27 Sep

What a lovely day for a get-together! With sunny warmth that Melbourne hasn't seen for a while, it was perfect weather for the AFL grand finals. The cafe was actually closing early today for the big game, but we managed to sneak in for a quick bite before lunch service wrapped up. The sweet potato wedges were a little different from what K and C imagined, being more like chunky pieces of baked sweet potato rather than the chip sort of wedges. Despite this, they were pretty tasty, coming...

15:07 / Cafe / Fairfield / Fifteen Pounds / Food
26 Sep

Since 2011, The Last Jar has been serving up traditional Irish cuisine out of the former Royal Artillery Hotel building, which was previously home to The Arthouse. Having originally met whilst working together at Michelin-starred The Commons in Dublin, Siobhan Dooley and Tim Sweeney now co-own and run this Irish gastropub. Sweeney has an impressive CV, working at other Michelin-starred restaurants including Petrus and Thornton's (by Gordon Ramsay) and also Rick Stein's Seafood Restaurant. The kitchen at The Last Jar makes as much as possible from scratch, from the...

15:43 / Bar/Pub / Food / Irish / Melbourne CBD / Restaurants / The Last Jar
22 Sep

Our (late) Father's Day dinner involved a trip down to the Dining Room of The Grand Richmond. Aiming to serve simple and authentic Italian food, the Dining Room was small and intimate and the service there was incredibly pleasant, friendly, informed and attentive. [caption id="attachment_6406" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Bread and Olives[/caption] We started off with some warm bread and a variety of olives. Of the two types of bread I particularly enjoyed the...

20:51 / Food / Italian / Restaurants / Richmond / The Grand Hotel
19 Sep

There's quite a number of Japanese eateries to choose from when dining on Smith St, between Johnston Street and Victoria Parade. Today's outing was to Peko Peko. It was a quirky yet cozy place with an upper level that had an huge, open 'window' that looked out over the ground floor and small kitchen. The menu is neatly organised into small, medium and big dishes, offering the usual favourites as well as a few twists like sweet potato gyoza and chili tofu soba. Peko Peko's version of sashimidon was salmon...

21:38 / Fitzroy / Food / Japanese / Peko Peko / Restaurants
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