We went to Ryne for Mother's Day. Without Patrick who was in Brisbane. I love having a fine restaurant like Ryne around the corner in walking distance from home it's at 203 St Georges Road just down from Piedmontes supermarket. We are very lucky. Like lots of Melbourne restaurants post lockdown they have been focussing on fixed or limited menus. … [Read more...] about Mother’s Day Meal
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Memorable Meals – May 2022
On the 3rd of May Joe and I ventured out to a Bank of Melbourne Insiders Dinner which seems to be an ongoing series of events under the auspices of the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival. I'm not sure why I got an invitation via email, but I was happy to sign up. Clever marketing, Insiders makes it seem you are part of a privileged elite! The … [Read more...] about Memorable Meals – May 2022
Memorable Meals – April
Since my last post we have had a number of memorable meals. First up, back at Gimlet for Eleanor's birthday - belated, we went on Friday 29 April which was the earliest we could get. Eleanor missed out on our Christmas Eve dinner there - thanks to being identified as a close contact for Covid! So this was a catch-up specially for her. It's a … [Read more...] about Memorable Meals – April
Odette / Estelle
It's so long since we've been to the Melbourne Food & Wine Festival! But we finally managed it. We were told on the evening that this dinner sold out in 12 minutes, so presumably we were lucky to do so. It's lovely having Estelle within walking distance up High Street. Restaurants go up and down and we were here on New Years Eve and had a … [Read more...] about Odette / Estelle
Memorable Meals – Part One
During lockdown we assured ourselves we wouldn't get back into a cycle of frequent fine dining. We broke that resolution on New Year's Eve with a long lunch at Recreation here in North Fitzroy. And since then we've had many fine meals there; both lunches and dinners. This is their wonderful version of the dessert Bombe Alaska. If it's on the menu I … [Read more...] about Memorable Meals – Part One
Memorable Meals – Attica
We've had some memorable meals this year in Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne and Birregurra. The best was at Attica. The table direction that greets you indicates the sort of food you are in for. I asked on Instagram, using this photo. where I was. No-one knew. These are quongdong seeds and I assume emu feathers. There was a quongdong tree a mile … [Read more...] about Memorable Meals – Attica