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Restaurant: Löwenbräu Keller

3 February 2011 Ibyang Sanchez 6 Comments Category: Food

This is for all you lovers of meat!

Knuspriger Schweinebauch

Oohhh-la-la! That my dear readers is a dish called Knuspriger Schweinebauch, one of Löwenbräu Keller’s specialty.

Löwenbräu Keller is Sydney’s popular and authentic Munich-style restaurant. They offer a hearty cuisine from breakfast to dinner and imported biers in a traditional bier-hall environment.

The first time we ate here was last Winter and so we can’t resist trying one of their biers, Löwenbräu Original. Crisp but felt smooth when I drank it and very refreshing.

This Summer, we instead had Lemon Lime Bitters and Orange Juice to soothe us on a hot day.

Lemon Lime Bitter and Orange Juice

Some of the dishes we’ve tried:

Schlachtplatte for 2. Löwenbräu’s Selection of Bavarian Specialties: Sausages, Chicken Schnitzel, Meat Loaf and Roast Pork Belly, served with Mashed Potatoes, Sauerkraut, Braised Red Cabbage, Bread Dumpling and Bier Gravy. Since we ordered this dish for two, they doubled everything up and added a big Pork Knuckle on top!

The Pork Knuckles was a huge sinful treat! I loved the crispy skin outside and the juicy meat inside. The sausages tasted good but the schnitzel and meat loaf was not as tasty. The Roast Pork Belly was a winner and left me craving for more.

Schlachplatte for 2!

Pommes Frites. A siding of saltless chips which I truly appreciate. I love it when a restaurant serve chips with no salt because one of the things that terrifies me is food (especially chips) with too much salt.

Pommes Fries

Löwenbräu’s Burger with a siding of chips. Big and chunky meat but not as juicy as other burgers we’ve tasted. However, it was flavourful enough to savour every bite.

Löwenbräu’s Burger

Knuspriger Schweinebauch. It is crackling Roast Pork Belly with Löwenbräu Bier Sauce, Sautéed Potatoes and Slow-Braised Red Cabbage. It is definitely my favorite dish in Löwenbräu.

This is truly sinful that’s I don’t eat this kind of food all the time. The best part is the crunchy pork skin on top. It was a bit salty for me but it actually went well with the meat part of the Pork Belly which had less salt. I also loved the roasted potatoes, sweet and smoky. And most of all, I love the red cabbage, a bit sour and soft. The whole ensemble was a celebration of flavours and texture. I loved it!

Knuspriger Schweinebauch

For a good time and great food, visit the Löwenbräu at The Rocks.

Löwenbräu Keller
Corner of Playfair and Argyle Streets
The Rocks, Sydney NSW
Phone: (02) 9247 7785
Email: reservations@lowenbrau.com.au
Open 7 days, 9:00am til late

“A Wife’s Charmed Life” visited Löwenbräu Keller twice as an anonymous guest.

Cafe: Beach and Bush Gallery Cafe (Kiama, NSW Australia)

18 January 2011 Ibyang Sanchez 2 Comments Category: Food, Photography, Travel

Part of our Grand Pacific Drive trip last year was a visit to Kiama, a place for water lovers as it offers surfing, diving, fishing, canoeing and windsurfing. Kiama is also known for the “Kiama Blowhole“, the town’s major tourist attraction. Under certain sea conditions, the blowhole can spray water up to 25 metres (82 ft) in the air, in quantities that thoroughly drench any bystanders.

We arrived an hour before lunch so we took lots of photos by the lighthouse.

And lots of photos of blue, blue seas!!!!

Lunch was at the Beach and Bush Gallery Cafe. This cafe is a feast to the senses as they serve good food and has photography gallery. The photographs were by internationally-known Australian fine image photographer, Gary Barnes. His work is amazing and breathtaking.

You can find his photographs posted all over the cafe.

I vaguely remember what we ate that day. We had a bowl of Caesar Salad and (based from the photo we took) Grilled Chicken (not sure!). The name of the dishes we ordered escapes me right now but I assure you that they served us a delicious meal.

I love this reminder they have by the counter. Not only do they guarantee that they will serve quality food but they also encourage everyone to appreciate the gallery and views of Kiama–it’s like encouraging us to live in the moment and enjoy being!

Some of Gary Barnes’ photographs are available in postcard format so I bought one as a souvenir. This was the photo I bought….

If ever you are in Kiama, visit the Beach and Bush Gallery.

“A Wife’s Charmed Life” visited Beach and Bush Gallery as an anonymous guest on 21 January 2010.

Beach and Bush Gallery

Blowhole Point Road
Kiama
New South Wales 2533

Ph: 02 4233 1734

Restaurant: Harbour Front Restaurant (Wollongong, NSW Australia)

17 January 2011 Ibyang Sanchez 1 Comments Category: Food, Photography, Travel

After our afternoon tea at lee and me, we went back to the hotel to rest a bit and freshen up. Still had no idea on where we will have dinner, we surfed online and found that there are a few good-looking restaurants near Flagstaff Hill.

We went out to dinner early so we can hang out by the beach and get ourselves a good table before dinner time.

It was nearly sunset when we arrived and this was the view that welcomed us…

Wollongong is known as the only place in the east coast that has two lighthouses. A small, old lighthouse is located at the end of the breakwater.

The big light house is located at Flagstaff Hill.

It was near the small lighthouse where we found a place to have dinner. Harbour Front Restaurant is a lovely and romantic place with a view of the harbour.

Since we were still full from what we had during afternoon tea, we just ordered two mains and shared both dishes with each other.

We had the Crispy Skin Snapper Fillet with white anchovy caper escabeche. It came with sauteed fennel red capsicum and zucchini. Light and flavourful. Perfect for the summer heat.

Dinner won’t be complete without some meat so we had their Prime Rib Eye Fillet Steak

with luscious mushroom sauce. One of the best steaks I’ve ever had. Tender and perfectly cooked.

We enjoyed the relaxed environment as we savoured the dishes we ordered. We hope to dine here again when we visit in the future.

After dinner, we hung out by the harbour and walked a bit, took photos. The photo below is one of the best photos we took on this trip and will always remind us of how beautiful Wollongong is.

Harbour Front Restaurant
2 Endeavour Drive
Wollongong Harbour
Ph 02 4227 2999

“A Wife’s Charmed Life” visited Harbour Front Restaurant as an anonymous guest on 20 January 2010.

Cafe: lee and me (Wollongong, Australia)

16 January 2011 Ibyang Sanchez 1 Comments Category: Food, Travel

Before I move some of our photos to another hard drive, I’ll share with you some restaurants/cafe we dined in during our Wollongong Summer Getaway last year (can’t believe that was already a year ago, memories of that road trip still vivid in my mind).

The trip to the south turned out to be one hell of a gastronomic surprise. We went on this trip with no idea on where to eat and no reservations in any restaurant. Very brave to say the least, we were celebrating our 3rd year wedding anniversary then and we left it to the fates to bring us to wherever we will have a sumptous meal. The fates did not disappoint. Our first meal in Wollongong was at a pretty cafe called lee and me.

A two-storey building in Crown street that house a cafe on the ground level and a fashion store on the 2nd floor, lee and me is a great find to any traveler in the area.

We decided to dine alfresco so we can feel the laidback atmosphere of this charming city. Outside the cafe are cute orange chairs and makeshift tables made of crates. The Husband and I opted to sit ourselves in normal tables and chairs so we can relax more.

I had a regular cup of sweet Cafe Latte, smooth and rich, while the Husband had the same drink only in a bigger glass.

We shared a slice of this chocolate cake. I don’t remember the name anymore but it is a nutty kind of chocolate cake. Sweet but not too rich. They have a whole range of yummy-looking cakes and pastries on the counter, took me awhile to choose. They also serve breakfast and lunch.

The Husband left me for awhile and walked around only to surprise me when I saw him on the other side of the road taking paparazzi photos!

If you’re ever in the area, stop and have a cuppa in this charming coffee haven.

“A Wife’s Charmed Life” visited lee and me as an anonymous guest on 20 January 2010.

lee and me
87 Crown Street
Wollongong, NSW 2500Weekdays 7am – 5pm
Weekends 8am – 4pm
Ph: 02 42440695

Note: Two more restaurants in the south to be shared later!

Welcome 2011!

3 January 2011 Ibyang Sanchez 11 Comments Category: Charmed Life of a Mrs, Cherished Memories, Food, Recipes

While I almost didn’t prepare anything for our Christmas Noche Buena, I was very much prepared for the New Year Media Noche. Celebrating New Year is more of a big deal for me because I love beginnings, I love starting anew.

Our table spread on New Year’s eve consisted mostly of fruits, a noodle dish, leche flan (for dessert), champagne to toast to the new year and my main, Baked Ham.

It has been my dream to bake my own ham so I decided last year that I will try my best to make one for the new year. Thank God I found half of a leg ham in the supermarket a week before Christmas. It’s so hard to find a small whole leg ham here (everything is so big!) so our best option was to get a half leg.

I started preparing the ham on the 30th December. Boiled the ham in pineapple juice, beer and brown sugar for an hour (no precise measurements, just “to taste”). Then sliced off the skin, scored the ham and pushed whole cloves unto the ham. The cloves add flavor to the ham and at the same time serves as decoration. Covered in foil, I stored the ham inside the fridge overnight.

Three hours before midnight of 31st December, I baked the ham (180-200 degrees) for an hour while brushing sauce from boiled ham unto the surface of the ham every 20 minutes. On the last quarter of the hour, I placed two pineapple slices on top of the ham.

It was a good first try and the Husband approved!