09 Oct

Mexican and Korean cuisine are hot trends in Melbourne at the moment. What could go wrong by doing both? Well, a lot actually. Fusion food isn't exactly perfect all the time, especially when the cuisines seem so different. Fortunately Koba has successfully melded street-food from both countries to create a unique menu for us to enjoy. Koba underwent a renovation and revamping of the menu not too long ago. More traditional Korean items like tokpokki, bibimbap and fried chicken feature alongside not-so-Korean items like korritos, tacos and corn...

18:02 / Food / Koba / Korean / Melbourne CBD / Restaurants
08 Oct

South Melbourne Trader's Wagyu Burger has been highly regarded by many, but what really caught my eye on the menu today was The Euro: wagyu pattie, mushroom, rocket, tomato, pickled onion, horseradish cream all in a brioche bun. As well as the burger, my $15.70 also got me some hand-cut potato chips, which were tasty, crispy and not completely drenched in oil. One edge of the pattie was slightly overcooked, but thankfully not dry, but the rest was nice and juicy. There was a nice balance of acidity...

14:29 / Burgers / Food / Restaurants / South Melbourne / The South Melbourne Trader
05 Oct

A la folie roughly translates to 'madness' (in the context of love) and it's a name that reflects Mercédé Coubard's passion for these wonderful macarons and petits choux. Mercédé was trained at the Alain Ducasse culinary school and has now introduced these small delights to Melbourne. A la folie also creates individual desserts, macaron cakes and macaron and petits choux towers. They even cater for special events! It was hard to choose which macarons to try, but in the end we settled on the Pistachio and the ever-popular Salted...

15:23 / A La Folie / Dessert/Sweets / Food / Restaurants / South Yarra
03 Oct

After facing a ridiculously long wait at another no-bookings restaurant, we decided to change our dinner venue to MoVida Next Door, MoVida's little bar companion. After a wait of just over an hour, we settled down to try out some of their tapas and raciones. The seafood is displayed at counters near the door and is cooked to order. Most of the seafood menu options were listed on the board above the bar, presumably because their offerings are dependent on market availability. [caption id="attachment_6511" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Grilled Lamb Cutlet...

22:21 / Food / Melbourne CBD / MoVida Next Door / Restaurants / Spanish
03 Oct

This sushi shop/Japanese grocery store has been on my wishlist for a long time and I finally made it today! They offer a range of sushi including hand rolls, nigiri, nosé maki, hoso maki and futomaki. If your sushi pack of choice isn't already available at the counter the sushi chefs can prepare it fresh, leaving you free to peruse the store (or stare longingly at your order being made). There are also a few seats at the front of the shop for people to eat their sushi. Today...

13:28 / Fitzroy / Food / Hinoki Japanese Pantry / Japanese / Restaurants
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