19 April 2009

brunch with bill

Breakfast is my favorite meal of the day. So how could I not love Bill Granger, who founded bills, the Sydney restaurant famous for its breakfasts?

When I heard he was hosting a brunch at La Fromagerie, I called and booked straight away:

We started with the lightest and moistest pumpkin muffins. The muffins were followed by a rhubarb and strawberry breakfast crisp, a recipe I can use straight away with our very over-the-top crop of rhubarb! And we finished at noon with a brunchy Alsatian bacon and egg tart, simply dressed greens, and a glass of chilled Prosecco.

Being La Fromagerie, there were lovely cheeses, too. My favorite was Ticklemore, a hard goat cheese, served with the greens. 

Bill also demonstrated dishes throughout the brunch, including banana bread and biscotti, which were packaged up for us to take home:

He was just as lovely as I remembered him (from a brunch at Petersham a few years ago). So funny and friendly and down-to-earth:

He'd signed two of my three books--Sydney Food and Bills Food--at Petersham, and this was my chance to get the third signed as well:

All definitely worth an early morning trip into London. In fact, I wouldn't mind a trip to Sydney...

16 comments:

  1. Lovely photo, Kristina!

    I need to find some good rhubarb recipes - there's lots of rhubarb on our new plot and I am not a fan, but I can't bear to just compost it!

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  2. That sounds like the most wonderful breakfast! Great photo too!

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  3. That brunch sounded heavenly! The food...oh, my!

    Glad you had the chance to enjoy such a fun morning.

    And yes, you are completely and utterly adorable.

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  4. what a fantastic time. somehow I imagined you with dark hair.......... xxxxx

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  5. How fabulous...and yummy too! Lovely photo of you Kristina!

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  6. Good photo, even if I say so myself :)

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  7. There's just something so civilized about brunch. And yet low key. Perfect.

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  8. I love brunch too. That was one lovely thing about living in NYC--there was delicious brunch everywhere! In the suburbs, people are too busy taking their kids to soccer games, or something, so the only game in town for brunch is the local diner.

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  9. You had me at 'pumpkin muffins'. That smile on your face says it all, what a great day!

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  10. Aw, charming! (Great camera work, DA!) It's great to see your lovely cheery face, and to hear about your succulent breakfast!!

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  11. Lucky you! Wow, sorry I missed this restaurant when we were in Sydney three years ago!

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  12. Hello Kristina!
    What a treat to see such a lovely photo of you!

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  13. hey... looking good!!!

    what a delicious breakfast you've had... mmmmhhh

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  14. Gosh, you're pretty! Great photo.

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  15. Oh it's you and very lovely you look too! Bill's rather nice too....

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  16. Wow what a fun experience! Sounds yummy!

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