Meats

The venison was delectably juicy and well-cooked whilst the sweet celeriac puree, which coats your inner lips jealously and only betrays its green origins at the end of your mouthful, would give a potato first date quite the Shanghai Surprise. 3.9/5

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Whilst this may appear to be a badly taken photograph with unintentional #handinframe, I would argue that this was actually a masterfully orchestrated and professionally crafted shot - I was going for Halloween-inspired Freddy Krueger feels. Really.

The soft, chewy beef cheek here has the manly essence of a rugged and hard-working farm labourer, whilst elsewhere the truffle mash is as reliable as the Japanese train system and the roasted mushrooms delightfully juicy. 3.7/5

This was a hosted meal, courtesy of Open Door Policy.

http://secretlifeoffatbacks.com/2015/09/braised-beef-cheek-open-door-policy/

Somebody should feed this joey some liang teh (cooling tea) because it must be very heaty given how deeply smoky its flavour is. Each mouthful starts off on a slightly salty note, and the juices involved are gamey enough to remind you that this ain’t no domestic pet. 3.8/5

This was a hosted meal, courtesy of Open Door Policy.

http://secretlifeoffatbacks.com/2015/09/kangaroo-fillet-open-door-policy/

You can tell that the lamb probably gallivanted a lot on lush strawberry fields under a very illustrious sun in its heyday before having met its deconstructed Wellington fate on your plate. 3.9/5

This was a hosted meal, courtesy of Pool Grill.

http://secretlifeoffatbacks.com/2015/08/seared-lamb-loin-pool-grill/