Pedro Ximenez Sherry Vinegar

Today I received my bottle of Pedro Ximenez sherry vinegar. A very special sherry vinegar.

Sherry vinegar or Vinagre de Jerez is a gourmet wine vinegar made from Sherry and is produced in the province of Cadiz in Spain. Cadiz is situated within the so called “sherry triangle”. The “sherry triangle” is the area between the city of Jerez de la Frontera and the towns of Sanlucar de Barrameda and El Puerto de Santa Maria. Most sherry vinegar .

Mayonnaise, quick & easy

Here in ’sunny Queensland’, today, it is raining heavily. Well it has been raining for the last week and the weather bureau claim that it’s here for some time.

Anyway I had to go out and grab a few things from the shops.

No Man-Goes Like A MANGO goes

Here in sunny Queensland the Mango’s are once again in abundance. In this picture are Pearl,Calypso and Honeygold varieties. This year like many before the juicy Mango’s are perfect.

Snails, Escargot, Snails

Call them snails or escargot, it’s up to you, but it is a new one for Yeppoon.

I was treated to some delicious snails for dinner last night.

Truffle Chips with Tetsuya’s Truffle Salt

I have used truffle chips on one of my menu’s before, last time I used the Truffle oil to add flavor, but since I have come across this Truffle Salt from Tetsuya my truffle oil has retired, well for this use anyway.

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Oysters; Sydney Rock, Pacific/Tassie, S.A. Pacific Coffin Bay, Angasi/Flat?

What is the difference between Sydney Rock, Pacific Tasmanian, Coffin Bay, and Angasi/Flat oysters?

Dinner at Michael’s on Matthew Flinders

Just at the spur of the moment we decided to go out for dinner, probably because the fridge was empty, well not empty but nothing that excited us. So Michael’s on Matthew Flinders Drive was our choice. At 6.40pm I called for a table, Ryan accepted booking for 7.30.

We arrived dead on time which is unusual for us generally we are fashionably late. We were shown to our table by the window, not to much to see with the doors closed and the big tree lit up over the beach, yes Michael’s is directly on the beach, it couldn’t get any closer unless you were on a boat. The view however during the day is awesome, the sandy beach, blue water, the view to the Keppel Islands, what more could you ask for. Well maybe great food and drink.

Pineapple festival Awards in Yeppoon

The festival of the pineapple has recently passed and as usual it was bigger and better than the previous year. Not that I get too involved with the whole festival thing. I am generally too busy to even contemplate a visit to the event. But once again Beaches Restaurant picked up an award. Brian Dorey gave me the call to inform us of the presentation.

How Hard is it to get Fresh Fish?

Fresh fish these days just seems harder and harder to get. I think that maybe I have been a little spoilt in my career to have had the opportunity to work with some great produce which believe me I am truly grateful. Strange that now I am working so close to the sea I seem to be experiencing the other end ‘the lack of’.

Young Chefs Blog, Aidan Brooks on his way to the top

I have just come across this young chefs blog. He is 19 years old and has just graduated from Westminster Kingsway College in London. Armed with his Professional Chef Diploma he has just started a 3-month training stage at one of the most creative restaurants in Barcelona.

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