Dot and I have recently been in Canberra to celebrate Max's 17th birthday - how the years fly by! That was on the 25th June and, on the following day, we gathered at an up-market restaurant to bring family and friends together. It was an expensive gathering as the meal cost A$88 (48 GBP or 66 US$) per head plus c. $40 per bottle of wine. With 7 participants, the whole show must have cost around A$ 690.
What does one get for A$88? Well, it was an 8 component meal!
2 Tom Yum infused prawns with rockmelon and apple.
3 Tea smoked duck breast with pickled winter melon, goji and osmanthos.
4 Whole Barramundi, with Yunnan style roasted vegetables.
5 Tandoorie Chicken.
6 Lamb Rendang.
7 Stir-fried green beans with oyster sauce, and
8 Dessert.
Some of the courses were quite small in volume, but the whole show had staff busily delivering food and bowls over quite a long time
This event was held in the Lanterne Rooms. Here are some pictures of the delicious food in question, which I for one ate with chop-sticks: