melbourne part 3
(hey dudes im actually in sydney i went to melb 2 weeks ago. i wont be at eveleigh markets this sat because ill be at rouse hill markets and the week after ill be at mosman markets so will return to eveleigh on the 11th april cheers)
after our last test drives finished up for the day the brother unit wanted to take me out to dinner to thank me for helping out. he gave me the choice of going to nobu or lord of the fries. it was agony i tells you! id been hearing so much about lord of the fries and of course everyone always raves about nobu. in the end we decided to go to nobu for dinner and try and make it to lord of the fries for ‘dessert’ heh i’m deliberately copying his pose
so we rocked up to crown casino and into Nobu (8 Whiteman St, Southbank at Crown, VIC) where we were quite abruptly told that since we had no reservations we would have to sit at the sushi counter. but that was fine by us cos i like chatting to the sushi chefs and also you score free stuff!
like this bowl of edamame! the menu says they would’ve charged $6! salty sweet soybeany awesomeness which were so very moreish. oh and the couple next to us ate the pods. heh uh not that it’s not edible but most ppl dont eat them yeah?
salmon tartar with caviar ($19). presentation of this was so pretty yet i wished the sauce the salmon tartar was sitting in was on the side because it ended up being super salty towards the end. but it was tasty and the salmon super fresh. yeah i have no idea what that reddish pink thing was so i didnt eat it just in case…
Sashimi ‘Tacos’ with Yellowtail, Salmon, Lobster and Crab ($18). considering the brother unit isnt a fan of seafood i was pretty surprised when he eyed the plate and asks if he can eat one. and then a second one lol prolly because of the novelty of tacos. or he couldve been really hungry =P
OM NOM NOM
Soft Shell Crab Kara Age ($20). the little piles of powder were salt, pepper and in the spoon was lemon juice (i think!). i like ripping off the legs of soft shell crabs because im sadistic like that heh
Eel sushi ($4.50), Scallop sushi ($5). hm i wasn’t too happy about paying 5bux for 1 piece of sushi but the eel had a gorgeous charcoaly smokey edge and was buttery soft edit: actually maybe it was 5bux for 2 pieces. my memory is so awesome
Prawn Tempura – In/Out sushi roll ($14) we loved this and ordered it twice hehe the prawn was so fresh and the tempura coating was light and crispy
thanks for dinner lil brother!
we skipped dessert at nobu to see if we’d make it to lord of the fries but it was sadly closed and i guess it was a good thing because i dont think i couldve handled a box of deepfried starch… but next door i spotted a giant soft serve lamp! man i’ve been looking for one of these since forever so if you know where i can get one in sydney let me know!
and what totally made my day when i went into walker’s doughnuts (cnr flinders & elisabeth st, melb) to have a gander at their donuts were these giant chocolate eclairs! seriously these were humongous! and freaking heavy! i think i paid $4 for this tasty baby and oh boy it was so worth it!
yeah i wanted to show you my gingerbread man pjs (from peter alexander- thanks lene!) heh and yes i brought the macbook along because i didnt think i could handle 3 whole days of no internet lol luckily we had free adsl access or i wouldve gone crazy!
last shot of the chocolate eclair with a view of its glorious innards! look at all that custardy creamy goodness! oh yes it was so very good and a perfect end to my short trip to melbourne. ahh so much delicious eats i cant wait to go back!