The final two vendors of Canberra Centre’s hawker-style dining precinct, Tiger Lane, have been revealed. Thai food sensation Supalove and Viet-French dessert bar Honey Toast were the missing pieces of the pan-Asian puzzle, rounding out its culinary journey from Japan across China and snaking down through Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore. Supalove serves up affordable Thai cuisine, courtesy of Head Chef Grace Prasongsook of Inka fame. At the recent joint opening, Supalove’s Pad Thai and Green Curry were instant crowd pleasers for their authentic flavours – which comes as no surprise as the latter is Chef Grace’s own mother’s recipe, born in Bangkok and brought to Canberra with love (supa-love).
Honey Toast is a Vietnamese ‘hole in the wall’ concept, serving grab-and-go breakfast during the day and transforming into Tiger Lane’s dessert offering at night. The must-try menu item is their Crème Caramel Toast, which is Three Mills Bakery Shokupan (Japanese milk bread), topped with salted caramel ice cream and a whole crème caramel.
Renowned Gundaroo dining establishment, Grazing, is celebrating its 20th birthday with a five-course tasting menu featuring some of its most iconic dishes, over a three-week period until Sunday 29 October. The gourmet journey starts with ocean trout rillettes, followed by butterflied king prawn, ash baked kangaroo loin, local rump of lamb and sticky glazed lamb rib, and, from Kurt’s bees on site, perfectly finishes with a delectable dessert of burnt honey crème, ginger and orange blossom, pear with honey jelly and candied pastry. The five Canberra district wines chosen to complement each course do so brilliantly. There’s nothing finer than dining on exceptional food and wine in beautiful surroundings, such as Gundaroo’s historic The Royal Hotel building dating from 1865. Bon appetit!
Bookings: grazing.com.au
Seoul Chicken’s crispy offerings comes in a range of flavours from original, to sweet and spicy, and even snow chicken. Photo: Zachary Griffith at Botanist Creative. Seoul Chicken has claimed the final spot in Verity Lane Market, marking the first time all six kitchens have been full since their opening in 2020. Owners of Seoul Chicken, Yeonju Kim and Jihoon Lee, are known for bringing the ‘Croffle’ to locals at the Haig Park markets; their second food project brings crispy Korean comfort food to the heart of the ACT. “There is a term in Korea, ‘chi-neu-nim’, which means chicken + God, underlining people’s unwavering love for chicken,” says Kim. “Seoul Chicken aims to bring this same passion for crispy, juicy chicken to Canberra’s doorstep.” Keep an eye out for their unique UFO chicken burger, specially designed to prevent sauce spillage.
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