Monthly Archives: October, 2008
Ferran Adria
My hero!
On the weekend Adria, 46, held spellbound a sell-out audience of 1500 chefs and foodies at Hamer Hall, lecturing about his approach — part bowerbird, part boffin — and presenting videos of elBulli’s methods and food.
Dishes included flexible meringues that look like timber, astonishing replica fruit, leaf-like crackers, and sponge cakes prepared with [...]
Cognac dinner
A Taste of Cognac & Spices @ Claude’s
Very interesting dinner where food is paired with Cognac. It was done beautifully, to my surprise!
Salt Cod & Rouille
Hennessy VSOP, Muscat Grape & Lime
Rock Oyster with Vadouvan Salad
Hennessy VSOP & Sparkling Water
Spring Lamb Samphire & Asparagus
Hennessy XO on the Rocks
Bouillabaisse
Hennessy XO Neat
Fresh Curd, Strawberry & Rhubarb
Kouign-amann & Pineapple [...]
Young Chef’s Dinner 2008
Frankly, this year’s event was a little disappointing when compared to last year’s spectacle (have a look for yourself – it was nothing short of amazing last year!). The venue was too large and too many tables were accomodated. The atmosphere lacked intimacy and most of all, by the time the food arrived at the table, everything [...]
Bite me!
Our US classic … grain-fed beef burger stacked with pickle, diced onion, relish, iceberg lettuce, Swiss cheese & mayo
BITE ME DOUBLE
Bite US(A) … with 2 grain-fed beef burgers
ONION RINGS
Hand sliced onions lightly crumbed & served with our own seeded honey mustard
BITE ME GUACAMOLE
Freshly prepared and served with organic corn chips
And Fries in a trolley!
And mini burgers!
Don’t [...]
Lucy Folk Jewellery
Very cute! Local Australian designer Lucy Folk makes gilded ‘Burger Rings’, popcorn, apples, pretzels…
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Tags: burger, events, Jewellery
Sean’s Kitchen
SMH Chef of the year, Sean Connolly, head chef of Astral, opened a spin off casual bistro styled restaurant on the second floor of Star City casino. It offers a tapas and drinks in eclectic leather lounges looking like something you would find in an Ed Hardy store, and there is the a la carte menu in the [...]