prolly dilaz... :p

dear fatties,

ran into sheree, one of the original owners of sherbet, at hoopla in kensington today. she said she works there atm, was flat out so i didnt get a chance to find out m ore info. from the brief look at the counter it looks like she is doing some of the cakes so it could be worth checking out (she did all the cakes at sherbet). hoopla was also really busy today, certainly the most ive ever seen it although i only pop in every 4-6 weeks or so

btw - kustom cupcakes peanut butter and chocolate cupcake - erection worthy, might be the best cupcake ive ever had. holy crap.

the tacos at la cucaracha were also really tasty but a touch dry. very good value too

finished off on sunday with food from kung fu kitchen - ]

braised ox tongue - delicious, really beefy, ive only had lamb tongue before but this was a very pleasant surprise
duck necks - also first time - fiddly but really tasty and spicy
some smoky tofu dish - also worth trying
chinese hamburger - im becoming a big fan of these, thanks to nate for the tip (i had been there a coupel of times without noticing it)

plus one for the peanut butter kustom cupcake. amazing.

Yeah the tacos would have been dry without the sauce, but they were goooood.

Will have to try a peanut butter kustom cake.

Liquor license application for The Grand Central, located on the St Georges Tce side of the small new commercial development at the base of Central Park/Commonwealth Bank :

http://liquor.reports.rgl.wa.gov.au/liquor/Applications/PIA_14160.pdf

And also for Shiro Japanese, at the Park side of the same building:

http://liquor.reports.rgl.wa.gov.au/liquor/Applications/PIA_14152.pdf

heh.

255 Murray Street Mall
PERTH WA 6000
Retail Fitout - Nespresso
$500,000
2011/463 (http://cityofperth.wa.gov.au/documentdb/2599)

half a mil?

fuck me

That's the old surf shop right? And we were just talking about it.

iCoffee!

Sanj - Kung Fu is becoming a favourite of mine - the problem is getting a seat these days. I would be very surprised if they didn't open another one somewhere.

Will pass on the taco opinions to La Cucaracha - I know he appreciates feed back. Which one was dry? Pork? Beef? Bean?

yeah i shouldve passed it on, i ran into him at kung fu kitchen after

bean was prob the least dry, pork and beef were a little dry. still very tasty but yeah, it needed a goiod amount of the chilli sauce

Anyone here got NYC food recs (or Philly or Boston for that matter). I have a good list from my own research but always keen to hear more.

btw is he a dirty jew /amish c**t or just likes to look like one?

acc - ive been lusting over some of the dishes as the girl and the goat (stephanie from top chef's place) for a while

wood oven roasted pig face . sunny side egg . tamarind . cilantro . potato stix

seriously, how fucking good would that be.

btw is he a dirty jew /amish c**t or just likes to look like one?

Thats the style of the times in Northbridge yo - jew/bogan/hipster/amish/homeless - we're all running it, it's "ironic".

The irony is we can afford disposable shavers, and new shoes.

Liquor license application for The Grand Central, located on the St Georges Tce side of the small new commercial development at the base of Central Park/Commonwealth Bank :

http://liquor.reports.rgl.wa.gov.au/liquor/Applications/PIA_14160.pdf

And also for Shiro Japanese, at the Park side of the same building:

http://liquor.reports.rgl.wa.gov.au/liquor/Applications/PIA_14152.pdf

They've been sitting empty for a while. Good to see some movement.

Thats the style of the times in Northbridge yo - jew/bogan/hipster/amish/homeless - we're all running it, it's "ironic".

The irony is we can afford disposable shavers, and new shoes.

when the fuck did new balance shoes become cool btw

there were some youyng hipster cunts at ezra pound on sunday who genuinely made me want to punch them who ALL (im talking like 5 of them) wore dirty n ew balance sneakers, similar style, slightly different colours

when the fuck did new balance shoes become cool btw

It's the "old dude from Hong Kong" style.

I get that punching feeling at least once a day in here...

hahahah it fuckinh is! this guy had a fully buttoned up cheapo polyester shirt with a completely mismatched casual shitty jacket from like rebel sports in the 90s and tight jeans

totally old gook style, how did i not pick iot??

Buddy Holly glasses too?

acc - ive been lusting over some of the dishes as the girl and the goat (stephanie from top chef's place) for a while

wood oven roasted pig face . sunny side egg . tamarind . cilantro . potato stix

seriously, how fucking good would that be.

Yes. Yes it would.

i love how she hasnt called it jowl or cheek or even pork for that matter

pig face

awesome

General pants opening in gardencity soon.

Anyone here got NYC food recs (or Philly or Boston for that matter). I have a good list from my own research but always keen to hear more.

Acc (also Crave)...

One recommendation I have for New York (not food related)...go to the Museum of Natural History. Probably the best "cultural" institution I have ever been to, it's amazing (and way better than the London one if you have been there). Everyone I have recommended it to has been really happy to have seen it.

oh, that's on my shortlist for us to see, recommended by my in-laws, also have tha skyscraper museum on tha cards... not sure what tha latter will be like, but don't see too many of them i suppose...

:)

oh, that's on my shortlist for us to see, recommended by my in-laws, also have tha skyscraper museum on tha cards... not sure what tha latter will be like, but don't see too many of them i suppose...

:)

make sure you climb the empire state!

go right to the top, its fucking amazing.

Brooklyb bridge for another amazing view.

River Cafe for fine dining and awesome views.

Cool Nate. I'll def check it out as normally I'd not be into natural history. Really excited about MOMA as well.

Cool Nate. I'll def check it out as normally I'd not be into natural history. Really excited about MOMA as well.

Do it acc, it's pretty amazing, there is a huge variety of displays.

Lucky thing getting to go to New York, I wish I could do that. So many things in New York I wanna go see and do including a ride on the Coney Island Cyclone :)

oh, that's on my shortlist for us to see, recommended by my in-laws, also have tha skyscraper museum on tha cards... not sure what tha latter will be like, but don't see too many of them i suppose...

:)

You HAVE TO go to Lucky Cheng's when you and Mrs. Crave are in NYC too. Asian food served up by bitchy drag queens. You'll love it!

http://luckychengsnyc.com

lol! i'll put it on tha list, i think this is best with tha group going together...

Go to Post Office building behind Madison Square Garden. Check how amazing it is and see how they knocked down the exact same replica to build MSG.

David Jones seem to be doing something to their CBD store, the 4th floor is blocked off for some reason.

What are peoples Rockpool experiences like? I understand it won Best WA Restaurant in the WA Good Food Guide. I have a booking to go later this month.

ive been twice to rockpool perth and twice to the bar section

first time was in the first month of opening, food was very good but service patchy. imo not worth the money paid due to the service and we all left a little dissatisfied

second time was brilliant, food excellent and service was one of the best ive had in a while from ayoung waitress, she wouldve been under 25 but really knew her stuff. i ate with 3 chefs and a couple of other foodies and all were impressed with the food. definitely worth the money

both times at the bar have been really good. once on my birthday where we spent around $50/head including drinks for a quick lunch and another time when i popped in for a burger after work

for me the bar has a bit more leeway as it is cheaper and more casual. the main dining room simply has to be very good because if it isnt it ends up not being worth the money spent. the steaks are also as good as their reputation btw, if youre with other people ordering steaks i recommend ordering a few different ones and sharing them. also, when i read the menu a month ago they had a jerusalem artichoke soup with mushroom toast, if they do still have it make sure u order it. had it in sydney 2 years ago, fucking amazing

What are peoples Rockpool experiences like? I understand it won Best WA Restaurant in the WA Good Food Guide. I have a booking to go later this month.

Was excellent when I was there in Nov. Service and food were top notch.

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a whole restaurant dedicated to the pig, 57 different kinds on offer. i need to do another japan trip

http://tomostyle.wordpress.com/2010/04/24/butagumi-%E8%B1%9A%E7%B5%84-tokyo-japan/

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a whole restaurant dedicated to the pig, 57 different kinds on offer. i need to do another japan trip

http://tomostyle.wordpress.com/2010/04/24/butagumi-%E8%B1%9A%E7%B5%84-tokyo-japan/

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Thanks. I am looking forward to it. It can be a little hard to justify the expense, but I am going to a show at Burswood so I could either spend 60-75% as much at one of the lesser restaurants, or a bit more at Rockpool which I have been wanting to go to.

yeah it all depends on your buidget too, you can actually eat quite well without spendign too much if you dont go for expensive wine, heaps of sides and steaks.

What new whisky bar?? Where abouts is it?



Its hard enough to get rid of the stigma with young people let alone old people.


helvetica, behind andaluz on howard lane. been there 2 years or so, they have heaps of whisky and do whisly tastings/flights too. from memory theyve got over 40 or 50 different ones.

You can also buy a bottle and have it kept behind the bar.

You can also buy a bottle and have it kept behind the bar.

Is that long term? Or to be consumed by a group in a session?

Long term. They keep it for as many visits until you finish it.

yeah it is a very gook thing and i think a few more places here are doing it too. pretty common in SEA and japan

Yeah I have a feeling Ellington does it as well.

Long term. They keep it for as many visits until you finish it.

Beauty... the bottles are expensive... but a lot cheaper than buying a bottle on a per-shot basis. Very cool to head out with people you want to impress and ask for 3 shots of your own bottle. I was in there last weekend and ran the calcs in my head...

Also - it made me realise if I'm prepared to pay for scotch at a bar then I may as well stock the good stuff at home!

Beauty... the bottles are expensive... but a lot cheaper than buying a bottle on a per-shot basis. Very cool to head out with people you want to impress and ask for 3 shots of your own bottle. I was in there last weekend and ran the calcs in my head...

Also - it made me realise if I'm prepared to pay for scotch at a bar then I may as well stock the good stuff at home!

+1 life is too short to drink rubbish, especially if you dont drink very often and the difference is not a lot of money (as is often the case)

just checked out the prices, still a little painful - $197 for nectar d'or which is one of my favourite mid priced single malts, i prob drink it more than any other. assuming 25x30ml shots in a bottle it works out to a saving of just under 50% over the single shot price

btw hong kong bbq last night, i hadnt been there in many years. very very good charsiew, up there with the best ive had in perth, better than good fortune.

duck was also of a very high quality. worth checking out, it is on francis st near corner of lake.

Any recommendations for dimsum? I wish there was a Din Tai Fung in Perth, though there may be better places here.

I lived in Korea for 13 years, and Starbucks were hugely popular. Most Koreans live in apartments, so they go there to meet friends. I went because there wasn't really an alternative, though the coffee culture is beginning to develop there. Plus, Starbucks had amazing free high speed internet. Actually, in Toronto they are quite popular too, despite there being some decent coffee shops. I think there it's because most young people live in smallish apartments near the downtown...not monster homes in the suburbs miles from downtown, like in Perth. Still, here if I had the choice I certainly wouldn't go to Starbucks. An aside, can you buy bagels in Perth? They don't seem to be very popular.

Starbucks should do ok in Perth if they opened late. Moot point though as they will never open here.

Hard to find cafes that do bagels here. Lawley's does it. There's a couple of jewish places (not cafe) that sell them too. There's a place called 'bagel shop' (or bagel house) on Hay street which sell hardly anything to do with bagels.

bagels - the kosher food joint sells them in menora or wherever they are and recently fresh provisions has started selling them, i saw them last week. i havent had them but they are meant to be authentic-ish

kosher food centre did get busted last year for unhygienic conditions but that doesnt bother me

dim sum - dragon palace on aberdeen street for overpriced but good quality dim sum with very good quality seafood, welcome inn on william st and northbridge chinese on roe st for more reasonably priced and stillgood quality stuff

Any recommendations for dimsum? I wish there was a Din Tai Fung in Perth, though there may be better places here.

I actually went there on the weekend. I know it's not the best but I had no complaints. Everything I had was tasty and better than anything I've been to here (Admittedly I haven't been to too many places in Perth)

bagels - the kosher food joint sells them in menora or wherever they are and recently fresh provisions has started selling them, i saw them last week

kosher food centre did get busted last year for unhygienic conditions but that doesnt bother me

I know I've said this before but the bagels that the kosher joint does are not authentic. They're really buttery almost like a croissant. They taste good but not like a bagel should. Ironically I ordered a couple of dozen from some Jap chick who makes it at home and they were a lot more genuine. http://bagelier.com/

I actually went there on the weekend. I know it's not the best but I had no complaints. Everything I had was tasty and better than anything I've been to here (Admittedly I haven't been to too many places in Perth)

din tai fung is considered to be one of the best, is prob overpriced cos of the name and may have some issues due to the fact it is now a chain but it is considered pretty good

did you have their famous xiao long bao? this is an example of the effort that goes into making them. 18 pleats only, all the same weight etc http://www.thelittleteochew.com/2010/05/xiaolongbao-workshop-at-din-tai-fung.html it is a pork dumpling with soup in it, really nice when done well

I know I've said this before but the bagels that the kosher joint does are not authentic. They're really buttery almost like a croissant. They taste good but not like a bagel should. Ironically I ordered a couple of dozen from some Jap chick who makes it at home and they were a lot more genuine. http://bagelier.com/

ah ok i dont remember you saying that. ah well, that's a shame. you think one of the only jew jouints in town would make authentic bagels

din tai fung is considered to be one of the best, is prob overpriced cos of the name and may have some issues due to the fact it is now a chain but it is considered pretty good

did you have their famous xiao long bao? this is an example of the effort that goes into making them. 18 pleats only, all the same weight etc http://www.thelittleteochew.com/2010/05/xiaolongbao-workshop-at-din-tai-fung.html

Oh really? I had no idea. I've had them in Spore but didn't realise they were 'high end'. I definitely had the xiao long bao :) We both pigged out and the total bill was around $55. Probably didn't have the expensive menu items.

I like the fact that you order before you even step inside when it's busy (which is pretty much all the time)

I used to go to Din Tai Fung all the time in Seoul. Would go with a group. Never spent more than $20 each and left full.

actually i should explain further. overpriced not as in $44 steak at a shit cafe in perth overpriced, just a bit more expensive than other dim sum places.

From my talking to Perth Jews I was under the impression that there is nowhere in Perth that does a real bagel, and it's even pretty hard to get a good "real" one in Aus in general.

From my talking to Perth Jews I was under the impression that there is nowhere in Perth that does a real bagel, and it's even pretty hard to get a good "real" one in Aus in general.

There are a few bagel chains over east but I am no expert so can't judge. Supposedly those from Glicks chain Kosher bakery are pretty decent.

http://www.glicks.com.au/

Continuing from the C2 thread, I am prone to making generalisations so never take anything I say too seriously.

I'll leave this discussion to the more socially active then I. :)

Lol, the tags on this thread.

Continuing from the C2 thread, I am prone to making generalisations so never take anything I say too seriously.

I'll leave this discussion to the more socially active then I. :)

Nah pls don't apologise, the fact that there are so many points of view his what makes ssc awesome.

helvetica, behind andaluz on howard lane. been there 2 years or so, they have heaps of whisky and do whisly tastings/flights too. from memory theyve got over 40 or 50 different ones.

Oh yeah been there, thanks. Thought there was another one.

Maccas do bagels.

Just realised today that there is a jewish bagel shop across the road from the Palestinian felafel shop lol.

Maccas do bagels.

Don't be such a schmohawk.

I don't get the obsession with bagels really. Tastes like stale bread.

You've yet to try a good one it would appear. A good bagel, with fresh cream cheese in the middle - one of life's simple pleasures.

It's like pretzels. Outside of Germany (bar one place in London which closed down due to family illness), I've yet to find one that comes close to the real thing. Crispy on the outside, just the right amount of salt sprinkled on it, and soft and fluffy on the inside.

Decent number of bagel places around. Like Sanjipoo said above, Kosher food centre has decent ones. Lawley's bakeries (there's plenty of them around Perth) have multiple varieties now. Boatshed has good ones. Quite a few supermarkets have them as well.

Bagels have also entered the mainstream a decent bit now. Most cafes seem to have bagels on offer it seems.

You've yet to try a good one it would appear. A good bagel, with fresh cream cheese in the middle - one of life's simple pleasures.

It's like pretzels. Outside of Germany (bar one place in London which closed down due to family illness), I've yet to find one that comes close to the real thing. Crispy on the outside, just the right amount of salt sprinkled on it, and soft and fluffy on the inside.

I've still got fond memories of the pretzels I had over in Krakow. Maybe it was the beauty of the place that added to it, but hands down, best pretzels I ever had was there in Poland.

You've yet to try a good one it would appear. A good bagel, with fresh cream cheese in the middle - one of life's simple pleasures.

It's like pretzels. Outside of Germany (bar one place in London which closed down due to family illness), I've yet to find one that comes close to the real thing. Crispy on the outside, just the right amount of salt sprinkled on it, and soft and fluffy on the inside.

Not a fan of cream cheese. Definitely need to try a decent one.

There was a place in Northbridge that was a German bakery that was just as good as pretzels I had in Germany. Its closed down though. Did awesome Rye as well.

Vicky! Where have you been? All well?

Ryan - that german baker is still around, moved to morley. Samboy was a fan too

Thats right. What was it called again? Might have to hit them up.

vic, I'm going to completely stereotype you and hit you up for some NYC tips, in the assumption you know of some good jewish food places (any anything else) there.

Speaking of Morley, how are the Coventry Markets coming along? I am rarely in the area.

Thats right. What was it called again? Might have to hit them up.

You just reminded me. I haven't tried it since they moved. The pretzels were nice

http://www.littlehomebakery.com.au/

look like they're doing bagels now as well
http://www.littlehomebakery.com.au/products/fresh-rolls

^^ But did they make you thirsty?

LOL Biggest Fan here!!

Speaking of Morley, how are the Coventry Markets coming along? I am rarely in the area.

The 4,056th revised opening date was meant to be Oct 2011.

But its at least a month or two away. Plenty of construction with roadworks, paving, buildings, etc in the area though.

The CoP has made the twilight hawkers markets in Forrest Place an all summer event. Every friday night from the Queens Birthday public holiday in Oct to Mark 2012.

http://cityofperth.wa.gov.au/web/Media-Centre/?article=651

Hawkers Market + closes at 8 pm = oxymoron.

What was this like when they trialed it? Will bring more people to the area which is good. Any decent food or all whiteyfied?

It's not technically an oxymoron. It is called a 'twilight' hawkers market, not a late night hawkers market.

It's not technically an oxymoron. It is called a 'twilight' hawkers market, not a late night hawkers market.

Touche.

I just realised I have been in a very argumentative mood this past week!

Hawkers Market + closes at 8 pm = oxymoron.

What was this like when they trialed it? Will bring more people to the area which is good. Any decent food or all whiteyfied?

Most of the vendors sold out of food before 7pm.

Another example of City of Vincent's 'city-ness' thinking

http://www.oneperth.com.au/2011/10/07/planet-cafe-thwarted/

Another example of City of Vincent's 'city-ness' thinking

http://www.oneperth.com.au/2011/10/07/planet-cafe-thwarted/

harsh article. MY reading of the agenda (it will be determined at Tuesday's meeting) is that they have approval for a cafe and loft storage (granted within last year), but want to convert the loft to more cafe and expand the cafe downstairs, but it falls woefully short of the parking requirement... and the staff recommendation needs to follow policy for such a large shortfall.

There is an alternate parking calc, however, that shows if you count all the planet businesses as one then the shortfall is not nearly as problematic.

So anyway oneperth has jumped the gun a bit with that article as the item has not even been determined by Council yet.

harsh article. MY reading of the agenda (it will be determined at Tuesday's meeting) is that they have approval for a cafe and loft storage (granted within last year), but want to convert the loft to more cafe and expand the cafe downstairs, but it falls woefully short of the parking requirement... and the staff recommendation needs to follow policy for such a large shortfall.

There is an alternate parking calc, however, that shows if you count all the planet businesses as one then the shortfall is not nearly as problematic.

So anyway oneperth has jumped the gun a bit with that article as the item has not even been determined by Council yet.

FUCK OFF!!!

Thats all I have to say.

You're shooting the messenger Ryan. Blame the archaic council policies and country town mentality.

FUCK OFF!!!

Thats all I have to say.

They are bound by what they can or can not recommend for approval, but we're not (that's not to say it will be approved).

If everyone on Beaufort St were to double their floorspace and there was no increased transport access, well they'd all go broke.

You're shooting the messenger Ryan. Blame the archaic council policies and country town mentality.

I'm saying fuck off to the situation

They are bound by what they can or can not recommend for approval, but we're not (that's not to say it will be approved).

If everyone on Beaufort St were to double their floorspace and there was no increased transport access, well they'd all go broke.

Really?

The vast majority of the time I went into Mt Lawley I parked down near where the Maccas Northbridge is and walked up. Lots of spare parking down that way.

To me it should be the councils job to provide parking to support local business growth, if parking is really that much of an issue. Its just such a fuck backwards cunt of a way to make businesses provide their own parking.

If they can't provide parking, the least they can do is promote alternative transport. It shouldn't be forced upon the land owners to provide parking, otherwise you just end up with the ugly parking sprawl behind shops

If there's such demand for parking let the bloody council build it. Everytime I've been to Mt lawley (during these alleged gridlock times - weekend nights) I've found street parking a few hundred meters down the road from Sotos on Beaufort st. So parking can't be such a huge issue. (Or people are too fat and lazy to walk for a few mins)

I'm in mt lawley/highgate regularly and I can honestly say not once have I had to park as far as gaycc is talking about. Parking is a non issue there. Typical dumbcuntery by TOV although they prob aren't alone here

Oh I want saying that was where I had to park. Def is always closer parking available even at peak times. Eg the parking lot across the road from HJs. Just saying that it's a nice walk and not really that far.

The notion of dedicated on site parking for each business in such an area is just insane.

"City" of vincent needs to realise they're on the outskirts of the cbd and stop behaving like the dumb fucks a lot of them are.

I remember when gogos was not allowed to open a bar where five now is cos of lack of parking, the world has hardly ended since five opened, I still never have a problem parking there

Matt, your council is shit. You know it, I know it, even that idiot goran knows it. Time they amended some of their guidelines.

lol for sanj to agree with goran COV must be really in trouble.

At least we allow Cash in Lieu to be paid where parking can't be provided (to a point). Many councils would demand the parking or tell you to get f*cked. As unbelievable as it may sound we've considered progressive on the matter:)

FYI our policy says you need to provide 1 bay per certain area of floorspace (changes per type of business) and then we would offer discount on being in a local centre, close to bus stops, close to public car parks... so these guys would be looking at about only having to provide 60% of the parking required for starters. Then if there is a reasonable shortfall we take cash in lieu.

But theory goes that all businesses use the shared parking, and provide an amount of their own... and it is VERY EXPENSIVE to provide your own so those who have provided their own would cry foul if we let someone off the hook.

It seems illogical to you, but a lot of businesses on Beaufort don't want some other business to expand and take their share of the parking.

But generally parking is always controversial, and I can tell you that since I'm a bit of an expert as a transport planner, that every dumb f*ck reckons they know best;)

Parking is only an issue for those that don't want to walk or expect to feel important by parking in front of the cafe or diner they are eating.

At least we allow Cash in Lieu to be paid where parking can't be provided (to a point).

You mean you accept bribes.

It seems illogical to you, but a lot of businesses on Beaufort don't want some other business to expand and take their share of the parking.

Not illogical, anti-competitive. Things move on. If you had to provide parking under the old rules and now the rules have progressed, tough luck. Worst thing that happens is that there is more competition, more people in the area, and if you can keep your business running well, you'll make more money. If you're shit, you'll lose out the the competition and go bust.

Nate - did you see the Liquor Licensing article in the West's Inside Cover today or yesterday (I forget which - it has been a long week)? About your mate Barry.

Elaborate please!

Burmese food fair thing tomorrow in North Perth. You guys should go.

Details? Where and when?

Tomorrow, in North Perth.

Nate - did you see the Liquor Licensing article in the West's Inside Cover today or yesterday (I forget which - it has been a long week)? About your mate Barry.

No!

I'm in Melaka, Malaysia, right now.

Nyonya style Laksa for dinner, I had two lunches today (Nasi Kandar and then Wanton Mee), and a full breakfast (scrambled eggs on toast). Fresh portuguese style egg custard tarts for desert, then an Ais Kacang for a second desert. Then some other kind of pastry that I have no idea what it's called, but it came fresh from the oven. It's damn hot here! I am eating a much as I can possibly eat, and loving it.

Standing, sitting, on the street, or indoors, someone is always ready to serve you a cold beer. You can drink beer wherever you like, no license for the vendor required.

Off to Kuala Lumpur tomorrow morning, the coach is costing me $4.35 AUD.

Singapore was great, had an enormous 2.5kg Sri Lankan chilli crab, and of course Tian Tian chicken rice. We ordered 13 dishes for 4 people at an Indian restaurant, and had Chinese men nodding and grinning with approval at the glutony we were displaying.

Fun fact: Perth is sterile, boring, and over-regulated, compared to Singapore.

Melaka is an interesting little town, food is mind blowing, our hotel is a former dutch mansion in a Unesco World Hertitage area.

Take care, suckers!

;)

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The difference between Spore and Perth over-regulation is that, like it or not, Spore OR actually achieves a clearly defined purpose whereas Perth OR achieves nothing. I know which one I'd prefer.

The biggest negative about Singapore is their political system. Yes it works, but when you actually start reading about the stuff that goes on there, it's not cool, not cool at all. Saying that, for me personally, I know I could live exactly the kind of life I like in a place like Singapore. The biggest "problem" for me is that it's becoming quite an expensive city when compared to, say, Hong Kong which is a much better city imho.

http://www.bawa.org.au/pages/community-svc.html#ffte

I felt free-er in s'pore than i did i perth. Street drinking won me over.

In saying that though, Perth is freedom paradise compared to Dubai. Asked for a wine list at a restaurant tonight and got a blank stare.

I felt free-er in s'pore than i did i perth. Street drinking won me over.

In saying that though, Perth is freedom paradise compared to Dubai. Asked for a wine list at a restaurant tonight and got a blank stare.

Haha! Were you in a hotel? They're the only places permited to sell alcohol.

Thanks martine, will pop in this morning.

Get onto those chicken wings and butter crabs nate!

Haha! Were you in a hotel? They're the only places permited to sell alcohol.

Nah was at the Dubai fountain.

I had the worst coffee (long black) I've ever had today at Cafe130. Absolutely disgusting. Nescafe tastes better.

I had the worst coffee (long black) I've ever had today at Cafe130. Absolutely disgusting. Nescafe tastes better.

Have you tried the new place? I kinda like it.

I felt free-er in s'pore than i did i perth. Street drinking won me over.

In saying that though, Perth is freedom paradise compared to Dubai. Asked for a wine list at a restaurant tonight and got a blank stare.

Haha. I was at tiger tiger today, sat outside, ordered a beer and food and was asked politely to move seats because I was on the wrong side of "the line" for serving alchohol. F**k

I'm sitting an alleyway ffs!!!

Anyway. Was forced to move and sit with people I didn't know and ended up having a great afternoon drinking and chatting to strangers. We swapped numbers!!

Awesome day and the chicken skewers with cous cous were pretty good.

1st trip to Jun this evening... thanks in advance for the tip. nervous as is with mates who didn't like Maks:)

i had breakfast at some diner in manhattan, waiter asked if i wanted hot sauce... yas hot sauce for brekky... i <3 ny.

tha dingey lunch bars in brooklyn are too much!

oh i'm tempted to check out amatuer night at tha apollo theatre...

Have you tried the new place? I kinda like it.

I've been once Matt, but not too sure if I like it or not. I only had coffee and it was pretty weak. The place reminds me of a smelly classroom after the winter break. Also can't make the connection between the pseudo Asian decor and the type of food they serve. Might try the baked eggs/toast special they have going. I have a feeling it won't be anything special. It's called '50ml' btw.

Uh, so we were stuck for ideas and went to 'Giardini' in Leederville for breakfast. I'd never been before.

Waiter took our coffee order and when he brought it to us we tried to order a BLT and a steak sandwich.

"NO YOU CAN'T!"
"Oh?"
"ITS NOT LUNCH YET."
"Oh okay, we'll just have another look at the menu then."

Then he shook his head in an exasperated fashion and muttered expletives at us. We just finished the coffee and left. Will happily never return. :)

I would have made a scene, upturned tables ect. But that's just me.

Hah. It was just weird being confronted with that irritation so transparently. I was going to complain to the girl when we paid but everyone else looked happy enough so it seemed a bit pointless.

Place is hells 90s though.

Retro!

Do you think most places happily offer items from their lunch menu when it is breakfast menu time? Most menus are pretty clear when lunch menu starts. I mean there is no need for the waiter to be rude and treat customers like they are a massive inconvenience, but breakfast is breakfast:)

I've had places refuse to slice some bread and stick it in the toaster because it wasn't breakfast time. Sure sometimes it may not be possible as it can throw off the kitchen staff (flexibility isn't abundant here) but that sort of reaction is just plain BS.
Giardinis is a dump anyway stuck in the 90's. That's why it's so popular with the locals. The crapaccino crowd love it.

I've had places refuse to slice some bread and stick it in the toaster because it wasn't breakfast time. Sure sometimes it may not be possible as it can throw off the kitchen staff (flexibility isn't abundant here) but that sort of reaction is just plain BS.
Giardinis is a dump anyway stuck in the 90's. That's why it's so popular with the locals. The crapaccino crowd love it.

:lol: absolutely. fitting for a shithole suburb where annas and sienas are stalwarts in the dining scene

Is Giardinis popular? Siennas, however, is packed all the time, unbelievably busy. I think that the rule of "if a restaurant that specialises in country X is full of people from Country X then it must be great and authentic" does not work for Italians.

Picking on poor old Anna Vietnemese again Sanj? It is hardly a stalwart of the main strip... just innoffensively doing its stuff on the fringes and not pretending otherwise.

I am not aware of any suburbs that do not have shit restaurants... where are they?

Good night at Jun - we probably ended up not eating enough due to uncertainty of portion size when ordering but good fun and tasty and BYO save-a-da money too. MAtes from Melbourne flabbergasted when we got usherd out of Canton at midnight ahh well.

:lol: just trolling matt, relax

i heard that apparently jun has new owners and a $55/head minimum spend now, is that true? if so that would be fucked

55/head? surely that doesn't sound right

:lol: just trolling matt, relax

i heard that apparently jun has new owners and a $55/head minimum spend now, is that true? if so that would be fucked

Lol I know sorry was spartan with my emoticons:) I'm done defending crap outlets just because I like them because they are close and convenient and I'm lazy. Note that defence does not extend to Giardini:)

1st time at Jun so can't comment on ownership or relative quality but we paid just over $30/head. $187 for the 6 of us.

speaking of crap outlets stuck in some time warp, has anyone been to Kublai mongolian lately? Last time I was there was in the 90's and can't remember much.

On an unrelated note, Sandrinos in freo is expanding into the old Ecco's premises. Goes to show even in this climate some places are making money. I actually don't mind the place. It's pretty consistently above avg and I like their pizzas.

speaking of crap outlets stuck in some time warp, has anyone been to Kublai mongolian lately? Last time I was there was in the 90's and can't remember much.

SSC night out at Kublai? The place must be doing something right to still be there. Either that or is a Mongolain drug cartel front. I was last there at my wife's 19th b'day family dinner in 1996. Was probably a choice between Anna or Kublai:)

SSC night out at Kublai? The place must be doing something right to still be there. Either that or is a Mongolain drug cartel front. I was last there at my wife's 19th b'day family dinner in 1996. Was probably a choice between Anna or Kublai:)

My only guess is they may actually own the place. Or may be it is really good and looks can be very deceiving.

Lol I know sorry was spartan with my emoticons:) I'm done defending crap outlets just because I like them because they are close and convenient and I'm lazy. Note that defence does not extend to Giardini:)

1st time at Jun so can't comment on ownership or relative quality but we paid just over $30/head. $187 for the 6 of us.
ah that sounds better. i was certainly sceptical, $30/head sounds more like it

kublai - ive been there quite a few times, last time was prob around 6 years ago. used to be a popular option when i was a uni student with munchies...

kublai - ive been there quite a few times, last time was prob around 6 years ago. used to be a popular option when i was a uni student with munchies...

My only real gripe with Kublai is that if I'm going to rely on my own lousy opinion on what sauces make a great stirfry I may as well stay at home! I imagine as my kids grow up a bit I'll take them there as it is a bit of fun at least. If I had a choice between Kublai and a number of Leederville establishments I'd probably choose Kublai! Or say Kublai and Sizzler.

Also had a quick lunch at a place near the Hydey on the weekend - 1st time in years - and can only report is was superb and I can't believe my snoberry has kept me away so long. KFC ftw!

http://newyork.timeout.com/restaurants-bars/2031639/100best-dishes-and-drinks

Yes. Yes. How timely. Often these lists are crap but after a lot of research over the weekend, most of the good stuff from various sources has popped up on this list.

Sanj, what was the pig face place again?

cafe espanol in west village was hilarious... awesome little place, got waited on tha most camp 50 odd year old guy, thick spanish accent... was trying not to laugh at his little gay innuendos...

tha tapas selection was to doi-faw...

i think tonight you gonna has some calamaris... okay than.

Do you think most places happily offer items from their lunch menu when it is breakfast menu time? Most menus are pretty clear when lunch menu starts. I mean there is no need for the waiter to be rude and treat customers like they are a massive inconvenience, but breakfast is breakfast:)

I totally agree, we didn't realise what time it was. Although I don't recall breakfast times being explicitly stated on the menu, I was bleary eyed (swap meet morning!) and the waiter seemed keen to extract orders from us so we didn't spend too much time looking.

But yeah, we were happy to take a second look until a clear eye-roll and 'For fucks sake' was muttered as he turned to leave. We weren't too phased or offended, it was just like "Oh, I guess that's what they call shitty service! Should we just leave? Yeah, let's just leave."

It's a pity because the only other real option was 130, which appeared to have two staff members swamped with orders.

In KL now, reading the comments about where you can drink, what you can eat and when, etc, is making me laugh! Not sure if I can handle Perth anymore!

Sanj - found the Wanton Mee behind the Marriott tonight...mmmmmm...Char Siew was good as well. Sat with a bunch of Thai hookers on holiday (about 8 scantilly dressed ladies - they approached us and our wives/GF's!)

Checked out Kampung Bahru today, amazing contrast between old and new.

KL is such a great city, I enjoy it more and more every-time I come here!

ah, glad you found it. btw have the minced pork noodles, not the wantan mee!

was the cool old lady making it? shes pretty funny, likes a laugh. prob 70-75 yrs old

Go to Snowflake and get some Taiwaneese style dessert! It's a chain they are all over the place. The one with the orange jelly stuff on flavoured shaved ice rocks!

:lol: just trolling matt, relax

i heard that apparently jun has new owners and a $55/head minimum spend now, is that true? if so that would be fucked

I went about a month ago (on a Fri night) and when I book they said minimum was $35 (I think that was the figure) - but they didn't end up charging it anyway when we were just under.

Someone posted on Lisa's FB that it was Bontempo who had the original Hudson bar on king st shut down.

Hahaha.

I love that the councillors for the city are the ones actively fighting to make it as shitty as possible.

Reasonably priced, long, boozy lunch. Possibly outdoors. Central if possible. Ideas?

At risk of suggesting something not too innovative, the Queens? I used to love having a meal and drink outside there. Always guaranteed consistency and reasonable (by Perth standards) prices.

I'm thinking of going to the Old Swan Brewery for dinner this weekend. Thoughts? I remember it being good when I was there last but their menu has changed a lot.

^^ Chicken Burger - $31.90. PAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSS!!

Also check out urbanspoon. Not too inspiring.
http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/338/1370578/restaurant/West-Perth/Old-Swan-Brewery-Cafe-Restaurant-Function-Venue-Perth

if youre going to pay nearly rockpool prices id recommend going to rockpool

ive never been impressed with any restaurant by this group, frasers, old brewery, indiana and blue waters

none are shit but none are awesome either plus i think no value for money

lulz @ $31 burger containing no expensive ingredients

speaking of rockpool didnt jackso go last week? how was it?

entree of lamb brains $33. entree.of.cheap.offal - $33

Ahhhh shit. I was going for steaks really. Any suggestions for decent steak at a decent restaurant in Perth (no Outback Jacks or Tony Romas, this has to be romantic)

btw if you feel like a steak consider petite ardoise. certainly not a steakhouse but usually have 3-4 beef options on the menu. ive only had one but it was really good

edit - good timing! uyou do tend to see quite a few couples at petite ardoise but it isnt really romantic either as you sit close to the next table and it can be a little noisy. food is prety good though and service is warm

I saw your comment samboy, and I could do that if I wanted to, no problem. But I don't want to.

somehow steak and romantic don't quite mix ;)
Grab some takeaway and have a picnic next door. Tell her it's all about the company.

Hmmm Rockpool, maybe. Wanted to go to the city but that might be an idea.

menus - unfortunately prices of their specials menu have increaded by around 15-20% from when they first opened

http://www.ptiteardoisebistro.com.au/menu.html

btw if it is for saturday apparently rockpool has a 2 mth waiting list for dinners on sat

what about petite mort in shenton park where star anise used to be? chef from bouchard is there now, havent seen the menu though

Reasonably priced, long, boozy lunch. Possibly outdoors. Central if possible. Ideas?

izakaya sakura. fits every requirement except for the outdoors bit

cheap but excellent food and well priced booze. you would need to confirm they do the full menu at lunchtime though

Galileo may be an option too. They have 'meat' dishes. Although getting a booking wouldn't be easy (may be name drop Sanj). Not the most romantic place but if you can get a relatively quiet table it should be ok.

I'm thinking of going to the Old Swan Brewery for dinner this weekend. Thoughts? I remember it being good when I was there last but their menu has changed a lot.

Was there for work a couple of weeks ago. It's great. Haven't been there before that for years. It actually has a pretty nice view of the city. Only problem was, I was entertaining an oil man from Houston and the setting felt a little bit romantic.

Well if I was thinking Swan Brewery and I am no definitely thinking Rockpool. Not much more to eat at Rockpool. I'm going Friday night at this stage. Getting a booking could be difficult hey?

Hmmm.

Anything in the city worth going for a steak? Burswood might do.

Galileo may be an option too. They have 'meat' dishes. Although getting a booking wouldn't be easy (may be name drop Sanj). Not the most romantic place but if you can get a relatively quiet table it should be ok.

That was a thought originally but ruled out for now.

Was there for work a couple of weeks ago. It's great. Haven't been there before that for years. It actually has a pretty nice view of the city. Only problem was, I was entertaining an oil man from Houston and the setting felt a little bit romantic.

Well I'm not romancing an oil man from Houston but it should work :)

Well I'll go with Rockpool first, Swan Brewery second - fuck it I'll give it a go.

Rockpool booked for Friday night, excited!!

Wow, you got a booking this late? At the bar or dining room?

I am going Friday week. Even when I booked last week there were no bookings available between 7-9. Luckily I wanted a bit earlier. I suppose QI is a bit of an older crowd so Rockpool would be a popular pre-show dinner place.

QI?

TV show, Stephen Fry, Alan Davies etc. It's on the ABC. This is just a stage version.

Thanks for the lunch suggestions btw. Will check it out.

fatties,

sheree from sherbet now at hoopla in kensington, doing all the baking. significantly smaller section but top notch, we had a pistachio, orange and coconut slice earlier, fucken noice aye

QI is great.

TV show, Stephen Fry, Alan Davies etc. It's on the ABC. This is just a stage version.

Thanks for the lunch suggestions btw. Will check it out.

ah ok, havent heard of it

no worries, let me know how you go

Wow, you got a booking this late? At the bar or dining room?

I am going Friday week. Even when I booked last week there were no bookings available between 7-9. Luckily I wanted a bit earlier. I suppose QI is a bit of an older crowd so Rockpool would be a popular pre-show dinner place.

Yeah restaurant, I hope.

i dont think you can book at the bar so i would assume the restaurant

I said for dinner.

Well I'm not romancing an oil man from Houston but it should work :)

Oo, I'm intrigued!

I'll report back with details after the weekend. Don't want to jinx this. :)

Lifestyle related - my day today, Cameron Highlands, Malaysia...Kelli, you would have loved it. we had a botanist show us around the jungle and point out many many plants etc...orchids, lots of herbal and spice type plants, etc etc had lunch on a tea plantation, totally amazing.

Woops, sorry, shit internet here, but if you want to see any photos they are at:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/naterobert/

(There is a nice pitcher plant in the jungle photo, Kelli!)

Excellent, NVL in nature, I'd never have thought. Always meant to get to Malaysia, the plant life is so different to here, maybe a bit similar to the Kimberley.

Rockpool cancelled for tonight :( Complications.

langtrees couldnt fulfill the "like mincy but less mouthy" brief?

:lol: That cheered me up a bit.

Day 1 'complication' = Day X (future) Disaster. Cut your losses and move on :)

LOL I just checked out the Langtrees Website (thanks sanj!!). There's some real skanks on there. People actually pay money for that shit??

Lifestyle related - my day today, Cameron Highlands, Malaysia...Kelli, you would have loved it. we had a botanist show us around the jungle and point out many many plants etc...orchids, lots of herbal and spice type plants, etc etc had lunch on a tea plantation, totally amazing.

Woops, sorry, shit internet here, but if you want to see any photos they are at:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/naterobert/

(There is a nice pitcher plant in the jungle photo, Kelli!)

Did you trek to the mossy forest? If you're still there on Saturday, there's a night market in Brinchang where you can eat raw honey from honeycombs.

Have you been there Wall, do you have any photos?

The cacti and butterflies on my flickr was taken in the nurseries/farms there. No jungle adventure as I went with colleagues.

Oh yes, those photos were amazing...the colour.

Day 1 'complication' = Day X (future) Disaster. Cut your losses and move on :)

LOL I just checked out the Langtrees Website (thanks sanj!!). There's some real skanks on there. People actually pay money for that shit??

Yeah but its a lot more complicated that. Looooong storey. I might it share it one day, if it works out well. Its actually quite romantic.

All the best mate. I was just being stupid (in an interwebz kinda way)

Thanks. I'd normally agree with you but this is different.

Did you trek to the mossy forest? If you're still there on Saturday, there's a night market in Brinchang where you can eat raw honey from honeycombs.

Yes, we did the mossy forest, so amazing. Left Cameron Highlands, now in Ipoh, for a night, then off to Penang for a bit.

Sanj - Ipoh style Sar Hoe Fun is fucking amazing.

LOL I just checked out the Langtrees Website (thanks sanj!!). There's some real skanks on there. People actually pay money for that shit??

One mans trash, another mans treasure
(just one of many clichés I can think of)

Yes, we did the mossy forest, so amazing. Left Cameron Highlands, now in Ipoh, for a night, then off to Penang for a bit.

Sanj - Ipoh style Sar Hoe Fun is fucking amazing.

Did you go to those Buddhist/Taoist limestone hill cave temples in Ipoh?

I had some hoe fun once...

Did you go to those Buddhist/Taoist limestone hill cave temples in Ipoh?

Yes! Second time in Ipoh. The temple monkeys still hate me.

Now in Penang.

About to get fat.

What's that stuff at the malls? They've surrounded every other light pole with scaffolding (or whatever it's called)

I think it is for an exhibition as part of the Commonwealth Festival. A bunch of photos by Perth born photographer Russell James.

Go to the Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion in Penang. Better yet, stay there. Beautiful building. Stayed there a few years ago. Maybe $60 a night with breakfast. The Catherine Deneuve film Indochine had scenes filmed in the mansion's courtyard. Tours are offered too. Great historic building.

Just had the most amazing soft shell steak tacos from this random place in the middle of nowhere in Brooklyn. Along a quiet street, through a Mexican deli and right out back there's a dining area filled with about 15 Mexicans, a few which are drunk singing along to some Mexican music. Tacos = $2 each with some amazing side sauces/salsas included.

Off to Hawkers tonight.

Hawkers twice a day for me ;)

Acc! NYC! Have fun dude, lots of photos!

going to a roving dinner tonight as part of beaufort st festival, should be fun.

starts at must, then merchant, raah and cantina

raah opens 28/10, menu available on website raah.com.au

i was somewhat hopeful until i read the second page where for the larger items they recommend 2 per person plus 1 or 2 sides.

by my calculation, CONSERVATIVELY, food will cost $76/head excluding booze, too expensive. the mezze type dishes seem to be quite well priced but they must be tiny


food tonight is $150 including booze, a bit expensive but hopefully worth it

Off to Hawkers tonight.

how was it?

What is something to eat that is off the scale decadent? It's a last hurrah before going on a very strict diet for the next few weeks. I want to be repulsed at myself afterwards.

We're too spoilt, nothing is decadent any more.

I'd say what I think, but then Sanj would mention he had 3 of them for morning tea:) We've been down this road before lol;)

I don't remember this conversation before, what is it?

Donuts really are the most hideous when you think about it, they're both deep fried and covered in sugar, then stuffed with strawberry flavoured sugar and sugared cream.

What is something to eat that is off the scale decadent? It's a last hurrah before going on a very strict diet for the next few weeks. I want to be repulsed at myself afterwards.

personally im a fan of decadent days instead of just a singular dish

breakfast @ mrs s, snack of kransky with leek from dubrovnik, gnocchi lunch @ cantina and a cake for dessert, possibly the lumberjack @ mrs s if they have it (great cake but extremely filling)

all within 5 mins of your house

alternatively for a one stop indulgent meal i recommend the violin duck @ hong kong bbq, i had it yesterday (sorry matt).

get a half a duck with some dry noodles (or rice, i recommend the noodles), it will blow your mind. better than anything good fortune does, prepared a bit differently with amazing skin

Excellent, I've got 24 hours still.

Cantinas desserts are over the top sweet though, who are these people who ruin desserts like that?

Haven't even been to Mrs S yet.

well worth checking out kelli

staff are excellent, ive never had attitude there no matter how busy it is. there is a great vibe unlike say sayers where people get aggro waiting for seats

croque monsieur/madame, scrambled eggs, cornbread and rice pudding are worth having

rice pudding topping changes every so often, at the moment i think it is with caramelised pineapple and black pepper

some lunch items are pretty good too although ive only had lunch twice. had breakfast close to 20 times there i reckon since it is so close to my house. prob not the best food wise (although close to it) but for me the best overall package for breakfast in perth but i could be a bit biased since its my local

get a half a duck with some dry noodles (or rice, i recommend the noodles), it will blow your mind. better than anything good fortune does, prepared a bit differently with amazing skin

I will be looking forward to eating this...I haven't been to HK BBQ for a long time, and thats some high praise indeed!

I don't remember this conversation before, what is it?

Donuts really are the most hideous when you think about it, they're both deep fried and covered in sugar, then stuffed with strawberry flavoured sugar and sugared cream.

Tried deep-fried mars bars?

Tried deep-fried mars bars?

Now thats what I'm talking about!!

I will be looking forward to eating this...I haven't been to HK BBQ for a long time, and thats some high praise indeed!

i hadnt been there in many many years before 3 weeks ago when i got some roast duck+char siew rice. char siew was very good too, done in very similar style to what you get in sing. still not quite as good but a lot better than most, easily one of the best ive had in perth for the traditional style


lady running it is pretty funny, stern hongkie who is a bit grumpy. ive had 2 friendly arguments with her already, she charged me $3 for a takeaway clear soup which i wasnt too happy about. she's cool in the stern aunty who has pride in her food kinda way


where are you atm? loving the food? u end up having butter crabs or chicken wings in KL?

I cannot get enough of Jus Burgers.. been to the Northbridge and Leederville stores about 4 times in the past week/week and a half -.-

I cannot get enough of Jus Burgers.. been to the Northbridge and Leederville stores about 4 times in the past week/week and a half -.-

ive lost a bit of love for jus burgers, find it a bit inconsistent now and they ALWAYS overcook the patty. i used to get beautiful medium rare patties and now even if i say rare i get it medium well. for me if youre going to bend me over by charging $5 for a tiny amount of coleslaw and small chips the rest of the meal needs to be awesome

on the plus side though the staff are generally pretty good which is no mean feat considering hes got 4 outlets now

still tasty but not quite as good as when they started which is a shame. i find i now alternate between jus and burger bistro with occasionally doing grilld for the burger they do with harissa. jus still just about edges the other 2 imo but the miss saigon burger from BB is great too

had a burger from novembars last night. pretty good in an alfreds kitchen kinda way. $7.20 for a good sized cheeseburger

I cannot get enough of Jus Burgers.. been to the Northbridge and Leederville stores about 4 times in the past week/week and a half -.-

what have you been having btw? rob broadfield raved over the newish organic beef burger on the weekend but havent had it yet

how was it?

Was good - been struggling with a head cold infection combined with hay fever - so was buggered from sneezing all day.

Was there from 8pm and it was packed.

I can't tell whether I have a head cold with hayfever or just really bad hayfever.

what have you been having btw? rob broadfield raved over the newish organic beef burger on the weekend but havent had it yet

Today I had the chicken, and you are right, sometimes its overcooked, other times its delicious. I'm going to have to give the organic beef a go I think!

I haven't been to the other burger bars yet, I hear that Grill'd is great, I should give that a go next time.

I can't tell whether I have a head cold with hayfever or just really bad hayfever.

It seems like there is a cold going around. People who work near me have had it over the last couple of weeks, so not surprised I finally had my turn. You are probably the same as me and had a rare combo. The hot day yesterday might have set off the pollen/grass seeds/whatever it is that causes me to sneeze.

Right time of the year for hay fever for me. But the combination with having a throat feel like it was sandpaper on Friday (no gay jokes people!) and the fluroscent phlem (yes - too much info) makes me think it was a combo. Sneezing continuously all day is so tiring and has made my neck hurt!

Anyway - hope that didn't put anyone off their food.

btw Sanj - how come you haven't taken up the fashion part of this thread now Mincy no longer haunts SSC?

What happened to Miensie btw?

What happened to Miensie btw?

living in sin with kfc in northbridge, found ssc to be too distracting and managed to keep away

It seems like there is a cold going around. People who work near me have had it over the last couple of weeks, so not surprised I finally had my turn. You are probably the same as me and had a rare combo. The hot day yesterday might have set off the pollen/grass seeds/whatever it is that causes me to sneeze.

Right time of the year for hay fever for me. But the combination with having a throat feel like it was sandpaper on Friday (no gay jokes people!) and the fluroscent phlem (yes - too much info) makes me think it was a combo. Sneezing continuously all day is so tiring and has made my neck hurt!

Anyway - hope that didn't put anyone off their food.

btw Sanj - how come you haven't taken up the fashion part of this thread now Mincy no longer haunts SSC?

:lol: im about as stylish as samboy and nate

Was meant to be going to Rockpool this Friday, but, following the lead of England, Italy and Greece, I will be entering a six month period of European inspired austerity, and have thus cancelled.

where are you atm? loving the food? u end up having butter crabs or chicken wings in KL?

I'm in Penang still, heading to Bangkok tomorrow.

Food in Penang is spectacular, as always, and I have been hurting it.

Catfish Nasi Kandar for breakfast this morning at an old-school coffee shop, curry mee that came in two bowls for lunch (it was like eating two bowls of laksa, my head started hurting, also had a side of satay, and some Apom, some Rojak, and an Ais Kacang. No shit.

Heading out for famous Tandoori in a few minutes, and am actually contemplating going to two different joints tonight just to compare Tandoori's.

I love Jus Burgers! The mozarella chicken burger is like eating an orgasm...

I went to Jus the other day as well. Was pretty good as always, really I just go for the Onion Rings. Those onion rings and a beer would be so good. Anyway, service was very average. Most tables had used dishes on them, only one girl plus the chef. People would be left waiting quite a while.

I've never eaten at Jus...I always get takeaway. I remember when it first opened you would be very lucky to get a seat at all.

You're still very lucky to get a seat usually.. but I don't mind, I like the small cramped designs of the restaurants

:lol: im about as stylish as samboy and nate

note also Sanj has not been giving Ryan workout advice! :)

I think he just called u a fat c!$t

Tried deep-fried mars bars?

Nooo, I want textural complexity in my junk food. Snickers bar would be ok, it's got nuts.

Cornflakes in the batter.

Does it really? You'd think they'd go soggy.

For me would have to be a mountain of profiteroles.

Nooo, I want textural complexity in my junk

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^I've only really just discovered choux pastry. What's your view on what is best, cream or custard stuffed?

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My mind is boggling.

Naaah just kidding.
choux goes best with creme patissiere

^That's what I think too, bakeries don't really use it here.

Perth's only recently discovered something other than a vanilla slice. It's going to take a long time

I'd have to say custard, purely for the sweetness factor.

A friends wedding, a few months ago, had a pyramid of profiteroles for a wedding cake. I made a right pig of myself!

Hey, caramel slice has been a long time favourite.

And even then vanilla slice should use creme patisserie, they manage it in Queensland, no rubbery custard blocks for them.

Hey, caramel slice has been a long time favourite.

I think my mum used to make that, is that the one with biscuit on the bottom, caramel then chocolate?

I am a big fan of rubbery asian bakery custard cubes.

It's a substance that shouldn't exist in nature - deliciously so!