Food Tasting - La Taverna

<div style="text-align: justify;"> Hey Hey,<br /> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> I was invited to La Taverna for a spot of food tasting; I was actually invited by Tuke of <a href="http://www.tukesquest.com/" target="_blank">Tuke's Quest</a> and you know I'm hardly the one to turn down free food :D. <br /> <br /> Anyways, as a result of the FX instability, it had become really hard to get a lot of the food items/ingredients required to maintain the current menu...they were either too expensive or not available at all. As a result, the owner of the restaurant, Chef Christian came up with new additions that would be easy to find and afford and got a couple of bloggers/food lovers together to try them out.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UStWI5QwwhI/Vvka8_BYkII/AAAAAAAADyM/r0yqj9-XrjEb-SRjw8xz9sFfgQOUs_vmA/s1600/La%2BTaverna-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UStWI5QwwhI/Vvka8_BYkII/AAAAAAAADyM/r0yqj9-XrjEb-SRjw8xz9sFfgQOUs_vmA/s1600/La%2BTaverna-6.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> I didn't quite catch the name of this cocktail, but as soon as I had a sip I knew I had to have more. It was a mix of Jameson, Ginger, Lemon and 7up I think....simply amazing. If you eat at La Taverna, please make sure you request for this drink.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> For starters, the new stuff are Prawn Empanadas, baked potatoes, a Prawn and Calamari dish and a Prawn, Cheese, Carrot, Minced Meat baked dish served in shell.</div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1oyMZh488S8/VvQUF0L7aKI/AAAAAAAADwc/ovS8R-1FgBMURDKgK0CWUyr9vuqdFoWgA/s1600/La%2BTaverna-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1oyMZh488S8/VvQUF0L7aKI/AAAAAAAADwc/ovS8R-1FgBMURDKgK0CWUyr9vuqdFoWgA/s1600/La%2BTaverna-3.jpg" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <i>Prawn Empanadas</i></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vlieZZ3zm7g/VvQUDa5lahI/AAAAAAAADwY/qMnABh1dAI4wG8c7j4itbvzUYsezJwMrw/s1600/La%2BTaverna.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vlieZZ3zm7g/VvQUDa5lahI/AAAAAAAADwY/qMnABh1dAI4wG8c7j4itbvzUYsezJwMrw/s1600/La%2BTaverna.jpg" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <i>Baked Potatoes</i></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LhRBFhj4BxE/VvQUF3JHL5I/AAAAAAAADwk/HI52j5T_KmcWa4OZy7GYFId3RjF_2iTFQ/s1600/La%2BTaverna-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LhRBFhj4BxE/VvQUF3JHL5I/AAAAAAAADwk/HI52j5T_KmcWa4OZy7GYFId3RjF_2iTFQ/s1600/La%2BTaverna-2.jpg" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <i>Prawn + Carrots + Minced Meat + Cheese in a shell</i></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-70dUVp_j61c/VvQUGpS_9CI/AAAAAAAADwo/lk8wOBJYt5sumCmDH7iv3XPYbtkdHYQoA/s1600/La%2BTaverna-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-70dUVp_j61c/VvQUGpS_9CI/AAAAAAAADwo/lk8wOBJYt5sumCmDH7iv3XPYbtkdHYQoA/s1600/La%2BTaverna-5.jpg" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <i>Prawn and Calamari</i></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The new additions to the mains are the Potato cake, Chicken wrapped in Parma Ham and fried (I think), Mash and Pork Ribs, Rice and Kidney Beans in Green Pepper and Salmon Del Sur</div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dRFOWTRAfXs/VvQURey0CkI/AAAAAAAADws/n43eF_tvHHIAiacYNjI2J79fO4xFsyNUA/s1600/La%2BTaverna-11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dRFOWTRAfXs/VvQURey0CkI/AAAAAAAADws/n43eF_tvHHIAiacYNjI2J79fO4xFsyNUA/s1600/La%2BTaverna-11.jpg" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <i>Chicken in Parma Ham served with wasabi</i></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MfV0tZElSfo/VvQUVgkCE-I/AAAAAAAADxg/HSEt2Xht8Hk6yM_pO-c3orAOdaUZGePPg/s1600/La%2BTaverna-8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MfV0tZElSfo/VvQUVgkCE-I/AAAAAAAADxg/HSEt2Xht8Hk6yM_pO-c3orAOdaUZGePPg/s1600/La%2BTaverna-8.jpg" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <i>Potato cake</i></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SaBoujSg8kU/VvQUTUWI-mI/AAAAAAAADxI/uGZzKHwEDskCpdWcAL0t0c3H0p0nnBnIg/s1600/La%2BTaverna-17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SaBoujSg8kU/VvQUTUWI-mI/AAAAAAAADxI/uGZzKHwEDskCpdWcAL0t0c3H0p0nnBnIg/s1600/La%2BTaverna-17.jpg" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <i>Mash and Pork Ribs</i></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cvk43olYLMA/VvQUUZxvhhI/AAAAAAAADxU/x-VhHasJBLki32aC8rV7c5qyFZ6W5VUpw/s1600/La%2BTaverna-20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cvk43olYLMA/VvQUUZxvhhI/AAAAAAAADxU/x-VhHasJBLki32aC8rV7c5qyFZ6W5VUpw/s1600/La%2BTaverna-20.jpg" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <i>Rice + Kidney Beans in Green Pepper</i></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pLCjWhVnfIA/VvQUS7R0qLI/AAAAAAAADxA/HajjxGaNioMxs6BvCdaxiNSDrSY1dh0lA/s1600/La%2BTaverna-15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pLCjWhVnfIA/VvQUS7R0qLI/AAAAAAAADxA/HajjxGaNioMxs6BvCdaxiNSDrSY1dh0lA/s1600/La%2BTaverna-15.jpg" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <i> Salmon Del Sur</i></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <i><br /></i></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <i><br /></i></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-J__19CPShUU/VvkZ6WpDcdI/AAAAAAAADyE/9nNNPWgqBiIBlNhPIQv7XldqqDbzc_peQ/s1600/La%2BTaverna-19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-J__19CPShUU/VvkZ6WpDcdI/AAAAAAAADyE/9nNNPWgqBiIBlNhPIQv7XldqqDbzc_peQ/s1600/La%2BTaverna-19.jpg" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="text-align: start;"><i>The new addition to the dessert menu, Mango Mousse.</i></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="text-align: start;"><i><br /></i></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="text-align: start;"><i><br /></i></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> This was my first visit to La Taverna so it was all an experience for me. I hear they have really good pizza, so I'm definitely paying another visit very very soon for the Ham and Cheese Pizza. Oh, and let's not forget that yummy cocktail.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> xxx</div> </div>

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Food Tasting - La Taverna

Hey Hey, I was invited to La Taverna for a spot of food tasting; I was actually invited by Tuke of Tuke's Quest  and you know I...

I'd rather not say goodbye

<div style="text-align: justify;"> Seriously, if I could, I would never say goodbye...ever.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> I hate airport goodbyes, moving out of town/moving to another job goodbyes, even saying goodbye at the end of a phone call.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> If you ask me to rationalize this....fear, you'll be wasting your time. I can't. There's something about that word goodbye that terrifies me. </div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> It might be the fear of not knowing if we will ever see again, or that that moment is the last we will ever have. </div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> It might be the end of a friendship that was not allowed to bloom. </div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> It might be the choking feeling and tightness that surrounds my throat, or the wetness that comes to my eyes when I hear the word. </div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> It might be the thought of things I wish we had done or could change...the things I left unsaid, the fun times we might never have again. </div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> It might also be the fear that our friendship/relationship will change...out of sight might just really be out of mind. </div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> It might be all of these things that I know I cannot say because big girls don't cry over goodbyes. Because they say change is constant and a good thing. I don't want to seem unhappy for your change, especially when the change feels so exciting to you. </div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> So I avoid goodbyes. Or if for some reason I find myself at the point where it is thrown at me, I say it abruptly and move on quickly. You will think of me as unbothered, but my chest hurts and my eyes get wet.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> I'm 28 and I can't deal with goodbyes. Can you? Please tell me how.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> xxx</div>

I'd rather not say goodbye

Seriously, if I could, I would never say goodbye...ever.   I hate airport goodbyes, moving out of town/moving to another job goodbyes, ...