09 Jul

It wasn't until I returned home that I realised we were ordering off the brunch rather than the lunch menu. No matter; I'm always up for salmon. The whiskey flavour was very subtle and went well with the cream, which had a hint of horseradish. The parsnip crisps created some texture variety and a lighter mouthfeel with each bite. The snow pea tendrils looked pretty but were a bit difficult to arrange into a mouthful, even after cutting. Obviously crostini are meant to be crunchy, but I did...

16:10 / Cafe / Carlton / Food / Seven Seeds
09 Mar

This was probably my first experience of a vegetarian restaurant for dinner. There were many enticing items on their menu but unfortunately I could only eat one of them because of my dietary requirements in the evenings. It worked out alright, since the hot weather made me lose my appetite. My meal was an entree called Parcel Xiao Xiao "A pan-fried parcel wrapped in a beancurd sheet of kohlrabi, oyster mushrooms, water chestnuts, mixed vegetables and chia seeds. This dish comes with seaweed and pea-sprout salad and a ponzu...

22:45 / Carlton / Food / Restaurants / Shakahari / Vegetarian
17 Jan

Being a really hot 37C day, it probably wasn't the best idea to go for a Korean BBQ dinner, especially when the upper floor doesn't have airconditioning. Nevertheless, we honoured our original booking, partly because I couldn't be bothered cooking anything for dinner in that heat anyway. This was a Groupon voucher meal so the menu was set: Appetizer platter to share: - Mashed potato with eggs and herb - Kim chi - Sweet and sour daikon - Fresh cabbage (which was actually lettuce) Shared Entrée: Cajun chicken salad Mains: - Portions of: Short rib fillet, Marinated...

21:47 / Food / Korean / North Melbourne / Restaurants / Yeonga
06 Dec

This Parkville pub/hotel was renovated not long ago and this is where my workplace had its Christmas dinner. We had organised for a set menu, and my choices for the night were the prawns and chorizo for the entree and eye fillet steak as mains. The description of my entree sounded like the prawns would be the hero ingredient, but it seemed like it was more about the potatoes because I only had about 3 prawns. The potatoes did have a nice crunch to them though; probably from being baked....

21:26 / Bar/Pub / Food / Naughtons Parkville Hotel / Parkville / Restaurants
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