Annie Sloan’s Chalk PaintTM colour, Provence, has rejuvenated this old French shutter and made it into a striking feature. Don’t you love these colours? It was the colours all displayed on wooden spoons that drew my attention to this paint. The first time I walked into French and Co I saw these tins…
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Recently I have been indulging in French food, La Parisienne Pates and Noir you can flick back to them to catch up. This has been a very very satisfying and pleasurable trip and it has given me a new type of entertainment. I can keep indulging by inviting friends over for wine and…
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The 2013 edition of the The Age Good Cafe Guide is now in the shops. At publication date a promotional coupon in The Age allowed you buy a copy for $5.00. Excellent value. Still extremely good value at the retail price of $8.99 and since publication the guide has popped up everywhere. It is…
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I have been meaning to write about this fascinating shop in Lygon Street for some time. It wasn’t until an overseas friend joined me in Lygon Street for coffee and we browsed the strip that I remembered it. She loved it and it was hard to drag her out of the place. She kept…
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Zum Zum is the middle of the cafes in the interesting North Carlton shopping area. This means that on a nice day you can sit outside and be part of the atmosphere. I find this atmosphere unique to Carlton North. It is one of Melbourne’s places that I never tire of visiting. The food…
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My first visit to Shakarhari, the vegetarian restaurant at 201/203 Faraday Street in Carlton, was a few years ago. I was with a vegetarian friend who was visiting from overseas and I wanted to give her a experience of fine dining –something more than the average vegetarian fare which often seems to include beans…
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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…
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It’s in your face Motorbikes. The décor at La Porchetta in Charlton North is stunning – gob-smacking if you are seeing it for the first time. Full sized motorbikes hang from the ceiling that is already covered with motorbike posters. It’s worth a trip to Carlton North to experience it. The pizzas are at…
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