252 George Street, Sydney NSW 2000
Tiramisu Heaven
A very big THANK YOU goes to Susan from Chocolatesuze who organised with Melissa from Merivale to invite me along with other food bloggers as a VIP to this free special launch party. It starts off a whole season of lunch and dinner offers for $35 (1, 2 or 3 courses, with a glass of wine or a James Squire) at the Merivale restaurants of Ash Street Cellar, Bistro CBD, est., Lotus, Mad Cow, sushi e, Teppanyaki and Uccello. Being a VIP allowed me to gain entry 15 minutes before the public were let in which was a tremendous help in being able to photograph the delicious food that was about to be served to 100's of lucky attendees. Much more relaxing than when I raced around at the March Into Merivale Launch Party back in March.
Merivale sure knew how to party as the wine, champagne and beer flowed freely while the food went down like a treat. There were so many great canapés on offer that I found myself eating savoury and sweet canapés in an alternating rhythm so as to not miss out when I came across them. So after a while the taste sensations were all starting to blur together too fast and my taste buds were going crazy. My favourite standouts that I could vividly remember and enjoyed the most were:
• est.: Tartare-of ocean trout with cucumber, ponzu and coriander
• sushi e: Lotus root and king prawn sandwich
• Ash St Cellar: Creamed snapper and fennel soup with gremolata
• Bistro CBD: White chocolate tartlettes
• Ucello: Tiramisu (which was also my favourite at the Launch Into Merivale Launch Party).
Other Merivale events:
• 8 Sept 2010 - Establishment's 10th Birthday 2010
• 8 Sept 2010 - Establishment's 10th Birthday 2010
• 6 Sept 2010 - Establishment's 10th Birthday Promotion
• 9 June 2010 - A Feast for the Senses Launch Party 2010
• 4 June 2010 - A Feast for the Senses Launch Party Promotion
• 16 March 2010 - March into Merivale Launch Party 2010
• 16 June 2009 - Winter Feasts Launch Party 2009
• 3 March 2009 - March into Merivale Launch Party 2009
est.
est.: Avocado, king crab and mint on lavosh
est.: Tartare of ocean trout, cucumber, ponzu and coriander
SIMON FAVOURITE :-)
est. Tuscan bean stew and braised beef cheek tarts
Ucello
Uccello: Prosciutto san daniele and grissini
Uccello: Prosciutto san daniele and grissini
Ucello: Lasagne
Ucello: Tiramisu
SIMON FAVOURITE :-)
Ash St Cellar: Duck liver paté on a brioche bun with currant relish
Ash St Cellar: Creamed snapper and fennel soup with gremolata
SIMON FAVOURITE :-)
-filo-tartlet_andy-photo.jpg)
Ash St Cellar: Filo tartlet with mascarpone realle, honey quince puree and roasted hazelnuts (Photo courtesy of Andy Vermeulen)
Bistro CBD: Duck rillette with beetroot, cornishons en croute
Bistro CBD: White chocolate tartlettes
SIMON FAVOURITE :-)
Teppanyaki: Mini wagyu penny burger
Teppanyaki: Beijing duck ‘ivy style’
Lotus: Vietnamese style chicken croutons
Mad Cow
Mad Cow: Goat’s curd, pear and rocket mini tart
Mad Cow: Our signature beef tartare
Mad Cow: Chocolate brownie
sushi e: Lotus: root and king prawn sandwich
SIMON FAVOURITE :-)
sushi e: Salmon and avocado inside out roll
sushi e: Ocean trout sashimi
Merivale catering
I managed to try the percorino and porcini mushroom arancini, goan spiced chicken skewer and salt cod croquettes which were all very yummy but unfortunately didn't get a chance to take photos because the trays were passed around quickly by waiters.
The people and atmosphere
Lining up outside
Friendly non-swine flu pig invites guests in
Bistro CBD preparing canapés
Happy drinkers and eaters
Plenty of drinks including hot mulled wine
Promotional material
11 comments:
The food looks really good in those photos, starting to regret missing out on this :( How awesome you guys got to go as VIPs
Man, talk about lightning fast!
What did you think of things this time around?
Shame there wasn't much of a chance to catch up. Maybe next time... :)
That gorgeous little tart thing was a white chocolate tart with bitter orange "syrup". I know because I ate about five of them ;)
wow super fast post! and i loveeed the filo tartlet from ash st cellar and oh! the tuna tartare from lotus! so many yummys!
OMGoodness, this is the fastest turnaround ever! hahahaah... how good was the creamed snapper soup! i think i had 3 of them :)
oh so jealous. looks like an merivale put on an excellent show. great coverage!
Looks great! I really wanted to come along but I said yes to another event and alas life got in the way of both of them!
What a feast! Love the look of those mini chocolate tarts. Well I love the look of it all actually.
Great posting, Simon. I loved the Kingfish with Asian Salsa from teppanyaki. I was lucky enough to grab the last tartares from est. They stopped serving these from about 15 minutes in and was told that they were reserved for VIPs. You lucky things!
Hi Stephcookie, VIP section was really good because they brought food to you and wasn't as crowded
Hi Simon, always gotta post quickly or I won't have time to catch up on it all. This time was good having VIP area but the food seemed to go more quickly this time around and still as crowded in the public area. Next time hopefully we'll catch up for more than 10 seconds.
Hi Shez, thanks for the info. they were fantastic. well done on getting 5.
Hi chocolatesuze, those filo tartlet's were good. could have had a whole tray. so many yummys and so little time.
Hi Jen, the creamed snapper soup was definitely one of my favs and so appropriate for a winter feast
Hi Betty, hopefully see you at the next event
Hi Lorraine, hopefully see you next time. Sounds like you've been very busy
Hi Taste Buddies, they were super cute and super yummy
Hi Zina, the kingfish was nice and fresh and looked so good. i thankfully got to try one but really wanted to have more. I reckon the guy from Teppanyaki looks so much like Dwayne Johnson 'The Rock' movie star hehe
Ahh great coverage man! My fav was the soup, it was soo creamy!
Post a Comment