quality food...

shepherd · Post by **shepherd** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 2:04 pm

great_magnet wrote:
Friday wrote:
royale with brie $7.90
1/3 lb prime beef, briecheese, salad, relish, aioli.

Mmmm, that is a tasty burger...

oh snap! i'm going to urban burger for lunch methinks!

ukime · Post by **ukime** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 2:05 pm

brie cheese in a burger? that has to be tasted to be believed i think ...

Mellogs · Post by **Mellogs** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 2:13 pm

Feigan wrote:Mellogs - your dad had a boat?

My dad also has a boat - but it has no pie maker

what sort of boat does your dad have?

yeah he lived on it for 5 years!

it was a 60 ft offshore cruiser
my sister an I had our own bedrooms!!
It was 3 bathrooms, a laundry with miele washer and dryer, decked out kitchen and bose surround sound, Internet, foxtel, wine cellar storage.. it was awesome!

He even bought my sister and I a twin-outboard 9ft zodiac cause we used to get bored. Except he moved to Raymond Island about 4 years ago so he could cruise to our holiday houses in Pambula Beach and Merrimbula.. havent seen him since

Feigan · Post by **Feigan** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 2:14 pm

my dad's Ross 780 pales in comparison

sounds like the shiznit Mellogs!

Post by **breaksRbest** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 2:14 pm

and they have Wasabi Mayonnaise

best Burger I ever had was from Soul Burger in Elwood, it had Brie in it too and it was the farkin ducks nuts!!

Mellogs · Post by **Mellogs** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 2:15 pm

Feigan wrote:my dad's Ross 780 pales in comparison

sounds like the shiznit Mellogs!

yeah, he went through the Bertram stage and had a 25, 30 and 48.. they were cool cause they were fast!

RMHC · Post by **RMHC** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 2:18 pm

i used to have tinny when i lived in yamba area. i liked it. it was small and leaky but i felt like huck finn

ukime · Post by **ukime** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 2:23 pm

breaksRbest wrote:best Burger I ever had was from Soul Burger in Elwood, it had Brie in it too and it was the farkin ducks nuts!!

Yeah that place rocks (if it's the place on Ormond rd).

Burger Edge are opening up all over the place too, lotsa franchises ... sort of the fast food of gourmet burgers (kif, we have a conundrum!)

gnat · Post by **gnat** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 2:26 pm

Danny's old school burgers- St George's Rd, Nth Fitz- nothing flashy but gooood.

Best snack: Tabet's Lebanese cheese pies on Sydney Rd directly across from Stewart St- mmmmmm!

Fents · Post by **Fents** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 2:26 pm

Mellogs wrote:
Feigan wrote:my dad's Ross 780 pales in comparison

sounds like the shiznit Mellogs!
yeah, he went through the Bertram stage and had a 25, 30 and 48.. they were cool cause they were fast!

Fast ? I once went in a V12 Cavanah built short circuit sprint drag boat. I have been in some fast cars and i've ridden a bike at 280+ Km/h but i tell you never again in a boat like this.

Oh and if you want to eat proper food ...... www.superparma.com

Post by **breaksRbest** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 2:35 pm

I had a parma last night, $10.95 with a pot of Stella!

extra points for the ham but they skimped on the sauce & cheese

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 2:35 pm

For quality cheap eats.
Mon & Tue head to Labyrinth on Bridge Road, Richmond, opposite the town hall.
Every meal is $10, they are big, they are good. nuff said.

Oh.. and draught stubbies for $2.50!

Mellogs · Post by **Mellogs** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 2:36 pm

Fents wrote:
Mellogs wrote:
Feigan wrote:my dad's Ross 780 pales in comparison

sounds like the shiznit Mellogs!
yeah, he went through the Bertram stage and had a 25, 30 and 48.. they were cool cause they were fast!
Fast ? I once went in a V12 Cavanah built short circuit sprint drag boat. I have been in some fast cars and i've ridden a bike at 280+ Km/h but i tell you never again in a boat like this.

Oh and if you want to eat proper food ...... www.superparma.com

in comparison to a boat that goes 25 knots, the berties were fast

those drag boats are sick!

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 2:38 pm

Hey Shepherd, what was it that the Nash Hotel was serving up?
Parmageddon? Did you ever get into one of those??

RMHC · Post by **RMHC** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 2:41 pm

Stray wrote:For quality cheap eats.
Mon & Tue head to Labyrinth on Bridge Road, Richmond, opposite the town hall.
Every meal is $10, they are big, they are good. nuff said.

Oh.. and draught stubbies for $2.50!

there breakfasts are reaally reaally good looking

Mellogs · Post by **Mellogs** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 2:42 pm

this thread is making me soooo hungry!!

shepherd · Post by **shepherd** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 2:43 pm

Stray wrote:Hey Shepherd, what was it that the Nash Hotel was serving up?
Parmageddon? Did you ever get into one of those??

yih! we parmageddon's one night - an unplanned sunday dance with the devil ... it was okay but i plan to take parmageddon to new home made heights.

Feigan · Post by **Feigan** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 2:46 pm

what is parmageddon?

If it's big parma's then the Albion Hotel in Port Melbourne does the "Fat Chook Parma"

it's heaven on a plate

shepherd · Post by **shepherd** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 2:49 pm

parmageddon is parma with salami instead of ham ... blocks the arteries nice and solid.

ukime · Post by **ukime** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 2:54 pm

haha parmageddon - as a fan of a decent parma, that name is gold

Something else to add to the list for must-have warm Winter goodies (I'm past the risotto, onto dessert!)

Apple Turnovers (can be peach, apricot, blueberry ... whatever you want, cooking times can change but)

What you need:
-----------------------
Apples! - whatever sort you want.
Filo Pastry! - depends on how many you want to make. one slice will usually make 2 big ones, 4 small ones.
Cinnamon! - fresh is best, otherwise whatever! But a must have ...
Sugar! - caster is best, use what you want though ...

(preheat oven to around 200 - 220Â°C)

1) Cut apples up into pieces (small cubes is best).
2) Get pastry out, let it thaw a little ... only touch it with moist hands! Otherwise it'll dry out and crack and ... that's bad.
3) Put a pile of apple (flattened out) on one side of the slice of pasty.
4) Garnish apple with sugar, cinnamon (or any other topping you'd like, custard does work here!)
5) Fold other side of pastry over the apple and press pastry together with fingers. Once thawed out a bit, it should easily sorta mush together like rubbery playdoe).
6) Slice/score top to allow heat through and extra crispiness.
7) Garnish with sugar and cinnamon.
8 ) Into oven for about 10 - 15 minutes (or until you reckon they're nice and crispy)
9) Serve hot with ice-cream (since it's winter, you can serve with hot custard

)

voila!

Feigan · Post by **Feigan** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 3:00 pm

oooohhhhhh - salami

sold - i want one

Fents · Post by **Fents** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 3:08 pm

The "Lounge" parmas also rate highly with myself and McFly.

Massive Breest of chicken and instead of bread crumbing it, they smash up CC's chips and crumb it with that. Has a nice salsa sort of Sauce layered with a massive fuckoff bit of ham and parma cheese all over it.

Then their chips...Oh gosh

and sald is also lush.

Recommended highly by Myself, Fikuss, Mcfly and the Kammonator.

Anyone want my special Brockoli and Ham and Mushroom with cream sauce recipe?

dust · Post by **dust** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 3:08 pm

I just got some lunch from Olive Oil (across the road from Public House -

tiggus85). Duck noodles (made with rice noodles specially for ms. wheat-free) $7.90. *majoryum*

mecka · Post by **mecka** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 3:09 pm

Ladros on Gertrude St does incredible pizzas.

I'll post up my chicken pollo recipe when I can find the bloody thing.

Fents · Post by **Fents** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 3:14 pm

dust wrote: Duck noodles

Ahhhh u said the "Magic" word....Duck

Da Hu Peking Duck Restuarant
(Best Duck In Town)
171 Little Bourke St
CBD

Authentic Roast Peking Duck
Peking Shanghai Szechuan Cuisine
And a damn good Banana Fritter to boot......

dust · Post by **dust** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 3:21 pm

Hey fents, this has nothing to do with food, but how do you do that thing where you only quote one line of what people have said. I've wanted to know for a while.

Ps. good thread Friday, people obviously like talking about food. I know i do!

mecka · Post by **mecka** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 3:22 pm

dust wrote:but how do you do that thing where you only quote one line of what people have said.

Dust when you hit the quote button, just go and delete whatever you don't want ppl to see from anywhere between the two [button] tags.

ukime · Post by **ukime** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 3:25 pm

dust wrote:Ps. good thread Friday, people obviously like talking about food. I know i do!

werd. nothing better in Winter than good, yummeh food. oh, and breakbeetz.

dust · Post by **dust** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 3:26 pm

mecka wrote:
dust wrote:but how do you do that thing where you only quote one line of what people have said.
Dust when you hit the quote button, just go and delete whatever you don't want ppl to see from anywhere between the two [button] tags.

wow that was so obvious, even I could have worked that out!!

mecka · Post by **mecka** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 3:30 pm

^^^
lol don't worry worse things have happened

Post by **Friday** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 3:36 pm

there was a good review in the age the other day of melb's burger joints: http://theage.com.au/articles/2005/06/1 ... 53113.html

ladro is great!
some of the best pizza's around.
i have actually made a special trip there (to collingwood from windsor) a few times just for those pizzas.

i had high hopes for mr wolf on the gourmet pizza front... karen martini who was up until that point head chef at icebergs in sydney (one of the best restaurants in australia i reckon) started it up. i went there in the first couple of weeks after it opened and it was absolutely shiteful. crap pizza bases, boring topings, way overpriced, rude service... don't bother i say...

ok. dinner tonight: pumpkin rissotto followed by apple turnovers

quiet roar · Post by **quiet roar** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 3:54 pm

New burger place on Errol St, Nth Melb called burger republic is pretty much the same as urban burger for those closer to nth melb.

Finally checked Piazza 51 on Sydney Rd and the pizzas are top notch. Comparable with i Carusi and Ladro, so I really don't need to say anything else.

Best & Cheapest Indian (brunswick area); Kake De Hati. In fact, that strip of Lygon also has awesome Thai (Thai Nee).

Delicious, home made Italian food at wicked prices - Railway Hotel, Nth Fitzroy.

quick · Post by **quick** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 4:11 pm

Good Chinese around Fitz/Carlton... Fu Loos' on Rathdowne St, thanx to Fiwi and Hughbert for that one, yummy and cheap.

Mellogs · Post by **Mellogs** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 4:13 pm

omg, after eating at Urban Burger for lunch and walking back to work.. i feel sooooo sick.

It was really good at the time

Ag3nT[]0raNg3 · Post by **Ag3nT[]0raNg3** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 4:14 pm

quick wrote:Good Chinese around Fitz/Carlton... Fu Loos' on Rathdowne St, thanx to Fiwi and Hughbert for that one, yummy and cheap.

its all about the sweet and sour chook with fried rice.

:homerdrool: x 1000000

quick · Post by **quick** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 4:15 pm

Ag3nT[]0raNg3 wrote:
quick wrote:Good Chinese around Fitz/Carlton... Fu Loos' on Rathdowne St, thanx to Fiwi and Hughbert for that one, yummy and cheap.
its all about the sweet and sour chook with fried rice.

:homerdrool: x 1000000

Yeah? I don't usually like chook from chinese resturants, i always get the beef, with garlic and cashews... yummo

Fents · Post by **Fents** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 4:19 pm

quick wrote:
Ag3nT[]0raNg3 wrote:
quick wrote:Good Chinese around Fitz/Carlton... Fu Loos' on Rathdowne St, thanx to Fiwi and Hughbert for that one, yummy and cheap.
its all about the sweet and sour chook with fried rice.

:homerdrool: x 1000000
Yeah? I don't usually like chook from chinese resturants, i always get the beef, with garlic and cashews... yummo

Whoever the fuck invented Cashews in chinese is an absolute legend.

Hey Quick u like corn....But do u like Cornjacks??? Cant get enuff of em.

quick · Post by **quick** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 4:22 pm

Cornjacks rock... creamy corn goodness in a yummy crummed batter...

TheOperatives · Post by **TheOperatives** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 4:23 pm

ok

For duck i must say pacific house (vic st , richmond)

King of kings - Russell st - Egg chiffon with a choice of roasted meat (try the spare ribs)

Desert house - lt bourke st- combo noodles (choose your condiments and sauce base) proper boh....

Indian Star - Maribrynong Rd

Stokers -Ivanhoe - crepes... mmmm

Fents · Post by **Fents** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 4:24 pm

TheOperatives wrote:ok

For duck i must say pacific house (vic st , richmond)

King of kings - Russell st - Egg chiffon with a choice of roasted meat (try the spare ribs)

Desert house - lt bourke st- combo noodles (choose your condiments and sauce base) proper boh....

Indian Star - Maribrynong Rd

Stokers -Ivanhoe - crepes... mmmm

Peing Duck or normal duck poon? Next time we go to Da Hu in Lt Bourke you and crew are coming.

Stokers in Ivanhoe is a MUST - Best pancakes in Melbs...and its on the way to Watsie

sneaky hands · Post by **sneaky hands** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 4:27 pm

the izakaya restaurant on lonsdale street near the corner of russell..awesome for jap-style pub food. great to go get rowdy and eat heaps for reasonable prices.

i do heaps of cooking - heres a simple recipe for something delicious:

get some large mushrooms - about 4 per person. Chop em up into pieces. Heat up a pan, get some olive oil going, then whack in the mushies. cook them for a couple minutes until they are looking juicy, then stick in a cloves worth of crushed garlic, 2 small hot red chillies and plenty of salt. cook for another 5 minutes or so then chuck in some lemon juice and more salt to taste.

meanwhile have some spaghetti going in a pot - empty the water out, put the spag back in the pot, whack in some parmesan and the mushrooms, stir it around, and voila!

ADD_Boy · Post by **ADD_Boy** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 4:31 pm

sneaky hands wrote:the izakaya restaurant on lonsdale street near the corner of russell..awesome for jap-style pub food. great to go get rowdy and eat heaps for reasonable prices.

i do heaps of cooking - heres a simple recipe for something delicious:

get some large mushrooms - about 4 per person. Chop em up into pieces. Heat up a pan, get some olive oil going, then whack in the mushies. cook them for a couple minutes until they are looking juicy, then stick in a cloves worth of crushed garlic, 2 small hot red chillies and plenty of salt. cook for another 5 minutes or so then chuck in some lemon juice and more salt to taste.

meanwhile have some spaghetti going in a pot - empty the water out, put the spag back in the pot, whack in some parmesan and the mushrooms, stir it around, and voila!

Man, I used to live in Izakaya's when i was in Japan.. They rock..

That sounds like a wicked recipe.. gonna check that one next time it's my turn to cook...

Post by **breaksRbest** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 4:33 pm

just had an Urban Burger and I reckon it pales in comparison to Soul Burger, but it was o.k I guess

Lephrenic · Post by **Lephrenic** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 4:35 pm

That's some website souk have got. Menu looks great too.

I'd also recommend Pireaus Blues on Brunswick St, Fitzroy. My dad and his mates took me there for my birthday last year and we ordered the banquet: broad beans, saganaki, calamari, goat, swordfish, lemon lamb, chicken with okra. There may have been a salad in there at some point, but I'm not sure. Then came dessert: halva ice cream.

Otherwise, one main from the Napier Hotel will easily feed two, if not three people.

quiet roar wrote:New burger place on Errol St, Nth Melb called burger republic is pretty much the same as urban burger for those closer to nth melb.

I'm very tempted to try Burger Republic now, even though I can't eat bread (and shouldn't be spending too much at the moment).

Post by **Friday** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 4:36 pm

as i said i wasn't impressed with urban burger windsor when i went there a couple of days ago... i'm gonna give them a couple of weeks to get into the swing of things (as they just opened) and then try them again.

they've gotta step up the pace a little to even compare to port melbourne though

what did you guys have?

ukime · Post by **ukime** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 4:37 pm

those mushies sound unreal sneaky hands.

bRb: still hard to beat a Tolarno's burger.

speaking of Tolarno's and mushrooms, they make some wicked pan fried mushies.

champagne mushrooms (little ones) ... dip in beaten egg, dip in flour, roll in bread crumbs. pan fry (or deep fry, but not too long, only until golden brown).

serve with dijonaise. yum snack food.

Post by **breaksRbest** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 4:38 pm

Tolarno's changed their recipe and it's just not the same

quiet roar · Post by **quiet roar** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 4:39 pm

forgot to mention that I rate "the taxi place" (spencer st.) chicken burgers better than urban or republic. They use a thigh fillet rather than the breast, which I prefer - cheaper too, which I also prefer.

Unfortunately none of them, use fresh (baked that day) bread

None of them beat my home made burgers though

KAmis · Post by **KAmis** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 4:41 pm

how good is food. seriously.

since work pays for all my meals, ive been eating soooo well up here in syd
went to an awesome african resturant friday night in newtown, and a sik french resturant sat night in darlinghurst

ukime · Post by **ukime** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 4:43 pm

breaksRbest wrote:Tolarno's changed their recipe and it's just not the same

oh man

KAmis wrote:since work pays for all my meals, ive been eating soooo well up here in syd

That's always a good thing - you get to choose where you eat then? I'd go expensive Japanese almost every night