Page 30 - foodservice magazine September 2019

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MOUTHFUL
POPE JOAN 2.0’S
FIVE BEST-SELLING
DISHES SO FAR
1. Devilled eggs on sourdough, with bacon
IN JUNE 2019, MATT WILKINSON RESURRECTED HIS BELOVED A customer favourite at
BRUNSWICK EAST CAFE POPE JOAN IN THE CBD. NOW, IT’S OPEN DAY AND NIGHT. AS ONE OF MELBOURNE’S LEAST-EXPECTED BUT MOST-ANTICIPATED OPENINGS OF 2019, WE ASKED WILKINSON WHAT’S BEEN SELLING IN THE NEW DIGS.
3. Cuttlefish cooked over coals,
harissa, almonds
Victorian cuttlefish is slightly charred over ironbark coals, thinly sliced and mixed with harissa. It sits on a thick ajo blanco (almond cream soup) and is sprinkled with our seed dust to add crunch.
4. Reuben of Warialda Belted Galloway pastrami, smoked mozzarella and red kraut
We couldn’t have not brought this from Brunswick East to the city – people would have put my head on a fork. It’s always been one of our most popular
breakfast. This is curry- style smashed boiled eggs with a hint of chilli, spread on La Madre potato and rosemary sourdough with finely chopped cos and Pacdon Park free-range bacon.
2. Sardine and pickled
shallot on toast
A simple fried West Australian sardine sits on house-made focaccia that’s lightly grilled and topped with Parmesan cream, salsa verde and pickled shallot rings. This will be an evening-snack-menu lifer.
dishes. It’s lightly pressed and toasted, and served 5. Mr Wilkinsons’s with a housemade sweet pickle. Dirty Martini
Okay, so this isn’t a food item, but we sell heaps for after-work drinks and it is also my favourite boozy beast. A simple dirty martini of Four Pillars dry island gin, Maidenii vermouth and my smoked green olives.
PHOTOGRAPHY: ANNIKA KAFCALOUDIS