‘Steak’ is a one of the many magical words that brings happiness to me (and I’m sure many others); other examples of such words include ‘butter’ and ‘crackling’. So when I was researching on places to eat in Gold Coast, I was instantly drawn to Moo Moo The Wine Bar + Grill because of one item in particular on its generous menu entitled “A Carnivores Dining Delight”: the signature dish of a 1 kilogram wagyu rump roast. Needless to say, I booked the restaurant as soon as I saw “1 kg”.
“Moo Moo puts the sexy back into the steak”, I couldn’t agree more. The restaurant is casual with a lively atmosphere and the interior décor cascades intermittently with different shades of red. Whilst this is a food photographer’s nightmare when all the photos turn out mainly red, this aside, it is engaging and I can appreciate how well everything seems to work: waiters are attentive but not too intrusive, everybody just seems happy to be working here and the happy vibe is contagious.
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I was nodding as I read this post as I am, also an addict. Hi, my name is Richard and I am a ginger-beeraholic. The passion that Lisa has, I feel it too regarding ginger beer and scones so when I saw that post I had already decided that I would try to recreate those soft and fluffy scones. I had no idea what they would taste like and how the carbonation would add to the scones but I was definitely looking forward to trying them out for myself. Here Comes the Food
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Heaven, I’m in heaven
And my heart beats so that I can hardly speak
And I seem to find the happiness I seek
When we’re out together eating pork cheek to pork cheek…
This was the song that played throughout my head the whole time from the first piece of suckling pig to the final shard of crackling. There were also some imagery of dancing rolling through my mind but they were more of dancing pigs with tuxedos, top hats and a monocle. However, before I lose myself to reminiscing about dancing pigs and awesome suckling pig we should start from the beginning. Read the rest of this entry »
