Life's biggest FML... and food porn :)

recently i read this book.. it was a pretty good book, i think i'll go back for the rest of the series except for this one twist in it that i thought was pretty earth shatteringly FML. this girl falls in love with this boy who's this total stud (you know, cynical, cool, etc etc, rides a bike, kills demons with one fell swoop..blah) anyway the two of them have chemistry, right? so they get together... kiss.. and at the end of the book it's revealed that by a cruel twist of fate, the boy is her brother ... OMG :\

is it wrong for siblings to fall in love (eros love) with each other if they never grew up together? it's a definite WRONG from me if they actually grew up within the same family (ewww.) but if they grew up as total strangers.. i dunno. i guess anything can happen right? to me 'family' is a concept involving the people around you whom you grow with. it's not really the people that you're born to. if that makes sense. i think that there are heaps of blood-bound families out there who aren't even as close as some 'non-bloodrelated' families.

anyway, went to the 2009 taste of melbourne festival. and from the moment i entered the halls, i knew that i'd be coming back, year after year for more. here are some of the exceptional dishes:

Confit Duck baked in puff pastry, with a tomato fondue
The Court House

Milk fed veal tenderloin served with soft polenta, swiss chard & pancetta
The Brasserie by Philippe Mouchel


**MY ULTIMATE FAVOURITE**
Vanilla Panna Cotta served with slow cooked Quince.
Fifteen by Jamie Oliver.

O.M.G THIS MELTED IN MY MOUTH. i could see black flecks in the panna cotta - real vanilla bean, not cheap essence!



Spiced Cinnamon Donuts served with warm chocolate sauce
The Court House.

I liked this one too :D

Lamb Kustilji: lamb ribs, roast nuts & spices, lemon and yoghurt
Maha

Dark Chocolate Mousse finished with a caramel ganache with a hint of salt, served iwth an anglaise sauce flavoured with Tonka bean
The Brasserie - Philippe Mouchel

Baked Crab Shell in Portuguese Sauce
Silks

Do you like pina coladas?? ;) the lemon alcohol in this was just lovely. fresh and not overpowering at all.

Slow Roasted Berkshire pork belly, with lentil du puy & salsa verde
Fifteen - Jamie Oliver

this one was okay. didn't beat the pork belly with spicy miso from Nobu which just dissolved in my mouth in an explosion of flavour. no photos, because it was gone before anyone thought to whip a camera out. we even had two servings of them! i think it might've been the perennial favourite amongst us.

Martini of bittersweet chocolate, expresso jelly, bourbon vanilla chantilly
Jacques Reymond

almost ate the whole cup myself *guilty look*

photo with Gary from MASTERCHEF <3 style="text-decoration: underline;">

and it's George! the other judge of masterchef!! :) he was so lovely in person. what a nice man.


lastly, it's now fri 28th of aug, 2009 and my best friend david ta turns 20. happy birthday davo. much lovelove.