Touche Hombre - Second Mexican Dinner in a Week

Having read a few reviews about Touche Hombre, I wasn't expecting much. Flic and I got a spot at the bar as the bar tender was mixing up a beer cocktail. We opted for Sour Watermelon Granitas and added tequila which made the granita that much better than the ones you get at Pellegrini's. There was an El Secreto taco on the menu, with "Ask Your Waiter" written underneath. We were asked if we had any allergies, what our heat tolerance is and if we felt adventurous. Along with the El Secreto, we ordered Ceviche Fish, a meatball taco to share and a fish taco to share. The El Secreto came first and as we were tucking in to it, the waiter read out the ingredients sheep's brain...I didn't hear anything else, it was pretty tasty though, and not as mushy as I remembered brain to be! The ceviche beat the one I had a My Mexican Cousin a few nights before and after eating the other tacos, we ordered another round! From the reviews, it read that it was a really noisy place that people wouldn't go back to. It was definitely noisy and this added to the atmosphere. There was a dj playing some great tracks and when "The Next Episode" came on, all the kitchen staff and bar staff had a bit of a dance. Definitely going back for the beer cocktail and another El Secreto. 

Adalita and My Mexican Cousin

After seeing Adalita and being south of the river, we decided to try out My Mexican Cousin. There were four stools propped outside at the bar which kinda felt like Gyuamas, minus the dogs! The four dishes we ordered were: Seafood Gumbo, Ceviche, Soft Shell Crab and Beef Ribs. Whilst the food here was a step up from the street style food in Gyuamas, I'd still go back to see their change of menu which they are going to do on Monday!

Weekend Breakfast

Last weekend's breakfast consisted of spanish omelette done on the weber on Saturday morning. This was a bit of a saviour after a few too many beers at the soccer the night before!

Sunday morning breakfast consisted of potato rostis with smoked salmon, eggs and Mum's relish!!

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Working at Target has it's perks. The other week, I got to "have lunch" with Jamie Oliver. This consisted of him flying to GTown in a chopper, judging the inhouse bake off and managing to score a pic with the short, tubby cook before he flew back to the big smoke!

Huxtaburger

The week after ticking two places off my "Places to Eat Before the End of Summer" list, I ticked a third off. Whilst visiting stores in Collingwood and Fitzroy for work, I had lunch at Huxtaburger!! All the burgers are named after the Huxtable family from the Cosby Show. I had the Bills which consisted of a burger with pineapple, beetroot, egg and bacon, everything I love in a burger.

Melbourne Food & Wine Festival

I was imagining posting about the Cellar Door and Farm Gate day that we went to for the Food and Wine Fest, but it was pissing down all day, so after a few tastings and getting waterlogged feet, Soph, Betts and I went to Greenhouse for a "few drinks". The fried cauliflower at the Greenhouse went down well with a few White Rabbit Dark Ales and a few Little Creatures Pale Ales.

Even though Summer had ended by this time, I managed to tick off two "Places to Eat Before the End of Summer". Across the river from the Greenhouse (the Northside aka the Good Side!!) the food vans were out in full force. Whilst this pic is what Soph had, I went for the "health option" of Sausage and Ochra Gumbo - "I Love Gumbo". Then the next day, I went back for my first dining experience at the Taco Truck. While Chicken and Fish were going to be my choices, the fish sold out whilst in queue so I had to settle for Chicken and Potato. Since then, Taco Truck was at Golden Plains, so I got to sample the fish taco...twice!!

Slacker

It's been a while, but plenty of good food has been cooked and eaten, time for an update!!