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Dotonbori, Osaka, Japan
Ah street fare. Is there a more simpler or honest way to sample the local flavours of a place? In countries like Singapore, I often prefer the street and hawker foods to cafes and restaurants, for the price but also for the fantastic flavours and lively atmosphere that [...] Written by mellie on March 15th, 2008 | Tags: Dumplings, Japan, street food |  17 comments |  Print This Post |  Email This Post241 Swanston Street, MelbournePhone 03 9663 3288
Let me set the record straight right from the start, I am a Pho Dzung man. It’s important to state this, as people are very loyal to their favourite CBD pho noodle shop, and this loyalty can be as divided as Ford or Holden. [...] Written by mellie on March 15th, 2008 | Tags: pho, restaurants, Vietnamese | 14 comments | Print This Post | Email This Post5-2-1-#8, Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan http://www.tsukijinet.com/tsukiji/kanren/susibun/eng.html Visiting Tokyo’s Tsukiji fish market is a surreal experience. If the 4am start doesn’t do your head in, the madness and chaos inside the market definitely will. The highlight of any tour to the fish market is the frozen and fresh tuna auctions that conclude at 7am, [...] Written by mellie on March 14th, 2008 | Tags: Japan, sushi, Tsukiji | 4 comments | Print This Post | Email This PostCame across a neat little video on the Gourmet magazine website (US) about the slowfood movement in Australia (in particular, Melbourne). It is a great showcase of some of the more interesting slow food producers in this state. You can view the video here. If you plan on watching it, brace yourself for the [...] Written by mellie on March 11th, 2008 | Tags: foodie | 4 comments | Print This Post | Email This PostShop 5, 440 Collins Street, Melbourne(down Gurner’s Lane)Phone 03 9670 3456Mon-Fri 11am – 3pm Don Bay is an unassuming little Japanese cafe at the bottom of a stairway in a dingy laneway in downtown Melbourne. Most would probably walk right on by without even realising it was there. So you can imagine my [...] Written by mellie on February 24th, 2008 | Tags: cafes, Japanese | 12 comments | Print This Post | Email This Post |
  
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