Comments on: Melbourne : The City http://abstractgourmet.com/2008/05/melbourne-the-city/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=melbourne-the-city Home cooked goodness Wed, 16 May 2012 16:55:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: ash http://abstractgourmet.com/2008/05/melbourne-the-city/comment-page-1/#comment-17935 ash Wed, 21 May 2008 16:08:08 +0000 http://abstractgourmet.com/?p=284#comment-17935 I'm seriously gonna have to read this, but your blog just gets better. I would have loved to have seen the chicks face when you ordered the kids meal. Haha. It was great to spend time with you and your lovely lady. We would love to show you around again. Thanks! I’m seriously gonna have to read this, but your blog just gets better.

I would have loved to have seen the chicks face when you ordered the kids meal. Haha.

It was great to spend time with you and your lovely lady. We would love to show you around again. Thanks!

]]> By: Linda http://abstractgourmet.com/2008/05/melbourne-the-city/comment-page-1/#comment-17926 Linda Tue, 20 May 2008 10:05:27 +0000 http://abstractgourmet.com/?p=284#comment-17926 Hi Matt, Very proud that you managed the hook turns and glad you found your way around. I agree with Neil, you definitely should have got churros at Queen Vic market. At only $1 each caked in icing sugar, you can't go wrong. Next time! I also agree with your stance on chocolate places. I worked at Max for 2.5 years and the amount of people who oooohh'd and aaahhh'd was ridiculous. My usual thoughts with customers: "It's chocolate, yes. There's lots of it, yes. Now get over it, hurry up and bloody order!" :) Look forward to reading the upcoming Melbourne posts. Hi Matt,

Very proud that you managed the hook turns and glad you found your way around.

I agree with Neil, you definitely should have got churros at Queen Vic market. At only $1 each caked in icing sugar, you can’t go wrong. Next time!

I also agree with your stance on chocolate places. I worked at Max for 2.5 years and the amount of people who oooohh’d and aaahhh’d was ridiculous. My usual thoughts with customers: “It’s chocolate, yes. There’s lots of it, yes. Now get over it, hurry up and bloody order!” :)

Look forward to reading the upcoming Melbourne posts.

]]> By: Matt http://abstractgourmet.com/2008/05/melbourne-the-city/comment-page-1/#comment-17920 Matt Tue, 20 May 2008 04:31:17 +0000 http://abstractgourmet.com/?p=284#comment-17920 Brad: Spoken like a true gamer. I did like Degraves though, there's some more laneway shots coming as soon as i can get it together. Grendel: I was actually really impressed with the taxis in Melbourne. Walking out onto a moderately busy road anywhere in the vicinity of the city yielded a taxi within minutes, most of whom were really good, and I didn't get stabbed once, or feel the need to stab anyone. So i guess thats good :) Neil: I guess chocolate franchise stores and I just don't mix. I do love churros when made well though. Didn't make it Queen Vic this time, as we'd been there last time to have some tasty Borek. And Ed has a thirst for gin that would sink an armada... but yes, more on that later too :) Brad: Spoken like a true gamer. I did like Degraves though, there’s some more laneway shots coming as soon as i can get it together.

Grendel: I was actually really impressed with the taxis in Melbourne. Walking out onto a moderately busy road anywhere in the vicinity of the city yielded a taxi within minutes, most of whom were really good, and I didn’t get stabbed once, or feel the need to stab anyone. So i guess thats good :)

Neil: I guess chocolate franchise stores and I just don’t mix. I do love churros when made well though. Didn’t make it Queen Vic this time, as we’d been there last time to have some tasty Borek. And Ed has a thirst for gin that would sink an armada… but yes, more on that later too :)

]]> By: neil http://abstractgourmet.com/2008/05/melbourne-the-city/comment-page-1/#comment-17918 neil Mon, 19 May 2008 23:06:25 +0000 http://abstractgourmet.com/?p=284#comment-17918 It's impoosible not to agree about the churro and chocolate thing. We went to a place in Acland Street that left us feeling underwhelmed, probably not helped by the churros being cooked too fast, too brown on the outside and undercooked in the centre and the chocolate much too sweet and cloying. Better are the churros from the van at the Queen Vic market, just dusted with icing sugar. Can't wait to see how the drink with Ed & others went, bet you needed some stamina for that! It’s impoosible not to agree about the churro and chocolate thing. We went to a place in Acland Street that left us feeling underwhelmed, probably not helped by the churros being cooked too fast, too brown on the outside and undercooked in the centre and the chocolate much too sweet and cloying. Better are the churros from the van at the Queen Vic market, just dusted with icing sugar. Can’t wait to see how the drink with Ed & others went, bet you needed some stamina for that!

]]> By: Grendel http://abstractgourmet.com/2008/05/melbourne-the-city/comment-page-1/#comment-17913 Grendel Mon, 19 May 2008 13:34:07 +0000 http://abstractgourmet.com/?p=284#comment-17913 Nice ideas Brad. Also pretending not to speak english can be effective - although in Melbourne even a pretend native language may be met with a reply in kind. Nice ideas Brad. Also pretending not to speak english can be effective – although in Melbourne even a pretend native language may be met with a reply in kind.

]]> By: Brad http://abstractgourmet.com/2008/05/melbourne-the-city/comment-page-1/#comment-17911 Brad Mon, 19 May 2008 06:14:40 +0000 http://abstractgourmet.com/?p=284#comment-17911 Matt Matt Matt, You of all people should know by now that the quickest way between two points is a straight line, so ploughing through traffic at breakneck speeds with a Glock in one hand and a bourbon in the other is definitely the way to go. Hang on a sec, we are talking about driving in GTAIV aren't we? Maybe not... Anyway, I can see from some of your photos that you ventured far and wide, but catching my eye was your photo of Degraves St. Looking forward to hearing about the rest of the trip. Matt Matt Matt,

You of all people should know by now that the quickest way between two points is a straight line, so ploughing through traffic at breakneck speeds with a Glock in one hand and a bourbon in the other is definitely the way to go.

Hang on a sec, we are talking about driving in GTAIV aren’t we? Maybe not…

Anyway, I can see from some of your photos that you ventured far and wide, but catching my eye was your photo of Degraves St. Looking forward to hearing about the rest of the trip.

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