food blogs are all the rage these days, kids havent you heard? on the train, on the bus, on the radio i hear people mentioning various food blogs and comparing the writers opinions on restaurants. us foodie writers band together in our small community, leaving comments on posts, participating in online bakeoffs and rarely do we ever see each other in person. but with swee from a self proclaimed foodaholic leaving australia to go back to the land of cheap food and shopping aka malaysia, me, helen from grab your fork, jenny from panda-n-cakes and suyin from cooking is my passion decided to have a lil farewell lunch at Nicks Seafood Restaurant


Nick’s Seafood Restaurant The Promenade – Cockle Bay Wharf


a nice normal shot of jenny and me before the food makes me go crazy hoho nice to finally meet you dude and congrats on your new job

food time! we got a nice waiter the service here is tops

Seafood Chowder ($14.50). chowderrrr anyone? hehe go simpsons! i loved the chowderrr it was creamy with bits of cheesey goodness and huge chunks of tender fish floating around lol noods the greedy piggie wanted clams in it but i say it was close to perfect if onli they had given me some bread to dunk in it becos im soooo classy


Vongole and Crab Meat Pasta with Parmesan, Tomato and Pesto Sauce ($29.50). me pasta oh dear this was huge it was pretty tasty with lots of crab meat chunks but very filling i managed maybe 1/5th of this and pawned the rest to noods


Kangaroo Fillet and Oysters with Tomato Chutney, Chargrilled Herb Polenta ($31) noods loves his aussie animals and he also managed to scored 3 juicy oysters instead of prawns because you know, hed stop breathing if he ate one (AGAIN at the SAME restaurant).


jennys Grilled Salmon Fillet ($30). the fishy was cooked perfectly with a lovely soft pale pink centre. i was jealous hehe next time id get that


jennys bf justin got the Roast Rack of Lamb with Minted Potatoes, Pea Puree and Sage Jus ($33) aw this looked tasty too i loveeee lamb but the pea puree was bright neon green hmm


swees Grilled Salmon Tail with Bell Pepper, Saffron and Parmesan Pilaf ($31) ooh i like prettily presented foods


helens fishy and i cant for the life of me remember what this was… but it looked good? um and she finished it all so it mustve been good? unless you were hungry? hmm


suyins Grilled Whole Baby Barramundi ($29). this is the pretty fish before suyin demolishes it…


and suyin and the fish after it has been beheaded, betailed and deboned for faster eating hehe and dude i loooove your tshirt!


da crew! l-r: justin, jenny, me, noods, suyin, swee, helen

and then dessert time at lindt!

the lindt ppl weren’t too happy with us taking so many fotos hehe but thats what you get when you combine 5 eager foodies and a very preety chocolate shop


chooocolate


maccies!


icecream


balls! i get drawn towards colour coordinated things…


and da cakes lol clever helen decided to buy a whole cake and split it at the table instead of buying $10 midget slices


helen youre my HEROOOO im glad i got to talk to you a lot more and get to know you better and tops idea with the cake dude!


Pistachio & Berry Dacquoise ($35) Layers of coconut sponge and a white chocolate and pistachio ganache with a generous spread of berry compote mmm so pretty


swees cake cutting handiwork hehe but look at the layers! so pretty i like layers! but look at the mega thick inch of ganache icing on the sides of the cake…


the cake was pretty good but so very sweet and most normal ppl ate the cake sideways to incorporate the inch thick of icing with something cakey heh but for some reason me and jenny left ours to the end so i dared her to eat a whole spoonful of icing haha its not everyday i find someone who will shove a whole lota icing in their mouth!


the icing mmm sweet sweet icing


my lindt hot milk chocolate ($5.50) look at that tiny eensy pot o chocolate! compared to that huge mother jug of milk i wanted that jug to have the chocolate and the midget pot with milk


noods’ tops pouring skills meant he couldnt pour the milk and the chocolate at the same time heh good work dude


me and noods <3


da food bloggers! me, jenny, suyin, swee, helen. it was good meeting everyone and hope you have a safe trip to malaysia swee!

food blogs are all the rage these days, kids havent you heard? on the train, on the bus, on the radio i hear people mentioning various food blogs and comparing the writers opinions on restaurants. us foodie writers band together in our small community, leaving comments on posts, participating in online bakeoffs and rarely do we ever see each other in person. but with swee from a self proclaimed foodaholic leaving australia to go back to the land of cheap food and shopping aka malaysia, me, helen from grab your fork, jenny from panda-n-cakes and suyin from cooking is my passion decided to have a lil farewell lunch at Nicks Seafood Restaurant


Nick’s Seafood Restaurant The Promenade – Cockle Bay Wharf


a nice normal shot of jenny and me before the food makes me go crazy hoho nice to finally meet you dude and congrats on your new job

food time! we got a nice waiter the service here is tops

Seafood Chowder ($14.50). chowderrrr anyone? hehe go simpsons! i loved the chowderrr it was creamy with bits of cheesey goodness and huge chunks of tender fish floating around lol noods the greedy piggie wanted clams in it but i say it was close to perfect if onli they had given me some bread to dunk in it becos im soooo classy


Vongole and Crab Meat Pasta with Parmesan, Tomato and Pesto Sauce ($29.50). me pasta oh dear this was huge it was pretty tasty with lots of crab meat chunks but very filling i managed maybe 1/5th of this and pawned the rest to noods


Kangaroo Fillet and Oysters with Tomato Chutney, Chargrilled Herb Polenta ($31) noods loves his aussie animals and he also managed to scored 3 juicy oysters instead of prawns because you know, hed stop breathing if he ate one (AGAIN at the SAME restaurant).


jennys Grilled Salmon Fillet ($30). the fishy was cooked perfectly with a lovely soft pale pink centre. i was jealous hehe next time id get that


jennys bf justin got the Roast Rack of Lamb with Minted Potatoes, Pea Puree and Sage Jus ($33) aw this looked tasty too i loveeee lamb but the pea puree was bright neon green hmm


swees Grilled Salmon Tail with Bell Pepper, Saffron and Parmesan Pilaf ($31) ooh i like prettily presented foods


helens fishy and i cant for the life of me remember what this was&#8230; but it looked good? um and she finished it all so it mustve been good? unless you were hungry? hmm


suyins Grilled Whole Baby Barramundi ($29). this is the pretty fish before suyin demolishes it&#8230;


and suyin and the fish after it has been beheaded, betailed and deboned for faster eating hehe and dude i loooove your tshirt!


da crew! l-r: justin, jenny, me, noods, suyin, swee, helen

and then dessert time at lindt!

the lindt ppl weren’t too happy with us taking so many fotos hehe but thats what you get when you combine 5 eager foodies and a very preety chocolate shop


chooocolate


maccies!


icecream


balls! i get drawn towards colour coordinated things&#8230;


and da cakes lol clever helen decided to buy a whole cake and split it at the table instead of buying $10 midget slices


helen youre my HEROOOO im glad i got to talk to you a lot more and get to know you better and tops idea with the cake dude!


Pistachio & Berry Dacquoise ($35) Layers of coconut sponge and a white chocolate and pistachio ganache with a generous spread of berry compote mmm so pretty


swees cake cutting handiwork hehe but look at the layers! so pretty i like layers! but look at the mega thick inch of ganache icing on the sides of the cake&#8230;


the cake was pretty good but so very sweet and most normal ppl ate the cake sideways to incorporate the inch thick of icing with something cakey heh but for some reason me and jenny left ours to the end so i dared her to eat a whole spoonful of icing haha its not everyday i find someone who will shove a whole lota icing in their mouth!


the icing mmm sweet sweet icing


my lindt hot milk chocolate ($5.50) look at that tiny eensy pot o chocolate! compared to that huge mother jug of milk i wanted that jug to have the chocolate and the midget pot with milk


noods’ tops pouring skills meant he couldnt pour the milk and the chocolate at the same time heh good work dude


me and noods <3


da food bloggers! me, jenny, suyin, swee, helen. it was good meeting everyone and hope you have a safe trip to malaysia swee!

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i dont realli like shrek. the character. the movie is decent i guess. what i DO like is the gingerbread man! hoho the best character everrrrrrr! my bros gf showed me her gingerbreadman plush toy she has for her car and i knew i had to get it. so i went to north rocks kmart. carlingford target. parramatta kmart, target, toys r us, myer, david jones. castle towers kmart, target, myer. and finally finally i went to hornsby w00t w000t w000000t


awww look at his face awwwwwww isnt he awesome haha the ipod is there for size comparison
more gingys here, here, here and here

dya think its possible of too much of a good thing? i sure do. ever since me and noods brought the parentals to Rise they keep wanting to bring all our friends and rellies there whenever we have an occasion to celebrate. sooooo back to Rise for a fourth time! and um my descriptions of everything might sound a little unenthusiastic because this was a while ago&#8230;


Rise (23 Craigend St, Darlinghurst) is a small boutique sized japanese restaurant and if you go on a tues, wed or sun then the degustation menu is 30% off which means it is a sexy $42 p.p for 7 courses


Appetizer: Chicken and tofu salad with sesame miso sauce. mmm tofu i like tofu! its silky soft and makes me feel so cleeean


Soup: Clear broth with fried tofu stuffed with calamari mince. warm soul tasty brothhhh


Assorted Sashimi: Salmon, Kingfish, Oyster. the oyster! oh dear lord the oyster! it was so good man it was bursting with oyster juices and sitting in a briny soy saucey combo that realli sounds much tastier than how i describe it! the salmon and kingfish were realli good too but the oyster won the raw seafood tasty pagent by a mile


Seasonal plate


Soft shell crab sushi roll. the soft shell crab was perfectly crispy with a light batter surrounding its crabby flesh onli bad point was the uber hot wasabi hiding in the sushi roll oh crap that was mouth burning hot


Spicy tuna tartare in wonton cup. this was mouth burning hot too! dude my tastebuds just died a horrible death and then couldnt taste much after that&#8230;


Cured salmon with spiced mayo. ahhh nice cooling salmon but wait spiced mayo??? arghhh the pain&#8230; i have put my malaysion ancestry to shame


Pasta dish: Grilled scallop with rice noodle and green papaya salad. the scallop was tasty stuff. i wish there was another one in there&#8230; and i was hardpressed to find the papaya salad&#8230;


Main: Lingfish tempura, roasted capsicum and eggplant ragu with soy mizore sauce. i thought they did a type when the menu said lingfish but according to the wonderful world of google lingfish is &#8220;Any of several deepwater long-bodied fishes of the cod family found in the North Atlantic&#8221; so basically it was cod&#8230; it was ok&#8230; as tasty as any cooked fish can be&#8230;


Dessert: Pannacotta with peach granita. i liked the granita part. not so much the pannacotta. but it was good. i just wanted more granita&#8230;


harloooo