13 Feb

Burger places seem to be popping up all over Melbourne, and our love for them is evidenced by a constant stream of burger images on our Instagrams, whether they're from cafes, restaurants or dedicated burger joints. It's getting more difficult for new places to differentiate themselves from the crowd. A love for food, cocktails and design inspired Lorance and Mark Darwish to start up Little Oscar in a up-and-coming part of Lygon Street. Their point of difference? Korean-American fusion. Head chef William Riman has previous experience working in...

15:33 / American / Brunswick / Burgers / Food / Korean / Little Oscar / Restaurants
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
03 Oct

Today there was a last minute decision to have lunch at Green Refectory during our long uni break instead of eating on campus. It was pretty busy and we had to get a table outside, which wasn't ideal because of the rainy weather recently. When we went back inside to place our orders, a table right in front of us rather fortuitously opened up. I ordered the lamb cutlets (marinated and grilled, served on a pate of mash, with a rocket and chickpea salad, $13.50). Aside from what was...

13:48 / Brunswick / Cafe / Cuisines / Food / Green Refectory
29 Aug

We ventured out for an early Father's Day dinner in an effort to avoid the weekend crowd. We don't frequently order a side dish to accompany our main meal, but mum was intrigued by the ancient grain salad and our Entertainment Book voucher was for 25% off rather than one complimentary main. Our orders for the night: - Mum - Spanner Crab Risotto, Celeries, Manjimup Winter Truffle ($38) - Dad - Jurassic Quail, Crimson Grapes & Chestnut Panzanella ($34) - A2 - Yellow Fin Tuna, White Ratatouille, Green Olive & Almonds ($36) - Me...

20:46 / Albert St Food and Wine / Brunswick / Food / Mediterranean / Modern Australian / Restaurants
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