Melbourne Places

The news report that  Rocco “Rocky” Pantaleo died in a road crash at St Kilda Junction gave me new insight into my favourite La Porchetta  restaurant in North Carlton.  I have written about it on this blog – see the link  to that post at the bottom of this page or here.
I knew nothing of [...]

I have been overseas for a couple of weeks and while I was away I remembered how I fell in love with Melbourne.
My first love was “Little Italy”on Lygon Street – that small strip of Lygon Street between Gratton Street and Argyle Place North that runs alongside Argyle Square .
Italian restaurant Lygon Street lunch time [...]

The head office of a company I worked for was in Park Street, South Melbourne, across the road from Chimmys.

Chimmys was the place to grab a coffee before racing to a meeting or a training course.  The Head Office moved and I forgot about Chimmys until recently when I was in Park Street and wanted [...]

It’s a weekday and you have time on your hands and you’re hungry?  One way to spend part of the day is eating in the Melba Room at The Langham Hotel, 1 Southgate Avenue, Southgate.

The Langham Hotel overlooking the Yarra River catching the last rays of the day’s sun.
This hotel used to be called the [...]

I couldn’t resist another post about ‘Books for Cooks’ that’s the bookshop  for cooks and foodies at  233  Gertrude Street, Fitzroy.
I was browsing  there the other day and rummaged right into the depths of the shop – the depths of Books for Cooks is a sort of back room tucked away on the left hand [...]

A cold evening, showers and a chill wind, your heading home and the big question is what to eat.    Take-a-ways seem a good idea and you want something quick.
How about The Hearty Hungarian, in Carlisle Street East St Kilda?

The food is ready to go – no waiting around.  All you have to do is make [...]