PARRAMATTA, NSW
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Helen Greenwood, reviewer
Friday, July 18, 2008
A chef with an impressive pedigree serves up generous helpings.
The news that an alumnus of The River Cafe in London is cooking at a restaurant in Castle Hill has been gnawing at me for some time. Is it worth following up? If I had a truffle for every chef who put a high-profile foodie destination (Sydney's Rockpool is the other one that springs to mind) on his or her curriculum vitae, I'd be feasting for months. Finally I could stand the guilty feeling no longer. As we rolled through the tunnels, the question rolled through my mind: what was Paul Toogood (his real name) doing cooking opposite a suburban shopping mall? The answer is: excellent food. From the Romagna-style flatbread to the lavender, chestnut and honey ice-cream, there wasn't a dish that we didn't like. In fact, there were several for which I would happily hop in the car to make the journey again. That Romagna-style flat bread with warm ricotta, mixed greens, chilli and jamon for one. Ethereal, feather-light bread with air bubbles and a scorch of oven. Clean Spanish serra...
Source: Sydney Morning HeraldFull review on Sydney Morning Herald
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