Dine Out: Pebble x Doju

In December, former Amaru head chef Cam Tay-Yap opened Pebble, a West Melbourne pop-up serving a playful menu inspired by his travels across Southeast and East Asia. The restaurant quickly became a local favourite, but it was always going to be temporary. In May, the team closed up shop and Tay Yap headed overseas on a sabbatical.

Tay-Yap is making his comeback at Dine Out, joining forces with chef Mika Chae at Chae’s inventive CBD Korean restaurant, Doju. The two top chefs are collaborating on hyper-seasonal set menu that showcases Victorian ingredients. Expect is flavours and ideas from Japan, Korea, Indonesia, Vietnam and more, spun into dishes that are both comforting and cheffy.

SAMPLE MENU(SUBJECT TO CHANGE DUE TO SEASONALITY)

Snacks
Mornington Peninsula mussel, cashew cream, sesame cracker
Savoy cabbage skewer, 10-year-aged fish sauce, gochugaru
Coconut laksa tart, local calamari, ink, makrut lime
Shiso, Corner Inlet fish, rhubarb, fingerlime

Entree
Five Tales Farm “Winter Tart tatin”, whipped koji, green ripple cream
Coconut bread, Nutmeg berry, nutmeg butter
Alphington mushroom tteokbokki, black truffles

Main
Duck, nutmeg glaze, duck masterstock
Duck leg and silverbeet roulade sausage

Dessert
Warm peanut mousse, malted chocolate tuille, roasted rice cream, hoshigaki fudge centre
Black sesame and white chocolate truffle