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A really good simple salad or perhaps a panna cotta as a dessert.
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A really good simple salad or perhaps a panna cotta as a dessert.
I don't know how much time you've got, but this recipe is good in that you can cut corners by using an ice bath to cool the salad down. The main thing to keep in mind is the strength of the lemon juice - if the juice is too strong, it'll throw the flavours out. Whilst everyone is will be doing their frozen desserts and gazpacho, this might stand out. Anyway, good luck with the interview.
Insalata de Mare
Lemon-Soaked Seafood Salad
-Taken from "Rustico" by Micol Negrin
Ingredients
1.5 kgs mussels, scrubbed, beards removed
750g clams
250g baby octopus
250g medium sized prawns
250g cleaned squid, bodies cut into rings and tenctacles halved
1 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/4 cup plus one tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
salt
black pepper
2 tablespoons minced flat leaf parsley
Method
Soak the mussels and clams in cool water to cover with 1 tablespoon salt for 30 minutes. Drain and rinse. Place in a 4 litre saute pan with 2 tablespoons of olive oil and 1 cup of water and cover. Cook over a medium-high heat for 12 minutes or until open. Shell and put on a platter.
Strain the mussel and clam cooking juices through a cheescloth lined seive into a 2 litre saute pan. Add the octopus and cook over medium heat, uncovered, for 25 minutes, adding water if needed. Add the prawns and squid and cook for 3 minutes or until they change colour. Using a slotted spoon, remove the octopus, prawns, and squit to the serving platter with the mussels and clams.
In a bowl, mix the remaining 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons of olive oil, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, the lemon juice, mustard, pepper, and parsley. Toss with the warm seafood and cool to room temperature, then refrigerate for 2 hours and serve.
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Rockpool on the weekend; had their interpretation of beer & nuts.
Pilsner granita with salty peanut ice cream. Sensational.
Pilsner granita with salty peanut ice cream. Sensational.
I don't know where he is now, but I wish he'd come back to Epicure. After two months, Larissa Dubecki's reviews are getting worse. Today's review (Eureka89), she probably only spent about a third of her column inches actually discussing the food.
I still can't fathom why they didn't give the job to Matt Preston.
peejay
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Off to Cutler & co on the weekend - looking for to seeing if the 18/20 is worth it.
peejay
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I went there last week. If it was an issue of just food, then the 18/20 is well and truly justified. McConnell's cooking just keeps on getting better. But the noise levels within the restaurant were ridiculous.
As much as I enjoyed reading Lethlean and dislike reading Dubecki, I don't think I'll be buying the Australian to read his reviews. For one thing, I'm more interested in knowing what's happening in Melbourne. As for the rest of the country, I can just read blogs and online newspaper reports.
peejay
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Currently eating my way through Japan again.
In Tokyo at the moment after flying in from ishigaki island near Okinawa.
All going well - had some great food in Osaka. Tonight just had a simple bowl of curry ramen noodles with Mussels - fresh and delic. just 680 yen one block from the main drag in Ginza.
Dollar is doing well again against the yen so all affordable again.
In Tokyo at the moment after flying in from ishigaki island near Okinawa.
All going well - had some great food in Osaka. Tonight just had a simple bowl of curry ramen noodles with Mussels - fresh and delic. just 680 yen one block from the main drag in Ginza.
Dollar is doing well again against the yen so all affordable again.
peejay
Brownlow Medallist
c'mon foodies where have we all been - post your good experiences here.
I have my eye on two events of the Melb food and wine festival.
This (french and Italian masters)
http://www.melbournefoodandwine.com.au/event/1076
and this ( cracking crabs)
http://www.melbournefoodandwine.com.au/event/1377
I have my eye on two events of the Melb food and wine festival.
This (french and Italian masters)
http://www.melbournefoodandwine.com.au/event/1076
and this ( cracking crabs)
http://www.melbournefoodandwine.com.au/event/1377
peejay
Brownlow Medallist
Nearing the end of my stay in NYC and have been to these places of note:
Pastis
Gotham Bar and Grill
Spice Market
A Voce
Spotted Pig
Corner Bistro
Minetta Tavern
Perry street
and the absolute best:
Babbo - easily the best meal i have ever had and only 75 US dollars for the 8 course chefs tasting menu.
Pastis
Gotham Bar and Grill
Spice Market
A Voce
Spotted Pig
Corner Bistro
Minetta Tavern
Perry street
and the absolute best:
Babbo - easily the best meal i have ever had and only 75 US dollars for the 8 course chefs tasting menu.
Out of all the places NY, that is my fave too peej. Glad to see this thread resurrected.
The spag with the lobster followed by the lamb chops has been my meal there the last 3 times I've been to NY. My better half preferred Batali's other places Del Posto and Esca (which we stayed right next to last time there), but I love Babbo. I'm off to Vegas in 3 weeks, and although not expecting the full on NY experience, I'm heading to B&B for a Batali spaghettini w/ lobster fix.
We lashed out last time and used some contacts to get into Per Se and Le Bernardin, but I still walked away happier from Babbo than anything.
One of my other fave's is a joint called Bread, in Tribeca from memory. Very small place, very simple meals, but I'm happy the minute I walk into that hole in the wall place. Delicious.
peejay
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Bread is not to far away from where i am in West Village so will get there some time in the next week.
Apart from the meal at Babbo ( and the great service, i mean real service) the thing i loved is the background music they played. First it was Elvis Costello, then talking heads then ACDC. As i was paying my bill and walking out the door Highway to Hell was playing.
That is real New York Chutzpah.
A place that is confident enough in its own abilities to play Highway to hell and still serve some of the best food in the world. In Shannon Bennets book of New York, Luke Mangan rates it as his favourite restaurant in NYC and Matt Moran syas its the best Italian Restaurant he has eaten at in the world.
All this and Highway to hell!
peejay
Brownlow Medallist
Have just booked myself for dinner on Mondy night - early dinner for one.
Will let you know how it goes.
