Our fellow eators, Elle and Al have been most eager for us to join them at St Jude's - they have been suitably impressed on their previous visits and the benefit of having 4 means that dishes they have only lusted over can be ordered quite happily.
Saturday, September 04, 2010
Dinner @ St Judes Cellars
There's a funny story behind our gathering at St Jude's but I don't think it would really translate to the written word. It may just be one of those things you had to be there to really appreciate it. Needless to say it has been a source of much amusement since the event.
Our fellow eators, Elle and Al have been most eager for us to join them at St Jude's - they have been suitably impressed on their previous visits and the benefit of having 4 means that dishes they have only lusted over can be ordered quite happily.
Our fellow eators, Elle and Al have been most eager for us to join them at St Jude's - they have been suitably impressed on their previous visits and the benefit of having 4 means that dishes they have only lusted over can be ordered quite happily.
Friday, September 03, 2010
Dinner @ Cafe Vue at Heide
The Menu du Jour is now changing monthly so we're back at Café Vue at Heide for a taste of this months offerings.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
The Age Good Food Guide Awards 2011
The hats and assorted trinkets have been given out and the Good Food Guide continues with its tradition of bewildering results.
Onto the precious headwear:
"Vittoria Coffee" Restaurant of the Year
Royal Mail Hotel"Emirates" Chef of the Year
Ben Shewry (Attica)"Plumm Wine Glasses" Best New Restaurant
Izakaya DenCountry Wine List of the Year
ProvenanceBest New Country Restaurant of the Year
Loam"Navman" Country Restaurant of the Year
Tea Rooms of Yarck"Epicure" Professional Excellence Award
Paul Wilson"Dan Murphy's" BYO Restaurant of the Year
Scopri"Champagne Louis Roederer" Sommelier of the Year
David Lawler (Rockpool)Best Short Wine List
City Wine Shop"Brown Brothers" Wine List of the Year
Rockpool"The Age" Young Chef of the Year
Michael Fox (Cecconi's Cantina)"Millei Superior" Dish of the Year
Loam - Suckling PigDiner's Choice Award
Vue de Monde Service Excellence Award
Simon Denton (Verge)Donlevy Fitzpatrick Award
BoireOnto the precious headwear:
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Lunch @ Magic City
After a hiatus of a couple of years, this is our second visit to Magic City in a matter of weeks - the first is unblogged as we didn't take any photos but the food certainly made us want to return.
Kappaya Abbotsford Convent
Wedged between Lentil as Anything and Convent Bakery, Kappaya is a place that you can easily miss. I've known for a while it was there but up until today I hadn't purposefully gone looking for it.
Friday, August 27, 2010
Taste of Melbourne 2010
The 3rd Taste of Melbourne is currently on and once again it's proved difficult to decide whether or not to go.
We went to the first Taste event and left feeling that it was better than we had thought it would be but still not enough to convert us to the event. Last year, we skipped it - too much emphasis on Masterchef and way too much PR involvement - it seemed every blogger and their dog got a ticket which coincided with what seemed to be a plethora of gushing blog posts about the event. This year, we frankly lost count at the number of different PR offers for us to attend - all of which we declined or ignored. We firmly believe that unless you are willing to delve into your own pocket, then you should not be writing or tweeting about it.
Our main reason for attending this year was due to Embrasse and the fact that they would be offering a horse meat dish. Unfortunately, food terrorists decided to issue death threats towards the chef and his family and so this dish was withdrawn from both Taste of Melbourne and the restaurant.
With horse off the menu, we once again shifted towards not going but then the pop-ups entered the equation and in particular the presence of Comida Bebe caught our attention, we made our final decision to attend.
We went to the first Taste event and left feeling that it was better than we had thought it would be but still not enough to convert us to the event. Last year, we skipped it - too much emphasis on Masterchef and way too much PR involvement - it seemed every blogger and their dog got a ticket which coincided with what seemed to be a plethora of gushing blog posts about the event. This year, we frankly lost count at the number of different PR offers for us to attend - all of which we declined or ignored. We firmly believe that unless you are willing to delve into your own pocket, then you should not be writing or tweeting about it.
Our main reason for attending this year was due to Embrasse and the fact that they would be offering a horse meat dish. Unfortunately, food terrorists decided to issue death threats towards the chef and his family and so this dish was withdrawn from both Taste of Melbourne and the restaurant.
With horse off the menu, we once again shifted towards not going but then the pop-ups entered the equation and in particular the presence of Comida Bebe caught our attention, we made our final decision to attend.
