Anyway, once Lin Mei had arrived (after getting waylaid or lost or making a wrong turn – come on, LM, you chose the place!) we both ordered the rigatoni with scallops. I thought it was pretty good, though the scallops were a bit salty but with a nice grilled flavour. I forgot to take a photo of the dessert because it was so amazingly good that I tucked in as soon as it arrived (marinated strawberries with vanilla bean mascarpone, if you’re interested).
The reason for the lunch was my birthday and the delivery of some punches and stamps that I’d ordered. LM gave me this gorgeous bag and card that she made – isn’t she amazing? You can see how she did it here. Thanks, Lin Mei, I love it. And, for some reason, the colours of the chairs in the café reminded LM of her Stampin’ Up! shades…really rust. Really!
oh crap happy belated birthday! i was supposed to comment on the azuma post last week to wish you a happy birthday and i totally forgot argh so sorry! hope you had an awesome day!
ReplyDeletehey suze - you're too funny. Thanks for the bday wishes.
ReplyDeleteooh and tell wills i went and ate a scoop of icecream from passionflower and then 10mins later ate a steak on broadway... couldnt eat the mash tho aw wastage!
ReplyDeletesuze - don't encourage him, there's no way he can compete with you!
ReplyDeleteHey belle! Thanks for posting those great photos and for your incredible patience while I was trying to overcome the facts that the two halves of Phillip St run parallel to each other and that it has been about a decade since I worked in that part of the city. Arrrrgh! Sydney streets!
ReplyDeletehi lin mei - having lunch with you was worth the wait (and I didn't know Philip St was in 2 halves - glad I came from the Elizabeth St side!).
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