Holy Smoques

Its a week later than promised but we finally managed to get to Smoque for our date night on Thursday. Attach your bibs and prepare to drool!

 

 

I picked up Hubby from work and we headed to this little gem of an American Bar tucked away in the city. I'd purposefully skipped lunch in anticipation of dinner...yes, I was that excited!

We rocked up at 7:30 & requested a couple of seats at the bar.

 

 

I ordered a G&T, Hubby went for a Samuel Adams and it took us all of about three seconds to decide to go for the BBQ Trifecta and Vegetable platters.

Sweet Mary Jane...it was a carnival of carnivorous delight.

 

And a veritable vege patch of pleasure!

 

 

You know what's great about going out on a date with the person you've been partners with for 13 years? The ability to sit and feast without the need for chit chat to fill the space.

Do you know what's great about going out on a date to a BBQ bar...the casualness of the joint. Rolls of paper towel on the counter, self serve cutlery if you don't feel like using your fingers and friendly staff.

 

 

We loved feeling completely comfortable just hanging out on bar stools, knees touching, reaching over each other as we tried different parts of the platter, with the occasional lipsmacking exclamation of "oh that is awesome, you have to try that" escaping from our lips.

 

 

Not really the stuff of first dates, not sure you'd impress a future partner with bbq sauce on your chin...but for those foodies who are all about flavour, this is one hell of a jackpot!

 

 

It was fun and laid back and completely delicious!

And because it was a night for being naughty...

 

 

Sweet Treats.

I'm kind of wishing now that we'd gone for the peanut butter and bacon icecream but the pecan pie was calling our name and we had to answer!

 

 

And answer we did...

 

We will definitely be back...

xx Em

 

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Gotye and his band of Merry Men

Well flip...that was the best live gig I've ever been to.

I score the 'Wife gives best present of the Year' award for taking Hubby to see The Basics play live at the Transit Bar.

Hubby and I have long loved Gotye's music.

Image sourced from Gotye's website.

I subscribe to Gotye's newsletter and was thrilled when he announced that he was hitting the road again for a short Aussie tour with his band The Basics during Sept/Oct. I snapped up tickets for the Canberra gig the moment they went on sale. It was the perfect gift for Hubby's September birthday.

It was a great night. I was tossing up whether or not to take photos, but in the end, I decided that it was more important to just enjoy being in the moment with my husband instead of being occupied with taking the perfect shot. There were a thousand pics that I wanted to take. We got to the club a little early and since the band were running a tad late and still doing sound check, we decided to pop over to Smoque for a drink. I'd never been to Smoque before and completely fell in love with the joint! Its an American bar serving the best pulled pork, steak and ribs that Canberra's ever savoured! (Going back next week to try the food for ourselves, stay tuned for that fine feast!)

The Transit Bar was a cosy affair, a nice change from being in a theatre or concert hall. We found a table and parked ourselves with a drink and ordered the most incredibly moorish Mediterranean Lamb pizza. The crowd was a good mix and for once we didn't feel old and out of place...they were mostly our age. We devoured our pizza to the indie folk tunes of support act Hoy,

(Hoy...image sourced from their promo kit.)

and then about 10pm the boys hit the stage

The Basics...Tim Heath, Wally De Backer (aka Gotye) & Kris Schroeder

Plenty of cheeky banter, the polish of musos who've done years of touring, amazing vocals, harmonies like you wouldn't believe and beats that you simply have to dance to. Bloody fantastic! Do yourself a favour, if you love Gotye as much as I do check out The Basics Facebook page or have a listen to them on iTunes.

We went home feeling so alive. Music...get into it!

Cheers Em

 

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