Rivers Newsletter

Degustation Dinner, Fish Seafood Grill

SPECIAL EVENT - "Savour the Seven Seas"

Seafood & wine lovers won't want to miss this very special event.

Executive Chef Lorin Jacobs has carefully put together a delectable 7 course degustation menu featuring seafood from seven different seas around the globe.

The flavour, texture and colour combinations will be a real treat to your senses. To compliment each course, matching wines from Schild Estate will be provided.

Date: Thursday 14th August 2008
Includes: Seven course seafood degustation + matching wines from Schild Estate + oyster shucker
Address: Fish Seafood Grill & Rotisserie, Waterfront City, Docklands Vic 3008
Time: 7pm cocktails, 7.30pm dinner
Price: $95.00 per person
RSVP: Phone 9640 0686
Special Guests: Jo Irvine, Winemaker, Schild Estate. Lorin Jacobs, Executive Chef, Rivers. Con Andronis & George Kaparos, Clamms Seafood.

Click here for event details

SUPPORTING VISION AUSTRALIA

You can help Yum Cha Dragon support Vision Australia's Christmas In July Event.

During July, Yum Cha Dragon will DONATE $2 from every "Peking Duck Experience" sold directly to Vision Australia.

This Christmas in July campaign for Vision Australia runs from 1st to 31st July 2008.

Click here for details.

Christmas Lunch & NYE Cruises - ON SALE

Rivers popular cruises for Christmas Day and New Years Eve are now on sale. These cruises will sell out fast, so secure your seats now to avoid missing out.

Christmas Lunch Cruise
Choose from the Grand "Voyager" or intimate "Lady Lindeman"
Date: Christmas Day, 25th Dec 2008
Time: 12 - 3pm and 12:30 - 3:30 pm
Price: Adults $120.00 Children 4-12 $69 (under 3 free)
Includes: 3 Course lunch, Beverages (beer, wine, soft drink)
Christmas Lunch - find out more

NEW - Christmas Day DINNER Cruise
Due to numerous requests last year for a Christmas "Dinner" cruise, Rivers are pleased to announce the new "Christmas Dinner Cruise"
Date: Christmas Day, 25th Dec 08 Time: 7pm to 10pm
Price: Adults $149. Children 4-12 $69 (3 & under are free)
Includes: 3 Courses, Beverages (beer, wine, softdrink), Entertainment
Christmas Dinner - find out more

New Years Eve Cruise
Cruise into 2009 in style! Travel along Melbourne's scenic waterways then to view Docklands spectacular fireworks display. It will definitely be a night to remember.

Date: NYE 31 Dec 2008
Time: 7pm to 1 am
Includes: appetizer plate to share, 3 courses served to your table, open standard bar plus entertainment, prime view of Docklands fireworks
Price: $249.00 per person
NYE Cruise - find out more

Restaurant literally “ignites” during docklands festival

When Bellissimo signed up to participate in the Docklands Ignite Festival by featuring a spicy dish of “Fresh Garganelli pasta with chorizo sausage, chili and garlic”, they weren't expecting to put on their own fire show too.

Bellissimo’s participation in the winter festivities took an ironic turn when the restaurant literally IGNITED.

An electrical fault erupted in flames early Saturday morning (21st June) while the Head Chef was arriving to prepare for the busy day ahead.

Air conditioning ducts caught alight with most of the fire remaining at ceiling level. Sprinklers went off and controlled the blaze while causing much water damage to the carpet and furniture. The exact cause is being looked at by the fire investigation unit. Chef was unharmed by the fire.

While the docklands restaurant was closed for repairs a new pizza oven was added to the kitchen.

Bellissimo has since RE OPENED with a NEW MENU featuring freshly made pasta and gourmet pizzas.

Bellissimo Cucina & Trattoria, P: (03) 9326 6636, bellissimo.net.au

5 Minutes With....

BlueFire Head Chef "Greg Spence"

Welcome to the new series of "5 Minutes With..", where you get to know some of Melbourne's top Chefs.

This month's featured Chef is Greg Spence. Chef Greg is Head Chef at BlueFire Churrascaria Grill.

Chef shares with us the food he just can't bring himself to like and tells us what annoys him most in the kitchen - Read the Interview

MELBOURNE EVENTS - JULY / AUGUST 08

• Ice Skating @ Docklands
Waterfront City, Docklands, Until 15 Aug 08
Tix: $3 Skate Hire, $7 5 years and under, $12 6 – 14 years, $15 15 years and over, $60 Family Pass. p 03 8628 6000 www.waterfrontcity.com.au

• BBQ at Hot Choc
Hot Chocolate Cafe Docklands is serving up a massive BBQ by the water every weekend hotchocolate.net.au

• Melbourne Specialist Cheese Show
17 Aug @ 11am – 4pm
Palladium Room, Crown Entertainment Complex
Cheese lovers are invited to indulge, tantalise and finesse their cheese tasting skills with a selection of over 300 Australian handmade specialty cheeses. Tix: $40 . Children under 15 admitted free. www.australiancheese.org

• Melbourne International Film Festival
25th July - 10th Aug 08
An iconic Melbourne event. MIFF hosts a feast of cinematic delicacies from over 50 countries for nineteen days each Winter, heavily garnished with a range of parties and special events. www.melbournefilmfestival.com.au

• Ignite your taste buds at Docklands
To celebrate the 'Ignite Docklands' Winter Festival, Docklands restaurants are offering sensational winter specials from 20th June - 31st July
Try these fiery delights:
- Deluxe Winter Mocha $8.50, Rivers Restaurant Cruises
- Winter spice oysters, Fish Seafood Grill
- Fresh Garganelli pasta with chorizo sausage, chili, garlic, white wine & sundried tomatoes in a light tomato basil sauce $23, Bellissimo
- Flaming Saganaki Trio - flambéed at your table with Metaxa...Oppa! (for 2) $18, Saganaki
View More Specials

• Herald Sun Split The Bill
Until 21 September, tokens will appear every day in the Herald Sun. Each Tuesday a listing of participating restaurants will be in the newspaper. Collect tokens to receive 50% off the food bill. See Herald Sun for terms & conditions. Selected restaurants are extending the offer until 31 Oct 08. View participating restaurants

Rivers Preferred Supplier

Port Melbourne Photography are Rivers preferred supplier of the month.

Special Offer - Crazy Headshots Tuesday

Any Corporate Portraits done on Crazy Tuesday at our studio save 50% on the sitting fee. This is an ideal way of updating your look or for new staff. Bookings essential. Valid July and August 2008. Visit their web site

Recipe: Cottage Cheese Dumplings (Topfenknodel)

Recipe by Lorin Jacobs,
Executive Chef, Rivers

Ingredients
Makes 12 dumplings (serves 6)

75g butter (unsalted)
2 egg yolks
150g cottage cheese
220g white bread, diced
128g light cream
75g cake flour
60g wheat semolina
2 egg whites
2g salt

Method

Pour light cream over diced white bread, allow to soak in, stir until smooth. Beat together butter and egg yolks until foamy, add cottage cheese and salt, fold in white bread soaked in cream.

Whip egg whites, add to mixture, then carefully fold in flour and semolina. Let mixture sit in refrigerator for about one hour. Form small round dumplings, drop these into simmering, lightly salted water, turn off heat, let dumplings heat for about 12 minutes.

Toss finished dumplings in buttered breadcrumbs and serve with your favourite fruit sauce: strawberry, raspberry, apricot, etc.

Restaurant Reviewer June Draw

The winner of this month's draw - a $100 voucher at Saganaki is "Sophie Mitropoulos" who dined at Steakhouse NewQuay. Congratulations!
For your chance to win a restaurant voucher simply complete the 'restaurant reviewer' form at participating restaurants & dinner cruises (Visit rivers.net.au)

Yum Cha Dragon - Fish Bowl Draw
Winner: Janine Salvia, Melbourne
Prize: $150 voucher to use at Yum Cha Dragon. Congratulations!

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