It's been a time of reflection and while there has been lots of changes in the food blogging scene, I can't say that all of it has been positive but tonight I'd rather focus on what matters, enjoying a great meal.
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Dinner @ Vue de Monde
Five years ago we started this site with dinner on the chef's table at Vue de Monde so we're very much completing the circle by returned to that same spot for this anniversary.
It's been a time of reflection and while there has been lots of changes in the food blogging scene, I can't say that all of it has been positive but tonight I'd rather focus on what matters, enjoying a great meal.
It's been a time of reflection and while there has been lots of changes in the food blogging scene, I can't say that all of it has been positive but tonight I'd rather focus on what matters, enjoying a great meal.
Monday, August 23, 2010
Der Raum @ Church Street Enoteca
It's the start of our very special week - tomorrow is our anniversary dinner at Vue de Monde and tonight is a collaborative dinner by Der Raum and Church Street Enoteca.
These two venues are virtually stone throwing distance apart and surprisingly for all our visits to CSE we haven't ever ventured down the road to Der Raum - there's always been that intention to go but the opportunity just never presented itself...that is until now.
As we waited for people to arrive, we were offered the first of the evenings drinks called Herbie Hancock. Basically it was a champagne cocktail - a mix of Grappa, Sage Sugar, Peychaud Bitters, Champagne and something called Herbal "Fog". The fog was a dry ice concoction infused with herbs and was used to great visual effect to top our flutes.
With this we enjoyed the canapé - a scallop on the half shell, served on a fennel puree and topped with a tomato and white anchovy compote.
First Course:
These two venues are virtually stone throwing distance apart and surprisingly for all our visits to CSE we haven't ever ventured down the road to Der Raum - there's always been that intention to go but the opportunity just never presented itself...that is until now.
As we waited for people to arrive, we were offered the first of the evenings drinks called Herbie Hancock. Basically it was a champagne cocktail - a mix of Grappa, Sage Sugar, Peychaud Bitters, Champagne and something called Herbal "Fog". The fog was a dry ice concoction infused with herbs and was used to great visual effect to top our flutes.
With this we enjoyed the canapé - a scallop on the half shell, served on a fennel puree and topped with a tomato and white anchovy compote.
First Course:
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Lunch @ Fenix Restaurant
If you've followed this site you'll know that we had a soft spot for Fenix and were quite sad to see it close back in 2009. It reopened this year, remodelled and renewed and pitched firmly at the Ma$terchef crowd.
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Dinner @ Maze Grill
We're returning to Maze Grill and this time we've been joined by fellow eators, Al and Elle.
Sunday, August 08, 2010
Lunch @ Cafe Vue at 401
We've been saying for a while that we should go to Cafe Vue at 401 for their Menu du Jour especially as we've enjoyed the offerings at Heide and as finding ourselves in the area, we decided to pop in for a leisurely lunch.
Starters:
Starters:
Saturday, August 07, 2010
Lunch @ Il Bacaro
Il Bacaro is one of the those places where as soon as we take our first bite, we wonder why it's taken so long to return and that's especially the case when your first bite is this:
