Bird Cow Fish

My best friend once told me that the best potato gnocchi in Sydney has got to be the one at Bird Cow Fish. She was so addicted to it that she went there so often to the point that the chef himself prepared and cooked this dish for her! 

The first picture is the handmade potato gnocchi with prawns and sage butter. The overall food is great but it's slightly to herby for my taste. However, the gnocchi is soft and it definitely one that melts in your mouth!

The second dish is the red wine beef with homemade pappardelle. I honestly like this one better as compared to the other one. The pasta is thin and nice, the beef is so well-cooked that it absorbed all the goodness of red wine. I must say, this is a must-try dish!

So what have I missed recently?!

I just came back from my solid 3 months of holiday! The difference is now I'm back not as a student anymore (how sad is that) but as a graduate who is very eager to attend her own graduation ceremony.

The truth is, I kind of miss singapore. The lor mee, the awesome xiao long bao, wonton mee, bak kut teh, and my list goes on.. rawr!! But then again, coming back to Sydney makes me realise that 3 months is enough to make me so behind on the new restaurants. In fact, when I arrive, my friends seems like talking foreign language when they mention the eating places!

But I'm back! Sadly enough, I'm still in the process of reminiscing the awesome foods I missed so much when I wasn't around. On a happier note, I think I have just converted some friends into a meet fresh fan. For those of you who doesn't know, Meet Fresh is a taiwanese desert place which upon my arrival has opened a new branch next to cha time's flagship store at george street.  Btw, to my surprise, there is actually a branch at berjaya times square in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Their desert selections range from tofu pudding, herbal jelly, to shaved ice and some taiwanese tea. A new addition is their type of smoothie (whatever they call it). Now, my favourite dessert has got to be the Meet Fresh Signature Herbal Jelly Desert which consisted of herbal jelly + taro balls and sweetened shaved ice. I love it!

Other all-time favourite restaurants that I have had a chance to visit are Sydney Madang and Jeans Chili Chicken (duh?!). I was so very happy the moment I got to feed at the best Korean restaurant in Sydney. ow yes!

From Bilson's with love

I was so devastated when my friend told me Bilson's has closed down.
But life is indeed full of surprises!So, as a tribute to what I would dare to claim the best three chef hat restaurant in Sydney, I decided to write this blog!

I have had a privilege to dine there twice, one in December 2010 and the other in September 2011. It never let me down even once!

2 Degustation Menu selections, The Grand @195 and Petit 145 

I had this few months ago but I'm pretty sure we went for the Petit option, just because I am sure I wanted to eat the wagyu shank (of course, a decision I never regret to date). 

Snack: Seaweed Cracker with Dashi Mayo

There are only 2 restaurants that I would praise for their amazing opening snack, one of them has got to be Bilson's. This seaweed cracker with dashi mayo was a genius combination! The seaweed was thinly cut and fried to perfection. I can still remember it so vividly. It was so amazing that as I'm typing this, I can feel it in my tongue. 

Maroon, Butternut Pumpkin, Mandarin

Second Dish: This is another ingenious work of art. The yellow thing in the middle is the butternut pumpkin that flows so amazingly, you barely even notice when they are gone from your plate. The black thingy is something sweet that adds all the flavour to the whole dish. 

The picture below is a scampi dish. Gosh, I swear its the best thing ever existed in this world. Love it to bits! 

Most of the pictures that I took at Bilson has gone along with my old phone (R.I.P). So here is a tribute of the best restaurant in sydney! I love you so much and I hope you will reopen your door very soon. 

Xoxo,

M