East Side Peach cocktail at Eau De Vie, Darlinghurst Road, Darlinghurst |
My East Side Peach cocktail featured Ketel One Citroen vodka with the main selling point: poached peaches; shaken with bruised mint, pink grapefruit and lime juices.
Peaches were undeniably the starring ingredient in the dainty coupe glass, making the cocktail a little too easy to drink.
Gin on ice ball at Eau de Vie |
The shared umbrella came out again when hungry stomachs beckoned for food, resulting in a trudge through the heavy shower up Victoria Street to Jimmy Liks. And boy, I’m not sure if I’ve ever come across a more intimate restaurant.
One side is the narrow bar; while the other side is the slightly less narrow dining area of several communal tables. The space is dark and moody with plenty of glam touches amid the bench seats.
Smoked eel betel leaf with shrimp galangal and chilli (left) and chicken betel leaf with smoked eggplant chilli and eschalot relish (right) at Jimmy Liks, Victoria Street, Darlinghurst |
Chicken was (I now realise) not the right protein as its slightly rough texture detracted somewhat from the experience. The chilli hit was also bigger than expected.
The smoked eel on the other hand was spot on: smooth and sweet, mingling well with the sour and spice hits of the other ingredients.
Blue eye cod and coriander dumplings in garlic chive and ginger broth |
The broth was magical – sweet and full of body with soy and ginger notes dominating. In fact, I’m still a little undecided as to which was better – the dumpling or the broth.
Chilli salted school prawns with Thai basil and red nahm jim |
Mussaman curry of veal shank with peanut, betel leaf and ar-jard dipping sauce |
Whole spices were also abundant – a cinnamon quill, star anise, coriander seeds – adding to the fragrance as well as visual appeal. And there, with the curry main mostly cleaned up, we declared desserts impossible even though the banana fritters had been calling us from the very start of the meal.
Rotund after the meal and heading back out to the rain, the small umbrella was admittedly even more intimate than before - but not all in a bad way.
10 comments:
Love the ice sphere. The Mussaman curry looks spectacular.
Ooo, I love smoked eel. And now I have Rihanna's 'Umbrella' in my head! Thanks!
i want magical broth!
It has been way too long since we visited here! Ahhh the memories!
I'm not a big fan of gin but I'm entirely drawn in by that ice ball!
And yes, much is told about your relationship with people through observing their body language when huddle under a communal umbrella =)
omg gin on ice ball! i want!! that broth sound delicious too!
i hate sharing umbrellas not only do i have to lean over and get wet but i do too have the dilemma on who to protect. I usually opt for the 'we both get a little wet but im wetter' option unless its my bf then he have to full protect me haha!
so enough about umbrellas, its nice to see cocktails in ur posts again :D i was getting a tad worried there haha!
Mussaman curry of veal shank with peanut. It looks so good right now i'm so hungry looking at the picture's. If i can get the guaranteed lowest airfares to Australia i will visit it.
Hi lateraleating - Yes, just the thing for a cold night too!
Hi joey - I am deeply apologetic...
Hi suze - In life, all we really want is magical broth...
Hi Lorraine - Good memories, I trust?
Hi mademoiselle délicieuse - Gin definitely grows on you ;)
Hi Vivian - Sometimes, it's just the simple things that are so satisfying.. :)
Hi sugarpuffi - No need for concern ;)
OMG mussaman curry veal shanks. I want some now!
Post a Comment