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Showing posts with label share plates. Show all posts
Showing posts with label share plates. Show all posts

Sunday, May 15, 2011

April Dinner - Share plates inspired by Ottolenghi

Gastronauts' April dinner was all about share plates, with inspiration drawn from the food served at Ottolenghi restaurant in the UK. Ottolenghi's driving philosophy is that everything is hand-crafted with care and attention, from basic raw ingredients. With 11 people attending, it was our most ambitious dinner yet, but Richard V managed to handle it with casual aplomb.

We all enjoyed the following terrific food through the course of the night:

Aubergine-wrapped gnocchi with sage butter

Broccoli with tofu, sesame and coriander



Okra with tomato and ginger


Cauliflower and cumin fritters with lime yoghurt


Mushrooms with cinnamon and lemon


Grilled barramundi with green olive salsa


Beef and lamb meatballs in tahini


Slow roasted pork belly


Caramel and macadamia cheesecake


Lemon meringue pie


I'd have to say that my favourites were the pork belly, gnocchi and the meatballs, which were a fantastic match with a punchy, flavoursome tahini. As much as those dishes stood out for me, it was brilliant to have such a variety of food on the table.

After all that savoury food, the caramel and macadamia cheesecake was a winner with pretty much everyone. As full as we all were by that stage, it was too good to pass up. Showing no mercy on our stomachs, a cheese plate then meandered around, just in case none of us needed to eat for the next week.

This was also Gastronomy Gal's first trip to a Gastronauts' Supper Club dinner, and you can read her post on the night here.

It was great to see four new faces at this dinner, and we look forward to meeting some new Gastronauts at our next dinner on 28 May 2011.

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

April Dinner - Share Plate Soiree

The menu for our next Gastronauts dinner will feature share plates, inspired by the food from Ottolenghi in London. Share plates are perfect for a supper club dinner, and here's an idea of what will be on the table:

fennel and feta with pomegranate and sumac

aubergine-wrapped gnocchi with sage butter

broccoli with tofu, sesame and coriander

okra with tomato and ginger

cauliflower and cumin fritters with lime yoghurt

mushrooms with cinnamon and lemon

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grilled mackerel with green olive salsa

beef and lamb meatballs in tahini

slow roasted belly pork

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caramel and macadamia cheesecake

lemon meringue pie



Kick off time for dinner will be 7pm. If you're interested in coming, let us know soon, because seats are disappearing very fast.

Hope to see you there!