Brief Melbourne stopby

It could have been considered one of the fastest trips to Melbourne I've ever done but there was still time to have some drinks, more importantly COFFEE and some of the local fare off Lygon Street and Brighton. I had lots of breakfasts this trip hence the breakfast fare on display:


Eggs Benedict from Bear Brass in Southgate


Farmer's Breakfast at the Pantry in Brighton


I had a smaller breakfast at the Pantry - scrambled eggs, bacon and toast


Eggs Florentine


Waffles and ice-cream for those prefer a sweet breakfast


A visit to Melbourne is not complete without a visit to arguably the best coffee joint (to go with the sultana cheese cake)


And of course Vietnamese Beef noodles! This was a a large with beef sausage and brisket fat from Pho Jong (sp?) on Russell Street - delish!

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Portugese tarts from Portugal

This just came in from my brother who is in Lisbon right now....looks nice! I did a bit of research (all of five minutes) and fount this Wikipedia entry - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pastel_de_nata. It's called "Pastel de Nata" over there.



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Ribs!

Was chatting with a friend today and she sent me some links which contained pictures of delicious looking pork ribs so naturally me and colleagues had to go for some ribs today. This is from Tony Roma's in Suntec City. I've been to Tony's in Sydney several years back and the food was mediocre at best but the branch in Suntec really suprised me and it was a very reasonable SGD$25 for this big plate of ribs, chips and corn.

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Indon Fried Rice with Fried Fish

Damn...can't remember the Indonesian name but this is fried rice with peeled fried salted 'kembong' fish. Brings back childhood memories of the said fish mixed with white rice, lots of pepper and soya sauce. :-) This was served in the canteen in the basement of Menara Duta in Kuningan, Jakarta, Indonesia.

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Roasts

This is the char-siew, siu-yuk rice at the Marina Food Loft in Singapore. This was dinner last night - one of the best around town if you ask me.

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Cork & Screw

Nice classy looking place in the centre of Jakarta. Deco, mood and menu looked tempting. Food, however, was average. Very reasonable prices.

Trip Advisor Review

Pardon the bad lighting again (phone camera) - I really have to start bringing my proper camera with me when I travel. :-)




Top row, left to right: Nice bottle of red from Bordeaux although it must have not have been kept in ideal conditions - a twirl in the decanter (shock, horror) really helped, Tomato soup served in a bread bowl - very nice,

Second row, left to right: Smoked Marlin Ravioli, Blue Cheese Steak - unusual and not bad but I'm not sure why they cut up the piece of steak into itty-bitty small pieces

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Durian!

For the benefit of a certain friend who now lives in London where it's impossible to find the King of Fruits! This was in Kuantan, Malaysia and very expensive because it's the end of the season - this lot cost RM60! (normally less than half the price) We bought three types - bitter, creamy and more fragrant. Eat your heart out Y.. :-)

Apologies for the poor photos - taken with my phone in bad lighting.






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