Early in February we went to Woodend for a meal at the Japanese restaurant, Kuzu. It was a wonderful meal and I thoroughly recommend a trip for that sole purpose. The best Japanese meal I've had in ages and terrific service. Including from the sommelier who directed us to a terrific wine to accompany the set menu we chose. Check out the restaurant … [Read more...] about Sculpture in Motion
Food
March – A Month for Fine Dining
We made it to two meals at this year's Melbourne Food and Wine Festival. This is despite the festival's impenetrable website. It's really difficult to find out what's available; perhaps because there is so much on offer. In which case there needs to be a much better way of dividing it into sections. I just pull up the whole program and scroll … [Read more...] about March – A Month for Fine Dining
Recipes
Here are some recipes for 2019 - the year of the gut! … [Read more...] about Recipes
Navi
This is a wonderful restaurant at 83B Gamon Street, Yarraville. We went last Wednesday night. Saturday nights are booked out until the end of the year. It's very small, with room for about 25 diners, some sitting at a bar overlooking the kitchen. But that's not the only reason it's hard to get into. The food was spectacular. There's a set menu and … [Read more...] about Navi
Baking Bread – Quick Recipes
Once you have the basic method down pat, all you need for your successful bread-making is to maintain your starter effectively, know the different quantities of leaven, flour, salt and water required for the different loaves and know the right temperatures for baking. Starter Maintenance 3/4 cup flour, 1/2 cup water. Basic Sour Dough … [Read more...] about Baking Bread – Quick Recipes
Baking Bread – Ciabatta Loaves
This recipe makes two ciabatta loaves. They are not the prettiest loaves of bread but they are deliciously chewy! My recipe comes from this book, which I strongly recommend. The method is a little different from my basic sour dough which I have described here. Leaven 200g starter 300g flour 130g water Mix together in bowl (you will need … [Read more...] about Baking Bread – Ciabatta Loaves