These pics were taken on a recent family/friends trip to Singapore. Love that city and love the Raffles hotel.The cocktail list from 4 years ago was better though. If you have the time visit the Long Bar, where, according to legend the last tiger in Singapore was shot and the Writer’s Bar, where they have a sublime selection of scotches.
Yup, that’s right I found a Belgian Beer Café in Hong Kong. It was excellent! You will be pleased to know that I also sampled plenty of the more traditional local cuisine which I will blog soon.
The food was rich and delicious. Not health food by any stretch of the imagination. Enjoy the food, enjoy the beer, do not count calories.
My brother and I occasionally go out for dinner and have decided to review our respective experiences. So, in a nutshell, one meal, two points of view. You can find his blog at: https://itlooksclear.wordpress.com/
Without further ado, we bring you Chur burger in Surry Hills, Sydney.
The pictures above do the food justice – pure deliciousness.
We were lining up – waited 15 minutes – really? For a Burger?
The clientage is largely Asian, and 20 years younger than me, reflecting the general neighbourhood demographic.
Finally seated, we overlook the magnificence that is Surry Hills.
Muzak is thumping in a neverending blend of bass and fragments of melody – while conversation acquits itself well in the competition to achieve maximum cacophony. Smells are wafting through the humid air in not at all unpleasant profusion – the juxtaposition of auditory and olfactory pleasure/pains is not lost on this humble scribe.
The menu is simple, with a burger of every carnivorous variety as well as vegetarian options. The chips are crunchy and the burgers a delightful explosion of flavours. I myself enjoyed the pulled pork – a revelation if you go in for that sort of thing. We also ordered coleslaw and the iceberg salad – slightly too salty for my taste.
Which brings me to the drinks – a variety of up market soft drinks, shakes and beers, something for everyone.
All in all, I highly recommend the Chur to all burger enthusiasts – you will not be disappointed, but if you want to avoid a queue, go early.
India is very vibrant, alive but in the jungle sense of the word – there is no order and everything feels organic. Structures, even when new, seem be in a state of permanent disrepair. Nature and Culture face off in a constant battle, neither winning, only keeping entropy at bay to allow continued existence, to allow life to propagate, to allow chaos, to allow colour and decay, beauty and brutality. Inimitable.
One is not sure if a view into the past is afforded or, indeed, a vision of the future. For the world has many paths it can follow – all possibilities along the quantum stream, liber universum.
Yup, a lot worse. A fine finish to a fine meal. Subtly smokey honey coats your mouth as you sip and enjoy. Tranquil.
Nice beer in San Jose, local micro brewery I believe, very reminiscent of a Belgian Triple.
Yes, it was freezing but the fragrant harbour is not quite so fragrant near the water. Quite lovely, really…
Column in Xian
One of the oldest still operational tea houses in the world.
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