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seemed like an ordinary dish but it was done very well the crouton is nice and crispy on the outside and rich and creamy on the inside the outside was not soggy and did not leave any oily after taste spiced chicken escabache tapa on crisp crouton this was a cold dish creamy yet light the crouton s crispy texture complemented it very well roasted spring bay scallop with jamon and potato foam this was quite nice though i d have preferred it more without the roe tom cooper s smoked spanish mackerel with pine nut gazpacho sorbet this was my favorite dish of the night lovely texture with beautiful flavors air cured wagyu beef thinly sliced with a truffle foam and poached egg the egg was perfectly poached with runny center the waiter demonstrated how the dish was meant to be eaten mixed the egg yolk foam and the sliced wagyu beef together the saltiness of the air cured wagyu with the creaminess of the egg yolk turns out to be a perfect combination roasted lamb cutlets i m not a fan of lamb hence this dish did not appeal to me but my family seemed to enjoy it roasted veal the texture of the veal was very tender sauteed spinach with chickpeas spices this dish reminds of indian cuisine by this dish we were all extremely full and did not manage to finish it i don t remember what this dish was called but it was like fish quiche with goat s cheese on tortilla base i found this dish to be a bit too rich for the last dish as we were all very full overall i did enjoy my experience at movida and will definitely miss some of the dishes i ve had but if you ask me whether it was worth the 1 5 month wait i might have some doubt about that do try it for yourself and let me know what you think movida melbourne open daily noon to late 1 hosier lane melbourne 3000 melways map 1 b12 phone 03 9663 3038 office open 10am 6pm mon fri posted by hungry hamster at 5 49 pm 4 comments sunday april 26 2009 dinner with thai food bloggers d o c on lygon i ve been extremely behind in my blogging it s time to catch up beansprout s cafe or ja dropped by melbourne during the easter break so we all thought it would be a good idea to meet up with other food bloggers as well we decided to try out d o c even thought it was a wednesday night the place was still packed thank god ja made a reservation or else it would probably be quite hard to find seats for so many of us d o c specializes in pizzas so their menu offers a wide range of different types of pizzas if you are looking forward to eat some pasta then you d probably be disappointed as the only other things they have other than pizzas are probably cheese tasting plate and salads we decided to pick a few pizzas with different toppings to share between us the waitress that served us that night was very friendly and enthusiastic which adds to the nice and cozy atmosphere the first dish that arrived was the tasting plate of 3 different mozzarella australian fior di latte italian buffalo mozzarella and australian scamoza lightly smoked i m not a gourmet cheese fan and hence these did not really appeal to me they tasted slightly lighter than i d expected pizza san daniele with buffalo mozzarella tomato and san daniele prosciutto i enjoyed this as it was very refreshing and lighter than the other pizzas i don t recall what this pizza was anymore so ja feel free to help me out from memory though it tasted a bit like italian sausage pizza tiger prawns c tomato mozarella endive and fresh chilli this is slightly on the spicy side which added another dimension to the meal pizza al porcini c wild mushrooms truffle oil and morzarella in bianco i think this is one of my favorite pizzas compared to the rest as i could really taste the truffle oil pizza capricciosa nuova c tomato leg ham mushroom artichoke and olives rich tiramusu gelato these were nice my favorite dessert for the night the chocolate pizza i think it s a pizza dough topped with caramelized white chocolate strawberries and vanilla icecream drizzled with chocolate if i remembered correctly this was simple yet tasty definitely better than max brenner s chocolate pizza overall it was a great night to catch up with other fellow food bloggers try new dishes discuss about food and take pictures of food as if there were no tomorrow their pizzas were not bad however they did not give me the wow factor their desserts on the other hand would probably be bringing me back posted by hungry hamster at 4 54 pm 2 comments sunday april 12 2009 dinner melbourne hwaro korean bbq after my friend asked me if i were interested in this korean bbq restaurant that s supposedly the best in melbourne i did not hesitate to join when i arrive there the atmosphere just screamed authentic korean food to me and judging by the amount of koreans queuing up for the seats i m sure they would also agree i was quite fascinated by the whole bbq with the top ventilator set up i have seen them in bangkok and korea but not many korean bbq restaurant in melbourne offered these things well at least not the ones i ve been to the waiters were quite friendly but the service was quite slow as the whole restaurant was extremely packed booking is definitely a must if you want to try this place out eating at melbourne hwaro korean bbq gave me a slightly different touch to the whole korean food experience as this restaurant offers slightly different side dishes i do recommend their seafood pancake which my friends and i demolished in 30 seconds of it landing on the table do not forget to dip it into the accompanying dipping sauce when eating they also have this button for customers to press if they need assistance from the waiters waitresses but i did not end up trying it if anyone has tried it you can tell me whether it really works spicy kimchi soup with tofu they also offered lettuce to eat with the bulgogi which some other korean restaurants in melbourne lacked of the rice was slightly different as well as it was a mixture of unbleached bleached rice which made me feel less guilty one of the many interesting side dishes i thoroughly enjoyed my experience at melbourne hwaro korean bbq and would definitely go back again posted by hungry hamster at 10 28 pm 3 comments saturday april 11 2009 my first attempt at hot cross bun it s easter holiday here in melbourne and i always see advertisements for hot cross buns in almost all bakeries which inspired me to try my hands on hot cross buns i got my recipe from taste com au but modified the recipe to use chocolate chips instead of the currants to suit my friends taste buds i was not that satisfied with the results of my hot cross buns as i thought it tasted a bit bland even though i ve added extra spices that asked for in the original recipe if anyone else have a really good recipe for hot cross bun please do share them with me posted by hungry hamster at 3 15 pm 3 comments tuesday march 17 2009 a fulfilling dinner hanabishi melbourne after reading a lot of good reviews from the press and ravings from friends who have been to hanabishi i decided to try it out with three other friends on monday one of them have previously been to hanabishi and was one of the reason why i wanted to try it out so we let him have the honor of ordering the meal we made a reservation and arrived around 6 30pm at the restaurant where we were the first customer the decoration of the restaurant was very simple but i guess its main focus is on its food not the atmosphere though i ve heard quite a bit of complaints about their service being slow i was quite happy with the level of service i ve received as the waitress was friendly and attentive this may be due to the fact that it was a monday night and the restaurant was not that busy but i would certainly hope to see more waitresses if the restaurant gets more crowded the first dish that arrived was a complimentary appetizer which was a mini meatball soaked in slightly sweet soy based sauce the meatball was a mixture of beef and pork it was flavorful and moist mini appetizer meat ball japanese style our next dish was scampi sashimi with yuzu sauce this was probably the first time i ve had raw scampi as i m not a big fan of raw food but since we were at a restaurant so famous for its raw fish i decided to give it a go it was very refreshing indeed almost as good as the scallop sashimi i had at gunther s in singapore scampi sashimi with yuzu sauce japanese citrus topped with japanese herbs the freshness of the scampi was outstanding the yuzu sauce also gave an interesting flavor to it quick seared tuna with onion sauce this arrived right after the scampi sashimi and at the same time as the scampi mino age so i decided to leave it until the end and go for the hot scampi mino age before it turns soggy i think i left it too long that the seared part of it became a bit dry i can t believe i m saying this but i actually preferred the fresh one scampi mino age this dish was scampi wrapped in shredded potato and deep fried until crisp it was very light and crispy the next dish was a small size of chef s choice assorted sashimi which was served on bamboo boats over ice dish the presentation was beautiful but the portion was quite small so we ordered a moriawase to satisfy our cravings the sashimi consisted of salmon kingfish tuna and was amazingly fresh i m not normally a fan of raw fish either but the quality of the fish here was so outstanding that i actually enjoyed eating it next up was the deep fried soft shell crab which i was not as good as i d expected i m quite particular about my soft shell crab and the best one i ve had so far was in singapore i did not like the taste of the internal cavity of the soft shell crab here but my friends loved it deep fried soft shell crab moriawase this dish consisted of assorted sashimi nigiri and sushi rolls the sushi rolls were spicy tuna maki and spanner crab maki despite the amazingly fresh fish slices i was slightly disappointed with the makis the rice was too mushy was for my liking and did not hold together as well i wasn t sure if this was on purpose black cod is probably one my favorite fish ever and one restaurant that cooks it very well is shin taro in bangkok the black cod with miso sauce here was decent it was not as good as i d hope as the miso sauce gave the fish a slightly fishy after taste black cod with miso gyu sashimi or beef sashimi i did not find this dish particularly special especially after being spoiled by the kobe sashimi in japan awabi croquette abalone croquette we underestimated the size of this dish and ordered four portions we were shocked when the waitress delivered it to our table and i had trouble finishing it as it was so rich the abalone croquette was served with tonkatsu sauce to help tone down the richneess of the croquette the presentation was beautiful but i would ve preferred it if it were served in smaller portion so that there is a higher crispy crust vs rich filling ratio after the heavy meal we decided to try out the hanabishi signature assorted desserts hanabishi deluxe 9 assorted desserts served on top of a beautiful serving plate filled with ice the deluxe plate consisted of creme brulee mango pudding almond jelly chocolate cake fruit salad kiwi jelly vanilla custard and assorted ice cream and sorbet the desserts were refreshing but wasn t mind blowing for me the chocolate cake was very normal for me green tea ice cream coconut sorbet and calpis sorbet green tea ice cream with red bean and jelly in sweet syrup my friends still had more room for more desserts and since we did not enjoy all the desserts we decided to order the green tea ice cream with red bean and jelly in sweet syrup which was a good pick overall it was a beautiful dinner though the price is definitely on the high side do try out hanabishi for a special occasion or when you are craving quality authentic japanese food posted by hungry hamster at 9 17 pm 6 comments older posts home subscribe to posts atom about me hungry hamster view my 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