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Bistro Guillaume Melbourne - A Beautiful Restaurant That Works on Every Level
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I love everything about Bistro Guillaume in Melbourne. I love the outside of the restaurant. I love the lettering of the restaurant name on the outside. It is a fairly small gold sign with the letters of the restaurant written in cursive script cut out. So simple and yet so elegant.
Stepping inside the first thing I notice is how wonderfully warm and whimsical it all is. I love the balloon skirts on the lights made of French silk. It is so original yet fun. Then I notice the chairs with the delightful black and white French print on them. The warm colours of the room all complement each other.
The fit out for Bistro Guillaume came at a cost of $10 million so you would hope everything would work together!
My group and I are warmly greeted and ushered to our table. Once I sat in my very comfortable chair I looked up and noticed blazing Las Vegas style lights screaming at me. (This may be because the restaurant is inside Crown Casino). It was one thing I didn't like. It ruined the atmosphere of the room. They should have closed the dark coloured wooden venetian blinds.
Anyway...the sommelier came around to see what we would like to drink. My friend and I love sweet white wine and the sommelier suggested a delicious wine. He also chose a great wine for my other friend who was equally impressed.
Looking through the menu I noticed a favourite in the entree section - oysters, freshly shucked oysters with shallots and red wine vinegar. My friend
prefers Oysters Kilpatrick but they weren't on the menu.
Being the bold person that I am I asked if they could accommodate her and they certainly did. My friend was ecstatic and we were truly grateful. That is top quality service right there. The oysters were divine. They made my mouth water they were so good.
Our waiter who was an incredibly good humoured gracious young man helped us with the menu. It was mostly in French. Well it is a French restaurant.
For dinner I decided to try the Steak frites, (steak and fries) with la bordelaise sauce. I do believe I pointed to the barnaise sauce but I got la bordelaise sauce. I was a little disappointed. I also asked for the meat to be well done.
The meat came out looking well done but inside it was rare! My sister said she could still hear it mooing which was very naughty of her but I tried it and found it to be delicious. The meat was very tender.
Being Greek well done means cooked inside and out so this was new to me. I am happy to say it was delicious and the fries were French fries which were crisp and delicious as well. Most of them eaten by my sister I must say. I also loved the leaf salad on the side with lovely olive oil. It was all delicious. I was ecstatic.
My sister and her friend got the Risotto with field mushrooms and Reggiano parmesan which they said was very earthy, a little heavy but delicious. The other friend ordered the Duck confit with Brussels sprouts, speck and mustard sauce. It didn't look like a big meal but he said it was delicious and more than enough.
An order of pure de pommes de terre, mashed potatoes, and saut spinach with garlic and extra virgin olive oil was placed as well.
The potatoes were missing in action but the spinach which I love, I am serious I love spinach was delicious. It was also very garlicky.
It would have kept a vampire a million miles away. It would have also killed any germs I might have in the near future for one year at least!
I always look forward to dessert. Its hard being lactose intolerant to ever find a dessert without dairy products in it.
I decided to try the Marquis au chocolat, glaçe à la pistache which is a rich yet bitter chocolate mud cake with pistachio ice cream.
The ice cream was quite nice but the cake was incredibly bitter. I couldn't finish it.
My sister decided to try the Tarte au Citron which is a lemon citrus tart. It had such a sharp lemon taste. She couldn't finish it. I tried the crust as that is always the nicest part. It was delicious. It tasted like homemade Greek shortbread - kourabiedes.
Tarte aux fruits de saison, a tart with fruits of the season (to state the obvious!) with creamy vanilla ice cream is what my friend had. It was incredibly sharp as well. She loved it and finished it.
Philippa Sibley is the highly respected pastry chef at Bistro Guillaume who makes these treats. I think someone needs to speak to her! Less tart more sweet.
All up though this was a wonderful experience. I loved the balloon skirts on the lights, they made me smile every time I looked at them.
The food was incredible as well. I thoroughly enjoyed myself and what I ate.
The staff were incredibly friendly, helpful and very well dressed. The atmosphere of the restaurant was so homey yet luxurious. The colours were soft and warm. (Other than the blazing Las Vegas lights that came through the shutters.)
A little side mention are the toilets. They are a wonderful space age, James Bond design from the seventies! They are incredibly spacious and original. I was absolutely intrigued by them.
Bistro Guillaume is classy, sophisticated yet warm and homey at the same time. I can't help but smile. It is absolutely delightful.
I loved this restaurant and am sure to return and soon too!
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Coffee Shop Culture in Singapore and Malaysia - A Different Art of Coffee Drinking
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Before there are Starbucks, Coffee Bean & Tea Leaves, most people in the region of Singapore and Malaysia know only kopi, a Baba Malay language for coffee. Kopi is basically robusta coffee. Espresso and cappuccino are extravagant coffee in the early days, meant for the rich, and only available in hotels.
Today, a cup of espresso coffee or any other gourmet coffee still costs a few dollars, and a cup of kopi is only between 70 and 90 Singapore cents.
Latte or long black is unknown in local coffee stalls and kopi tiam. Tiam means shop in Hokkien, a Chinese dialect. Instead it is commonly called kopi, kopi-o, and kopi-c.
Kopi is not brewed in coffee maker, but steep in a tall metal pot with a long spout with a cotton coffee filter, a long cone bag, within. Milk and sugar are not served separately on the table. When you order your kopi, you have coffee with condensed milk, a sweetener, and sugar, already added.
Kopi-o is black coffee, with sugar added. O sounds like black in Hokkien.
Instead of condensed milk, Carnation evaporated milk is added to kopi-c, with sugar. The c stands for Carnation, a brand, even though some have replaced it with other brands.
Most of the early kopi tiam are started by Chinese who are Hainanese. Today their lingo still stays. Ask for kopi-c siu tai, it is coffee with evaporated milk and less sugar in the cup. More sugar, ka tai. But for no sugar, it is kosong, a Malay word which means nothing.
Sarabat stalls are coffee stalls run by Indians and Malays. They are famous for their teh tarik. Teh means tea, and tarik means pull back. A cup of tea with milk and sugar added is then juggled between two cups at an altitude. The original purpose is to lower the temperature of very hot tea for easy drinking on a hot day, for the climate in Singapore and Malaysia most of the year is of summer. However, the action has also produced a foamy top for the tea, much like cappuccino. This spurs the creation of kopiccino, using the same method but instead of tea, it is coffee.
Many migrants came from China in the old days. Chinese meal will always have a cup of Chinese tea besides their food. It is not surprising to find in the local coffee shop and food court, too, that coffee and tea are usually ordered together with meals, much like having a cup of Chinese tea, or ice water in western meal. But for some, hot kopi is still best reserved after a meal.
Nevertheless, for those who still crave for a piece of cheese cake with gourmet coffee, it is still Starbucks, hotels, or café. For others with a budget, Ikea offers value for money for a cup of brewed coffee with cheese cake.
Any opportunities to travel to Singapore and Malaysia, kopi with roti kaya is a must. Roti is bread in Malay, and kaya is a coconut egg jam.
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Interesting Facts About Olympic Nations-Chile
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Did you know...
Chile is the birthplace of Luis Subercaseaux. Who is he? Luis was the first and only Latin American sportspeople to compete at the 1896 Olympic Games in Greece. He competed in the 100m, 400m, 800m (track and field).
Jaime Fillol was one of the best tennis players in the 1970s. He is remembered for his fantastic perseverance, discipline, constancy and hard work. Under his leadership, Chile reached the finals of the Davis Cup in 1976.
This nation has had famous athletes in the 1950s and 1960s: Oscar Cristi (Olympic equestrian silver medalist, 1952), Luis Ayala ( American champion, 1959), Ramon Tapia (boxing / Olympic silver medalist, 1956), Marlene Ahrens (Olympic athletics silver medalist, 1956), Carlos Lucas (boxing / Olympic bronze medalist, 1956), Leonel Guillermo Sanchez Lineros (soccer / one of the best football players of the world ), Miguel Villugron (boxing / American champion, 1963), Cesar Mendoza (Olympic equestrian bronze medalist, 1952). In a "Golden Age" for Chile sports, the South American country also produced famous coaches such as Orlando Guaita ( track & field ) and Luis Alamos Luque (soccer).
Sebastian Keitel was considered South America's fastest man in the 1990s. He dominated the 100m and 200m sprints in South American athletic events.
This Latin American nation has won more Olympic medals than Venezuela, Israel, Colombia and Slovenia (1896-2004).
Edmundo Warnke won the Saint Silvester Marathon in 1976. He is one of the most respected and recognized runners in South America. For many years, Edmundo competed in Helsinki, Barcelona, Oslo, Munich, Rome and Copenhague. Edmundo was denied the opportunity to competed at the 1980 Moscow Games because Chile boycotted those Olympics.
The most popular sport is football.
Alejandra Ramos was elected the best sportspeople of Chile 1976. This runner won many international medals ( 400m, 800m, 1500m).
This Latin American country hosted the FIBA Women's World Cup in 1953. Final standings: 1. United States, 2. Chile, 3. France, 4. Brazil, 5. Paraguay, 6. Argentina, 7. Peru, 8. Mexico, 9. Switzerland, 10. Cuba. The best player was Onesima Reyes. She led Chile to the silver medal at the World Championships. This sportswoman is one of the greatest female basketball players of all time. Under her leadership, Chile also won two South American championships.
Emilio Ulloa claimed the gold medal in the 3000 metre steeplechase at the 1983 Pan American Games and finished 17th at the Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles, USA (1984). In the 1980s, he was ranked amongst the top ten runners in Latin America. From 1979 to 1987, Emilio won seven South American championships (1500 and 3000 metre steeplechase). Ulloa was born in Arica, Chile.
In the 1970s and 1980s, Chile hosted the Orlando Guaita Tournament, one of the best athletics tournaments in the Third World.
This country won three medals in tennis at the 2004 Olympics in Athens (Greece).
Men's singles:
Gold medal: Massu, Nicolas (Chile)
Silver medal: Fish, Mardy (USA)
Bronze medal: Gonzalez, Fernando (Chile)
4th Dent, Taylor (USA)
5th Grosjean, Sebastián (France)
6th Youzhny,Mikhail (Russia)
7th Moya, Carlos (Spain)
Men's doubles:
Gold medal: Gonzalez, Fernando-Massu, Nicolas (Chile)
Silver medal: Kiefer,Nicolas-Schuettler, Rainier (Germany)
Bronze medal: Ancic, Mario-Ljubicic, Ivan (Croatia)
4th Bhupathi, Mahesh-Paes, Leander (India)
5ht Erlich, Jonathan-Ram, Andi (Israel)
6th Black, Wayne-Ullyett, Kevin (Zimbabwe)
7th Llodra, Michel-Santoro, Fabrice (France)
Chile hosted 10 countries and over 970 sportspeople at the 3rd South American Games, held in 1986. Athletes competed in archery, artistic gymnastics, aquatics (swimming & diving), athletics, boxing, bowling, cycling, fencing, judo, rowing, sailing, shooting, soccer, taekwondo, tennis, weightlifting and wrestling. The host country Chile came second with 50 golds, 66 silvers and 60 bronzes.
Marlene Ahrens Ostertag is an example for many sportspeople. At the 1956 Olympics in Australia, she was agonisingly close to winning a gold medal, but she sealed her place in the affections of the Chilean public when she won the gold medal in the javelin throw at the 1959 Pan American Games in Chicago. Four years later, Marlene won her second Pan American title in Sao Paulo (Brazil).
From 1951 to 2007, Chile won 215 Pan American medals.
Hosts..............................................Gold..................Silver.............Bronze............Total..........Ranking
Rio
2007..........................................6........................5....................9......................20..............10
Santo Domingo
2003..................2........................10.................10.....................22..............13
Winnipeg
1999...............................1........................4.....................7....................12...............12
Mar del Plata
1995........................2.........................6..................10.....................18................9
Havana
1991..................................2........................1....................7......................10..............10
Indianapolis
1987........................1.........................2....................4.......................7................13
Caracas
1983...............................1.........................3....................9......................13..............10
San Juan
1979.............................1.........................4....................6.......................11...............8
Mexico
1975..................................0.........................0....................2.........................2..............19
Cali
1971.......................................0.........................3...................4..........................7..............16
Winnipeg
1967............................1..........................1...................3..........................5..............10
Sao Paulo
1963..........................2..........................1...................6.........................9................9
Chicago
1959..............................5.........................2....................5.......................12................6
Mexico
1955.................................4........................7...................13......................24................4
Buenos Aires
1951....................7.......................20..................11......................38................3
Alejandro Guevara Onofre: He is a freelance writer. Alejandro is of Italian, African and Peruvian ancestry. He has published more than seventy-five research paper in English, and more than twenty in Spanish, concerning the world issues, olympic sports, countries, and tourism. His next essay is called "The Dictator and Alicia Alonso". He is an expert on foreign affairs. Alejandro is the first author who has published a world-book encyclopedia in Latin America.
He admires Frida Kahlo (Mexican painter), José Gamarra (former president of the Bolivian Olympic Committee, 1970- 1982), Hillary Clinton (ex-First Lady of the USA), and Jimmy Carter (former President of the USA). Alejandro said: "The person who I admire the most is José Gamarra. He devoted his professional and personal life to sport. José played an important role in the promotion of Olympism in Bolivia -it is one of the Third World`s poorest countries- and Latin America. His biography is interesting". The sportspeople he most admire is Olympic volleyball player Flo Hyman. "This African-American sportswoman is my idol... "
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