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Melbourne's Tucker: An Epicurean's Delight |
| Section: LIFE / FOOD |
| Author: Adrianne Marcus |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 1/1/1988 |
| Size: 2,210 Words, 13,103 Characters |
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It's Crocodile Dundee and "Put another shrimp on the Barbie, mate." It's the year of the continent down under--Australia--where Americans are heading in droves. If Sydney is the most visually exciting of Australia's cities and Perth was the place to be for the America's cup, Melbourne is the great Australian secret: a city of exciting food and great restaurants. The natives spend entire evenings devoted to their glorious food and wine. And when you book a table in a restaurant, it's yours for the whole evening, whether you dine at 6 p.m. or at 9:30 P.M. Melbourne prides itself on having the most sophisticated restaurants in Australia. Its leading chefs apply both classical techniques and their own innovative touches to the enormous range of available food. Moreso, chefs praise each other, ...
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...d vicinity, and obviously no lack of restaurants. One day at lunch, a person in my party was served a perfectly cooked porterhouse steak, I had sauteed gemfish, my partner had fresh prawns in a light batter and another had a club sandwich. A variety of salads and desserts were served. Accompanying this was a first-class wine list. And where did we have this lovely lunch? At the Melbourne Zoo.
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