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The Bridge Room

November 14, 2012 by Tania 10 Comments

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                    Robata grilled Southern Squid, pressed potato, paprika, egg yolk, mint

Is it fair to say that sometimes rules are made to be broken?. At times it seems that they may be just guidelines and we should make decisions during live interplay that reflect the situation. The night I went to the The Sydney Morning Herald Editors’ Dinner at              The Bridge Room the heavens opened and rocked the suburbs washing people down the streets and catching all unaware, coatless and sans umberella.  I was late but my friend washed in straight from work at a bit after 6.10 pm, cold and bedraggled, to be turned away and told to come back at the right time, 6.30 pm. Yes rules are only guidelines.

Here is the menu and my funny notes. All wines were Phillip Shaw, whose wines from Orange I haven’t had before, and loved matched with this food. Look for some of the brilliant bottle labels below. You may find some of those shots out of focus as the dinner was rather slow and the wines were very free flowing.

The night included talks by the wine maker, and Ross Lusted the wonderfully talented chef, and hosted by Joanna Savill and Sue Bennett of the Herald.  There was an interesting question from the dining audience about what they think of food bloggers. Sue said that they were trained journalists at the Herald and Joanna said there was room for all.

The were some stunning dishes in this thoughtful line up. The overall favourite of the night for most though, was the Goose liver custard. The custard itself was salty, cutting like silken tofu. A fork full of slippery Asian custard revealed  tiny squares of  buttery goose liver. The surface of  clear warm jelly held  just cooked scallops and briny mushrooms. At the very bottom of the bowl were a tiny sprinkling of soft Du Puy lentils. The Phillip Shaw No. 11 Chardonnay 2011, Orange NSW, served with it , had a lolly sweet aroma, but Oakey Chardonnay characteristics moving into a gentle acidity that made good friends with the silky custard.

The Bridge Room Herald Benefits Dinner 2012 $185.00 per head


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Filed Under: reviews Tagged With: Good Food, Joanna Savill, Ross Lusted, The Bridge Room. The Sydney Morning Herald

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  1. Maureen | Orgasmic Chef

    November 17, 2012 at 2:49 pm

    Trained journalists are great and there are many that I enjoy reading from but food writers/bloggers are trained eaters and I’ll admit to being a bit partial to what my favorite blogs say about a place.

    Looks like some dandy food.
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  2. celia

    November 16, 2012 at 4:43 pm

    Beautiful looking food! I love your menu covered in scribbles. And Joanna Savill really is the nicest person, isn’t she? 🙂
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  3. Hotly Spiced

    November 16, 2012 at 7:01 am

    Now that’s a pricey dinner! Glad you enjoyed it. I think it would be very unwise for any journalist to make a negative comment about food bloggers. Journalists may be ‘professional’ but they’re in an industry that’s facing enormous challenges and their readers are jumping ship xx
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  4. Joanne

    November 16, 2012 at 12:05 am

    What a fun meal! There are so many crazy items on the menu that I would never have even thought of!
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  5. Angie@Angie's Recipes

    November 15, 2012 at 8:16 pm

    A really fine dining room. Love their wine labels 😉
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  6. Suzanne Perazzini

    November 15, 2012 at 1:40 pm

    What wonderful little dishes of food, and what crazy wine labels.
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  7. yummychunklet

    November 15, 2012 at 5:12 am

    Love all your notes!

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      November 15, 2012 at 7:19 am

      Why thank you…..ever so slightly embarrassing

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  8. Chompchomp

    November 15, 2012 at 12:05 am

    I’m definitely one of those frustrating rule makers that sporadically hedonistically and toyally unpredictably brake all rules. It drives my fiancé mad!
    Stunning dinner, the duck looks succulent and juicy.
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      November 15, 2012 at 7:18 am

      Hi Martina, after meeting you I can see that this would be true. It was really nice to meet such a bubbly happy person. No wonder peoples arms are opening x

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