The Minh Phat Supermarket in Richmond makes a lie of the saying “one supermarket is much like the next”. The isles here are not full of familiar brands,or things we have seen a hundred times before. Minh Phat Supermarket, in Nicholson Street just off Victoria Street, Richmond is different – very different. I’d been…
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Can you go past a bargain shop without popping in? I can if I’m in one of the many shopping areas that have Two Dollar or Bargain cum Gift Shops dotted along the strip. You’ve seen one you’ve seen the lot. In Victoria Street, Richmond the Two Dollar Bargain and Gift Shops are different….
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I wanted to cook a duck on Saturday. Well two ducks, really – in my experience one duck feeds only two people. We decided only on Friday afternoon to have Peking Duck cooked at home for dinner on Saturday. Buying the ducks so you can do this is not always easy. The only ducks…
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Take a trip into Asia on a Melbourne Saturday morning. Take the 109 Tram and head to Victoria Street in Richmond. The moment you cross Hoddle Street the atmosphere changes. You are entering a different world. Many people call this area little Saigon. I’ve been to Saigon but it’s not Saigon to me. To…
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