Ham Hock | For Food's Sake – A Sydney Food Blog

Bianca: To celebrate Madre’s impending acceptance into the pensioner’s hall of fame, otherwise known as her birthday, we decided to treat her to dinner at her favourite chefs Surry Hills restaurant, ‘4Fourteen’. Now I’ll put this out there first up, mother and I have a little bit of a soft spot for the Irish born celebrity chef, the accent and smile don’t hurt either. Was my dad a little uncomfortable at Madre’s constant badgering of the staff about Colin’s whereabouts that night, sure! He wore it well, it was her birthday after all. To set the mood for the evening, we arrived a little late and found a car spot our first loop around the surrounding street, surely a sign for a great night. We were warmly greeted and shown to our table. A celebratory occasion just isn’t the same without some sort of alcoholic beverage surely? Mum and I at my urging, shared the ‘Fireball’ – Lemon, orange, fig, Fireball Cinnamon Whiskey’ $17. A particularly potent concoction, perhaps it wasn’t the greatest moment for me to …