Posted by Ash Simmonds in Blog, Featured, Restaurant Reviews
on 26th Jun, 2012 | 0 comments
So this was kind of a big steak day…
Had the day off and was quite hungry, I wasn’t going to be catching up with anyone today so I went and cut off a double-size steak from my ribeye slab, covered it in smoked pink salt flakes and pepper and herbs, and roasted the sucker.
I then proceeded to devour the entire thing in one solid hit, never putting the utensils down…
…except to take a photo.
And then I went caveman on the bones.
Then a few hours later a friend wanted to catch up for a drink, then after a drink she wanted to go to dinner, I told her I’d just eaten the...
Posted by Ash Simmonds in Blog, Restaurant Reviews
on 4th Jun, 2012 | 0 comments
Day Four – Men’s Club – our once a month meeting of blokes.
Went to Jolly Miller’s, some quaint backyard old-school pub joint in Hindmarsh just out of Adelaide, I could almost see previous patrons broken teeth lying on the matted carpet.
The menu was pretty dismal at a glance – mostly cheap pub-fare – only two steaks available were the t-bone and rump, both 300gm.
300 is a nice size for a fillet, and almost acceptable for a scotch, but for a t-bone it means you’re getting something about a bee’s dick thick, and for rump – well, who cares, they...
Posted by Ash Simmonds in Blog, Restaurant Reviews
on 1st Jun, 2012 | 0 comments
30 day challenge starts off with a meh.
Cremorne Hotel, Unley Rd.
300g rump was the only option today – I seldom order rump as it’s very lean and very difficult to get right – sure enough it came out medium rare, tasteless and chewy.
I think it was about $20 bucks.
Ah well, 29 days to go!