Foodblogger Battle Royale Cook Off 2010
It’s on like DONKEY KONG! These were the first thoughts that came to mind when I read an invitation from Billy, Ellie and Linda. Although it may not have involved any throwing of barrels of collecting of magically hanging bananas, I was extremely excited in anticipation of all the creative dishes that the others were bound to come up with. Then the weeks went past, and I had not even thought about what I was to make and then that excitement turned into a frantic panic of googling and speed browsing cookbooks. For there were some simple laws that we had to follow:
- Each person will be assigned one of two categories- Savoury or Dessert
- For Savoury, you MUST use any form of “fruit” in your dish.
- For Dessert, you MUST use any form of “vegetable” in your dish.
- Each person will prepare their dishes at home and bring it to the party.
The groups were decided to be Savouriers:
Myself
and the Desserters:
Here Comes the Food
@Bangkok Restaurant- Haymarket, Sydney.
Waiting in the queue for a restaurant is a test on your stomach and irritating on the nerves for patrons that are unfortunately seated at the closest table to the door as you have people eye-balling you to hasten your meal. You would rarely have to wait every meal as almost every restaurant allows for bookings, but if you visit places such Chat Thai, Musashi and Ayam Goreng 99 during the times when bookings can’t be made, you’ll know what I’m talking about.
It was suggested to me that if Chat Thai is full, as it normally is, head across the street into Capitol Square to an authentic Thai restaurant called @Bangkok. This restaurant at first sight had a cozy atmosphere: tv screens on the walls that were playing karaoke, a performance stage where shows are held on Saturdays, specials on a blackboard, stool-cushioned seating on the centre of the room and chair seating on the tables against the wall.