Comments on: Bloggers indulge in subculture dining?

By: mellie

mellie — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 11:11:49 +0000

Damn it! Just spoke with Tempura Hajime, and as Jess said, they won’t do 12 at one time

But I have heard of another place that might be worth trying – a rogue sashimi restaurant operating out of a home garage!

Will investigate and post something soon.

By: Thanh

Thanh — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 08:36:28 +0000

That’s another great idea Sticky. I’ve been meaning to try out Attica’s Tuesday experimentation menu. This sounds like the perfect time to try it out.

By: stickyfingers

stickyfingers — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 05:39:10 +0000

Yes I regretted missing the wagyu night, but at the time I was burning the candle at both ends. Hoping to be able to organise the Chinese banquet soon, but stay tuned, have just got back from a holiday and am sussing out the end of financial year bedlam.

Another suggestion, instead of Tempura Hajime, why don’t we get together to be guinea pigs for Ben Shewry’s Chef’s Table at Attica instead?

By: Thanh

Thanh — Tue, 27 May 2008 11:59:19 +0000

The wagyu night was fantastic. Thanks for organising it Ed.
Booking out the whole of Tempura Hajime sounds like a great idea, but like Jess said, I doubt the owner will do it as he wants to keep quality control over his food.

By: Ran

Ran — Mon, 26 May 2008 23:25:56 +0000

i am so sad i missed the wagyu night. though i was in spain so it kinda makes up for it ;P

By: Jess

Jess — Mon, 26 May 2008 11:56:24 +0000

I have already inquired about booking the whole room for Tempura Hajime. The most they will do is 6 at a time, an hour apart because there is only one chef and he can’t keep up with the work, and doesn’t want the experience to be tainted for any of the customers.

Fair enough, I’d think.

By: another outspoken female

another outspoken female — Mon, 26 May 2008 06:27:57 +0000

Tempura Hajime? Yes please!

By: barbara

barbara — Mon, 26 May 2008 05:36:48 +0000

Wow, intewresting. The person that posted their experience to C&Z was obviously part of the hoax,

By: Ed

Ed — Mon, 26 May 2008 05:28:51 +0000

Barbara, absolutely. I also interviewed the guy who claimed to run it and it was all rubbish – that story was on the front page of The Age. There were several messages left on various forums and regretably I was sucked in too. Subsequently nobody has been there and nobody in the food business knows of Zingara and we are talking across waiters and food suppliers and so on.

By: barbara

barbara — Mon, 26 May 2008 05:19:06 +0000

Are you saying Zingara was a hoax? This person who posted to the C&Z forums had me convinced me it was real.
http://chocolateandzucchini.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2279&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=15