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Food - October 2007

Prague Czech Beer Restaurant

October 24th 2007 11:30
Prague Czech Beer Restaurant


A friend of mine had recently returned from the Czech Republic and was experiencing some severe Czech food withdrawal symptoms.

While sending me photos of his trip and all the great food he got to sample while over there via various forms of web messaging, he asked me if I knew any good Czech restaurants in Sydney. Having never had Czech food before (hangs head in shame) there wasn't an awful lot I could do about it so I typed, "Sorry...can't help. Never had Czech food before...".


Silence.

"WTFBBQ? OMG!!!! .......you've been missing out big-time!!!", said my 'Czech' mate.

So I said find a good place and we'll go and so he did.

Potato & Mushroom Soup
Potato & Mushroom Soup


Located in Potts Point, the Prague Czech Beer Restaurant is a characteristic Czech restaurant with a nice and welcoming stylish decor spanning over two floors plus an outside dining area.

Service was nice and friendly; and the beer menu mightily impressive! Budweiser Budvar, Pilsner Urquell, BERNARD Unpasteurised beer...you name it, they had it!

The food were quite nice (my friend loved it), the portions were generous and the price, reasonable.

Clear Bouillon with Vegetable and Liver Balls
Clear Bouillon with Vegetable and Liver Balls



With six people at our table, there was only so much we could sample but we did manage to try everything from soups to mains and of course; copious amounts of beer.

What we ordered:

Potato & Mushrooms Soup
Clear Bouillon with Vegetable and Liver Balls

Cucumber Salad with Sour Cream

BOHEMIAN PARTY DISH
BOHEMIAN PARTY DISH


TRADITIONAL BOHEMIAN PARTY DISH (STAROPRAŽSKÁ POSVÍCENSKÁ MÍSA) - smoked Pork, roast Pork, golden-brown Duck, Sausage, red Cabbage, Sauerkraut, Potato Pancakes, Bread & Potato Dumplings.

Variety of grilled Meats and Vegetables on Skewers served with French Fries (Beef Eye Fillet, Pork Fillet, Bacon, Chicken Breast and Liver)

Juicy roast Pork Knuckle served with pickled Cucumbers, Horseradish, Mustard and Bread

Pork Knuckle
Juicy Pork Knuckle


Roast Pork with Cabbage and Bread Dumplings

All in all, a great first experience of Czech food for me personally and I was particularly fond of the pork knuckle and skewers - yum! If you find yourself in my situation, I sincerely recommend you check out this place and see for yourself what Czech cuisine has to offer.


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Figs North Carlton

October 18th 2007 06:09
I found this café to be very average in many ways. It’s not particularly busy but not the most comfortable place to hang around. The interior lacks character and the tables and chairs are the sort of prostrate affair that serves its purpose with out the frills.


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Strawberry Tiramisu

October 17th 2007 06:02
Apparently Tiramisu means ‘pick me up’ in Italian. And with 5 shots of fresh espresso going into the mix this should certainly be the case! It is now a very popular dish the world over and always goes down at treat at any special occasion.

Ingredients:
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The Delights of a Gingerbread House

October 16th 2007 05:52


If you quickly get down to an Aldi store near you, you too can be the proud possessor of your very own piece of gingerbread real estate. And its so damn cute! The whole set is very detailed with decorations for the quaint little house as well as adorable little edible people


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SMH Good Food Month!

October 15th 2007 05:35
October is a significant month. Mid Spring, the weather has begun to warm up and the festival season approaches. It also the home to ‘Oktoberfest’ and is sometimes known as ‘Rocktober’. In addition, October is the Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Month.

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Microbes Desire Chocolate

October 14th 2007 05:32
A bizarre study performed in Switzerland suggests a link to stomach bacteria and chocolate. Only a small study, the sample sourced included 11 men who ate chocolate and 11 who did not. The 11 non-chocolate eating men sources for the study were described as ‘weird’.

Research was performed at the Nestle Research Centre. Ummmm…hang on. I think we all recognise that name as one of the major chocolate manufacturers and distributors in the world? Even the name itself sounds like some kind of fictional institution like other mythical establishments created for marketing purposes


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Leek, Potato & Mint Quiche

October 9th 2007 12:50
Ingredients:
1 Leek
4 Chat Potatoes


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Bimbo's Pizza (Bimbo Deluxe)

October 8th 2007 02:02
Bimbo's is a bit of a Fitzroy institution. Trashy by name, trashy by nature.

Located on the Brunswick street strip, like the other bars it too has low red lighting, comfy couches and funky lamps. Bimbo's differentiates itself from the rest with its kooky decorations, mostly involving creepy plastic baby dolls, several of which are in bondage gear. They are so iconic they even feature on Bimbo's custom glasses


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Death by Chocolate

October 6th 2007 01:50
This event really caught my eye amongst the dozens of exciting performances that are part of the Melbourne Fringe Festival. It combines two of my loves, theatre and chocolate!

Koko Black is a couture chocolate shop and there are several outlets in Melourne. I have been there before and it was damn good. (Check out the link


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A Smorgasboard of Circus

October 5th 2007 01:49
Hmmm..How can we mae some extra money at the Melbourne Fringe Festival? I know! Let's collect some circus performers from various shows and put them all together into a variety show at 11pm on Thursday night!

http://www.melbournefringe.com.au/season/2007/show/157/

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The cost of food continues to rise

October 4th 2007 04:35
It has already become apparent to most that the cost of food in Australia has been slowly creeping upwards and it is said that it will continue to rise steeply. The drought is the primary reason for this hike, and in particular the grain industry of Eastern Australia has been affected.

Woolworths heavyweight Michael Luscombe says that we have not yet reached the full impact of the drought and can expect further price increases as suppliers have been presuring retails distributers such as Woolworths to increase prices and modify contracts in response to environmental factors


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Pirate Ginger Bread Cookie

October 3rd 2007 10:48
Yaaar-gghhh! Look at this marvelous pirate ship shaped gingerbread picked up from a cafe on Marrickville Road. A true sea biscuit me hearty.

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