Despite how it sounds being Tweeted is not a bad thing. Particularly when you’re tweeted things such as “2 Prime rib into the oven for 4 hours. Tonight’s take it slow dinner.” and “bone marrow roasted, mixed with chopped parsley and into sauce” from Chefmumu (aka Craig MacIndoe) who is busy preparing the night’s dinner and whetting our appetites with what he has in store for us. He is also the brains behind a great offer for you readers (read on!).
Polin & Polin Hunter wines
The Lamb Oven
Duck Fat potatoes: worth the applause
When I arrive along with a gaggle of other hungry, excited bloggers, we get another quick impromptu peek into the kitchen, past the furiously hot ovens to reveal the delicious Duck Fat potatoes, the other oven which has slow roasted the Lamb for 13 hours and the display of wines from Polin & Polin wine.
Kumatoes which then become…
Kumato relish
18 month Jamon
After our little tour, we’re ushered into the Tapas Bar where we’re fed delicious, delicately laid sheets of 18 month Jamon Serrano while watching a short documentary featuring a visit to Graham Strong’s Arcadia Saltbush Lamb farm which he runs with his parents and how the drought tolerant plant Saltbush makes such an impact on farming.
Slow Roasted Arcadia Lamb done 2 ways: View 1
Slow Roasted Arcadia Lamb done 2 ways: View 2
Slow Roasted Arcadia Lamb done 2 ways: View 3
We’re then led to our table and after some speeches from Graham Strong, Michael Polin (the winemaker) and Craig, we’re served our entree, a 13 hour slow roasted shoulder of lamb with a grilled cutlet with pea and mint purée and kumato chutney with mache (lamb’s tongue lettuce). The shoulder is deliciously soft and melts in the mouth. It’s perfectly paired with a square of creamy cauliflower gratin and Craig explains how cuts such as the shoulder are ideal for slow roasting where cuts like the cutlet are not. And having learnt the anguish from not picking up the cutlet bone and gnawing on it, I grab mine and chew away happily.
There are speeches from Peter Clay from Taralga Springs Beef before we are presented with our mains…
Aged Taralga Springs Rib Eye Roast
Our main is a 100% grass fed beef slow roasted for 4 hours with Duck Fat and thyme roasted potatoes, green beans and bone marrow sauce. When they announce the dish there’s even a clap from a fellow diner for the Duck Fat potatoes. I get a slightly gristly piece but the bone marrow sauce for this is absolutely divine and the prime rib has been roasted at 80C for 4 hours to produce a soft, very rare finish. The sauce is made with veal jus (which they make over a period of 3 days), roasted bone marrow and caramelised red wine sauce and parsley. I was so taken by the bone marrow sauce that I just needed to know how it was made so I twittered Craig who obligingly sent me the recipe.
Chocolate and Raspberry Square
The Chocolate and Raspberry Square is served with a vanilla gelato and Belgian chocolate tile. We took our photos of this at the kitchen counter as a fellow diner asked us to ease off on the flashes. The dessert is rich and almost brownie like with a river of sweet raspberries meandering across the top and the 52% cocoa French chocolate is particularly good and I nibble on the tile blissfully.
Thanks so much to Craig (aka Chefmumu) for inviting us and letting us run amok with our cameras! As I promised, there is an offer for people that sign up to the Mumu Grill newsletter. They say there’s no such thing as a free lunch but I beg to differ. If you join Mumu Grill’s mailing list, Craig will treat you to a free lunch up to the value of $35! Sign up to Mumu’s mailing list here.
So tell me Dear Reader, have you ever had a free lunch?
All bloggers dined courtesy of Mumu Grill.
Mumu Grill Take It Slow Dinner
Shop 1-6/70-75 Alexander Street, Crows Nest, NSW
Tel: +61 (02) 9460 6877
Mumu is also hosting a Christmas in July event on the 25th of July, 2009
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Duck fat potatoes?
Standing ovation!
There’s no such thing as a free lunch! I learnt that in Yr 11 economics. lol! Oh, I think I’d clap for duck fat potatoes too… yum!
I haven’t had a free lunch but I have had a free dinner! When I was about 18, I was invited to a chinese restaurant and had heaps of dishes and dessert and drink and at the end the bill was given to one of the group. He had just gotten a high paying job and the meal was to celebrate doing so. I had a great time!
Well Lorraine, I can see you being inundated with comments from all your readers with this very exciting offer. I didn’t even wait for the ink to dry and have already signed up to Mumu’s mailing list!! In the past I’ve won a few lunches/dinners as prizes in raffles but not a straight out free lunch invite like this one.
I have been buying “The Drover’s Saltbush Lamb” at produce markets for most of the year. Is this the same brand used at Mumu’s? It’s absolutley the best lamb I’ve ever bought. The whole family commented on the taste of the meat, and I can’t take credit as I didn’t cook it any different.I try to buy it now all the time.
I happened across your blog when inquiring about the good food fare at Castle Hill. Is it on this year at all do you know? Love your Blog… I’m new to all this blogging, my kids tell me I need to do it but I’ll get there…look forward to reading it each day… Thanks! Mary
Sounds like you had a great time, and thanks for sharing – I can almost taste each dish as you describe it. Ummm, any chance of sharing the bone marrow sauce recipe? I love roasted marrow on toast with lots of parsley and pepper, so I’m very keen to learn another way of preparing it, especially where I don’t hear the sound of my arteries clogging with each morsel.
WTF? a free lunch for signing up to the newsletter???
I AM SOOOO signing up!
Oh, the food looks delicious!
Sound reasons for wanting to try grass-fed beef and a free lunch? How can I refuse?
OMG! This is so cool! 3 views of the lamb is like 3D too =)
The whole meal looked delicious!
Will you be posting the recipe for the bone marrow sauce? Would love to see how it turns out.
one of my friends has been going on about duck fat potatoes and i’d have to agree, standing ovation to the duck fat potato!
hmm..i haven’t had a free lunch but i did get a free pack of biscuits from chef gena at SWEETNESS and that left me over the moon
I only have my eyes on the duck fat potatoes lol!! Free lunch? Yes… I married him at the end.
Hmmm it was a great dinner night!
Just as I was about to blog about the night, my mac died and scratched hard disk.. I’m with no main computerrr
The food was fantastic and it was very interesting listening to quite educational facts about the produces at the night.
The best of all, it was very very great meeting you in person!
Now I HAVE to go to Sydney! Free lunch. Awesome!
That food looks so good too – Mmm Duck fat potatoes.
i haven’t had a free lunch… but have been gentlemanly paid for when out on a date.
i had wondered whether all your photo taking would bother other diners… what if someone had epilepsy?
I’m in for the dessert – delicious!
wow!! the whole meal sound delicious. yumm yumm!! thanx for sharing
lovely pics as always
cheers!!
Looks great, I’ve had some free lunches but perhaps not quite like this!
Cauliflower gratin with the lamb is such a wonderful combo! I hope he has another dinner at Xmas time so I can come
kumato?!?! i want that relish almost as much as i want that chocolate-raspberry dessert. alternately, i’d like to be known as chefmumu.
Have eaten there many times and each time have enjoyed it tremendously. Food and staff are well worth returning again and again.
Hi Marta-Yep I agree!
Hi Betty-Haha well that’s probably true but there are lunches that have very little relative cost
Hi Cheryl -Aww that is great and I’m sure it’s a very fond memory!
Hi Matilda-That’s good! It’s a great offer. I hope you enjoy it!
Hi Mary-They use Arcadia Saltbush at Mumu. Yes the taste of saltbush lamb is delicious I agree! Thankyou so much! You should do it, blogging is a lot of fun
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(and hard work but mostly fun
Hi Amanda-Thankyou and you’re welcome! I will actually. Here you go as given to me by Craig:
Veal jus ( which we make over 3 days but people can buy) 1l
Sawn bones with marrow exposed 2kg
Parsley 1/2 bunch chopped
Salt
Pepper
EVO
Roast bones in hot oven with evo and seasoning until bones brown slightly and marrow is soft to the touch.
Remove marrow ( I let it cool and use gloves)
Add chopped pasley and blend in food processor to mayonnaise consistency.
Boil veal jus and add Bone Marrow puree to taste (I added it all) whisking as you go. (p.s whisk before serving)
We made a red wine sauce first then added the marrow.
Red Wine sauce ( my qtty)
Caramelize some sugar ½ cup using water on the bottom of a pan. Wait until it is a nice caramel colour then add red wine 7Litres.
Reduce by half then top up with veal jus.
Hi Bill-Excellent! Enjoy the lunch!
Hi Mike-Yes you can’t really lose can you?
Hi Brianna -Haha I didn’t think of it that way but yes you’re right!
Hi Brenda-It was great! Yep, please see above. Silly me, I should have posted it
Hi Panda-Yes duck fat or goose fat potatoes are amazing! Oh that’s very exciting indeed!
Hi Ellie-Hehe let me guess, you might have clapped for them?
Aww that’s so sweet!
Hi Yas-It was! Aww no, you poor thing!
It was so exciting to meet you in person! 
Here’s to more meals together!
Hi Esz-Haha yes you must! Yep the Duck fat potatoes were a definite hit
Hi Tara-Aww that’s very nice! I don’t know, I think the other people were just annoyed rather than had epilepsy.
Hi Cakelaw-Hehe yes dessert is always a winner!
Hi nora-You’re welcome! Thankyou so much
Hi David-Yes I’m not sure what kind of free lunch you’ll get but I’m sure it will be good
Hi Christie-It is! Oh yes you missed out on both darling! What a shame
Hi grace-Oh that relish was good! Haha I can see you as that!
Hi Jillian-Oh that’s great to know! I think Chef Mumu has quite the following
Mmmm craving more of everything haha but especially the dessert!
Hi NQN…this is a silly question….but what is EVO? I’m really interested in making that bone marrow sauce but I’m stuck. Sorry!
The only free lunches I’ve had are when my parents pay for them! LOL Other than that…nope, no free lunches for me.
Hi Ffichiban-Yep and some of that lamb please for me!
Hi Brenda-Ah EVO is extra virgin olive oil
Good luck with the recipe and PLMK how it goes 
Hi Liv-Hehe true true!
Still no such thing as a free lunch….
Two days ago, my girlfriend and I printed off the vouchers we received for joining the Mumu mailing list and headed off for a Saturday lunch. Before being seated we asked whether we could use the vouchers and it was explained that only one could be used per visit – fair enough! Unfortunately, when it came to paying the bill we were told that we couldn’t any vouchers because we had ordered the “Grass Fed Special” (a set menu including bread and dips, sirloin steak with mash, a glass of wine and a coffee) from the lunch specials menu. We were absolutely shocked to find out that the staff were claiming that by ordering an item from the lunch specials menu that we had somehow made the most of “promotion” and therefore could not use the voucher. Although we had enjoyed the food and had already spoken of returning, this nasty surprise completely ruined the experience.
We were told to save our coupon for next time – I wish I had thought of saying that there wouldn’t be a next time…..
Hi Seb-Sorry to hear that. I got in contact with Craig and he has told me that he has spoken to you about it and that the voucher can be used towards the Grass Fed lunch special now
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