Gastro Park
This is the best meal I have ever had, full stop. Big claim? Perhaps. Do I verily believe it is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? Absolutely. Setting aside its tongue-in-cheek and slightly repulsive name, Gastro Park is an award-winning fine diner headed by Grant King of Masterchef fame. Of course, this post will feature his signature dish, the liquefied gnocchi. But let's start with a tipple. Blossoms, $20 Gastro Park has four signature cocktails, and all of them are extremely tempting. The most intriguing, however, is Blossoms. It is a concoction of gin, elderflower, cointreau and blood orange silk, topped with edible flowers. What is blood orange silk, you ask? I have no idea, but it has the texture of its name: a light yet silky layer perching precariously on top of a refreshing cocktail; more substantial than foam yet lighter than cream. Blossoms has that amazing acidity where you feel refreshed, yet your cheeks do not pucker. ...