tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36231233206743126472024-03-13T21:26:12.231-07:00The New Hog BlogCAVXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04463661542945387235noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3623123320674312647.post-91867392214817540862014-02-01T04:53:00.000-08:002014-02-01T05:12:31.529-08:00The Answer To Life...The Answer To Life, The Universe And Everything...is 25 not 42. 2014 is the 25th year of Hogs Breath Cafe and the famous 18 hour prime rib steak.<br />
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To help our friend Aaron celebrate turning 21 again, we [Sammy, kids, myself and heap of others] all gathered at what seems to be our favorite Hogs Breath Cafe located at Carindale Shopping Centre. <br />
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<b>Happy Birthday Aaron</b></div>
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Love your shirt :p In fact all three of us have celebrated turning 21 again right here at HBC, Carindale. </div>
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<b>Mini TK B'Day Cakes </b></div>
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Geeky but sooo cool :)</div>
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OK, so on to the serious stuff - 18 hour steak. </div>
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The MEGA cut formally known as a Boss Hog Cut is [IMO] the only way to have this steak. It is tender and succulent and massive. Tonights 18 hour prime was a Hickory with mash and veg. A true HBC classic.</div>
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Sammy went for a traditional cut with avocado, salad and HBC's famed curly fries. </div>
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Thanks again to Captain Kirk and staff for the great Hogspitality and we will be back again soon.</div>
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CAVXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04463661542945387235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3623123320674312647.post-43489252735631206062013-02-26T22:26:00.003-08:002013-02-26T22:30:05.646-08:00Fried Cheese and Chilli Jam = YUM<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">It has been a while since I posted anything on here. Rest assured, we have been enjoying 18 hour Prime Rib for a few visits now including Sammy's birthday last year where I would like to give a big [and well over due] thank you to Captain Kirk [store manager] at the Carindale Hogs Breath Cafe. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Just quickly on [and sorry I don't have an image on hand], normally when you go to celebrate your birthday at a Hoggies, you get your steak and you get a free slice of mud cake. In this instance, Sammy got one of those massive balloon glasses of Rocky Road! Both Sammy and myself hoked in and could not finish it. Did I say massive? So yeah, we were both tickled pink [about the same colour as the Hogster himself] for that. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Anyway, I normally blog about the 18 hour steak and I thought it would be nice to blog about other things that are on the menu. And this is one of them. Essentially this is fried cheese sticks [crumbed] and served with a jalapeno chilli jam. It should be hot, instead it has a slight tang and an almost sweet sensation to it. Really nice as a starter. So the next time I go to a Hogs Breath Cafe, these will be on the order :)</span></div>
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Where else to celebrate my Birthday this year? Hogs Breath Cafe of course. Back to Carindale again where we seem to have our own booth. For the last 3 visits, we have been seated at the same location. Must be perk that goes with writing a HOG BLOG :)</div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> Sammy went with her favorite, the Byron Bay Chilli and I went with an old favorite, the Smoked Hickory. Both are 18 hour steaks cooked to perfection! </span></div>
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And to complete the night, a HUGE slice of their famous Mud Cake. </div>
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A massive thank you to the staff at the Carindale Store for making my birthday this year special. </div>
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CAVXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04463661542945387235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3623123320674312647.post-15607597593427858422012-02-14T14:00:00.000-08:002012-02-15T01:33:52.547-08:00A Happy Valentines Day and 3 Years On<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzNsETMooDZGRlTQnFc8NL_-XQzrqjXT7jYOtbVX4o8AFuBqpFxg_JVTwioetO0HbRORbua6s1ps0bTydX60G_XBCQO2FSlhyphenhyphenYvMyeFEfNIvt5OkPAkTHwqufxVomx-Si9iGPsqDpgSHJS/s1600/DSCF0472.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzNsETMooDZGRlTQnFc8NL_-XQzrqjXT7jYOtbVX4o8AFuBqpFxg_JVTwioetO0HbRORbua6s1ps0bTydX60G_XBCQO2FSlhyphenhyphenYvMyeFEfNIvt5OkPAkTHwqufxVomx-Si9iGPsqDpgSHJS/s400/DSCF0472.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709134538650878018" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">3 years ago [February 14, 2009], I took Samantha out to dinner at the Hogs Breath Cafe at Carindale for our first date. Three years on and we decided we should celebrate where it all began...with the "piglets" in tow :) </span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">Our Gift from Hogs Breath Cafe<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXMHJ-dFH3P9MlIgFB3t8YKjGtNvf0Eq5FfEJDoGOPduOBmD43LgYfEtTpSXVh5tKXvQ6moimeyqZp9SgUwoYEKW_8V0HpTx4k3CThdVFjw-meijhVT5RUqwR9sw9E3_koObxJ7BUFnMly/s1600/DSCF0463.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXMHJ-dFH3P9MlIgFB3t8YKjGtNvf0Eq5FfEJDoGOPduOBmD43LgYfEtTpSXVh5tKXvQ6moimeyqZp9SgUwoYEKW_8V0HpTx4k3CThdVFjw-meijhVT5RUqwR9sw9E3_koObxJ7BUFnMly/s400/DSCF0463.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709131717007959810" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">I would to thank Kirk [manager] and his friendly staff for not only their awesome service, but for arranging this very special gift on arrival. Once I said my name, the person on the reception announced "the Techers are here" and when we were brought to our table, we found these glasses and bottle of sparkling wine waiting for us. It was totally unexpected and it really made us feel special, so again, thank you Kirk and your staff for arranging this gift and making our special night even better.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">Our Mains</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjat9_nTnA15he0CIRrh7IT0d-CwSjDYRJZEgJclw-jXoox32UjiyW0VuiIzlT4vK9lNJD8uWCv6TaeDdakP-4j4SK1RinYm_qniR5Oozr8ioOiHE8kGtO6ibB15LANR3bv9NdtHcRcYJh/s1600/DSCF0470.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjat9_nTnA15he0CIRrh7IT0d-CwSjDYRJZEgJclw-jXoox32UjiyW0VuiIzlT4vK9lNJD8uWCv6TaeDdakP-4j4SK1RinYm_qniR5Oozr8ioOiHE8kGtO6ibB15LANR3bv9NdtHcRcYJh/s400/DSCF0470.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709133834028339826" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">I went my usual "El Grandi" and Sammy went her favorite, the "Byron Bay Chilli" Prime Rib [18 hour] Steak. Once again, both cooked to perfection :) </span><br /></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw9LJhNVlc9pNRgbBvzS_g9kLE3IjevBILptePcMPs3CqdKpStNgMh6mqoCq4QhHorsPzMM_5SYCyzQx4WXpqotfEeNcCKDb53Y91_mnh2cefdfnskdxYBx66daTcrVJKiYs9-_0-rUQIb/s1600/DSCF0471.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw9LJhNVlc9pNRgbBvzS_g9kLE3IjevBILptePcMPs3CqdKpStNgMh6mqoCq4QhHorsPzMM_5SYCyzQx4WXpqotfEeNcCKDb53Y91_mnh2cefdfnskdxYBx66daTcrVJKiYs9-_0-rUQIb/s400/DSCF0471.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709134073662493410" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">And then onto...</span><span style=" font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" ></span><br /></div><span style=" font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" ></span></div><span style=" font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" ><br />Dessert!</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSyKH1U0IQ-40jF9WXvJmoqgFr6ONcLVksxAvVqqnQ2emqurZgcJgNuA6tB2X_As4WJnwMdY6LM2eRbFRFpYY5D8tqKqWr_0cm6tEatYMCa3gSfPT3DpRKrfxNRKTFKfiwU75MT0q0jI17/s1600/DSCF0482.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSyKH1U0IQ-40jF9WXvJmoqgFr6ONcLVksxAvVqqnQ2emqurZgcJgNuA6tB2X_As4WJnwMdY6LM2eRbFRFpYY5D8tqKqWr_0cm6tEatYMCa3gSfPT3DpRKrfxNRKTFKfiwU75MT0q0jI17/s400/DSCF0482.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709134935065318946" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">And for dessert, what else if not the famous Mississippi Mud? </span><br style="font-family: verdana;"></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style=" font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >Sammy's V-Day Gift </span><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBsOhRzibPPQinDM-bLyWIi2RoNGtM5whs70bOd-mh36Qntu5ZhwNcZHqrgGL0M79WnMombrc8RodT7xSljd-LQvfz-eWcec_nxiAam8FTc18cRc8d45-mpfM63cJQnvyiHaSIHcN0-LYD/s1600/DSCF0462.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBsOhRzibPPQinDM-bLyWIi2RoNGtM5whs70bOd-mh36Qntu5ZhwNcZHqrgGL0M79WnMombrc8RodT7xSljd-LQvfz-eWcec_nxiAam8FTc18cRc8d45-mpfM63cJQnvyiHaSIHcN0-LYD/s400/DSCF0462.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709124959962244082" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">And this year, instead of roses [I did buy her a Singapore Orchid and some chocolates], I bought Sammy a new charm [the hippo on the right] for her new Pandora bracelet.<br /><br />Mark<br /><br /><a href="http://hogblog2.blogspot.com.au/">Back To The Top</a> </span><br /><br /></div>CAVXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04463661542945387235noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3623123320674312647.post-46687347562608648982011-12-28T19:20:00.000-08:002012-01-03T01:50:47.964-08:00Hoggies at Port Douglas<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC5kXtALbdfFm4QgR3pshe5MUvqj_DSS8KA9jqgjKP2DTQ98JbhSIPiFOmcJe9pxkiWjddbH-bYQjP3OgtuDyRictlT_OteauJt6t0b-SIq4dweDqdfDTIyoOafxNyBjnaZRthMGbpjw-g/s1600/DSCF0188.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC5kXtALbdfFm4QgR3pshe5MUvqj_DSS8KA9jqgjKP2DTQ98JbhSIPiFOmcJe9pxkiWjddbH-bYQjP3OgtuDyRictlT_OteauJt6t0b-SIq4dweDqdfDTIyoOafxNyBjnaZRthMGbpjw-g/s400/DSCF0188.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691396407686902930" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;font-family:verdana;" >We recently celebrated Sammy's birthday at Hogs Breath, Port Douglas [far north QLD]. Given it was a part of our holiday, we decided to stay a while and take in the local scenes - along with an awesome 18 hour steak.</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> I would like to thank John [Manager] for his amazing service. I'd have to say that out of all the dinning experiences at Hoggies over the years, no one has come as close to the level of service. I know Hog's breath head office is now aware of this blog and it seems to have paid off as we got treated like celebrities from our arrival including a special visit from the Hogstar himself.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >Fried Cheese!</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxs6V_6N_DynxBMyvCJO3cT034-msOJMU5foh85uP_MLv_CdGoH76yNodQqnKvVnZpXVWOL8CwBDcdN4w1IUWBxNtfH51q2-NWAmEJ2pMH1YLalFSH8xLvgncGjrw-Cp16irzZhrUg8-sZ/s1600/DSCF0189.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxs6V_6N_DynxBMyvCJO3cT034-msOJMU5foh85uP_MLv_CdGoH76yNodQqnKvVnZpXVWOL8CwBDcdN4w1IUWBxNtfH51q2-NWAmEJ2pMH1YLalFSH8xLvgncGjrw-Cp16irzZhrUg8-sZ/s400/DSCF0189.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691396410519660978" border="0" /></a></div><span style="font-family:verdana;">For starters we had fried cheese sticks. These are scrumptious and because they are still in a gel state, are very hot.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family:verdana;" >Byron Bay Chilli Prime Rib</span><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivWzTAilvmKmoKda5Vc_GH-eJqVgVxfhVD8BvD6RGs8UZa48AcKiaw3kQAUO0cna6492odo_nIZw8MGkTYQ4i1mheMg8qpO2gdRzArIQbVhcA3QUJ9MpHDSrl-l6XWS8qDps02Je75pwMG/s1600/DSCF0191.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivWzTAilvmKmoKda5Vc_GH-eJqVgVxfhVD8BvD6RGs8UZa48AcKiaw3kQAUO0cna6492odo_nIZw8MGkTYQ4i1mheMg8qpO2gdRzArIQbVhcA3QUJ9MpHDSrl-l6XWS8qDps02Je75pwMG/s400/DSCF0191.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691396429540425906" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Our mains were, naturally, were 18 hour prime ribs. I decided on the simple smoked hickory with mash and vegies and Birthday Girl Sammy had a Byron Bay Chilli prime rib. My steak was cooked to perfection. In the past, I have had to order the steak "rare" to get the meat cooked to the way I like it. In this case, the steak came out medium rare and was perfect.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >Hickory Prime Rib</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-NVRqrsUBkKlthWf6HFglY3hTkKgOZzZiRe4lA_PN5E5o5ZnlDCXip-we3cevx9haTfUB6XaYrQqKtgUgVPB0YQGTDn3J2Jqyit0ot3OvzFb5c49MJgZ04Wx84swmgWL4OLArupCJ4q48/s1600/DSCF0190.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-NVRqrsUBkKlthWf6HFglY3hTkKgOZzZiRe4lA_PN5E5o5ZnlDCXip-we3cevx9haTfUB6XaYrQqKtgUgVPB0YQGTDn3J2Jqyit0ot3OvzFb5c49MJgZ04Wx84swmgWL4OLArupCJ4q48/s400/DSCF0190.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691396416084244130" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;">Hogstar!<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU9mvuJ11GgZkaRmknGaapOGh8v7z2OHWbLwqhQPC4pNLtxSvsMmMaBRBbaiw7FEnMa1GIxrqHgLt6FeENVqtILw-U4ToyVsbokGzu6bgUUWFRTKxqBzQMe9fw_9IcTDGWabU12wsPZVQj/s1600/DSCF0194.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU9mvuJ11GgZkaRmknGaapOGh8v7z2OHWbLwqhQPC4pNLtxSvsMmMaBRBbaiw7FEnMa1GIxrqHgLt6FeENVqtILw-U4ToyVsbokGzu6bgUUWFRTKxqBzQMe9fw_9IcTDGWabU12wsPZVQj/s400/DSCF0194.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691396427305945970" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;">And to top off the night, MUD CAKE! This is not the standard birthday size cake. It was HUGE!<br /><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold; font-family: verdana;">Sammy's new favorite drink</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtDfyy0YULjwkyFDTtqYQaPGTZNnPN5qKFlJPag_jEwiVz0UOGrrKGNCmrXJIqfrIGHJA4pZPm6qgh7rfBXm-v_qM5N2tqr-8PklLW4yssn-E3-QwzKcSR8Cevg9cWu1qWxlqAU64N0_O6/s1600/DSCF0219.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtDfyy0YULjwkyFDTtqYQaPGTZNnPN5qKFlJPag_jEwiVz0UOGrrKGNCmrXJIqfrIGHJA4pZPm6qgh7rfBXm-v_qM5N2tqr-8PklLW4yssn-E3-QwzKcSR8Cevg9cWu1qWxlqAU64N0_O6/s400/DSCF0219.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691408482654922258" border="0" /></a>The Birthday Girl was allowed to have what ever she wanted, so a cocktail it was - for starters :)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">HOGS BREATH CAFE PORT DOUGLAS</span><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvxolKcm60K5ASX1d3d0pDYiQmTyAplbE4TZCIc75KgymJ_bgoCO7ftoPd6PhUvEZ2jdi8AUejOUwCiBISMntgd-OdonJBzDvtPPWBy4llUrVK27UVlGVpqyT4axBXiOp5LwSI2GQq8MXz/s1600/Port+Douglas+Hogs+Breath+Cafe.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvxolKcm60K5ASX1d3d0pDYiQmTyAplbE4TZCIc75KgymJ_bgoCO7ftoPd6PhUvEZ2jdi8AUejOUwCiBISMntgd-OdonJBzDvtPPWBy4llUrVK27UVlGVpqyT4axBXiOp5LwSI2GQq8MXz/s400/Port+Douglas+Hogs+Breath+Cafe.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691407844957442546" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">The main street of Port Douglas reminded me of Noosa, just a bit warmer in December. The Cafe is located near the Marina Marage, a short walk from the main street, so for any Hog's Breath fans holidaying up in Port Douglas, do yourself a flavour favor and visit the local Hog's Breath and say HI to John and his friendly staff.<br /><br />Mark<br /><br /><a href="http://hogblog2.blogspot.com/">Back To The Top</a><br /></span></div></div>CAVXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04463661542945387235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3623123320674312647.post-10442634505765435162011-08-29T04:08:00.000-07:002011-08-29T04:28:30.418-07:00A Casual Sunday Lunch<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqaiTG75hiPiiBcfX-HEhkZQbiXwbYt9NEzZBaf4eHW8hSnm_PtpY-84SEwgKnydqpxuSxXKSoal8iE1vi2SIWggtB5Ni_8BNc0VkyOyPdfV0U6XXpxnDJ6EOxpM7obvHNviw9tba0ViOO/s1600/2011-08-28+13.29.45.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqaiTG75hiPiiBcfX-HEhkZQbiXwbYt9NEzZBaf4eHW8hSnm_PtpY-84SEwgKnydqpxuSxXKSoal8iE1vi2SIWggtB5Ni_8BNc0VkyOyPdfV0U6XXpxnDJ6EOxpM7obvHNviw9tba0ViOO/s400/2011-08-28+13.29.45.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646233743843072882" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Normally when we go to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Hoggies</span>, we go for 18 hour STEAK, however on a lovely sunny day (as Sunday the 28<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">th</span> was) who could pass up a lunch for less than 10 bucks?
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<br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Hoggies</span> were offering an August special of lunch for $9.90. The menu is limited but tasty :) Sammy and I went for the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Caesar</span> Chicken wrap and curly fries and I must say, I was fully satisfied with what came out. You actually get 2 wraps and a heap of fries, so basically double what is shown above. </span>
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<br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">We also got to trade up our <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Hoggies</span> 21st <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">B'Day</span> [21% off] cards to full 25% frequent dinners cards and the lady that served us even swiped them to give us 25% off the lunch bill! Very happy with that.</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Mark</span>
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<br />CAVXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04463661542945387235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3623123320674312647.post-69980423962537790482011-07-09T05:53:00.000-07:002011-07-09T06:27:22.423-07:00A Visit From The Hogster<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp7_p6MrjKJ8bUooXgEZLzwEpmngkmNsMAgxudE1howMcD1qlsZwWMbX6Bit3S3SuKwMBknQalzeE_Wc3zyIAszg2Dbx-rkThoT-s8oQ60Lm31LYA54UG3Py8e55kH2ywNlCHLchrgBiNl/s1600/DSCF2747.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp7_p6MrjKJ8bUooXgEZLzwEpmngkmNsMAgxudE1howMcD1qlsZwWMbX6Bit3S3SuKwMBknQalzeE_Wc3zyIAszg2Dbx-rkThoT-s8oQ60Lm31LYA54UG3Py8e55kH2ywNlCHLchrgBiNl/s400/DSCF2747.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627341752526068626" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Hogsbreath, Carindale seemed to be a fitting place to celebrate my 40th, and Sammy not only arranged my party, she also arranged a special visitor - the Hogster himself.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGWIOnPkP8ZNce8qq_qqZS_OBHtTJ1BH3vIrcTwLoe2Mz3wvIjPD1-YiEBAHHpHu7Ce2M-YUWrBQn55zwVF-CiGYmNKT-eJj0E4OT64nVV5H74ZVqQweOJJtQRLEfqurRm_sRWweZezn_v/s1600/DSCF2742.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGWIOnPkP8ZNce8qq_qqZS_OBHtTJ1BH3vIrcTwLoe2Mz3wvIjPD1-YiEBAHHpHu7Ce2M-YUWrBQn55zwVF-CiGYmNKT-eJj0E4OT64nVV5H74ZVqQweOJJtQRLEfqurRm_sRWweZezn_v/s400/DSCF2742.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627342521639552994" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">And to top off the night, the Hogster gave me a special present :)</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmYGNnnPi7YYUiExfkUfdFvVTwl6Gw5r8l6yCS1Lq0ZkQCQCEiJTUbjevBiZRbV92s9xP40KFF0yEwdSIStJYJS1FL3PauDR4umKQpq4sxi5B0psCW48mPARDoQZeSVb3tW-lorHkIjv5T/s1600/DSCF8105.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmYGNnnPi7YYUiExfkUfdFvVTwl6Gw5r8l6yCS1Lq0ZkQCQCEiJTUbjevBiZRbV92s9xP40KFF0yEwdSIStJYJS1FL3PauDR4umKQpq4sxi5B0psCW48mPARDoQZeSVb3tW-lorHkIjv5T/s400/DSCF8105.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627341750370054498" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">My own Hogsbreath dinner plate.</span><br /></div><br />Mark<br /><a href="http://hogblog2.blogspot.com/"><br />Back To The Top</a>CAVXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04463661542945387235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3623123320674312647.post-76050074705152367772011-02-13T01:41:00.000-08:002011-02-13T02:29:21.883-08:00Vicky Point<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBATlxqguSe00CjaSYXJZXLA2T7Uhh0qokYFrod1aPkjuiF4avEnkv2ZktdU7cj3h6SzEFrKgnwpDL9LVjUH1SUcLBCyhzss1nwIkBWVyXXgtkZJHhb5NgaMoiI2LygAmOIHZAQXvBNB0u/s1600/DSCF7501.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBATlxqguSe00CjaSYXJZXLA2T7Uhh0qokYFrod1aPkjuiF4avEnkv2ZktdU7cj3h6SzEFrKgnwpDL9LVjUH1SUcLBCyhzss1nwIkBWVyXXgtkZJHhb5NgaMoiI2LygAmOIHZAQXvBNB0u/s400/DSCF7501.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573111735560338114" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">"So guess what, I am a "Hogstar", I've got my hog shirt and feel alright." </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">This is a quick snap of the cool "Hogstar" shirts we acquired. We'll wear them for the next adventure :)</span><div style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"><br />Ok I admit, I've not been keeping a true hog blog and since the last post, we have celebrated Jono's birthday...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF-7DOhufHz2UVSuZwdNyrdZUaKK4oHVelTfcShJjdxqrFI0c3TLmBn00bLVvwCjpOOCa9c_volQhzEjFqr2aAPOZ-kSRGwV2e9ftCU2DKPNqJv6fJeNc0O5WniUno7ozQsc-uW6-Pxc4z/s1600/06112010452.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF-7DOhufHz2UVSuZwdNyrdZUaKK4oHVelTfcShJjdxqrFI0c3TLmBn00bLVvwCjpOOCa9c_volQhzEjFqr2aAPOZ-kSRGwV2e9ftCU2DKPNqJv6fJeNc0O5WniUno7ozQsc-uW6-Pxc4z/s400/06112010452.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573117570300748786" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana;">...and had at least 2 others dinners at the City and Carindale including bringing in the New Year. So in celebrating 2 years of Sammy and me [our journey of life,] we went to Hoggies at Victoria Point. We were going to go back to where it all began at Carindale [Feb 14, 2009], however during our last visit there, [NYE] we discovered that the original Hoggies was gone and that they had moved into the shopping centre near the cinema and it just wasn't the same for us...</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: verdana;font-family:verdana;" >So it was a bit of drive further east to Vicky Point where we had Food, Glorious Food...</span><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAlV7NrobXsC31AowN-1fBSgWYvDSLdWs8F8FKueZPS1_XT3VB8SpmPDCWoiLXs2YfAejQp0iHZhCrCv7mIC3bKICTwh0vu6WM_tycu5zdZbPMpSCE0D2hjXbOZi-rCwgxqyzDjUDZCebC/s1600/DSCF7497.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAlV7NrobXsC31AowN-1fBSgWYvDSLdWs8F8FKueZPS1_XT3VB8SpmPDCWoiLXs2YfAejQp0iHZhCrCv7mIC3bKICTwh0vu6WM_tycu5zdZbPMpSCE0D2hjXbOZi-rCwgxqyzDjUDZCebC/s400/DSCF7497.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573109015467045026" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Here is me looking a little 'sociably excited' although at this stage, I'd only had one Barcadi and coke.</span> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCBvSjviZpHq4k1sFAiJyxUTL01Sh-4FgUAaxWrtGYdXyWdAC-2DSlFMXCV4A0zUqHm2sYNj7UleObFUgvL7VZzh9tZ6cB5gMkV63YzqmhIaztZIOpgDwPtZBlYVOrGom-zPZ2wKIDqKgD/s1600/DSCF7476.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCBvSjviZpHq4k1sFAiJyxUTL01Sh-4FgUAaxWrtGYdXyWdAC-2DSlFMXCV4A0zUqHm2sYNj7UleObFUgvL7VZzh9tZ6cB5gMkV63YzqmhIaztZIOpgDwPtZBlYVOrGom-zPZ2wKIDqKgD/s400/DSCF7476.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573115509090844162" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;">For dinner I had the El Grande Prime Rib with everything on the side and nice glass of Shiraz.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizEtuzUqwjHsmihFcgQRetZWgN-pL-iTo3DAobEuIn277cBLaLpNSjsX5_U1IhKpEnnC3q6jdtC4utEXbHtvAYr6VjS904jn8YUVJ3uZoKMK3ok-urL7ikFwqEOjNT7H7MQAto_BjJv94J/s1600/DSCF7498.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizEtuzUqwjHsmihFcgQRetZWgN-pL-iTo3DAobEuIn277cBLaLpNSjsX5_U1IhKpEnnC3q6jdtC4utEXbHtvAYr6VjS904jn8YUVJ3uZoKMK3ok-urL7ikFwqEOjNT7H7MQAto_BjJv94J/s400/DSCF7498.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573109001921897762" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Sammy :)</span><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizNBftptARRoTZ_bhcNaBn5yY6odv4YFUgBCO6Ybbi4quNt9obwyoqlocuKxfC1vhzv2ybdoVIdfG7LIu3AhILBbw-Sb4-tigz3DvPIyM6Gcf-PtytZjTH0OasjBFsnn2Kivm5t88yKFcR/s1600/DSCF7494.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizNBftptARRoTZ_bhcNaBn5yY6odv4YFUgBCO6Ybbi4quNt9obwyoqlocuKxfC1vhzv2ybdoVIdfG7LIu3AhILBbw-Sb4-tigz3DvPIyM6Gcf-PtytZjTH0OasjBFsnn2Kivm5t88yKFcR/s400/DSCF7494.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573114041049826082" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Sammy ran with the Byron Bay Chili Prime Rib. This is actually quite nice, though I do have to question the "7" for hotness that Hoggies have given it.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioaMjBhyphenhyphentiu52Ied8OyedtYWqcQaz87rQqpQjgcyPn8NDr82i0MyoWYre0EndbChhHilPvN9XYovKBtjVJrFlj1raQKkxhkN7Afq4C4_PItwgmZBJjaUfJ1TFGgAV7hqWVqfqhx-RbkTmp/s1600/DSCF7499.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioaMjBhyphenhyphentiu52Ied8OyedtYWqcQaz87rQqpQjgcyPn8NDr82i0MyoWYre0EndbChhHilPvN9XYovKBtjVJrFlj1raQKkxhkN7Afq4C4_PItwgmZBJjaUfJ1TFGgAV7hqWVqfqhx-RbkTmp/s400/DSCF7499.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573109023931064258" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Mark</span><br /><br /><a href="http://hogblog2.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Back To The Top</span></a>CAVXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04463661542945387235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3623123320674312647.post-14229199077130298392010-08-14T00:51:00.000-07:002010-08-14T01:15:03.916-07:00Happy 21st Hoggies<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbRGhcq1Z8EVzJx8ErcF29YPxYxf1UcYZzW1ENMaUIvIkVddO44aJLpiMMU-8F-T1N_qOQf0qKw1h75Ni7JyyOgPDs5LdnqTE3fcD51SoPVpoo6ItlAXDLd-KlXBDjJWIlcqiG9oCzC3OP/s1600/14082010363.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbRGhcq1Z8EVzJx8ErcF29YPxYxf1UcYZzW1ENMaUIvIkVddO44aJLpiMMU-8F-T1N_qOQf0qKw1h75Ni7JyyOgPDs5LdnqTE3fcD51SoPVpoo6ItlAXDLd-KlXBDjJWIlcqiG9oCzC3OP/s400/14082010363.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505171310919998242" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">To celebrate Hog's Breath Cafe's 21st birthday, all diners that bought an 18 hour Prime Rib received a special 21% off card and all Frequent Diner card holders [like Sammy and myself] were given a free limited edition Hog's Breath Steak Knife.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3N_drFJu0n3vc5134m2VKw1TInSiFCRkpChvNvivDrryrkDCya0rFewVR7qxXdrJ8fA6hYayPh_1A3l4FosomGsDYb6LFbnZ7kYQyGs3pHg-GAoIUFejBJPYm4T4kBJ1J7cIRMMaScasT/s1600/14082010356.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3N_drFJu0n3vc5134m2VKw1TInSiFCRkpChvNvivDrryrkDCya0rFewVR7qxXdrJ8fA6hYayPh_1A3l4FosomGsDYb6LFbnZ7kYQyGs3pHg-GAoIUFejBJPYm4T4kBJ1J7cIRMMaScasT/s400/14082010356.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505171334695128338" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">I ordered my usual 'El Grande' in a Boss Hog Cut Prime Rib [33% thicker] and added the very tasty chili sauce from an entree of 'Curly Fries'.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Today [August 14, 2010] marks 18 months since Sammy and I had our first date at the Carindale Hog's Breath. So we too had something to celebrate and were joined by the group of like minded people that assist with us every month at S&U. </span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWERRdtuBD_mfR1NBHWeAmkmu2j_3Is-ka1p3KVRUrNMpmPwSACr_92l842k2upgTslV0pRSlOxrNdpYxXZcRpEJOHS6ckdi_99kqHjBV98mOgwysARJJgKF16o_ym7PB9JEQE3nMonxaZ/s1600/14082010357.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWERRdtuBD_mfR1NBHWeAmkmu2j_3Is-ka1p3KVRUrNMpmPwSACr_92l842k2upgTslV0pRSlOxrNdpYxXZcRpEJOHS6ckdi_99kqHjBV98mOgwysARJJgKF16o_ym7PB9JEQE3nMonxaZ/s400/14082010357.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505171320294599474" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Here is Jono looking like a 5 year old at Christmas morning with this massive Rocky Road dessert, whilst Sammy and I shared the classic Mississippi Mud cake [below]</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzBq2P3KOoA_tiA0iPr-9W6ooOvWPtwBwKhBS6-EXvpgRdvLKipDD2p2plFEtCl5TXNuKpPK8nM1_ayOQ8Jo5j8wfOtU-ZXiRzdBDqBsRZZ3JdQd9R-AUpHEZJAPWAetjPhgq508wimjcg/s1600/14082010358.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzBq2P3KOoA_tiA0iPr-9W6ooOvWPtwBwKhBS6-EXvpgRdvLKipDD2p2plFEtCl5TXNuKpPK8nM1_ayOQ8Jo5j8wfOtU-ZXiRzdBDqBsRZZ3JdQd9R-AUpHEZJAPWAetjPhgq508wimjcg/s400/14082010358.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505171327287447826" border="0" /></a>Mark<br /><br />Back To The Top<br /><br /></div>CAVXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04463661542945387235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3623123320674312647.post-61930594857718306952010-07-18T01:02:00.000-07:002010-07-18T02:47:40.349-07:00Hogs-ploring at Aspley<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Last night [Saturday the 17<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">th</span> of July], Sammy and I decided to go "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Hogsploring". </span>As we wanted to visit a HOG'S BREATH CAFE that neither of us had previously been to, we decided on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Aspley</span> on Brisbane's north.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjICnN3wytuuIoP0EP1Fqvm1LAaAYDBBugoXTMle8yTsjzxZhkz_hIGCa6IeZl5yl_FvvuqLnoC9Cic0tFV7o5HiMEzCJVkLShklAu4PKx0pgBinSzyGXU7GD1_I068GW1sa83CVOCnsXRi/s1600/DSCF6425.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjICnN3wytuuIoP0EP1Fqvm1LAaAYDBBugoXTMle8yTsjzxZhkz_hIGCa6IeZl5yl_FvvuqLnoC9Cic0tFV7o5HiMEzCJVkLShklAu4PKx0pgBinSzyGXU7GD1_I068GW1sa83CVOCnsXRi/s400/DSCF6425.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495154189105124946" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">We opted for "alfresco" dinning option which was a tad on the cold side...Somehow I think if we didn't want to eat in the great outdoors, we might not have been eating at this <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Hoggies</span>. It was pretty busy which is a good thing. </span><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTZ8YkpNSybzHvPWMT5h69O77Yh7CMCUUGfVJRtEcNSsYdywF0AAzt48qbUhLhOpUHTU1Ibv7e2Q4ppbKIGZlVQzONhuT0Bi4-C6JqVsTWd6doAGu6sgqFkBuxOXV6Vu7s_sY_76cdbFH6/s1600/DSCF6423.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTZ8YkpNSybzHvPWMT5h69O77Yh7CMCUUGfVJRtEcNSsYdywF0AAzt48qbUhLhOpUHTU1Ibv7e2Q4ppbKIGZlVQzONhuT0Bi4-C6JqVsTWd6doAGu6sgqFkBuxOXV6Vu7s_sY_76cdbFH6/s400/DSCF6423.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495154180422506402" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Both of us ordered our usual "El-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Grande</span>", both medium rare. I had everything on the side with curly fries and Sammy opted for mash and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">veggies</span>. </span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEGoIi5ELLyV7R7-NH7ICp8vrjnE90Qwc4nNfySk0_UYr4C8hZ7chn3sdYgZaSpx-rUNtEDja75KMRI_kIs7HrJ5Yhq-cHMvh4s8t80PORRgeLtlnhp64fTIM1aqK4LOpigZ-IIYTyreDo/s1600/DSCF6424.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEGoIi5ELLyV7R7-NH7ICp8vrjnE90Qwc4nNfySk0_UYr4C8hZ7chn3sdYgZaSpx-rUNtEDja75KMRI_kIs7HrJ5Yhq-cHMvh4s8t80PORRgeLtlnhp64fTIM1aqK4LOpigZ-IIYTyreDo/s400/DSCF6424.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495154193460336866" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">The steaks came out and were complimented with this Shiraz which is fairly new to their wine list and which I quite enjoyed. </span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhntAtnXjdInQehsrOkWfXng7FDivbjQ9IJFx6agkr8zkwnkHOIvbNdGPfy6AVbFA66z6JSmvh7cBUixuYG-8QlzCZpbDLRQMQfvs6CBMhcqB2N1Lr-73mDhIqADuNvA2A3hn7dYx4t5Ttx/s1600/DSCF6428.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhntAtnXjdInQehsrOkWfXng7FDivbjQ9IJFx6agkr8zkwnkHOIvbNdGPfy6AVbFA66z6JSmvh7cBUixuYG-8QlzCZpbDLRQMQfvs6CBMhcqB2N1Lr-73mDhIqADuNvA2A3hn7dYx4t5Ttx/s400/DSCF6428.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495154202574416402" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">And to round off the meal, their famous "Mississippi Mud Cake" with cream and Ice Cream on the side.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">YUMMY!!!</span><br /><br />Mark<br /><br /><a href="http://hogblog2.blogspot.com/">Back To The Top</a><br /></div>CAVXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04463661542945387235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3623123320674312647.post-62435354691964205732010-05-23T03:59:00.000-07:002010-05-23T05:05:21.929-07:00Mark and Sammy's Engagement Party<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi80K5lWxlk6ZYqX8yxI1hhqVaqmXt04KOGztZmIeybKUWMxc7SqutzGYrRE3OFy39GG1g4ktTxLrh5uxdOh1JGO5Ak2MBzoZmDqe6jezonHZtDhZNUgCoqyHcCAT2FzEpoEyXY91FyhkL1/s1600/DSCF8400.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi80K5lWxlk6ZYqX8yxI1hhqVaqmXt04KOGztZmIeybKUWMxc7SqutzGYrRE3OFy39GG1g4ktTxLrh5uxdOh1JGO5Ak2MBzoZmDqe6jezonHZtDhZNUgCoqyHcCAT2FzEpoEyXY91FyhkL1/s400/DSCF8400.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474428769704992450" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5v3lEQqZgvzuRy6Aj2dWWWIpYv_oSAQjs2UJ37vgKc0mRu8c5Ylmza10z2KVvg3t-4scjkT38rUIpJ86G_RQrwmreX435ZLCCGLB2ob4YCU9EmgMvLV-Wdj5kHOypfn2TnB_e00QFJEf7/s1600/DSCF8398.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5v3lEQqZgvzuRy6Aj2dWWWIpYv_oSAQjs2UJ37vgKc0mRu8c5Ylmza10z2KVvg3t-4scjkT38rUIpJ86G_RQrwmreX435ZLCCGLB2ob4YCU9EmgMvLV-Wdj5kHOypfn2TnB_e00QFJEf7/s400/DSCF8398.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474428230470778402" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv2p4tg8AFAlinvn5oShAYo_Xc2W3hnw8DoxNvvN59IJ502v7fwdUIWVnXGxzPn8x9R9uvZhDeqcGjyDqyVXKMhCFWbUmr-9RnwJs7MuZPQML-xuYYuo3W-B34lRNHNQ-g8GqA0cBKYpL8/s1600/DSCF8382.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv2p4tg8AFAlinvn5oShAYo_Xc2W3hnw8DoxNvvN59IJ502v7fwdUIWVnXGxzPn8x9R9uvZhDeqcGjyDqyVXKMhCFWbUmr-9RnwJs7MuZPQML-xuYYuo3W-B34lRNHNQ-g8GqA0cBKYpL8/s400/DSCF8382.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474419255650022626" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Samantha <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Brindley</span> and Mark <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Techer</span> were engaged on the 18<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">th</span> of April 2010. </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">Last night [22/05/2010] we celebrated the event with family and friends at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Hoggies</span> in the city [Brisbane]. I can't decide which photo I like the best, so all three are up now.</span> </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Cake</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaG6Tn24njDQqLJfJJsbLfWalHiN5q68WfZvzMrq2s4EhJ-R_iCj1Mvs-dBMAFPuq75XiJaphI_YVJbYHwj2PV6zPk2LUPENaq-dmP8iK5j-1ds-4jaIDk8d_Zbl9B9xWO2mU2wO78aQ4O/s1600/DSCF8415.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaG6Tn24njDQqLJfJJsbLfWalHiN5q68WfZvzMrq2s4EhJ-R_iCj1Mvs-dBMAFPuq75XiJaphI_YVJbYHwj2PV6zPk2LUPENaq-dmP8iK5j-1ds-4jaIDk8d_Zbl9B9xWO2mU2wO78aQ4O/s400/DSCF8415.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474420483476004482" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >Fellow <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Hoggers</span>, AKA Guests</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQAMMmo-CzwD66tDWx1-tZHFggilfh7w2Hgj-4t-hkN3GQTFedSNiWhNgJy-0i4WgcrdrpCFkclOKhmSNXj3UKJcuO0Ob8IbNnjALKnhFGJTIavd_7gJTJUvI92jqFgKtF_Wmb5vqJPmdM/s1600/DSCF8385.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQAMMmo-CzwD66tDWx1-tZHFggilfh7w2Hgj-4t-hkN3GQTFedSNiWhNgJy-0i4WgcrdrpCFkclOKhmSNXj3UKJcuO0Ob8IbNnjALKnhFGJTIavd_7gJTJUvI92jqFgKtF_Wmb5vqJPmdM/s400/DSCF8385.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474421485365337154" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">The boys [</span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" style="font-family:verdana;">Jono</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> and Andrew ] 'hogging' in to their prime ribs 18 hour steaks. </span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" style="font-family:verdana;">Jono</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> got himself a "mega cut" 'cause he's a man that loves his meat...</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">I didn't actually shoot a photo of my steak for this blog, however my steak was a "mega cut" formally known as the "BOSS HOG" cut which is 33% larger [thicker] than the normal prime rib I would normally get.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Cutting Of The Cake</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimerWOVveSBCM6EhaqEYHDelQsG1CWAhNVrh51oa0GTztrvkuRmKr-Fd7Uh3LtpJhm-Q1HhEy7Fa_1BsmK5nwJ_GSY54oxdzMapuiEMzKB1TDS36MGlblN5bYPee8EbdsiWWF4uAfQ9FI4/s1600/DSCF8417.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimerWOVveSBCM6EhaqEYHDelQsG1CWAhNVrh51oa0GTztrvkuRmKr-Fd7Uh3LtpJhm-Q1HhEy7Fa_1BsmK5nwJ_GSY54oxdzMapuiEMzKB1TDS36MGlblN5bYPee8EbdsiWWF4uAfQ9FI4/s400/DSCF8417.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474424566602488146" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">More Friends</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYteVSIyMpW_nmHbjmv8gNfG8-2OxdwUA17eC4sUNxSlVzoTkSK1s94lV7FvGN0izrG9GsJn4QrjrLSPmbT7Z6mhIOJ7EsE2Ps_I05EtaOhN1uHIHeoU4b_2LLlecFX_8V7tA1r0wLLIwU/s1600/DSCF8394.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYteVSIyMpW_nmHbjmv8gNfG8-2OxdwUA17eC4sUNxSlVzoTkSK1s94lV7FvGN0izrG9GsJn4QrjrLSPmbT7Z6mhIOJ7EsE2Ps_I05EtaOhN1uHIHeoU4b_2LLlecFX_8V7tA1r0wLLIwU/s400/DSCF8394.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474433880931760354" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Lisa and Jono</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcA6pApXTZc1rXR6uZ1S5jtM3_qcOgwN58U4G0QulN_Q2Vsa2dwkCraxrBMlbB0w6mGfBquDJIn3063Nph0QLKKLSBi5nCxnsj8QuZOD7y5bC_RpRwqu1vun7HVV3yU1OOJLCrfA1ihjxU/s1600/DSCF8408.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcA6pApXTZc1rXR6uZ1S5jtM3_qcOgwN58U4G0QulN_Q2Vsa2dwkCraxrBMlbB0w6mGfBquDJIn3063Nph0QLKKLSBi5nCxnsj8QuZOD7y5bC_RpRwqu1vun7HVV3yU1OOJLCrfA1ihjxU/s400/DSCF8408.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474425894497770914" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Deano, why so serious? You'll get some cake...</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Our Family</span></span> [minus the two boys]<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO6ABGPzbSuxxiyUgu6npKksez2RrIbctDRLKEavKEwiVcfEJ082H1UTVjiWwPwPzrUW5h_vDy4TlUPt0KvCeCdtn5mWncokG6iufX1lBUbbD4Iq-HR397bNE5JIV_RJVOfXltkl4IRiCi/s1600/DSCF8391.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO6ABGPzbSuxxiyUgu6npKksez2RrIbctDRLKEavKEwiVcfEJ082H1UTVjiWwPwPzrUW5h_vDy4TlUPt0KvCeCdtn5mWncokG6iufX1lBUbbD4Iq-HR397bNE5JIV_RJVOfXltkl4IRiCi/s400/DSCF8391.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474425082810520994" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sammy's Parents</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9T5sDfMVdG8R7G9IDZ05pypgNFgvedMX3jcSQDNXL-GPxmwyF_SPkw2b-HVXq71cl0hjqsuX7j_7J38PVIYQEba-3bPGxKXFKEJGB7RItfesDbbxWfZEJ2XWnH__jxr-pKqs9hqSaa-8G/s1600/DSCF8405.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9T5sDfMVdG8R7G9IDZ05pypgNFgvedMX3jcSQDNXL-GPxmwyF_SPkw2b-HVXq71cl0hjqsuX7j_7J38PVIYQEba-3bPGxKXFKEJGB7RItfesDbbxWfZEJ2XWnH__jxr-pKqs9hqSaa-8G/s400/DSCF8405.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474435019948831442" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">So the night was awesome and I would like to thank everyone who came and those that messaged to wish Sammy and I all the best. </span><br /></div><br />Mark<br /></div><br /><a href="http://hogblog2.blogspot.com/">Back To The Top</a><br /><br /><a href="http://cavx.blogspot.com/">Back To <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">CAVX</span></a>CAVXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04463661542945387235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3623123320674312647.post-63754674017446427512010-03-27T04:05:00.000-07:002010-03-27T04:31:10.548-07:00Hyperdome, Loganholme<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwuN9PjbLHu9m6vqjUs6fxA7Lyp7LUfQRLno_6JFvlxpW1YoIzuFmfXnOlrZnJi2AseVo9QnkjgoiXsfSdUVvVkUVJSO0LqjUOS5Zpkmkjl3-_kNEHUCDY5aqRWzORf172neVkRx6PL1r3/s1600/DSCF5975.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwuN9PjbLHu9m6vqjUs6fxA7Lyp7LUfQRLno_6JFvlxpW1YoIzuFmfXnOlrZnJi2AseVo9QnkjgoiXsfSdUVvVkUVJSO0LqjUOS5Zpkmkjl3-_kNEHUCDY5aqRWzORf172neVkRx6PL1r3/s400/DSCF5975.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453269702764834434" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwuN9PjbLHu9m6vqjUs6fxA7Lyp7LUfQRLno_6JFvlxpW1YoIzuFmfXnOlrZnJi2AseVo9QnkjgoiXsfSdUVvVkUVJSO0LqjUOS5Zpkmkjl3-_kNEHUCDY5aqRWzORf172neVkRx6PL1r3/s1600/DSCF5975.JPG"><br /></a><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Its only been 2 weeks [apparently], it just felt much longer and we decided we needed a steak fix after our movie [How To Train Your Dragon 3D], so off to Hoggies we [as in the lovely Sammy and myself] went.</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipbAn0iMmrit-uzdl5dPRNmB2ifgMvbOiVVsXQWQaTrghFKDlqzV4cgFNm2sevxZajQcnP-kvAFdFliG-7kPehv2oiKaefc8sx-rXSuztArgKfIm09lXZmDCUvzv0mw79GKZvzc9Dc47Sj/s1600/DSCF5982.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipbAn0iMmrit-uzdl5dPRNmB2ifgMvbOiVVsXQWQaTrghFKDlqzV4cgFNm2sevxZajQcnP-kvAFdFliG-7kPehv2oiKaefc8sx-rXSuztArgKfIm09lXZmDCUvzv0mw79GKZvzc9Dc47Sj/s400/DSCF5982.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453269737680203266" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFUtRxPTnoajTqchcVgiHfKbyJE_EJXLbO3tY9IRqjLdwuup8A3zfGhp1pzQMrw5yJPHii9S1UfnNpGrZ0N7vO9TXfiVh5ZPO7eeE4eIOQxl0YXDtOmgsOyDdjYbo-1FO0lchEWEwmk0LK/s1600/DSCF5984.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFUtRxPTnoajTqchcVgiHfKbyJE_EJXLbO3tY9IRqjLdwuup8A3zfGhp1pzQMrw5yJPHii9S1UfnNpGrZ0N7vO9TXfiVh5ZPO7eeE4eIOQxl0YXDtOmgsOyDdjYbo-1FO0lchEWEwmk0LK/s400/DSCF5984.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453269725561422802" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana;">Whilst there are many tasty items on the Hogs Breath Cafe menu, I only ever order their prime Ribs. Tonight I went way left of right and ordered Caesar Salad instead of my usual vegetables and fries combo. I had the "Hickory" Prime Rib with mash and Sammy ordered the Byron Bay Chili with a side of mash and veg.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ4y_UogoG_YdYdZr30ETZJaINbbrlLBtlAkbod6mNIfNLDNpdcJdJr4_s4yeILKjSTt7mF3PyzSrmY0YRnhKHf45wBjPx9CI4DH7gQD714xgYNx6TLDs2kHEbe4cy1dLYzZvEItitr83x/s1600/DSCF5991.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ4y_UogoG_YdYdZr30ETZJaINbbrlLBtlAkbod6mNIfNLDNpdcJdJr4_s4yeILKjSTt7mF3PyzSrmY0YRnhKHf45wBjPx9CI4DH7gQD714xgYNx6TLDs2kHEbe4cy1dLYzZvEItitr83x/s400/DSCF5991.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453269723970583650" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hoggies rate this chili at 7/10 for hotness, yet I am not convinced. Sure it has some sting and I might even go so far as to classify it as an "afterburner" [you eat it, then after you swallow, it stings a little], however nothing compared to some of the things we eat that are "hot". If this is a 7/10, then those dishes are an 11. Sammy eats hotter things than me and doesn't even raise a sweat.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_599kqpjwySGfKUhC4zWQsTg0q6CmEKTCWF1P-Ix_tjD0Rz9MgXF7KLbiLXkaRXku_bvK1zPufyykGJPAX0sVmDO7w5DuD_TOXe9-Ci5VQJn9i-y1nspuBLUapj-VQlWF-sgWO9Psamkl/s1600/DSCF5990.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_599kqpjwySGfKUhC4zWQsTg0q6CmEKTCWF1P-Ix_tjD0Rz9MgXF7KLbiLXkaRXku_bvK1zPufyykGJPAX0sVmDO7w5DuD_TOXe9-Ci5VQJn9i-y1nspuBLUapj-VQlWF-sgWO9Psamkl/s400/DSCF5990.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453269714381104354" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana;">Naturally as frequent diners at Hog's Breath Cafe, we both have our frequent diner's cards that give us a cool 25% off the bill [meals, not drinks] which usually works out to a free Mud Cake for me :]</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Mark</span><br /><br /><a href="http://hogblog2.blogspot.com"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Back To The Top</span></a><br /><br /><a href="http://cavx.blogspot.com"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Back To CAVX</span></a><br /></div>CAVXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04463661542945387235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3623123320674312647.post-83453981579958389522010-03-14T05:12:00.000-07:002010-03-14T05:57:29.138-07:00Hoggies at Hasting Street, Noosa<span style="font-family:verdana;">A message from a seasoned HOGGER:</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxKE8DUpfKzr5BeHV99fZbUJTik1RB7d1sb8-_gZyVo3EWSGGjq0fs41Onpo0fVWn_4XeyPbwlBKZSQSk5-8ByDrY4Jv7LqsUiSu0qSjRnEESmrHYbHvsR0PAlxXgaPA0VkoIae47QTIma/s1600-h/13032010291.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxKE8DUpfKzr5BeHV99fZbUJTik1RB7d1sb8-_gZyVo3EWSGGjq0fs41Onpo0fVWn_4XeyPbwlBKZSQSk5-8ByDrY4Jv7LqsUiSu0qSjRnEESmrHYbHvsR0PAlxXgaPA0VkoIae47QTIma/s400/13032010291.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448464094605967746" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Its back!!! Rather than re-hash the old Hogs Breath Cafe Blog, I've done a new HOG BLOG which will feature me and my lovely partner Sammy.</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUmZXDs1gmDnEqxjt2P3D7ENS4jxXo_dO07wm3CoP3PmiNvgaI4tSH3bJXG75Fc6kkC0sRWJQIQ9kD6qLFlTtjkj-J-QD3nADk7yAdA1ZdcX__FR5JOipCo0LSgWb6qOD2ZpXJEDEMXI_I/s1600-h/13032010293.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUmZXDs1gmDnEqxjt2P3D7ENS4jxXo_dO07wm3CoP3PmiNvgaI4tSH3bJXG75Fc6kkC0sRWJQIQ9kD6qLFlTtjkj-J-QD3nADk7yAdA1ZdcX__FR5JOipCo0LSgWb6qOD2ZpXJEDEMXI_I/s400/13032010293.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448464111727072370" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">I think she wins the "hottest wife' award and she's not even my wife, yet :)</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">So if you've not been to Hogs Breath before, this is how it works. Their slogan states "the best a steak can get" and this is due to both the cut of meat [prime rib] and the slow cooking process [18 hours!!!]</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCHmcHZF9yUW7Rxj88B63iEJYO3ieWNV2IruF7JOL_3hR6YkdrzV9wn8cKVpwlJHbXz0O00utvefqrZjg2XTWXIbB7vO5eaMmFDVO5VbZBj_LA3HSKIhIwdHq1kP0JbMR54j9Bp63jAVOe/s1600-h/13032010295.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCHmcHZF9yUW7Rxj88B63iEJYO3ieWNV2IruF7JOL_3hR6YkdrzV9wn8cKVpwlJHbXz0O00utvefqrZjg2XTWXIbB7vO5eaMmFDVO5VbZBj_LA3HSKIhIwdHq1kP0JbMR54j9Bp63jAVOe/s400/13032010295.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448464137184730642" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">You get the choice of traditional cut [pictured above], lite cut or the BOSS HOG cut [33% thicker than the traditional]. I generally go the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">traditional</span> as the steak is large enough for me. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Because these steaks are cooked for 18 hours and are thick, <span style="font-weight: bold;">DO NOT</span> ask for it to be well done. To do so is just plain wrong. If you like your meat "burnt to a crisp", then order a standard steak and don't waste one of these. The <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Prime</span> Rib steaks come best severed as "medium rare" which is quite pink in the centre. Again, the steak is cooked even if appears not to be and will be <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">succulent</span> and juicy.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">My steak is called "El <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Grande</span>" and is the Prime Rib topped with a creamy cheese <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">sauce</span>, spicy salsa and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">jalapeno</span> peppers - YUM!!! with a side of Curly Fries and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">veggies</span>.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Other choices of sides you can have include baked or mashed potato and garden salad. </span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpWlyeQi4YJhu_A3fTKqg4UObMF0aWajIM6dObZRm0tgIAWBO57UZMj8o_pwFvG8ZfXNRZIBRpZi9j8YtSPIiG37BMgTsZzlAtybg-W0M34d28r5aA5H4BOrCppJYsrEDY-I2hfbg_Kzn0/s1600-h/13032010292.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpWlyeQi4YJhu_A3fTKqg4UObMF0aWajIM6dObZRm0tgIAWBO57UZMj8o_pwFvG8ZfXNRZIBRpZi9j8YtSPIiG37BMgTsZzlAtybg-W0M34d28r5aA5H4BOrCppJYsrEDY-I2hfbg_Kzn0/s400/13032010292.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448464100017747506" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">One very happy Hogger :)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Mark </span><br /><br /><a href="http://hogblog2.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Back To The Top</span></a><br /><a href="http://cavx.blogspot.com"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Back To CAVX</span></a>CAVXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04463661542945387235noreply@blogger.com0