Porterhouse and ratatouille @ Sostas
Decent porterhouse – I’ll give it 7/10 because the mushroom sauce was pretty bland tonight and added almost nothing. But what’s with drinks service...
Category: Food Log – 2008
Petit fillet and Mother’s Milk wine discovery @ Stag
Stag on Friday with Les, both of us have had far too many poor steak experiences there but there wasn’t much else available at...
Windy surf n turf
New rule: don’t use the BBQ when it’s windy. 😕 Didn’t think it’d be an issue cos it’s pretty well enclosed, but turns out...
Goat slop @ Sostas
Sostas always do such fantastic food, had the goat tonight – succulent!!! However – I dare say the presentation could be improved…
Ribeye with butter champignons
Only 630gm today. Delicious cut of rib-eye – still no luck finding a decent sauce. 😕 Been hearing good things about a steak joint...
T-bone with Cork & Cleaver Peppery & Hickory Spice
Well I shallow-fried my t-bone. Was only like a $9 buck supermarket steak, but still turned out alright.
996g t-bone demolition
Went to the butcher – aching for a T-bone, the only ones in the display case were like 20mm thick – pffft! I ask...
Flaming ribeye
Standard Sunday breakfast at Chateua le Ash… This bad boy is $29 of the finest piece of cow in the state. Anyone know where...
Ribeye steak brekky slam
For the “jus” I put together some butter, crushed garlic, finishing sauce, chives and a healthy splash of ’03 Lost Block cab sav.
Petit fillet @ Havelock Hotel
Went to Havelock on Hutt – was dying for a steak and a bit disappointed when I saw the only two options on the...
$20 buck scotch fillet steak
So I was in my butcher’s and I ask for a yea-thick chunk of dry aged scotch fillet – she goes “just one?” and...
Dry aged scotch fillet steak
Today’s gut filler is a dry aged steak – this piece of cow cost $26 bucks! Must say – not a fan of the...
Surf n surf – scallops and salmon
Ok, I dusted the scallops with a nice and mild salt-n-pepper combo – it has a very vanilla smell to it, it’s quite nice...
