The last Saturday was a good and fun day. It tasted especially well as
it was my first outing after some difficult days of recuperating at home. I
live in a suburb that I do not automatically identify with considering its
style, interests and values. It is, still, a convenient and beautiful place. I like
living in Mosman for many reasons. However, I do not feel that I belong and
this is my job and challenge to change. My new resolution is to start
participating in some of the Mosman activities, find out more on how I could
make a contribution and start participating in the life of the village I live
in. I think I will start form the bridge club visit.
I have already written so much about my
holidays in Florence that I may even have earned a label of a firm lover of
Italy and things Italian. It shouldn't come as an surprise to those who know me
that one of my favourite places in Mosman is the Fourth Village Providore. It
is my favourite for food shopping and having lunch. The place is positively
decadent and its rather high prices make it exclusive. This is turn does not
allow for getting bored with it. Once savours the place and much as its food.
| One feels hungry looking the food selection |
One of my friends and my, at times, companion
in The Fourth Village lunches moved
recently to Melbourne. I have been missing our occasional lunches but this
Saturday my friend was in Sydney and we again had lunch in our favourite
place. It is nice go back to the
familiar place that one likes. We both were happy to order the same as we knew and liked from the past experience : Calamari
Fritti Zucchini Fiammifero e Mayonese al Limoncello, pizza Capricciosa and two
glasses of Sangiovese.
| How wonderfully Italian! |
In
Australia one often shares dishes and we did. It was a lot of food, perhaps too
much but I decided to enjoy it to fully experience the great company and food. I
decided that it was rather nice and effective therapy. Sangiovese is one of my favourite wines as
well. It was blissful indulgence!
Lately, I have heard so much about superiority
of Melbourne over Sydney that maybe it is time to see for myself what is so
special about the place. Architecture and food are supposed to be Melbourne particular
strength. I have not been to the Melbourne Art Gallery yet and galleries are
always places to visit, so I will put it on my list to see. It is not likely I
will make a trip in time for the Polish Food Festival, but early next year should
be a right time to make the trip.
I am fond of the occasional Italian meal and also can hussle up one at home when I get some basil leaves on my foraging expeditions outside my little suburb. There is a shop just across the road from where I live that sells all kinds of imported stuff from all over the world and I get plenty of cheeses and pasta of all kinds so you can imagine how easy it is. Apart from all that, we have an institution here called Darios who is just about to open another restaurant next door to my home. Lucky or what? http://www.darios.in/location
ReplyDeleteInteresting how we find different foods exotic. Basil grows in many Australian home gardens together with mint and parsley.
ReplyDeleteFragrant spices like cumin, coriander, fanugreek, cardamon are considered exotic for a change. Poland is yet another country with its own local spices one uses every day - parsnip, celery root. Carrots seem to be universal.
Italian food must taste rather bland to you, I would think.