Kans on the Road: May 2022

Sunday - and Rick Stein

We had lunch at Rick Stein's restaurant at Mollymook. Of course, he wasn't there, but his presence was everywhere. Firstly, his books were for sale in the lounge! A good chance to look at the ones I was interested in and come back to order at 2/3 the price online.

Secondly, we were told there was a staff briefing daily. And dishes came with Rick's advice on how they should be eaten.

But it was a lovely experience. We sat on the open terrace, looking over the sea. The rain had gone, and it clear and cool enough.

Some pics

KM's shellfish soup came with instructions "from Rick" on how to assemble the croutons and sauce and cheese, which then float in the soup until they become soft. At that sort of restaurant, you would think they would do that for you! But KM followed Rick's instructions.

I didn't have to do anything with mine. I only ordered one, I wanted to make sure I could eat dessert.

Main courses. Snapper with very delicate Indian flavours - I am sure there was turmeric and cumin in there somewhere.

And Kin Mun's joy! Can't see it myself, but both KM and his sister like eating with me - no competition for the prawns and lobster.

And finally - dessert. Mine required some assembly, but didn't need special instructions from Rick this time! A variation on affagato.

A baba with caramelised pineapples and pineapple sorbet. We couldn't finish the baba/cake. There was some aniseed/licorice in there somewhere.

And I haven't a clue what the CO2 level was!

Beach view just outside Ulladulla.

Lunch.....and gadgetry.

We had lunch at Shellharbour.

And this is the latest gadget in this COVID era. It measures CO2 levels in the air, a proxy for expired air that potentially contains viruses from other lungs. Trouble is, according to Kin Mun, other things, including pizza ovens can also increase CO2. This was at lunch - very good - and so it should be, we were outside. It is a lower CO2 level than our house at Cheltenham. The food was also good!