in the centre of the puree, then sprinkle generously with the bacon crumble. Place scallops on a large serving platter, garnish with micro herbs and serve with lemon wedges.<br />
<strong></strong> <br />
<strong>Serves 4 as a starter</strong></div>Minhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07306022999162476826noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207976519039381880.post-74928755414841946872012-01-23T00:39:00.001+11:002012-01-24T15:54:37.020+11:00Ponyfish Island<div style="text-align: justify;">Ever walked passed the yarra river and wondered what that little place under the bridge is? Well that little cosy bar is called the Ponyfish Island! Funky name ey? but boy I enjoyed every bit of it. I would say they serve really good warm hearty food. I ordered their beef goulash with mash which was such a treat indeed, having it with the mash was just an awesome treat for my tastebuds. Bex had their rigatoni with cream mushrooms, peas, almonds and basil. The combination was very well taught up and works beautifully, although it would be even perfect if the pasta was al dente. Needed to be cooked abit longer.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2obXBU0ruAgJwc6H5YtMxXovtfaM6HLoMrWnjjVzIl5fDR3ijgaGySYu68Le9ohAPPaJQXG9gnGpAr8-n7Ezh7yn6p_Aij027EnEHHpvqdLt-czJVXPasa31JWH3DqB64MxtdKX3UhePU/s1600/IMG_8077.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2obXBU0ruAgJwc6H5YtMxXovtfaM6HLoMrWnjjVzIl5fDR3ijgaGySYu68Le9ohAPPaJQXG9gnGpAr8-n7Ezh7yn6p_Aij027EnEHHpvqdLt-czJVXPasa31JWH3DqB64MxtdKX3UhePU/s640/IMG_8077.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK-28iLhFfd9Ft1F48nBFBNn3_9QMdymIaBbJNYFe-2_j92Wa1tsbVG91_UVcXgDnQJxwiE-Y8X-AWJMNf9KAegqWVL_0t2PRHWMUmzF01JVVGy6nxfPwg0M5kZ_wmJsaHzFO5YUa8SYVE/s1600/IMG_8102.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK-28iLhFfd9Ft1F48nBFBNn3_9QMdymIaBbJNYFe-2_j92Wa1tsbVG91_UVcXgDnQJxwiE-Y8X-AWJMNf9KAegqWVL_0t2PRHWMUmzF01JVVGy6nxfPwg0M5kZ_wmJsaHzFO5YUa8SYVE/s640/IMG_8102.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisCHRa97XWPrPvzdyONXX3XK4wVInJJkCbUvwVb91dVIgP1bl-8A7-pE4X_n45wJ9mOwV3xBq4U6lQDkQsy-sqwx14rEL_GcNfy_rczLEXNUkviORqbSGLoYyHnjHKzk5S_lNeiYkxd0rp/s1600/IMG_8081.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisCHRa97XWPrPvzdyONXX3XK4wVInJJkCbUvwVb91dVIgP1bl-8A7-pE4X_n45wJ9mOwV3xBq4U6lQDkQsy-sqwx14rEL_GcNfy_rczLEXNUkviORqbSGLoYyHnjHKzk5S_lNeiYkxd0rp/s640/IMG_8081.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMImvxiTVfnwzYlgs_g3_Ek5dUyuAI3xpPeY_P9orG0ZmyeBsaKBhy5LlkchEuW-eOqEp2Uyo8pKujCA8bOr7h3uPjPChlQV-ciAfCUJRx7dzxQDm472otdudXxxd79d-SxNjlcW7kZetv/s1600/PFI1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="588" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMImvxiTVfnwzYlgs_g3_Ek5dUyuAI3xpPeY_P9orG0ZmyeBsaKBhy5LlkchEuW-eOqEp2Uyo8pKujCA8bOr7h3uPjPChlQV-ciAfCUJRx7dzxQDm472otdudXxxd79d-SxNjlcW7kZetv/s640/PFI1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH_q3nQQyyr5inN2Z3LOqgQLNKxWWYcnXoQisyrWeZxrYUzBam7aNeY-xFqePi6Bkayoig8Cqsu9bS2C0soAEYAEuStz2pHfbnvCHIcKoPovUyxpGoVEek7xOmcIMIqv4ILDJHVSfq9RfM/s1600/IMG_8091.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH_q3nQQyyr5inN2Z3LOqgQLNKxWWYcnXoQisyrWeZxrYUzBam7aNeY-xFqePi6Bkayoig8Cqsu9bS2C0soAEYAEuStz2pHfbnvCHIcKoPovUyxpGoVEek7xOmcIMIqv4ILDJHVSfq9RfM/s640/IMG_8091.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtSHd4jXfwVZy4EJg_LINn3X96DQu1CCWmihKZWm1ZvBKcfyW4YFkXmDCH878Iud4ekzxUHdSSa46oc9DZxFli8XhuN6s8uGL4HsVpEZJRO2ZkyD5ToPYrqxHLSygiLrNGu59UwHGE3ZuV/s1600/IMG_8088.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtSHd4jXfwVZy4EJg_LINn3X96DQu1CCWmihKZWm1ZvBKcfyW4YFkXmDCH878Iud4ekzxUHdSSa46oc9DZxFli8XhuN6s8uGL4HsVpEZJRO2ZkyD5ToPYrqxHLSygiLrNGu59UwHGE3ZuV/s640/IMG_8088.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgohuGBXboFuFbHa0uhxAkp3aGa5x6UPpKtwVZjSCitenw5xG_Kycf1WyfuT1dxMdWA9bqz1tMzsBVCw3uTcexv6SRFvKohxHvE40hf2lyp6vdg0C0JEuSXAvZVafY4euj5U0vTvf0wYjWv/s1600/IMG_8087.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgohuGBXboFuFbHa0uhxAkp3aGa5x6UPpKtwVZjSCitenw5xG_Kycf1WyfuT1dxMdWA9bqz1tMzsBVCw3uTcexv6SRFvKohxHvE40hf2lyp6vdg0C0JEuSXAvZVafY4euj5U0vTvf0wYjWv/s640/IMG_8087.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Great place to chill during summer time, cool breeze with a glass of lemon lime and bitters? Perfect indeed. </div><br />
<a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/71/1581641/restaurant/CBD/Ponyfish-Island-Melbourne"><img alt="Ponyfish Island on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1581641/biglink.gif" style="border: currentColor; height: 146px; width: 200px;" /></a>Minhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07306022999162476826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207976519039381880.post-10423099772436540452012-01-22T23:46:00.000+11:002012-01-22T23:46:03.086+11:00Taxi Dining RoomHaven't blogged for ages! How I've miss you my darling!! Posts that should have been updated monthes ago but due to exams and travelling issues, I just haven't had the time to update my blog, till now!<div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Back in November, Me, Iz, Nic and Sa decided to grab a quick 'pre-birthday' dinner before Sa flies back to Malaysia, and we decided to grab a quickie at Taxi Dining Room located on Federation Square. Taxi is widely recognised as one of Melbourne’s best restaurants. You can dine exclusively while admiring and enjoy one of Melbourne’s most iconic views, taking in the MCG, Rod Laver Arena, Government House, Southbank, The Arts Centre and, of course, Federation Square. On a side note, Taxi was awarded Two Chefs Hats in 2010.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">So we decided to mix and match, we tried their quail, scallops, their soft shell crab sushi and roast stuffed rabbit saddle. Food was amazing indeed, and to be honest its my first time eating both rabbit and quail, truly an experience indeed. Would love to go back and try their lunch deals. 40 bucks for an entree main and dessert, good deal indeed. Shall update this food blog when I do!</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCEtJHmfgso-sA_shys11oIjklwOd1uWDyAT3ry0FUo3tgLzXVa8jCzgn2V7svUXrlm0vMreHBXGRLU_sQM07vss2C1myshdxmjMvPzzsJZbcd3GZm_v05jPlUG61H43tGoIUCZMapeK_U/s1600/taxi1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCEtJHmfgso-sA_shys11oIjklwOd1uWDyAT3ry0FUo3tgLzXVa8jCzgn2V7svUXrlm0vMreHBXGRLU_sQM07vss2C1myshdxmjMvPzzsJZbcd3GZm_v05jPlUG61H43tGoIUCZMapeK_U/s640/taxi1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVMhcjXHkDSlWDKoauyu19blVmUZBbQOAg177DkGeqQB0IpLsB-oxXisjWxnrOd9I__J2hLrL9vlqbdQAXdGJrTKUyncMhQx2cx5wT-WFYQz4MlV3YncI1XXMmwGKsLNidRnlLhBH_8KFJ/s1600/IMG_9468.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVMhcjXHkDSlWDKoauyu19blVmUZBbQOAg177DkGeqQB0IpLsB-oxXisjWxnrOd9I__J2hLrL9vlqbdQAXdGJrTKUyncMhQx2cx5wT-WFYQz4MlV3YncI1XXMmwGKsLNidRnlLhBH_8KFJ/s640/IMG_9468.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ3UwA6kjHRdBg3NuWxYC1pweNwiw5GE0UB-rA2nAHI8lBo6U-Yg71lw2R9FjPrxx_edzL8cvoq80q-qMajuY_PXjYiHYdy03-nn1gQGEKoEgi2AmuHKCHRGM0gnZKH8zVeD0y9v01sNj3/s1600/scallop1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ3UwA6kjHRdBg3NuWxYC1pweNwiw5GE0UB-rA2nAHI8lBo6U-Yg71lw2R9FjPrxx_edzL8cvoq80q-qMajuY_PXjYiHYdy03-nn1gQGEKoEgi2AmuHKCHRGM0gnZKH8zVeD0y9v01sNj3/s640/scallop1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioFLE39_MBW_hURZengF7Li-R39bshL8D7ASAyReyy1IzwAIszuQwle-26DKf0K4NMGzx4zzb00TPfbgMTt2de0VFCtUesKV-Qow8bOaq-Rru8jTXtyfjISCUX8OpxaWQwUrypSim6nwpS/s1600/IMG_9480.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioFLE39_MBW_hURZengF7Li-R39bshL8D7ASAyReyy1IzwAIszuQwle-26DKf0K4NMGzx4zzb00TPfbgMTt2de0VFCtUesKV-Qow8bOaq-Rru8jTXtyfjISCUX8OpxaWQwUrypSim6nwpS/s640/IMG_9480.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
So the rabbit was cooked to perfection, not tough at all and very very tender indeed. Rabbit meat can be one of the hardest protein to cook cause it has very little fat in it compared to the other proteins, having the proschiutto wrapping around the rabbit is a great concept in maintaining the tenderness of the rabbit meat. Scallops were to-die-for. It was wrapped in kadayfi pastry. Cooked perfectly such as so its not too chewy or too tough like chewing on bullets. The sauce just binds the entire dish beautifully together. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/71/761876/restaurant/CBD/Taxi-Dining-Room-Melbourne"><img alt="Taxi Dining Room on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/761876/biglink.gif" style="border: currentColor; height: 146px; width: 200px;" /></a>Minhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07306022999162476826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207976519039381880.post-76204408218514710962011-11-24T00:12:00.000+11:002011-11-24T00:12:26.896+11:00Green Refectory"I have been looking for a breakfast place for quite a while now and I think I found a perfect one in the Green Refectory! Located in Brunswick, Green's is accessible and popular with an amazing breakfast menu at a cheap cost. I enjoyed it very much and will definitely become a regular customer there from now on."<br />
<br />
- Yin <br />
<br />
Hehe, well that is my sister's 2 cents. Anyways, I was craving for a good big breakfast so between the 4 of us, we ordered their Big Breakfast, their breakfast stack and their pancakes. Instead of the usual maple syrup for their pancakes, they coat it with glorious caramel which is heaven to anyone with a sweet tooth, a little too sweet for my liking, but I would have to say, 3 pancake stacks with banana is really worth it for the price of $7.50. As for their big breakfast, I think its more worthy of being called their MASSIVE breakfast cause seriously, the plate is just been piled up with a whole lot of yummy yummy food, sausages, baked beans, mushrooms, caramelised onions, eggs, toast~ heaven! Last but not least, their breakfast stack was my favourite of the 3 dish, mash potato pattie top off with grilled tomatoes and grilled cheese with poached eggs. Was abit disappointed that the eggs were not poached to perfection but I just adore the potato pattie and its salsa sauce surrounding the dish, just brings it all together beautifully.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglqmASug0L1lhhmPJ4a01pd-TW_xe79rPjvAhus1Um335wBJGpRjeDwTfPZB3cfXrFoNeIggse9HHCT_hNuDAuFK1p4RIH8LYEofPciL9AYOIcyrmDklwZEHtwcATu2J7uZAFriKo-aE9j/s1600/IMG_9520.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hda="true" height="426px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglqmASug0L1lhhmPJ4a01pd-TW_xe79rPjvAhus1Um335wBJGpRjeDwTfPZB3cfXrFoNeIggse9HHCT_hNuDAuFK1p4RIH8LYEofPciL9AYOIcyrmDklwZEHtwcATu2J7uZAFriKo-aE9j/s640/IMG_9520.JPG" width="640px" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSCQJapFEIlNoMGqobXvKv1KKh20h3OfIil8hr9a1zbXW5b2xEPelBQQufBfr9RcsbokSUb5yC4-DjGMVt1GBdGONIPi5xQnIb17rW2BfdqkYrI9lgOCKhv2JxQn6eRKOTkdRwBIH3nO7m/s1600/IMG_9523.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hda="true" height="426px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSCQJapFEIlNoMGqobXvKv1KKh20h3OfIil8hr9a1zbXW5b2xEPelBQQufBfr9RcsbokSUb5yC4-DjGMVt1GBdGONIPi5xQnIb17rW2BfdqkYrI9lgOCKhv2JxQn6eRKOTkdRwBIH3nO7m/s640/IMG_9523.JPG" width="640px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0YvGswN-Nt4FwA-APLHaeENAXNzCvVfSqnZh4l6gNCm0W7pqBHRj-snn8WaqM8kJMqVN6dS2yIM6tkXv8B3OmoN-JSOmdBwrhivLbgjpeW_b5G6dO98uC-WEuXy4h12I6TbfIklk-emgp/s1600/IMG_9528.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hda="true" height="426px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0YvGswN-Nt4FwA-APLHaeENAXNzCvVfSqnZh4l6gNCm0W7pqBHRj-snn8WaqM8kJMqVN6dS2yIM6tkXv8B3OmoN-JSOmdBwrhivLbgjpeW_b5G6dO98uC-WEuXy4h12I6TbfIklk-emgp/s640/IMG_9528.JPG" width="640px" /></a></div><br />
Definately coming back for more! I;ve heard that they are quite famous for their open burger, plus their lamb cutlets sounds sinfully delicious as well! Defo going back for more yums food!<br />
<a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/71/760812/restaurant/Melbourne/Green-Refectory-Brunswick"><img alt="Green Refectory on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/760812/biglink.gif" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; height: 146px; width: 200px;" /></a>Minhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07306022999162476826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207976519039381880.post-91090128933896794292011-11-19T19:17:00.000+11:002011-11-19T19:17:26.461+11:00The Coffee ClubSo it was a rainy moody morning, and what better way to cheer this day up by starting it off with brunch at the coffee club??<br />
<br />
Firstly, my apology for not updating my blog for quite some time now, because of exams and dance, my baby has been hibernating and starving!! So I'm so gonna start filling my baby up with more and more glorious food!<br />
<br />
So brunch with Bex, hehe catching up over awesome food? Yummmy oh yum! We started of with some drinks, a hot chocolate for Bex and a mocha for me, and man mine came with those teeny marshmellows! First time having marshmellows in my coffee, half melt and gooeyyy, mmmmm, and on a rainy day! Doesn't get as good as that! Bex ordered their eggs benedict with spinich and mushrooms and a side of avocado while I settled on their specialty big breakfast. My protein fix for the morning included the usual, sausages and bacon, all the good stuff you get when you order breakfast, but but but...mine came with a piece of steak as well! I was like whoaaaa! hahaha Although the steak was a tad bit dry, it was a nice combination when you eat it together with their scramble eggs and sauteed mushrooms. Bex's food...its benedict with mushroom, spinich and avocado man. Nuff said. hahaha<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH9sLDmMRCMrhPIi85CR8C6t9EWQGq9wWhtXU7n_JxFALSbkRFpMXLLW4R0W8RFtXkP-db2QIaoxLAHXqH7A00iPCGKSkbxwuSygvqQtGvaCaR_vmKBLC9JGOiOLpg91TBqP8y3Oh0MsKC/s1600/IMG_9499.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hda="true" height="640px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH9sLDmMRCMrhPIi85CR8C6t9EWQGq9wWhtXU7n_JxFALSbkRFpMXLLW4R0W8RFtXkP-db2QIaoxLAHXqH7A00iPCGKSkbxwuSygvqQtGvaCaR_vmKBLC9JGOiOLpg91TBqP8y3Oh0MsKC/s640/IMG_9499.JPG" width="426px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRFLVxG4oxr65LfBay7Ma5rLAJq89k640qnJ7Ly60U4gPswa-dkAKB4hC8vlrw4Mzm1H6RysTq7ZLkgaQMFzRz_vcvYHG1Wb5Te50IN1EcRtukFQ12A6k1W-QX83qGx9xoe98XbbvIMw5o/s1600/IMG_9500.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hda="true" height="426px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRFLVxG4oxr65LfBay7Ma5rLAJq89k640qnJ7Ly60U4gPswa-dkAKB4hC8vlrw4Mzm1H6RysTq7ZLkgaQMFzRz_vcvYHG1Wb5Te50IN1EcRtukFQ12A6k1W-QX83qGx9xoe98XbbvIMw5o/s640/IMG_9500.JPG" width="640px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh69GgML-rYqzdgMglP3p9zFSr26kw0eYxfdDWa8sZnwS5kr2C7w_-52V2X3ilRBYlxWZMFxjowfzq6eAxunBWG3qBV8aGyehcoycks213FIyoe6YOufQ0IQvHeRXLS19waxOgxwyof2i_b/s1600/IMG_9504.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hda="true" height="426px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh69GgML-rYqzdgMglP3p9zFSr26kw0eYxfdDWa8sZnwS5kr2C7w_-52V2X3ilRBYlxWZMFxjowfzq6eAxunBWG3qBV8aGyehcoycks213FIyoe6YOufQ0IQvHeRXLS19waxOgxwyof2i_b/s640/IMG_9504.JPG" width="640px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNGtVj_SHoF7tOyw8IOuxWdfklBSzHPNmp2E1TFousQBfO4pZhokVD91n4sL4saCXr0SIndO7m4wOh7GsFvttLGWO6MxsPE3tX3Yanl5XxghKxrcf_jdr9QMRGF5VZrbjAHT5DgNwcbhhH/s1600/IMG_9507.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hda="true" height="426px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNGtVj_SHoF7tOyw8IOuxWdfklBSzHPNmp2E1TFousQBfO4pZhokVD91n4sL4saCXr0SIndO7m4wOh7GsFvttLGWO6MxsPE3tX3Yanl5XxghKxrcf_jdr9QMRGF5VZrbjAHT5DgNwcbhhH/s640/IMG_9507.JPG" width="640px" /></a></div><br />
Overall it was a nice day despite the weather, man I can't wait for our next brunch session!<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/71/760494/restaurant/Melbourne/The-Coffee-Club-Prahran"><img alt="The Coffee Club on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/760494/biglink.gif" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; height: 146px; width: 200px;" /></a>Minhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07306022999162476826noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207976519039381880.post-47302592600983733762011-10-09T21:39:00.001+11:002011-10-09T21:40:50.205+11:00Auction Rooms<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrC5Jdc7RCpj86lkw6_-pGGmQLU_7SReTTlm6erOQmwqkG1nKHpLnhZsUkD2B5ljFrzmvX4nqeZYNvMDEfFm3JxItshEg2-7oQxcqwB637gZTD1QCubU3B4jNgbeoIMrAo4yx11CFYNzpq/s1600/IMG_8442.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426px" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrC5Jdc7RCpj86lkw6_-pGGmQLU_7SReTTlm6erOQmwqkG1nKHpLnhZsUkD2B5ljFrzmvX4nqeZYNvMDEfFm3JxItshEg2-7oQxcqwB637gZTD1QCubU3B4jNgbeoIMrAo4yx11CFYNzpq/s640/IMG_8442.JPG" width="640px" /></a></div><br />
While I've been reviewing brunch places acound North Melbourne, one of the most talk about cafes would be Auction Rooms. The menu for Auction Rooms is very spoilt for choice, I can never decide what to get! My first trip to Auction Rooms was with Adrienne and the second trip I decided to bring some of my high school friends there for some catch up brunch. <br />
<br />
I would say the coffees at AR are amazing, the strong aroma of coffee is absolutely delightful. Their mochas are my favourite because of the rich italian chocolate used. Now on to their food! Firstly I would talk about their twice-cooked pork belly, served with smoky backed beans and house-made corn bread which is one of their well known dishes on the menu. Their corn bread was spectacular, the sweetness of the corn was completely dominant which is what a good corn bread is suppose to have and the texture was flawless. Their pork belly was cooked to perfection and their beans just compliments the entire dish beautifully.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrx0MN-_eRgJeehN7frtAK-Aa4TBR2r4OzFA5Crl7SJg1xEzH_25e8qbYT0VL6ySlNgQrg-pQZxtCxY9e1ZBYobULZBjMsWzWh9JHxWgYsUcNdJS4owUg3mBtfoAPrR_bmXBvtgdXZMktF/s1600/IMG_8447.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrx0MN-_eRgJeehN7frtAK-Aa4TBR2r4OzFA5Crl7SJg1xEzH_25e8qbYT0VL6ySlNgQrg-pQZxtCxY9e1ZBYobULZBjMsWzWh9JHxWgYsUcNdJS4owUg3mBtfoAPrR_bmXBvtgdXZMktF/s640/IMG_8447.JPG" width="426px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGle163cKhB4p3P5NlsPCYQOiHJndu5qw1T3rL7TKsam3Y8Vg4R7UlvrgXinX1IaYpJkaVNT3JGRqQ9-P2bKDPoR60abwq8naJJgzIweY96RcyfW8omIavI-1Kj8FeSKvlzPnPbCs-zoQv/s1600/ar1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="588px" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGle163cKhB4p3P5NlsPCYQOiHJndu5qw1T3rL7TKsam3Y8Vg4R7UlvrgXinX1IaYpJkaVNT3JGRqQ9-P2bKDPoR60abwq8naJJgzIweY96RcyfW8omIavI-1Kj8FeSKvlzPnPbCs-zoQv/s640/ar1.jpg" width="640px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next up! Their lamb and white wine pie, served on a smoked eggplant puree with a greek 'peasent' salad. The only problem I have for this dish was......erm...none. LOL I just wanted more! The eggplant puree just bind the entire dish beautifully and the pie was amazing from texture to flavour.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWY_yF_R6gzDJXRCujYArBWOE1ipAvavuew68mhZeGse6_vJF9PRRzqFmCyj2C__EI419r0PDKfDD-KiSFi_299IPTbrZS68zb3V_U_I68jH6Umlv9f-aASByD96tRBF-dzCrhZKSGGaHY/s1600/IMG_8454.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426px" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWY_yF_R6gzDJXRCujYArBWOE1ipAvavuew68mhZeGse6_vJF9PRRzqFmCyj2C__EI419r0PDKfDD-KiSFi_299IPTbrZS68zb3V_U_I68jH6Umlv9f-aASByD96tRBF-dzCrhZKSGGaHY/s640/IMG_8454.JPG" width="640px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now on to some breakfast! Auction rooms have their breakfast specialty call their 'opening bid' and its where you start of with 2 poached eggs on toast and you can slowly add on whatever you want for a certain amount of price. Having had a little catch up session with my high school girlies, Yuong decided to try their opening bid! Ended up bidding on avocados, mushrooms and baked beans. Chin decided on their 'shady deal' which consisted of moroccan chicken & chorizo stew, with eggplant, olives, poached eggs, dukkah & feta served with grilled flat bread. Isis went vegetarian and gotten their coriander falafel & poached eggs on grilled flat bread, with cumin & mint yoghurt, tabouli, dukkah & tahini sauce. The rest of the girls and I all got their salmon pastrami, with a watercress & rocket salad, sauce gribiche & a poched egg, served on a crumbed potato & fish cake. Only fault was that our eggs were not poached to perfection, being slightly overcooked but other than that, oh man the crumbed potato & fish cake with chunks of salmon was heavenly.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVfMefPqnYEURGOBaK_G-5AB6vwQ4k5rG5ao0YhGaE0HCWn1yASkyCc9wDmpJM415ZZwaa8MxNKTidFykn09Zmi-FKRm2Pk5ukHm-gAEIu19xxNIYO5WN5BkojJE-wvySqVUixwuXXGQFt/s1600/IMG_8795.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426px" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVfMefPqnYEURGOBaK_G-5AB6vwQ4k5rG5ao0YhGaE0HCWn1yASkyCc9wDmpJM415ZZwaa8MxNKTidFykn09Zmi-FKRm2Pk5ukHm-gAEIu19xxNIYO5WN5BkojJE-wvySqVUixwuXXGQFt/s640/IMG_8795.JPG" width="640px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyjbvshZizndXSr6EXWeSmPfXLrMwdNdPM3iivU3WbgO8Hj1PagaT2YR5476luI0P-ypN8NT6hocrX8VFzo7n9PQKD9FdipNzzYm1bMuzblNN73k3dYOGhoQgy_t8UyWXlKwWvnEU2kmwx/s1600/IMG_8792.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426px" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyjbvshZizndXSr6EXWeSmPfXLrMwdNdPM3iivU3WbgO8Hj1PagaT2YR5476luI0P-ypN8NT6hocrX8VFzo7n9PQKD9FdipNzzYm1bMuzblNN73k3dYOGhoQgy_t8UyWXlKwWvnEU2kmwx/s640/IMG_8792.JPG" width="640px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ4ask5700zCX4xmH4AIZCeVbi8miEtFiQV0MjCmr8sYp8fVIsIrrKZZhnWwYEqSc9Sl609HHvgtXxA5MnlM2pmR8124JeC7ECiK8cxy3tx53tDQztlXB6UvBrVyPcvkCvAb0O24GoSh69/s1600/IMG_8797.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426px" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ4ask5700zCX4xmH4AIZCeVbi8miEtFiQV0MjCmr8sYp8fVIsIrrKZZhnWwYEqSc9Sl609HHvgtXxA5MnlM2pmR8124JeC7ECiK8cxy3tx53tDQztlXB6UvBrVyPcvkCvAb0O24GoSh69/s640/IMG_8797.JPG" width="640px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMkV9dcPCYr144zz7Ig1zh0ypMxqu-QrMCuviaFt5Yn6IjYbw7wwAhlfYhtwicAz9Bx2Ym53JqtULHU9SnZtji2zZVLKsM2pLsutlqOiErhSoiiZPkRb1kbR8ihtepa2EgTl8gDHXBsAas/s1600/IMG_8800.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="438px" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMkV9dcPCYr144zz7Ig1zh0ypMxqu-QrMCuviaFt5Yn6IjYbw7wwAhlfYhtwicAz9Bx2Ym53JqtULHU9SnZtji2zZVLKsM2pLsutlqOiErhSoiiZPkRb1kbR8ihtepa2EgTl8gDHXBsAas/s640/IMG_8800.JPG" width="640px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Moving on to something sweeter on the menu, I present you 'la fin de Elvis Presley', which is french toast filled with caramelised banana & rum puree & creamed peanut butter, served with crispy pancetta and vanilla cream. Man I'm telling you, this dish just brings french toast up a whole new level! The caramelised banana was gorgeous plus this little hint of rum puree. Beautiful indeed, and who would have thought that the crispy pancetta neutralised this dish perfectly with a bit of savoury? This dish has been very well thought and very well preapred. I would recommand sharing this dish as it gets abit too much in the end.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLOVKVYPL-FJsaGTU7SYmPJ-Pn257vu-pZ2PipkNb6ePaF4hYsSFOssvvi9QoKiaWcJe_BooEqia2GE1PW5hg0Lqe6zS0WbfmZqg__Uf-EL_d0w5WImf0FGAl13VHEOisQ9vAZzwVekiXH/s1600/IMG_8455.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426px" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLOVKVYPL-FJsaGTU7SYmPJ-Pn257vu-pZ2PipkNb6ePaF4hYsSFOssvvi9QoKiaWcJe_BooEqia2GE1PW5hg0Lqe6zS0WbfmZqg__Uf-EL_d0w5WImf0FGAl13VHEOisQ9vAZzwVekiXH/s640/IMG_8455.JPG" width="640px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Huge thumbs up from me for Auction Rooms, their menu is exciting and very much spoilt with choices plus the environment is soothing indeed. I would recommand coming on a weekdays as the weekends can get really really pack. Hope you guys would enjoy it as much as I did!</div><br />
<a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/71/760108/restaurant/Victoria/North-Melbourne/Auction-Rooms-Melbourne"><img alt="Auction Rooms on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/760108/biglink.gif" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; height: 146px; width: 200px;" /></a><br />
<br />
<div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; text-align: center; width: 134px;"><a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/71/760108/restaurant/Victoria/North-Melbourne/Auction-Rooms-Melbourne"><img alt="Auction Rooms" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/o_rank/760108.gif" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; height: 48px; width: 134px;" /></a><br />
<div style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/71/760108/restaurant/Victoria/North-Melbourne/Auction-Rooms-Melbourne">Auction Rooms on Urbanspoon</a></div></div>Minhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07306022999162476826noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207976519039381880.post-38470385308438913172011-09-28T10:40:00.000+10:002012-07-01T23:44:17.360+10:00Wooly Bully<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdgJsEaKxJX5K-YnxA55BjPptFfEsDo5QBjN8BxQ_w0QBLO9QsxWBcII7kZUdONw1KYIy-xlDTR-ShnBpdZOjjUCL9V5gQLN2OYh7lChqFDzSkMEBcEOlslvzswWn_WmshoVoZGeCDBrhm/s1600/IMG_8832.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdgJsEaKxJX5K-YnxA55BjPptFfEsDo5QBjN8BxQ_w0QBLO9QsxWBcII7kZUdONw1KYIy-xlDTR-ShnBpdZOjjUCL9V5gQLN2OYh7lChqFDzSkMEBcEOlslvzswWn_WmshoVoZGeCDBrhm/s640/IMG_8832.JPG" width="426px" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
Finally a day off on Sunday for me! and what better things to do then to catch up with friends over awesome food on a glorious sunny day! Bex have always wanted to try Wooly Bully which is situated on Errol Street, just right opposite Auction Rooms. It's a tiny yet quirky cafe with an 80's twist. One side of the cafe was just filled with old records and a record player, a tiny black and white tv could also be seen in the corner and just heaps of old comics hanging around the cafe, and they are all for sale!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiADNncOKerfkqaJ2Ys9COFvfWiBjwIc9_Ww54WE7aU0ZIhzUFAduWDNkzg1Ndm28C9-jQFccOa76sHmceKaVZ3R0rRY2OtrQ-eTzBEvPf_dLIcCVBfFaLbN2LOauE-fGIos-WB1jSHvPJk/s1600/IMG_8827.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426px" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiADNncOKerfkqaJ2Ys9COFvfWiBjwIc9_Ww54WE7aU0ZIhzUFAduWDNkzg1Ndm28C9-jQFccOa76sHmceKaVZ3R0rRY2OtrQ-eTzBEvPf_dLIcCVBfFaLbN2LOauE-fGIos-WB1jSHvPJk/s640/IMG_8827.JPG" width="640px" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiomEqFIX4C6-U2HToPDvSZjpHXCxJQ-sb5leGcqCit-_jZRB3QxB7mAOFho-bqYtGdCfpEaLLnymy8gcN5jJiCd7M2KXZY-PH55J3f4jKWlwHJELjEom_wpJfIHZgt52EjcTfw8qzX1Uwp/s1600/IMG_8828.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiomEqFIX4C6-U2HToPDvSZjpHXCxJQ-sb5leGcqCit-_jZRB3QxB7mAOFho-bqYtGdCfpEaLLnymy8gcN5jJiCd7M2KXZY-PH55J3f4jKWlwHJELjEom_wpJfIHZgt52EjcTfw8qzX1Uwp/s640/IMG_8828.JPG" width="426px" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgacuB44DDvcMqkQLnygibMNcHUhnxemRjc1jvE3VJNwkg8CvEwJ_Te8-nz5tPqNgtGh29r7fqO9tx5XLxN-QtSf-aetQ5_c_akhk31puunidBJOdV_ssa6uQBS_RCssceUyEwTH7wMl6eP/s1600/IMG_8829.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgacuB44DDvcMqkQLnygibMNcHUhnxemRjc1jvE3VJNwkg8CvEwJ_Te8-nz5tPqNgtGh29r7fqO9tx5XLxN-QtSf-aetQ5_c_akhk31puunidBJOdV_ssa6uQBS_RCssceUyEwTH7wMl6eP/s640/IMG_8829.JPG" width="426px" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ALZm5ATk0gXDvwKNHix4TCLcn2j2IUlhKzlWujYbB4LaCqUVMHqYHmZ_ePHYu7Qtk2KtKIuxBX8r7qgZJ-am8E1t5uJcUaLd_cAZURzTnlCjn2GcAYHh_HXWY2YkgTBRjb7Qmtvenods/s1600/IMG_8831.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ALZm5ATk0gXDvwKNHix4TCLcn2j2IUlhKzlWujYbB4LaCqUVMHqYHmZ_ePHYu7Qtk2KtKIuxBX8r7qgZJ-am8E1t5uJcUaLd_cAZURzTnlCjn2GcAYHh_HXWY2YkgTBRjb7Qmtvenods/s640/IMG_8831.JPG" width="426px" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
We started of our brunch with some drinks. I had a mocha whilst Bex tried their hot chocolate. Their coffee was alright and Bex claimed that their hot chocolate tasted abit diluted. Moving on to zee food, oh man they have THE BEST MAC AND CHEESE I'VE EVER TASTED!!! A serve of macaroni and wholegrain mustard cheese sauce with spinich and herbs. The spinich and mustard just brings a simple classic dish up to another level which is just simply orgasmic indeed. Bex and I just couldn't stop digging into their mac 'n' cheese! We also ordered toasted sesame bagel with cured tasmanian salmon, capers and peppers with cream cheese. Their bagels was good but not as good as the one I had Manchester Press but for the price of $7.50 it was worth it.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTh8wifLxNtr6gedSBdXmcFy_wsyKtjnUdl1BpatL13AQrSqtIaE4z-CGJu2XwdSbQXz2D7pfcVM5ECHuT9YmIM4hElXdXjRtJG6aLuZ4FLIxpyelymWMTZZhlwIXWJFdJv-G_Ixvw60KQ/s1600/IMG_8806.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTh8wifLxNtr6gedSBdXmcFy_wsyKtjnUdl1BpatL13AQrSqtIaE4z-CGJu2XwdSbQXz2D7pfcVM5ECHuT9YmIM4hElXdXjRtJG6aLuZ4FLIxpyelymWMTZZhlwIXWJFdJv-G_Ixvw60KQ/s640/IMG_8806.JPG" width="426px" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuCBkm56-WISqp9FByNblIAVW1njr7Liq4mNjKjJiM_Mhc4_DJoMVJWZgh5ypm8ZewYX_UjtvD6UJMCxoYV3QyAz_d5jgq79KDL8mySInJwCHGU1crf86AjVTGHDOrnmLzNt1D29vVpZQT/s1600/IMG_8816.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426px" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuCBkm56-WISqp9FByNblIAVW1njr7Liq4mNjKjJiM_Mhc4_DJoMVJWZgh5ypm8ZewYX_UjtvD6UJMCxoYV3QyAz_d5jgq79KDL8mySInJwCHGU1crf86AjVTGHDOrnmLzNt1D29vVpZQT/s640/IMG_8816.JPG" width="640px" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLHGl6V_WG-CbRQ3F3izFEBNOHFgwi7Q9PPWQjYcMJRSWrrVOdrOgIotTUgerHRtp3Rhnnx5fWs9d26v1WswNsIlE_QrSL-yIvIO4iS_eUyfehOdUF-XzgNdxphIKvrfalKVfnn4z8JKu0/s1600/IMG_8821.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426px" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLHGl6V_WG-CbRQ3F3izFEBNOHFgwi7Q9PPWQjYcMJRSWrrVOdrOgIotTUgerHRtp3Rhnnx5fWs9d26v1WswNsIlE_QrSL-yIvIO4iS_eUyfehOdUF-XzgNdxphIKvrfalKVfnn4z8JKu0/s640/IMG_8821.JPG" width="640px" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhChmRDT8a0P3DVaNTbBaceR9mocX69yGKosWelMIwi2LhOYgqAnFYyJ0Tt3MiKrvycmDCtTk5ItiLMRhVjXrAz6jnThZJdNz5rNeKNjjaCClwNT8g7BZzjpgSFRvPTwAq2Gz1WpgFGU0Bk/s1600/IMG_8823.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426px" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhChmRDT8a0P3DVaNTbBaceR9mocX69yGKosWelMIwi2LhOYgqAnFYyJ0Tt3MiKrvycmDCtTk5ItiLMRhVjXrAz6jnThZJdNz5rNeKNjjaCClwNT8g7BZzjpgSFRvPTwAq2Gz1WpgFGU0Bk/s640/IMG_8823.JPG" width="640px" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
It was great spending the day with Bex, we havent done that for a very long time, and the awesome food was just another huge bonus. Can't wait to go back for more mac 'n' cheese! om nom nomz!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/71/1653287/restaurant/Melbourne/Wooly-Bully-North-Melbourne"><img alt="Wooly Bully on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1653287/biglink.gif" style="border: none; height: 146px; padding: 0px; width: 200px;" /></a>Minhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07306022999162476826noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207976519039381880.post-72079191094804624672011-09-26T21:27:00.001+10:002011-09-26T21:28:57.998+10:00Manchester PressA catch up session was very much needed hence Adrienne decided to bring me, Nic and Iz to Manchester Press. The place is very much hidden away in an alley on little Bourke street but the interior of the place is very nice. The atmosphere had an urban chic feel to it, the smell of coffees were delightful and oh man, if you are a bagel fan, you HAVE to go to Manchester Press because their bagels are TO.DIE.FOR! <br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYPg3g_fdUUDbbgVN8ydl8z7iaRP3bNMPb-6EJUTZIOGnpSsHjbJO6qRxCX3_EM1T0JaTIutprwuXvrDA7OxdwPNexYBj9NSbt9FftOfdb7fKlbudhxux2FqdzoxxrFtIevmLyMED9I_uB/s1600/IMG_8724.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYPg3g_fdUUDbbgVN8ydl8z7iaRP3bNMPb-6EJUTZIOGnpSsHjbJO6qRxCX3_EM1T0JaTIutprwuXvrDA7OxdwPNexYBj9NSbt9FftOfdb7fKlbudhxux2FqdzoxxrFtIevmLyMED9I_uB/s640/IMG_8724.JPG" width="426px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo9Lxcz9L1BCbsunuxHAUfk6BhAQtcw6tG8ivwYV725AZ6Vxc0-xhr3f2wkH8Jwm0EO2rc3OHtRDdvHL_vS3rmlYikj1B_bf8FQ8wjAh-Cbxc7ZfD6oZ6gfWd3ZyIcHHISPxcfeyRakpiH/s1600/IMG_8728.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo9Lxcz9L1BCbsunuxHAUfk6BhAQtcw6tG8ivwYV725AZ6Vxc0-xhr3f2wkH8Jwm0EO2rc3OHtRDdvHL_vS3rmlYikj1B_bf8FQ8wjAh-Cbxc7ZfD6oZ6gfWd3ZyIcHHISPxcfeyRakpiH/s640/IMG_8728.JPG" width="426px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Me and Adrienne started of with some coffees. Manchester Press is very famous for their coffee art as well. We both ordered lattes and when Iz and Nic joined us, they both had a go at their chai lattes. We started of with one of their breakfast bagels, which was bagels with peanut butter, caramelised bananas and fresh strawberries. They were...Y.U.M.Z. Adrienne claimed that ANYTHING with melted peanut butter would be a hit in anyones' book, I sooo agree!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUqAtdFxElceQ30NAlCeLrOkjxGOFuE1u3OGTshX1czIOXYLoNEBr8raWxG83sjLzawRIxoWCLQnI8ps-0jPqyYW1Kfs4OMGcQCSAqvOLFIKFVlWfq_cC0tAWDuTP-thPZS8zXlUQnGIIQ/s1600/IMG_8726.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUqAtdFxElceQ30NAlCeLrOkjxGOFuE1u3OGTshX1czIOXYLoNEBr8raWxG83sjLzawRIxoWCLQnI8ps-0jPqyYW1Kfs4OMGcQCSAqvOLFIKFVlWfq_cC0tAWDuTP-thPZS8zXlUQnGIIQ/s640/IMG_8726.JPG" width="426px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFs7nCrFM4kCxb5lPVghZrpdqdXhG3m14SiWsTDTwVm-FEl49BL0T6pNcUrjG1f2fj4ye-5ot2iLABuYU7kuY9mLp24w3luh7ZKPX_ajJcOCY2zfwhdRR8htVnJkV_6KecCO3bgiQiR64G/s1600/IMG_8735.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFs7nCrFM4kCxb5lPVghZrpdqdXhG3m14SiWsTDTwVm-FEl49BL0T6pNcUrjG1f2fj4ye-5ot2iLABuYU7kuY9mLp24w3luh7ZKPX_ajJcOCY2zfwhdRR8htVnJkV_6KecCO3bgiQiR64G/s640/IMG_8735.JPG" width="426px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgweEHwmXKYI3zCHACuLkC4Lb_DKht2p20M-rUydYUKjlEcuekeUtZ9IasBkeFiIR0PcqF0vJP5XeA1z1aigRJBK1UQ0O0BftMTVJL2mBa1pWV3rrdnnND4uulT8YQ-CHGXOCHL3QMLUl3n/s1600/IMG_8734.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgweEHwmXKYI3zCHACuLkC4Lb_DKht2p20M-rUydYUKjlEcuekeUtZ9IasBkeFiIR0PcqF0vJP5XeA1z1aigRJBK1UQ0O0BftMTVJL2mBa1pWV3rrdnnND4uulT8YQ-CHGXOCHL3QMLUl3n/s640/IMG_8734.JPG" width="426px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Moving on to some mains! Well their open bagel sandwiches are 12 dollars each. Iz decided to get their Soft egg bagel with smoked salmon whereas I got their bagel with cream cheese, smoked salmon, dill and capers. Adrienne ordered their avocado and feta bagels whilst I've forgotten what Nic had but it has slices of ham on it. All our bagels has salad on the side and it has a sweet glaze to is. DELICIOUS! They were very generous with their toppings of salmon, ham and avocado. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0_ZLIkbtQGsuyUIA7IoxFLERG9QrlrTxN86FQ_OOTMzwj_Zp8NDo7Mey16o7_HMM2nuzofukuDAUj4qLCrIbwckivVWEoV05XLp2nYEBnJ551hAis9KvMLlWPEIcH77Lf4hu5_z5EnTA-/s1600/IMG_8737.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426px" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0_ZLIkbtQGsuyUIA7IoxFLERG9QrlrTxN86FQ_OOTMzwj_Zp8NDo7Mey16o7_HMM2nuzofukuDAUj4qLCrIbwckivVWEoV05XLp2nYEBnJ551hAis9KvMLlWPEIcH77Lf4hu5_z5EnTA-/s640/IMG_8737.JPG" width="640px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTed-0_Cc4fxFHpttHFx7_lCvjl53EQ2zJzlFKB0lmIWi-BHX5e8HSM7F8OyXroQ8r1hf8T_6YFw21c7_cXfJHFKCvagnHLCE4pWD_3qSBDdy-UOiaEDN0_CCug2S33uCrBmGIBfsdqm8Z/s1600/IMG_8743.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426px" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTed-0_Cc4fxFHpttHFx7_lCvjl53EQ2zJzlFKB0lmIWi-BHX5e8HSM7F8OyXroQ8r1hf8T_6YFw21c7_cXfJHFKCvagnHLCE4pWD_3qSBDdy-UOiaEDN0_CCug2S33uCrBmGIBfsdqm8Z/s640/IMG_8743.JPG" width="640px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwAE9rlRyalr60uYvmUuyxXx5Tdo5yMUyK38G9bPtGzpRtoEjoZeperqjnmNOVDRffwh5eDcUO6jidDxBUcvgrKNI4yGAVfgLhnslaEHyNsFddHYud1_aPFZES30JewWXJsrRaclJ_Xl0X/s1600/IMG_8740.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426px" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwAE9rlRyalr60uYvmUuyxXx5Tdo5yMUyK38G9bPtGzpRtoEjoZeperqjnmNOVDRffwh5eDcUO6jidDxBUcvgrKNI4yGAVfgLhnslaEHyNsFddHYud1_aPFZES30JewWXJsrRaclJ_Xl0X/s640/IMG_8740.JPG" width="640px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNjo3DTDVuM4xfwIgCiFZtQHaK_IGZOxDfUJSfgRT_YAeAu3X9-mRpQKx90JCfoDCDJjaeKfM7B2mxq7nIomWWh5DkLh4Xoetta6qEntf7-aNKR3JwOPIaz0ZjJimvUTGtLI7xNgggRhy3/s1600/IMG_8741.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426px" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNjo3DTDVuM4xfwIgCiFZtQHaK_IGZOxDfUJSfgRT_YAeAu3X9-mRpQKx90JCfoDCDJjaeKfM7B2mxq7nIomWWh5DkLh4Xoetta6qEntf7-aNKR3JwOPIaz0ZjJimvUTGtLI7xNgggRhy3/s640/IMG_8741.JPG" width="640px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks Adrienne for introducing me to Manchester Press! I can't wait to bring my mum here, I know she would just love the bagels :) </div><br />
<a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/71/1584177/restaurant/Victoria/CBD/Manchester-Press-Melbourne"><img alt="Manchester Press on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1584177/biglink.gif" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; height: 146px; width: 200px;" /></a>Minhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07306022999162476826noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207976519039381880.post-57931083957452767972011-09-18T23:31:00.000+10:002012-06-27T19:32:29.333+10:00Chef Lagenda<div style="text-align: center;">
From time to time, I would have some guest stars to share their love for food with me. For this post, my sister Yin has decided to share her thoughts on Chef Lagenda. Hope you guys enjoy!</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
_____________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ______________</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #a64d79;"><strong>H<span style="color: #6fa8dc;">A</span><span style="color: #351c75;">P</span>PY B<span style="color: #351c75;">I</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">R</span><span style="color: #351c75;">T</span>H<span style="color: #6fa8dc;">DA</span>Y<span style="color: #351c75;">Y</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Y</span> PI<span style="color: #6fa8dc;">G</span>G<span style="color: #6fa8dc;">I</span>E<span style="color: #351c75;">TA</span>T<span style="color: #6fa8dc;">S</span>!</strong> </span></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
For the very special occassion of my little sister turning 14, we decided to take re-visit the flavours of our hometown by going to Chef Legenda, a cosy little restaurant tucked away in Flemington. </div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
The atmosphere of the restaurant is quite homey while the intererior design manages the incoporate rustic and contemporary art. When we arrived, the restaurant was quite packed so its good to make a reservation beforehand. </div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
We were led to a quiet little table in the corner which was quite good because we had some privacy. However, I noticed a charming little balcony where there some tables for you to dine out in the fresh air. If you'd like to dine al fresco, you could ask for a table out on the balcony. </div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidGEHoGnFwTuC4mqYaylY_IpbsP3ddh4pnBoC_mJ7kj3SEzcLl65lV7U4ihf2WTgqIrgtih1iDEzcAsvRcDeN6wHAix5tIaF2zPsvuDcu1kqUQu8nrcvGVYbqrPakjmRG0H4AVvxnjdQ1a/s1600/IMG_8623.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426px" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidGEHoGnFwTuC4mqYaylY_IpbsP3ddh4pnBoC_mJ7kj3SEzcLl65lV7U4ihf2WTgqIrgtih1iDEzcAsvRcDeN6wHAix5tIaF2zPsvuDcu1kqUQu8nrcvGVYbqrPakjmRG0H4AVvxnjdQ1a/s640/IMG_8623.JPG" width="640px" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
The menu is quite authentic and boasted almost all of the delicious Malaysian dishes. My sisters and I decided on ordering the Hainanese Chicken Rice, Fried Hokkien Noodle, Hokkien Noodles in Laksa Soup with BBQ Pork and Soya Duck, Pan-friend Pork Dumplings as well as the Sago pudding and Passion Fruit Milk Tea for dessert. </div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixV50NX9SRlt8G3yXFi6M_fXeVI8PVkKcpeYKsQ2f6yH4adZNcH_WqAoHhNmsOuxyPo_CYrYd33AkyLg9z1NxF3c_N3IZYlPGftbZq1BEKklAp2K2KxyftHe6UWJgpGNaHe7H4USgUKIK_/s1600/IMG_8638.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426px" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixV50NX9SRlt8G3yXFi6M_fXeVI8PVkKcpeYKsQ2f6yH4adZNcH_WqAoHhNmsOuxyPo_CYrYd33AkyLg9z1NxF3c_N3IZYlPGftbZq1BEKklAp2K2KxyftHe6UWJgpGNaHe7H4USgUKIK_/s640/IMG_8638.JPG" width="640px" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1oX7MH6tsTJX13rEbIrAvFgFhs9jbfkgwO57U7nbR_DKCXutBYgeZOqyM726RjNe_reBhbuPzKV6r0BNcstn9ES4rMBxVkkZ_lkSUkBEyyplzPcCZHTgLO_a8XR5LBxthhJxgPbDDV_X9/s1600/IMG_8642.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426px" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1oX7MH6tsTJX13rEbIrAvFgFhs9jbfkgwO57U7nbR_DKCXutBYgeZOqyM726RjNe_reBhbuPzKV6r0BNcstn9ES4rMBxVkkZ_lkSUkBEyyplzPcCZHTgLO_a8XR5LBxthhJxgPbDDV_X9/s640/IMG_8642.JPG" width="640px" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSospa4EK2YX5Nir7VW6PpTOsXNUhuV3Qy6u3ZA0wZgrQNeelB12FnjBh3mdgqNg4YJVLDt8rT6cJtJ-_XoMNa8ysM0iD30LovKNpCp4mPf5xRENbnd9p4tOYXvxsOiynfLuQ84eiwPeT8/s1600/IMG_8648.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426px" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSospa4EK2YX5Nir7VW6PpTOsXNUhuV3Qy6u3ZA0wZgrQNeelB12FnjBh3mdgqNg4YJVLDt8rT6cJtJ-_XoMNa8ysM0iD30LovKNpCp4mPf5xRENbnd9p4tOYXvxsOiynfLuQ84eiwPeT8/s640/IMG_8648.JPG" width="640px" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrmA-dxcn5dOzxKQHpJ2kLMmfUhD-3TPamzzGV63xf153W3Vne2xPsfMtJpUaidlqfg-npCckIy0gPgfyYRjsYsxX1V6cmEO3M_BS7j0AB34wLJhxtGTle-C5mLpRmamadz3qaPOsT4kco/s1600/IMG_8650.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426px" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrmA-dxcn5dOzxKQHpJ2kLMmfUhD-3TPamzzGV63xf153W3Vne2xPsfMtJpUaidlqfg-npCckIy0gPgfyYRjsYsxX1V6cmEO3M_BS7j0AB34wLJhxtGTle-C5mLpRmamadz3qaPOsT4kco/s640/IMG_8650.JPG" width="640px" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXeFRFHB07EtYN8sfUgBfeRT8NJNTgYmQhhupXx7Irmtw-Lvw_Zyxr6Kp43kMJvsgBUtGzrQnJlpliUkeudCBVXJsu_dxmjGmtVo_TJ5D3mk306e_8iruLXnE_I9FJrJH2nGFRNIW04Q11/s1600/IMG_8652.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426px" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXeFRFHB07EtYN8sfUgBfeRT8NJNTgYmQhhupXx7Irmtw-Lvw_Zyxr6Kp43kMJvsgBUtGzrQnJlpliUkeudCBVXJsu_dxmjGmtVo_TJ5D3mk306e_8iruLXnE_I9FJrJH2nGFRNIW04Q11/s640/IMG_8652.JPG" width="640px" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7adoBla7aiqwtvW1vPd79yBHLcd3yiH-9Gtfeix_WneH2RbkzmWPOVv6-H10MkGLxZdDTTW1pWxFNVE4xh6ktEIe2iRTSUsjb3cwkyh5PeWwb3-4QIlWG3WusLbHGBRj9v8XSjg6o3RiA/s1600/IMG_8656.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426px" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7adoBla7aiqwtvW1vPd79yBHLcd3yiH-9Gtfeix_WneH2RbkzmWPOVv6-H10MkGLxZdDTTW1pWxFNVE4xh6ktEIe2iRTSUsjb3cwkyh5PeWwb3-4QIlWG3WusLbHGBRj9v8XSjg6o3RiA/s640/IMG_8656.JPG" width="640px" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLB7DKB735u_UZIFv_a4oNpC0nAn0vN5Bs79ASVxT6KhzT_5THSjaJbsjNQaavgDNUN9eNPr4x7UgUyX3a-7nOzbu7U6xhbwD5BpUul3Vdjb_7lG12igEoATUCLOpQWs0Reyp_plcvFXa9/s1600/IMG_8659.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426px" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLB7DKB735u_UZIFv_a4oNpC0nAn0vN5Bs79ASVxT6KhzT_5THSjaJbsjNQaavgDNUN9eNPr4x7UgUyX3a-7nOzbu7U6xhbwD5BpUul3Vdjb_7lG12igEoATUCLOpQWs0Reyp_plcvFXa9/s640/IMG_8659.JPG" width="640px" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
The laksa soup was absolutely to die for. I felt like I could get high from the creaminess of the soup. I definitely recommend that. The meat in the dumplings was really smooth and tasty. However there was just too much skin and not enough meat. The fried hokkien noodles was a little bit too much and can be overpowering for those with weak stomachs. The chicken rice was average but I think the rice can be more flavoursome. The sago pudding was too sweet and we had to pour some water into to dilute the Malacca sugar but otherwise it was okay. </div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
The service was pretty good and we manage to meet the owner himself on our way out who shared his thoughts on hayfever and the medical bills that come with it. It was an interesting conversation.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Overall, it was a pleasant experience and I'd definitely choose Chef Lagenda over Laksa King. Thanks to Matthew Tran for recommending me this place. Its always nice and comforting to have some Malaysian food from time to time.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
~Yin</div>
<br />
<a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/71/1540526/restaurant/Victoria/Chef-Lagenda-Flemington"><img alt="Chef Lagenda on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1540526/biglink.gif" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; height: 146px; width: 200px;" /></a>Minhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07306022999162476826noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207976519039381880.post-9885215789369816572011-09-14T01:57:00.000+10:002011-09-14T01:57:39.493+10:00Lunch at Fandango<div style="text-align: center;">More lunch dates with my girls! I really wanted to try Fandango hence we decided to head off to Errol Street for lunch. I didn't know that they stop serving breakfast at 11am so I was really really disappointed that I didn't get to try their beetroot eggs or their egg pesto. Ah well, all the more reason to re-visit Fandango! I won't rest till I try their beetroot eggs!</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAZNjZkK53SiSnfF18VWeePGlYphUDsFIeMiE8DNt_FL6ZDkWvgjz-Uc2YmqpHQbcNhmIpPh1N6Z_23O7X-dicMltwrackpuHkB0kI9CUZh0Ra9_2WC4AaQdRqfkrcO1ehTa-n7LM74yjk/s1600/IMG_8248.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAZNjZkK53SiSnfF18VWeePGlYphUDsFIeMiE8DNt_FL6ZDkWvgjz-Uc2YmqpHQbcNhmIpPh1N6Z_23O7X-dicMltwrackpuHkB0kI9CUZh0Ra9_2WC4AaQdRqfkrcO1ehTa-n7LM74yjk/s640/IMG_8248.JPG" width="426px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCw47gN6jZUzpjTObUIfKzK3MHeWjXqwAe_6IG0IrVWtLWXaBYD4M6h_HKhaBgqtU9LC5Z2zaKdMydYHV1A2pPi4YiDD8lze66OMwh_9IRpAoUMw2Eqb2n7fcgo54CQxcRiaayPm22DHmN/s1600/IMG_8204.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCw47gN6jZUzpjTObUIfKzK3MHeWjXqwAe_6IG0IrVWtLWXaBYD4M6h_HKhaBgqtU9LC5Z2zaKdMydYHV1A2pPi4YiDD8lze66OMwh_9IRpAoUMw2Eqb2n7fcgo54CQxcRiaayPm22DHmN/s640/IMG_8204.JPG" width="426px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The interior of Fandango might be small but it is very cosy place to dine in. There is a courtyard at the back of the cafe which was just adorable. Its nice to just chill there over a nice cup of coffee or tea when the weather is warm and sunny. I was really craving for chai latte on the day but I found out that their house specialty is actually their chai tea. I was curious so I decided to try it, and man was the chai tea deeeeeelicious. It even came with honey and a teapot with those little teapot warmers on. Adorable indeed!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilj53zmBrjEl8ekGWSE5YRJyx6FOHOtWg7MHUr65NfGcB0ApMQMDTFH920QtqpUwMfkGq9hD5gWrHliC3ItxvfcAAtY2wRC3GHvKtY8aUsu33eCWajNpPfVruT1zMrF1xWHn65wAtxxzRR/s1600/IMG_8240.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilj53zmBrjEl8ekGWSE5YRJyx6FOHOtWg7MHUr65NfGcB0ApMQMDTFH920QtqpUwMfkGq9hD5gWrHliC3ItxvfcAAtY2wRC3GHvKtY8aUsu33eCWajNpPfVruT1zMrF1xWHn65wAtxxzRR/s640/IMG_8240.JPG" width="426px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuSiv-eknHH_uknklFCkL-IsiJQWMv_WzeLNEHt_pieka-PgRDKeiVIq_XDxoCtg5DtRxxsksv0KLCdZEYMc5D7f9RDuqW6F9NRlMZuVpvEjwq_aTTP4J9RpadpyLlJNTYBeDSU-7ldAvu/s1600/IMG_8241.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuSiv-eknHH_uknklFCkL-IsiJQWMv_WzeLNEHt_pieka-PgRDKeiVIq_XDxoCtg5DtRxxsksv0KLCdZEYMc5D7f9RDuqW6F9NRlMZuVpvEjwq_aTTP4J9RpadpyLlJNTYBeDSU-7ldAvu/s640/IMG_8241.JPG" width="426px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lunch menus were mainly sandwiches or wraps. I ordered their chicken toasted sandwich with avocado, swiss cheese, spinach and mayo. Dari had their ham, cheese & tomato toasted sandwich with homemade relish. Jiamin ordered their egg and bacon sandwich which consists of fried egg and bacon with spinach, cheese and tomato relish on toasted sourdough whilst Sharon ordered their B.L.A.T sandwich which has bacon, lettuce, avocado and tomato and mayo. They were really good sandwiches, great bread and fresh ingredients.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><strong></strong> <br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKxStV7Ld6SmNrbudnFOGCvGz-OrmcJwCRUHVtuW_FvfqAKj557f-7U2GcNE9_MzKoLoEdtLAGAPfD2u_surhqonLYPvld3lVEUh_DL7OrsScRAyLAGO4tQ4tnMrxgyBWX9-SWRYKzoMlV/s1600/IMG_8243.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><strong><img border="0" height="426px" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKxStV7Ld6SmNrbudnFOGCvGz-OrmcJwCRUHVtuW_FvfqAKj557f-7U2GcNE9_MzKoLoEdtLAGAPfD2u_surhqonLYPvld3lVEUh_DL7OrsScRAyLAGO4tQ4tnMrxgyBWX9-SWRYKzoMlV/s640/IMG_8243.JPG" width="640px" /></strong></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: small;"><em><strong>Egg & bacon sandwich</strong></em></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table><strong></strong><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVhyphenhyphenlSu2ge54zi4KJ-ryC_bTI7hcUxBu6KLU32-Na7OAqxKGyuBxkAbhUPFa-Bb673FGhqdnsn9qoeDymrUmM93nm97TM_gWWmzXAnODPg2Ixspn0p5qeWLvUw1ZpuQ0gJ2CWPTBmhL5FF/s1600/IMG_8244.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><em><span style="color: #351c75;"><img border="0" height="426px" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVhyphenhyphenlSu2ge54zi4KJ-ryC_bTI7hcUxBu6KLU32-Na7OAqxKGyuBxkAbhUPFa-Bb673FGhqdnsn9qoeDymrUmM93nm97TM_gWWmzXAnODPg2Ixspn0p5qeWLvUw1ZpuQ0gJ2CWPTBmhL5FF/s640/IMG_8244.JPG" width="640px" /></span></em></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: small;"><em><strong>Ham, Cheese & Tomato toasted sandwich</strong></em></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ5AWIb7DK3IcOIqjNpLrAxBPNgxI3LtsXf44gj-kBCiwNmcPAWcUP9Jw8GrFOO-VHg6Zpl-m_8eWgfHFW_mfucVfxo-U2ABAMP5ukJA3g7p7bT2heT0jgBJfj7XHjZtC_nNtpfKdRRDWq/s1600/IMG_8245.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426px" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ5AWIb7DK3IcOIqjNpLrAxBPNgxI3LtsXf44gj-kBCiwNmcPAWcUP9Jw8GrFOO-VHg6Zpl-m_8eWgfHFW_mfucVfxo-U2ABAMP5ukJA3g7p7bT2heT0jgBJfj7XHjZtC_nNtpfKdRRDWq/s640/IMG_8245.JPG" width="640px" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: small;"><strong>B.L.A.T Sandwich</strong></span></em></td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-fN8zOSqnSM5d44cKv0uXzuEOL3Qy9sCooY2hSrsrUSHDuNSOOg-SZ-GNQj7_57V3aQtZwQ_pClfx4M94yKRpXmcwAniToTfGmj1-uMbSB7WhegeNgbQMy4KjXLrHMnPiC_7PH8GPSCfU/s1600/IMG_8246.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426px" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-fN8zOSqnSM5d44cKv0uXzuEOL3Qy9sCooY2hSrsrUSHDuNSOOg-SZ-GNQj7_57V3aQtZwQ_pClfx4M94yKRpXmcwAniToTfGmj1-uMbSB7WhegeNgbQMy4KjXLrHMnPiC_7PH8GPSCfU/s640/IMG_8246.JPG" width="640px" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: small;"><strong>Chicken avocado sandwich</strong></span></em></td></tr>
</tbody></table><div align="center">Will definitely come back to Fandango, I am determined to try their eggs! Probably next week when spring break starts. Till then , stay tune for Fandango part 2!</div><br />
<a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/71/1426476/restaurant/Victoria/North-Melbourne/Fandango-Melbourne"><img alt="Fandango on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1426476/biglink.gif" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; height: 146px; width: 200px;" /></a>Minhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07306022999162476826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207976519039381880.post-13388089754812437952011-09-11T23:44:00.001+10:002011-09-11T23:45:51.531+10:00Lemon Panna CottaMy first attempt of making panna cotta and it was a success!! yay me!! The hardest part I find about making panna cotta is getting the consistency right because working with gelatin can be a pain, but I guess if first you don't succeed, try and try again, its not as hard as it seems to be.<br />
<br />
Lemon is one of my favourite ingredients to cook with plus I didn't want my panna cotta to be too sweet hence I wanted to add abit of acidity to it. I also attempt to make a brittle which was actually a success as well, but I think I might have overcooked my sugar abit so the brittle was a tad bit bitter. Other than that I was very very happy with my first attempt and would definitely like to experience with different flavours that can cooperate well with panna cotta.<br />
<br />
<em>Prep time: 10 mins | cook time: 25 mins plus 25 mins resting and 3-4 hours cooling | serves 8</em><br />
<br />
<u><em><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;">Ingredients</span></strong></em></u><br />
<em><strong>For the panna cotta</strong></em><br />
1 1/4 cups of full cream milk, divided<br />
3 cups thickened cream<br />
1 vanilla bean, split and seeds scraped (can be substitute with vanilla essence)<br />
zest of 8 lemon ( I recommend cutting it down to 7 to decrease the bitterness)<br />
1/2 cup of white sugar<br />
2 1/2 tsp gelatin<br />
<br />
<em><strong>For the brittle</strong></em><br />
1 cup white sugar<br />
1/4 cup water<br />
3 tbsp nuts of your choice<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD8kDEl-IMqUuBt1sf3LlIfa2LMbuWDBtbafctNUxy__SiDbgRqyEO5_jWMZLwj5Ar75vW4N4BBhbRGgjx4OzxvG1oajLAUG42-R2Zm8WaYlkxxox2P4N2RD2G4Wkm8iFOmBt0OI6G9enW/s1600/IMG_8468.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" nba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD8kDEl-IMqUuBt1sf3LlIfa2LMbuWDBtbafctNUxy__SiDbgRqyEO5_jWMZLwj5Ar75vW4N4BBhbRGgjx4OzxvG1oajLAUG42-R2Zm8WaYlkxxox2P4N2RD2G4Wkm8iFOmBt0OI6G9enW/s640/IMG_8468.JPG" width="426px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><strong><em><u><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;">Methods</span></u></em></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1) In a medium saucepan, combine 1 cup of milk with the cream, vanilla and lemon zests over medium heat. Bring to low simmer which will take about 5 minutes, and continue to simmer gently for 5 minutes stirring often. Remove from heat and allow flavours to meld for 25 mins.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">2) Strain cream mixture through a fine-mesh strainer, rinse the saucepan clean and return cream to the saucepan. Add sugar to the liquid and bring to a low boil over medium heat. Reduce heat and simmer for a further 2 mins stirring constantly, then remove from heat.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">3) In a small saucepan, add remaining 1/4 cup of milk and sprinkle gelatin on top. Let sit for 2 mins the heat over medium heat, stirring constantly for about 2 mins or until gelatin dissolve, then remove from heat.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">4) Pour gelatine mix into hot cream and stir thoroughly. Place saucepan in bowl of ice water to cool, stirring to evenly distribute gelatin.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">5) Prepare 8 remekins or any mould of your choice and carefully pour cream mixture into each cup. Place the remekins in refrigarator to chill uncovered for 3-4 hours or until firm.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">6) To make the brittle, line a large baking tray with baking paper or wax paper.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">7) In a small saucepan, comimbine sugar and 1/2 cup of water over low-medium heat and cook until sugar dissolves, increase heatb to a boil and let cook without stirring for about 7 minutes or until syrup turns amber, occasionally brushing down sides of pan with a pastry brush dipped into water and swirling pan.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">8) Immediately pour out mixture onto prepared baking sheet and sprinkle nut over sugar. Working quickly and carefully, tip tray in all directions to allow the caramel to run into a thin and transparent layer. Let cool completely.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">9) To serve, break brittle into large uneven pieces and garnish each panna cotta with some of the brittle to serve.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1vwymRgqQgcPigOHY7PrVNdGQGAWJJw8B246kf7qBIRZrxysslSwx1sEd3uQ3N0H0-fo9NmEUjwWnr53bvVoaIdiJ6yf9yWpUs_pi1UQmG7zLciSOzL_0wD8iptSsNmc87c2D2kEEapWG/s1600/IMG_8473.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" nba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1vwymRgqQgcPigOHY7PrVNdGQGAWJJw8B246kf7qBIRZrxysslSwx1sEd3uQ3N0H0-fo9NmEUjwWnr53bvVoaIdiJ6yf9yWpUs_pi1UQmG7zLciSOzL_0wD8iptSsNmc87c2D2kEEapWG/s640/IMG_8473.JPG" width="426px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs3TiMfBX-KNFF8a4YY124krMwVG8fnqtYVWBbHUSZbeizs4ULdZXi2sXBkdd-sn_NeEfPLoLm43T7JWTLuSnhA-6wk_pIahK0hcCU9CGfdHKADybHFdFrWJVKT6HUXZH9hApNZT1UERKu/s1600/1112.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" nba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs3TiMfBX-KNFF8a4YY124krMwVG8fnqtYVWBbHUSZbeizs4ULdZXi2sXBkdd-sn_NeEfPLoLm43T7JWTLuSnhA-6wk_pIahK0hcCU9CGfdHKADybHFdFrWJVKT6HUXZH9hApNZT1UERKu/s640/1112.jpg" width="640px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> and sooooo</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><< <strong>The finishing dish</strong> >></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4i7pmK9SA9gtT2krPPN31UcV5z61vle_yLr_FeH2DYvr5s-ngqe1IlkQ7XTVAY4siYsdjj_RLXKIeqoUsu1YaQxOR6gVsSdaygRmLpD5qznQF6CvOAQhTOZPB-JZQ98OJZIs4SlmnJzmZ/s1600/IMG_8538.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" nba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4i7pmK9SA9gtT2krPPN31UcV5z61vle_yLr_FeH2DYvr5s-ngqe1IlkQ7XTVAY4siYsdjj_RLXKIeqoUsu1YaQxOR6gVsSdaygRmLpD5qznQF6CvOAQhTOZPB-JZQ98OJZIs4SlmnJzmZ/s640/IMG_8538.JPG" width="426px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Ul9bwGBhqnj6YV09uyZI3vQJNvZqoPTq-nacy5mOGTtxe8yChiHRzt7exxaSh4CN9IgUrMCw5wvkOpVMQqk8edVFj8oJBUZT6vcLbMxHFEaKLhsJ4BMUHXZ61Z9tM82LYVcyulJuJPvV/s1600/IMG_8532.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426px" nba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Ul9bwGBhqnj6YV09uyZI3vQJNvZqoPTq-nacy5mOGTtxe8yChiHRzt7exxaSh4CN9IgUrMCw5wvkOpVMQqk8edVFj8oJBUZT6vcLbMxHFEaKLhsJ4BMUHXZ61Z9tM82LYVcyulJuJPvV/s640/IMG_8532.JPG" width="640px" /></a></div>Minhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07306022999162476826noreply@blogger.com2