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Saturday, 1 October 2011
Saturday, 2 October 2010
Grand Final Replay day... and Moira's birthday at Restaurant Jacques Reymond
Because of the draw between the Magpies and the Saints in last week's Grand Final we have a replay this week. The AFL has changed the rules for the replay so that there will be extra time at the end of the game in case of another draw. No such luck though. The Pies flogged the Saints.
Collingwood 16.12.108 defeated St. Kilda 7.10.52
I thought it was all over at quarter time. There's an old adage says everyone's favourite team is whoever they barrack for or whoever is playing the Collingwood Magpies. We're all losers today. I reckon there'll be 50,000 new Magpie supporters in 9 months time.
What better way to get over a big footy loss than a party. My little sis, Moira, is celebrating her 40th birthday today and she has organised a party for her closest friends and family (that were able to make the trip - sorry Ben and Sonja) at Restaurant Jacques Reymond.
We, me Michelle and Moira, sussed out Jacques a few months ago and had one of the better meals we've ever had. We new we'd be in good hands if Moira booked Jacques' for he birthday and we were.
Dob and Lan
Is it time to dance yet?
Who the hell invited the bloke with the camera?
Anthony and Trish
Speech - thanks for coming and leave your money on the fridge.
Marg, Moira and Lan.
Jasmine, Gerard, Anthony and Trish
Pop and Ma
Me, Michelle (and yet to be named 28 week old bun in the oven) and Nick.
Two tastes of scallops with seasonal flavours, a cerviche with swede, artichoke chips and lemon myrtle, seared scallops with beetroot, apple and cider emulsion.
Delice soufflé of cottage cheese and aged comté, a stinging nettle and watercress sauce.
The ocean, flounder and oysters, fresh wasabi warm flounder 'sashimi' with fresh grated horseradish and togarashi, a natural oyster and sea water, a warm oyster with wasabi dressing, crispy tempura of white anchovy.
The room to ourselves.
Sweet and sour pekin duck like tucupi, a spiced nougatine of flaked salt and ginger, a lemon sauce, sourness of wilted sorrel and crisp duck skin salad, four pepper squid and yoghurt.
A new taste and technique of presenting prime eye fillet of Angus beef, warm salad of seared and slow poached beef reinventing the classic beef a la ficelle, millefeuilles of potato aioli with sesame, grandmother garnish and shiitake, natural cooking juices.
Roasted snapper, espelette pimento and mustard seed butter, a white onion tart, fluffy parsnip and yabbies, textures of enoki and Australian pure virgin olive oil, a green lettuce emulsion.
Chocolate - White chocolate créme brulèe, mild spice cacao sorbet, milk chocolate millefeuilles, dark chocolate soufflé.
Spice Strawberries - Poached fresh strawberries in a port and cassis infusion of mild spices, liquorice and bourbon vanilla ice cream, chocolate mint mousse, four pepper crispy tuille.
Lan, Moira and Gab
Subtility around a Pear - Baked to order bosc pear tart, fisherman's friend and pear delicacy, pearls of pear, yoghurt and saffron sorbet.
Really?
Monica and Con
Nick and Moira
Nice strong coffee - a piccolo latte.
Petit fours.
Moira and Jacques Reymond.
Marg, Jacques and Moira
Marg, Jacques and Barry
Gabrielle and Gareth.
Ah, sweet relief.
Top people, top night, top food. I hope Jacques wasn't too upset by our mobbing him like culinary rock star (he is a culinary rock star though). I tried to restrain my fan boy squeeing.
Collingwood 16.12.108 defeated St. Kilda 7.10.52
I thought it was all over at quarter time. There's an old adage says everyone's favourite team is whoever they barrack for or whoever is playing the Collingwood Magpies. We're all losers today. I reckon there'll be 50,000 new Magpie supporters in 9 months time.
What better way to get over a big footy loss than a party. My little sis, Moira, is celebrating her 40th birthday today and she has organised a party for her closest friends and family (that were able to make the trip - sorry Ben and Sonja) at Restaurant Jacques Reymond.
We, me Michelle and Moira, sussed out Jacques a few months ago and had one of the better meals we've ever had. We new we'd be in good hands if Moira booked Jacques' for he birthday and we were.
Dob and Lan
Is it time to dance yet?
Who the hell invited the bloke with the camera?
Anthony and Trish
Speech - thanks for coming and leave your money on the fridge.
Marg, Moira and Lan.
Jasmine, Gerard, Anthony and Trish
Pop and Ma
Me, Michelle (and yet to be named 28 week old bun in the oven) and Nick.
Two tastes of scallops with seasonal flavours, a cerviche with swede, artichoke chips and lemon myrtle, seared scallops with beetroot, apple and cider emulsion.
Delice soufflé of cottage cheese and aged comté, a stinging nettle and watercress sauce.
The ocean, flounder and oysters, fresh wasabi warm flounder 'sashimi' with fresh grated horseradish and togarashi, a natural oyster and sea water, a warm oyster with wasabi dressing, crispy tempura of white anchovy.
The room to ourselves.
Sweet and sour pekin duck like tucupi, a spiced nougatine of flaked salt and ginger, a lemon sauce, sourness of wilted sorrel and crisp duck skin salad, four pepper squid and yoghurt.
A new taste and technique of presenting prime eye fillet of Angus beef, warm salad of seared and slow poached beef reinventing the classic beef a la ficelle, millefeuilles of potato aioli with sesame, grandmother garnish and shiitake, natural cooking juices.
Roasted snapper, espelette pimento and mustard seed butter, a white onion tart, fluffy parsnip and yabbies, textures of enoki and Australian pure virgin olive oil, a green lettuce emulsion.
Chocolate - White chocolate créme brulèe, mild spice cacao sorbet, milk chocolate millefeuilles, dark chocolate soufflé.
Spice Strawberries - Poached fresh strawberries in a port and cassis infusion of mild spices, liquorice and bourbon vanilla ice cream, chocolate mint mousse, four pepper crispy tuille.
Lan, Moira and Gab
Subtility around a Pear - Baked to order bosc pear tart, fisherman's friend and pear delicacy, pearls of pear, yoghurt and saffron sorbet.
Really?
Monica and Con
Nick and Moira
Nice strong coffee - a piccolo latte.
Petit fours.
Moira and Jacques Reymond.
Marg, Jacques and Moira
Marg, Jacques and Barry
Gabrielle and Gareth.
Ah, sweet relief.
Top people, top night, top food. I hope Jacques wasn't too upset by our mobbing him like culinary rock star (he is a culinary rock star though). I tried to restrain my fan boy squeeing.
Saturday, 25 September 2010
Grand Final day at Culburra
Mark and Sharon kindly hosted a Grand Final BBQ for us at their home in Orient Point (Culburra). A beautiful day for it too. The local wildlife were out and about. The kookaburra below hung around for ages as did a couple of magpies. Thankfully I don't believe in omens.
A good day and good game was topped off by a hilarious result. For the first time in 33 years we have a drawn grand final. The AFL doesn't have any extra time or golden goal rules for the grand final so a draw means a replay next Saturday. For a footy purist that is just gold.
Collingwood Magpies 9.14.68
St Kilda Saints 10.8.68
A good day and good game was topped off by a hilarious result. For the first time in 33 years we have a drawn grand final. The AFL doesn't have any extra time or golden goal rules for the grand final so a draw means a replay next Saturday. For a footy purist that is just gold.
Collingwood Magpies 9.14.68
St Kilda Saints 10.8.68
Saturday, 21 August 2010
Roos and Kirk - See ya later
Except for the first quarter the Bulldogs never looked like they were in the hunt. Like Labor, in our still undecided election, they were smashed. Poetic really because Julia Gillard PM is the number one ticket holder for the Bulldogs. More likely though the reason the doggies were belted was because this was Brett Kirk and Paul Roos' last game at the SCG. Both will be heading into retirement at the end of the season and the team gave them the send off they deserved.
Every time Captain Kirk went near the ball the crowd rose to their feet. It was a typical Kirky performance. Not so typically he ended up with two goals himself. The last one coming a few minutes before the end that brought a roar from the crowd that would have lifted the roof of the SCG if it had one.
Every time Captain Kirk went near the ball the crowd rose to their feet. It was a typical Kirky performance. Not so typically he ended up with two goals himself. The last one coming a few minutes before the end that brought a roar from the crowd that would have lifted the roof of the SCG if it had one.
Roosy was the coach that finally snagged a premiership for the Swans for the first time in 72 years and Kirky has been the spiritual leader of the Swans on the ground for the last 10 years. I, for one, will miss Roosy and Kirky but coaches and players come and go and they've both left a legacy for the club that will pay dividends over the coming years. We hope.
The season isn't over yet though and who knows whether Roos and Kirk will be holding up the Premiership cup come that last Saturday in September? At this stage the Swans are set up to at least give a couple of the other finalist a fright during the finals. Pity their record against Collingwood and Geelong is so abysmal. Then again we're due for a win.
I got a Brett Kirk souvenir face mask.
As we were about to leave after the game former Swan and living legend Micky O'Loughlin bounded down the stairs near us so I asked him for a picture.
Leigh Colbert the former North Melbourne and Geelong champ and current boundary rider for Fox Sport.
Before the match the latest bronze statue to honour former footy and cricketing greats was unveiled in front of the SCG. This one, being hugged by Wolverine, is form Swan's legend Paul Kelly.
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