Category Archives: Eaten out

First taste of Dinings

I had a trial shift at Dinings last night.

Dinings is a place that looks like a bunker, it’s tiny, 11 tables downstairs, 6 at the sushi bar, tiny kitchen, everything is tiny. But the food……my God. It felt like coming home, although I  didn’t come for dinner ( damn! ) but for a trial. Surely thanks to the Chefs’ training at Nobu the food looked incredible and smelled just like heaven. Even the smell of  hot sake, of which I’ve never been a fan was pleasant. The smokey kitchen when tobanyaki was getting prepared- down the memory lane. But most of all the sushi. According to Fuku san, whom I’ve known from Ubon, I’ve done a good job last night, so I was pleasantly surprised with  2 small boxes of sushi to take home with me. The smell of this beautifully flavoured rice was killing me on the train back home. There was also a salad, green salad they serve with some chilli dressing with tempura prawns as big as  a small fist, the image of it is still in my head.

Well, whether I’ve done well enough to get the job I will find out when they call me.

Tick, tock..

Venison

Ken took us out last night, we went to the place we’ve been to before and I remembered it from its awesome creme brulee. Pub grub, said Alice, but I thought it was much more than that. Tonight I tried venison for the first time ever. LOVED IT! It was a grilled steak, served with roasted parsnips and carrots, some dauphinoise spuds and jus, very rich, but not overpowering. Gamey, tasty, tons of flavour. Lost my venison virginity.

I am definitely a fan.

The French rule!

We spent last weekend in Normandy with Moka and Ivan. On Mont St Michel we tried the omelettes the island is famous for- the most expensive lunch in my life, but hey-

It looks enormous, but it was light and fluffy, with lovely salty fried ham served on the side. Great stuff!

The day after Ivan had a seafood platter for lunch;

That was refreshing change after the horribly overcooked shrimps we came across the night before.

Yum!