This week in brief
I’m starting off a new series – a weekly post that will collect up my twitter / instagram photos or little snippets from my week that don’t warrant a full post.
Mum and dad left for home yesterday – sadness! Before they left, we went to dinner at the Abyssinian. I wasn’t sure if they would enjoy the experience, but Alastair, Bro and I certainly did. It was delicious as always, and we left super stuffed. I think mum and dad liked it too but it can be hard to tell with them sometimes.
See my previous posts on the Abyssinian here and here.
Now that mum and dad have gone home, there’s no one to cook me dinner. And I had to do my own washing yesterday. Outrageous! But before they left, mum made laksa. Yeah oh yeah.
What did you do with your weekend? I made homemade beef jerky. Fuck yeah. It was really easy in my $40 Aldi dehydrator. I’m going to play around a bit with marinades but I’m sure there will be a blog post to come in the not too distant future.
Oyster Frenzy #4 at Albert Park Hotel
Disclosure: Alastair & I attended as guests of Albert Park Hotel
I was invited to attend Oyster Frenzy #4 at the Albert Park Hotel on Thursday night. A large group of oyster lovers gathered upstairs for all you can eat oysters, canapés and drinks.
I ate SO MANY OYSTERS but it was a sad effort compared to some of the people there. My final number was 36, and I must confess that I didn’t enjoy the last couple. I ate them just because I had taken them.
There were about 10 varieties on offer, but to begin with we weren’t very organised and mixed them all up. Also, there was a lack of tables and seating, so it was a bit hard to juggle eating oysters with a drink while standing up. There was no hope of pulling out a notebook to jot down notes, so these thoughts are all from memory:
Clair de Lune – I only had one of these, and found it very metallic.
Batemans Bay – (I think the name was Batemans Bay… I remember that it started with a B! It could’ve been Blackburn?). They were quite strong tasting, very salty with a strong iron, bitter aftertaste.
Port Lincoln – I alternated eating these with the Batemans Bay and found the same thing – strong and salty.
Tom thumb – these tiny little oysters were so cute and went down very easily.
Norfolk – mild compared to the others, not particularly strongly flavoured.
Smokey Bay – I remember eating them, but I don’t remember anything else about them!
Coffin Bay – I liked these the most, they were salty and briney with a very creamy aftertaste.
We had a good time, but I don’t think I can eat oysters again for at least a week. 😉
Albert Park Hotel
83 Dundas Pl
Albert Park VIC 3206
(03) 9690 5459
Web: thealbertpark.com.au
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Bianca
September 4, 2011 @ 3:28 pm
I love this idea! 🙂 You always manage to make me hungry with your photos! That beef jerky.. Ooooooh yeah. I’m going to hassle you about it until you make a blog post for it 😉 hehe!
Your mum’s laksa looks delicious! I remember seeing it on twitter the other night and getting super excited about my own laksa for dinner!
The Abyssinian looks awesome, too! I’ve never heard of it before, but I think it would be somewhere that my parents would love.. Will check out your other posts on it 🙂
Agnes
September 11, 2011 @ 9:42 pm
Haha, I better get on to the beef jerky post! 🙂
The Abyssinian is so good – definitely worth a visit. It’s great fun and always tasty.
Hannah
September 4, 2011 @ 5:02 pm
I can see that there was a key component missing in your Abyssinian trip. I’m surprised you were able to enjoy it at all as a result.
P.S. You used the Aldi deydrator! Woot! I was just thinking about mine last night and how I’ve stopped even seeing it anymore. The box just seems a part of my room these days.
Agnes
September 11, 2011 @ 9:43 pm
Oh we only *just* managed to enjoy the Abyssinian without you. It goes without saying that if you had been there, our enjoyment levels would’ve been off the scale.
PS: Yes! I’ve used the dehydrator – I WIN.
Annette
September 4, 2011 @ 8:12 pm
Wonderful photo of St Kilda! The Abyssinian meal looks delicious –I think we went there with you didn’t we? As for the oysters….well I am so jealous as you can impagine.
Agnes
September 11, 2011 @ 9:44 pm
We did go to the Abyssinian with you! And I’m sure you’re loving the thought of all those oysters – yum yum.
Adrian (Food Rehab)
September 5, 2011 @ 1:10 pm
I like I like! Gosh, Oyster frenzy indeed! So no Oysterfest then LOL
Agnes
September 11, 2011 @ 9:46 pm
Hmm maybe no Oysterfest for a couple of weeks. I definitely ate my fill of oysters 😉
msihua
September 5, 2011 @ 6:54 pm
Man… this is a brilliant idea.. I’m going to steal it!! Hehehe.. just look at those oysters.. damn I’m hungry right now!
Agnes
September 11, 2011 @ 9:48 pm
Yes, steal it! 🙂