What on (You Tube) Earth....?????

There are no words, watch at your own risk!!! 

The Colonial Tramcar Restaurant

After a crappy day at work, there are no better words than those uttered from partners lips, "Get dressed babe, I'm taking you out for dinner"

Yipppppeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!

"Where are we going?" I asked

"It's a Surprise" Jake said (Second best words uttered)

So I jumped in and out of the shower, Curled my hair all nice, a little bit of make-up and popped on a pretty dress. We got into the car and headed off, my curiosity was getting the better of me when we started making our way over the West Gate Bridge. We finally pulled into a car park round the corner from the Casino. But rather than head towards the Casino, we headed towards a group of people milling around a tram stop??

Huh..?!?!?!?!?

"We're going on the Tram Car Restaurant!!!" Jake finally proclaimed

 "Really...?!?! How awesome.....!!!!!"

The Tramcar  Restaurant pulls up and waits for us to board

I couldn't wait to get inside, I had no idea what to expect, and my tummy was rumbling!!!

We were served Australian Sparkling wine on arrival

We made our order with our gorgeous waitress Belinda, Jake and I split our choices for Entree, Mains and Dessert so we got to try everything.

Everyone got starters of Chicken Liver and Cognac Pate and Roasted Red Capsicum Dip with crisp bread, Jake was rapt, he loooooves Pate. Both were really lovely, I could've kept scoffing but I knew I had a few more courses coming

 For Entree I had the Tasmanian Ocean Trout served on julienne vegetables with a soy ginger reduction. This was really lovely, the trout was really fresh and I loved the sweet sauce. Jake had the Duck Risotto with wild mushrooms and peas, drizzled with truffle oil and topped with crisp leek, this was another winner, nice pieces of duck and the rice cooked right. I prefered mine....but i'm not much of a risotto eater

This is Jake tucking into his Victorian farmed Eye Fillet of Beef (Jake ordered Rare, and it was done perfectly) served with a potato and herb rosti, seasoned vegetables, onion marmalade and a rich beef jus. Jake loved his Beef, the Rosti was very tasty too although I thought Rostis were meant to be thinner, almost like a potato cake. I had the Macadamia Chicken, a grilled chicken breast on sweet potato mash and baby spinach with a macadamia pesto sauce, this was great, the chicken breast was huge and I had nice chunks of macadamias in the pesto which added great texture to the dish. I was starting to feel absolutely stuffed by this point, there was just so much food.

The Fantastically entertaining, the wonderfully singing waiter Joe. Joe was brilliant, you were never without a drink for longer than a second or in most cases topped up while you weren't looking. Joe had the whole Tram Car singing, smiling, and laughing. I wish there were more like him. Joe's a man who is obviously very dedicated to providing excellent service every journey. If only every restaurant had a 'Joe'

We were served an amazing Cheese Platter  with crisp bread and fruit bread ad two types of Australian cheeses, then dessert arrived Sticky Date Pudding Yummmmmmmmo. There was no way I could finish the dessert, but I gave it a good go.

After a Fantastic 3 Hours, 5 Courses, and too many drinks to remember we regretfully departed the Tram Car Restaurant. I had such an amazing time, even though I have lived in Melbourne all my life, I saw a different side to her tonight. To tell you the truth we couldv'e been anywhere in the world. But i'm glad Melbourne does have such great entertainment to offer tourists and locals alike. I would recommend the Tram Car for anybody. I'm already thinking of buying my parents a trip for their Christmas presents this year.

http://www.tramrestaurant.com.au/en/

The Countdown revisited

This holiday is getting closer and closer, yet still seems years away. To tell you the truth...we havn't planned much yet. The gist of our holiday so far is......
- Date of Departure - June 16 2011
- Length - 8 weeks
- Destinations - Kuala Lumpur, London, Spain, Italy, France and possibly Morocco
- Itinerary - Glastonbury Music Festival June 22-26 and Ibiza to meet some friends on their Honeymoon July 9 - 12, and basically thats it 8 weeks away and about 9 days planned. And I'm absolutely fine with that, but am always open to recommendations so If you read this and you know of something to do, something amazing to eat, somewhere special to go, please by all means drop me a line.
I am going to try my best to blog while im away. I hope to at least take a photo of every meal we have while we are away. I couldn't be more excited..this is going to be a trip of a lifetime, and so so many amazing things to gorge on

The Tittie Cake

What cake do you make for a joint 30th boys Birthday.....?

 A Boob!!  Surely not one to share....??

Two Boobs!!!! One naturally Bigger than the other too ( Well that's the excuse I used)

Oi keep your Mits off!!!

Happy Birthday Boys!!!!

Happy Chinese New Year

Whats not to love about celebrating another New Year. Especially when the Chinese know how to throw a party.

Jake and I decided to go into the city to see the whole shebang in China Town, I invited a couple of friends to join us to make a nice day of it.

A very packed Chinatown

Cute kiddies watching the festivities from above

Hanging the Cabbage as an offering to the Lion for Wealth

Someones spotted the food stalls.........

A vendor cooking up Delicious Treats

See the green skewers..? Bo La Lop (Bo La Lot) Beef wrapped in Betel Leaf. One of my absolute Favorites

Hmmmm interesting!

Jake went for the Chilli Pork

Lucky Beer for a Lucky Year....?

I won a lucky rabbit money box for being able to say "Happy new year" in Cantonese

Happy New Year to all, I hope it's a great year for you :)

30 things to do, before the Big 30 I am

It's officially the last year in my 20's  (Big sigh!) I have been meaning to write this post for ages but as usual I put it on my To Do List! Well wait no more...here it is.....my 30 things to do, before the Big 30.
I was a little inspired by this great Iphone App my friend Lozzy had downloaded, you see Lozzy is getting Married this year and she wanted a countdown to remind her of how quickly this wonderful day was coming around. So she suggested I download this same app for something fun that's
happening to me this year.

And so was born the countdown.........

 Now I'm not one for New years resolutions, well I used to start them and never complete them. I know your saying 'Gee's good luck with this one then Court's'. But I would like to think I'm a little bit more mature, and plus I have already completed one of the things on my list and started another so I think I'm on the right track.


The List so far

#1 - Start a Blog   ( A Big fat tick for that one, thank you very much)

#2 - Get my Ass to Europe  ( half tick, Flights booked. Leave June 16 yayyyyyyy)

#3 - Get more sewing lessons so I can finally make something I can wear outside of the house

#4 - Write a Business Plan for my dream business ( more details to follow)

#5 - Start Yoga

#6 - Post more regularly on my blog - Maybe I should set myself one post a week

#7 - Run 10k without stopping

#8 - Learn how to use my Amazing Canon 7D Camera my beautiful boy bought for me

#9 - Start the ''Dinner Challenge" with my friends

#10 - Complete as many asian cooking classes I can, and then pass on my new skills to blog friends

#11 - Get my First Tattoo

#12 - Get a Puppy

#13 - Eat a Croissant in Paris

#14 - Eat Pasta in Tuscany

#15 - Eat Tapas in Spain

#16 - Pay off and close my Credit Card

#17 -  Save for a Deposit on a house

#18 - Eat my first Crayfish ( no I not joking)

#19 - Start Meatless Mondays

#20 - Get Involved with some sort of Volunteer work

#21 - #30 - TBA..???


Wish me Luck!

Modern Toilet

Have you ever wanted to eat from a Dunny...?  Scoop Sundae from a squat toilet.....? Drink from a urinal...?  No.......?

Are you Sure....?

Hong Kong. February 2009 ....(Well before I had even thought about starting a food blog.)

May I present...........The Modern Toilet

Toilet Story  -  . It all started when one in a group of self proclaimed "Muckrakers" was reading the manga Dr. Slump on the toilet – and the rest was history. In the beginning, they mainly sold ice cream – a big pile of chocolate ice cream sold in containers shaped like a squat toilet. This humorous spin became a great success. After much planning they finally took the first step towards realizing their dreams in May 2004 with the launch of the “Marton Restaurant”. The restaurant immediately caused a stir in Taiwan with its humorous “out-there” design. At the start, many people peered in at the restaurant trying to figure out what they were selling – then had a big smile on their face when they finally worked it out. By continuing to come up with great ideas and making improvements on old ones, they have expanded over the past few years from just ice cream into a fully-fledged theme restaurant with stores all over Taiwan.

Check out the Decor. Toilet seats for well..Seats, Basins for Tables and Poo lamp shades.

This is a sample of their Menu and Website. But to see full version check out it out here Modern Toilet 

I'm not brave enough to order a curry served in a toilet bowl, would you be?"

Jake and I had just finished the best Dim Sum ever from a Restaurant around the corner and were totally chockers, so we opted for the dessert section. Just a nice simple ice-cream in a squat toilet mmmmmmmm.

Yes I have to admit it is all a little unsettling and the demographic of clientel are pretty much high school kids.

But its all a bit of fun

They even sell Poo Merchandise......?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

Shower anyone...?

So...if your up for a bit of a laugh, pop into The Modern Toilet. Who knows what they have on the menu now..and what they'll dish it up to you in! 

Mongkok Store Hong Kong

3B, MPM, 240-244 Portland St. Mongkok, Hong Kong