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Rivers Newsletter Issue August 04

Rivers Newsletter Issue Aug 04
An Extra Warm "Hello" to all Rivers Platinum Club Members

BlueFire Update - NOW TAKING BOOKINGS!!

BlueFire are now taking ONLINE bookings for lunch & dinner from Monday 13th Sept 04. To be among the first to experience this amazing new restaurant complete the online reservation form at www.bluefiregrill.com.au
We look forward to seeing you there!

Follow the construction of BlueFire - Visit the image gallery at www.bluefiregrill.com.au

Winter Restaurant Week @ Tides

Get cosy this winter.......as Tides opens it's doors to a special lunchtime "Restaurant Week" offer from Monday 30 August to Saturday 4 September as part of Melbourne's Winter Food and Wine Festival.

$30 buys you a special two course lunch accompanied by a glass of Victorian wine and a cup of coffee.
Numbers are strictly limited so bookings are essential. Ph: Tides 9645 6433

Quote of the Month
"I will not eat oysters. I want my food dead. Not sick, not wounded, dead."
Woody Allen


Celebrate the 2004 Spring Racing Carnival with Rivers 

Melbourne's famous Spring Racing Carnival is just around the corner. Rivers have put together a special cruise package to help you celebrate in style. Arrive at Flemington via luxury vessel and enjoy a gourmet buffet lunch with drinks included.

Dates
30 October (AAMI Victoria Derby Day), 2 November (Emirates Melbourne Cup), 4 November (Crown Oaks Day), 6 November (Emirates Stakes Day)
Prices start from $250 pp
Visit the rivers web site (www.rivers.net.au or call 03 9686 8668 for more information)

Recipes: Pan-fried Trumpeter fillet on a artichoke and olive mash
with a tomato, parsley and citrus salad

Ingredients:

Serves 4

4 180 gm Trumpeter Fillets
1 250gm jar of baby artichokes
2 tomatoes
½ bunch parsley
2 oranges
30g kalamata olives
50ml olive oil
1 table spoon butter



For more recipes visit the recipe page on the Rivers
or Tides web site


Method:
Drain the artichokes from the brine and puree in a food processor

Blanch the tomatoes for 10 seconds in boiling water and refresh in cold water. Peel the tomatoes, quarter and remove the seeds. Cut into a 1cm dice

Zest the oranges, peel and segment. Pick the parsley leaves and wash of any grit.

Heat a large sauté pan and cook the Trumpeter in a little oil until golden. Finish with the butter to help colour and flavour the fish. Remove the fish and drain onto kitchen paper.

Heat up the artichoke puree and add the pitted olives.
Add the orange segments, tomato, parsley leaves, orange zest and juice together

To arrange:

Spoon the artichoke and olive puree onto the plate and arrange the Trumpeter fillets on top

Add the salad over the top of the fish and spoon a little of the orange juice over the fish and drizzle around the plate.


Proverb of the Month
"The way you cut your meat reflects the way you live."
Confucius


Split the Bill - Extended until end of Sept 04

Rivers Restaurant Cruises and Tides Seafood Grill & Oyster Bar have extended the 'Split the Bill' offer - it is now valid until the end of September. (Other restaurants will not take split the bill bookings after Aug 31).
Bookings are essential. Rivers Cruise, Ph: 9686 8668, Tides Seafood Grill, Ph: 9645 6433
How does it work?
Split the Bill is run by the Herald Sun and offers diners 50% off their food bill.
Simply collect 5 tokens per person from the Herald Sun newspaper and present them to the restaurant for a whopping 50% off the food bill.
For terms and conditions please refer to the Herald Sun.

Rivers Head Office is located at Berth 8 South Wharf Rd Southbank Vic Australia 3006
Ph: 9686 8668, Email: info@rivers.net.au
, Web: www.rivers.net.au.