How did it start? I’m not sure… was it my slightly aspergers-y tendency to talk only about food or like only Facebook pages that involve food? My realisation that my workmates are also foodies? However it came about, Foodie Friday is now a bona fide institution at work. Which, can I just say, makes going to work a whole lot more bearable.
Pre-blog adventures included:
1) Hellenic Republic’s social media $12 takeaway lunch special – like them on Facebook to get their updates, $12 lunch special available Friday to Sunday 12-3pm. The lamb frisee we had that day rendered seven people speechless.
2) Dossants from Movida – the elusive doughnut/croissant spawned by Dominique Ansel’s cronut. Suffice to say that our systems administrator queued for 40 minutes one morning to get his hands on these puppies. They completely undid our usually composed, well-dressed digital comms officer who spilled sugar all over himself, the chair and the carpet, only to stumble from the room, clothes awry and deeply humbled.
3) Masak Masak – Malaysian style hawker food on Smith Street. The hainanese chicken rice was all kinds of good, and the rendang has since been rinsed by many a workmate.
4) Dude food at Rockwell and Sons. Word had it that the double patty smash burger was the way to go – I had a pressed rib sandwich that was so good I kept calling it the pulled rib sandwich in my state of piggy induced euphoria.
5) Super Bowl pho (not to be confused with Super Bowl fur) at Super Bowl in Richmond. It was carnage on the lunch table, bits of congealed blood and pork knuckles being hurled around. Perfect.
6) Martha Ray’s – Went for the acclaimed pork belly sandwich (recently named one of Melbourne’s best) but the ricotta, meatball and napoli sandwich stole the show.
7) The Dossant. Again. Just sayin’.
J
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