WEEKLY DIGEST 089 | 01 DEC 2023

Japanese homewares!

WEEKLY DIGEST 089 | 01 DEC 2023

Last week was probably the smallest week in terms of eating, so this one's a shorter one!

This week we have:

Hitomebore
Odyssea

Visit count

First time visits: Odyssea
Revisits: Hitomebore

First time visits: 55+1=56
Revisits: 115+1=116
Total visits this year: 56+116=172

On the feed πŸ“±


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Hitomebore

Hitome ten don $34 - anago, prawn, seasonal veg, onsen egg & nori

We swung by Hitomebore on Saturday, just before hitting up a Black Friday sale at IKEA. The food here never disappoints! We'll be off to Japan early next year, so we're excited to lots of tendon 😍.


What We Ate 🍴

Odyssea

The last entry of this week was at Odyssea in City Beach. I'm normally a little apprehensive of venues by the beach, as they can be better known for their views, rather than food. I dropped by for a function with some friends and can gladly say that I enjoyed the food.

Top down of fish with mash, mustard fruits, asparagus, radish and kohlrabi
Market Fish gf $48 smoky mash, beurre blanc, mustard fruits, chard, asparagus, watermelon radish, sorrel, kohlrabi

The stand-out dishes for the night were the market fish and the dark chocolate rhubarb dome, both of which were well balanced in terms of flavour and texture.

Close up of lamb ribs with coriander
Lamb Ribs $37 - skordalia, candied pepitas, date, coriander, lemon
Top down shot of chocolate dome with crumble, pear and rhubarb gel
Dark Chocolate Rhubarb Dome vg/gf/n $19 basil crumble, pear, meringue, rhubarb gel

Bonus ✨

Hamoni Homewares

We made our first visit to Hamoni Homewares to pick up some housewarming gifts for a friend. Hamoni is a specialty Japanese homewares store. The folks here also own Super Tetsudo and Super Souper, both of which use the same suppliers.

Interior of Japanese homewares store showing lots of different plates, bowls and mugs

If only my salary allowed me to shop here all the time!

Interior of Japanese homewares store showing lots of different plates, bowls and mugs
Absolutely love the warm, diffused lighting

Hamoni is home to lots of beautiful ceramics, with many of them reminding me of the beautiful dials of Grand Seiko watches (or does Grand Seiko draw inspiration from Japanese ceramics πŸ€”).

Grand Seiko Naruto Whirlpools SBGH331 (photo from Grand Seiko)