Green Gourmet (Sydney)

After the continual feasting in the past month, we have decided to slow down a bit with a vegetarian meal. We headed to Green Gourmet opposite St Leonards station for dinner on Sunday.

The restaurant serves vegetarian meals aligned to the ideals of Buddhism – plain, simple cooking without garlic and onion. The fried taro fish was interesting and the burdock stir fry was light. The dishes were not super delicious but we trust that they were healthy and cleansing.

Details:
Green Gourmet
538 Pacific Highway
St Leonards NSW 2065
http://www.greengourmet.com.au/

Adriano Zumbo Patissier at The Star (Sydney)

We planned for dessert on a Sunday at Adriano Zumbo new dessert train at The Star casino after a fish market lunch. By arriving 10 minutes before opening at noon, we secured our seats before a queue was formed.

The variety and creativity of the desserts on offer were amazing. Given the price tag ($9-$11 per plate), we limited ourselves to 2 plates only. The ssnowmanorr was nicely soft and complimented well with the subtle lychee and coconut cream.

The cube caramel found the perfect balance among caramel, passionfruit and ginger – a combination we can never imagine working.

(And we cleaned the plates...)

Details:
Adriano Zumbo at The Star
Shop 1, Cafe Court
The Star
80 Pyrmont st
Pyrmont, NSW 2009
http://www.adrianozumbo.com/the-star-pyrmont/

Miso (Sydney)

Craving for a warm meal on a rainy evening we went to Miso, a Japanese katsu specialist, for some deep fried action.

This casual dining venue serves its deep fried dishes in teishoku (set menu) style. For around $20, you will have a combination of rice, side salads, miso soup and even dessert to go with the katsu dishes. Both our chicken and pork katsu were juicy on the inside and the dipping sauce nicely balanced. No wonder there is always a queue outside.

Details: 
Miso
World Square Shopping Centre
Level 1, Shop 20, 644 George St
Sydney NSW 2000
http://www.masuya.com.au/