Monthly Archives: May, 2008
On the wishlist…
I bought a lotto ticket for next week’s 50 million jackpot – I will invite ALL OF YOU if I win.
Dom Pérignon 7 Sensualities Dinner at Universal Restaurant
Thursday 24th July 2008
Dom Pérignon is hosting a week of magnificent indulgences from the 21st to 27th July 2008. A highlight of the week will be the Dom [...]
J’adore… Dom Perignon
After much thought, I’ve purchased this one for the cellar:
Vintage Dom Perignon 1982
It’s my birth year, and now that you all know how old I am… I plan to keep this til my 30th birthday.
Found this online – so very cute for all the people who actually know how to knit out there:
Five pages of full-on breakfast-time [...]
The inevitable has happened!
Many of you are very familiar with my highly indulgent eating habits. As you’ve been reading the sudden influx of updates on this blog lately, it correlates to a sudden influx of my food consumption (dining out).
I went for a blood test on Saturday morning – and since I hadn’t eaten anything before I arrived, Isa told me to [...]
Truvia – a new natural sweetener?
What are your thoughts? A natural alternative to the commonly used Aspartame (Equal, Splenda - often rumored to be a carcinogen), launches in 2008 as the new calorie free sweetener by the company Cargill (view PR release here)
It’s Calorie Free
For people watching their caloric intake, using Truvia™ natural sweetener instead of caloric sweeteners is an effective [...]
Burlington Bar and Dining
Matt Kemp and Lela Radojkovic (ex Balzac) have opened up their latest venture – Burlington Dining on Burlington Street in Crows Nest, with Balzac sous chef Chad Muir as head chef. The new offering continues the pair’s preference for suburban restaurants that can happily cater for corporate clients and locals alike.
The Burlington continues Kemp’s tradition of “peasant [...]
Ivy Mad Cow
After working at the Ivy for months I have actually never visited Mad Cow for a decent meal. What a great business lunch destination! Everything in very tongue-in-cheek on the menus and the atmosphere is cheerful, casual and happy. Due to time constraints, we dug straight into the main course of the steaks with two bottles [...]
DinTaiFung opens in Australia
Situated on Level 1 at World Sqaure, the long awaited Din Tai Fung finally opens its doors in Australia. This restaurant is veyr popular in Taiwan and known for the queues outside to get a taste of their Xiao Long Baos.
We arrived on a Sunday night at 8pm and almost instantly got a table without [...]
French Toast
My Sunday morning treat – as I was in Artarmon I came across Japanese styled thick white bread… and my first thought when I woke up was… FRENCH TOAST!
Ingredients:
3 eggs, lightly beaten
1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup cream
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
1 tablespoon icing sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
4 slices Japanese Styled thick toast
2 tablespoons butter
2 bananas, sliced lengthways
pure maple [...]
Toko vs Sushi-Ya
I finally found time to visit Toko in Surry Hills after hearing many great comments from friends and colleagues. The space is beautiful – the decor of sushi plate-esque yellow ceder wood against an ambience of warm, intimate surrounds filled with the noisy buzz of patrons. There are four main sections: The cocktail bar/lounge (a [...]
Pan Fried Swordfish with Garlic Mash
Celebrity guest chef Adrian Fowler returns to the Kitchen!
This was adapted from Gordon Ramsey’s recipe – Black Cod with garlic potato puree
Menu: Pan Fried Swordfish steak on garlic mash, buttered mushrooms, clams in white wine cream
Gordon’s trick to perfect garlic mash:
Boil 3 desiree potatos (peeled and cubed)
While potatoes are boiling, blanch 5 cloves of garlic [...]