Throw away the chic plateware, a funky bar and waterside views, it’s not even in Sydney. So why do so many people come back to Balzac? Many questions asked, many answers to be found and some stomach’s to be filled.
Bastille Day to the French is like Independence Day to Americans. But Bastille Day to Mr Nom means French Food! Viva la France! And when Merivale was offering a classic French menu at Ash Street …
Esca is part of the Bimbadgen winery estate but the restaurant is actually within the wine factory itself. Walking through the imposing entrance, you are greeted not by staff, but by towering steel silos and …
Have you ever read a menu scratched your head, and said to yourself “gee they all sound nice!” And by the time a waiter comes around with a pen and notebook ready to take orders, you send them back politely citing your own indecisiveness to blame. I bet it has happened to most readers. Now having a degustation option helps take away the food stress (if there’s ever such a condition) leaving the food journey on auto-pilot but can you have too much choice?
This is my 4th visit to Etch having sampled the degustation menu twice and ala-carte for dinner, Etch has earned a right on my list as a reliable eat in the city where I can expect good service, an elegant setting and importantly delicious food without exorbitant prices.
So whilst this was not my first time here, we few ‘first’s’ were accomplished in this visit: First time sampling lunch service and (importantly) the first time blogging about it having forgotten my camera and menu items on previous occasions. This time though, no more repeat mistakes.
Fantastic food photography has real ability to strike emotion in readers like boys drooling over a hot red Ferrari on a magazine spread. A stunning photo may invoke memories of a memorable night, a tummy rumble or even anger. When I heard from my fellow food fanatic (Betty from Betty’s Bites) that Billy from A Table for Two (ATFT) was holding specialised food photography lessons…
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