Tuesday, October 31, 2023

State Library Victoria + Osteria Ilaria
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I don't think I can get much work done here, with the throngs of tourists walking around taking photos?! I'll be so distracted! 
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We had dinner at Osteria Ilaria, which was highly recommend by my big sis. 
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The drink on the left is a citrusy cocktail, and the one on the right is a citrusy mocktail. 
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Oysters
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House bread with whipped butter
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Porcini mushroom croquette
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Gold band snapper crudo, turnip, pomegranate
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Abrolhos island scallops, sage, artichoke
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Spaghettini with red mullet, fermented tomato, sea urchin
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Black Truffle Pasta (daily special) 
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Chestnut scarpinocc, mushroom, wood sorrel
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Gippsland duck breast, rainbow chard, pickled grapes
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Heirloom potato, goats cheese, black garlic

Everything was really good, even my parents approved! They are very hard to please when it comes to "western food". 
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Our dessert was the watermelon cake from black star pastry that I had gotten earlier in the day. The world's most instagrammed cake is not a very taste cake, sadly. The layer of "sponge" tasted like soggy oatmeal which I think is what wet cardboard would taste like, LOL. Only worth trying if you are FOMO... 

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