Birthdays, FOOD, Friends, Uncategorized MY BIRTHDAY 2008! 14 November 2008


A La Facon de Shimizu
537 Willoughby Rd
Willoughby, NSW 2068
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La Facon de Shimizu (aka “the way of the Shimizu”) is a little gem of a restaurant tucked away in the residential area of Willoughby, a mere 5 mins drive from where I live. So tucked away that none of us had heard about it, let alone been in the area. Word someone filtered down to me that this was an awesome restaurant, so Chris and I went a couple of weeks ago and LOVED it so much that I decided that would be where I’d have my birthday dinner. I only wanted to celebrate my (belated) birthday back in Australia with a dinner.. because there’s just TOO much going on right now to even think about a proper party. Plus, I wanted something really initimate with my closest and favourite friends – and that was exactly the way it turned out – to my delight πŸ™‚

Technically a French & Japanese restaurant, the cuisine definitely leans towards the French or Western side, with a slight Asian influence. It’s a tiny, cozy place, with friendly service despite our incredibly loud-mouthedness in the small restaurant (probably to the dismay of other diners there hoping to have a romantic date – sorry!!). The most delightful part is the FREE corkage and FREE cakeage. Considering we each had 3 different glasses of wine, it was excellent and much appreciated!

The only problem with their menu is that everything looks too good. We ummmmed and ahhhhed for ABSOLUTE AGES, with all of us going round and round in circles debating what we would settle on πŸ˜‰ These life-changing decisions are very hard, you know! Finally, we settled on a different dish each, so we could sample from everyone’s dish and try everything out – or maybe that was just me, haha!

The food was impressive as usual – very reasonably priced for the quality and quantity. A lovely, lovely evening with fantastic friends, and what an awesome way to celebrate my birthday! I LOVE YOU GUYS, xoxo


Rockin’ our floral outfits πŸ˜›

Ze close up

Eagerly anticipating my food..

Sweet!

Just getting started on the drinks, don’t mind me..

Me and random guy

The new father!!

Frenchman and Scotsman

Awww

Dressed like a Reversi game πŸ˜‰

Pretty girls!

Listening to some boring topic, probably

It’s MANLOVE time

Wot?

Gorgeousness

Love the swoony look πŸ˜‰

Words fail me….

Snapper carpaccio, I think

Some sort of tuna sashimi?

Tempura Camembert with a Mixed Berry Sauce

Prawn wonton thingys

Chicken dish maybe?

Vegetarian pasta

Beef tataki

Duck leg

Beef stroganoff

Chicken with mango and capsicum

Mine – snapper and scallops with tomato salsa

Ooooooo! A birthday cake Chris ordered!

Girls + chocolate = a match made in heaven

Can you blow out sparklers? Apparently not.

Yummers

One of the awesome birthday presents – Christian Dior earrings!

Thanks for organising a lovely night, my love πŸ™‚


Let’s Chat!




Let's Chat!

hey!

Beverly, I used to read your blog all the time and I don’t know how I lost it but I read back over the past few months and wanted to say congrats on your engagement πŸ™‚ I’ll make sure to check back more often!
Tracey (http://sh1ft.org)

Re: hey!

Aww thanks Tracey@
Oh but my blog is all friends-only now so if you’re interested just get a free LJ account and add me πŸ™‚

hey!

Beverly, I used to read your blog all the time and I don’t know how I lost it but I read back over the past few months and wanted to say congrats on your engagement πŸ™‚ I’ll make sure to check back more often!
Tracey (http://sh1ft.org)

Re: hey!

Aww thanks Tracey@
Oh but my blog is all friends-only now so if you’re interested just get a free LJ account and add me πŸ™‚

hi bev-

i’m a non-LJ user who has been following your blog for ages, was wondering if i could be added to read your locked entries?

i’m currently an expat living in tokyo, but heading back to singapore in jan! πŸ™‚

treeschar.blogspot.com

hi bev-

i’m a non-LJ user who has been following your blog for ages, was wondering if i could be added to read your locked entries?

i’m currently an expat living in tokyo, but heading back to singapore in jan! πŸ™‚

treeschar.blogspot.com

Hi Beverly,
I’ve been reading your blog for quite a while ‘cos I LOVE all the food places you sample in Sydney.. my sis used to study there so I used to point her to your blog for makan places πŸ™‚ Please add me!

Hi Beverly,
I’ve been reading your blog for quite a while ‘cos I LOVE all the food places you sample in Sydney.. my sis used to study there so I used to point her to your blog for makan places πŸ™‚ Please add me!

Hi Bev

I’ve been following your blog for ages – I was wondering why you hadn’t updated in such a long time. Can you add me too?

My blog, nycarm.blogspot.com. I haven’t updated my blog in ages thought since I’ve become a mummy πŸ˜›

Looking forward to your Shanghai posts! Is Chris over there too?

Hi Bev

I’ve been following your blog for ages – I was wondering why you hadn’t updated in such a long time. Can you add me too?

My blog, nycarm.blogspot.com. I haven’t updated my blog in ages thought since I’ve become a mummy πŸ˜›

Looking forward to your Shanghai posts! Is Chris over there too?

Jess

Hi Bev, been reading your blog for ages, love your food posts so good to see you’re back to blogging!

Love your outfit and the last pic makes me go ‘aww!’ Too cute! πŸ˜€

Re: Jess

Oh I’ve actually been blogging heaps, just that all my posts are Friends only. Add me if you’ve got an LJ account and I can add you back πŸ™‚

Jess

Hi Bev, been reading your blog for ages, love your food posts so good to see you’re back to blogging!

Love your outfit and the last pic makes me go ‘aww!’ Too cute! πŸ˜€

Re: Jess

Oh I’ve actually been blogging heaps, just that all my posts are Friends only. Add me if you’ve got an LJ account and I can add you back πŸ™‚

happy birthday!!
god that camembert cheese looks so good but so bad.
everyone looks so lovely! and I love the last pic you two are adorable

happy birthday!!
god that camembert cheese looks so good but so bad.
everyone looks so lovely! and I love the last pic you two are adorable

Heehee, fun pics and a super fun night! Totally too hard to choose what to eat, I’m usually last to decide when the waiter comes around, but this time most of us were last!

waiting so long for ur new post…Happy birthday ^ ^ and yeah .. I love the last photo aswell..

Thanks hon! I’ve been posting heaps, but all locked under Friends-Only entries. Add me if you’re on LJ and I’ll add ya back πŸ™‚

Happy birthday Bev!

Btw I must say you make that LV bag look nice. I’ve seen it on tons of people and I’ve always thought – what an ugly bag! But you somehow bring out its beauty! amazing…

Heehee, fun pics and a super fun night! Totally too hard to choose what to eat, I’m usually last to decide when the waiter comes around, but this time most of us were last!

happy (belated?) birthday!!!!!!!! the dinner looked amazing! and omg, i love the earrings!!! can’t wait to see them on!

and the cake looks divine… yummmm chocolate! my favorite!

waiting so long for ur new post…Happy birthday ^ ^ and yeah .. I love the last photo aswell..

Thanks hon! I’ve been posting heaps, but all locked under Friends-Only entries. Add me if you’re on LJ and I’ll add ya back πŸ™‚

Happy birthday Bev!

Btw I must say you make that LV bag look nice. I’ve seen it on tons of people and I’ve always thought – what an ugly bag! But you somehow bring out its beauty! amazing…

happy (belated?) birthday!!!!!!!! the dinner looked amazing! and omg, i love the earrings!!! can’t wait to see them on!

and the cake looks divine… yummmm chocolate! my favorite!