Last year's Good Shepherd Circus Pie Classic belike ranks every bit the best dark out Cindy as well as I bring had inwards Melbourne: a keen alternative of bands, some frantic as well as shambolic cookery, drunken restaurateurs as well as breast-milk sauce - it had everything. So of course, when breakfast, as well as thence yesteryear the fourth dimension nosotros wandered inwards to the band room, the stone 'n' curl had already begun, amongst the country-rock stylings of Three, One, Two. Once the band had injure upwardly their set, MCs Adam D'Sylva (from Pearl).
The dishes flowed thick as well as fast from the kitchen stage, Team Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 churned out 3 plates: melitzana (a greek eggplant dip), eggplant salad amongst a tahini yoghurt dressing (inspired yesteryear Greg Malouf), as well as some variety out of eggplant, tofu as well as pork curry (apparently inspired yesteryear Charmaine Solomon). Team B upped the ante amongst 4 dishes. They were a picayune upset that the judges had to sense of savour mutual frigidity versions of their creations, but were promised that it wouldn't prejudice their decision. Things started off amongst a babaganoush as well as flatbread, followed yesteryear eggplant rolls amongst rice (somehow including cinnamon, mint as well as lemon zest), a Lebanese means sweetness chilli eggplant as well as yoghurt dish (which was responsible for a choking chilli cloud taking over the pub during the cook-off) as well as the crowning glory: breaded eggplant amongst French light-green beans.
The judges were periodically impressed amongst the dishes served up, raving close the melitzana, the tofu as well as pork mush and, especially, the breaded eggplant. They were given a laid of criteria to justice the ii teams and, afterward much deliberation, the determination came back... Team A! Despite declaring Team B's breaded eggplant the best dish of the night, the improve all circular laid of dishes from Team Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 helped them defend their championship as well as reclaim the Golden Wok. The celebrations began at once.
As did the gloating.
Team B seemed happy plenty amongst minute house as well as the coveted silverish spatula and, far likewise quickly, our minute Circus Pie Classic was over.
At to the lowest degree the cooking business office was. There was nonetheless fourth dimension for some to a greater extent than stone as well as a raffle draw. Old-school Melbourne rocker's Hoss gave us a punchy, rockin' set. Joel Silbersher may survive tiny, but he certain knows how to brand some noise.
Next upwardly were the Town Bikes - some variety out of foreign dance-based comedy human activity that left both of us pretty bemused. Nevertheless, the raffle was nonetheless coming up, as well as thence nosotros hung around.
After many redraws, the total arrive at of winning raffle tickets were finally announced and, non entirely did nosotros neglect to win the Three, One, Two voucher, nosotros ended upwardly amongst absolutely nothing. What are the odds? Still, the desperate hangers on were rewarded a fine, fine laid from The Blackeyed Susanas.
I can't recommend them plenty - they don't play every bit a total band a lot these days, but in that place are duos as well as other combinations involving Rob Snarski that plough upwardly approximately the house periodically, as well as it's difficult to imagine whatsoever present featuring his phonation beingness a disappointment.
Good times. The minute Circus Pie Classic was some other fine eventide inwards Richmond - I was a chip disappointed at the reduction inwards cooking (I guess it's difficult to uncovering 4 teams worth of Melbourne rockers willing to plough over upwardly an afternoon for a cook-off), as well as the whole number lacked some of the bonkers charm of finally year's (which happens when yous withdraw Bog Log III as well as Sixfthick I guess). Still, some wonderful music, some hilarity, some cooking as well as a bunch of coin for a expert crusade - we'll survive dorsum i time again side yesteryear side year. Good Shepherd Youth as well as Family Service produce some damn fine operate approximately Melbourne as well as if anyone wants to donate without enjoying the benefits of a stone 'n' curl cookoff should caput correct over to their website.
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