Thursday, April 14, 2005
Artichokes, Yellowfin and Manga
Kat and I went out last night for a meal, a nice meal. Whatever that means. Because it has won awards, and is a short cab ride away, we went to Oskars in Burliegh Heads. The evening can be summarised by 'Mmmmmm, tasty.' If you are on the Gold Coast with some $ to burn and want a tasty feed, check these guys out. The coconut creme caramel was so utterly delicious that it is probably illegal in a number of countries.
One thing I love about restaurants is the opportunity to eat food that you will practically never have either the skill - or more importantly - the time to make yourself. When was the last time you saw someone whip up an artichoke, spinach and caramelised onion tart in their own kitchen? Seriously, who could be bothered? Can you make a tart on the barbecue? No? Sorry, not interested.
I once made ravioli at home, from scratch (ie, I made the actual pasta and everything) and while it was tasty, it was undoubtedly not worth the time and effort. For those of you out there who want ravioli, here's a few words of advice: Go to a restaurant or buy the stuff from a shop.
Summary - Oskars make good food.
On to the manga! I must admit, despite my long-running ties to Japan, I have never been a huge fan of manga or anime. Just not my thing. From time to time, I do run across something that I like though. Nadesico was, for me, quite an entertaining anime series. However, that's not my topic for today.
Today I am going to breifly extol the virtues of Paper Eleven. Is it manga? Yeah. But not what one normally expects. It is exceptionally minimalistic, very dark, relatively abstract and quite entrancing indeed. It is only about half-completed at the moment, with 6 of 11 chapters completed (about 180 pages), but definitely worth a look if you have a few minutes.
One thing I love about restaurants is the opportunity to eat food that you will practically never have either the skill - or more importantly - the time to make yourself. When was the last time you saw someone whip up an artichoke, spinach and caramelised onion tart in their own kitchen? Seriously, who could be bothered? Can you make a tart on the barbecue? No? Sorry, not interested.
I once made ravioli at home, from scratch (ie, I made the actual pasta and everything) and while it was tasty, it was undoubtedly not worth the time and effort. For those of you out there who want ravioli, here's a few words of advice: Go to a restaurant or buy the stuff from a shop.
Summary - Oskars make good food.
On to the manga! I must admit, despite my long-running ties to Japan, I have never been a huge fan of manga or anime. Just not my thing. From time to time, I do run across something that I like though. Nadesico was, for me, quite an entertaining anime series. However, that's not my topic for today.
Today I am going to breifly extol the virtues of Paper Eleven. Is it manga? Yeah. But not what one normally expects. It is exceptionally minimalistic, very dark, relatively abstract and quite entrancing indeed. It is only about half-completed at the moment, with 6 of 11 chapters completed (about 180 pages), but definitely worth a look if you have a few minutes.
# posted by Nils @ 1:43 PM 
