Naniwa Kuishinbo Yokocho
Tempozan Market Place
1-1-10 Kaigan-dori Minato-ku
552-0022 Osaka
Tel. +81665765501
http://www.hokkyokusei.jp/
The movie Tampopo is responsible for many of my Japanese food obsessions. Ramen of course, but also the moreish omurice, a homely dish of omelette filled with fried rice, which is eaten throughout Japan.
After a hard day of fish viewing at the Osaka Aquarium, and trippy IMAXing at the [...]
Urban Market, QV Melbourne
03 9650 0889
We all know that fish is good for us, low in fat and high in things like omega 3’s. In fact, it is recommended that we consume 2-3 serves per week of oily fish. However, it’s often hard to get a good quality, reasonably priced fish meal at lunchtime. Usually all [...]
103-105 High Street Prahran 3181
Phone 03 9510 0033
Comparisons with Happy Days are unavoidable as you walk into Misty’s Diner, a 1950s style eatery and car wash (uh huh). That’s right, bring your car in for some sprucin’, and chow down on diner-style fare in retro surroundings; leather/laminex booth seating, coin slot tabletop juke boxes and [...]
450 Malvern Rd, Prahran
Phone 03 9510 2528
The definition of the verb kazaru is ‘to decorate, to adorn’, which offers clue to the concept of Kazari Collectibles; a contemporary and traditional gallery space that showcases some amazing Japanese and Asian inspired works. So what does this have to do with food? Well, at the [...]
380 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
Phone 03 9642 4934
It’s all smiley faces at this quirky new dining concept. Take one sushi train conveyer belt and mix it up with a bank of bubbling hot pots. Shake it all about and stuff it into the hallway of a multi-story car park. Garnish with a facelift and plate with [...]
48 Smith Street, Collingwood
Phone 03 9415 7711
I first came across Trippy Taco last year at Golden Plains, an awesome music festival held in the foothills of Meredith. After five too many beers, the lure of their fare was too much to resist (…but to be perfectly honest, the five too many meant I didn’t photograph [...]
G25 Postal Lane, GPO, 350 Bourke Street
Phone unknown at this stage
As most of our regular readers know, I am obsessed with authentic Japanese ramen. It was my favourite dish during my trip to Japan last year, highlights of which included the Shin Yokohama Raumen Museum and the mighty Jiro Ramen. By authentic, I mean a [...]
175 Swan Street, Richmond
Phone 03 9425 9805
I may be a little late to the party, but this is the first time I’ve been to Flavours of Lakhoum, despite being impressed when reading about their artistic portrait coffees, generous Middle Eastern inspired salads and easybeat bohemian atmosphere. It had been on my “list” of places to [...]
128 Hopkins Street, Footscray
Phone 03 9689 6002
It’s not often that Mellie and I venture out to the Western ’burbs unless it is for a specific purpose, like when we travelled to (insert Franco Cozzo voiceover) Foot-des-Kray a couple of weeks ago for The Go Show, which was part of the Melbourne International Arts Festival. When we [...]
Yarra River Terrace (alongside Federation Square)
Phone 03 9740 8811
It was the smell that hit us first as we descended the stairway from Fed Square down to river terrace - smoky, sausagey, oniony and oh so very delicious. Both Dan and I looked at one another and yelled in unison, “STREET MEAT!”.
Melbourne lacks for good street [...]
