Fridaylicious 101 – #2
1. bon doux - finest chocolate by Kinokuniya; 2. would you like some cracked pepper with my rubik's cube salt and pepper mills; 3. Masterchef Australia starts next week
It’s Fridaylicious time again! Today I am bringing you things that get me excited! Well almost as excited as chowing down a McGangBang at 12am midnight in a carpark. Okay maybe it wasn’t that exciting, just simply filthy as some would say. By the way, I have a question – Some would say “As a foodie, I would try at least everything once in my life.” I know most would more incline to try exotic food like bugs, whale, bison, grubs; but somehow they would NEVER try Macdonald’s? Why’s that? Doesn’t that kind of defeating the meaning of trying everything at least once in their dictionary? Life is so confused sometimes.
Let’s bring out the goodie bags this Friday!
photos from Kinokuniya - http://www.super-kinokuniya.jp
Most countries would know Kinokuniya as a bookstore, but how little do we know that Kinokuya (also known as Super Kinokuniya) is actually one of the Japan’s finest and most internationally focused food store? They have just launched a series of home-made chocolate brand, Bon Doux - a collaboration between Kinokuniya and Mr. Goto SHOKORATI, a chocolatier with over 20 years of experience in Belgium and France. After a mind-blogging trial period, a prototype of 50 variations was born. They bring you some finest chocolate as they believe postprandial bring happiness to the four C - Coffee, Cigar, Cognac, Chocolat.
via Gizmodo
I am totally addicted to Lawrence Leung’s choose your own adventure TV program on ABC with him travelling around with his Rubik’s Cube. I am sure everyone has their own love hate relationship with rubik’s cube, it is so addictive yet so frustrating when you can’t solve it and start pulling all the pieces out and put the same colour back together. (That’s called cheating!) When some genius mixed the rubik’s cube and a kitchen utensil together, you get a Rubik’s Cube Salt and Pepper Mills! At least this cubes are a no brainer, a simple twist will give you a pinch of granulated condiment of choice. At AUD$25.oo (£11.00), it is yours! I am so going to get them!
photos from Masterchef australia
It is finally here! The first show will be aired on Monday, 7.30pm on Ch 10. Even though I have Foxtel at home, but I never subscribe to the Food Channel. (shame on me). Last week they unlocked the Food Channel for free viewing and I had a glimpse of the Masterchef UK and it definitely build up my anticipation to the Australian version. The UK version looks absolutely professional and the contestants are not as “amateur” as they described but with many years of cooking experience in the kitchen. However, the skeptical me think the level of quality of the Australia version will not be as professional as the UK one. Please prove me wrong.
I am glad Matt Preston is one of the judges, he definitely has the fear factor. I think I would pee my pants while he tasting my plate and giving me that disgusted look.
I know what I am doing on Monday night, here’s a sneak preview:
A Table For Two (ATFT) is Billy Law's food blog that features best eats in Sydney and around the world with drool-worthy food photography to salivate your appetite. I also throw in a smidgen of my food and travel photography for good measure. Billy Law also happened to be a contestant on MasterChef Australia 2011. 
omg i want the rubik’s cube too! how cool!
Helen (grabyourfork)’s last blog post – Markets, Mingara and mementoes at The Entrance
ahh! i saw masterchef uk on the food channel this week – they’re doing a different version called masterchef professional with the winner getting to work at a michelin starred restaurant at the end. it’s different to what they’re doing here with amateurs cooking and being stressed and crying…
and oooh at the kinokuniya choccies!
shez’s last blog post – lindt cafe
thanks for the reminder of MasterChef. awesome. and those chocolates look divine. i MUST try!!!!!!! your photos are always soooooooo good. do you have a professional camera studio or what?!?!? i gotta seriously get myself a proper SRL Digital Camera one day. Food Santa, are you listening?
Simon
Simon Food Favourites’s last blog post – Hole In The Wall, Sydney (23 April 2009)
I’m so looking forward to Masterchef! The trailer with the epic onion chopping session complete with bloody fingers always shows up here in Cairns lol. I agree with you though re masterchef wannabes – look amateur to me…
Miss Honey’s last blog post – Palace Chinese Restaurant Yum Cha
AHHH RUBIK’s ^^! yayyyy I got the 3×3 and 4×4 but none of them dispense condiments so I must get that one too haha XD
Whheee how excitement is Masterchef ^^!
FFichiban’s last blog post – The Malaya – King St Wharf, Sydney
GASP!
wait, is bon doux stuff available in Sydney too??
I want that rubik cube salt mill!
Yas’s last blog post – OH – MY – GOD.
@Helen (grabyourfork): Hehehe maybe we should bulk buy and save shipping cost?
@shez: Yay Masterchef tonight! Yay Kinokuniya Choccies, but boo only in Japan!
@Simon Food Favourites: These are not my photos but from their websites. But a DSLR definitely the first step to make more pretty pictures
@Miss Honey: Oh well I am sure it will still be entertaining. So far all I know is all winners out of reality shows in Australia never go far anyway… except Guy Sebastian and Shannon Noll.
@FFichiban: Are u a nerd or something? Cuz I couldn’t tell!
@Yas: Sadly no… only in Nippon matee….
I can’t wait to try these chocolate! I am eight months pregnant and have the worst sweet tooth you can imagine.. just these pictures made me drool. YES MAM!
-Jenny
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