We missed out on Gaswork this Saturday and so headed to Melbourne Showground farmers’ market on Sunday. It isn’t my first choice for farmers market. The selection and variety is quite poor and I really hope that with the pick up in crowd, there will be some improvement soon. Maybe I am just spoilt from the offerings of St. Kilda, Gaswork, Collingwood and Slow food. Variety and quality is definitely welcomed. Having said that, I did manage to pick up some free range beef and organic vegetables. So a simple meal from simple ingredients.
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I overheard on twitter that this little Italian restaurant, Sosta Cucina, serves up some awesome food. It was also featured in an article called “Australian chef’s favourite Italian dishes” in Gourmet Traveller. I am a big fan of the Italian cuisine. In many ways, I feel that it has some similar philosophy as the Chinese cooking and culture. I feel a nice connection. What do you think? I mean, we both love our noodles or pasta as the Italians call it. Anyway, Mister and I have not been on a date for awhile so we I decided that we should go on one. This means that I get to dress up a little and took this opportunity to wear my deep red boots for the very first time. Don’t get the wrong idea! It is a tall boots with furry lining. So comfortable. Just perfect for cold winter nights and with a little heel, it does make me feel quite special. Pasta Al Giro – A tour of pastas from Pippo’s childhood Jeroxie was a guest of Mezzo Bar & Grill I love the bread. And the olive oil from Chapman Hill was perfect. Slightly fruity, quite delicate and complimented the bread flavour. Actually, I could have the bread, olive oil and sprinkling of salt the whole night. I remember one of us mentioned that it tasted quite ‘meaty’. In a good way of course. The Oyster Bar that my friends and I used to head to when we crave for oysters (they are half price before 6.30pm) have been taken over by Mezzo Bar & Grill. The duo, Luke Stringer and Joseph Vargetto have transformed the place into a much more casual Southern Italian fare. A few food bloggers that I know have sung high praises about Mezzo but it has received mixed reviews from the food critics. It is on my list of places to go top this year and so when there was an invite to Mezzo for their Pasta al Giro night, I jumped at it. We were introduced to both Joseph and Mauro (the head chef) before the dinner started. It is always fun chatting with chefs and I am always so star struck with them. Here are a few questions that I had for the boys and so everyone can get to know them a little better  |
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