Recently we finally made it to the tiny little
restaurant in Yarralumla called Minima, where we sat at the counter and
tried to avoid distracting the chefs as they got on with it. I suppose being a
chef is like being a nurse – long and unusual hours, lots of stress and tight
deadlines, difficult customers and high expectations. Avoiding distraction we ordered and then the world suddenly burst into colour.
Morks was a legendary Thai restaurant at the Kingston
Foreshores here in Canberra. We went several times and enjoyed it – others went
much more often. Then it closed. When restaurants close they often disappear –
to much disappointment amongst their clientele. The good news was that Morks
was miraculously reborn as Minima – and it is fantastic.
We sat at the counter and tried to avoid distracting the chefs.
‘As I sat down the waiter explained that [the] restaurant…leaned towards China, Vietnam and Asia generally. I thought that as we neared the end of an election which would help set Australia’s direction for the future through the massive global tectonic shifts underway, increasingly we would all be leaning that way.’
Even better, we were amazed to see that the very
knowledgeable wine expert, who used to give us advice at Edgars in Ainslie, had
finally made a move and transferred to Minima. That means you can pick both
good food and good wine.