Tag: italian
Truffled Lasagna
This is my version of the “Truffled Lasagna from Umbria” (source)- using store bought lasagna sheets instead of making them from scratch. Total prep & cooking time: 1 hour.
truffle porn
For the truffled béchamel:
6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted French butter
½ cup unbleached...
Stracchino Pizza – first attempt
My first attempt, using this recipe for a pizza base. It was mediocre, since I used regular plain flour. I think I will attempt this again with Italian Tipo ‘00’ flour next time as I wasn’t happy with the amount of “stretched” gluten even with the right amount of kneading.
Stracchino...
Uccello & Pool Club (Ivy)
I’ve been visiting Uccello for various lunches on weekdays – buzzing as the new corporate lunch destination in the city. It is very refreshing to find the place on a Sunday much more pleasant and relaxed, and without the company of clients, I can actually reveal my secret: my love for food...
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...
Cafe Sopra – Fratelli Fresh Potts Point
Situated at next to the lobby of the Ikon apartment building on Macleay St (the site of many failed restaurants, including twenty eleven) in Potts Point, comes a breath of fresh air to the neighbourhood. It’s definitely the fail-proof option for such a doomed space. Fratelli Fresh opens the second...
Asia fine dining (continued!)
Apart from local, traditional treats, there are a few excellent recommendations I would like to share during my recent trip away. Now bear with me, I’m really hungover…
Robuchon a Galera at Hotel Lisboa – Joel Robuchon being one of my favorite chefs… this was one of the places...
Salad Nicoise
My packed lunch at the office today ~ with minimum calories and carbs.
My version of the Nicoise:
3 fillets of tuna (I love the Italian variety from Callipo)
Ox heart tomatos, sliced diagonally
1 boiled egg
Purple Shiso leaves, finely shreaded
Mesculin Salad Leaves
Wafu style Japanese salad dressing...
Ivy
So I handed in my resignation at a few days ago… to join… THE IVY, along with 399 other staff.
In December the Merivale Group CEO Justin Hemmes will open his new pleasure precinct called Ivy – $150 million worth of bars, restaurants, pools, nightclubs, retail and ultra-exclusive hotel...
A Tavola
A Tavola is one of the loveliest, sexiest Italian eateries I’ve encountered in a city already spoilt for choice. On a busy street, chef-owner Eugenio Maiale gives reason to pause for house-made pasta and the timeless pleasure of unfussy Italian dishes.
The complimentary focaccia is pulled from...
