Dual entryways via both Main St and the interior of Box Hill Central make Platform 3 a welcoming and easily accessible place to dine. Both a cafe and restaurant, Platform 3 is open from breakfast right through till dinner, and though it serves more Western-style dining amongst the mainly Asian eateries around here, there is still an Asian flair to appeal to the large Asian population....
Loud hip hop tunes and bright pink neon lights are the setting for Malvern Road's Rock Sugar, which was once the former home of owner Nikon Souphan. The kitchen is in the hands of Executive Chef Kam McManamey, who's had experience doing up the menus for places like Botherambo, Dandelion and Bang Pop. ...
Long-standing local favourite Watts Cooking, has had the privilege of having head chef Darryn Pitman (Crabapple Kitchen) in the kitchen in recent times. Soon rebranding to The Girl and the Goat, it will be an ode to his 12 years spent in the Caribbean, and his Caribbean wife's pet goats....
The team of artisan chocolatiers at Gânache Chocolate South Yarra, led by Master Chocolatier, Arno Backes, have now introduced a chocolate high tea. Available from 12-5pm every day, and at $35pp, or $45 with a cocktail, the high tea offering at Ganache Chocolate is a steal and the chocolate-lover’s dream. ...
I must confess, I have an aversion to crowds and queues. I haven't even been to Chin Chin. Yes, you heard that right. So even though Tim Ho Wan was on my to-visit list months before it opened, I waited patiently until opening madness ebbed away. Before I knew it, a year had passed before I finally made it. I ended up visiting twice in the same week, thanks to a visiting overseas relative who desired yum cha before boarding their flight back to Asia. A bit of...