168 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne(cnr Russell & Lonsdale Sts)+613 9663 1002
When a menu offers the following advice “ask for lots of our own made peasant bread and feel free to make a mess”, well, I know I’m in the right place. Baraki Upo Mezethes is a funky little bar/restaurant located in the Greek precinct of [...]
27-29 Crossley Street, Melbourne Phone +613 9662 4200
Gingerboy is Teage Ezard’s new baby, and the official public opening was, er, today! Inaugural customer status was granted as we were welcomed through the door and seated in the shiny new dining room. The design is quite impressive - the ceiling and one wall are [...]
Looks like one of my photos got an honorable mention in the August edition of DMBLGiT (Does My Blog Look Good in This?) event as hosted by ToastPoint. Apparently my “whimsically titled ‘Blood Orange which is just about to be turned into a Blood Orange Rosemary Marmalade’ was a crisp, sharp shot [...]
203 Carlisle Street, Balaclava+613 9531 3699
Las Chicas doesn’t pretend to be anything it’s not. The food is hearty, the atmosphere grungy / funky / comfortable and the front of house staff genuinely friendly. The shop runs long and thin parallel to Balaclava train station, so if you can’t squeeze onto a table inside, [...]
Epicure recently put out a call to readers to submit a two hundred word review of a Melbourne dining experience. So I did, and I got in! Woo hoo! You can view a larger image of my review here.
The Elegant Gourmand (whom I am so very lucky to be dating) also had a [...]
Basement, 115-117 Collins Street, Melbourne(enter through Georges Parade)Ph 1300 799 415
There has been a fair amount of controversy over Fifteen Melbourne. Surprisingly since opening on 20th September 2006 it has been relatively quiet, review wise. Vicious Ange was the first (and only so far) to have a look in. This was [...]
76 Bourke Street, Melbourne+613 9662 9100
Nudel bar is pretty much all about the noodle. That being said, the reason for my visit was not for their namesake. Our unusually hot weather necessitated something lighter, more flavoursome and somewhat salad-ish. And I’ve had a hankering for peanutty goodness for a few weeks now.
Essentially Gado Gado is [...]
20 Meyers Place, Melbourne+613 9650 1508
I wanted to write a kickarse review of the Waiters Restaurant, which is considered by some to be one of the quintessential dining experiences in Melbourne. But I have struck a wee problem. See, I decided to enrol in a food writing course at CAE in an attempt to improve [...]
I thought I’d play around with a couple of biscuit recipes in preparation for the big Christmas bake-off. This adapted Bill Granger recipe is perfect. The flavours allude to all those well-remembered festive tastes - brandy, zesty orange and warm spices. It would be absolutely perfect with an eggy nog, but a cup [...]
5 Riverside Quay, Southbank (Melbourne)Phone (03) 9690 5777
Chicken Chasseur or Flemish Beef Pie
Cost: $12.50 (…but it comes with a quenelle of potato mash, pea stoemp and gravy)
The Belgian Beer Cafe is better known for its beer, pots of mussels and pomme frits than for its pies. But in the spirit of the Inaugural “We Do [...]
