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Fish Frenzy, Elizabeth Street Pier
A recent Saturday lunch. I had the prawns with Caesar salad... I made a bad menu choice. The salad was drowning in dressing and the prawns were what you'd expect from a corner fish and chippery....
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MONA Museum Cafe
J and I recently checked out the Museum of Old and New Art - a pretty incredible place. While we were there we had lunch at the museum cafe. It was busy the whole time we were there - they must have a...
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Heart Foundation Gala Ball
J and I were lucky enough to score tickets ($200/head!) through his work for the Heart Foundation's annual gala ball at Wrest Point Casino in the last weekend on June. The theme of the night was...
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Raincheck Lounge, North Hobart
A recent brunch at Raincheck Lounge. I've had breakfast there quite a lot, but haven't really tried many of their non-breakfast items.Despite that, I still ordered a breakfast-y dish! I had an omelette...
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Sausage, lentil and silverbeet casserole with polenta
Adapted from this Taste.com.au recipe, I added silverbeet, used tinned lentils instead of dried, and tinned tomatoes instead of fresh. The polenta is simple: boil 2 cups of water with 2 cups of milk,...
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In the kitchen
A few bits and pieces that I have cooked in recent weeks. Polenta with mushrooms, based on this recipe, but without the fennel and cheese. It was nice, but it definitely needed a sauce or chutney to...
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Fish 349, North Hobart
Another visit to Fish 359, this time with my parents for a weekend lunch. I had the fish and chips, and chose flathead with spicy dukkah from the fish options: Mum had the basil & macadamia crusted...
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Annapurna, Salamanca
Annapurna Indian Cuisine has two restaurants in Hobart, one in North Hobart and the other at Salamanca. I *love* Indian food and seem to end up at Indian restaurants pretty often (though this seems to...
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Sapa Rose, Hobart CBD
Sapa Rose is a relatively new Vietnamese restaurant in the city. We don't have much in the way of Vietnamese here, so it's a great addition to the Hobart dining scene.J and I shared two entrees and two...
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A pretty amazing dal
I love dal and have been experimenting with a few different recipes lately. This particular one is my favourite so far, and is adapted from a recipe in Madhur Jaffrey's Ultimate Curry Bible. It's a...
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Momofuku adventures: pork buns and crack pie
I purchased David Chang's book Momofuku a year ago after reading all sorts of fabulous things about his recipes across a whole heap of food blogs. So far I've only made two dishes (they tend to be...
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Cumulus Inc., Melbourne
It's been a little while since my last post - oops! Life has been pretty busy, but I enjoyed a brief getaway to Melbourne recently. Lots of delicious food was eaten - posts to come - and I knocked...
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Burch & Purchese Sweet Studio, Melbourne
Burch & Purchese is an amazing shop tucked away discreetly in Chapel Street, not far from the Toorak Road intersection. They sell cakes, individual dessert concoctions and a range of other products...
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Tasmanian Farm Gate market haul
It's been a while since I shared a market haul, so here's what I got at the farmer's market today. Lots of deliciousness! Clockwise from top left: cumquats, rocket, an amazing yoghurt with berry...
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Chocolate Buddha, Melbourne
Chocolate Buddha has long been one of my favourite Melbourne restaurants. It's right in the middle of Federation Square and serves fantastic Japanese food that's always tasty and fresh, good value and...
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Shanghai Village Dumpling, Melbourne
Shanghai Village Dumpling is in Little Bourke Street, very close to where I was staying on my recent Melbourne holiday. We walked past one evening and there was a line out the door - a good sign! We...
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Random Melbourne eats
To wrap up my recent trip, here are some bits and pieces from Melbourne. Naked for Satan in Brunswick Street. I love their pintxos, and they're a steal at 80 cents each during lunchtime. Drinks in the...
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Pilgrim Coffee, Hobart CBD
Pilgrim Coffee is a new-ish addition to Argyle Street, opposite the hospital. The fitout has a very Melbourne vibe. I've been here twice, and on the first visit I grabbed a couple of macarons: The one...
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Mai Ake Thai, North Hobart
Mai Ake Thai is on Elizabeth Street in North Hobart. It's a popular Thai restaurant that has been around for quite a while. We started with the roti bread with peanut sauce. It was good value and a...
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Mo Mo Bubble Tea and Coffee House, Sandy Bay
I've writtenabout the city Mo Mo store before and am a big fan of the place, but until last week I hadn't had a meal at their Sandy Bay store. Everything at this outlet is vegetarian and the menu is...
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Christmas baking
This year I've been pretty organised and have done a fair bit of Christmas baking already - hurrah! I've made two tropical Christmas puddings based on this recipe, one for my work Christmas barbecue...
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Deliciousness.
Some recent cooking highlights! Ottolenghi's Plenty is an amazing cookbook - one of my favourites. The recipes are generally not particularly simple but the amazing flavour combinations are worth the...
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Environs Cafe, Battery Point
Environs Cafe is a newcomer to Battery Point but I have a feeling that it will be around for a while - it's just that good. The food is fantastic, the menu is really interesting and it's very...
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Jam Jar Lounge, Battery Point
Happy new year! Jam Jar Lounge is another Hampden Road cafe in a great building with lots of different rooms and a fantastic courtyard out the back, which is where we chose to sit on a recent sunny...
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Taste of Tasmania, 2011/2012
As I've mentionedbefore, I really enjoy the Taste of Tasmania. I can understand why some people don't like it but I love having a whole bunch of food and wine to choose from in the one place, as well...
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