17 Dec

Since it was 7:30pm and on the way to the hotel, we visited Miga Korean BBQ and Japanese for dinner. I ordered gamjatang, which was spicy pork bone and potato stew with vegetables. Dad wanted either the bulgogi or the o-sam/o-jingoh/buldak/buldaejie (pork+squid, squid, chicken, pork: they were all stir-fried with a gochujang-based sauce, so basically the same but slightly different because of flavours imparted by the different meats used). I suggested the pork and squid because I thought they’d add nice flavours to the sauce. I also didn’t...

12:38 / Dunedin / Korean / Miga Korean BBQ and Japanese / New Zealand / Travel
24 Nov

Kong is the latest venture by the Lucas Group and headed by Chin Chin's executive chef Benjamin Cooper. Opening late May, it's already become very popular and the high-ceilinged restaurant emanates a bright and casual vibe. We came for an early lunch right near opening time, so it was virtually empty. It could also have been something to do with the heavy rain today. There's a focus on Korean and Japanese (mostly Korean), and obviously on barbequed foods prepared in charcoal and hard-wood pits and ovens. Also offered...

13:19 / Food / Kong BBQ / Korean / Restaurants / Richmond
20 Nov

Light, fresh and healthy might not be adjectives people typically string together in the same sentence as Indian cuisine. Mother and son team, Lalitha and Ashwin Rajan, aim to bring contemporary Indian food to the Melbourne food scene. The bright white, yellow and turquoise colour scheme helps reinforce this theme and makes it a comfortable place to spend breakfast or lunch. [gallery type="thumbnails" size="column3-2/3" columns="2" ids="6758,6759,6760"]   Coming in to get some takeaway, I ordered Kid Kaboom and Mr Parker's Prawns, both with the brown basmati rice and lentil dahl. After...

12:43 / Food / Indian / Melbourne CBD / Restaurants / Tadka Boom
23 Oct

Right on the corner of Gertrude and Fizroy St, Mighty Boy Eatery serves up Asian-inspired breakfast and lunches for us to enjoy. The roti wraps sounded interesting, but are only available at lunchtime (after 12pm). [caption id="attachment_6616" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] House Baked Eggs ($14)[/caption] I decided to try out the baked eggs, which came with mushrooms, tomatoes, spanish onion, house-made Thai sausage, thai basil, coriander, feta and tabasco. The dish already had some spiciness from the tabasco, but tables are also provided with a variety of different pickled chillies, flaked chilli...

11:24 / Fitzroy / Food / Indian / Mighty Boy Eatery / Restaurants / Thai / Vietnamese
22 Oct

Sumibiyaki refers to the Japanese cooking technique of food grilled on mesh over charcoal grill and this is what Shou Sumiyaki specialises in. They utilise smoke-less charcoal grillers, which seem to work well unless the grillers are overloaded with meat - overenthusiasm/impatience will fill the room with smoke. Cooking is generally left up to diners so you can cook the meat to your liking, at your own pace and in whichever order you'd prefer. Available for your grilling pleasure are a variety of cuts of meat, mainly F1...

22:24 / Food / Japanese / Melbourne CBD / Restaurants / Shou Sumiyaki
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