Manoosh Pizzeria, Enmore

Wildfire Pizza ($17)

I'll be the first to admit that I'm no connoisseur when it come to pizza- I can easily count on one hand the number of times I've had pizza this year, and of those times it has either been from one of the major pizza chains or from a pub. So it probably doesn't come as a surprise that Lebanese style pizza isn't something I've tried before, and probably also explains my excitement when Manoosh Pizzeria, kindly invited me to have a taste of their menu!

By title, Manoosh is a pizzeria, but have a just have a quick look at their menu, and you'll find that there's a lot more going on than just pizza. It's our first time here, but we instantly know that they must be doing something right when they've got a table full of restaurant awards and the place is packed full of customers waiting for takeaway orders at noon on a Saturday.

Kibbeh ($9 for half doz) and Sambousik ($8 for half doz)

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Chickpea & Cauliflower Soup

Back in my uni days, weekends were a time for me to get in some more hours of work to earn some money- at one time I was working three jobs, one on the weekdays, one at nights and one on the weekends. When I first started working full time I did try to keep the busy weekends going, making sure I filled my weekends with plenty of activities but much has changed since then, and even though it has only been less than two years since I finished uni, I honestly do not know how I did it!

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Low Fat Hollandaise

I must admit that I've never really been a big fan of Hollandaise. Knowing that it was just an emulsion of butter and egg yolk didn't excite me all that much, and it really doesn't add all that much for me- to be honest I'd much rather have my poached eggs on toast with just a sprinkle of pepper. It has however grown on me, even if only slightly, a result of living in a household that loves their Eggs Benedict for breakfast. And although I have made a quick Hollandaise on a couple of occasions, I have been on a hunt for a healthier version of this classic sauce.

You see, because butter and egg yolk are both sources of saturated fat (i.e. the stuff that raises your 'bad' cholesterol levels), it's no surprise that the saturated fat content of Hollandaise is quite high- each tablespoon contains about 6 grams of saturated fat. Compare that to the Heart Foundation's recommendation of having less than 7% saturated fat intake per day i.e. around 15g per day for an adult male. And let's be honest- who's only putting a tablespoon of the stuff on their eggs benny?

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Travel | Adelaide, 2017

I don't travel interstate often, so I was quite excited when I had the opportunity to spend a weekend in Adelaide for a friend's wedding (which in itself was exciting enough), to also check out the Adelaide food scene which I had heard so much about over the years. And although we really only have one full day to explore the city (i.e. three meals worth) we made sure we made the most of it!

Fairweather

Due to lack of money and leave, we'd packed in a tight schedule, catching the first (6:50am!) flight in the morning and arriving in Adelaide when it was still breakfast time. With stomachs grumbling and eyes struggling to stay open, we were overdue for a coffee and a bite and wasted no time in finding anywhere in particular to eat and headed across the road to the closest cafe Google Maps could find us.

And this was how we ended up in Fairweather, a small cafe hidden in the back graffiti lined alleyways of Adelaide's CBD. Its location and minimalistic interior has a very Melbourne-esque feel, but its menu is somewhat less hipster and exactly what we're looking for that morning.

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