DEVON ON DANKS/ DEVON BY NIGHT

WHERE: 2 Danks Street, Waterloo. 
WEBSITE: http://www.devoncafe.com.au/#hello


Devon on Danks (7 course meal) including dessert. $50.00 pp 

  
SALMON WONTONS – KING SALMON TARTARE, WASABI MAYO, TOBIKO, RED SHISO 

KOREAN STEAK TARTARE – TAJIMA EYE ROUND 9+, SESAME, EGG YOLK, NASHI PEAR

 STEAMED XL OYSTERS, SWEET SAKE, SOY, GARLIC AND SHALLOTS

FRIED CHICKEN

PORK BUNS – HAKKA STYLE MALAYSIAN PORK BELLY, TARO

AUNTY YULIA’S SHORT RIBS – BEEF SHORT RIBS SLOW COOKED IN INDONESIAN SWEET SOY WITH SPICY TOMATO AND BASIL RELISH

SOFT SERVE SUNDAE- THAI MILK TEA W/ JACKFRUIT, PALM SEED, RICE POPS, CONDENSE MILK. 

S.E.A VACHERIN – KALAMANSI CURD, PANDAN BAVAROIS AND GRANITA, POMELO, LYCHEE SORBET, MERINGUE

Much Love J and C 

A TAVOLA BONDI

WHERE: Shop 2/ 75- 79 Hall Street Bondi NSW 2026. 
WEBSITE: http://atavola.com.au/bondi/

Much Love J and C 

SOKYO THE STAR

WHERE: Level G, The Darling at The Star, 80 Pyrmont St, Pyrmont 

For our two year anniversary lunch, J took me to Sokyo. A restaurant that I have mentioned on my bucket list. We decided to choose the $45 lunch menu which is a three course set (miso soup, mixed green salad) and added several oysters. 

J used to not be a big fan of oysters, however he decided to get a few. My oh my! His view has changed, as long as the oysters aren't huge he will eat it. Luckily the oysters at Sokyo weren't big so he had no issues eating it. Wow... the oysters had an amazing sauce to compliment it, instantly we regretted not ordering more... so good.

Pacific Oyster 5 (minimum of 3 pieces)

Plum Wine & lime granite, spicy ponzu 

Salmon Ssamjang

Red shiso, ginger, ssamjang dressing

 Short Rib Tosazu

Pickled grapes, chestnut puree, tarragon, tosazu

Every piece of the Short Rib was delicate and the meat being tender just melted in your mouth.

Red Snapper

Coriander salad, black pepper chilli vinegar

Cuttlefish

Chilli de arbol, tarragon ponzu sauce 

Lamb Chops

Black garlic eggplant purée, Aka miso, Basil

                                                                         Sea Scallops
                                                          Wasabi shitake pepper sauce 



The sauces to all the dishes were amazing. Which leaves me thinking, how mind blowing the food would be in Japan. 

We felt quite content and not overly full after our meal. What a memorable experience for our two years. We would definitely come back for some more oysters. 

Thank you Justin and thank you for having us Sokyo!

Much love

J and C 

In & Out Burgers

WHERE: 

333 Jefferson St, 

San Francisco, CA 94133

"Go to In & Out" they said. It will be good" they said. Having never left the country, let alone visited the US, we have always heard from people that In & Out was a must visit destination whilst travelling the US.

The hype for this place was enormous but did In & Out Burgers live up to its name? 

We visited a very crowded store in Fishermans Wharf in San Fran. It became apparent to us that, no matter the wait, we had to try this famous burger joint out for ourselves. 

Looking at the menu, we were surprised that there wasn't a huge variety to choose from, just burgers, fries and drinks. 

We were unaware of the "secret" menu which consisted of an animal style burger and cheesy fries. I'm not sure if it was just our batch but the fries seemed very dry and lacked moisture, and the burgers were good, but nothing spectacular. If only we knew about the animal option... (pickles and grilled onions, extra spread and mustard-grilled patties). 

There is also a self serve ketchup and jalapeño stand, which I went crazy over because I love the extra hit of spice. 


Overall, we found In & Out a nice experience, however definitely over-hyped. 

Heres what we ordered, a combination of (almost) everything:

Have you ever tried In and Out? If so, please let us know if In and Out is overhyped or there are better alternatives?  




Love JC. 

DEVON ON DANKS WATERLOO

WHERE: 2 Danks Street Waterloo

WEBSITE: http://www.devoncafe.com.au/

Do you ever get excited and start searching what to eat on your birthday? Last Friday, as I opened the Devon Cafes website, I read that the owner grew up at the same hometown as my father, I was stunned. We have visited the original location last year and were very enticed to visit Devon on Danks. A lot more spacious than the one in Surry Hills. Danks has more to offer from the array of cakes and donuts. It is a nicely presented establishment with plenty of tables with beautiful ornaments and high chairs near the counter. We were seated inside directly in front of the entrance with a cool breeze and optimum lighting.

Looking at the menu, without any discussion, Dr SUSS’s and Breakfast with the Sakuma’s were the two options that I was tossing on choosing between, which was surprisingly the same thoughts running through J’s mind. Too easy! We ordered both, our usual coffees (Latte and Mocha) with an extra side of fries. 

Breakfast with the Sakuma’s $25: Miso grilled king salmon, smoked eel, croquette, 63 degree egg, radish petit salad & kewpi mayonnaise.

The salmon was cooked to perfection, slightly pink and was best eaten with the croquette and mayonnaise.

Dr Suss’s green egg and ham $20: thick cut bacon, 63 degree egg, green tomato ketchup, pea puree, soybeans, pea tendrils, jus

There is nothing we can fault about on our dishes. All the elements work well together. The fries were cooked crispy and moist with a good amount of sea salt.

  

We both found ourselves, licking our lips and looking at each other with a big smile on our faces. It was a perfect start to our day. Devon gets the tick approval for both of us and we most surely be back for more!