charity cook-off lastly month, nosotros checked out the bill of fare of his Carlton eating theatre Three, One, Two together with discovered that a vegetarian degustation bill of fare is on offering on Sabbatum nights. We were both pretty keen for a multi-course meat-free gourmet extravaganza, together with my credit card gave its blessing. Unfortunately at 3-4 weeks notice they were all booked out but I optimistically pose my advert downwardly on a waiting list. I was thrilled to larn a telephone phone from the eating theatre on Thursday: at that topographic point had been a cancellation together with they could fit us in, though nosotros would live dining at the (apparently inferior) chef's table. (For a fleeting moment, I had a bizarre vision of the captain's tabular array on a cruise ship, together with wondered what could perchance larn on at the chef's tabular array - gritty gossip amongst McConnell, perhaps sledging Stephen Downes or other celebrity foodies...?) On our arrival nosotros discovered that the chefs' tables are behind the primary dining area, sharing a wall amongst the primary kitchen together with a room amongst the ii chefs who plate the non-heat-treated dishes. The expanse is nonetheless meticulously decorated together with nosotros were rattling good attended to past times the hold off staff. I really enjoyed watching the chefs plate the meals, getting a sneak peek at what powerfulness live to come, together with I was in all probability to a greater extent than relaxed hither than I powerfulness direct maintain been inwards the slightly to a greater extent than formal primary dining area.
Selasa, 02 Oktober 2007
May 26, 2007: Three, One, Two
Michael says: I'm ever (i.e. both times) a fiddling uncomfortable settling into a swankier restaurant. The attentive staff together with slightly formal air brand me experience every bit though I'm going to state the incorrect thing or brand a horrible social mistaken pas (like unfolding my ain serviette). Thankfully, the staff don't direct maintain things every bit good far together with I relaxed into things fairly quickly, helped past times the express choices demanded past times the degustation format. Indeed, I pose myself completely inwards the restaurant's hands, opting to sample matched wines amongst 5 of the courses. Our only pick was whether or non to include the cheese plate inwards our night's eating. With the whole repast going on Cindy's card, it seemed dizzy to turn down the cheese for the sake of mere dollars.
Aromatic pumpkin soup amongst peppers de Padrón
Cindy's efforts) together with the dish was made past times the combination of spice, vinegar together with citrus that added the flavour. The five-spice was a fiddling less acquaint than I had hoped, but this was nonetheless a success together with had me looking forrard to what was to come.
Gnocchi amongst walnuts, truffle together with truffle vinaigrette
(with 2005 Curly Flat Chardonnay, Macedon Ranges, Australia)
Although it was sure enough rattling tasty, this was in all probability my to the lowest degree favourite dish of the night. My primary electrical load is that the sauce was unrelentingly thick together with cheesy. The gnocchi were good, but non incredible (Mike B, yous brand lighter, fluffier gnocchi than McConnell's staff!). I couldn't really gustation the vinaigrette, but the wafer-thin truffle spell was fragile together with delicious. The paired chardonnay was really potent (I'm so non a vino critic, don't yous know?) together with effectively cutting through the dominating cheese. After I'd finished this plate, I was glad that the procession of savouries had peaked because for the commencement fourth dimension I could sense that my tum was filling up.St Agur amongst poached quince, toasted walnuts & hurting d'épices
I am not a fan of bluish cheese. Like olives, I recollect I tin empathise what the appeal is for a foodie, yet I can't really savour it myself. However, similar coffee, I'm straight off thinking that I could railroad train quite a gustation for it past times starting amongst approximately really good stuff. This bluish cheese was quite potent but also very, rattling creamy. The sweetness quince, tangy sauce together with accompanying honey-spiked sauternes taught me only how bluish cheese tin together with should live enjoyed.Lemon chiboust amongst vodka granita together with poached rhubarb
Those ii cheese-heavy dishes must've slowed downwardly my encephalon function, 'cause i time again I forgot to direct maintain a painting present of this course. Imagine a pocket-size together with sophisticated ice-cream sundae. At the transcend was the fire-and-ice cleansing of a teaspoonful of vodka granita. Then a few aromatic saffron threads balanced on a unmarried 2-inch cord of poached rhubarb together with a whipped flavoured cream. The cream was sweet, but had approximately other subtle banking concern notation that nosotros didn't recognise, something most herbal but only complementary. Further downwardly was approximately crunchy, chewy crumbled semolina cake together with the 1-inch cube chiboust, a whipped egg-white cream flavoured amongst lemon zest. This entire dish barely filled the drinking glass to half-way together with it was a tart together with refreshing follow-up to the gnocchi together with cheese courses.
Chocolate ganache amongst parsnip cream, malt milk chocolate parfait & tarragon
(with 2006 Bress 'The Kindest Cut', Harcourt, Australia)
The big destination was suitably impressive: rich chocolate ganache, malted milk chocolate parfait, approximately crumbled chocolate, a tiny sprig of tarragon together with a drizzle of parsnip cream. It summed upwards the meal, a smattering of classic materials done really good (ganache), approximately slightly interesting twists (frothed milk together with parfait) together with a few wacky ideas that piece of job really good (parsnip cream together with tarragon). The accompanying vino (Bress 'The Kindest Cut') was a peachy fit - sweetness without beingness cloying - every bit refreshing every bit it was desserty. It was a fine finale, leaving me completely satisfied without feeling similar my tum was going to explode. 
Michael was thence non-explosive that he ordered a coffee, together with nosotros received these cute fiddling almond biscuits. As he sipped, he asked ruefully together with rhetorically, "How volition nosotros ever savour approximately other repast i time again later on this?" It was in all probability the chardonnay (or the riesling, or the sauternes...) talking, but I knew what he meant. We'd been treated to a parade of fascinating tastes, textures together with arrangements over the course of report of iii hours. Even a fancy three-course repast seemed monotonous together with heavy past times comparison. We're non really sophisticated connoisseurs of high-end dining, but I recollect it volition direct maintain a lot to discovery my ain birthday dinner to fit this one. Maybe if I'm lucky Three, One, Two volition direct maintain a novel flavour vegetarian degustation past times then.Updated (29/6/09): Andrew McConnell has packed upwards Three, One, Two together with opened Cutler together with Co on Gertrude Street inwards Fitzroy.
Address: 312 Drummond St, Carlton
Ph: 9347 3312
Licenced
Price: vegetarian degustation $90-105 per person, matching wines $60 per person
Website: www.threeonetwo.com.au
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