At the end of October two rather scholarly Beat employees sauntered along to Fitzroy’s bourgeois bar and eatery, the dulcetly sultry and subtle Southpaw. It was the debut of their monthly Sunday special TV Quiz and TV Dinner.
Long-time quizmaster of Melbourne alternative quiz scene George Hatzigeorgiou gave Beat Eats the down low on this night he hosts.
“Do you like TV? Hang on, let’s start that again. Do you seriously like, love TV? Have you spent hours glued to the small screen absorbing obscure facts and random tidbits from your favourite TV shows wondering, ‘if only there was a way I could use all this amazing TV knowledge?’” he enthusiastically implores.
“Once a month Southpaw on Gertrude St in Fitzroy is warming up the TV dinners and hosting the TV Dinner Series, a night of TV trivia and deliciously twisted takes on the traditional TV dinner. Your hosts Dave The Scot [Triple R] and myself will grill you on the best TV moments from the 60’s till today while you feast on sumptuous TV dinners.”
The TV Dinners are nothing like the frozen quick fixes of a bygone era that were prepped as a 3-minute microwave fare but actually meats and vegetable prepared in a traditional Maori style Hangi! And if you win or place in the quiz you will get either a food voucher for your next meal there or a bunch of free booze.
Unfortunately your trusted Beat Eats correspondent came second to the team pictured above but we had a hell of meal and were reminded of classic Australian comedy series Kingswood Country.
BY FAT PRESTON
This Sunday November 24 Southpaw is hosting its second TV Quiz and TV Dinner. Southpaw is located at 189 Gertrude St, Fitzroy and bookings are a must to secure your table for the Sunday TV Quiz and TV dinner so please call (03) 9004 2590 to book your table (teams of four and up are recommended).
