Quick Chop! The new van on the block - Papa's Hot Dogs

I still get excited when I see a new food truck grace the streets of Adelaide, so when exiting my office building for lunch yesterday I immediately gravitate towards this shiny van like a magpie to light.

Papa's Hot Dogs is a new kid on the block - literally having it's first day out yesterday.  Papa's serves gourmet hotdogs where the customer can select the specific sausage type, toppings and condiments to add. 

New and shiny!

After some deliberation, I decide that I will go for the standard bun, with spanish chorizo, sauteed onions, cheddar cheese and hot mustard with a side of fries.  The bun was soft and slightly sweet (think burger theory bun for hotdogs), the chorizo was well charred and tasty (I did want to try the Wagyu but didn't have the time) *sobs*.  All-in-all a very tasty meal.

Paired with some shoestring fries dusted in rosemary and salt and its a great lunch-time meal.  In total, the meal was $10 so in my opinion a decently priced and decently sized lunchtime meal.  I will be visiting this van again to try the other sausages and condiments that they have on offer!

Congratulations on your first day!

Hot dog and fries - $10

PacMan says give this a go if you see it on the street!

 

St Louis House of Fine Ice Cream & Dessert - Quick Chop!

Pretty sure the dessert craze will not wane, looking at the continual stream of dessert bars being opened around Adelaide. Very new to the scene is St Louis House of Fine Ice Cream and Desserts trading down the Victoria Square end of Gouger St at just one week old. On Saturday night this place was bustling with people attracted to the crowds like moths to light – or should I say ants to sugar?

Fancy eh?

Promoting Italian food and beer - 32 Via Dei Birrai and Pizza e Mozzarella bar

A few weeks ago, I (PacMan) was lucky enough to be invited by the Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry to one of their Qualitaly events.  The event of the night was a degustation and beer pairing which was a collaboration which showcased the food of Pizza e Mozzarella bar with the beer of Italian company 32 Via Dei Birrai.

32 Via Dei Birrai (here) is an Italian beer company with a focus on artisan beers.  From the discussion had with the Master Brewer, the key points were noted:

• All of 32's beer is non-pasteurised
• Beer is to be treated like wine, in the sense that you can have different beers with different meals with table service in mind
• Beer is not served chilled

32 Via Dei Birrai's entrance into the Australian market has only been recent and to showcase the beer this food and beer event was held in Adelaide with further events to be held in Melbourne and Sydney.
Now onto the food and beer!  Note:  I am not a beer expert so my thoughts on the beer will be quite basic.

Pizza Margherita

Adelaide Coffee Roundup - Where is Adelaide's best coffee?

Hello fellow Choppers. We have finally started our much promised Adelaide Coffee roundup. It's going to be constantly updated, so make sure you bookmark it & subscribe to it! Just click on the link to it on the right of the page!

Adelaide Coffee Roundup

The Fleurieu Pantry - Vegan noms in the south!

We'd decided to buy tickets to my high school's production of Joseph and the Technicolour Dream Coat which meant we had to venture waaaaay south of the city of Adelaide to Noarlunga. Being slightly disorganised, we hadn't taken the time to find anywhere vegan close-by the theatre and somehow thought it would be OK to wing it. I turned to Yelp for advice and Yelp came through with the goods.

One light, an umbrella and a sign mark the entrance to The Fleurieu Pantry.