Fighting Tiger

Whilst searching for the bike swapmeet on Sunday, my good friend Ianto* and I discussed our changing attitudes to socialising and generally being awesome. We decided that the changes we were experiencing were SHOCK! HORROR! to do with getting older. Well, not old, just not 25 any more.

Interesting:

• The ever shifting nature of Adelaide’s indie cliques
• Old bicycle parts

Not So Good:

• Parties where you know everyone
• Going to see the same bands over and over again
• Drinking to get drunk / ease the social awkwardness being the focus of most social activities

So Much Better:

• Smaller, more intimate gatherings where conversations take place
• Developing our networks of friends to include even more awesome people
• Collaborating with friends (i.e. cooking, eating, gardening, collating, crafting)
• Eating good food whenever possible

I have to admit, that final point, eating good food whenever possible, is easily achieved in this town. Some towns are surrounded by fascinating night life, culture and historical artifacts. A-Town mostly makes up for its lack of other stuff by keeping its locals and visitors happy through good food and wine. When thinking of how to entertain visitors, I, like Ashley, mainly think of food focussed outings around the city and surrounding regions.

Restricted to the cheaper scale of eating out in Finland, I would salivate at the memories of meals I’d had in places like China and Italy, but particularly in the Adelaide eateries I was most familiar with.

While there are hundreds of Adelaide restaurants i haven’t yet had a chance to try, there remain a core few that I tend to return to repeatedly (The Good Life, Ying Chow, Vego and Lovin’ It). And I have great memories of a couple I’ve visited only once before and dream of eating at again (Russell’s, The Grange and The Melting Pot).

It’s that age old dilemma. Do you take a risk and try something new, or do you stick with the good familiar stuff of past experiences?

I guess having a lot of vegeterian friends has been one of the main things stopping me from trying out different restaurants around town. Luckily with services such as www.webmenu.com.au^ around, and other well fed friends to help out with word of mouth, I should be having more good, vegeterian friendly food experiences in the near future.

 

 

 

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^ www.webmenu.com.au has a handy locality guide which gives a map and an estimated distance to whichever restaurant / take away joint you’re considering eating at. This is particularly good considering my bike only transport situation.