Smorgasburg can only be described as a food lover's heaven on earth! It was hands down the best food festival I'd ever been to. Filled with a vast array of gourmet food and beverage stands, there is something for every taste bud and budget. All the food was affordable and served in a mini portion which allowed us to try all kinds of food. Also, despite being outdoors and in tents, the quality of most of the food was not compromised, which is often the case with food stands in other festivals. I would have spent the entire day there if I could! 

Gua bao with pork belly. This was my first gua bao ever so I didn't really have anything to compare it with but it was so good. The bao was sweet and soft and so was the pork. I loved it but the sister said that Momofuku's is alot better.

Gua bao with fried chicken. So good! Fried chicken had a unique slightly curry taste. I am rarely impressed by fried chicken and would not have selected this one if the guy behind the counter didn't recommend it, but it was amazing! Better than the pork one too imho. 

Browsing theburgeradventure.com brought me to Newmarket Hotel St. Kilda for lunch today. It was my third visit to the restaurant (check out first visit here) and all dining experiences there have been marvelous. Food and service is always great and I absolutely love the spacious and modern yet unpretentious architecture. 

I came here today with the intention of trying the burger (Rare breed Warialda Belted Galloway dry aged Beef Burger) as I'd read great things about it and my expectations were definitely met. The patty was thick and perfectly juicy and it came in a slightly sweet bun. I don't usually like burgers with super thick patties but I sure loved this one. Newmarket Hotel's burger definitely isn't your traditional burger; it had a unique slightly spicy mexican flavour and was served with patatas bravas instead of your usual chips. Great burger experience nonetheless.

We also ordered some tacos because a visit to Newmarket Hotel wouldn't be complete without it! The restaurant has a wide variety of tacos and today we ordered the soft taco with spice wood rubbed bbq steak, soft taco with calamari and chorizo, and soft taco with slow roasted heritage pig & pineapple salsa. All were delicious and tasted fresh. It wasn't covered in sauce like most tacos and the taco skin was grilled slightly but remained soft so it wasn't sloppy.

Despite being in a food-comma after our burgers, we had to order dessert because Newmarket Hotel has insane desserts. We shared the chocolate pot with dulce de leche and it was the perfect ending to a good lunch.

Had a real heavy dinner yesterday consisting of a pulled-pork burger, soy chocolate milkshake, and chili & cheese fries at The B.East. The milkshake was good; not too thick and not too watery, but it could've been colder. Probably best to share it since it's massive (although I managed to finish it by myself as le dining partner did not like the subtle taste of soy he felt it had). The pulled-pork burger was also massive but so delicious that I had to finish it too. Served in a sweet brioche bun, the pork was tender and juicy but not too porky in taste and there was bits of pork crackling under the pulled-pork slices. Absolute yumness overall. Unfortunately I can't say the same for the chips. It was too heavy on the cheese and came at room temperature. It wasn't yucky or anything, just not something I would order again, although the eating partner and I did end up finishing that large basket of fries!