Food glorious Food

Hi Charlie.
Took a bit of getting used to opening those oyster's else a bloody mess not only the oyster but the fingers, had to use a very short wide bladed knife for the best results, but boy was the result worth it.
Cheers Des

Peter, Coffee shops here in Melbourne are so many it is now refered to as the coffee capital of the world. When we first came here in about 1980 it was common to see paeople walking along eating food from a paper bag. That has now gone to be replaced with the cup of coffee.

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Originally Posted by Doc Vernon

Strange that you should mention that Keith

! Many do though with a Sandwich etc!
Cheers

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The New cafe Society?

For a few years now.Round Briz .G.Coast etc. It appears to be a Prestige thing. Inasmuch as to be seen at the right Cafe , Pavement Table.
Observing and being observed by All and sundry ,passing- by.
One can buy a Whole large tin of Coffee, for what some of these Joints charge,for a tiny cupful.
The Bloke in Parramatta's got it right Vernon. exspose! "Good on Him!
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# 1 John -- I once attended a banquet put on by the Chinese Bosun in Keelung to celebrate the birth of his first grandson. This feast lasted about 12 hours and was reputed to have cost him a years earnings. The 100 + guests squat on their haunches around the walls of the restaurant and the food was spread out on the floor. The centre piece was a baked swordfish - about 2 metres long. The starters were equally amazing - I recall the pickled pigeons heads, you picked one up with your chopsticks and broke off the beak with your teeth and then sucked out the brains !! What a revolting taste !! The only drink available was brandy, not your average bottle shop stuff but vintage Camus. The were doing this '' yam sing '' thing which was a challenge to knock back a huge goblet of brandy in one gulp. The intention was to get all the European guests ( mostly the ships officers ) paralytic drunk. Luckily the Chinese are not good at holding their liquor and generally were the first to collapse -- by 5 am the following morning there were about 90 Chinese bodies flaked out all over the place and about 8 European officers still standing but feeling very sorry for themselves. That baby had a good start in life ! Regards Peter in NZ

So do I Charlie, for me it was Steak, Chips and a bucket full of oysters. preparing myself for the run around the NZ coast

Hi Evan.
I remember on the NZ coast in the 50s and 60s coffee bars used to be full, best place to pick up girls, there was a big coffee place in Wellington, bloke playing a piano, the place to be seen.
Cheers des

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Hi John A.
You certainly picked a good subject, look at how many views you've had, must have been a lot of big eaters at sea in the old days.
Cheers Des

Good thing in Au we have some of the best butcher delivery near me Brisbane. Fast and quality meats.