Comments on melbourne gastronome: New York Gastronome: Momofuku Ssam Bar

Hey fennb. Re photos yes it's the blogger'...

2009-07-30T10:26:46.762+10:00

Hey fennb. Re photos yes it's the blogger's dilemma. All my photos are taken, flash-free, on a teensy little digicam that fits in my jeans pocket - I'm sometimes disappointed with the quality of the photos, but I can be quick and discreet when taking photos in restaurants. Using a bigger SLR in the circs would be cumbersome, time-consuming and anti-social. Plus my dining companions would call me a wanker. :)

Jess, Mel and Eating Melbourne: the pork belly buns really do live up to the hype. Love.

No need to take the comments back, Brett! Glad you like the links. :)

Glad you enjoyed it as much as I did! Those pork b...

2009-07-29T16:18:24.569+10:00

Glad you enjoyed it as much as I did! Those pork buns are the bomb. I would go again in a flash.

Oh god, the pork belly buns. I may need some time...

2009-07-29T13:56:30.241+10:00

Oh god, the pork belly buns.

I may need some time alone now. I miss them so much.

SecretFoodieMel :-)

....ok... I take it back, am I allowed to un-say i...

2009-07-29T10:02:50.185+10:00

....ok... I take it back, am I allowed to un-say it?

Nice links... illustrates your point perfectly.

Oh, I have been wanting to go here since I visited...

2009-07-28T15:39:09.218+10:00

Oh, I have been wanting to go here since I visited NY. I only found out about it when I left.

Oh, those buns.

Pretzels and sweet have never made sense to me, I don't know why. But yes, I remember all NY sweets being just that...SWEET.

Oh... wow. I didn't realise, but when I got t...

2009-07-28T15:08:31.807+10:00

Oh... wow.

I didn't realise, but when I got to the end of this post I actually had to pause for a moment as I was salivating so much.

Momofuku really does sound amazing - I must try to check it out next time I'm in the US.

Fantastic post by the way - Also, I feel your pain re: photos - Taking decent photos of food in venue, at night, in environments that are lit for aesthetics, not photography is frustratingly hard, even with pro equipment.

Also, dunno about you, but I've found higher end restaurants generally aren't that keen on punters whipping out high end DSLRs with giant lenses (or any cameras) a lot of the time.

Looking forward to the last US bit -

fennb.

PS: Go Abe Froman!

"like something the cat regurgitated"?!?...

2009-07-28T13:52:41.633+10:00

"like something the cat regurgitated"?!?

Aw Brett, your comment makes baby Jesus cry. *sniff*

Lucky old cat, I say!

I'll grant you that some of the dishes (eg the spicy pork, the slice of candybar pie) look kinda sloppy in my photos... but let me try to shift the blame on:
1) the poor lighting (I've had to tweak the photos so they appear less murky, but they've lost def);
2) my crappy camera (which has a pretty trust macro but has a complete nervous breakdown whenever the lighting is poor - see point one); and
3) my dubious photographic skills.
These dishes were awesome, honest!!

For some infinitely superior photos of these dishes, allow me to point you here, here, here and here! :)

hmmm.. I don't know. Maybe I just don't ge...

2009-07-28T13:14:57.180+10:00

hmmm.. I don't know. Maybe I just don't get it, maybe one has too be there to appreciate it better....I'm sure everything you mentioned tasted fantastic, but honestly most of the menu items 'look' like something the cat regurgitated.

But I'll stick with you Claire, if you tell me it's good I'm going to believe you :-)