O.My Beaconsfield

O.MY restaurant Beaconsfield

The favourite part of my recent visit to O.My in Beaconsfield came right at the end of the meal. We were presented with two adorable, individually wrapped pieces of sourdough fruit loaf, made in house, wrapped in brown paper and tied with string. Our waiter explained that we were to feel free to either eat them now, or take them home. We took them home, a warm toasty reminder of a elegant, exciting and delicious meal.

bread at O.MY restaurant

Now let me return to the beginning, it is apparently the very best place to start (with thanks to Maria Von Trapp for the excellent observation).

Anniversary time again, and so we booked a table at our favourite restaurant. Mr Eatmystreet convinced me that I was up to the task of eating six courses. I had my doubts, but also, I am greedy. So I went along with the whole palaver.

Six courses, three amuse bouche and three different breads. I did not regret one mouthful of it.

The food at O.My is created by talented local chef Blayne Bertoncello. He has recently been shortlisted for the Age Young Chef of the Year Award and he is so deserving. Blayne and his team create food that is interesting and intelligent whilst simultaneously being delicious and beautiful on the plate. Honestly, all the good things happening on one plate.

The most memorable dish I ate was created using the “whole pumkin.” Yes, the food at O.My often needs an explanation because what comes out of the kitchen often looks more pretty picture and less like mashed pumpkin. Lucky there are attentive waiters on hand who are only too willing to explain and answer questions. As a results of this I woke up the next day thinking about the Swedish Chef, which I think we can all agree is an awesome thing.

No waste pumpkin dish at O.MY Beaconsfield

The Pumpkin dish made with toasted pumpkin seeds and a lasagne type outer layer made from the skin of the pumpkin. I am not explaining it well, you’ll have to ask the Swedish Chef for more information. But it was sooo good. Mouthwateringly memorable.

We also ate the Sword Fish,  an Artichoke, Baked Potato &  Two Hour Egg Dish and 24 hour Pork Dish served with Compressed Apple.

O.MY restaurant Beaconsfield

These “main” dishes were punctuated with dazzling little  tasters, straight from the Willy-Wonker-Esque brain of the chef, to the diners table.

dinner at O.MY restaurant Beaconsfield

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Here is the first “Bread Course” made from their own cultured sourdough, served with house churned butter and looking dead sexy.

Our first “taster” was Cured Salmon with lemon gel, Bone broth with dried mushroom and a herb bundle with Creme Fraiche dressing. Drink broth, wave herbs, be impressed. Etc.

 

O.MY degustation menu

A lot of the produce served at O.My is harvested from the local garden of brothers Blayne, Tyson and Chayse who run and own the restaurant.

dessert at O.MY Beaconsfield

Dessert was Baked Apple, Cinnamon Quill and Sorbet, and Meringue.

dessert at O.MY Beaconsfield

“Dessert taster” was house made chocolate that magically melts in your mouth. Well actually it is not magic, it is coconut and cocoa. I say believe what you want though people.

O.MY Beaconsfield

Our 6 course Degustation was $75 which is so reasonable for what you are getting. Creative & delicious food, attentive, charming and informative service, a touch of theatre, a little magic, a lettuce leaf shaped like a lamb. Plus gorgeous decor and a sophisticated dining room.

O.MY Beaconsfield

My pick for Best Local Restaurant by far and by local I mean all the way to Ripponlea. 😉

One last photo, as they explain it all better than the words.

degustation at O.MY Beaconsfield

Unless you are the Swedish Chef of course, he would have been all over it.

Happy Eating!

Dani

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La Baguette Cafe Berwick

La Baguette Cafe Berwick (Updated 2015)

I went for a little wander down Adams Lane in Berwick this morning and found this.

La Baguette Cafe Berwick

 

The very gorgeous looking La Baguette Cafe. She is a very elegant young thing. I had to go in and check it out. I am very glad I made the effort.

La Baguette is run by a husband and wife team from Berwick. They apparently decided that a French style cafe is just what we needed here in Berwick Village and I cannot disagree with them. The Cafe is beautifully appointed with a mix of share tables, couches, comfy seats and tables for two or more. Gorgeous textured wallpaper and sweetly decorated little nooks and corner spots. The Cafe is very generous in size whilst still maintaining a real warmth to its interiors.

La Baguette Cafe Berwick

The coffee is fair trade and locally roasted and mine was excellent! Hot, strong, bold and a little nutty. They use Fair Trade Grata Espresso coffee beans sourced from Bendigo, Victoria. Hot chocolate is by Lindt and they serve Harney and Sons Tea which is just so beautiful.

La Baguette Cafe Berwick

My gorgeous 6 year old son was my dining companion today and he was pretty good company. I am sure this was helped by the huge Iced Chocolate that he ordered and devoured with a smile. We also shared a Caramel and Hazelnut slice that was very very good.

The front counter also had on offer a beautiful array of baguette’s starting at $12 (tied up with string nonetheless) and assorted slices and pastries ($2.50- $4.20). It all looked amazing and I will return to sample more of it. I can normally eat well made baguette no matter how hungry or not I am.

La Baguette Cafe Berwick

La Baguette Cafe Berwick also sells a range of Artisan bread, baked daily by Noisette in Port Melbourne, a very popular cafe that has also gone wholesale.

http://noisette.com.au

The menu has an includes eggs on sourdough, a range of crepes and a delicious selection of specials. I ordered the ham and cheese crepe with a micro salad and it was delicious and beautifully presented.

French Crepe's at La Baguette Cafe

La Baguette Cafe is in a beautiful little part of Berwick Village, set back off the High St and surrounded by trees and sweet laneways.

La Baguette Cafe Berwick

The staff here were young and enthusiastic and happy and that normally means something good is going on. So visit. Visit now! While they are still new and fresh and enthusiastic and beautifully gorgeous.

Welcome to the area La Baguette Cafe, Berwick Village just got a little bit better!

Happy Eating and let me know what you think.

Dani xx


 

Address: 26 Adams Ln, Berwick VIC 3806
Phone:0411 205 005

Now open Friday and Saturday nights for dinner.  6pm to 11pm. 
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Primary @ Pioneer Park

 

Primary @ Pioneer Park

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Primary @ Pioneer Park

“Eat, drink and be merry for tomorrow we die.”

Sometimes this little, apparently Biblical outtake, is more true than not. Today was one of those days.
I woke up like a bear with a sore head, on the wrong side of the bear cave bed (I hope you enjoyed that mishmash #DJDan). Cereal with milk at the kitchen bench was just not going to cut it so I took matters into my own hands and headed out. Destination: Primary @Pioneer Park Cafe.
As a Berwick resident for one whole year and four whole seasons I can say with confidence that Autumn and Spring are really the buzzing months for lovely old Berwick. The gardens, the tree’s, the wind, the opportunity to partake in our lovely outdoor spaces. So Primary Cafe is the perfect destination.
We got a table outside and the sun was kind enough to shine on my back and the wind was gentle enough to tickle not hassle.
Pioneer Park Cafe is the kind of posh version of having a coffee in Berwick. The restaurant was full of (mainly women) with lovely hair and lipstick and clothes made from swishy fabrics. There were also a few school Mum’s but their children were well entertained and behaved thanks to the playground that abuts the cafe’s deck.
I ordered eggs because I really needed them.
They came on very lovely wholegrain bread and they were cooked beautifully. Pre cracked pepper was available on the table and a fairly decent salt. My flat white was quite nice: nothing to complain about nothing to rave about. There was another lovely pattern in my froth that leads me to the conclusion that pictures in froth bears an inverse relationship to excellence in coffee but only at the moderate end of the spectrum. Feedback and ongoing experiments are welcome on this topic.
I have visited Pioneers Cafe before and had a similar experience; descent food and drink and lovely surroundings. The bill is always slightly more expensive that at other places in Berwick.
But sometimes, just sometimes, it doesn’t really matter.

Details

Address: 1-11 Peel Street, Berwick VIC 3806
Phone:(03) 9768 9681