Attica is an absolute stunner

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I’m busy so I’m keeping this short and sweet. Attica (74 Glen Eira Rd, Ripponlea +61 9530 0111) is an absolute stunner. When I compare what I ate there on the Tuesday Chef’s Table night to all the meals I’ve eaten this year it is right up there with the best and I should image up for an upgrading in the upcoming Good Food Guide.

What they serve on Tuesday is an ever changing degustation. The chef’s table five courses for $60 and each one a hit, which is a change from some degustation menus were there are often a few misses. The idea of chef Ben Shewry, who worked at Circa The Prince and is influenced by the Middle East and Thai guru David Thompson, is to offer seasonal produce and innovative combinations.

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Creamed salt cod on grilled potato flat bread.

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Shellfish broth with crystal bay prawns and shaved squid

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Globe artichokes braised in oloroso sherry with mint, dill and crispy pastry

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Poached blue eye cod, smoked tomato, kinkwooka mussels, riviera olives

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Goats curd and hazlenut cheesecake, green apple sorbet, candied rosemary

Ed Charles is a journalist and digital consultant who spend the better part of the part two decades in Australia. He trained with IPC in London and has written for major international and national business and lifestyle titles. Establishing this blog in 2005, he was one of the first of a handful of food bloggers in Australia. He's spoken at the Melbourne Writers Festival and Emerging Writers Festival and has broadcasted regularly on food and digital media issues. He is currently writing a history of mankind told through food.