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Jumat, 07 Januari 2022

January 20, 2007: Burger Republic

Update 31/12/2014: Burger Republic has been taken over past times Urban Burger - we've visited their Richmond branch but haven't been dorsum to Errol Street to banking corporation jibe out this outlet.

the other week, at that spot was an undercurrent of chip cravings inwards our domicile for quite a few days. This manifested itself inwards a yoke of meals amongst olive fossil oil baked potatoes equally a featured side dish (my subconscious at work), which were received amongst murmurs of "Mmmm....chips" from Emma. The province of affairs was live on resolved on Sabbatum night. Emma in addition to Simon had spent the twenty-four hours moving their holding into their novel home, in addition to it was clear that beer in addition to a burger would live a hearty in addition to nearly deserved dinner for the pair.

Burger Republic has an also offers mini-sized burgers, but solely inwards beef in addition to chicken varieties.) Emma in addition to Simon relished their beefy counterparts afterwards a difficult days' work, in addition to Michael similarly polished off his amongst ease. I loved the pesto, but couldn't notice the gustation of tomato plant or capsicum inwards my patty, in addition to establish the coil to live a fleck likewise sugariness in addition to doughy. I decided to salvage the mo one-half for lunch, in addition to inwards the meantime focus on the psyche event:

Burger Republic has been taken over past times Urban Burger Jan 20, 2007: Burger Republic

This is a full-size dinner plate piled amongst 3 serves of chips ($3 each). These definitely met expectations: crunchy exterior in addition to soft within. We also sampled the aioli dipping sauce, which was silky smooth but a fleck bland. In the goal our Heinz tomato plant sauce proved a superior accompaniment.

Even though I wasn't wowed past times these burgers, I was clearly inwards the minority, in addition to the chips to a greater extent than than made upward for that. I sure as shooting won't live declining whatsoever futurity visits to Emma in addition to Simon's neighbourhood for seconds.

Address: 47 Errol St, North Melbourne
Ph: 9328 1781
Licensed
Price: enormous vege burgers $8.50, chips $3
Website: www.burgerrepublic.com.au

Kamis, 23 Desember 2021

February 10, 2007: Super Sandwich

made my own, using a couplet of eggs, the juice of one-half a lemon together with close a loving cup of inexpensive olive oil. It tastes fantastic, alone takes v minutes inwards a nutrient processor together with you lot tin bet it terms less than $9.90. There's enough of fourth dimension to instruct busy spell the fruit together with veg are inwards the oven.

how Bumstead is ever trying to develop huge triple sandwiches to feast on at midnight Feb 10, 2007: Super Sandwich

6. Put the peak on, cutting it inwards one-half or inwards thirds together with wind it upward for later. It's gonna live on sweet, it's gonna live on tangy, you lot are gonna dear this when it's fourth dimension to let on it together with dig in. And amongst the hr or ii of anticipation, the moment's gonna live on fifty-fifty sweeter! Here's the scene where nosotros passed that fourth dimension at Yarra Bend Park:

Rabu, 08 September 2021

November 23, 2007: Bowl Of Soul

More To Love Vegan quite or then fourth dimension ago, as well as I was rather psyched nearly the possibility of a veggie BLT. As a lover of burgers I was overwhelmed amongst the alternative hither - they were based on tofu, lentils, beans, as well as simulated meats from beef through to prawns! Other toppings as well as sauces are good chosen to suit the burger themes, from Mexican to satay. There's also or then soup as well as a span of other things on the menu, but to a greater extent than oftentimes than non it's nearly the burgers.

The vegan as well as vegan-adaptable items are clearly marked as well as encompass almost everything on the menu. There are a few gluten-free options too, especially inwards the mouthwatering cake display. Buttons rued the lack of chips to teach amongst her burger as well as to our surprise, they are similar a shot available after 6pm! Unfortunately I didn't respect until after I'd ordered, as well as Michael chose a side-sized Soul Salad ($5.50) instead. In add-on to the commons mixed greens as well as carrot, this was packed amongst fresh beetroot, mung beans, sprouts, capers as well as semi sun-dried tomatoes.

Michael as well as I ventured out to Port Melbourne for the root fourth dimension on Fri black amongst the p Nov 23, 2007: Bowl of Soul

In spite of the BLT that brought me here, I truly decided to lodge the Soul on a Roll ($9). This featured a freshly fried fillet of wheat gluten amongst a ocean-flavoured 'skin' of nori. There were generous servings of lettuce as well as tomato, as well as a thick spread of lime-infused tartare sauce. These guys teach triple points for the super-fresh ingredients as well as preparation! It makes all the departure amongst fast nutrient such every bit this, amongst no oily guilty feeling sitting inwards my tum afterwards.

As y'all tin run across from the peak pic, Michael was into the Soul Dog ($7.50). This is no niggling wiener, it's smothered amongst grilled onions, cheese, Lycopersicon esculentum sauce as well as mustard. With that many condiments it's simply every bit good he ordered the salad! He demolished the lot inwards tape fourth dimension as well as I seriously challenge anyone to country the departure betwixt a soysage as well as a hot Canis familiaris inwards a blind gustation test.

As nosotros ate, nosotros were sitting amongst a total stance of the dessert cabinet as well as it was inevitable that I'd hold upwards picking upwards a niggling something to receive got habitation as well as savour later. These are wild figs coated inwards black chocolate as well as vanilla saccharide (50c each). They gustation at to the lowest degree every bit expert every bit they sound, filled amongst chewy fruity sweetness. The Soul kids don't skimp on the chocolate either! The ready warned us that they were addictive as well as it's simply every bit good I had a belly total of burger, 'cause those choccies were good. I could easily receive got run all the agency dorsum as well as bought out their supply.

It's no hugger-mugger that Bowl of Soul has my number. I love, love, beloved a freshly prepared vege burger as well as these guys practise an amazing array of them for less than $10 each. It'll hold upwards no delineate to revisit as well as written report dorsum on the criterion of the chips!

Update 10/5/10: Unfortunately, Bowl of Soul has unopen down. Very disappointing. We didn't teach across the river real much, but it was ever a winner when nosotros visited.

Address: 118 Bridge St, Port Melbourne
Ph: 9645 2470
Unlicensed
Price: veg mains $5 - $9.50

Selasa, 07 September 2021

November 25 - December 2, 2007: Perth

Lentil As Anything. Instead of ordering from a menu, the nutrient is set out buffet-style for y'all to serve yourself. It's the luck of the depict whether you'll live lined upwards every bit fresh chappati are brought out as well as rapidly scooped upwards past times your swain diners, but y'all tin sack e'er furnish for seconds on the multiple curries. Just live certain to salve room for a little loving cup of the sweetness condensed milk dessert.

What sets Annalakshmi apart from the Lentil As Anything chain is its atmosphere as well as location. Inside this is a lavishly decorated Indian restaurant. The plastic slice of furniture exterior may live less genteel but the persuasion over the Swan River ensures it's the close pop seating. We enjoyed a vivid sunset every bit nosotros ate (pictured top).

Cascade Brewery bothered to. There were FOURTEEN meat-free gastropub dishes, from pocket-size sharing plates of marinated olives as well as feta through to gourmet pizzas as well as my pick, a toasted opened upwards mushroom as well as avocado sandwich amongst chips as well as salad. Don't immature lady out on the frites - they are sparse as well as crispy amongst the peel left on as well as served amongst an splendid mayonnaise. Brew of the black was Rogers' amber ale.

I regretfully turned downward her invitation for a bakery excursion as well as therefore took upwards to Nov 25 - Dec 2, 2007: Perth

Lotus Vegetarian Restaurant
Units 1 & 2, 220 James St, Northbridge

Lotus is a 100% vegetarian Chinese eating theater offering a huge make of faux-meat dishes from $10-$22. There's around tofu as well as vege-only dishes available every bit well, but the six-page menu is dominated past times 'chicken', 'fish', 'pork', 'duck' as well as 'beef'. This was my dining partner Tracy's commencement consider amongst faux-meat as well as I was thrilled to consider how much she enjoyed the experience. She judged her crispy-skin BBQ 'duck' to sense of savor precisely similar the existent thing, though the texture was subtly different. My beloved sesame 'chicken' was the best faux-fowl I've ever eaten, amongst the battered balls moving from fryer to tabular array inwards what must cause got been seconds. They were pipe hot, super-crisp on the exterior as well as perfectly tender on the within (faux-meats tin sack oft larn a flake rubbery amongst over-cooking). Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 sparing squirt of beloved sauce added around extra sweetness without drowning out the other flavours as well as textures. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 few dollars extra for steamed rice as well as a pot of Chinese tea as well as you've had a damned fine meal.

Lotus also offers an all-you-can-eat buffet for $17 as well as has an adjoining grocery store amongst take-home frozen faux-meats as well as other vego goodies.

William St, Northbridge

Northbridge seems to cause got a seedy reputation as well as it does cause got a smattering of massage parlours, broken windows as well as drunken backpackers. But the northern cease of William St also offers a multitude of Indian as well as Asian grocers, which Tracy as well as I took dandy please inwards browsing through. In add-on there's Mela Indian Sweets & Eats, decorated inwards brilliant Bollywood vogue as well as featuring a dessert cabinet resplendent amongst all kinds of bite-sized treats. The card of mains is to a greater extent than restrictive, amongst alone 3 vegetarian curries, but who cares when y'all tin sack larn a vegetarian thali plate for $12.50? It comprised of sambar, chickpea curry, murphy as well as pea curry, dhal, lots of raita, rice, bread, a pappadum as well as a sweetened condensed milk dessert. We were besides stuffed to fifty-fifty glance at the sweets cabinet that commencement lured us through the door.

Jumat, 03 September 2021

December 10, 2007: Brambuk Bush Tucker Cafe

my home-baked muffins. Kudos for the fresh whipped cream! (Those aerosol ones should hold out outlawed.) The solid position down wattleseed was to a greater extent than rigid inwards my latte, which was served scaldingly hot in addition to drunkard much, much later. I enjoyed it, though Tracy in addition to Michael liked their takeaway ones far less.

s the park National Park data nigh walks Dec 10, 2007: Brambuk Bush Tucker Cafe

Michael chose the vegie burger, served alongside lettuce, tomato, wild rosella chutney in addition to a side of chips ($10). He liked the chutney a lot, in addition to though the chips looked pale in addition to undercooked they were truly real tasty.

The Brambuk Bushfoods cafe has a surprisingly various menu. The prices, particularly if you're into bush meats, are real reasonable; in all probability improve than whatsoever of the restaurants serving dinner. The staff were lovely, too. It's the ideal identify to hit amount upward on maps, local history in addition to nutrient earlier soaking upward what the Grampians truly get got to offer.

Senin, 09 Agustus 2021

January 18, 2008: Friday Featre Nutrient - Lord Of The Fries Ii

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Edit 25/09/08: Drat! After all these months I was lastly able to firm into the metropolis on a weekday morning, entirely to detect that the LoTF breakfast burgers are no more. They've scaled dorsum to opening entirely at 10:30am amongst their measure menu.

Kamis, 29 Juli 2021

February 4, 2008: The Eastward Brunswick Club

Edit 22/05/2012: The EBC has straight off closed, but nearly of the carte has migrated to The Cornish Arms.

another shot at a vege Canis familiaris trivial to a greater extent than than 24 hours later, on Mon night. At this time, we'd arranged to come across upward amongst Mike too Jo-Lyn, Tracy too Lee too Daniel for the East Brunwick Club's weekly special of gratis pool, $10 jugs too $10 hot dogs. Ten bucks is arguably a fair fleck to inquire for a hot dog, but equally you lot tin plow over the axe catch they come upward amongst chips too salad. There are a few dissimilar varieties likewise - cheese kransky, not-so-American chilli, onetime skool, Greek agency and, nearly importantly, the Not-Dog.

So, how'd it stair out up?

Chips: satisfactory, though non awesome. To live on fair, though, the bowl of chips nosotros ordered before were first-class too thence there's apparently about fluctuation.
Salad: great.
Frank: i standard-size, just what nosotros were looking for yesterday.
Toppings: no sign of the promised "garlic mushrooms, roasted vegetables too melted imported Vegan cheese", but ketchup'n'mustard. The condiments were fine, but seriously - what gives?
Bun: fancy sourdough. Cool for a gourmet sandwich, but impractically chewy here.

The vege Canis familiaris of pick clearly nevertheless resides at Bowl of Soul. But it's worth noting that the East Brunswick Club offers a publish of other veg*n-friendly meals on their touchstone menu, including a $17 vegan 'chicken' parma. It cannot become untested! (Nor has it, actually - Harriet too Kristy already dearest it.)

Address: 280 Lygon St, East Brunswick
Ph: 9388 2777
Licensed
Price: not-dogs $10, other veg mains $10-17
Website: www.eastbrunswickclub.com

Rabu, 03 Februari 2021

April 9-13, 2009: Easter Eats

Christmas, Easter was a fourth dimension of sharing recipes in addition to restaurants nosotros already know in addition to love.

On Th night, I bought my blood brother a belatedly pub repast at the East Brunswick Club afterwards he made the nerve-wracking campaign due south from Tumut;
On Friday, Carol brought over a bottle of blood-red in addition to I cranked out roughly pizzas. We finished upwards amongst icecream.
Dinner on Fri nighttime was at Sue's, where my Dad in addition to his married adult woman were staying. While they generously catered, I delivered an Easter packet of golden bars, grubs in addition to carrot cake biscuits.
On Dominicus nighttime I cooked a comforting 'meat'-and-veg repast for blood brother Liam, featuring vegan sausage rolls; he was oblivious to his offset ingestion of tofu.
Monday night? Dinner amongst Dad in addition to Anne at Shakahari. The croquettes were mildly disappointing, the laksa excellent, in addition to I lastly sampled the tofu caramel:

Easter was a fourth dimension of sharing recipes in addition to restaurants nosotros already know in addition to beloved Apr 9-13, 2009: Easter eats

While the tofu was every bit shine in addition to creamy every bit I'd dreamed, the electrical sweetness of the candied pistachios came every bit a shock. H5N1 welcome one.

The residue of the weekend I worked. Reluctantly, but steadily. It would convey been lonelier if it wasn't for our other houseguest, Missy:

(That's the reproachful hold back of a truthful cat who knows I shouldn't live checking my Yahoo account.)

Rabu, 20 Januari 2021

May 6, 2009: Bowl Of Mortal Ii

Cindy together with I had made a few failed trips to Port Melbourne trying to revisit Bowl of Soul - failing to banking concern stand upwardly for their opening hours the outset fourth dimension together with and then finding them on summertime holidays the instant time. This fourth dimension everything vicious into house together with nosotros strolled upwardly Bridge Street to an empty but opened upwardly Bowl of Soul.

Things haven't changed much since our concluding take in - it's the same niggling space, amongst the same slightly weird palm tree on the wall. The carte du jour has changed a little, amongst the 2 things nosotros flagged inward our before shipping service (ribs together with chips) no longer available.

wowed us amongst chocolate-coated figs). This fourth dimension it was brownies: a dark-chocolate, cranberry together with raspberry brownie for me together with a vegan peanut butter brownie for Cindy ($4 a pop). I loved my chocolate-berry please but Cindy was a flake disappointed inward hers - the texture was a flake off, lacking inward whatsoever existent cakiness. Something to run on.

We both actually enjoyed our burgers - the buns together with salad were super-fresh, filled amongst saucy goodness together with deliciously filling. Having said that, they'd hold out pretty slow to replicate at dwelling together with mightiness non justify the trip across town (maybe the hot domestic dog does). If yous were working inward the vicinity it would hold out the dejeuner house of your dreams but when yous alive hence to a greater extent than or less the EBC, it takes a pretty neat mock-meat to lure us exterior the inner-north. It's worth noting that this is a really vegan-friendly establishment, amongst almost everything either vegan or vegan-convertible.

Read nigh our previous take in to Bowl of Soul here.

Update 10/5/10: Unfortunately, Bowl of Soul has unopen down. Very disappointing. We didn't instruct across the river really much, but it was ever a winner when nosotros visited.

Minggu, 17 Januari 2021

May 10, 2009: Believe-It-Or-Not Broccoli Burgers

a positive review as well as pic of a crispy-golden patty from Johanna is the sort of affair that tin give notice convey me around. They didn't larn off to a rollicking start; I temporarily forgot the breadcrumbs, as well as and hence fifty-fifty when they were stirred through, the patty mix Would. Not. Hold. Together. I persevered, as well as was happy to uncovering that afterwards xx minutes inwards the oven these patties were developing a handsome golden crust as well as were alone flippable.

I served them on pide-style rolls amongst roasted capsicum, grated carrot, mixed greens as well as a arrive at of condiments. My novel condiment of choice is vegetarian mushroom oyster sauce, which I picked upwards from Green Gourmet Giraffe, credited in that place to Rhonda)

2 cups finely chopped broccoli
2/3 loving cup dry reason hazelnuts
1 finely chopped onion
2/3 loving cup breadcrumbs
1 handful grated cheese (optional)
1 tablespoon vegetarian Worcestershire, oyster or soy sauce
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1/4 loving cup water
salt as well as pepper, to taste
oil spray

Preheat the oven to 180°C. Line a baking tray amongst newspaper as well as spray it amongst oil.

In a large bowl, stir together the broccoli, dry reason hazelnuts, onion, breadcrumbs as well as cheese. Stir through the sauce as well as eggs, as well as hence add together the H2O gradually piece you lot conk along to stir. Don't lay quite all the H2O inwards if you lot fearfulness the mixture is getting also mushy. Season to taste, as well as hence flat the mix into patties every bit best you lot tin give notice as well as house them on the baking tray. Don't worry if they autumn apart a little, but attempt cupping them amongst your hands to flat a firm, circular edge. Spray the tops of them amongst a fighting to a greater extent than oil.

Bake the burgers for xx minutes or so, until they've developed a theater as well as crusty underside. Gently flip them over as well as bake for to a greater extent than or less other 15-20 minutes, until they're crispy-crusted all over.

Sabtu, 05 Desember 2020

April 6, 2007: Carry Populace Bar

If it looks to you lot similar the variety of overblown interpretive concrete geometry that belong Apr 6, 2007: Transport Public Bar

Post-modern sculpture? If it looks to you lot similar the variety of overblown interpretive concrete geometry that belongs inward a populace infinite such equally Federation Square you're getting warmer. It's truly the deck article of furniture at Transport Public Bar (perhaps you lot noticed the white sneaker toe only by the scarlet padded seat). Even amongst nearly retail outlets closed, the metropolis (and the pub) were healthily populated on Good Friday. With books too blankets, Michael too I sought an lx minutes or two's refuge inward the metropolis gardens earlier our growling stomachs led us dorsum to the concrete commons too the deep-frier. (Ironically, the Transport populace bar claims an "emphasis on organic meals too environmental design". With non a leafy light-green to last seen, nosotros truly missed their point.)

While much idea has clearly gone into the modern pattern of the Transport populace bar, it's to a greater extent than pub than trendy bar. It's a house for a beer, a steak or burger amongst chips too mayhap a yell at the footy on hide - non truly somewhere to last seen, too definitely non the house for a date. In the absence of whatever televised football, this was only fine for us - an opened upwardly ceiling too wall of louvres allow the Sun too 'fresh' metropolis air inward too provided ample sentiment of the Swanston St goings-on.

The carte du jour at the bar has a few vego options. Michael was good pleased to run into a veggie burger (with chips, $10) amidst them, too I predictably had eyes solely for the chips ($6.50). They were of a pretty expert standard, I mean value they were lightly battered for extra crunch, amongst a sizable dose of seasoning. Get 'em downwards quick, though, because they're far less interesting in ane lawsuit lukewarm. The Lycopersicon esculentum sauce too capsicum mayo were portioned quite generously, but were average inward flavour. Michael's burger was an first-class residue of crunchy too chewy, fried too fresh, but the potato-heavy patty is a chip much given that the prescribed side is a handful-and-a-half of chips.

When solely partially full, the Transport populace bar is a pleasant (and well-located) house to sit down dorsum amongst a friend, a beer, too a salty snack or meal. For this role a vegetarian is only equally probable to relish it equally whatever other punter.

Address: Ground Floor, Transport Hotel, Federation Square, cnr of Flinders too Swanston Streets, Melbourne CBD
Ph: 9654 8808
Licensed
Price: veg mains $10-13
Website: www.transporthotel.com.au

Rabu, 25 November 2020

April 16, 2007: Indian-Spiced Potatoes

posted a recipe that would transform our Eastern vegetarian burgers into Eastern vegetarian burgers and chips! These are chips of the self-saucing variety, moist alongside a glue of garlic, ginger together with ghee together with luridly yellowish cheers to turmeric together with yes, to a greater extent than ghee. If anything, these spuds were a flake likewise oily for my gustation thus side past times side fourth dimension I'll start alongside ii tablespoons of the ghee together with thus upwardly it to iii if they hold back similar they tin soak upwardly a flake more. Now that I've had 'em, I don't mean value I'll locomote making these burgers without 'em.

Indian-spiced potatoes

500g of waxy potatoes
salt
a thumb-sized slice of ginger
3 cloves garlic
1 teaspoon solid set down turmeric
4 tablespoons ghee (next fourth dimension I'll role 2-3 tablespoons)
1 teaspoon fennel seeds

Scrub the potatoes, house inwards a saucepan, comprehend alongside mutual frigidity H2O together with add together a pinch of salt. Bring the potatoes to the boil together with thus simmer them until tender. Drain, cool, together with dice.

Peel together with coarsely chop the ginger together with garlic. Add them to a mortar alongside the turmeric together with a teaspoon of salt, pound it all together into a paste. Lucy says you lot could role a nutrient processor instead, together with inwards that illustration you lot mightiness require to add together a few tablespoons of H2O too.

Warm the ghee inwards a frying pan together with showtime add together the fennel seeds. Let them sizzle together with sputter for a few seconds earlier reducing the heat. Add the spice glue together with stir-fry for a twain of minutes.

Next inwards larn the diced potatoes - plough the rut upwardly i time again together with continually stir the potatoes for nearly 10 minutes equally they cook. Hopefully they'll prepare a flake of a crispy peel together with your self-saucing chips are done!

Rabu, 18 November 2020

April 29, 2007: Urban Burger

January 2016: We're doing a chip of a spider web log clean-up in addition to it seems every bit though Urban Burger shut downwards a piece ago.

up in addition to it seems every bit though Urban Burger shut downwards a piece agone Apr 29, 2007: Urban Burger

After watching the likes of John Lethlean scoff downwards mushroomy macro dumplings in addition to Elvis Presley sandwiches, Michael in addition to I were create for a rock'n'roll dinner of our own. We didn't create got to wander likewise far along Swan St for Urban Burger to acquaint itself every bit a fast, affordable in addition to appetising option. This is Maccas for yuppies inwards the vein of Grill'd in addition to Burger Republic, in addition to boasts the 2006 Leader Business Award for best takeaway eating seat inwards Melbourne. Meat-lovers create got 10 beef in addition to 8 chicken burgers to direct from, piece vegos create got 4 appetising options of their own: i alongside tofu, only about other featuring portabello mushroom, a vegan i alongside beans in addition to lentils, in addition to lastly i alongside grilled eggplant.

These $9 burgers are enormous, on the same scale every bit those at Burger Republic. The carte du jour describes the buns every bit a "sour dough wholemeal blend", but they tasted similar the to a greater extent than typical doughy white flour ringlet to me. Their size makes them unwieldy in addition to I had a serious filling escape in addition to juice running downwards my hands, but the vibrant combination of ingredients was easily worth that discomfort: my Port Melbourne burger boasted a marinated portabello mushroom, roasted cherry-red capsicum, rocket, cherry-red onion, pesto in addition to aioli. Michael was similarly pleased alongside his Vegan Vibe: a patty of cherry-red kidney beans, lentils, coriander in addition to chilli teamed alongside avocado, salad, savour in addition to the optional non-vegan aioli. Naturally in that place was also a shared serve of chips, alongside to a greater extent than aioli. They had a satisfying compaction but were a chip dry, falling good behind my Grill'd sample and, from memory, belike non upwards to the Burger Republic ones either.

Urban Burger absolutely striking the spot, in addition to I'd happily revisit them for only about to a greater extent than fancy fast food. However it falls a chip curt of the where's the beef? accolade for best Melbourne takeaway.

Address: 174 Swan St, Richmond
Ph: 9429 9822
Unlicensed
Price: vege burgers $8.80, chips $3
Website: www.urbanburger.com.au

Minggu, 08 November 2020

May 19, 2007: Mushroom Manwich

steak sandwiches amongst a rattling attractive garlic crème;

2. Lindyloo's mouthwatering mushroom sammich pics;

3. Paul together with Freya's Burger Ballyhoo weblog event!

over here. You solely need a one-half quantity for 2-4 burgers. The fresh garlic gives it lots of bite: roast your ain for a sweeter, wussier version.

The onions

Slow-cook onion rings (half an onion per person) on depression rut for equally long equally y'all tin resist eating them, at to the lowest degree one-half an hour. Splash a teensy combat of balsamic on together with inhale those smoky fumes of caramelisation. Thank the Lord that the give-and-take caramel applies fifty-fifty to vegetables!

The bun

You know what y'all similar - lead your own. We had ciabatta rolls.

The salad

Thick sliced Lycopersicon esculentum together with light-green leaves of your choice.

The sides

More light-green leaves. Potato wedges, baked inwards a smidge of olive fossil oil until tender, lightly salted. More garlic crème for dipping those wedges.

If y'all are crazy plenty to accept non nevertheless left your topographic point to brand your ain manwich, together with then allow me right away y'all to 1 to a greater extent than first-class burger/chip combo that volition trip the lite fantastic inwards your oral fissure similar eastern vegetarian burgers amongst spiced potatoes.

Now larn together with larn burgering!

Kamis, 13 Agustus 2020

May 17, 2010: Retreat Hotel

Our fortnightly 'pub club' outing amongst colleagues together with friends has decreased inwards frequency since its ringleader was diagnosed every bit coeliac. Pub grub is to a greater extent than glutenous than you lot mightiness expect, together with fifty-fifty to a greater extent than disappointing for Andy is that most beers are straight off off the menu. But at that topographic point was a piffling surge of enthusiasm when Michael identified Abbotsford's Retreat Hotel every bit having a gluten-free-friendly menu.

The hotel is laid upwards simply off the eastern halt of Johnston St, which makes for a less than pleasant ride (cross your fingers for a light-green calorie-free across Hoddle St!), but the warm together with warmly lit interior is a lovely spot to recover. The menu's a smidge pricey - entrees are $10-$15, mains $21-27 amongst $15 parmi specials on Mondays - together with at that topographic point are a few vego options scattered about.

Michael ordered the 'roast beetroot risotto amongst goats cheese together with walnuts' ($21). He establish it a flake bland, amongst entirely the mouthfuls containing the goats cheese providing much excitement.

I went for the vego parmi selection ($15 on Mon nights) together with received a mount of food. The skinny chips were great; the eggplant parmigiana had a pleasant flavor but was incredibly thick together with stodgy; the coleslaw was a dainty visit that simply didn't come upwards through. (Hey, coleslaw makers - you lot don't require to drown it inwards mayo! In fact, some of the best 'slaws don't fifty-fifty include mayo!)

We gave the Retreat a jeopardy to essay out itself amongst dessert. Michael was happy amongst the 'chocolate pudding amongst rich chocolate sauce together with H2O ice cream' ($9.50) that he shared amongst Jo.

Mike together with I were keener for the 'sticky appointment pudding amongst toffee sauce together with cream' ($9.50). The sauce hitting the correct Federal Reserve annotation but unfortunately the pudding wasn't what I was after, to a greater extent than an airy cake without much depth of flavour.

While the Retreat Hotel deserves credit for its cosy environs together with gluten-free options, it's non just a vegetarian's delight. The meat-free dishes they serve rely heavily on cheese (vegans, remain away!) together with are a flake hit-and-miss. It'll withdraw maintain some other moving ridge - perchance a seismic sea wave - of pub social club enthusiasm to tempt me back.

Address: 226 Nicholson St, Abbotsford
Ph: 9417 2693
Fully licensed
Price: veg mains $15-21, desserts $9.50
Website: www.theretreathotel.com

August 15, 2010: The Play Tricks Hotel

Perfectly Poached, Foodscrazy.

Address: 351 Wellington St, Collingwood
Ph: 9416 4957
Fully licensed
Price: veg mains $16-17
Website: http://thefoxhotel.com.au

September 13, 2010: Edinburgh Castle

pub-club mojo at The Fox, nosotros managed to muster upward a practiced sized grouping of pub enthusiasts for a trip to The Edinburgh Castle inward the far reaches of Brunswick. It's a overnice big pub, in addition to has a bustling but non annoyingly amount vibe on a Mon evening, pregnant nosotros had no problems finding tabular array infinite for our substantial posse.

The bill of fare is good served amongst veg options, vegan-adaptable items, in addition to gluten-free possibilities (including a g-f staff of life that impressed our coeliac companion). I considered the sugariness Irish Gaelic patato pot pie, but was eventually lured inward past times the Sydney Road burger, which sounded mind-blowingly practiced - falafel patties on Turkish staff of life amongst rocket, haloumi, tomato, pickles, hummus in addition to minted yoghurt, amongst chips on the side ($15).

It didn't disappoint - the falafel patties were scrumptious, the haloumi in addition to pickles providing tabular array salt in addition to bite, piece the residual added roughly much-needed moisture. If anything I'd upward the sauce quotient a fleck in addition to perchance add together something amongst a touching on of spiciness to the mix, but these are fry quibbles inward the facial expression upward of a very delicious burger.

Having had a pretty practiced shot at my chips, Cindy settled for an entree sized meal: tabular array salt in addition to pepper tofu ($8.50). This didn't quite alive upward to expectations, amongst no sign of the puffy batter or silken centre we've enjoyed elsewhere. It was closer to her our ain recipe for tofu cubes. Still, a pub offering tabular array salt in addition to pepper tofu at all is a small-scale victory - hopefully they tin figure out a agency to larn inward move a fleck better.

The Edinburgh Castle was a mixed performer - a crackingly practiced burger in addition to a slightly disappointing tofu dish. The vego options on the bill of fare are in addition to so substantial though, that we'll hold upward certain to furnish inward hereafter to examination their functioning on another dishes.

Address: 661 Sydney Road (cnr Albion), Brunswick
Ph: 9386 7580
Licensed (duh, it's a pub)
Price: Vegie food: $7 - $16 ($21 for a tasting plate)
Website: http://www.myspace.com/edinburghcastlehotel

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October 20, 2010: The Flim-Flam Hotel Iii

leaving us a comment that mentioned our electrical current favourite pub, the Fox Hotel inwards Collingwood, has a rooftop beer garden. We were delighted to let on in i lawsuit we'd arrived that they've besides altered the card a picayune to adjust the season.

Trippy Taco's fries - as well as the sauce appeared to endure stock-standard tomato. It's even as well as therefore a good-value bar snack but cypher remarkable.

Edinburgh Castle, I promise you're taking notes.)

soy bombs nosotros brand at dwelling - they're rattling similar, albeit crumbed as well as deep-fried here. He idea the boundary rolls were a picayune out of house as well as the satay sauce could've been spicier but these were tyke quibbles amongst to a greater extent than or less other rattling expert meal.

It seems that the Fox Hotel does cypher but rattling expert meals! We'll endure dorsum in i lawsuit to a greater extent than as well as in i lawsuit to a greater extent than for more, as well as you lot tin hand the sack endure certain that we'll postal service the novel ones here.

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You tin hand the sack read close our previous visits to the Fox Hotel here as well as here.

November 1, 2010: The Gasometer

11/11/2013: We're deplorable to study the closure of our dearest Gasometer.

The opening of the Gasometer on Smith Street was the perfect excuse to reconvene Nov 1, 2010: The Gasometer

The opening of the Gasometer on Smith Street was the perfect excuse to reconvene our increasingly sporadic pub-club. The Gasometer is run yesteryear the peeps who used to run the kitchen at the East Brunswick Club, together with thus it was ever going to convey a veg-friendly menu. We likewise needed a coeliac friendly card together with were pleased to listen that they'd got around gf options together next K together with Toby's visit.

We got in that place earlier 6:30 together with had our pick of spots, opting for a large fireside tabular array amongst plenty of room for our grouping of eight. As expected, the card was filled amongst intriguing options - Cindy together with I both resisted the 'chorizo' inspired vegie burger together with the mac together with 'cheese' this fourth dimension around, pregnant we'll convey to brand a supply see post-haste. I was lured inwards yesteryear the arepas (which I've kicking the bucket obsessed amongst thank you lot to Sonido). The Gasometer version comes amongst identify made shredded seitan cooked inwards a rich Mexican chilli sauce, topped amongst a fresh coriander-laced ceviche of hearts of palm, tomato, avocado together with corn, drizzled amongst cashew cream ($18).

Unlike The EBC, the Gasometer goes for relatively sane serving sizes - for $18 I was expecting a larger portion; fifty-fifty so, this turned out to move plenty of nutrient (especially when I got to sneak a decent total of Cindy's repast equally well). The seitan was meaty together with deliciously slathered inwards the rich, spicy sauce, spell the toppings were an intriguing combination of textures together with flavours. The solely slight disappointment was the arepas themselves, which were a piffling dry out together with tough compared to our other experiences.

Cindy went for 2 entrée orders, starting amongst the Buffalo smoked tofu strips (tofu strips tossed inwards a spicy Buffalo sauce, served amongst identify made ranch dipping sauce, $12).

These had a satisfying chilli kicking (although I recollect you lot tin upward the ante together with monastic enjoin them 'brutal'), amongst the somehow vegan dipping sauce providing a cooling complement. I snuck equally many of these equally I could larn away amongst - highly recommended.

Of bird the truthful exam of whatever pub for Cindy is the character of their chips, together with thus she added an monastic enjoin of fatty steak fries, seasoned amongst dark ash tabular array salt together with served amongst garlic aioli ($7.50).

I can't tell equally I noticed anything special virtually the dark ash salt, but these were around excellently crispy chips - a slightly bigger serve of aioli would convey been nice, but these golden tater chunks were expert plenty to stand upward on their own.

By 8 o'clock or together with thus The Gasometer was doing a roaring trade. And why not? There's a expert hit of beers on tap, plenty of tables, friendly staff together with an excellently varied menu. The nutrient is non cheap, but it's slap-up to run into a pub trying to move a flake adventurous amongst their vego options - betwixt this identify together with The Fox, the north-west corner of Collingwood has kicking the bucket the a veg-friendly pub hotspot.

The Gasometer has had rave reviews for vegan-bloggers In the Mood for Noodles together with Adrian Wallace, spell their meaty options (and the chips!) got the thumbs upward from Em at it pleases us.

Address: 484 Smith Street, Collingwood
Ph: 9417 5539
Prices: $7.5 - $18
Licensed (of course!)

November 5, 2010: Shark Paradise Fish & Chips

Shark Paradise looks similar your typical suburban fish Nov 5, 2010: Shark Paradise Fish & Chips

Shark Paradise looks similar your typical suburban fish'n'chip shop, which makes its occurrence on Smith St a footling atypical.

The card starts out real much every minute you'd await - afterwards the fish as well as chips there's burgers, Chiko rolls, dim sims as well as murphy cakes. Then there's something nosotros would never bring discovered if it weren't for a weblog postal service from Johanna, a department headed Vegetarian Delight! Here at that topographic point are five burgers listed, along alongside meat-free dim sims, soy nuggets, boundary rolls as well as battered tempeh.

I chose the tempeh burger ($5) alongside chips (add $1.50). The battered tempeh is tender but unseasoned as well as a footling bland; this is counteracted good plenty past times the BBQ sauce, tomato plant as well as lettuce. The chips were fine corner shop-style specimens - fatty as well as fluffy alongside lots of tabular array salt as well as plenty of the crispy bits I similar best.

Michael had a tempeh twine ($7.80) alongside chips (add $1.40) - hither you lot larn double tempeh as well as what looks similar double BBQ sauce, onion as well as beetroot every minute good every minute salad.

It's all highly processed as well as unrefined but it's the materials I grew upwardly with, as well as I honey it. It's corking to run into a chippie alongside a few creative vegetarian alternatives to flake, as well as I'll sure hold out returning to slather unopen to tempeh slices inwards tartare sauce.

And if the nutrient weren't plenty to evoke unopen to nostalgia, there's likewise decades-old arcade games to see your alter into!

Edit 01/07/2011: Shark Paradise is right away closed! There's unopen to form of renovation going on inwards at that topographic point as well as then the shopfront volition hold out hosting something novel soon...

Shark Paradise Fish & Chips
76 Smith St, Collingwood
9486 0609
unlicensed
veg snacks & meals $0.90-$9.20