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San Choi

353 Chapel Street, South Yarra Phone 03 9826 9933

What better way to celebrate Dan’s grandma’s birthday than with a bang-up banquet at a newly opened restaurant touting a celebrity chef from Hong Kong (unfortunately his name escapes me).   Welcome to San Choi on Chapel, sibling of San [...]

Written by mellie on January 12th, 2009 | Tags: , , | 14 comments | Print This Post Print This Post | Email This Post Email This Post

McDonalds in a Kit Kat?!?

Okay, this *may* be taking the humble Kit Kat a little too far. Yeah, I love the crazy combo’s the Japanese come up with, but to make a partnership with evil McD??!

Anyway, this is the Kit Kat McFlurry Caramel Macchiato. It’s a little bit too sweet for my liking, but [...]

Written by mellie on January 12th, 2009 | Tags: , , | Leave a comment | Print This Post Print This Post | Email This Post Email This Post

Hu Tong Dumpling Bar

14-16 Market Lane, Melbourne Phone 03 9650 8128

“Bygones have already gone and age has left its traces. HuTong witnesses the historical evolution of China from the ancient time till today. In addition, the dishes for ordinary people occured in HuTong, have become the delicious foods which [...]

Written by mellie on January 7th, 2009 | Tags: , , , | 89 comments | Print This Post Print This Post | Email This Post Email This Post

Steamboat

Dan’s parents recently gave us a portable stovetop, and the first dish we cooked up just had to be Steamboat.

To start with, fill the pot with a VERY mild stock (in this instance, chicken) and bring it to a gentle boil.  As all veteran steamboat/shabu shabu-ers know, a good dipping [...]

Written by mellie on January 7th, 2009 | Tags: , , | 14 comments | Print This Post Print This Post | Email This Post Email This Post

Itsukushima (Miyajima) – Fujitaya

125-2 Miyajima-cho, Itsukushima

In the residential backstreets of Itsukushima sits a quaint little restaurant that has been serving up anagomeishi, eel in a spicy sauce over rice, since the Meiji era.  We almost walked right past the door, such was its innocuousness.

A quick digression – the large wooden [...]

Written by mellie on January 6th, 2009 | Tags: , , , | 2 comments | Print This Post Print This Post | Email This Post Email This Post
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