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A light luncheon in Noosa

iS Tapas Bar (249 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, Queensland, 07 5447 1818). In usually sunny Noosaville it was gusty and alternately raining and shining, looking for a light lunch we stopped at the open-fronted iS Tapas Bar and were given a table with views of the Noosa River.

iS is fully licensed but allows patrons to bring their own wine ($4 corkage fee per bottle) and we took along a 2003 Petaluma Hanlin Hill Riesling. Despite its rather warm cellaring in our house it was in excellent condition – sprightly and lemony with just an occasional hint of that aged riesling character that we all know and love yet find hard to describe without annoying winemakers.

From the longish menu we chose Chili mushrooms – in a light sauce/marinade of butter, lemon juice, chili, garlic and finely chopped herebs; Parmesan crumbed artichokes – these were served with the stems (quite edible) attached and looked a little like chicken drumsticks – served with a truffle and lime mayonnaise; Manchego cheese croquettes – crumbed, about the size of pool balls – with a quince paste sauce, and Tempura vegetables on skewers -tiny morsels of crisp veg in the lightest of batter.

The food presentaion was attractive, the waiter was hip and we really enjoyed each dish. The bill for two, including corkage, totalled $42.

Highly recommended.

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Barcelona : Restaurant Rosal34

Mardi soir 17 février 2009, deuxième étape gastronomique de ma permanence barcelonaise, Rosal34 (c/ del Roser 34, Barcelona – Poble Sec, +34-933249046) est le restaurant de tapas résolument contemporaines et raffinées de Oscar Adelantado (en salle) et le chef Josep Nicolau. Le restaurant est fermé le dimanche, le lundi midi et les jours fériés.
Assis dans cette belle salle moderne, nous commençons par une série de trois tapas à partager:
Tàrtar de tonyina amb soja, mostassa Antigua, ous de salmó i fulls verds – un tartare de thon au soja, moutarde et caviar de saumon, épicé comme il faut, gouteux
Mozzarella i tomàquet sec italià – mozzarella et tomates séchées, assez simple et léger
Cecina de Lleó amb formatge Idiazàbal – succulente viande IGP des trains postérieurs du bœuf issue de la province de León, séchée et fumée d’une belle couleur rouge foncée, accompagnée de fines tranches de fromage de brebis basque Idiazábal, que je trouve similaire au pecorino di Pienza.
Oscar et Eva du Rosal34

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