22 Dec

Though I've been to Third Wave before, I didn't try any of the thing they're famous for: their American BBQ dishes. When a Groupon voucher came up I thought it'd be a great opportunity to revisit. [caption id="attachment_7035" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Beef Ribs - Smoked w. 9 Spice Dry Rub and Hickory Wood. Spicy iQ BBQ Sauce and Horseradish (half rack, $24)[/caption] The meat was very tender and slid off the bone as we tried to divide it between us. Both the sauces were good, though my favourite of the two...

21:48 / American / Food / Prahran / Restaurants / Third Wave
21 Dec

This little smoothie shop, brought to us by Vivian Lam, strives to deliver delicious and healthy drinks. The menu has been put together in consultation with a nutritionist and health benefits of each smoothie are helpfully listed under each combination. The smoothies are made purely from fruit, vegetables, ice and either coconut water or almond milk, with fresh fruit and veg being delivered daily to make their nutritious drinks. There's also freshly made peanut butter, icy poles and other healthy sweet treats to much on. $7.50 gets you a regular...

12:32 / Drinks / Five Plus Smoothie / Food / Melbourne CBD
20 Dec

This morning involved a visit to the Christchurch Farmer’s Market, which is also at Riccarton. I’d heard there was a good porridge stall there so I wanted to check it out. There was much more food at this market than the Rotary one. There were a handful of stalls selling crafts like woollen products and candles, a third selling fresh produce and the rest split between food products and cooked food. [caption id="attachment_7118" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Posh Porridge - Sliced Almonds, Berry Compote and Superfood Crumble ($)[/caption] The porridge place was...

13:04 / Christchurch / Christchurch Farmer’s Market / New Zealand / Travel
19 Dec

Maybe because it was Friday night, and also the last Friday before Christmas, but there seemed to be quite a number of large groups going for after-work dinner or Christmas parties. At first I was going for the galbi BBQ because I thought I hadn’t tried it before, until I found out that it was the same marinade that’s used in the DIY Korean BBQ. I picked the spicy pork so we could compare it to Miga ($17), and also the galbi stew ($20). We considered the ginseng...

20:04 / Christchurch / Korean / Mum's 24 Restaurant / New Zealand / Travel
19 Dec

[caption id="attachment_7106" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Fish and Chips - Gunard, Salad, Tartare ($25)[/caption] We took the scenic route to Akaroa (a French-influenced coastal town), following Summit Road. Once at Akaroa we shared a serve of fish and chips from Harbar Beach Café and Bar, enjoying the view from the large window fronting the sea. The fish for today was gunard and its batter was quite light and crispy ($25). The aioli was quite nice too. After that we reparked the car closer to the main shopping strip on Beach Rd. We...

12:53 / Akaroa / Fast Food / Harbar Beach Café and Bar + The Akaroa Fish and Chip Shop / New Zealand / Seafood / Travel
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