by cecylia on February 28, 2010
I am an avid food fan and buffets really lure me in. Recently I visited the Crown Conservatory. They have very fresh sea food and charming desserts. As you will later see, I totally over-indulged in dinner and had to loosen my snake-skin belt.
I opted for a sweet white minidress, suede wedges, these are my most comfortable shoes to date. I have stood in them for 12 hours and they will provide ample support. I made my jade-pearl-onyx beaded necklace the night before. My snake skin belt was a vintage souvenir from Berne, Switzerland, and the Bally bag, a vintage souvenir from Spitalfields, London.
Photo taken outside an Italian Restaurant in Crown.
This is my big watch- all the better for me to tell the time. A recent thrift find.
This was my 1st course. I really piled it up. Told you I was a glutton. The food is so fresh, waiters remove all food after a certain time. The oysters were delicious too.
Beautiful desserts – tarts, cheesecakes, meringues, lemon tart, mousse, jelly and cakes. I was in sweet heaven.
by cecylia on February 1, 2010
Have you ever had high expectations about something and then was completely let down?
I have been looking forward to the Kingston Food/Music Festival all week. I couldn’t wear heels because it was at the park and I didn’t want green heels. I chose flats so I could run around with the dogs and eat to my heart’s content. Only did I then find out that they were not allowed in. I vowed to carry them and not let their feet touch the lawn but their entry was still denied. The security guards were so strict! Hermes and Theodore were tied up and missed out on all the food. How is this a community event if we could not bring our dogs?
Sorry I’m such a clown. I couldn’t help it. I’m wearing my favourite necklace of the moment, a dorky camera T (souvenir purchase from Singapore), a vintage Thai fuschia jacket which I surgically removed the shoulder pads from, and (I’m a little ashamed to admit this) ridiculously comfortable trackies from Singapore airlines. I’m sure I got a few funny stares from strangers…
Posing as a policeman…
These are the best cupcakes I’ve ever laid my palate on! I had the green tea and cookies n cream ones. Super delicious! How cute are the boys’ aprons!
Even though the music was bad, the food stores scarce, I still got my sugar fix, tea and wine tastings and a laugh from those clowns. Sometimes you have to entertain yourself.
by theodore on June 14, 2009
That dumpling is the size of my head!
You know you’ve hit the big time when one of your dinner parties is reviewed on Melbourne’s premier food blog – Melbourne Gastronome! Claire’s post covers the night’s dumplings and wontons, but here are some other photos, as well as some cute meringue animals.
Can you spot all the meringue animals?
The Pig, The Dog, The Turtle and the Duckie
Home-made sushi, a cucumber and the partially eaten meringue dog
