{"id":369,"date":"2016-05-01T00:34:22","date_gmt":"2016-05-01T00:34:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brothersbites.com\/?p=369"},"modified":"2016-05-01T00:34:22","modified_gmt":"2016-05-01T00:34:22","slug":"exotic-adelaide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brothersbites.com\/?p=369","title":{"rendered":"Exotic Adelaide"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Africola\"<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Hi Tony,<\/span><\/p>\n

I guess you\u2019re basking in tapas, cerveza and all things Catalan at the moment? Got to find a time to come visit Barcelona soon.<\/span><\/p>\n

While you are indulging in Michelin star restaurants by the dozen, we\u2019ve been exploring the best that Adelaide has to offer. <\/span><\/p>\n

A very brief visit to Adelaide for Sarah and Anthony\u2019s wedding, we had a little time outside the formal festivities.<\/span><\/p>\n

Now we\u2019d heard stories about a mysterious place known as <\/span>Africola<\/span><\/u><\/a>. The rumours were that the food was on the money and the place was hitting the mark in every other aspect. But, this is Adelaide. A place where the list of the top 10 places to have breakfast in Adelaide include more than a few places which are more than an hour\u2019s drive out of town (e.g. in the country). So, I was sceptical.<\/span><\/p>\n

I flew in early evening and was whisked into the big-smoke by Julia. Our aim was to try and get a table at the most in-demand place in Adelaide without a booking. Something you simply wouldn\u2019t try in Melbourne, London, Dubai, Port Moresby\u2026well, most any place in the world. <\/span><\/p>\n

Rolling in right on the dot of 6pm and we were seated by 6:00:05pm. Game on!<\/span><\/p>\n

The menu is difficult to navigate, but the oh-so-hipster wait staff suggested the chef\u2019s tasting menu. Who were we to argue? Matching wine? Alas, Julia was driving (I have an injured wing, so can\u2019t drive). \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Africola is premised on South African food. So, to start, kingfish ceviche? Followed by a bowl of clams in a biriyani broth? Maybe it is the influence of so many cultures coming through? Hey, it was good. Could have had another bowl and been well pleased\u2026some bread or naan please!?<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Kingfish\"<\/a>\"Clams\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Charred baby leeks. Did I mention I really don\u2019t like leeks? But these were served with some pork sausage, like chorizo and some delectable white anchovies. Bless. We did need a steak knife to cut the leeks though.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Leeks\"<\/a><\/p>\n

And\u2026meat. So much meat. Smoked, bbq\u2019d beef short ribs and some bbq\u2019d peri-peri chicken served with an array of pickles, a salad of endives and bitter leaves and a bowl of hearty, tangy polenta with fermented tomatoes. No, that wasn\u2019t an accident. The tomatoes were meant to be fermented and I, for one was pretty happy about it.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Meat<\/a><\/p>\n

At this point I could barely sit on the bar stool (which weighed more than me). But there was dessert to come. Chocolatey, minty, curdy, a good finish to the meal\u2026but ended my glass of wine in a single bite. <\/span><\/p>\n

\"Minty<\/a><\/p>\n

The wine list is obscure, but short. Clearly the wines are designed to match the menu and the staff were pretty happy to help point in the right direction.<\/span><\/p>\n

As is typical with Adelaide, it\u2019s hard to charge much (people won\u2019t come), so the whole thing was pretty reasonable.<\/span><\/p>\n

Would I recommend you go there? Heck-yeah\u2026but only if are already going to be in Adelaide. My tip, bring an appetite. This is not a place with modest helpings.<\/span><\/p>\n

When we left the place was heaving. Good on them. Adelaide needs places like this to excite more innovation.<\/span><\/p>\n

Looking forward to the scoop on Barcelona\u2026in manageable portions.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cheers,<\/span><\/p>\n

Daniel <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hi Tony, I guess you\u2019re basking in tapas, cerveza and all things Catalan at the moment? Got to find a time to come visit Barcelona soon. While you are indulging in Michelin star restaurants by the dozen, we\u2019ve been exploring the best that Adelaide has to offer. A very brief visit to Adelaide for Sarah … Continue reading Exotic Adelaide<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[39,2],"tags":[273,274,275,58],"class_list":["post-369","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-eating-out","category-travel","tag-adelaide","tag-africola","tag-barcelona","tag-wine"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brothersbites.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/369","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brothersbites.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brothersbites.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brothersbites.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brothersbites.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=369"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.brothersbites.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/369\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brothersbites.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=369"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brothersbites.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=369"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brothersbites.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=369"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}