03 May

Puglia (pronounced more like PUL-ia) is the region at the south-eastern tip of the Italian peninsula and is renowned for its beautiful scenery with its limestone sea cliffs, olive groves, fishing towns and whitewashed houses. Its climate and location provides Puglia with fresh seafood and soil allowing for wonderful olive trees, fruit orchards and vegetable fields to be cultivated. In fact, Puglia is historically an agricultural region and access to all this fresh and fabulous produce is reflected in their cuisine. Luca Lorusso and Vivienne Polak aim to capture the...

19:58 / Cafe Latte / Food / Hawksburn / Italian / Launch / Restaurants
30 Apr

Reunions call for celebrations, and celebrations over food are always up my alley. So we found ourselves at Miss Fitzy's: a bar and restaurant on Fitzroy Street, right near the beach. The menu at Miss Fitzy's focuses on bar snacks, sharing plates and shared mains, though there are a few individual mains available also. Here they aim to source local, sustainable and ethically farmed produce to use for their menus. We had booked ourselves in for a special three-course meal plus cocktails. The menu was pretty much set apart...

23:38 / Food / French / Mediterranean / Miss Fitzy's / Modern Australian / Restaurants / St Kilda
18 Apr

It was my first time venturing into Maling Rd, even though I've driven past on Canterbury Rd so many times. I was surprised to find such a quaint shopping village inside! Bambaleros is a Mexican/Spanish cafe that offers brunch with a twist and also have their own coffee roaster. I chose the Flamenco Eggs - Spanish baked eggs, packed with a mild Chorizo, roast capsicum, tomato and topped with spiced breadcrumbs served with garlic infused sour dough. The menu description didn't mention its cheese topping, and I was surprised...

14:43 / Bambaleros / Cafe / Canterbury / Food / Latin American / Mexican / Spanish
15 Apr

Zaza's is just off the quiet end of Bridge Road. Mum and I dropped in for their Kitchen Table Lunch buffet. It turned out we were the only ones booked in for the lunch session that day, which at times felt a bit awkward because there were other customers dining off the regular menu too, but fortunately the buffet table was set up on the side of the room. The buffet began with pumpkin, feta, spinach and walnut salad, some antipasto, arancini and canederli. The arancini were very crisp and...

15:55 / Food / Italian / Restaurants / Richmond / ZaZa's Cucina Italiana
07 Apr

We needed a nice dinner location to satisfy our hungry stomachs after a long day out. No one was in the mood for Asian food and with favourable past experiences and its central location, Gazi fit the bill. I was surprised that we were able to get a large table booking last minute and I was pleased to finally try out a restaurant I'd heard so much about. Upon walking into the main dining area past the bar, I was immediately taken in by the intricate terracotta pot ceiling fixture....

22:09 / Food / Gazi / Greek / Melbourne CBD / Restaurants
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