Monthly Archives: September, 2008
Steel bar and grill
Steel is the latest innovative and exciting project from renowned designer Michael McCann and the team behind Pony in The Rocks, which includes executive chef, Damien Heads. The restaurant and bar incorporates funky metal design with the use of subtle clever lighting and softeners around to create a terrifc ambience. Designed ‘New York’ [...]
Good Food Month
Sorry for the lack of updates… recently started working a few nights a week as a second job at a new restaurant… which I will tell you about another time… because…. It’s almost good food month!
Events I have booked so far:
An Evening with Ferran Adria – State Theatre
Good Food Month and Phaidon Press presents the [...]
Tangyuen (Glutinous Rice Ball)
I’m still not too sure whether Tangyuen is eaten during the Mid Autumn Festival (中秋節) alongside mooncakes to celebrate the full moon. Tāngyuán is a Chinese dessert made from glutinous rice flour. The glutinous rice flour is mixed with a small amount of water to form balls and is then cooked and served in boiling [...]
Beijing Da Dong Restaurant
Never did I ever expect Peking Duck to be this good, until you visit the source of where it originates: Beijing. The ducks are roasted using a traditional wooden stove and it is prepared for you by the master chef as soon as it is cooked to perfection. This is probably one of the most [...]
Breakfast in Hanoi
A quick, 15 min (cheater’s) Beef Pho. It’s common breakfast in Vietnam – and great for quick brunches on weekends, when you’re just that little bit hungover from the night before. It’s so quick and simple to prepare:
Ingredients (serves 2)
* 3-4 cups beef consomme or beef stock
* 1 cinnamon stick
* 1 star anise
* squeeze lime juice
* [...]