edit: oh jesus f-cking christ you actually got these from a site where the reviews are already 100 words and I didn't need to go through those 2 excruciating minutes of effort to give you a bad one how did I f-ck up this badly
I’d pick this over Olde English any day of the week. I say people base their ratings reflect what they perceive the intention of the manufacturers to be. Thus, since it almost seems like Miller is trying to make Olde Milwaukee hilariously bad, they go easier on it. Meanwhile, since AB tries to pass Bud Light off as a legitimate beer, people take them to task when rating the beer. So in the end, it’s like someone asking, what’s better–Bug Light or motor oil? The obvious answer is Bud Light, but no one ever expected you to like motor oil.
While they do have the very best of intentions, the main problem with Rinaldo’s is that they need to train their staff. When queried as to the variety of dips on the antipasto entrée, we were informed they were “a bit of everything”; and whilst charming, I’m happy for you to tell me which part of the duck the dish uses, rather than pointing it out on your own body. Other issues, such as mains being brought out during entrée were quickly and adequately solved, and the food was great. Fresh produce and skilful preparation made for very nice dishes.
Please don’t take this as a one star rating for abalone in general, as I’m not pretending to be any sort of expert – just sharing my disappointment. I’m sure when it’s good quality, fresh, and cooked by a master of the ingredient it’d be something special; but maybe this isn’t something to cook at home, unless you’re sure you know what you’re doing. I was expecting the gourmet flavour to permeate through the stir-fry, but what we ended up with was an odd rubbery flavour that felt like it needed something to overshadow it, rather than the other way around.
Admit it. You’re jealous of the people who post FaceBook status updates from their phones. You’ve seen the phone icon and thought, “I wish I had a fancy phone that could do that.” Now you don’t need one. With Chime, you simply create a link between your mobile number and your FaceBook (or Twitter) profile, and you can update your status via SMS. It’s not free, but it’s a standard mobile number, so if you’ve got a capped plan and don’t tend to go over your limit, then the message costs will be part of your cap. Cheap and effective.
There are quite a few of the style of Korean BBQ places around Melbourne, so it’s hard not to compare them. And while this place does score highly for their understated, yet charming décor (from the flags, to the posters, to the indoor plants, to the Korean movies playing on the big screen over the dining room), it’s let down by the food. We went with the safe option of the beef bibimbap, which seems underflavoured (only brought up to scratch with a lot of chilli sauce) and had very little beef and vegetables compared to the amount of rice.
With a killer indie rock backing track, ‘Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist’ tells the story of awkward teenage sexual attraction on a New York City night. Michael Cera and Kat Dennings play their roles well, and the main issue with the movie seems to be how they’ve cut and re-arranged the sub-stories within Rachel Cohn and David Levithan’s novel of the same name. As a result, the film suffers from jolted pacing and a couple of scenes that leave you thinking, “Wait, what just happened then?” Aside from this, however, the film is quite a light and enjoyable theatrical romp.
Much like ‘Transformers II’, ‘G.I. Joe’ is a movie that is much more entertaining than critics would lead you to believe. Sure it makes little to no sense to a rational viewer, with sinking icebergs, spontaneous underwater fires, and nanobots that previously only destroyed cancer cells but have been specifically engineered to destroy everything instead. But that’s not the point – there are also ninja fight scenes, experimental fighter planes, and some nice eye-candy for both the boys (with Rachel Nichols and Sienna Millar) and Channing Tatum for the girls. As far as popcorn entertainment goes, this is a solid player.
Everyone’s heard the story of Mount Vesuvius erupting over Pompeii, but it takes an exhibition like this to truly understand what it meant. The exhibition is spread out nicely, with the first area dedicated to how the inhabitants of Pompeii used to live (with some amazingly preserved displays of household and garden items, and even carbonised food), while the second area described the eruption of Mount Vesuvius and its aftermath. The exhibition becomes especially powerful with the plaster casts of the voids in the ash where bodies were trapped – freezing in time, forever, the last moments of these ancient lives.
