November | 2014 | For Food's Sake – A Sydney Food Blog | Page 2

I’m going to open this post with a very brave and bold statement. That is that I was recently fortunate enough to have had the best dining experience of my entire life to-date at Eleven Madison Park in New York City. A big call I know and I do encourage you to stay with me as I attempt to succinctly summarise the delights that Executive Chef, Daniel Humm, has brought together in his 15-course degustation menu. My companion for this four hour dining adventure was my newly betrothed, whom we shall refer to as Mr M. As this restaurant was one of our desired honeymoon experiences, we were delighted to have been fortunate enough to secure our ideal date when we booked in 28 days prior, as per their reservation policy. The restaurant currently holds the accolade of fourth best restaurant in the world* and if this is the standard of the fourth, I honestly cannot imagine what kind of experience patrons at number one restaurant, Noma, are having! Situated adjacent to Madison Park, in …

Alex: Walking into the luxurious Park Hyatt felt almost as though I was walking through a museum. Beautiful artworks and sculptures adorned the walls and walkways while the fit out of ‘The Dining Room’ mirrored the rest of the hotel in that it emanates a clean, chic and sophisticated experience.  Myself, Bianca and Madre had decided to try out ‘Lime and Tonic’ as they offer quite a wide range of experiences, at a varied price spectrum. For $69 ($49 with a promo code) how can anyone refuse a 3 course set menu at the Park Hyatt? …and with views as stunning as these, I believe it made it so much easier to just sit back and take everything in. Bianca: To ‘cleanse the palate‘ we were given a Beetroot, coriander and finger lime juice Amuse Bouche. Fresh with a hint of sweetness and gone in a second. Beetroot isn’t normally something that Alex and I enjoy but this seemed to stimulate the senses and give our taste-buds a real pick me up in order to prepare for what was to come.. Alex and I’s first meal …

Murmurings of a good burger is a sure fire way to get my attention and having been opened for just 7 weeks now ‘Rupert & Ruby’ have certainly done that. Occupying the ICON PARK crowd funded venue, formerly inhabited by ‘Stanley Street Merchants’, touting itself with the tagline ‘Modern Australian meets traditional American’. *And an apology for the photos.. a certain someone accidentally deleted them off his memory card, so we have some substitute iPhone photos. Taking the general ‘footprint’ from its ‘sister’ counterpart in Bondi ‘Fat Ruperts’ – a collaboration between Aaron Pearce and executive chef Eli Challenger, they have managed to bring their laid back Bondi vibes to hipster central Darlinghurst with Challengers wife, Ruby, responsible for the design and fit-out. Oozing effortless cool, inside its all exposed brickwork and dark wood tones, with eclectic pieces of furnishings as well the coolest light fittings I’ve seen in some time – cooking whisks. I’d try to pull it off in my place but I think it would just look weird. Fat Ruperts is somewhat …