Dan Hong's Dude Food Degustation at Lotus, Potts Point

27 October 2011, 06:08

OH HAI! So like, can you believe it’s the end of October already? That means soon will be the end of all the Crave Sydney events argh! The Dude Food Degustation ($70 + $50 matching drinks) at Lotus (22 Challis Avenue, Potts Point) was booked out within hours of the website going live but luckily the day before the second seating I managed to catch a tweet from Dan Hong about a last minute cancellation and scored the seats. The boy came along thanks to promises of hotdogs and we joined ~~powers~~ tables with the awesome Dumpling Girl and Cheesecake Boy for a fabulously fun lunch.

I’d decided to try my luck with the matching drinks and a spicy Bloody Mary with celery foam is up first with the Cheeseburger spring roll and empanada doner kebab. The spring roll was crazy, I barely glanced at the menu so my brain got confused when it thought I was eating a normal spring roll and all of a sudden woah man it’s cheesey! /smacks lips and is that… pickle with just a hint of tomato sauce? Lols and that empanada took me back to seedy Friday evenings huddled at late night kebab stands with the magical restorative powers of garlic sauce.

Ah but what is better than a bowl of instant noodles on a lazy rainy day? Indomie with fried quail egg, deep fried eshays & pulled buffalo wing sauce arrives with a grin along with a glass of 2009 Salomon Undhof Gruner Veltliner. The sunny quail egg was just too cute and while I would normally stab a runny egg and mix it into the indomie I just couldn’t help but shove the whole egg into my mouth… Guilty pleasures lol I loved the crunchy shallots but oh boy was the sauce spicy! Thanks to my lack of chili tolerance I found myself pausing to chug-a-lug the sweet wine and regretfully had to pass it over to the boy.

Noods. With noodles. Heh.

Just like with the entree, my brain and tastebuds got all kinds of confused with the Pepperoni pizza wontons with napolentana consomme (with 2009 Mornington Peninsula Scorpo Rose). The bowl held deceptively normal looking wontons but the clear broth was so intensely tomato flavoured and the nubbins of pepperoni encased in tender wonton pastry skin just sent everything topsy turvy. I could’ve very easily eaten another 5 bowls.

Tasting of Hotdogs – foie gras and truffle hotdog, Chicago style hotdog, Corndog (with Coopers Pale Ale). Nawww how cute are all the dawgs yo!? We were instructed to eat the foie gras and truffle hotdog first and hot damn it nearly ruined the other hot dogs for me because it was just so freaking tasty and rich! The slab of foie gras and the truffle sauce was pure indulgent bliss and perfect on the soft fluffy buns. The Chicago hot dog was tasty but not as gloriously tasty against the corn dog which was amazeballs. The fried batter was perfect and not at all oily, with the requisite crunch before the sausage innards are met and of course what goes better with hotdogs than a glass of beer? Just like a day out watching a baseball game haha

Donut ice-cream with candied bacon, banana fritter, pretzel praline, peanut butter and raspberry jam (with Jack Daniels & banana old fashioned). I’d been looking forward to dessert and it didn’t fail to impress. From the presentation to the taste, this crazy multi ingredient dish was off the chain insane. Of course the candied bacon was first to be attacked and I looked longingly around the table to steal any bacon remnants but alas there were none. The donut ice cream was incredible- cinnamony and sweet, it was perfect against the salty schmear of peanut butter and the crunch of the pretzel praline. The banana fritter was saved till last, oh how I’ve missed my daily dose of potassium! The matching JD was a little on the strong side esp after all the matched drinks and I couldn’t really taste any banana flavour but nevertheless was finished all the same :P

Aaaaaand my collection of drinks… Edit: hehe no worries guys I managed to finish most of the driknks. Teehee one more day to the weekend! See ya’ll next week!

I was told about this AFTER it was all booked out. Super sad I didn’t get the chance to go. But what a crazy menu! It’s got Dan Hong written all over it!!
— Tina @ bitemeshowme Oct 27, 09:01 AM #
I like how Dan Hong’s brain thinks…awesome dude food dude!!
— Shanks Oct 27, 09:38 AM #
This look like so much fun! I love the look of the hotdogs, really want the foie gras and truffle one!
— Steph Oct 27, 10:21 AM #
Noods with noodles! Hurrah!

The hot dog tasting plate looks awesome. Love the perfectly aligned trails of mustard and tomato sauce on the corn dog!
— Helen (grabyourfork) Oct 27, 10:29 AM #
It’a always great to nom nom nom with you, especially over such a fun lunch :) I’m still dreaming of the corndog though.
— Dumpling Girl Oct 27, 10:43 AM #
hmhmhm can’t wait for this saturday… the hot dog tasting plate looks seriously awesome!
— gastronomous anonymous Oct 27, 11:57 AM #
What a fun and crazy meal! Cheeseburger spring roll and empanada doner kebab sounds insane
— Phuoc'n Delicious Oct 27, 12:08 PM #
Awesome date Suze! Those teeny weeny hotdogs are so cute! BUT I LOVE the sound of the cheeseburger spring roll! Too much bun always puts me off so this is PERFECT!!! They should stay on the menu!
— Martyna@WholesomeCook Oct 27, 12:15 PM #
Zomg! I want it all, oh my pretties!
— Hannah Oct 27, 12:19 PM #
ahhh cant wait till this sat when i finally gets a taste of that candied bacon
— sugarpuffi Oct 27, 03:04 PM #
Oooh, I like collections of drinks… why are they not empy? :P
— Tina@foodboozeshoes Oct 27, 03:44 PM #
Oh gawd corn dog I WANT! And now I’m craving indomie haha.

Lol I make candied bacon at home when I’m feeling all sad and poopy.
— Karen | Citrus and Candy Oct 27, 04:15 PM #
i like the idea of confused brain v tastebuds, i would love to try the dessert (and everything else!)
— muppy Oct 27, 04:23 PM #
So gutted I missed this. And might I just say madame that your new hair is so FAB!!! :)
— Nic@diningwithastud Oct 27, 06:04 PM #
I kept reading this and going “I want to eat that” – from the update on Bloody Mary, to the pizza wontons (cool idea) to that dessert (swooning from an imagined sugar overload). I love the look of Dan Hong’s inventions, and have got to get down there to try them out first-hand…
— Sticky Penguin Oct 27, 11:28 PM #
donut ice cream sounds like sheer brilliance..

love those adorable little hot dogs and the noodles.. perfect comfort food :)
— Christine Oct 28, 10:00 AM #
lol I hope you didn’t waste all those drinks! the food looks amazing and I really want to try that cheeseburger spring roll!
— Jacq Oct 28, 10:29 AM #
That dessert looks amazing. It sounds so American with the bacon and peanut butter. What an interesting night out.
— Hotly Spiced Oct 28, 11:12 AM #
Oh lookie look at that massive slab of foie gras. What a great selection from Dan.
— Sara @ Bellly Rumbles Oct 28, 03:13 PM #
Looks like such fun. Awesome.
— Tori (@eat-tori) Oct 29, 08:10 PM #
oh! you cut your hair!
— karissa Oct 30, 01:21 AM #
The dessert was amazing, I loved the pretzel praline! Such a fun lunch. The wontons were so confusing though, I spent the entire time eating them thinking how weird it was that they taste like pizza…
— missklicious Oct 30, 11:43 AM #
Everything sounds dope! But I’m very intrigued by the pepperoni pizza wontons. Whoa! Donut ice cream!
— Ramen Raff Oct 31, 08:03 AM #
I’m still in love with your hair cut. as well as the mini tasting hot dogs.
— catty Nov 1, 12:23 PM #
That is some unbeliebably crazy cool food! Don’s a genius!!
— Brenda Nov 9, 11:51 AM #
Sorry I meant Dan! My apologies Mr Hong ;)
— Brenda Nov 9, 11:52 AM #

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