21 Jun

After a brief overseas holiday, dad and I arrived back in Melbourne on what was apparently the coldest day since August. Perhaps not the best timing, given our holiday took place in Malaysia. Feeling sluggish from the sudden change in climate, neither of us were in the mood to cook so we opted to dine at Mama Manoush instead. [caption id="attachment_8566" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Mixed Dip Sample Platter - Hummous, Baba Ghannouj, Labneh ($18)[/caption] We start with the mixed dip sample platter, which came with hummous, baba ghannouj and labneh and...

20:03 / Fitzroy / Food / Mama Manoush / Middle Eastern / Restaurants
14 Dec

After waking up relatively early (with the 2 hour time difference from Melbourne), we drove to the Riccarton Rotary Sunday Market, which was held at the Riccarton Racecourse. There was a mix of food and knick knacks, though there wasn’t as much fresh produce as I expected. [caption id="attachment_7058" align="aligncenter" width="529"] Smoked Eel w. Aioli ($2)[/caption] We picked up 3 punnets of strawberries for $5, tried samples of smoked salmon, caramel-coated nuts, Christmas cake and dips. For brunch we tried a $2 taster of smoked eel with aioli on a...

11:57 / Bread / Christchurch / Dessert/Sweets / Middle Eastern / New Zealand / Riccarton Rotary Sunday Market / Seafood
10 Oct

Byblos originated in Brisbane and now has a sister restaurant located in WTC Wharf, right on the riverside with views of the Polly Woodside and MCEC. Named after a city on the Mediterranean coast in Lebanon, it features Lebanese food and an extensive bar menu. [caption id="attachment_6571" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Express Lunch Meat Platter for 2 ($49)[/caption] [caption id="attachment_6569" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Lahim Meshwi and Shish Tawook[/caption] We participated in their new spring Express Lunch menu, which consisted of various lunch platters for two. We went with the meat platter, but vegetarian and gluten-free options are...

13:59 / Byblos / Food / Melbourne CBD / Middle Eastern / Restaurants
28 Sep

Still going strong, the borek stall in Queen Vic Market (simply named  'Boreks') has been cooking up a variety of boreks, gozleme and wraps for many years. They offer quite a number of fillings with their borek now including spicy potato and veggie, chicken and veggie, cheese and spinach, and even a sweet option (today it was cherry and apple). [caption id="attachment_6440" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Spicy Lamb Borek ($3)[/caption] I couldn't go past one of their best sellers: the spicy lamb borek. The tasty lamb and onion was encased in a...

13:29 / Food / Melbourne CBD / Middle Eastern / Restaurants / The Borek Shop / Turkish
23 Aug

A1 Bakery is a very popular, yet unassuming Lebanese bakery/grocery store. It's positioned in a rather convenient Sydney Road location with plenty of tables inside and outdoors, even having a fish tank to keep children amused. I ordered a meat pizza and baklava to take away. Lamb mince with lemon and chilli was spread all over the crunchy pizza base, making for a tasty and rather filling lunch. The baklava was crispy but not overpoweringly sweet and didn't bleed syrup every time I took a bite - one of...

14:06 / A1 Bakery / Bread / Brunswick / Food / Middle Eastern / Restaurants
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