Dandelion is a very unobtrusive Vietnamese restaurant in Ormond Road, Elwood. I often work in the Elwood area and I find I hardly notice Dandelion. In fact when I was invited to a birthday lunch there I found it hard to place it. I think this is partly due to the fact they are…
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Cafe Barcelona is bar and cafe in a long narrow space, with such a narrow street frontage it is easy to stroll past without really noticing it. We found it because one of our group had a voucher purchased for $19.00 that gives $50 worth of free food for two people – a pretty…
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Fun, food, fashion, music and crafts – it is all at the South Melbourne Night Market. The market is held in the South Melbourne Market building every Thursday night until the 5th of March. It is lively and most of it is under cover so regardless of the weather you can enjoy it. Music…
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We talk a lot about clean and green these days. Clean and green was the first thing I thought when I climbed the stairs to first floor dining area of Uncle on Carlisle Street, St Kilda. I think it is the plain wood tables but also the light that comes from high up…
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There is a lot of pork around in Melbourne cafes and restaurants. There is slow cooked pulled pork, barbecued pork ribs, roast pork belly and at the Authentic Thai Taste Restaurant in Collingwood, Pork Shank. Ham hock appears on menus too but to my knowledge this is the first menu where I have seen…
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I have eaten so much wonderful, rich, delicious and memorable food over the holiday season I think there is a need to slow down and pull back as we move into January. It is a time to eat something that is delicious, satisfying and at the same time healthy. My friends and I settled…
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In the month of December The Melba room ups the prices and gives you a Christmas buffet experience. And they do it well. It is a stylish and satisfying experience for this time of the year. What do you get for those extra dollars? Christmas fare, more choice and a beautifully decorated hotel. Then…
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A restaurant or a cafe is not about one dish but I am only going to talk about one of the breakfast dishes at Las Chicas. I have written about Las Chicas a few years ago – see here. The menu has changed since then and as far as I know ‘Coconut rice pudding…
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Some cafes and restaurants are more their location that their food and service. Pier 35 is one such place. On saying this, Pier 35 Restaurant doesn’t only rely on the location for their customers. The location? Well, there is something fascinating eating opposite a working port. On a fine day, from the outside tables,…
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Bread, so they say is the “staff of life’’. Right or wrong it certainly plays a big part in my live. I love bread. I could live on it. So imagine my delight when I fell across The Baker’s Larder at 108 St Kilda Road in St Kilda. Fell is a pretty good description. …
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