Est- Tip Test Flashcards

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Peter Doyle’s old restaurants

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Turretts
Reflections
Le Trianon
Cicada
Celsius
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When was est awarded 3 hats? When did it drop to 2 hats?

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Awarded 3 hats in 2003

Dropped to 2 hats in 2013

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What is the address for est?

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1/252 George Street

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Name Merivale’s other restaurants

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Ucello
Felix
Ash Street Cellars
Mr. Wongs
Sushi E
Beresford 
Ms G's
Bistrode CBD
El Loco
Fish Shop
Lorraine's Pastisserie
Papi Chulo
Palings
Coogee Pavillion
The Newport
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What is the history of the Establishment building?

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Built between 1892 and 1893
Originally Holdsworth MacPherson Co- ironmongery & goods store
1931-1961- the Bulletin (newspaper)
Sold to Westpac
Fire in 1996
Purchased by Merivale in 1998
Doors opened in 2000
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Who did the interior design for est?

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Hecker, Phelan & Gutherie (Melbourne based)

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7
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Lamps?

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Tasmanian custom made

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Floor boards?

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Also Tasmanian custom made- black butt

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9
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Estab hotel info

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32 rooms
Manager = Richard Meulet
Assistant Manager = Danielle de Veaux

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10
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Bread?

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Iggy’s

Grain Organic Baker

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Butter?

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Beurre d’Isigny- Calvados, France

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Cuttlery & Tea Pots?

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Guy Degrenne

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13
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Tea Brand?

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Chamellia

Oasis

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14
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PDR Info

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Max 16 people
Lunch: min spend $1500 ($90 for 2x2; $110 for 3x3)
Dinner: min spend $2000 ($150 for 3x3)

Includes: tea, coffee, petit fours, sides

Flowers: $50

Cake: $65 (chocolate opera gateau)

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15
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Glassware?

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Water: Stotzle
Wine: Riedel
Also- Zalto

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16
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Est Phone Number?

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92403000

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17
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Turretts

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Mocktail

Mint
Lime
Appple juice
Tall glass

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Reflections

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Mocktail

Lychees
Apple juice
Honied apple syrup
Martini glass

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Le Trianon

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Mocktail

Ginger
Lime
Orange bitters
Apple juice
Agave
Ginger ale
Short glass
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Cicada

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Mocktail

Strawberries
Raspberry juice
Pineapple juice
Tall glass

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Celsius

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Mocktail

Kaffir lime leaves
Elderflower cordial
Apple juice
Cranberry juice
Martini glass
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Celestial

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Contemporary Cocktail

Plymouth
Kaffir lime leaves
Elderflower
Lime
Apple juice
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Basil Bramble Sling

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Contemporary Cocktail

Basil
Lemon juice
4 pillars gin
Crème de framboise

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Vanilla Zest Martini

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Contemporary Cocktail

Zubrowka vodka
Vanilla syrup

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Player del Mar
Contemporary Cocktail ``` Avoin silver Cointreau Cranberry juice Pineapple juice Agave ```
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Lomade
Contemporary Cocktail ``` Mint Absolute citron Lemon juice Sugar cane syrup Lemonade ```
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Pear Cognac Sour
Contemporary Cocktail ``` Hennessey VSOP Poire Williams Lemon juice Sugar Egg white ```
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RPM
Contemporary Cocktail Sailor jerry's Pineapple juice Sugar Mint
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Peach Lotus
Contemporary Cocktail Zubrowska vodka Crème de peche Peach puree Apple juice
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Sours
Classic Cocktail Scotch, bourbon or amaretto
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Manhattan
Classic Cocktail Original, dry or perfect
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Margarita
Classic Cocktail Up or rocks
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Old Fashioned
Classic Cocktail Woodford reserve or Havana club anejo 3
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Espresso Royal
After Dinner Cocktail ``` Avion espresso Espresso Dark curacao Kahlua Dark Madagascar chocolate ```
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Cuban Blazer
After Dinner Cocktail ``` Sugar Orange bitters Havana club anejo Orange zest Grand marnier ```
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Julito
After Dinner Cocktail Grand centinario reposado Chambord
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Name 4 VIPs
Les Taylor Doug & Magda Sheerer Sprios Alysandratos William Dor
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Les Taylor
Table 16 Crown Lager & Scarborough Chardonnay Does not need a menu
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Doug & Magda Sheerer
Old friends of Mr. John In the art business From Perth
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William Dor
Usually table 40 Allowed BYO Burgundy Zalto glasses for any wines
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Spiros Alysandratos
``` Older Greek gentleman Mt. Edelstone CV (slightly chilled) Or Chadonnay (Pierro) ```
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Foie
Duck foie gras, grilled rhubarb, caramel nougatine, toasted grains and seeds Foie- pureed diced lobes of sous vide French foie with madeira Rhubarb- charred then pureed with red wine vinegar, onion and sugar. Segments of compressed rhubarb Caramel nougatine- short bread (almond mill + flour) mixed with caramel made into a thick wafer Toasted grains and seeds- wild rice, quinoa, and buckwheat puffed along with some lightly fried pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds and shallots
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Scampi
Scampi tartare, oscietra caviar, roast chicken dashi, fried leak, chili oil Scampi- from NZ, finely diced, dressed with chives, lemon, oil Caviar- yasa brand, farmed sturgeon Dashi- set with gelatin
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Bug
Moreton bay bug, baby fennel, black garlic, celtuse, brown butter, bisque ``` Bug- from northern QLD fennel- baby fennel cooked in fennel juice, fennel sprigs, crisps of candied fennel garlic- pureed with vinegar and oil Brown butter- crumbs celtuse- slices of pickle in apple juice bisque- shellfish ```
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Cod
Murray cod fillet, shaved abalone, snow peas, cucumber, black fungi, green shallot vin cod- sourced throughout NSW, farmed abalone- mullusc from Tasmania poached in master stock (soy, ginger, star anise, garlic, clove) sauce- ginger green shallow vin- uses peanut oil garnish- cucumber and snow pea, black fungus, king oyster mushroom, shiso leaf, chives
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Sides
Mesclun salad- young, small salad greens (dandelion, frisee, mizuma, oak leaf, mache, radicchio, sorrel) tossed in red/white vin + olive oil season veg- zucchini, beans, sugar snaps, green peas, snow peas, cavolo nero- all blanched, tossed with butter, s & p mash- desiree potato, milk, butter, salt
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Coconut
Coconut sorbet, black sesame, passionfruit curd, pineapple, coconut caramel, tarragon sorbet- coconut cream sorbet, dark chocolate coating sesame- caramel mixed with black sesame then blitzed into a powder curd- passion fruit curd pineapple- compressed and diced garnish- young coconut strips, tarragon leaves, passionfruit pulp
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Sashi
Cured and Smoked Kingfish, eggplant cream, apple, guinciale, horseradish Kiingfish- Farmed in SA. diced, cured with sugar and lemon zest for 30 min, rinsed off and smoked using hickory wood chiips Eggplant cream- steamed and pureed with olive oil, lemon juice and miso Apple- compressed granny smith apple with lemon zest, shaved into a long strip, rolled and filled with the eggplant cream Guanciale- cured pork jowl, blow torched and sprinkled over the dish Horseradish- fresh, grated
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Tomato
Heirloom tomato salad, buffalo ricotta, sweet sherry dressing, quinoa wafer Buffalo Ricotta- sourced locally (pasanella) Sweet sherry dressing- PX, olive oil, shallots Quinoa wafer- quinoa blended and made into a sheet, deep fried, dusted with tomato powder
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Beef Tartare
Aged beef tartare, toasted rye, pickled onions, chive emulsion, dried scallop, caviar Aged beer tartare- dry aged rangers valley angus rump, seasoned with egg yolk, Dijon mustard, shallot, chives, tobacco Toasted rye- rye bread crumbs fried in butter Pickled onions- in malt vinegar Chive emulsion- bread crumbs, oyster, vegetable oil, lemon juice, chives emulsified in a blender Dried scallop- scallops are tossed in fish sauce, smoked using hickory then dehydrated Caviar- sterling caviar
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Sweetbreads
Veal sweetbreads, sweetcorn polenta, black garlic, mushroom, hazelnut, watercress Sweetbreads- coated in flour and fried in butter Polenta- cooked in chix stock and creamed Jus- pan is deglazed with sweet apple vinegar and veal stock then reduced Mushroom- shaved button mushroom dusted with cep powder Hazenut- crumbed and fried Parmesan veloute
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Crab
Queensland spanner crab, scallop silk, confit tomato, baby radish, marigold, bisque Crab- heated up with shellfish bisque, pickled cucumber and semi dried cherry toms Scallop silk- pureed scallops with soy sauce and mirin, sous vide, cut into small sheets Extra- espellette chilli sprinkled as well as marigolds and garlic flowers
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Snapper
Snapper fillet, celeriac cream, covolo nero, jamon and celeriac crumb Snapper- line caught in NZ, cooked sous vide with clarified butter, colored on flattop before serving Celeriac cream- pureed celeriac with vegetable stock and cream Covolo nero puree- shallot, garlic, and vegetable stock Jamon and celeriac crumb- blitzed and deep fried Sauce- Jamon infused brown roasted chix stock and brown butter Extra- celeriac segments, steamed and caramelized. Covolo nero chips, flash deep fried
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Lamb
Lamb loin and belley, freekah, turnip, goats curd, parsley puree, fresh figs Lamb- from Coorong, SA Freekah- roasted green wheat, cooked as risotto, tossed chix stock, garlic, butter, white wine, shallot Turnip- two ways 1-baby turnip blanched and deep fried 2-turnip ruban just blanched Goats curd- sourced from Woodside's creamery in SA Parsley puree- olive oil, garlic, shallot, parsley Figs- fresh and pureed
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Beef
Rangers Valley Wagyu, smoked shallot, cimi de rape, bone marrow Wagyu- mbs 5 Smoked shallot- banana shallot baked on salt until tender, split and smoked. Caramelized to order and based with smoked butter Fried shallot jam- fried shallots mixed with veal stock demi-glace Cimi de rape- leaves and stems, blanched and dressed in a lemon olive oil and anchovy juice vineaigrette Bone marrow- confit in clarified butter
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Venison
Venison loin, beetroot, plums, boudin noir, cocoa, beetroot pickled onions Venison loin- sourced from NZ, certified CERVENA, coated in cocoa powder and pan seared Beetroots- 3 ways- roasted, raw and gel Bourdin noir- blood pudding- pork blood, onions, ginger, peper, nutmeg, cloves, cayenne, set with sourdough, steamed then fried Jus- venison jus, black pepper, red wine vinegar, cream
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Pre Dessert
White peach, crème fraiche, champagne, lemon verbena White peach- diced, poached in vanilla syrup Crème fraiche- vanilla infused, whipped with lemon verbena leaves and jelly Champagne granite- made my adding nitro into a mixture of champagne, sugar, and eggwhite
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Rhubarb
Poached rhubarb, cheesecake ice cream, roasted white chocolate, strawberries, brioche Rhubarb- poached in grenadine syrup infused with hibiscus Cheesecake ice cream- on a bed of brioche and brown butter crumbs blended with some roasted white chocolate Dusted with hibiscus powder
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Souffle
Passionfruit soufflé, passionfruit sorbet, whipped cream Souffle is made with egg whites, sugar and the fruit puree
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Apple
Baked apple, pain perdu, apple meringue, miso-brown butter ice cream Baked apple- shaved strips layered with powdered caramel cooked for 6 hours and then pressed Pain perdu- brioche French toast Apple meringue- reduced apple juice is used to rehydrate egg white powder, whipped with sugar and blow torched to order Miso and brown butter ice cream- Classic ice cream base mixed with brown butter and miso
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Wagyu
David Blackmore full blood wagyu rump cap, shiitake, miso mustard, grilled onion, baby leeks Wagyu- mbs 9+ Fermented shiitake- shiitakes have been seasoned with salt and allowed to ferment at room temp for 1-2 days Miso mustard- white miso mixed with hot English mustard, sake, rice vinegar, sugar and oil Grilled onion puree- brown onions are burnt then slowly caramelized in butter, white wine is added and reduced along with chix stock, then pureed Onion chips- onions are blanched, dehydrated, then fried Baby leeks- cooked sous vide then grilled to order