tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5856364213457533192024-02-07T14:32:48.704-08:00Once Upon A TableOnce Upon A Table is Hong Kong’s first Supper Club held monthly at a secret home location. We are not a private kitchen in that everything we do is home made served in real Hong Kongers homes. Each event centers around a theme that tells a story through the menu and atmosphere.onceuponatable@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17358272649428995394noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585636421345753319.post-70639001840822917242015-12-04T14:58:00.000-08:002015-12-04T14:58:04.607-08:00Announcing Le Pique Nique - Sat 16 Jan 1-5pm in secret garden in Melbourne<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We are excited to announce our next Melbourne pop up 'Le Pique Nique' a tribute to Paris.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It will be a secret gourmet picnic lunch and Champagne tasting with special guest <a href="http://thechampagnedame.com/" target="_blank">Champagne Dame </a>who we collaborated with on our first Melbourne event '<a href="http://onceuponatablehk.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/from-backyard-to-platelove-your-home.html" target="_blank">Love your home</a>'.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We will be donating profits to a local Paris charity <a href="http://english.secourspopulaire.fr/" target="_blank">French Secours Populaire</a><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px;"> a nonprofit group that fights poverty, exclusion and provides support during emergencies for any victims.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is a long due post on our summer secret supper Vintage Recipes Lost & Found in Melbourne. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Apologies it has taken me so long as been travelling, working as private chef for weddings and 60 person pop-ups, whilst also on hunt to find a new job in my proper profession in brand strategy. Phew.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our Vintage Recipes Lost & Found secret supper in Melbourne was inspired by the desire to look to the past, our grandparents, our great grandparents for delicious recipes and foods that evoked wonderful memories.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Big thanks to our friend and talented photographer <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SutejoTanPhotographer" target="_blank">Sutejo Tan </a>for taking these beautiful shots! Gorgeous!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Between our Once Upon A Table team - myself, Bridget, Sarah and Sutejo we had Chinese, Scottish, Irish and Indonesian family background and so I knew it would be a great brief to create an evening of delicious memories. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Evonne and sommelier Jude from Brown Brothers generously sponsored the evening with their top of the range <a href="http://www.brownbrothers.com.au/store/?page=1&per_page=12&for_sale=true&return_all_facets=true&query=patricia&sort=name_asc" target="_blank">Patricia Brown Brother wines which are named in honor of the family's matriarch. </a>What a perfect fit!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bridget worked her styling magic and transformed our host Sarah's house filled with toddler toys and random stuff into a room of trinkets, antiques </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and memories.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">grandma's homemade crumpets, and modern twist on an 1884 oyster fritter recipe from a recipe book from the White House, regional lamb rib Chinese dish from Xinjiang where my great grandpa is from....and importantly a lovely selection of Patricia wines from Brown Brothers to pair with the food.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Big thanks to our host Sarah and Graham. Sarah was a guest at our first pop up in Melbourne<a href="http://onceuponatablehk.blogspot.co.uk/2013_04_01_archive.html" target="_blank"> 'Love Your Home'</a> and generously offered to host. She loved the whole secret supper club experience and volunteered to help at our <a href="http://onceuponatablehk.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/coco-de-mer-secret-supper-in-melb-18.html" target="_blank">Coco De Mer Seychelles supper club</a> and has since joined our Once Upon A Table team!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We started the evening by popping open the <span style="color: #222222;"><span style="color: black;"><b><a href="http://www.brownbrothers.com.au/store/?page=1&per_page=12&for_sale=true&return_all_facets=true&query=patricia&sort=name_asc" target="_blank">2008 Brown Brothers Patricia Pinot Noir and Chardonnay Sparkling</a> </b>which we learned was made in the traditional Champagne method. It has a beautiful silky effervescence, and citrus, delicate blossom, yet savoury richness yum!! Paired perfectly with the oyster fritter recipe I tweaked from a 1884 White House cook book chapter on 50 ways to prepare oysters...with a modern twist of homemade wasabi tartare sauce.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I made mini versions of Nana's fl</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">uffy homemade crumpets to go with Sarah's smoke trout pate and homemade mini pickles yum!!! Pretty moreish.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A dish from Sarahs' Scottish roots - Skullen Kink, a velvety creamy fish chowder-like soup. So cute in vintage tea cups.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The dream Once Upon A Table team - Bridget, Sarah and myself Angie and my amazing mum (below!).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Big thanks Mum who helped me individually roll homemade layered spring onion pancakes until 1am the night before.That picture on the wall is of my gorgeous mum when she was little.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I first tasted this incredible Xinjiang lamb dish when I was working in China. First bite and I was in heaven! OMG! I was determined to learn and perfect this dish and share with other foodies.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I can speak fluently but unfortunately I can't read Chinese so I got Mum to research 20 or so variation of the recipes, I then trialed a few variations before getting the perfect combination.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The method is to marinate the rib rack in spice mix overnight, then braise the lamb rib rack whole slowly in lovely mix of spices, spring onions, chinese wine, stock, soy sauce. The last stage is let it cool and encrust the entire skin with loads of whole cumin and coriander seeds, chilli, sesame seeds and sweet potato flour. You then fry the entire lamb rib rack in hot oil. The result is a incredibly fragrant, flavourful crunchy crust where the whole cumin and coriander seeds pop in your mouth</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">followed by soft melt in the mouth, pull apart lamb ribs....pretty amazing if I say so myself. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Guests loved the lamb, tucking into about 4-6 ribs each!</span><br />
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Saturday 18th October was a beautiful sunny day in Melbourne....perfect for a tropical feast and secret supper dinner 'Coco De Mer'.</div>
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At our last event<a href="http://onceuponatablehk.blogspot.com.au/2014/07/lost-in-jersusalem-our-second-secret.html" target="_blank"> 'Lost in Jerusalem'</a>, guests Al and Eva had such a wonderful time, they kindly offered to host the next Once Upon A Table pop up dinner. We couldn't resist their their suggestion to cook Seychelles food (their family origin), coinciding with Al's mum Christine's 2 week visit to Melbourne so she could help guest chef with the Once Upon A Table team, taking over their beautiful home in Malvern and most importantly the chance to have Al and Eva be our gracious and very helpful hosts. Big Thanks!</div>
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In preparation....Bridget and Sarah hung fishing nets, shells and scattered coconuts, surfboards, orchids and sand (collected from St Kilda beach from Bridget's 2.5 yr old toddler Lily the day before). Chef Vitti, Sophie and Guest chef Christine were busy in the kitchen cooking up tantalizing smells of coconut, curries, pineapple, lime and chilli. Our talented photographer<a href="https://www.facebook.com/SutejoTanPhotographer" target="_blank"> Sutejo Tan </a>started working his magic, whilst our Seychelles DJ Gerry arrived to set up , even Marjorie a lovely lady from the Seychelles club popped in to say hi and good luck for the night. </div>
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Our guests started arriving and were welcomed with Sophie's Coco De Mer colada with fresh pineapple and grapefruit and tasty little nibbles of kingfish with ginger and sesame on quinoa crisps and spiced chickpeas on betel leaves by Chef Vitti. It was an extra special night as two of our guests were celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary we were honored to celebrate with them!</div>
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As with all our secret suppers, it takes a certain type of person to sign up to a dinner where they don't know the people, menu, or venue...we always have the most interesting collection of guests from all types of backgrounds, passions, lifestages who are all up for a night of suprise and meeting new interesting people.</div>
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Vittoria welcomed the guests and expressed our thanks to Al, Eva and Christine for their time and generosity.</div>
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Our wonderful host Al, introduced his family, talked about the Seychelles and what it was like growing up in such a relaxed, beautiful place... and also about how they couldn't resist offering to host after attending as a guest at the previous event.</div>
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To start...seafood bisque with lobster tails and tarragon<br />
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A big thanks to our sponsors Royal Hamam crockery, Kwencher Premium beer and The Collection Fine Wines and our passionate sommelier Andy , hubby of Chef Sophie.<br />
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Maurice BBQ's the Red Snapper in Banana leafs whilst our host's dad Serge help fillet. ...<br />
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Big thanks to our guests for being adventurous and signing up for our secret dinners...also for the lovely compliments...one well seasoned Melbourne restaurant goer said it was the best dining out experience she has ever had! Another guest said the chance to meet some of the most genuine, interesting people was such a bonus.</div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.333333015441895px;">I think that's the best part about Once Upon A Table...the chance to meet like-minded fun, friendly people looking for adventure over delicious food and wine.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.333333015441895px;">Once again...great work to the Once Upon A Table team - Vitti, Sophie, Bridget, Guest chef Christine, Andy and talented photographer Sutejo Tan. Also big thanks to our angel helpers Sarah N, Sarah L, Maurice, Alyssa, Leah, Liz. </span></div>
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Stay tuned....we are having another exclusive secret dinner on Saturday 10 Jan 'Vintage Recipes Lost and Forgotten'. </div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">'Coco de Mer' is tasting tour that will transport you 9,000 kilometers away... from chilly Melbourne, all the way to balmy, sandy, heavenly Seychelles... in a four-course menu (including several sharing mains), using traditional recipes straight from our Seychelles friends' kitchen.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This blog post in LONG overdue! sorry everyone as somehow moving to London, new house, looking after my toddler time has just flown. Anyway, ...back to it...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ahhhh...what a magical secret supper LOST IN JERUSALEM was! This was our second Once Upon A Table pop-up secret supper dinner event in Dec 2013 in my home town Melbourne and it was simply a feast all the senses. Big thanks to our talented photographer friend <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SutejoTanPhotographer" target="_blank">Sutejo Tan</a> for taking these beautiful shots. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We chose the theme 'Lost In Jerusalem' as it is such a unique ancient city and melting pot of cultures, flavors, colors, smells and sights. Chef Vitti and I are also somewhat obsessed by Jerusalem born chef <a href="http://www.ottolenghi.co.uk/" target="_blank">Yotam Ottolenghi</a> whose food is delightful. It's worth saying have no religious or political agenda and feel very sad about the current Gaza Hamas conflict for both Palestinians and Israeli's. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Our menu was epic...Cocktails, canapes, selection of 8 mezzes inspired from the 4 quarters of Old Jeruslem: Jewish, Christian, Muslim and Armenian. 6 shared main platters. Finished off with an orgasmic dessert we called 'Land of Milk and Honey'. 5 Paired wines from our generous and lovely sponsor Jack from </span><a href="http://www.thetasting-table.com.au/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;" target="_blank">The Table Tasting Wine Shop</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> and </span><a href="http://www.kwencher.com.au/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;" target="_blank">Kwencher Premium Ale. </a></div>
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The secret home location for the secret supper dinner was the modern apartment of Ahmad and Jen in South Yarra. Ahmad's had heard about our previous event and generously offered to host. He is Palestinean and his father was born in Jerusalem which was perfect as he offered to cook a few authentic Palestinean family dishes!</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Stylists Bridget and Aurora worked their magic to transform Ahmad and Jen's modern 2 bed apartment into an exotic Jerusalem tea house and awesome feasting rooftop terrace. A heavily 6+ months pregnant Bridget did an amazing job inside the flat with souk inspired finds. Big thanks to Sarah Naarden for lending us many of her mum's antiques from when her parents went to Israel in the 60's. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> It looked so gorgeous that hosts Ahmad and Jen were somewhat sad when we took all the decor down after the event. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After two days of prep, nervously checking the erractic rain and thunderstorm forecast in Melbourne, we were ready and even the weather gods smiled on us and brought beautiful 27 degree day and sunshine! yay!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sophie prepped the </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">beautiful ruby colored 'Fruits and Spice from Paradise' welcome cocktail - vodka, cherries, pomegranate with cardamon syrup. And we were ready to welcome our guests to Lost in Jerusalem!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The thing that amazed me when I visited the old city of Jerusalem is that the old town is literally sectioned off into 4 areas for the Jews, Christians, Muslim and Armenians. The old city is actually very small which means you often see the 4 faiths living literally side by side. Right next to the Western Wailing wall where Jews mourn at the remains of one of the greatest Jewish temples, you can also see the majestic golden Dome of the rock an ancient Islamic monument and hear Islamic call of prayer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Chef Yotam Ottolenghi says in his cookbook <a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/10/15/162805706/jerusalem-a-love-letter-to-food-and-memories-of-home" target="_blank">Jerusalem</a> that 'the love of food' and 'hummus' is probably one topic where all faiths are united. Each culture, family, person has their own take on hummus and wax lyrical about their favorite hummuseria (hummus speciality shop duh!). </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So to complement our homemade flatbreads with Za'tar and sumac we made <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/recipes/1014943/jerusalem-style-hummus.html" target="_blank">Jerusalem style hummus</a> vs Ahmad's family hummus style and a very moreish Mahammara dip of chargrilled peppers, walnut and pomegranate molasses.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love the blog post on Mahamarra by <a href="http://www.maureenabood.com/2012/09/20/roasted-red-pepper-walnut-dip-muhammara/" target="_blank">Maureen Abood.</a></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Ahmad recreated his mama's Palestinean recipe for Shush Barak lamb dumplings in yoghurt garlic soup. </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Vitti and I are feeders, we love to cook, we love to feed and shamelessly stuff the faces of our guests til they can't move. We cooked up some delicious shared main platters that were beautifully paired with a selection of wines from Jack's <a href="http://www.thetasting-table.com.au/" target="_blank">The Table Tasting Wine </a>shop, including a Chateau Musar Jeune Rose 2010 and Chateau Musar Cabernet Sauvignon, Carignan, Sinsault 2005 from Lebenon. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Cumin, coriander seed and chill spiced lamb kebabs that melt in the mouth hot off the BBQ!<br />My dad who is famous for his Xinjiang muslim style lamb kebabs shared me 2 secrets to getting really juicy kebabs 1) ensure you cut small cubes of lamb with bits of fat for extra flavour and moisture 2) marinating it 24 hours in spices, onions and water as the meat absorbs the water making it extra tender and juicy.</span></td></tr>
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Suddenly everyone made space in their full bellies to pop a few of these in.</div>
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Bridget managed to scoff 8 ...or perhaps it was 10?!! She was 6+ months pregnant at the time.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Big thanks to Vanessa, Matt and the Bees from <a href="http://www.rooftophoney.com.au/" target="_blank">Rooftop Honey</a> for donating the lovely honey!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Big thanks to my super talented and hard-working Once Upon A Table team, Chef Vitti, Sous chef Sophie, heavily pregnant Stylist and project manager Bridget and Stylist Aurora! An immense amount of love, time and effort is put into making these secret suppers special and they all do it out of love and generosity not money as don't run them for profit. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We make everything from scratch and the reward for us is the smiles, happy bellies and look of delight and suprise on the faces of our guests.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's intense and the day after the event none of us could barely walk or even think of cooking...as we'd been on our feet 17 hours from 9am to 2am! (even poor heavily pregnant Bridget, very sorry!). Next time we are definately going to save some $ in the budget for a professional cleaner!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Special mention goes to our photographer friend<a href="https://www.facebook.com/SutejoTanPhotographer" target="_blank"> Sutejo Tan</a> who took the awesome pics! Also to </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">hosts Ahmad and Jen who had the guts let complete strangers take over their house for a weekend!! Congrats also on your recent engagement!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Also big thanks to </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the most supportive husband Maurice and lovely daughters Lia and Alyssa who are the most helpful, hard working little helpers. They helped prep, bbq, serve, clean, plate until 2am! Vitti you are a very lucky mum!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I sadly wont be in Melbourne to create the next Once Upon A Table secret supper as have moved to London but Vitti and the team will be there to create some new secret supper magic soon!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you would be interesting in <u><b>hosting</b></u> a future event, email us with details and pics of you home. Check out our host <a href="http://feindownunder.blogspot.com.au/2013/12/lost-in-jerusalem.html" target="_blank">Jen's blog entry</a> about being a host. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is a long-overdue blog post...life has been a bit hectic lately. I have packed up my life in HK with hubby and 6 month baby boy, came back to my hometown Melbourne for the summer, pulling off LOVE YOUR HOME secret supper with my incredible Melbourne team and then getting on a plane to move back to London with the mammoth task of starting a new life and an empty flat ...all this with my little 6 month baby in tow. Phew!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anyway, Melbourne is not only my hometown but also foodie lovers delight...it was only a matter of time before we could bring <a href="http://onceuponatablehk.blogspot.co.uk/p/about.html" target="_blank">Once Upon A Table</a> secret supper experience to this awesome city.....and wow was it awesome!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The theme for our Melbourne event was inspired by my Mum and Dad's new backyard 'pets'...their 6 egg laying chickens. Every morning we would collect fresh eggs from the cubby house and have poached eggs, ripe dark plums and apples from their fruit trees...can't get fresher than that!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It got me thinking </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">about the great produce that we have in our own backyards ...and wouldn't it be great to have a secret supper where we collaborated and sourced ingredients from our own, our families, our friends and neighbors backyard...and so LOVE YOUR HOME secret supper idea was born - from backyard to plate!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We partnered up with Vanessa and Matt from <a href="http://www.rooftophoney.com.au/" target="_blank">Rooftop Honey</a>, who by the way are some of the friendliest, passionate and down to earth people I ever have met. They personally look after over 100 bee hives all over Melbourne with the vision to protect bee colonies and the vital role they play in our ecosystem. Lucky for us those lovely bees also produce some delicious honey...infact each bee hive has it's own unique flavour profile...perfect for pairing with different dishes (more on this later). Big thank you to <a href="http://www.rooftophoney.com.au/" target="_blank">Rooftop Honey</a> who were very generous in donating lots of honey for us to cook with and for guests to taste. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Happy to say we donated our profits from LOVE YOUR HOME to the Rooftop Honey bees!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In keeping with Once Upon A Table secret supper tradition, the home venue and menu were kept a secret from our guests until the day. We could not have found a more spectacular home venue for this perfect summers day! Vittioria my co-chef and host generously opened her beautiful family home in Essendon to 24 guests. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our lovely guests enjoying some early evening sun rays and cocktails by the pool</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The beautiful <a href="http://www.thechampagnedame.com/" target="_blank">Champagne Dam</a>e Kyla performed the Art of Sabrage (a great party trick!) and took guests through a tasting of a great selection of local Victorian sparking wines. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Big thank you to our sponsors<a href="http://www.willow-creek.com.au/" target="_blank"> Willow Creek Vineyard</a>, <a href="http://www.mitchellharris.com.au/" target="_blank">Mitchell Harris</a>, and <a href="http://www.debortoli.com.au/" target="_blank">De Bortelli</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our Sommelier Kyri selected a lovely range of Victorian wines to pair with the dishes. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Big thank you to our sponsors <a href="http://www.elgeeparkwines.com.au/" target="_blank">Elgee Park Wines</a>, <a href="http://www.quealy.com.au/" target="_blank">Quealy Wines</a>, <a href="http://www.suttongrange.co.uk/" target="_blank">Sutton Grange Wines.</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And you can have a summers day without beer...thanks to our sponsor David, founder of new local Melbourne boutique beer <a href="http://kwencher.com.au/" target="_blank">Kwencher</a> who was inspired to create lagers with refreshing black tea and peach/grapefruit on a trip to Morocco.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lovely pure, natural honey courtesy from Vanessa and Matt from <a href="http://www.rooftophoney.com.au/" target="_blank">Rooftop Hone</a>y who took our guests through an eye-opening taste tasting of over 10 different honeys from hives all over Melbourne. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We're proud to say we donated our profits to protection of the bees.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What a beautiful setting....guests tuck in to the wine, food and conversation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This has to be one of our favourite dishes...to with our our homegrown theme, we 'Potted' our Tempura Zucchini Flowers with homemade ricotta/parmeggiano into little biodegrable pots with raddicio and basil and served these crunchy/salty/cheesy babies with a </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">healthy drizzle of Alphington</span><a href="http://www.rooftophoney.com.au/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank"> Rooftop Honey</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> and toasted spices of coriander, cumin, fennel seeds.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">....even the tempura batter was homemade (pulverising white rice grains in the Thermomix)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Beautifully fresh heirloom tomato Caprese salad (thank you <a href="http://www.prahranmarket.com.au/traders/view/37/pinos-fine-produce" target="_blank">Pino's Fine Produc</a>e) and Aussie mozzarella with father-in-law's garden basil. The colors really pop-out against </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">against the turquoise plates of </span><a href="http://royalhamam.com/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Royal Hamam Crockery</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My much requested and moreish piping hot homemade garden rosemary and olive oil foccacia.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This dish is like summer on a plate...Kingfish Taridito (Peruvian fusion wafer-thin raw fish dish I fell in love as <a href="http://www.osaka.com.pe/" target="_blank">Osaka restaurant </a>on my travels) with North Melbourne<a href="http://www.rooftophoney.com.au/" target="_blank"> Rooftop Honey</a> passion fruit syrup, homemade crunchy coconut crisps, coriander oil and</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> fresh lime juice.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ohhh could have had 5 plates of these little beauties. BBQ'd yabbies with backyard garden pesto sauce and watercress...so fresh and better than lobster tails!! Love the bright orange colour against the turquoise plates of <a href="http://royalhamam.com/" target="_blank">Royal Hamam Crockery</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">....and Vitti's incredibly delicious and refreshing 'Nana's garden cucumber, lemon thyme, Greek basil, mint sorbet (Vitti used dry ice in this recipe..we had a somewhat Heston Blumental/mad scientist moment in the kitchen when it dry ice smoke exploded out of the mixerl!) </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">sprinkled with I</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ndian palate cleansing spice mix Mutwah from </span><a href="http://www.gewurzhaus.com.au/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Gewurzhaus</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-align: center;">For an authentic Aussie sweet finish...sweet memories from the milk bar inspired by <a href="http://www.masterchef.com.au/recipes/gaytime-goes-nuts.htm" target="_blank">Masterchef</a> who created gourmet version of all time classic ice-cream Golden Gaytime...I wanted to give it more of an Aussie spin.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-align: center;">So I created<i> </i></span></span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">XXX rated Golden Gaytime</i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">: Homemade Murray River Salted Caramel and Vanilla Bean Ice-cream, homemade Carlton </span><a href="http://www.rooftophoney.com.au/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Rooftop Honey</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> honeycomb, Preston</span><a href="http://www.rooftophoney.com.au/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank"> Rooftop Honey </a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anzac biscuit crumble, Crunchy Macadamia toffee shards, and a surprise sprinkling of magic dust (popping candy). ...let's just say our guests had food orgasms! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"> (Photos courtesy of talented </span><a href="http://guy.mu/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: center;" target="_blank">Guy Lavoipeirre</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; text-align: center;">)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And my wider volunteer team including my beloved mum (who stayed up til 2:30am the night before helping me triple fry 5kg of hand cut potato chips), Sarah, me, Bridget, Vittoria, Aurora, Sarah, Andy, Alby and partner and </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Maurice (hubby and host to Vittoria)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And lastly thank you to my little 6 month baby Miles and my best friend Bridget's little baby Lily for being such good babies and letting us spend weeks and hours planning, cooking, organising, driving all over Melbourne to get this event together. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> And Vittoria's daugthers - little angel Alyssa who was our little junior masterchef helper and Leah who helped create the gifts.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Special mention also goes to <a href="http://guy.mu/" target="_blank">Guy Lavoipierre</a> who took amazing photos of the night, <a href="http://www.prahranmarket.com.au/traders/view/37/pinos-fine-produce" target="_blank">Pino's Fine Produce</a> at Pharan Market and <a href="http://www.sosta.com.au/" target="_blank">Sosta Cucina</a> who sponsored and helped us source lovely, fresh, tasty local Victoria produce that we couldn't get from our own backyards.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As we have such great response in Melbourne, Vittoria will continue to lead Once Upon A Table Melbourne as I have moved to London to live (however I do plan to come back for my annual family Christmas visit and run a NYE secret supper event). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last Friday, the day before our first Melbourne secret supper 'LOVE YOUR HOME',lifestyle and culture magazine </span><a href="http://www.broadsheet.com.au/melbourne/weekend/article/once-upon-table" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">BROADSHEET</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> featured a fabulous pre-event article on ONCE UPON A TABLE. Thanks for the article<a href="http://anniereid.com.au/" target="_blank"> Annie Reid</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our email inbox was flooded with requests to get a spot on our table. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We only wish we could have everyone but alas our secret home venues are intimate and can only fit 24 people in total ...3 lucky Broadsheet member were contacted last minute, boy were they excited! One reader event cancelled his Saturday night date to take the lucky last spot.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Read the<a href="http://www.broadsheet.com.au/melbourne/weekend/article/once-upon-table" target="_blank"> feature by clicking here</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>In Hong Kong, underground supperclub Once Upon a Table holds monthly dinners and sells out its 15 or so places in less than a minute. Co-founder Argha Sen is a chef by night and marketer by day, but he says regular rules go out the window when you throw a secret venue into the mix.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>“In marketing, the customer has to be given the right information, so he has control. We market Once Upon a Table by not giving them any control -- and seats at our table go in seconds.”<span class="s1"><br /></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Sen describes his guests as adventurous, open-minded foodies after an experience as much as the food itself. </i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Century Gothic"; font-size: 7.5pt;">You are invited to ‘Love
Your Home’ a secret supper club event in <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Melbourne</st1:place></st1:city>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Century Gothic"; font-size: 7.5pt;">Once Upon A
Table Hong Kong and local friends<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Century Gothic"; font-size: 7.5pt;">We are a group of friends and
amateur cooks who love to cook and hold intimate, themed dinners in secret home
locations for food lovers. Our aim is to put home cooking back on the menu and
to tell a unique story through the menu and evening. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Century Gothic"; font-size: 7.5pt;">For our Melbourne pop-up
event the theme will be ‘Love Your Home’, showcasing homegrown produce from
ordinary Melbournian backyards (from our own, parents, grannies, friends and
neighbors’ gardens), Melbourne CBD produce, quality Victorian produce and wine …
and of course homemade dishes made from scratch like cheese and breads etc.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Century Gothic"; font-size: 7.5pt;">We are putting together a
sumptuous feast of 10 courses and 4 paired glasses of wine for 20 lucky guests.
The menu will be kept a secret and revealed on the day. The secret home location
(no more than 8km from CBD) will be revealed the day before the event.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Century Gothic"; font-size: 7.5pt;">...Victorian sparkling wine
tasting with Champagne Dame (<a href="http://www.thechampagnedame.com/">www.thechampagnedame.com</a>),
Wood fired oven thin crust pizza with grannie’s backyard herb, BBQ Yabbies with
garlicky garden herb pesto, Potted Tempura Zucchini flowers stuffed with homemade
ricotta, drizzled with CBD rooftop honey and toasted spices, 3 hr slow roasted
lamb shoulder encrusted with Australian bush pepper herbs and wine pairing by a
professional sommelier. Hungry yet? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Century Gothic"; font-size: 7.5pt;">Our special guest will be
the founder of Melbourne ‘Rooftop Honey’ who will talk a little about their
passion and importance of getting bees back into the cities for a more sustainable
future. Any profits will be donated to Rooftop Honey’s free Adopt a Bee program
that re-homes rescued bees. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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open Monday 11 February, <st1:time hour="10" minute="0" w:st="on">10am</st1:time>
by email to <a href="mailto:onceuponatable@gmail.com">onceuponatable@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Century Gothic"; font-size: 7.5pt;">Please include LOVE YOUR
HOME MELBOURNE in the title and provide name, email, phone and no. of guests
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Century Gothic"; font-size: 7.5pt;">First come, First served.
Only 20 available seats so set your alarm clocks to avoid disappointment.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Century Gothic"; font-size: 7.5pt;">Cost will be $110 - this
includes 10 course degustation dinner with cheese, dessert, sparkling wine
tasting and 4 paired wines. Payment by electronic bank transfer required to
secure booking.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cariya and I have put the finishing touches on the menu for tomorrow night's dinner. </span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It will be a magical sumptuous feast! Feel free to drool....</span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pretty exciting that journalist Lara Day and art director/photographer from The Scene, Wall St Journal's lifestyle publication featured Once Upon A Table in the feature piece on secret supper club dining in Asia <a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/scene/2012/06/07/dinner-is-ready-tell-no-one/" target="_blank">'Dinner is Ready Tell No-one'. </a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They even made a <a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/scene/2012/06/07/dinner-is-ready-tell-no-one/" target="_blank">MINI FILM of our Aperitivo Alla Milanese </a>event that was in April this year! Check it out!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We are excited to announce 'VENETIAN TREASURES', a secret supper club dinner event inspired by the mysterious and magical city of Venice.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Venetian Treasures dinner will be held this WEDNESDAY 26th SEPTEMBER with guest chef at a secret home location in Hong Kong. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our guest chef Cariya Breemen is a culinary artist with a background in art and passion in food. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cariya is a very talented self taught cook who runs secret dinners in a Venetian Palazzo where she lives. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lucky for us she is visiting Hong Kong for 7 days so we thought take would take advantage of this and pull together a last minute but fabulous secret supper club event for you to enjoy!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Check our her facebook and website and drool over her dishes.</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/La-Cucina-di-Cariya/116937698386078" rel="nofollow" style="color: #234786; outline: 0px;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.facebook.com/pages/<wbr></wbr>La-Cucina-di-Cariya/<wbr></wbr>116937698386078</span></a></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">'VENETIAN TREASURES' will be held this WEDNESDAY 26 september 7:00-10:00PM</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It will be a sumptuous 8 Venetian dish menu including 4 drinks - welcome cocktail, prosecco, and paired white and red wine.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cariya will also give a cooking demonstration of how to make your own Tortellini with porcini and truffle oil and a classic Venetian dessert Zabaglione.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The cost will be $680, please bring cash on arrival. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As always in the Once Upon A Table spirit all the food will be homemade and the secret home location will be revealed by sms the day before the event on Tuesday.</span></div>
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Bookings open at 3 pm tomorrow Thursday April 19</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>================================</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>For our next event, we are celebrating the celebrated Milanese ritual and long-held social tradition: the Aperitivo. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>As night falls in Milan, the locals hit the bars. Sometime after 5 p.m , the Milanese start filing into their neighbourhood watering holes in search of drinks and nibbles. They elbow their way to the bar and join in the most alluring pre-dinner scene anywhere in the world. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Colourful ( and potent ) Campari cocktails on ice, flowing Prosecco and other sparkling drinks laced with digestivi, accompanied by buffet of bar snacks: hand-sliced salumi and cheeses, crostinis smeared with anchovies and lardo and roasted veggies, freshly flipped omelettes, arancini and olives with vinegars and olive oil, even heaping bowls of polenta and ragu ... the Milanese bars pull out all the stops for the fashionistas and oh-so-stylish denizens of the city. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>We love this Milanese ritual and will bring it to Hong Kong on Saturday, April 28 at ONCE UPON A TABLE but of course we will add our own gourmet twists. The bar table will heave with classic and contemporary Aperitivo and the drinks will flow. And this being a nod to Milan, we will serve up some fashionable surprises. See you there ! </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Date: Saturday April 28, 5 pm to 9 pm Dress code: Chic ( big dark sunglasses optional )Bookings open Thursday April 19th at 3 pm. ( be sure to be quick, as we usually sell out very fast </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script src="http://connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1"></script><fb:like href="http://onceuponatablehk.blogspot.com"></fb:like></div>onceuponatable@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17358272649428995394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585636421345753319.post-30142635499671374412012-02-26T00:49:00.003-08:002012-02-26T02:32:04.823-08:00Enter the Dragon: Sat 3rd March<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Go1tlY_JdQyrJrZGHEnMWD0gtoxDHc7czswhOiqyUp3QgSdZGN2eLCTmx_ial-PnBu7OXwNifAfylCBFghQ06uyNVblb3hvQHySe4WFotnLWQdm8PUMMEJD4oqoprRekfrW5JfRVVwZ8/s1600/enter+the+dragon.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Go1tlY_JdQyrJrZGHEnMWD0gtoxDHc7czswhOiqyUp3QgSdZGN2eLCTmx_ial-PnBu7OXwNifAfylCBFghQ06uyNVblb3hvQHySe4WFotnLWQdm8PUMMEJD4oqoprRekfrW5JfRVVwZ8/s320/enter+the+dragon.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713389862480164402" /></a><div><span ><br /></span></div><span style="line-height: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span >We're back!! Our next secret supper dinner will be 'Enter the dragon' Sat 3rd March. </span></span><div style="line-height: normal; "><span style="line-height: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span >We sold out in 40 mins. Thanks for your support foodie friends!</span></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; "><span style="line-height: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span ><br /></span></span></div><div><div><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 14px; "><span >The night will be inspired by magical and delicious dragon themed dishes.</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 14px; "><span >The cost will be $550 per head and will include cocktail, 2 starters, 2 mains, dessert and our beer guru friend Jeff will match a few boutique small brew beers.</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 14px; "><span ><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 14px; "><span >Here's a sneak peak of some of the dishes on the menu.</span></span></div><div><span ><span style="line-height: 14px;" >'Smoking Dragon cocktail' inspired from the latest movie Girl with the Dragon Tattoo</span></span></div><div><span ><span style="line-height: 14px;" >'Kiss the Dragon buns'...five spice fatty pork belly slider buns</span></span></div><div><span ><span style="line-height: 14px;" >'Lily Mother's Dragon Fire'...a sizzling Sichuan beef chilli dish</span></span></div><div><span ><span style="line-height: 14px;" >'Puff the magic Dragon egg'...a dark chocolate egg with a magical suprise inside</span></span></div><div><span ><span style="line-height: 14px;" ><br /></span></span></div><div><span ><span style="line-height: 14px;" >Looking fwd to it!</span></span></div></div><div><span ><span style="line-height: 14px; " >Once Upon A Table </span></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script src="http://connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1"></script><fb:like href="http://onceuponatablehk.blogspot.com"></fb:like></div>onceuponatable@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17358272649428995394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585636421345753319.post-76026890053969684262011-11-06T07:28:00.000-08:002011-11-06T17:36:14.751-08:00EATING INDIA<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLwbswY_d1Spz_gMXLf6EQ086fU8GBLHcpnjpyq30JQxk4M9wGAKVpdv7_lFhzJfkwfrVM7mjAodYAvWA33L06E00ERYETJFATImvIICfWb2wU_uTWQNbHXx-vNCpoo434Wrd0QmILfAN4/s1600/Chicken+roll+test.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLwbswY_d1Spz_gMXLf6EQ086fU8GBLHcpnjpyq30JQxk4M9wGAKVpdv7_lFhzJfkwfrVM7mjAodYAvWA33L06E00ERYETJFATImvIICfWb2wU_uTWQNbHXx-vNCpoo434Wrd0QmILfAN4/s320/Chicken+roll+test.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671908904459380834" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Argha's lip smackin' Calcutta chicken roll street snack</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj14ltG3qNAxb5fudfH2iRyWvYe43Bb7QuRLxsem7OhJi4kX7HfBCxnIZiGrqitw7hJ6AGTLNVeJ4Xs-G6zoBvzIOS8ZqdIOewVSNL8QR1ve6_GskFbLLOnwR1N06KHXy7j5S8PEtK2hJDF/s1600/Regional+Indian+food.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 287px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj14ltG3qNAxb5fudfH2iRyWvYe43Bb7QuRLxsem7OhJi4kX7HfBCxnIZiGrqitw7hJ6AGTLNVeJ4Xs-G6zoBvzIOS8ZqdIOewVSNL8QR1ve6_GskFbLLOnwR1N06KHXy7j5S8PEtK2hJDF/s320/Regional+Indian+food.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671907432147773026" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">We will take you on a off-the-beaten track journey through the diverse gastronomic regions of India</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOwtHTNMswWqfbQKCRxfeU_dYKiPTmfU-Xxuuz6IfE-CNMJISaENJ3VN53E91WVlK-539Rqu2HWl19UgnvSbgAMvAdNaVs442ud6ckRLv-77nRl6SzIuq0ot3JuQTMr2eNRf0CtbdjVpvB/s1600/Chicken+roll+test.jpg"><br /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOwtHTNMswWqfbQKCRxfeU_dYKiPTmfU-Xxuuz6IfE-CNMJISaENJ3VN53E91WVlK-539Rqu2HWl19UgnvSbgAMvAdNaVs442ud6ckRLv-77nRl6SzIuq0ot3JuQTMr2eNRf0CtbdjVpvB/s1600/Chicken+roll+test.jpg"></a></span> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;" >Get you taste buds tingling with the spices and flavours of India, matched with gourmet beers.<br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;" >EATING INDIA: Brought to you by Once Upon A Table. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;" >Experience the richness and diversity of Indian cuisine - from our Grandmother's recipes and age-old family traditions, to contemporary twists inspired by Michelin Star restaurants.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;" >From melt-in-the mouth meat dishes cooked slowly for 72 hours to quick, lip-smacking street food churned out on a hot pan. Let us take you on a culinary journey of India, with dishes from different regions of the country, each dish laced with memories and deep personal connections of our OUAT chefs and each matching beer carefully chosen by our Beer Sommelier. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;" ><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-weight: bold;">'EATING INDIA' will be on</span> <span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-weight: bold;">Saturday 19th November 7pm at a secret home location</span></span><span style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;" > revealed the day before the event. Cost: $680 for a 6 course tasting menu including cocktail and 3 paired beers.<br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;" ><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-weight: bold;">BOOKINGS open this Thursday 10th November 11am sharp</span>. </span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;" >Book by emailing us at onceuponatable@gmail.com. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;" >First come first served. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;" ><span class="Apple-style-span">Set your alarm clocks as our last</span> <a style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);" href="http://onceuponatablehk.blogspot.com/2011/10/twisted-tapas-tales.html">'Twisted Tapas Tales</a><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">'</span> <span class="Apple-style-span">dinner sold out in 5 mins!</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;" >Have a sneak peak at the menu below</span></p><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr> <td style="padding: 0cm;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;" >TO START</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><i><span style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;" >Mumbai Margarita </span><span style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;" >- </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;" >Tequila, lime, mango nectar, elderflower, with a little cayenne pepper kick</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><i><span style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;" >Tomato Rasam Shooters with gunpowder crackers - </span></i><span style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;" >Sweet, sour and peppery tomato soup spiked with cumin, mustard seeds and cilantro</span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;" ><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><i><span style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;" >Vegetable Haryali Kabab - </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;" >Green Vegetable kabab with spinach, cloves, cinnamon</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;" >THE MAIN EVENT</span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;" ><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><i><span style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;" >Calcutta Chicken Roll DIY -</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;" >From the streets of Calcutta: spicy chicken cubes with onions and green chillies, rolled in fried egg-dipped paratha lacha bread. Assembled at the table. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;" ></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;"><i><span style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;" >Paired Beer : India Pale Ale</span></i></span></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><i><span style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;" >Patra ni Macchi -</span></i><span style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;" >Parsi style fish steamed in banana leaves with coconut and coriander </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;" ></span><i><span style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;" >Paired Beer: Japanese fishing-village Wheat Beer</span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><i><span style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;" >Shorshe Chana -</span></i><span style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;" >Fresh cottage cheese spiked with mustard<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><i><span style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;" >Palate Cleanser: Flavoured Lassi Shots</span></i><span style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;" ><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><i><span style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;" >72 hour Pork Vindaloo with Indian Old Monk Rum- </span></i><span style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;" >Goan style pork marinated in vinegar and slow cooked in rum, garlic and chillies and flambéed at the table. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;" ></span><i><span style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;" >Paired Beer : Brown Ale or Belgian farmhouse ale</span></i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><i><span style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;" >On the side</span></i><span style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;" ><br />~Cold eggplant yoghurt salad<br />~Rice trio : plain, lemon, cumin<br />~Chargrilled tomato chutney<br />~Mint Yoghurt Chutney<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;" >SWEET FINISH<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 5pt; line-height: normal;"><span style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;" ><i>Tricolor Kulfi: pomegranate & orange, pistachio, almonds -</i> Indian ice-cream </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 5pt; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;" > Darjeeling Tea OR </span><span style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;" >Indian Monsoon Malabar Coffee</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;" >If you haven't already, become our friend on facebook</span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;color:black;" > </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;" ><a href="http://www.facebook.com/Onceuponatablehk">www.facebook.com/onceupontablehk</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;" >See you soon. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;" >Once Upon A Table team</span></span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script src="http://connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1"></script><fb:like href="http://onceuponatablehk.blogspot.com"></fb:like></div>onceuponatable@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17358272649428995394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585636421345753319.post-29033742864692608902011-10-30T18:33:00.000-07:002011-11-01T04:52:16.787-07:00Twisted Tapas Tales<div style="text-align: left;">Modern spins and travel inspired variations of Catalan flavours was the spirit behind Twisted Tapas Tales, our most recent secret gathering. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Our 16 guests were warmly welcomed into the brightly decorated casa of our hosts Ben & Kerri with a refreshing Sangria Blanco - an Asian spin of nasi pear and lychee meddled with white wine and softly topped with cava. As people got acquainted we served nibbles of warm homemade <i>pan con tomate </i>(bread with fresh tomato) and <i> Jamon Iberico - </i>yes, we managed to get the real deal!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">First up, the lighter tapas. These plates were paired with an exquisite 2006 Letras, Rioja Alavesa. Enter the deconstructed Spanish omelet - or the <i>21st Century Spanish Omelett</i>. A beautiful combination of caramelised onion topped in a martini glass with an egg sabayon and potato foam. <i>Carpassion Peruvian Tiraditos </i>left guests intrigued with layers of texture and unusual flavour combinations of wafer thin raw salmon, drizzled with passion fruit and lemon syrup finished with fine filo pastry crisps.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The menu took a turn to the slightly heavier dishes with <i>Calamares Rellenos con Morcilla - </i>tender baby squid stuffed with a hearty blood sausage. Following the more traditional but equally moreish <i>Gambas al Ajilo. </i>These flavours beautifully balanced with a 2007 Cathar Crianza, Ribera del Duero.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Onto the more travel-inspired creations we hit Barcelona and Bombay in a combination of P<i>ani Puri con Patatas Bravas</i> and then headed to New York for <i>Fatty Lollipops </i>- delectable skewers of grilled watermelon and pork belly. Guests were delighted to discover an unusual wine in the 2005 Morayama, Priorat - a surprisingly smooth red which worked beautifully to enhance the richness of these flavours.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Our last round of tapas was more meaty as we served a perfectly seared <i>bife</i> of sirloin drizzled with a fresh <i>Chimmichurri</i> and toasted almonds, and a homely <i>Chorizo and Garbanzo bean stew.</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;">The final sweet highlight of the evening was the home-made <i>Churros con Chocolate Naranja - </i>the churros perfectly light and crispy served with a rich, warm chocolate sauce. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This was one fabulous fiesta - an ambitious menu of 14 tapas plates each a surprise in itself served with rare Spanish wines courtesy of <a href="http://www.platinum-wines.com/">Platinum Wines.</a> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Check out the photographs below!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><div style="text-align: left; "><br /></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><div style="text-align: left; "><br /></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgadpmC6Nlz-zRDuo4iw4jO9fEsU4S18UiugDVMxTJndGEKV5CkHU_vUhPVTc8IBCqDG1Dg39yt1gypIUq9y_ht5j-JnTZSFONTQ3O_QV5jcbZLx7lFvgXYDMa7rOy-zCwZJ-SmZAsyMIer/s1600/hosts+ben+and+kerri.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgadpmC6Nlz-zRDuo4iw4jO9fEsU4S18UiugDVMxTJndGEKV5CkHU_vUhPVTc8IBCqDG1Dg39yt1gypIUq9y_ht5j-JnTZSFONTQ3O_QV5jcbZLx7lFvgXYDMa7rOy-zCwZJ-SmZAsyMIer/s400/hosts+ben+and+kerri.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669466214044456946" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Our hosts Kerri & Ben hide behind the homemade menu-fans</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqwBQagawlsjwoYlEAMIArDZ3ZIL_NsABSCcmiK1KHWreSHxJceRm5pcmmsCPWpf4kJFAI1m83YjqSfausQMnKw70ABrmKGTkuIb3FGHspASkTIAJsrySjZ7F9TRnvRpoiLk5smuXbpPnS/s1600/tapas+bag.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqwBQagawlsjwoYlEAMIArDZ3ZIL_NsABSCcmiK1KHWreSHxJceRm5pcmmsCPWpf4kJFAI1m83YjqSfausQMnKw70ABrmKGTkuIb3FGHspASkTIAJsrySjZ7F9TRnvRpoiLk5smuXbpPnS/s400/tapas+bag.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669466070227680978" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Beautiful handmade decorations made by Kerri. Welcome bags for guests - each containing everything needed to devour the feast!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht2TUzd59_d1wmJXSJwzpXp4hBtzXAbJWphE8QR9srex4fPPzkYKyLnjug8iL5jIKDHgQrZMBDl-7-wPrYcgi91of5NQ5pq8iI1lmt6U4IQlvPcLo5DHvZDzqj55qvoXvjuUQIcD3pwQZj/s1600/bags+for+guests.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht2TUzd59_d1wmJXSJwzpXp4hBtzXAbJWphE8QR9srex4fPPzkYKyLnjug8iL5jIKDHgQrZMBDl-7-wPrYcgi91of5NQ5pq8iI1lmt6U4IQlvPcLo5DHvZDzqj55qvoXvjuUQIcD3pwQZj/s400/bags+for+guests.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669465973683037602" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Bags of fun</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFqj7E6HX5obNAgW2wrj2TBHwmvQdoJNsDwks81q6rh2fDenRdZKBJ1BsrllQGA_wE5bVZEVIqRciPTSzet_StASv8HHBW_awejTIeAMMAVl3-_nMiOlXJXTp8ixyqBAEAki2m1gi6NAVB/s1600/tapas+menu+use.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFqj7E6HX5obNAgW2wrj2TBHwmvQdoJNsDwks81q6rh2fDenRdZKBJ1BsrllQGA_wE5bVZEVIqRciPTSzet_StASv8HHBW_awejTIeAMMAVl3-_nMiOlXJXTp8ixyqBAEAki2m1gi6NAVB/s400/tapas+menu+use.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669465890571494594" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">What's on the menu?</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwsAqeCF1rFPm4jRgKK2AsXkMpPcGHlQJUfXUUNkSFNDd-TKXmu3J-1SH40KpoShbQPxb-mTnOnzd0AGZxD-V4B_ZOecCSqRdx5ven_P4GejfAW6FX0PtqC7wM9r-MF5wufuDjOWMAD7fH/s1600/argha+jamon+use.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwsAqeCF1rFPm4jRgKK2AsXkMpPcGHlQJUfXUUNkSFNDd-TKXmu3J-1SH40KpoShbQPxb-mTnOnzd0AGZxD-V4B_ZOecCSqRdx5ven_P4GejfAW6FX0PtqC7wM9r-MF5wufuDjOWMAD7fH/s400/argha+jamon+use.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669465699920064706" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Argha preparing the Iberico and sampling it's deliciousness</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHE0Zzq-dze2qKLWF8WxBAh0NSAsUg038IKcKJtFa5kydC4zsSItKfYsv-X9cAHIcdASL4XLBx4RELYDCTDEXI99GwdOIDt0TrrMK66SfmZkznl-QcKC30Arqdvc73jr2Qaglg2kt-lhhB/s1600/starters+menu+board.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHE0Zzq-dze2qKLWF8WxBAh0NSAsUg038IKcKJtFa5kydC4zsSItKfYsv-X9cAHIcdASL4XLBx4RELYDCTDEXI99GwdOIDt0TrrMK66SfmZkznl-QcKC30Arqdvc73jr2Qaglg2kt-lhhB/s400/starters+menu+board.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669465625533362898" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">And this was just for starters....</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic4LD8cXzGeCpe3YjRX2LUpxaFnFrAMq1NukXvaIIx633YGauRRQYONBxEUlZ6L4lhAA6R_U-GBskIaQ1W4MjPdFpMkC5LhNo7l_8zhxMtX0-ewk3xOEX4V-NNlLdYYEEECO1JjYvDtvIH/s1600/starters.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic4LD8cXzGeCpe3YjRX2LUpxaFnFrAMq1NukXvaIIx633YGauRRQYONBxEUlZ6L4lhAA6R_U-GBskIaQ1W4MjPdFpMkC5LhNo7l_8zhxMtX0-ewk3xOEX4V-NNlLdYYEEECO1JjYvDtvIH/s400/starters.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669465563170234242" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><div style="text-align: center;">Ready to welcome our guests</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzWRpAjuaDqu0ciWcvRFIVipWpXlCjZoJ-Sui-qcLsJjKGLyUrFm7cgSQ7mXj8x0r3tK9XzgrYJn18_MhWaBVl-KDjoSdsCna-zCKWFLDTuMUN_bqYgAvxhvOyfNHYLl_qj5OnH2MJCHnA/s400/bread+queen.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669566935442666370" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></span></span><div><div style="text-align: center;">Just before guests arrive, Angie pulls her warm bread out of the oven ....yum!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrbeo4zqFzgIAEpdHUcfbxoZvEsXf5DEMJtB76xGLoZJG9grM2vw2c6M6v0SH9aAbfxs8WxYzR_eIDC0BQfsIe5cj8x94yhe-XuT6zPzDasArP-x-xnU4Ek0OkqfoHBtRuTnSd31oU_uDr/s1600/chatting+to+guests.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrbeo4zqFzgIAEpdHUcfbxoZvEsXf5DEMJtB76xGLoZJG9grM2vw2c6M6v0SH9aAbfxs8WxYzR_eIDC0BQfsIe5cj8x94yhe-XuT6zPzDasArP-x-xnU4Ek0OkqfoHBtRuTnSd31oU_uDr/s400/chatting+to+guests.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669465412605501506" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The fiesta is underway as guest take their seats </div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAJy1xXd7VqT2zP729BQt8QqNY-P5nhEXxmonn_pNQYEMvvQc0S5t6Q6Px384vZrth7_R2jK4Ch4RVfvfITnQ7zwuW_fg5TJ6pCY6FfcS3GklW11m_1OOnHeWCzmBNCMZ0tI43HpPGWbSv/s400/chefs+at+work.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669465182202130274" /><div style="text-align: center;">Busy in the kitchen</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVyLVUl5k1wn1ulJfHSoStV9IVRmKxavenWoqCf-UtZd_vNX0JJ9fXcZ-1hBs8NdJW9V06xe_HgDGwkPTiW9Gs_MFxSYHXJxu1f0Cek8wYza8qlsLeQT5tFUKgElbEZNAT5-6c6W1XZjDy/s1600/omlet+USE.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVyLVUl5k1wn1ulJfHSoStV9IVRmKxavenWoqCf-UtZd_vNX0JJ9fXcZ-1hBs8NdJW9V06xe_HgDGwkPTiW9Gs_MFxSYHXJxu1f0Cek8wYza8qlsLeQT5tFUKgElbEZNAT5-6c6W1XZjDy/s400/omlet+USE.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669465035252058578" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">21st Century Spanish Omelette - egg sabayon, potato foam and caramalised onion</div></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr4LKpHkt8C5WSP50fkpZ-M_OeDpzt5L26kmBRRgKfhzeao0MpS2kx4TaRnBHigIuRPKMvknbwSzWF2FcEv6i8HJzWcjdWxY2qysTL4ay1pjr8XJz4Wu7EhkYm3jSaqzjD1ZnWq6p-1_NP/s1600/carpassion+use.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr4LKpHkt8C5WSP50fkpZ-M_OeDpzt5L26kmBRRgKfhzeao0MpS2kx4TaRnBHigIuRPKMvknbwSzWF2FcEv6i8HJzWcjdWxY2qysTL4ay1pjr8XJz4Wu7EhkYm3jSaqzjD1ZnWq6p-1_NP/s400/carpassion+use.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669464905420971570" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Peruvian Carpassion - wafer thin salmon drizzled with passionfruit and lemon syrup served with filo crisps</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIGY2MkY4DujgmnSNsxCQhzzIV4oWwHKZXQc0hx6krTiaXaymQ4F9XX7W9q76oJwzk3A1gyPtzhE206X-pnaF5yZvlb5fRyF8coRetO1SqRt2EJNzxrQ-AlMjdYZSJ4oU7k1WjxdboR60Q/s1600/stuffed+squid.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIGY2MkY4DujgmnSNsxCQhzzIV4oWwHKZXQc0hx6krTiaXaymQ4F9XX7W9q76oJwzk3A1gyPtzhE206X-pnaF5yZvlb5fRyF8coRetO1SqRt2EJNzxrQ-AlMjdYZSJ4oU7k1WjxdboR60Q/s400/stuffed+squid.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669464787623590034" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Calamares Ruenos con Morcilla - baby squid stuffed with blood sausage</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8zOCU3mFz4QCRZYua1LpA3GMi0rE05amUAdgK2l2mzRq4b8hB74H5lBZYKAY0RmmLhHwWHNIa9X3HYYVYYAgQRtx64aD2n_qjDYN0OZhGrV6B5LtMhgCK5KnAGOtl8t6aItIaXwIfi77P/s1600/orange+salad.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8zOCU3mFz4QCRZYua1LpA3GMi0rE05amUAdgK2l2mzRq4b8hB74H5lBZYKAY0RmmLhHwWHNIa9X3HYYVYYAgQRtx64aD2n_qjDYN0OZhGrV6B5LtMhgCK5KnAGOtl8t6aItIaXwIfi77P/s400/orange+salad.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669464582626273890" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Ensalada Naranja Acettuna - Refreshing orange and black olive salad served with a fresh cumin and orange dressing and cilantro </div></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDHp3GvA6jbFIU795UNhy3zIq8cTJMvP4iGQ155y-UhdZ_Ga0iVkMLa7dB3SkDPSKYx-p-K2NWKv2sRioC2QH_hwGebd8BBbFN0DROcx2LOd9cb7UWKZuU0eUCGwcTfPmQEeLV1ll4A-no/s1600/panipuri.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDHp3GvA6jbFIU795UNhy3zIq8cTJMvP4iGQ155y-UhdZ_Ga0iVkMLa7dB3SkDPSKYx-p-K2NWKv2sRioC2QH_hwGebd8BBbFN0DROcx2LOd9cb7UWKZuU0eUCGwcTfPmQEeLV1ll4A-no/s400/panipuri.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669464487434268642" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Barcelona meets Bombay in pani puri stuffed with patatas bravas</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiywEm1JCHQy485d5LKXs0GUXXr2bX8JyjL2qaYyMRd-w4sMXo_Og2cyL_tPV3QvH7NX7sNQXFmQ81ckldt4ksL8a4HbSeRK3JOl0ZfJ-im4F4cU-FFqAtSqWzJ_1BJoxN9z9lr5fpsgkn1/s1600/gambas.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiywEm1JCHQy485d5LKXs0GUXXr2bX8JyjL2qaYyMRd-w4sMXo_Og2cyL_tPV3QvH7NX7sNQXFmQ81ckldt4ksL8a4HbSeRK3JOl0ZfJ-im4F4cU-FFqAtSqWzJ_1BJoxN9z9lr5fpsgkn1/s400/gambas.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669464370062262482" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The best gambas al ajilo this side of Barcelona!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkpVcoAyf46b-iz52obHICzSZmybGfiu4OjIc8yB6gq66pLhQkogEtgNKAaqm9VhHTS0Mn6w-TYdKy795gYG957BDp6WYo4JsAT-eChdcdffM4mdsFOTrsyrF4dIjlDUcSLhkMqYB9IAsH/s1600/wine+.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkpVcoAyf46b-iz52obHICzSZmybGfiu4OjIc8yB6gq66pLhQkogEtgNKAaqm9VhHTS0Mn6w-TYdKy795gYG957BDp6WYo4JsAT-eChdcdffM4mdsFOTrsyrF4dIjlDUcSLhkMqYB9IAsH/s400/wine+.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669464276729406946" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Sampling the vino</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXrF9aSb7HHal8cx-fU-97TgTQJmkLe3qE44lkQe6qBdgBGc2VqAjJouETQffxDm_zZpvBk0Skov4TxB-XXOEU-RPp39lnh-ni5M6X183KSRwkD3LnsMv5h2MPKm-zIsnITMKlbPgCgBd3/s1600/fatty+lolipops+use.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXrF9aSb7HHal8cx-fU-97TgTQJmkLe3qE44lkQe6qBdgBGc2VqAjJouETQffxDm_zZpvBk0Skov4TxB-XXOEU-RPp39lnh-ni5M6X183KSRwkD3LnsMv5h2MPKm-zIsnITMKlbPgCgBd3/s400/fatty+lolipops+use.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669464177978996066" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Elisa serves the New York Fatty Lollipops - grilled pork and watermelon skewers</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB5IOMVEbfGsPBjonIO2ws-YG3JwVyu88y86wmcJqbYrir4Yvd4GlFXy-dFOEHGxqMl94g7S4Z6IuhJvcS0xDpCmgKZZgoajlSffOw_AiRsrfOWXLPh1JskzwoAXBnSMFOSrt9fr-AwCBV/s1600/sirloin+use.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB5IOMVEbfGsPBjonIO2ws-YG3JwVyu88y86wmcJqbYrir4Yvd4GlFXy-dFOEHGxqMl94g7S4Z6IuhJvcS0xDpCmgKZZgoajlSffOw_AiRsrfOWXLPh1JskzwoAXBnSMFOSrt9fr-AwCBV/s400/sirloin+use.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669464051192547250" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Perfectly seared sirloin topped with zingy chimmichuri and toasted almonds</div></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgycTPmN55mx5fAgSxPf12M1xw_nZdaVta27BaUEf50MTVjI0wPp6rg87dwxtnUGD6IBOof4SSXl2hK-jqzAMJCWxqPChBnuNGpscNr4qUT4Og8y_eHtfmHvqhI3JBHQX1Own4lXkpF89Az/s1600/chorizo+stew.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgycTPmN55mx5fAgSxPf12M1xw_nZdaVta27BaUEf50MTVjI0wPp6rg87dwxtnUGD6IBOof4SSXl2hK-jqzAMJCWxqPChBnuNGpscNr4qUT4Og8y_eHtfmHvqhI3JBHQX1Own4lXkpF89Az/s400/chorizo+stew.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669463967877234018" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">A hearty chorizo and garbanzo bean stew flavoured with pimento rojo (fleshy red peppers)</div></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbOtCvKYTj2sYKxciuwXL06h16WTViad8lMDon53Owwu89bswMPx3HIpLuDCfCT0_q154m0YiOCr0ayPNwpEPseSCFxn-X0_5tPV6mfxz8EzfTwr1MFC4gII-4JVu2zAn-M9lhwk_HWqco/s1600/cooking+churros.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbOtCvKYTj2sYKxciuwXL06h16WTViad8lMDon53Owwu89bswMPx3HIpLuDCfCT0_q154m0YiOCr0ayPNwpEPseSCFxn-X0_5tPV6mfxz8EzfTwr1MFC4gII-4JVu2zAn-M9lhwk_HWqco/s400/cooking+churros.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669463898518607762" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Churros a la Angie </div></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAXl95oTBlucWZOvLXS-SaB0KJU2gtoLThIulMqLHaUCaqGwxlLJ_FZPbyuIpgw__cZCs38aomKq6BekFOQeQtq17yZna-x3o1K2M5_HbPin_8IDpOjPYcqB9Vqti-28VnbYTkLw_cLKY5/s1600/churros+heaven.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAXl95oTBlucWZOvLXS-SaB0KJU2gtoLThIulMqLHaUCaqGwxlLJ_FZPbyuIpgw__cZCs38aomKq6BekFOQeQtq17yZna-x3o1K2M5_HbPin_8IDpOjPYcqB9Vqti-28VnbYTkLw_cLKY5/s400/churros+heaven.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669463797824461858" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Churros orgasmico! Served alongside a chocolate-orange pot</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFntM0LWx4QswX4kVwCuNPfowKr1GgqeJGjEfMT9r8Hi8Nhil70NIp7x2FkbgJDsDMp0W1bUESFrwWnv4Lwa2Aq8OB9Zbmev45aiE0fxUxeLEus5cjgNdt7yV6JJ_1hbmDIPUdcjD3ELP0/s1600/team.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFntM0LWx4QswX4kVwCuNPfowKr1GgqeJGjEfMT9r8Hi8Nhil70NIp7x2FkbgJDsDMp0W1bUESFrwWnv4Lwa2Aq8OB9Zbmev45aiE0fxUxeLEus5cjgNdt7yV6JJ_1hbmDIPUdcjD3ELP0/s400/team.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669463634951593074" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Bravo! Once Upon A Table</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script src="http://connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1"></script><fb:like href="http://onceuponatablehk.blogspot.com"></fb:like></div>onceuponatable@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17358272649428995394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585636421345753319.post-34564847211718343692011-09-27T18:36:00.001-07:002011-09-27T18:59:30.559-07:00Twisted Tapas Tales<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyW-JDyeJjHqHWfO9uu99kTYOAxB4r-K_cefGmhcNkjNKT0Hu0HAZ1hUw0YBzSHbnh4uznuCdL-3eEIvztnLYtIJ3oC3gJ-5QXUoc8N2qz2MDwpVWmMNlAq3xJ-AYx9U2417ohDDHIHcGJ/s1600/barcelona.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyW-JDyeJjHqHWfO9uu99kTYOAxB4r-K_cefGmhcNkjNKT0Hu0HAZ1hUw0YBzSHbnh4uznuCdL-3eEIvztnLYtIJ3oC3gJ-5QXUoc8N2qz2MDwpVWmMNlAq3xJ-AYx9U2417ohDDHIHcGJ/s200/barcelona.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657224230006546674" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"></div><div>Join us for authentic Catalan flavours with modern spins and travel-inspired variations in Twisted Tapas Tales, to be held at a secret venue on Saturday the 8th of October.</div><div><br /></div><div>We've created 14 taster dishes for the event with highlights such as quail egg croquettas topped with iberico, the 21st Century Spanish omlet, seared sirloin topped with chimmichiri and toasted almonds, and gazpacho surprises. We've tapped into our local contacts to make sure our supplies of the best chorizo and jamon are plentiful!</div><div><br /></div><div>The meal will be paired with 4 carefully chosen wines which will be fully explored by Elisa, our sommelier. We'll kick off the evening at 7.30pm with a welcome cocktail - something twisted and tasty!</div><div></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:medium;"></span><div>RSVP on Wednesday the 28th of October by emailing onceuponatable@gmail.com between 3-4pm.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:documentproperties> <o:template>Normal.dotm</o:Template> <o:revision>0</o:Revision> <o:totaltime>0</o:TotalTime> <o:pages>1</o:Pages> <o:words>180</o:Words> <o:characters>1027</o:Characters> <o:company>GB</o:Company> <o:lines>8</o:Lines> <o:paragraphs>2</o:Paragraphs> <o:characterswithspaces>1261</o:CharactersWithSpaces> <o:version>12.0</o:Version> </o:DocumentProperties> <o:officedocumentsettings> <o:allowpng/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:trackmoves>false</w:TrackMoves> <w:trackformatting/> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:drawinggridhorizontalspacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing> <w:drawinggridverticalspacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing> <w:displayhorizontaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery> <w:displayverticaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> <w:dontautofitconstrainedtables/> <w:dontvertalignintxbx/> </w:Compatibility> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="276"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; 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"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"> </span><span style="font-family:Arial;"><i>Pan Con Tomate</i></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Homemade Catalan-style bread rubbed with garlicky tomato, drizzled with rosemary- infused olive oil </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"> </span><i><span style="font-family:Arial;">Jamon Iberico Bellota</span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Platter of aged Iberico ham from free-range acorn-fed pigs </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;"><i><span style="font-family:Arial;">Tamara</span></i><span style="font-family:Arial;">h<i> Montaditos</i><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; 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"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;"><i><span style="font-family:Arial;">Orange and black olive salad topped with red onion, and a cumin, paprika and fresh cilantro dressing</span></i><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;"><i><span style="font-family:Arial;">Barcelona and Bombay</span></i><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Patatas bravas and panipuri <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; 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"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;"><i><span style="font-family:Arial;">Twenty-first Century Spanish Omelette</span></i><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Egg yolk, potato foam, caramelized onions<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><i><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Quail Egg Croquettas topped with Iberico <o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;">CARNE</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><i><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Seared sirloin topped with chimichurri and toasted almonds <o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><i><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">New York style pork belly and watermelon skewers <o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><i><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><i><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Boqueria Market chorizo and garbanzo bean stew with red peppers <o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Arial;"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;">C</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;">H<b>URROS C</b>H<b>URROS C</b>H<b>URROS</b></span><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">A variety of churros twists and surprises<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Coffee<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Cost per head: $640</span></p> <!--EndFragment--></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script src="http://connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1"></script><fb:like href="http://onceuponatablehk.blogspot.com"></fb:like></div>onceuponatable@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17358272649428995394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585636421345753319.post-33221446914235988852011-08-13T21:47:00.000-07:002011-08-14T03:22:09.739-07:00It's Riesling Time Photos - A Riesling Revelation<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_7tEmMSwZv0YgblvGoVo5rsJGJ2-I_wk4wGY4ju4UCbpp-I1FKuRWSskp7ti9DySGun8RYGcARAKI_Etma4VV3l0_0b_bKBwPSHZiYaUqETW0B1ZnDk6jAUJfilWRuwf6PQIQF0LEqWg3/s1600/1.+riesling+bottles.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 279px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_7tEmMSwZv0YgblvGoVo5rsJGJ2-I_wk4wGY4ju4UCbpp-I1FKuRWSskp7ti9DySGun8RYGcARAKI_Etma4VV3l0_0b_bKBwPSHZiYaUqETW0B1ZnDk6jAUJfilWRuwf6PQIQF0LEqWg3/s400/1.+riesling+bottles.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640586380910961874" /></a>Our latest Once Upon A Table event, 'It's Riesling Time' was inspired by our Once Upon A Table novice sommelier Elisa. She wanted to share with our guests how diverse one type of wine made from one single grape could be have so many different styles from sweet, dry, light, full-bodied, minerally, or crisp and fruity. Hence, Riesling is known as the foodie lovers among chefs as it can pair with almost any dish. The menu planning was fun as Elisa chose the wines first and we then paired the food. <div>
<br /><div><div>It was an eye opening Riesling revelation for our guests, many who have only tasted the more common sweet German Rieslings. The Clare Valley Riesling was really refreshing and had a lovely spring flower aroma, tart citrusy and peach flavors that matched perfectly with the spicy grilled Mexican fish tacos with mango salsa. </div><div>
<br /></div><div>The Alsace Riesling and the Riesling Chicken liver pate and chargrilled gingerbread was moreish...we had guests sneaking into the kitchen scavenging for the remaining pate and gingerbread. We take that as a compliment! </div><div>
<br /></div><div>But perhaps the most interesting Riesling was the German Winery Bretz, Riesling Ice Wine. This is one of the sweetest wines in the world and can be only be made where there are hard frosts as the grapes are collected and crushed in the winter whilst the grapes are frozen at -7 degrees. This very sweet, fruity wine paired perfectly with a strong blue cheese platter. Try it at home!</div><div>
<br /></div><div><div><div>Special thanks to Stephanie who kindly hosted the event at her gorgeous home and gigantic kitchen. Also thanks to Dan who took some fabulous photos and broke his 6 month blogging dry spell to write a nice review about our homely secret supper club in his michelin star blog <a href="http://3starbackpacker.com/once-upon-a-table-a-secret-dining-society-in-hong-kong/">3starbackpacker.com</a>.
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA3csS2dy70KO3J2-68sUc9_I14wwc-gYp_LCtPOs0U1Emz5u0b6pT8HYq1Kod9yLWcHBJGTgkXo-2j8OX71YTYK4GatHLQk0-44z4UuaYRWan3QQGcX5jZLZzsBb3X15kGzzb359_zjeI/s1600/2.+menu.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA3csS2dy70KO3J2-68sUc9_I14wwc-gYp_LCtPOs0U1Emz5u0b6pT8HYq1Kod9yLWcHBJGTgkXo-2j8OX71YTYK4GatHLQk0-44z4UuaYRWan3QQGcX5jZLZzsBb3X15kGzzb359_zjeI/s400/2.+menu.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640586376462898914" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Check out the wine list here if you want to buy them</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMSWoRs5a2F6dPJFzcgBa6QitGslZNYT1349X1nsjPldBo_FtRUGqdBtKyDFSXwIDjulVzKwLrIvLJCi5EcgGdWsGwUM_1HKUh4FHuMAzDSwtK_oPzgiyShHhLeeW2lRsQFbm8gPuYkfOJ/s1600/3.+elisa+sommelier.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMSWoRs5a2F6dPJFzcgBa6QitGslZNYT1349X1nsjPldBo_FtRUGqdBtKyDFSXwIDjulVzKwLrIvLJCi5EcgGdWsGwUM_1HKUh4FHuMAzDSwtK_oPzgiyShHhLeeW2lRsQFbm8gPuYkfOJ/s400/3.+elisa+sommelier.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640585866527941538" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Elegant Elisa pouring the first Riesling tasting</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjjN6zB9D2Y7K3qxRhfXQyYi-RZIShwQxcujl5SMbRnLUey4Q8nDgc676J65JXHdscFO3Si6IRvk96nPwipxh3KPAQTfoqIoU0gqhcU85wDOeKwmJPyVh-VJzcYOvlqhhOddGfve7kF9bh/s1600/4.+scallops.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 317px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjjN6zB9D2Y7K3qxRhfXQyYi-RZIShwQxcujl5SMbRnLUey4Q8nDgc676J65JXHdscFO3Si6IRvk96nPwipxh3KPAQTfoqIoU0gqhcU85wDOeKwmJPyVh-VJzcYOvlqhhOddGfve7kF9bh/s400/4.+scallops.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640585861149179762" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Argha's fresh Scallop Crudo with Edamame, Orange zest and Mint Oil</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglZyEO3e3YNVgGdMVYSVBXX1snnKssh7J4iG94AwxwoET0bFkLml5ZNdCxp6OXlSJxPk1BmALvE924s6GM6krH3ltoSA8oXcCLe2QhyJ2TSkciZCl1VTzEVFc_oKdWod2yFKKv_lw-f6mf/s1600/5.+scallops+close+up.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglZyEO3e3YNVgGdMVYSVBXX1snnKssh7J4iG94AwxwoET0bFkLml5ZNdCxp6OXlSJxPk1BmALvE924s6GM6krH3ltoSA8oXcCLe2QhyJ2TSkciZCl1VTzEVFc_oKdWod2yFKKv_lw-f6mf/s400/5.+scallops+close+up.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640585854883852178" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Paired with a chilled glass of Chilean Riesling (<a href="http://3starbackpacker.com/once-upon-a-table-a-secret-dining-society-in-hong-kong/">Photos Courtesy of Dan</a>)</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixTVZTPdCJWee-70J0wtmGZ51P8aYgZcNd53euT6w__p4pJs3j_N4Uqy5wJwJ5zg-r8WCVjS7rPm4aQAuaJeyK0C4r55BsQmAq4XKBL24ew3SVyskJ8QrUeH0IpRcx-mdYGWOEGNG4w4-a/s1600/8.+sofia+mango+salsa.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixTVZTPdCJWee-70J0wtmGZ51P8aYgZcNd53euT6w__p4pJs3j_N4Uqy5wJwJ5zg-r8WCVjS7rPm4aQAuaJeyK0C4r55BsQmAq4XKBL24ew3SVyskJ8QrUeH0IpRcx-mdYGWOEGNG4w4-a/s400/8.+sofia+mango+salsa.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640585852730562450" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Sofia's sweet smile with the sweet mango salsa</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUoNlqbaPt-Ds9oIxPsOEQkETxMustThflqPydNz-qQ4lkZuhTDj9OFbOjmUIdbuGtZwAEJAQb6ov3SyNxAEpnU9_X-8Q5lBhbKefhnftMBzU65ozIJyaViM4Zsf-Vps1YjY0qWpJi3X1C/s1600/9.+fish+tacos.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUoNlqbaPt-Ds9oIxPsOEQkETxMustThflqPydNz-qQ4lkZuhTDj9OFbOjmUIdbuGtZwAEJAQb6ov3SyNxAEpnU9_X-8Q5lBhbKefhnftMBzU65ozIJyaViM4Zsf-Vps1YjY0qWpJi3X1C/s400/9.+fish+tacos.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640585846595492178" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Fresh fish of the day - Mexican spiced grilled fish tacos with mango salsa</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWT0Qm6EBpAQiexr7RDp2-IJkq9HCKFRXmdknR4NC4jECQXA-7J99JJPaE-7363eo3eoNwvRAvzkZXO19zWtu6NKraX3rw_E_XKoLR_gmoIC2RLTQ5gS24WgO2-hr165dPpJarnGPfLrT3/s1600/10.+clare+valley+riesling+with+fish.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWT0Qm6EBpAQiexr7RDp2-IJkq9HCKFRXmdknR4NC4jECQXA-7J99JJPaE-7363eo3eoNwvRAvzkZXO19zWtu6NKraX3rw_E_XKoLR_gmoIC2RLTQ5gS24WgO2-hr165dPpJarnGPfLrT3/s400/10.+clare+valley+riesling+with+fish.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640583933972651234" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We could have drunk quite a few glasses of this Clare Valley Riesling...mmmm</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkm2iQfikrYevq39GvD-_4nXl2EVMrNS0by1km_v9HFw6HZ3AFh7HBVBm1xV-fXTabEfy7repp5UQkh3Okz-WeNE_sZb6dFDXu7WN_UOhV921_nLulcsbxOiLaYuSDkAsalO0hNOFwuAaP/s1600/11.+prepping+pate.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkm2iQfikrYevq39GvD-_4nXl2EVMrNS0by1km_v9HFw6HZ3AFh7HBVBm1xV-fXTabEfy7repp5UQkh3Okz-WeNE_sZb6dFDXu7WN_UOhV921_nLulcsbxOiLaYuSDkAsalO0hNOFwuAaP/s400/11.+prepping+pate.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640583929330488226" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Angie and Argha plating up the chicken liver pate and gingerbread</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://onceuponatablehk.blogspot.com/2011/08/spiced-gingerbread-cake.html">(Photo Courtesy of Dan)</a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ecEnyynsZa8MGyZiLexeWECZz22aekLiHOlD0AlsvH8EUnmoEDjT0PI4phGvP_qcBNz7WI-ilM27Dm-Wm0JTtW4swaFSNsHu__JeYz9JzlG0dYNbp9RHxBmTD7rwnDMDxSsuK_Cgsz1H/s1600/13.+pate.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ecEnyynsZa8MGyZiLexeWECZz22aekLiHOlD0AlsvH8EUnmoEDjT0PI4phGvP_qcBNz7WI-ilM27Dm-Wm0JTtW4swaFSNsHu__JeYz9JzlG0dYNbp9RHxBmTD7rwnDMDxSsuK_Cgsz1H/s400/13.+pate.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640583924745642034" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The guests loved the Alsace Riesling served with <a href="http://onceuponatablehk.blogspot.com/2011/08/sofias-spiced-riesling-liver-pate.html">Riesling Chicken liver pate</a> with </div><div style="text-align: center;">caramelized onions on <a href="http://onceuponatablehk.blogspot.com/2011/08/spiced-gingerbread-cake.html">chargrilled gingerbread</a>. Click to get the recipe. </div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">'Delicious! I could eat an entire bowl of this pate with a spoon' said one satisfied guest.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3starbackpacker.com/once-upon-a-table-a-secret-dining-society-in-hong-kong/">(photo courtesy of Dan)</a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZFSt-fPdb-FpU89NPLw4poFEGSjWraA0wdIE6pw0R2WqC_EaX5UB8xesJFgKkUm1kLgTI7foKdu2X01MgtrzcGm2l6RpArfPxSrvTF6iLvs_RwRoBxSToePoXF5st3JvLNbmVvlx7ZKbc/s1600/14.+elisa+pouring+ice+wine+with+yi.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZFSt-fPdb-FpU89NPLw4poFEGSjWraA0wdIE6pw0R2WqC_EaX5UB8xesJFgKkUm1kLgTI7foKdu2X01MgtrzcGm2l6RpArfPxSrvTF6iLvs_RwRoBxSToePoXF5st3JvLNbmVvlx7ZKbc/s400/14.+elisa+pouring+ice+wine+with+yi.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640583919526306210" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Elisa and our guest Yi</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDDlEpUjU8pkWr-2lsEs59VtOd_TWg6JJxhxcfsenvHJ31hyphenhyphenThoMixcvEwCVOSL5zK5B_9WnnEqY0FPoI7iBMyaZkj3LIyJEQb-izR8XT1q9rbKqyeVLFluREfEsFLRFDL43xYnjnhvMRZ/s1600/15.+ice+wine.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDDlEpUjU8pkWr-2lsEs59VtOd_TWg6JJxhxcfsenvHJ31hyphenhyphenThoMixcvEwCVOSL5zK5B_9WnnEqY0FPoI7iBMyaZkj3LIyJEQb-izR8XT1q9rbKqyeVLFluREfEsFLRFDL43xYnjnhvMRZ/s400/15.+ice+wine.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640583916318621394" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The Sweet German Ice Wine made from frozen grapes - Try it out!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3starbackpacker.com/once-upon-a-table-a-secret-dining-society-in-hong-kong/">(photo courtesy of Dan)</a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMU4hYc_Pl1QK3SFLLkUXrw1S_15GWuk-RaGoKZ5aqNfyPs9Rj-ea2iJ_l1z40x4BXNRHbw3saOzX1R9QCgHxzL9B3QgZic3L39tN5nUlUTUTSzdhPE2b5dp218C2lrFbdAhyyH3E_COK1/s1600/17.+cheese+plate.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMU4hYc_Pl1QK3SFLLkUXrw1S_15GWuk-RaGoKZ5aqNfyPs9Rj-ea2iJ_l1z40x4BXNRHbw3saOzX1R9QCgHxzL9B3QgZic3L39tN5nUlUTUTSzdhPE2b5dp218C2lrFbdAhyyH3E_COK1/s400/17.+cheese+plate.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640582555398920290" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Blue Cheese Selection with Shreya's homemade beetroot jam and ginger pineapple jam</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_4bKIeVzDPoErOXKqvmG9Mpu90mOMXSZHUpELe815YPNNtmafcOdPllEq7bFzyQIxCiotYA5cxSLbL1rk1NfetA9TaqcWImtYhLmdS16Oj54rZSzM4Zpp37h7vxYfyhceT4H84GbR2-Gp/s1600/18+cheese+plate.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_4bKIeVzDPoErOXKqvmG9Mpu90mOMXSZHUpELe815YPNNtmafcOdPllEq7bFzyQIxCiotYA5cxSLbL1rk1NfetA9TaqcWImtYhLmdS16Oj54rZSzM4Zpp37h7vxYfyhceT4H84GbR2-Gp/s400/18+cheese+plate.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640582550566823266" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Mmmmmmmm ...love strong stinky blue cheese</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3starbackpacker.com/once-upon-a-table-a-secret-dining-society-in-hong-kong/">(photo courtesy of Dan)</a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn3O756KI4xjh5dpPeFE-CefGEZrAwtY3wHEjXmOaR1WN-1Hgg2XVAseZ2qOVxpAyIo3nbhjkNge-pyhMyAF2OIX02Gzz40_JAhyphenhyphenP_HfMhKbY59GA5JzSlpDHV6KnTM6ZNt4-px5Yum50M/s1600/18.+popsicles.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn3O756KI4xjh5dpPeFE-CefGEZrAwtY3wHEjXmOaR1WN-1Hgg2XVAseZ2qOVxpAyIo3nbhjkNge-pyhMyAF2OIX02Gzz40_JAhyphenhyphenP_HfMhKbY59GA5JzSlpDHV6KnTM6ZNt4-px5Yum50M/s400/18.+popsicles.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640582542801514274" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Riesling Popsicles getting ready to pop out</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM3uHifooBWkYyCsHI5F6Pb6NeDv5CV0Yfld98asqANCH4Iim_QzFTRU7-tfDh8mNwt-lDad9S8Nf9pNrhiTnB7kg8FQPySjT7ppX-tpBcfLm7qDYtCX6WYq3EKrDoA9igAnuFmjvPkJA8/s1600/19.+popsicles.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM3uHifooBWkYyCsHI5F6Pb6NeDv5CV0Yfld98asqANCH4Iim_QzFTRU7-tfDh8mNwt-lDad9S8Nf9pNrhiTnB7kg8FQPySjT7ppX-tpBcfLm7qDYtCX6WYq3EKrDoA9igAnuFmjvPkJA8/s400/19.+popsicles.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640582542075270642" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">To finish, a cool summer dessert...Pear and Riesling Popsicles with fresh mint </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3starbackpacker.com/once-upon-a-table-a-secret-dining-society-in-hong-kong/">(photo courtesy of Dan)</a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-CakAD1sh7gEFmI8oBdBa-nwCyaYkp9qlTkrr-_iDZ0omJpBN4cVn77VD4dDnmSYC33lJ510YK833rJs7tAaaS84HtSU6ZCXKBw4L6UZvH170S8nGUEbX0ufduqZExVnPPNQTBJxmdL71/s1600/19.+steph+and+guests.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-CakAD1sh7gEFmI8oBdBa-nwCyaYkp9qlTkrr-_iDZ0omJpBN4cVn77VD4dDnmSYC33lJ510YK833rJs7tAaaS84HtSU6ZCXKBw4L6UZvH170S8nGUEbX0ufduqZExVnPPNQTBJxmdL71/s400/19.+steph+and+guests.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640581466993132386" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Lovely guests Delphine, Ed, Stephanie with Elisa</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj53m1-lJ8FAmc-amrxYdjdR-OaZDm_r80LOlKjHC0Ws36DHmiTqtUkDa5gDaQIH0OApVpXUvJeYpVUkzU_1NbptFL4QLw0hkKK9w-T2t-PiPxpaDaqX_1s2oRZQX8k5Um0jHQKaovHRqAi/s1600/20.+karen.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 242px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj53m1-lJ8FAmc-amrxYdjdR-OaZDm_r80LOlKjHC0Ws36DHmiTqtUkDa5gDaQIH0OApVpXUvJeYpVUkzU_1NbptFL4QLw0hkKK9w-T2t-PiPxpaDaqX_1s2oRZQX8k5Um0jHQKaovHRqAi/s400/20.+karen.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640581461099315810" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Our guest Karen who loved our last Beer tasting event so much she had to come to </div><div style="text-align: center;">our Riesling tasting too!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRberoS9TjP5VodQjskzXWTzR9mNPUKBlSGFh8e8jAuV2EjA5vh9G7VXpsNwOLC-prxVIjg5XxjMzKsSL6PDlnf6N-Bx-JdoLshA9kqCq4MBe9pIcQowwc2wYcnaym6SvBIVSirNoI_aM2/s1600/21.++andrew+yeeman.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 325px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRberoS9TjP5VodQjskzXWTzR9mNPUKBlSGFh8e8jAuV2EjA5vh9G7VXpsNwOLC-prxVIjg5XxjMzKsSL6PDlnf6N-Bx-JdoLshA9kqCq4MBe9pIcQowwc2wYcnaym6SvBIVSirNoI_aM2/s400/21.++andrew+yeeman.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640581464466168098" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Our guests Yeeman and Andrew chilling out with popsicles</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrxK-wRR-LMAJc0ShCrc7Z0YTni6vCe5B8DiI3_bCHOw88rKQtrNUXtCnk6bGDByUVEGa-7HYcL-ZNia_t3aM0ESUw3ZQFwuYx6skCFON7t7DARfnqzZiD13fJYaKWFNkEZWtgGZrRJzlZ/s1600/22.++steph+yalun+popsicles.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrxK-wRR-LMAJc0ShCrc7Z0YTni6vCe5B8DiI3_bCHOw88rKQtrNUXtCnk6bGDByUVEGa-7HYcL-ZNia_t3aM0ESUw3ZQFwuYx6skCFON7t7DARfnqzZiD13fJYaKWFNkEZWtgGZrRJzlZ/s400/22.++steph+yalun+popsicles.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640581458128896098" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Guest Yalun and Gracious host Stephanie </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyaeR7pKM3YqrrMsH5Cf4iLKrCgaKA7tSFIyRQR9q9lqFIlG2YL6oeUfnsOqH0jCw9P0o6HPOS-SzXm_ZcmGbzpA1KngDWUe7aYVDaKAkKp9dYgc6jW_IIZv7bM3VqZk2VGRmFDmQouo1l/s1600/23+yi+cecilia.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyaeR7pKM3YqrrMsH5Cf4iLKrCgaKA7tSFIyRQR9q9lqFIlG2YL6oeUfnsOqH0jCw9P0o6HPOS-SzXm_ZcmGbzpA1KngDWUe7aYVDaKAkKp9dYgc6jW_IIZv7bM3VqZk2VGRmFDmQouo1l/s400/23+yi+cecilia.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640581455371006386" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Guests: Yi and Cecilia </div><div style="text-align: center;">
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<br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" >I made this lovely, simple spiced gingerbread cake loaf to serve with the <a href="http://onceuponatablehk.blogspot.com/2011/08/sofias-spiced-riesling-liver-pate.html">Riesling Chicken Liver pate</a> at our last event 'It's Riesling Time'. The warming ginger, cinnamon, clove spices and orange zest complement very well with the rich, velvety meaty flavors and textures of the pate. We like to serve warm chunky chargrilled gingerbread slices with a big dollop of pate and caramelized red onions. </span><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >
<br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >The recipe is slightly adapted from <a href="http://www.joyofbaking.com/">Joy of Baking</a>, one of my favorite websites for cakes, desserts etc. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >GINGERBREAD CAKE LOAF</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >2 cups of four </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >1 teaspoon of baking soda</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >1/4 teaspoon salt</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >1 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon (nothing beats freshly ground cinnamon quills but you can also use pre-ground cinnamon)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >2 teaspoons of ground ginger</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >1/4 teaspoon of ground cloves</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >1/2 cup of 115 grams of unsalted butter</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >1/2 cup of light brown soft sugar</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >2 large eggs room temperature</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >zest of 1 orange</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >1/2 cup of golden syrup (put vegetable oil in cup to prevent sticking)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >1 cup milk</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >1. Preheat oven to 180C or 350F. Line 13cm x 31 cm loaf tin with baking paper.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >2. Sift the dry ingredients - flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger and cloves together and mix. Sifting will help with the raising and will also help prevent lumps in the cake mix.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >3. Use mixer to beat butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time and beat after each one. Add orange zest, golden syrup and combine.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >4. Add dry ingredients & milk, alternating between wet and dry ingredients, ending with dry ingredients. Beat until just combined (don't overwork it).</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >5. Pour batter into loaf tin and smooth the top with a spatula. Bake for 40-45 mins. Try to resist opening the oven until the last 10-15 mins to check. Insert a clean toothpick to check if it is done. If it comes out sticky, wait another 5 mins. If it is clean, it is ready. Cool completely before taking out of the tin. You can keep the loaf in the fridge for a few days or clingfilm and freeze in for 1-2 weeks.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >6. Before serving slice the loaf into 1 inch slices. Butter a griddle pan on medium heat, then add the slices, making nice griddle marks on both sides. Serve the warm chargrilled gingerbread with a big dollop of <a href="http://onceuponatablehk.blogspot.com/2011/08/sofias-spiced-riesling-liver-pate.html">Riesling Chicken Liver Pate </a>and some caramelized red onions. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >Enjoy with a lovely chilled glass of Riesling!</span></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script src="http://connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1"></script><fb:like href="http://onceuponatablehk.blogspot.com"></fb:like></div>onceuponatable@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17358272649428995394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585636421345753319.post-14124324421593404612011-08-07T18:39:00.000-07:002011-08-10T03:51:08.099-07:00Sofia's spiced riesling liver pate<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Hq_iXs8CoZeRNTuGsAALQ4Njvmpa6PZ-PfJY3t_1ggKRnlq5LPhDNweayahnL1crNOntVeGS6-iUXEaOqPlItUdkwbInrI2D3V9i1Rw8CHrGcXB6B1belWe_gkxfFtvtNAGEqvyCNMOp/s1600/pate+dan.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Hq_iXs8CoZeRNTuGsAALQ4Njvmpa6PZ-PfJY3t_1ggKRnlq5LPhDNweayahnL1crNOntVeGS6-iUXEaOqPlItUdkwbInrI2D3V9i1Rw8CHrGcXB6B1belWe_gkxfFtvtNAGEqvyCNMOp/s400/pate+dan.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639177521938821170" /></a>
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<br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >This recipe came together through a lot of experimenting. After reading about 10 liver pate recipes I took the bits that sounded most interesting and had a go. I must admit I had to test it out twice before getting the final pate just right.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">If you're in Hong Kong, buying chicken livers is a real mission. You'd think they'd be readily available at any wet market. After going to a couple of chicken stalls and asking for "<i>gaai gon</i>" I eventually got lucky with about 100grams of livers for HK$10. Unfortunately these were mixed with other innards - heart, anyone? In the end I went to City Super where you can buy 100grams for HK$17. They are imported from France, and look as clean as liver can.
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<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">Below is a summary of what I did. I'd recommend you have a play around with the ingredients as you go along, try different types of alcohol, different herbs, and spices! - good luck
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<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"><b>You will need:</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">1 Kilogram of chicken livers - enough for 2 big bowls of pate</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">1 Liter of milk</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">2 Glasses of riesling - I used a lovely riesling from Alsace</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">A dash of port wine</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">2 Red onions chopped fine</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">2 Cloves of garlic chopped fine</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">1 Bunch of fresh thyme</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">1 Block of butter</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">3 Bay leaves</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">3 Cloves</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">Mustard - I used dijon</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">Dry sage</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">Maldon salt</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">Pepper</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"><b>This is what I did:</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">Soak your chicken livers in the milk for about 24 hours. Make sure that you cover them. This does 2 things. It tenderises the livers and it also helps remove toxins. When you're ready to get cooking, take the livers out of the milk and pat dry. Cut out any grizzly looking bits.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">Gently heat the wine in a saucepan with the cloves and bay leaves. Let it simmer until the wine reduces by to about a third of it's original quantity. Add a dash of port into this mixture too if you fancy. When the mixture has reduced nicely turn off the heat.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">Melt about 3 tablespoons of butter over a low heat.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">Fry up the onions and garlic until soft.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">Add the chicken livers and a lot of salt and pepper and about 3 tablespoons of the fresh thyme leaves. Sprinkle generously with some dry sage.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">Cook gently until the chicken livers are soft and tender and still red inside. You do not want to overcook them otherwise they go hard and grey and lose their colour and flavour.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">Just before they are cooked add the wine mixture (remove the cloves and bay leaves) and give it a good couple of stirs.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">Turn the heat off.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">Now cut about half the block of butter up into chunks.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">Put the liver mixture and the butter into a bowl. Be careful about how much liquid goes in. I drained some of the liquid off, but left some of it in. You just need to use your eye for this - you don't want it too soupy.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">Season again with salt and pepper and add in about 2 - 3 tablespoons of mustard. You want to over season it because when it sets it loses flavour.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">Using a hand blender, blend the mixture. You can go as chunky or smooth as you like. You can also add in a bit of cream to this mixture for more richness.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">When your mixture is nice and smooth, then pour into a ramekin or a nice bowl.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">Put to one side.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">Melt the remaining butter in a saucepan. As it comes to boil scoop off the foam that rises to the top so that you get clarified butter. Now pour this on top of your pate.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">Let this cool for about 10 minutes and then pop into the fridge.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">You can add some thyme leaves to the clarified butter to give it some flavour if you like. This layer will set on top of the pate and keep it fresher for longer. You can keep this in the fridge for about 1 week. If you "open" the seal then use within 3 days. You can also freeze the pate in the fridge for about 1 month.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">To serve you can throw some pickles, or caramalised onion onto a board, along with some olives and fresh leaves. Serve on chargrilled gingerbread (see our recipe) for a bit of decadence, or on crusty bread.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;">Enjoy with a glass of reisling or ice wine.</span></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script src="http://connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1"></script><fb:like href="http://onceuponatablehk.blogspot.com"></fb:like></div>onceuponatable@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17358272649428995394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585636421345753319.post-40128540423649336172011-07-18T02:33:00.000-07:002011-07-18T19:49:35.069-07:00It's Riesling Time: Sat July 30<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBOfoXVbobgsED-_44wuHzjHh80tuWDxasoYwOa7LoELyx4VRhRhnKRJ9-kPoR-KRnLavVYP0B_ydWC-GpQBwPb9RSNg7qtjP7YNqwaz89bBqyRy2ivk1_fOgYt75rvfklyf0ghW3MDkYC/s1600/cup.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBOfoXVbobgsED-_44wuHzjHh80tuWDxasoYwOa7LoELyx4VRhRhnKRJ9-kPoR-KRnLavVYP0B_ydWC-GpQBwPb9RSNg7qtjP7YNqwaz89bBqyRy2ivk1_fOgYt75rvfklyf0ghW3MDkYC/s400/cup.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630886579601756930" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">Forget the stereotype sweet Rieslings you might have tasted before and come discover why Riesling is known as the 'food lovers wine'. Riesling has incredible food pairing versatility and can match with almost any dish...even the more challenging spicy Asian, Mexican or Morrocan dishes.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">For the next event, Elisa our Once Upon A Table novice sommelier will guide you through 5 different Rieslings tastings ranging from a range of styles from sweet, dry, semi-dry, light, full-bodied, or wonderfully crisp, citrusy and fruity. </span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">We will be pairing the Riesling with small delicious food dishes that work well with the diverse flavors and characters of the wine. We hope it will be a Riesling Revelation for you. Here is a sneak peak at the menu (note: some items may be adapted slightly).</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><i>Welcome drink - Lychee Bellini</i></span></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><i>Chilean Riesling, San Antonio Leyda or Bio Bio</i> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">Char-grilled Scallops served with edamame, grapefruit zest and mint oil </span></span></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><i>Australian Riesling, Clare Valley </i></span></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Grilled fish with tacos with mango salsa, salsa verde and crunchy red cabbage </span></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><i>French Riesling, Alsace</i> </span></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Chicken Riesling liver pate with caramelized onions and currents served on warm char-grilled homemade gingerbread </span></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><i><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">German Riesling, Rheingau or Mosel </span></span></i></span></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Cheeses plate with homemade pineapple and green apple jam</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span"><div style="border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><i>For Dessert, Riesling Pear Ice Popsicles</i></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><b>'It's Riesling Time' will be held Sat 30 July 4:30-8:30pm. </b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><b>Secret home venue to be revealed the day before.</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><b>Total costs per guest $480.</b></span></div><div><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b>Bookings will be open this Thursday 21 July - 12- 3pm. </b></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b>Email us at <a href="mailto:onceuponatable@gmail.com">onceuponatable@gmail.com</a></b></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span>We have only 12 spaces. First come, first served. Be quick as we tend to sell out quickly.</span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span>Bon Appetit! </span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span>Once Upon A Table team</span></p><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /><br /><br /></span><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span></span></p></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script src="http://connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1"></script><fb:like href="http://onceuponatablehk.blogspot.com"></fb:like></div>onceuponatable@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17358272649428995394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585636421345753319.post-79012195198911381292011-07-04T06:50:00.000-07:002011-07-17T04:36:00.806-07:00Brewilicious photos - a beer tasting extravaganza<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLZ2fHYyBnfZ_VhyphenhyphenSXyvjfpnd1wRCnPA-nrM_cYwm2WiTbVSWcbO_Rqp20HQbprhxxa6TIhjECzX6QyDs1WRtrCwqYEWl7FIcv4s30aU5t8uVMPdYnkZLJCQfWPbg-mlgoZUu1d76ajYWd/s1600/will+kaichin.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLZ2fHYyBnfZ_VhyphenhyphenSXyvjfpnd1wRCnPA-nrM_cYwm2WiTbVSWcbO_Rqp20HQbprhxxa6TIhjECzX6QyDs1WRtrCwqYEWl7FIcv4s30aU5t8uVMPdYnkZLJCQfWPbg-mlgoZUu1d76ajYWd/s400/will+kaichin.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625513025999453026" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Our guests Will and Kai Chin admire the golden, honey colors of the beer</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span">What better way to spend a lazy hot Saturday in Hong Kong than sampling cold, refreshing and uniquely flavoured craft brewed beers with 16 lovely Once Upon A Table guests.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">For Brewilicious we collaborated with Jeff Boda, beer guru from<a href="http://foreigndevil.com/"> Foreign Devil</a> beers who curated and showcased the 6 craft brewed beers. </span><span class="Apple-style-span">Guests were welcomed with a 'Michelda', a refreshing Mexican beer cocktail made with chilled beer, lots of ice, a few drops of Tabasco sauce and a wedge of lime.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Jeff started the tasting in a tiny Japanese fishing village, where they brew a complex blonde ale with tart citrus notes. It was then on to Belgium for something a bit darker, with a hint of caramel, from the local Trappist monks. We finished our journey in America with a Rogue Chocolate Stout, made with real chocolate and accompanied by home made Twix. Jeff had one last adventure for our guests, perhaps the most surprising been many of them had ever tasted, a 15 year old aged Samuel Adams Triple Bock with the smoothness of Port.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span">The tasty plates of food we matched to the flavour of the beers, were gobbled up hungrily.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Special thanks to one of our guests Andrew who generously opened up his home in Sheung Wan as the Brewilicious secret venue.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Thanks also to our awesome guests!</span></div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIVtTVhqG7mG5-ZpeNADyd6OkKuuS1VNUE-N2Kfy_h6ZDBJJQDjn_YwKga2KjsQ2k-T8S-DaaERWkokoarF4AU1Lhwzt-mJlZXr8H2BftVnqhYPhDZnUhEkbipNXANBVxWHqZ3Ye72I_wE/s1600/message+in+a+bottle.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIVtTVhqG7mG5-ZpeNADyd6OkKuuS1VNUE-N2Kfy_h6ZDBJJQDjn_YwKga2KjsQ2k-T8S-DaaERWkokoarF4AU1Lhwzt-mJlZXr8H2BftVnqhYPhDZnUhEkbipNXANBVxWHqZ3Ye72I_wE/s400/message+in+a+bottle.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625513015435197122" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Menu Message in a Bottle</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVaRuery80cLz4Xjvbq1KtP0x_y4c-dEl3GrQf3pynffG_77yFst92Gg8_dC9zsEJIl16VA2TvY8RygKs2FTV6wPDrsZ3VrkLGmKoKS1IDP_ZiKshQjf7Nocu935bDwK9YlhYjhWcJg_EP/s1600/cutie.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 392px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVaRuery80cLz4Xjvbq1KtP0x_y4c-dEl3GrQf3pynffG_77yFst92Gg8_dC9zsEJIl16VA2TvY8RygKs2FTV6wPDrsZ3VrkLGmKoKS1IDP_ZiKshQjf7Nocu935bDwK9YlhYjhWcJg_EP/s400/cutie.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625512459528160978" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Lovely guests Karen and Yeeman</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzCu7ldvH94wsJaNISDyA8r5NjbJyy3SPVmlNn5xGsdGSLaNBHXe_O0_KqKwK0jdgUmoNp6hSir5pj_xsg4cEfmMzav7zEVW1ySn15RMm-anymGaYDlulFnCt6PwK0P_peZ3xxqNdLrXTm/s1600/fennel+tarts.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzCu7ldvH94wsJaNISDyA8r5NjbJyy3SPVmlNn5xGsdGSLaNBHXe_O0_KqKwK0jdgUmoNp6hSir5pj_xsg4cEfmMzav7zEVW1ySn15RMm-anymGaYDlulFnCt6PwK0P_peZ3xxqNdLrXTm/s400/fennel+tarts.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625503007623674146" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">To complement the refreshing North Coast Blue Star Wheat Ale,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"> Shreya made warm roast fennel and gouda cheese tarts</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAW0qKSxTw5292CmIeVcnDKgSLqleoiwBBu6BCdGOtw-JXQjHcq3NEx468cFpSWiCdrL6tPxl0FbGldwtnZg1tgY5j5kuQwV0Wcx7CQMIEpFqkh17JPfOzv8Q6CvKO2MngQeyl9TwZHgCA/s1600/jeff+the+guru.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 251px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAW0qKSxTw5292CmIeVcnDKgSLqleoiwBBu6BCdGOtw-JXQjHcq3NEx468cFpSWiCdrL6tPxl0FbGldwtnZg1tgY5j5kuQwV0Wcx7CQMIEpFqkh17JPfOzv8Q6CvKO2MngQeyl9TwZHgCA/s400/jeff+the+guru.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625503006335457650" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Jeff the beer guru passionately sharing his love and respect for craft brews</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVR9lRJ4mZnxLdJm2qf3kMEIF3baMhBGnWHqCIazJqcWYP7fI5dIrjHWrZ09RtR1aCvOI3_DaFk9BpvIIDn9BM3GYxe6hyUaSOpL4mDSOPc_O8C7ZqOVWyI8Oh_LXkOGjk2VjoYktuEAVL/s1600/IMG_2660.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVR9lRJ4mZnxLdJm2qf3kMEIF3baMhBGnWHqCIazJqcWYP7fI5dIrjHWrZ09RtR1aCvOI3_DaFk9BpvIIDn9BM3GYxe6hyUaSOpL4mDSOPc_O8C7ZqOVWyI8Oh_LXkOGjk2VjoYktuEAVL/s400/IMG_2660.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625502986992436930" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Guests chilling out and savoring the full flavors of the beers</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX0sZMOsfYT-l-tMn1f8QtMHhgODYZwDCT8OBcR5XIDSYWwUl1H89u-vT0sH5X5njM8scGeaLocU9MSN84HNzIF3umv5-s-BzvBgi9peofJcFn91RpzRHDtC_wL6-7L9XPbhpPfPnxzUUQ/s1600/perfect+beer.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX0sZMOsfYT-l-tMn1f8QtMHhgODYZwDCT8OBcR5XIDSYWwUl1H89u-vT0sH5X5njM8scGeaLocU9MSN84HNzIF3umv5-s-BzvBgi9peofJcFn91RpzRHDtC_wL6-7L9XPbhpPfPnxzUUQ/s400/perfect+beer.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625502292077219058" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Check out the beautiful golden, honey colors</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwP7PkW1Zz5uBjgYXGV6TPJPM3JD1ro2AUtVRcIoud6AxDXc7SDWrfUqLyf8vtymMPjGvvDlE3aLLw5rqLyDaszahNBH6gsc-3Qg20fdEMEFv9U-rMA_v26v4vUBSFtkWi4_5MFgFxEhJQ/s1600/sashimi+bruschetta.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwP7PkW1Zz5uBjgYXGV6TPJPM3JD1ro2AUtVRcIoud6AxDXc7SDWrfUqLyf8vtymMPjGvvDlE3aLLw5rqLyDaszahNBH6gsc-3Qg20fdEMEFv9U-rMA_v26v4vUBSFtkWi4_5MFgFxEhJQ/s400/sashimi+bruschetta.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625502280777714690" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Angie's Whitefish Sashimi Bruschetta with coriander, red onion and lime juice...very moreish</span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoLtFswY6CnXpVaAIDy80GHBY5ZfgWkPlCCcjMttH3JqdRHYgqkdJtFhiMpsPxheWyUb6JRnXPT0yoX3ukTk7QuisoSWALkdhYCPzsuhALiLJVSqSTAqoKkIsoH2AUUhcLySw3kLJDgupr/s400/jeff+pouring.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625500643119396946" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Topping up again</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinhkxfuKq9B6Xu78AdxJWmtrsTNfwMb3jFOV15PqDXZDa90S-zHf_nTmXArgYaVbUU3rNB8EatAd4sQYRi7anaRTBuPtz1dCt_j3MxT-E_5EDB9wM9rF_TS6epI3lNEpvO78VfmaDPwyYL/s1600/lots+of+beers.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 308px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinhkxfuKq9B6Xu78AdxJWmtrsTNfwMb3jFOV15PqDXZDa90S-zHf_nTmXArgYaVbUU3rNB8EatAd4sQYRi7anaRTBuPtz1dCt_j3MxT-E_5EDB9wM9rF_TS6epI3lNEpvO78VfmaDPwyYL/s400/lots+of+beers.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625500427605295250" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Beautiful beer labels</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvmXWqE3rTh_VHg-EjARJQEwKKeJmhi0XU2aBGKyPFjheqN8NqJFXpw2eQvQCfVG21FhMh6Y_mlIdSIkhcErV6ZNUFG0wl3C6tCMZ3NH6EQHqpn-fBleQwwTLdttECh6qrUeCK026Wi-hC/s1600/beer+chicken.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvmXWqE3rTh_VHg-EjARJQEwKKeJmhi0XU2aBGKyPFjheqN8NqJFXpw2eQvQCfVG21FhMh6Y_mlIdSIkhcErV6ZNUFG0wl3C6tCMZ3NH6EQHqpn-fBleQwwTLdttECh6qrUeCK026Wi-hC/s400/beer+chicken.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625500064068312562" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">What better to pair a crisp, malty amber ale beer than ale marinated chicken. yum Argha!</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitwDEmF1lVZGMVv2nC9Pdg_Sq5jKin_RY-kykPIyUzbw_kGF0iiS3_CF4mD8tPst61PY-iP7dQ_b5sT2qbcU8Qtf6YajSr8Ak-T7ha-Zq6QEHoIB5MFSjOsf4tHEODcOZUXA8DjZPCdnC2/s1600/beer+cheese+3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 302px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitwDEmF1lVZGMVv2nC9Pdg_Sq5jKin_RY-kykPIyUzbw_kGF0iiS3_CF4mD8tPst61PY-iP7dQ_b5sT2qbcU8Qtf6YajSr8Ak-T7ha-Zq6QEHoIB5MFSjOsf4tHEODcOZUXA8DjZPCdnC2/s400/beer+cheese+3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625499846210822242" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">We think the Trappist Belgium beer making would have enjoyed kicking back with some strong cheeses, homemade strawberry jam, </span><span class="Apple-style-span">homemade pineapple jam with ginger and homemade paprika crackers</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">.</span></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiliV2I27pLpo4Zk5hqw2m3Du9N-kPBgKLF6k46D2Vt0fsl2ojYFiODgqjCQj0IIf0PlDUxJUvMkXo6D1kpaqGrfBuJ-XZBKKjd_o_AYsPn4-DnLmIBI9UB0z6lWn6kaEaYumSkknysqL6I/s1600/girls.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 281px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiliV2I27pLpo4Zk5hqw2m3Du9N-kPBgKLF6k46D2Vt0fsl2ojYFiODgqjCQj0IIf0PlDUxJUvMkXo6D1kpaqGrfBuJ-XZBKKjd_o_AYsPn4-DnLmIBI9UB0z6lWn6kaEaYumSkknysqL6I/s400/girls.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625499696177693554" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">The lovely ladies guests - Jana, Fu Ting and Agatha</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieV39o-z2c4Ksp8zGZj8xUS7S18grHjFSlg7pfjN5b3y0HHLANoy8hf9p4vPnOc2ybxkdML1ocqZndauoMhamxK2GhlYJGryHCAQbehfDvXF-ldUq7ThzRr5ZC4YAd2Tg9tKS9FICXB6bB/s1600/argha+shreya+angie.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieV39o-z2c4Ksp8zGZj8xUS7S18grHjFSlg7pfjN5b3y0HHLANoy8hf9p4vPnOc2ybxkdML1ocqZndauoMhamxK2GhlYJGryHCAQbehfDvXF-ldUq7ThzRr5ZC4YAd2Tg9tKS9FICXB6bB/s400/argha+shreya+angie.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625499504013550658" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Thank you from the Once Upon A Table Team - Argha, Shreya, Angie</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQRE3WD4aQZU04zfR8rfogw9g47-S8350KjHNrIjj_ICejZgOMY2QZ5BLosH6XEPPVCE2iKVEkEqRDMlvZ6Z8jMbP8nOfq1bDCNm-P8CICdjvs6VVoP68_uTZrH_1gDNIG_o8-aFLukvFT/s1600/homemade+twix.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQRE3WD4aQZU04zfR8rfogw9g47-S8350KjHNrIjj_ICejZgOMY2QZ5BLosH6XEPPVCE2iKVEkEqRDMlvZ6Z8jMbP8nOfq1bDCNm-P8CICdjvs6VVoP68_uTZrH_1gDNIG_o8-aFLukvFT/s400/homemade+twix.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625499148839912978" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">The ultimate sweet tooth fix - Homemade Twix bars with crunchy shortbread, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">chewy sweet caramel and milk chocolate</span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNaZz5CgikGY8FMg0u5b7TMi1_9vbQbrcLrC9mIGtdz4-lZOKQzupTCXJwmfCvZdkDtJVO85-5WSAubJ2x4Ze_3_gZ6n9rlDqKAnCJ3X9a62N4gPsZiQmLnG6khqW9govLOi-bv0SibTaa/s1600/vintage+beer.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 326px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNaZz5CgikGY8FMg0u5b7TMi1_9vbQbrcLrC9mIGtdz4-lZOKQzupTCXJwmfCvZdkDtJVO85-5WSAubJ2x4Ze_3_gZ6n9rlDqKAnCJ3X9a62N4gPsZiQmLnG6khqW9govLOi-bv0SibTaa/s400/vintage+beer.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625498978730688658" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">To finish a 15 year vintage beer that tastes like a port or sherry!!</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span"><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script src="http://connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1"></script><fb:like href="http://onceuponatablehk.blogspot.com"></fb:like></div>onceuponatable@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17358272649428995394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585636421345753319.post-22055985185768417362011-07-04T06:23:00.000-07:002011-07-17T04:36:31.997-07:00Shreya's Easy Peasy & Moreish Artichoke Dip Recipe<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxDibCsqCJvMeQe4JvI2yGBUnMfjvU_xVCXm9pHJm5MOL3-QstK8T_iRiDiRz0bCxRfSYksNkRJFr3niClvCpGPxfHMS-Lc8YV8WAEsB2QoSXCvfvMSIotEWagvWf5WXiGBgW0XqRqqdt0/s1600/artichoke+dip+prep.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 305px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxDibCsqCJvMeQe4JvI2yGBUnMfjvU_xVCXm9pHJm5MOL3-QstK8T_iRiDiRz0bCxRfSYksNkRJFr3niClvCpGPxfHMS-Lc8YV8WAEsB2QoSXCvfvMSIotEWagvWf5WXiGBgW0XqRqqdt0/s400/artichoke+dip+prep.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625492924114770306" /></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Prepping the artichoke dip</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbhATTKFWNtmQ_HLpz8npLMruHqrChv0BF30y8DhyphenhyphenKxEPmGc-NJBs8-ApczNNj-X9F8fheIWplfxuOx5cL3K_ThqB07l4LTJ1iBCkMx61HIef8D64kyeu5s1QOOZcp8Uo7cIbHIvNCnmQg/s1600/baby-artichokes-olive-lg.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 313px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbhATTKFWNtmQ_HLpz8npLMruHqrChv0BF30y8DhyphenhyphenKxEPmGc-NJBs8-ApczNNj-X9F8fheIWplfxuOx5cL3K_ThqB07l4LTJ1iBCkMx61HIef8D64kyeu5s1QOOZcp8Uo7cIbHIvNCnmQg/s400/baby-artichokes-olive-lg.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625492783208463234" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">A bit of a cheat but super easy - canned artichokes</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span">Shreya's Artichoke dip was a highly requested recipe from our <a href="http://onceuponatablehk.blogspot.com/2011/05/explore-spice-route_31.html">'Explore the Spice Route' </a>guests in May. The recipe is super easy but very tasty indeed! We served this with warm thin homemade fennel flatbreads. Yum!</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">RECIPE FOR ARTICHOKE DIP</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">1 can or artichoke drained and chopped roughly (available at any big welcome supermarket)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">1/2 cup mayo</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">1/2 cup sour cream</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">3/4 cup grated parmesan</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">Pinch of salt</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">2 teaspoons of fresh grated nutmeg or nutmeg powder</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">2 pinches of paprika</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">Mix all ingredients together in an oven proof dish and bake for 30 mins at 180C til it sets well and looks slightly golden brown on top. Let it stand for 5 mins before serving. Sprinkle with a with pinches of paprika for a bit of color.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "> </span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script src="http://connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1"></script><fb:like href="http://onceuponatablehk.blogspot.com"></fb:like></div>onceuponatable@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17358272649428995394noreply@blogger.com1