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Showing posts with label restaurant. Show all posts

18 December 2011

cool kids: ms g's


By no means am I a restaurant critic, but when you find something this good you just can't help but want to share. A few months back the work girls got together for our not-regular-enough 'wine & dine' at the latest Merivale venture Ms G's in Potts Point (can Justin Hemmes ever put a foot wrong?)

As soon as you step foot in the door you can't help but absorb the 'hip' air. Hip decor (who else but Sibella Court), hip soundtrack, hip staff and hip menu: one that can only be described as modern asian share food. Too cool to take bookings, you can however wait for your table in the upstairs bar where you can sip on bubble-tea inspired cocktails in sealed cups with giant straws - the Good Morning Vietnam goes down a treat.

Food wise, most of the meals are designed to be shared and you really can't go past the pork belly or chicken katsu mini bánh mì, prawn toast with yuzu aioli, fried baby chicken with kimchi mayonnaise and last but not least Ms G's grilled corn on the cob with parmesan and lime.


Even for the sweet tooth, the Stoners Delight is a dessert best shared. Doughnut ice cream, mars bar slice, pretzels, peanut brittle and marshmallows all on the one plate may sound like someone raided the pantry of left overs but gee whiz the combination is amazing!

Pictures courtesy of Spicy Ice Cream 

27 November 2011

potato head beach club



























I'm super bummed I missed out on Potato Head Beach Club on my last visit to Bali.
Opened in December 2010, Potato Head is the newest hot spot in Seminyak, boasting 3 restaurants, an extensive cocktail menu and international DJ's.
This relaxed beachfront getaway transitions into party central once the sun goes down, but what I really love is the unique design that showcases an eclectic mix of Scandinavian & Indonesian furniture. Designed by Indonesia's architect of the moment, Andra Matin, the exterior of the colosseum inspired amphitheatre is covered in more than 12,000 vintage teak shutters recycled from Dutch colonial-era buildings scattered across the Indonesian archipelago, giving it a real rustic, tropical feel.

Potato Head Beach Club is definitely on my list for next time, in the mean time i'll just plug into my Ku De Ta playlist and imagine i'm there.











































9 November 2011

dumplings























Who says you have to go to Chinatown to get good dumplings?

Working in the lower north shore I am lucky to be spoilt for choice with traditional asian eateries but my all time favourite at the moment just has to be the traditional handmade dumplings of New Shanghai.
And judging by the lunchtime queues to get a table (they don't take bookings) it seems I'm not the only one who thinks so.

Today I popped in for lunch with my work buddies and about an hour later we rolled back out in a dumpling coma.




































Even if you were to pick from the menu wearing a blindfold you really can't go wrong, but the pan fried pork buns are definitely a draw card as well as our other go to dishes - pork & chive dumplings, salt and pepper chilli prawns and stir fried chinese rice cakes.

I think what really tops it all off for me though is the decor. You really feel as though you could be eating in the side streets of Shanghai and there is even an old bicycle at the front door.

New Shanghai
Chatswood Chase
Ph. 02 9412 3358
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