quality food...

Charlie73 · Post by **Charlie73** » Thu Jul 08, 2010 11:39 am

Japanese on the cards tonight....

Charlie73 · Post by **Charlie73** » Fri Jul 09, 2010 9:45 am

Delish Japanese last night!

Started with Sashimi, then onto:
ebi tempura - large hairy prawns wrapped w crispy thin cut pastry served w warm ginger soy dashi sauce
sukiyaki - thin sliced beef, shintake & oyster mushrooms, vegetables and vermicelli noodle in soya dashi sauce served in a hot pot
abeyaki udon - udon noodle soup with a soft poached egg, prawn tempura and diced chicken in a hotpot

With glasses of a lovely little 07 Villa Wolf Pinot Gris

Outstanding food, fresh, subtle, light everything you want Japanese to be...

Feigan · Post by **Feigan** » Fri Jul 09, 2010 9:49 am

^^ YUM!!!

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Fri Jul 09, 2010 9:57 am

I had japanese last night too.... great

Charlie73 · Post by **Charlie73** » Fri Jul 09, 2010 10:01 am

Where did you go???

I tried a new place - thanks to a Recommendation...

http://www.hako.com.au/

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Fri Jul 09, 2010 10:12 am

I went to Wood Spoon on Smith St

that Hako place not have much veg options...

Charlie73 · Post by **Charlie73** » Fri Jul 09, 2010 10:16 am

Nah not much for the veg i am afraid love...

Ohh i have not been to Wood Spoon either, will have to check it out...

on a side note Farkin LOL at your sig!

gnat · Post by **gnat** » Fri Jul 09, 2010 11:43 am

wood spoon is good. they do mad onigiri there

i carusi broccoli and chilli pizza takeaway is about as exotic as i'm getting tonight

Post by **JAMESSSS** » Fri Jul 09, 2010 11:51 am

Wood Spoon is awesome!

Charlie73 · Post by **Charlie73** » Fri Jul 09, 2010 11:56 am

The menu looks fantastic!

That is deffo next on the hit list

same o · Post by **same o** » Fri Jul 09, 2010 5:13 pm

if you want quality food vote for the pizza

http://www.pimpmypizza.com.au/contest-entries?page=1

it is gang to the star!!

Post by **huge** » Fri Jul 09, 2010 5:29 pm

same o · Post by **same o** » Fri Jul 09, 2010 5:34 pm

i thought it was funny and i want money for nothing!!!!

gnat · Post by **gnat** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 5:26 pm

checked out the newly done up yorkshire hotel in abbotsford on the weekers

really good noms, nice wine list, ranga on tap and good service, even for a rowdy bunch like us

recommend

gnat · Post by **gnat** » Fri Jul 16, 2010 12:55 pm

i got friday on my mind! where to go for weekend noms? cheap but intimate. not i carusi.. northside noms

noticed tom phat is expanding into next door... bigger space to serve shit food in great environs. such a shame- has sooo much potential. needs new cheffage imo

Charlie73 · Post by **Charlie73** » Fri Jul 16, 2010 12:59 pm

gnat wrote:i got friday on my mind! where to go for weekend noms? cheap but intimate. not i carusi.. northside noms

noticed tom phat is expanding into next door... bigger space to serve shit food in great environs. such a shame- has sooo much potential. needs new cheffage imo

Agree!

i used to love Tom Phat, but talk about a stale menu, i mean come on, when it is over 12 months since a last visit and NOTHING has changed, lazy, lazy, lazy IMO

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Fri Jul 16, 2010 1:12 pm

^^ vegiebar haven't changed their menu in over 10 years afaik

Charlie73 · Post by **Charlie73** » Fri Jul 16, 2010 1:20 pm

what not at all in 10 years!

HOLY surley there is stuff they can add and leave off??

gnat · Post by **gnat** » Fri Jul 16, 2010 1:31 pm

the menu is not my issue though - the food is terrible, was good for years and then nosedived

Charlie73 · Post by **Charlie73** » Fri Jul 16, 2010 1:37 pm

ah OK i stopped going cause the menu was BOOORING, had it all before....

but been well over 12 months so no idea on quality

gnat · Post by **gnat** » Fri Jul 16, 2010 1:39 pm

yeh we got to that stage too- had all of this 10 times over

too convenient is the problem. if only the foodz were good again!

Charlie73 · Post by **Charlie73** » Fri Jul 16, 2010 2:35 pm

we go to a place that has opened on Sydney Road near Moreland Road, the do cracking eggs, and i LOVE the 3 beans in a clay pot, i add chorizo to it... mmmmm delish

http://cafesmelbourne.com/2007/12/minimo/

Post by **fooishbar** » Fri Jul 16, 2010 9:37 pm

at least tom phat's food is HEAPS better than veggie bar's. seriously could not for that place, every time i reluctantly get dragged into going i end up in an existential funk for like a week.

gnat · Post by **gnat** » Sat Jul 17, 2010 11:38 pm

lol dan i haven't been to vegie bar in years

same o · Post by **same o** » Mon Jul 19, 2010 8:03 pm

fooishbar wrote:at least tom phat's food is HEAPS better than veggie bar's. seriously could not for that place, every time i reluctantly get dragged into going i end up in an existential funk for like a week.

wanna go to vegie bar dan??

it ok, it good if you wanna get your shit/standard veg offering while stoned.

Post by **fooishbar** » Mon Jul 19, 2010 9:29 pm

not even then tbh. the garlic bread is a disgrace too! we're not going there again ever pete.

Post by **JAMESSSS** » Tue Jul 20, 2010 12:21 pm

Vege Burrito is good.

same o · Post by **same o** » Wed Jul 21, 2010 3:06 pm

fooishbar wrote:not even then tbh. the garlic bread is a disgrace too! we're not going there again ever pete.

same o · Post by **same o** » Wed Jul 21, 2010 3:06 pm

actually there fake chicken wrap is fair mad

Post by **fooishbar** » Wed Jul 21, 2010 9:40 pm

yeah, that was actually alright. but not worth going back yet again.

http://www.rainbowcafe.co.uk is next door to work, pretty dang good. the idiots can't spell gluten tho ('gluton' indeed).

FoundationStepper · Post by **FoundationStepper** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 10:41 pm

well we have parents in town wanting to take us to dinner tomorrow (5 people all up including a pretty well behaved 4yo) and they are seeking a la carte - I'm thinking something definitely worthwhile french (i.e. not cheapmonger) but not totally glitzy excessive

I just don't got to go that sort of thing often! any ideas for us ? northside or city??

tips much appreciated

if i cant find anything, maybe we should suggest something else nice and spanish as an alternative? movida?

gnat · Post by **gnat** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 1:17 pm

bistrot d'orsay most def

http://www.bistrotdorsay.com.au/

gnat · Post by **gnat** » Mon Aug 09, 2010 9:54 am

went to il solito posto on weekend. overrated imo- great space and ambience, ordinary food and wait staff just going through the motions, saving their best service for the lawyers ordering $500 bottles of wine

wouldn't bother

Charlie73 · Post by **Charlie73** » Mon Aug 09, 2010 3:08 pm

Home made green curry with home made flat bread...

mmm noms

out drinking with Champions (Waves Caz and Mecka) then home to the smells of fresh green curry and flat bread on the stove - shanks babes!

mecka · Post by **mecka** » Mon Aug 09, 2010 3:44 pm

quick · Post by **quick** » Mon Aug 30, 2010 2:57 am

anyone know a good chicken parma recipe... i want to crumb the chicken myself... using corn chip goodness.. show these germans some great melbourne food

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Mon Aug 30, 2010 10:26 am

corn chips AND polenta

quick · Post by **quick** » Mon Aug 30, 2010 10:29 am

cool cheers, recipe would help if anyone knows one

Post by **huge** » Mon Aug 30, 2010 10:53 am

just make it up man. you'd need some parmesan or something similar kind of cheese for the crumb too i reckon. and some herbs and a couple of eggs to make that all stick to the chook.

then you have to worry about the napoli sauce. huhu

retzie · Post by **retzie** » Mon Aug 30, 2010 11:42 am

quick wrote:anyone know a good chicken parma recipe... i want to crumb the chicken myself... using corn chip goodness.. show these germans some great melbourne food

Gwarn Stevie, show them Krauts how schnitzel is done...

PS. Chicken schnitzel lasagne or GTFO

Fents · Post by **Fents** » Mon Aug 30, 2010 12:45 pm

my palami (parama with added salami goodness) :

chicken breast, butterflied and flattened
wizz up a 50/50 mix of cornflakes and nacho cc's really fine
coat chicken with egg and roll in cornflake and cc's mix
shallow fry until golden
remove from pan and spread napoli sauce on as thick or as thin as you like (any napoli sauce, just jar stuff)
one layer of ham, one layer of salami
Top with cheese
grill under over till cheese is golden brown and is bubbling a tiny bit.

quick · Post by **quick** » Mon Aug 30, 2010 12:53 pm

awesome fents, cheers for that, sound brilliant!

Feigan · Post by **Feigan** » Mon Aug 30, 2010 1:24 pm

Fents wrote:my palami (parama with added salami goodness) :

chicken breast, butterflied and flattened
wizz up a 50/50 mix of cornflakes and nacho cc's really fine
coat chicken with egg and roll in cornflake and cc's mix
shallow fry until golden
remove from pan and spread napoli sauce on as thick or as thin as you like (any napoli sauce, just jar stuff)
one layer of ham, one layer of salami
Top with cheese
grill under over till cheese is golden brown and is bubbling a tiny bit.

I'm cooking this bad boy tonight - well played Fents.

Feigan · Post by **Feigan** » Mon Aug 30, 2010 1:25 pm

i may use this element in my chicken parmigiana lasagne shepherd pie.

Fents · Post by **Fents** » Mon Aug 30, 2010 2:26 pm

go forth and palami my friends.

retzie · Post by **retzie** » Mon Aug 30, 2010 2:48 pm

Fents wrote:my palami (parama with added salami goodness) :

Holy shit, it's like the turducken of parmas

. Sure you can't squeeze some beef on there too?

Feigan wrote:i may use this element in my chicken parmigiana lasagne shepherd pie.

Ah, couldn't remember if that were down to you or Fents (no idea why I'd get confused.) May the chicken palami lasagne shepherds pie lovechild of your combined genius do you both proud.

:calls 000:
:eats carrot:

Post by **JAMESSSS** » Mon Aug 30, 2010 2:49 pm

Apparently there is somewhere that serves a triple deck parma.

I feel bloated just thinking about it.

Post by **system** » Mon Aug 30, 2010 2:55 pm

manofunreal · Post by **manofunreal** » Mon Aug 30, 2010 2:58 pm

Ever been to The Commercial Hotel in Alexandria? They've got about 30 parma's on the menu (ie. Parma with 30 options of topping). Don't think they have a triple deck though.

Post by **huge** » Mon Aug 30, 2010 3:19 pm

great northern does a triple parma but it's just 3 halves. still massive tho.