Academy Dance Studios, Southport

Academy Dance StudiosAre you interested in learning to dance from qualified professionals for pleasure or looking to begin a career lifetime immersed in dance? Academy Dance Studios can assist you build a solid foundation in ballet, tap, musical theatre and many other dancing styles.

Situated conveniently in Southport on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Academy Dance Studios can fulfill your dancing tuition needs.

Ninderry Manor Japanese dinner

Again, we have enjoyed the superb cooking and hospitality of the Sunshine Coast region’s premier bed and breakfast, Ninderry Manor, with hosts Miyuki and Aki Kitabatake, for a fabulous Japanese dinner in their elegant dining room. Since we have dined there several times in the past and unfailingly return, Aki determined that this time, we would experience some dishes which Japanese enjoy as part of their normal dining.

The mouthwatering and very healthy menu consisted of

(1) Crispy tempura prawns, pumpkin, capsicum and lotus roots with dipping sauce into which we stirred delicious grated radish.

(2) Teriyaki swordfish with lime and lemon pepper, set off to perfection with sesame sauce and homemade pickled ginger.

(3) Kon Nyaku – beef with vegetables, homemade yam noodles and divine shitake mushroom, with seven different spices in a broth of soy, sugar and ginger.

(4) Roasted eel in nori roll alongside a mixed sushi of rice, spring onion, sesame seed and seaweed topped with salmon roe, accompanied by wakame – a miso soup with tofu and seaweed.

(5) The dessert piece de resistance – a quartet of homemade icecreams – vanilla, green tea, black sesame seed and the delicious azuki bean.

Ninderry Manor is not to be missed – for unforgettable dinners and short relaxing holidays on the Sunshine Coast.

Happy 2008

To all our many clients and friends, we wish much happiness and prosperity for the coming year! If you look closely, in the foreground you will see a hungry green critter who shared the solstice season with us sheltering from the wet, enjoying christmas cake.

Happy 2008

Fabulous weekend at Ninderry Manor Bed and Breakfast

AntipastiOur yearly luxury weekend at the wonderful Ninderry Manor Bed and Breakfast on the Sunshine Coast trumped even last year’s magnificent experience. From the delicious sunset cocktails and artistic hors d’ouvres to the divine Japanese dinner cuisine dreamed up by Aki to the mouth-watering French inspired breakfasts, we and our friends were relaxed and pampered, enjoying the revitalisation of our friendship in the most elegant, inspirational surroundings. Each stylish bedroom has its charm and boasts as part of the fare a selection of bon bons, chocolates and after dinner port.

The Japanese dinner was absolutely heavenly and unforgettable – except for the names of the dishes! Yet incorporated into the superbly presented four course menu were my favourite food fetish – shitake mushrooms, along with scrumptious parcels of asparagus and beef and Aki’s dessert specialty – sesame seed homemade icecream amongst other delectable surprise fantasies. Nowhere else in our experience is food presented so artistically, and the flavours are just unbelievably unique and delicious.

For the final breakfast, Aki presented us with another delight – caramelised fruit – to die for. We’ll be back – as soon as possible!

Thanks to Aki, here’s the complete menu from our special fabulous dinner.

Tuna TartarMixed Japanese Antipasti
– Light Prawn Fritter (Ebi-Shinjo)
– Omelette Roll w/English Spinach and Shimeji Mushrooms
– Smoked Salmon Roll w/Prawn, G-Beans, Carrot and Cucumber
– Scallop Teriyaki w/Japanese Lime Pepper Sauce and Japanese Basil

Tuna Tartar Style

Mini Sushi Rolls Variations
– Salmon Raw – Cod Raw
– Deep Fried Bean Curd (Inari)
– Turnip – Unagi

Main Meal
– Rolled Beef Asparagus with Miso Sauce & Seven Flavoured Chilli

Dessert/ Ice-cream
– Green Tea – Boysenberry
– Black Sesame – Sweet Red Bean Paste