simon's 38th hawaiian bday

6 January 2009, 17:08

Simon from Simon Food Favourites turned 38 on the weekend and to celebrate he threw one mother of a party with the most delicious canapes everrrr


the fabulous view


simon hard at work


Lorraine and i had been pre-warned that the oysters would be in limited supply so we decided to not be fashionably late and we were rewarded with super fresh Sydney rock oysters served with Tetsuya’s dressing, Yarra Valley salmon caviar and freshly chopped chives


Smoked salmon and crème fraîche blinis topped with chives. oh man these were my absolute favourite! the perfect canape with just the right amount of salty-creaminess nomnom i lost count of how many i ate…


Roasted mini roma tomato marinated with garlic and served with mascarpone, olive tapenade and freshly picked baby basil leaf


Fruit punch made with lemon lime and bitters, tropical fruit juice, pineapple juice, mango and apple juice with freshly chopped watermelon, orange, apple and mint


heh simons friends were very amused at how every time a plate of food landed on the table we would swoop in with our cameras lol luckily they have been well trained by simon and knew not to touch anything before we got our shots =P


Peking duck rice paper rolls with leek, carrot, mint and coriander


Vegetarian Kuih Pie Tee with carrot, fried tofu, snow peas, water chestnuts, cabbage, then garnished with egg omelette, coriander, chilli and drizzled with sweet chilli sauce


you know you’re a true food blogger when you cant resist taking photos of everything including the watermelon…


pure evil. chardonnay…


Vegetarian curry puffs with potato, peas and vegetarian mince


Supplì, rice and cheese balls


Rye and wholemeal sour dough, soy and linseed sour dough with cheeses of triple brie and ash blue


heh presentation is everything! Special sausage sizzle with onion, chopped jalapeno, tomato sauce and American-style mustard served on good old fashion sliced white bread


Marinated lamb cutlets with garlic, lemon, fresh rosemary, whole-grain mustard and honey served with homemade tzatziki


the bday boy all smiles


Meringue nests with vanilla mascarpone topped with fresh raspberry, blueberry and passionfruit


Chocolate brownies topped with walnut


happy birthday simon! i had an awesome time eating your food heh heh

1. hi suze

   thanks so much for the review and photos. so glad you had a good time and enjoyed the food. hopefully see you soon for another foodie outing.

   simon :-)

   — Simon Food Favourites    Jan 6, 06:01 PM    #
   
   

2. Oh my goodness – yum! So those are the famous blinis you ate 5 in a row… I would too!

   The ash blue cheese looks delish. Lucky you.

   — Christie @ Fig & Cherry    Jan 6, 06:44 PM    #
   
   

3. Omg did he make all the food himself? Man I wish my friends would do that too hahahahah!

   — Fiona    Jan 6, 06:46 PM    #
   
   

4. Hehe if I was there you and me would’ve been battling it out for the blinis! Still bummed :(

   — Karen Low    Jan 6, 07:37 PM    #
   
   

5. Holy Moly… thats an impressive spread of food. Simon, would you like to cater for my birthday? lol

   — Jen    Jan 6, 08:07 PM    #
   
   

6. Oh woooww very impressive! Happy Bday Simon, form the phtoos I see you had a great one :)

   — FFichiban    Jan 6, 10:10 PM    #
   
   

7. Wow! That’s a lot of food. They are great looking canapes.

   — Gab    Jan 7, 10:23 AM    #
   
   

8. oh yum!! there’s so much food!! haha and i love the sausage sizzle idea!!

   — Betty    Jan 7, 11:05 AM    #
   
   

9. wow lots of food, didn’t skimp on the quality either!

   — Howard    Jan 7, 12:11 PM    #
   
   

10. did he make the meringue nests? oh i just had a piece of chocolate from switzerland that was macaron flavoured! yum…

    — Audz    Jan 7, 02:04 PM    #
    
    

11. Wow, what a spread. Sorry I missed it! I don’t think I’ve ever cooked so much, let alone on my birthday! Great commitment to photos too (love the paparazzi shot!)

    — Helen    Jan 7, 07:03 PM    #
    
    

12. Wow, that’s much more canapes than what Tetsuya offered in David Jones last time. I don’t know how David managed to make all of these. And you ate 5 blinis?

    — Lilia    Jan 7, 07:17 PM    #
    
    

13. simon: i had an awesome time chatting with your friends and your food was so very tasty =P thanks again!
    christie: heh 5? ahem shhh i never said that…
    fiona: lol he made about half and his friends were kind enough to bring some too
    karen: yeah they were so awesome those blinis!
    jen: haha that’s a great idea wonder if he’ll cater for mine too!
    ffichiban: i know i was pretty impressed there was just so much food!
    gab: towards the end i only managed 1 lamb cutlet! i was just so full bah fail!
    betty: heh it’s cute hey! much better than dumping all the sausages on a platter and helping yourself
    howard: i reckon! lol ah foodblogger perfection =P
    audz: yep he made them first time too lol macaron flavoured chocolate? so it tasted almondy?
    helen: yeah you missed out dude! i reckon you wouldve loved the chardonnay heh heh
    lilia: nah simon made some and had some friends help him otherwise he wouldve been stuck in the kitchen the whole time heh shhh who says i ate 5 =P

    — chocolatesuze    Jan 8, 03:08 AM    #
    
    

14. what a wonderful looking spread! I can’t believe he made it all for his own birthday!

    — Renee    Jan 8, 10:11 PM    #
    
    

15. Your niece Clarisse wants to know why Andrew was not at the party!

    — Viv    Jan 11, 12:52 AM    #
    
    

16. renee: nah he made some and got his friends to bring some too
    viv: lol he wasnt invited hehe and he’s shy =P

    — chocolatesuze    Jan 13, 02:30 AM    #