My three weeks of October

 

 BBQ Madness Saturday @ Wooloomooloo

Comfort food demonstration@ Chef's Armoury

Sugar Hit @ Grace Hotel

Goodies Bag from Noma Talk

 Food Blogger's picnic

 

Just desserts degustation @ Tomislav 

 Tokyo food trends - molecular and more @ Chef's Armoury

 Will update all in more detail later.

Dining by the seaside

As I was reflecting on the food outings for August I realised our dining experiences have been mostly not by the water except for Pilu at Freshwater and Guillaume at Bennelong so for YY's  birthday lunch I wanted somewhere by the water like Ormeggio.

Having past the Spit a few times on the way to Manly and Avalon but not actually stopped there so I had to do a little research to see which side of the spit Ormeggio was on and where the entrance actually was. At the end it was relatively easy to find just make sure you exit before the bridge. The parking is limited so I suggest you the the exit before and park there to walk to the restaurant.

Lunch was choice of set menu of 2 or 3 choices.

Sardines pan-fried, wrapped in prosciutto, pine nuts, sultanas, marsala reduction

The saltiness of the sardines complemented the sweetness from the marsala reduction.

Lamb scotch fillet, celeriac; crispy, confit, purée  Pineapple carpaccio, marinated in moscato, cinnamon gelato

Bankstown Bites 2010

After tasting generous proportions of sampling by each of places on the three guided tours I could eat no more. The highlight being a just a little bit basis towards sweets was the Euro Sweet Treats tour.

Hunter Valley Trip 1

Having no expectations seems to work perfectly for this trip. Having a GPS in the car for first time wasn't too distracting until you are over the speed limit. Little did I know I will be going for another trip to same place only a few months later.

      A  flower blooming in Hunter Valley Gardens

                                    

Sunset at Audrey Wilkinson

SIFF

After attending over 10 events in Sydney International Food Festival it wasn't the food that stood out it was more about seeing people's passion for food.

The secret food bloggers dinner was special in that they showed a part of themselves in their dishes. Thank you Trish for helping out settings on my new Canon. 

I think some people would like the this month to be over since I have been more food mad than usual!

Thank you J for accompanying to all the events !

Two of Sydney's prominet chefs in the news

Two pieces of news caught my attention. Marque being booked out for the rest of year for lunch and another article about Luke Mangan's reflection on his own restaurants.

Marque being booked out till November not at all surprised. Was lucky enough to be there with my family for a early mother's day lunch. Three course lunch with lovely light flavors and beautifully presented.

Both the 3 course $45 lunch special at Marque and the 2 and 3 course at Glass is smart way to do business. It draws me in for starters where can you have such high quality for under $70 a head. Hard to find in world, let alone Sydney.

Last year have been full of foodie adventures , finally went to one Japaneses restaurant I want to go for years at Paddington. There were highlights at the simplest places such as chat thai and mamak. GFM coming up again soon!