Angelica Organic Farm garlic on the menu...
Angelica Organic Farmer Tim on the menu...whoa...
Slow Down! @ Harley Court champions the Slow Food cooking, eating and food production philosophy, using in season ingredients almost entirely grown within the 100 mile radius of Melbourne, with the 'whole animal' approach to meat from animals who have had really good lives and produce which is organic or biodynamic wherever possible (and most often). Slow Down wants their patrons to THINK about what they're eating (unlike those at McDonalds just over the road)! They pretty much show where they are through their menu by as much as possible sourcing the food they cook with directly from the farmers themselves, mostly artisan producers, which also ensures genuinely seasonal foods, at their premium quality. Slow Down source seafood from 'fishermen who care about our seas and the animals we take from them'.
Slow Down! philosophy!
Just before Slow Down! @ Harley Court opened, they visited the farm to take some photos of our garlic and us to post up on their restaurant wall, along with other local Victorian sustainable food producers they wished to feature on their menu. I couldn't be there that afternoon but they caught some great pics. of farmer Tim and our gorgeous garlic. Little did we know before we paid them a visit last Saturday after market that we would find a picture of Tim and the garlic emblazoned on some of their menus as well as several large images hanging on their walls in their chic little venue next to some of our contemporaries images...What a spin out dudes!!
Tim with Farmer Tim's Slow Down! menu...
We just had to eat, being famished after our Collingwood Children's Farm market and we can honestly vouch for the standard of the food Ron and his team create and the shear creativity of the menu. We started with the complimentary organic sour dough bread (made in St Kilda) and tasty little olives from our friends at Mt Zero, then we had a light dish of fresh figs served with a stunning blue cheese panne cotta and a slightly larger dish of duck confit, accompanied of course by the steamed Kipflers with Angelica organic garlic and lemon - not bad!. We then shared a delightful quince crumble with orange anglais sauce to finish up...it was all to die for and such a treat. Other items on the menu also looked very tempting and include decent vego meals.
The service was knowledgeable, helpful and fun!
Our garlic braids on Slow Down's! walls
Farmer Tim plastered up at Slow Down!
Our shallots too.
It's such a pleasure to be associated with and supplying produce to restaurateurs and chefs on the same wavelength as us regarding ethical and quality eating and food production.
We highly recommend you visit Slow Down! @ Harley Court yourself: 56 Acland Street St Kilda, t: 8534 3030
Wednesday - Friday 5pm 'til 11pm
Weekends & Public Holidays 12 noon 'til 11pm (Sat) & 10pm (Sun & Public Hols)
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