Sufficiently satiated in Sydney
Tuesday, January 18, 2011 at 6:54PM Following the side trip to NZ, I had 3 days left in Sydney to fit in a few last meals just to make absolutely sure that I would return to London with significant extra baggage, and I am not talking about the contents of my suitcase.
Like with my last Sydney post I am going to share a few images from each meal, with more details about the best later.
Rosso Pomodoro
Diavola pizza
Rosso Pomodoro – Italian cuisine (trattoria); Shop 90-91, 24 Buchanan St, Balmain, NSW, 2041; Ph +61 2 9555 5924
Marigold
Garlic prawn gowgee; Prawn & scallop gowgee
BBQ squid
Char siu (BBQ pork) buns
Marigold Restaurant - Chinese (Cantonese) cuisine; Levels 4 & 5, 683-689 George Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000; Ph +61 2 9217 6090
Busshari
Octopus tempura
Chef's selection sashimi platter
Tuna tataki salad
Spider sushi roll
Busshari Authentic Japanese Restaurant - Japanese cuisine; 119 Macleay St, Potts Point, NSW, 2011;+61 2 9357 4555
Pendolino
Trota Salmonata con Erbette - Petuna ocean trout house-marinated w Sicilian capers, anchovy mayonnaise, lemon vinaigrette & baby herbs
Carpaccio di manzo all'albete - Alba style free-range raw beef carpaccio w truffled white walnut puree, Testun di Barolo cheese, rocket cress, wild baby olives & handmade rosemary grissini
Ravioli di magro con burro fuso - Traditional handmade ravioli w spinach, parmigiano reggiano, gruyere, buffalo mozzarella, burnt butter & sage
Pappardelle con ragu di vitella e maggiorana - Hand cut pappardelle w White Rocks veal ragu, marjoram & bone marrow
Mezzalune di maiale con guanciale brasato e fave - Handmade half moon mezzalune ravioli w braised pork belly, pork cheek, fava beans & crisp pancetta
Millefoglie con fragoline - Fresh strawberry millefoglie w wild Italian strawberry compote, Lombardian goat curd cream, strawberry sorbet
Pendolino - Italian cuisine; Shop 100, Level 2, The Strand Arcade, 412-414 George St, Sydney, NSW, 2000; Ph +61 2 9231 6117
Baffi and Mo’s
Potato hash stack w double smoked ham, avocado, fresh tomato, asparagus & lemon dressed rocket topped w a poached egg
Ploughman's lunch w duck rillettes, house pickles, epicure cheddar, vine cherry tomatoes, smoked wagyu beef & Iggy's sourdough stick
Baffi and Mo’s (no website but reviews here and here) – Contemporary cafe; 94 Redfern St, Redfern, NSW, 2016; Ph + 61 2 8065 3294
Last dinner at Chez Haz
Scallops kataifi w garlic butter
Provencal fish soup w rouille
Chez Haz – My choice (thanks Dad); not telling; definitely not telling
Back to London. Sigh.
Reader Comments (6)
Im very excited to say I partook in 3 of those dining experiences!
The photos made me soooo hungry for the sage and burnt butter raviloi...my god it was soooooooooo good!!
The photos of baffi look great, particularly the ploughmans... will make sure the Chris has a look at this one.
xx
Wow, great pix, I dont think there is a meal in this post I would turn down and I am not even keen on pork belly. Those scallops, I have never seen them done this way and I do consider myself well travelled. Clearly have some travelling yet to do!
And I partook ?/ took part in 2 of them! Baffi and Mo is hard to beat in Sydney for cafe fare. We are biased - the King of Windang (Chris), the chef, is almost one of the family - but it is a fact. Dad's provencale fish soup was outstanding. Try and get him to share the recipe Vix.
Cha - The photos look great cause his presentation is so good! It is a pity about the silver table though, the vibrant colours would look much better on white. A testament to the King then that they still look so tasty regardless!
Skyler - thanks for your comment. Interesting that you mention the scallops; I had only once had scallops in a curry sauce before and on that occasion I found that the curry sauce overwhelmed the delicate flavour of the scallops. Hence, when my sis suggested this I wasn't overly keen, but in this dish it really worked. The sauce was still the dominant flavour, but when it tastes that good, who cares?! As for pork belly, see if this recipe can sell you on it; I haven't had a complaint yet!
Ma - Sad that you were only there for two, but hopefully we shall dine somewhere in the northern hemisphere soon. Dad gave me the recipe for the soup, I just need to test it out for measurements.
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Hi Spencer, thanks for your comment. I hope that it will inspire people when they are choosing a restaurant in Sydney.