It's always an intense week that kicks off with an early morning flight to Melbourne followed by two hectic days of setting up our trade show booth. We then spend five days exhibiting at the show itself. The final day then concludes with a five-hour flurry of activity as we break down the stand and pack it away for another year.
In between all of the business activities, Garry and I always try to find time to indulge our foodie interests while we're in town. Over the years we've dined at some of Melbourne's top restaurants and enjoyed some memorable meals. This year was no exception.
We kicked off our foodie week with a reunion dinner at Rockpool. A good friend, Jon, was in town from Vancouver. He was speaking at a conference so we made the most of being in the same town at the same time. Later in the week, we dined at Nobu for the first time since our memorable evening in Hong Kong in 2009. We also had dinner with our staff at Meat & Wine Co, as well as enjoying a Thai meal we traditionally have at Bang Pop on our final night in town.
However, this year's main event was an evening at Embla, a tiny "hole in the wall" wine bar on the edge of the central city. It had been recommended to us by friends. We also received plenty of positive feedback from other locals whenever we dropped the name in conversation on the trade show floor.
Embla proved to be a real find. The restaurant gave us a table in the back corner. This offered plenty of cozy ambiance while giving us a view of the entire room, including its tiny kitchen containing a spectacular flame-fed grilling oven. The menu was limited but every dish we tried was a genuine taste sensation. We ultimately decided that the vongole with pork sausage was the evening's stand-out dish.
It just goes to show that sometimes the big culinary names aren't the only foodie game in town. We'll definitely be back to try Embla again.
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