new addition to Gertrude st, Cutler & Co

This is a new addition to Gertrude street, found between Nicholson and Brunswick street. 

We walked past the restaurant twice before realising we were standing in front of it. The signboard wasn't very apparent, or maybe it didn't catch our attention standing amidst some unique boutiques. 

having made a very last minute reservation, our table was only booked for us from 6-8pm. we went there at 6pm, and we were the first customer of the night.

We ordered the "entrees selection ($28) where you get a selection of entrees at smaller serving. here are the entrees. 

                                                              pimientos de padrón ($9)

'Os Pimientos de Padrón, uns pican e outros non' - Galican for 'Padrón peppers, some are hot and some are not'.
The most famous produce of Padrón, which are small green peppers from the capsicum family. They are served fried with olive oil and salt. Most taste sweet and mild, though some are particularly hot and spicy.

wood grilled quail

Spread on a smear of parnsip and vanilla purée (!), upon which were heaped fresh figs, leaves, pomegranate seeds, the portions of quail and a curious little pastry cigar.

        salad 

Mackerel

we finished most of the courses by 8 . we were then moved to the bar table and enjoyed dessert and coffee there. 

water chestnut icecream

boy o boy, what an pleasing imprompty dinner plan we had for the night. I'm still drooling over the wood grilled quail, that i think was the highlight of the night. It was divinely tasty..

corica apple strudel

This is indeed my favourite food in Perth. it's so awesome that I actually get friends to bring it over to Melbourne when they fly from Perth. 

two weeks ago, I was lucky enough to be given one. the following pictures should speak for themselves. 

if you ever visit Perth, dont forget Corica .. 

Fog

Fog is a very nice restaurant down Greville street, just off Chapel street. during the day, I love spending my time walking around Greville street, It's one of those places where I know i could not get much shopping done, but I just love to be in the artsy fartsy atmosphere.

anyway, Fog was recommended to me by a friend who insisted that they have the best dessert in town. Having spent the last 3 years of my Melbourne life having dessert in Greco, I was absolutely ready for a change of venue.

Fog is definitely a heart-melter. I had a hard time choosing my dessert , and was deciding to choose two of out of the three short-listed one. 1) mexican chocolate molten cake, 2) passionfruit and chocolate chip souffle 3) Creme Brulee .. 

at last, we decided to go for all three.. 

reviews as such.

1) creme brulee-- was so so..

2) passionfruit and chocolate chip souffle --- it was a bit disappointing. perhaps I was looking for a more chocolatey flavour. 

3) mexican chocolate molten cake- this was absolutely wonderful. it was made of 80-85% melted dark chocolate. and the ice cream served with it complimented the flavour really well. this dish was priced at $18 each. it's pricey, but the dessert is definitely worth the money.. 

service and atmosphere is worth 5 star. it's good as a girls night out venue, as it has big dining area, long bar table and a little open air area. What more , It's located right next to Boutique.. 

Fog 

142 Greville street 

Prahran