merivale winter feasts launch party

9 July 2009, 02:19


yup i know im the last to post about the merivale winter feasts im sorry dudes but finally the craziness of the good food and wine show is over so hopefully i can catch up on the backlog of posts. also this was the night that my poor baby started showing signs of sickness. that’s right my ol trusty canon dslr is on its last legs oh the sadness hmm anyone know of anyplace selling cheap cameras? or who wants to sponsor me! eh eh eh? anyways moving on…


we are gathered here tonight at Establishment for the Merivale Winter Feasts launch party for a preview of this seasons lunch and dinner options at the Merivale restaurants of Ash Street Cellar, Bistro CBD, est., Lotus, Mad Cow, sushi e, Teppanyaki and Uccello. much thanks to the awesome melissa from merivale who scored the foodbloggers a vip invite to the party so we could enter early and snap some photos of the food before the masses arrived!


mmm wine lol im sure you’ve seen everyone elses post about the launch so ill keep mine short and sweet


first stop is the fabulous dan hong at lotus


the super delicious prosciutto san daniele and grissini from Ucello


tuscan beef stew and braised beef cheek tarts from est.


tartare of ocean trout, cucumber, ponzu and coriander from est.


Avocado, king crab and mint on lavosh from est.


gougeres – cheesy choux puffs from bistro cbd


and look who i found! michelle from mastchef heh heh she was a bit amused at me being all fangirl and asking for a photo lol


steamed snapper and fennel soup with gremolata from ash st cellar


filo tartlet with mascarpone realle, honey quince puree and roasted hazelnuts from ash st cellar


and the hungry crowd

 

 

  1. hehe, too bad Michelle’s not on Twitter! And oh noes to your camera!

    Helen (grabyourfork)    Jul 9, 02:31 AM    #

  2. Mmmm soup…

    Minh    Jul 9, 11:53 AM    #

  3. Some really nice pics! Love how the tartlets turned out.

    You didn’t want to get a fangirl pic with Dan Hong?

    Simon    Jul 9, 02:39 PM    #

  4. Oh boo, I really regret not going. I have no idea why I decided not to. You lucky lucky VIP bloggers! :P

    Steph    Jul 9, 03:26 PM    #

  5. Ooh whats happened to Flashy? How many actuations have u got on it?
    Also I haven’t posted yet!

    FFichiban    Jul 9, 06:24 PM    #

  6. u sure Michelle is bemused and not aroused? Surely she will have the hot for the hot chocolatesuze no? LOL

    billy@ATFT    Jul 9, 11:13 PM    #

  7. helen: haha think she’d be freaked out about me!
    minh: mmm mushrooms hehe
    simon: lol dan was busily adding garnishes on his dishes and i didnt want to disturb him
    steph: aw im sure there will be a next time! a spring menu maybe?
    ffichiban: flashy dying! sadness
    billy: LOL too bad aaron wasnt there…

    — chocolatesuze    Jul 13, 11:54 PM    #

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