04 Dec

So what exactly is a chato? Took me a while to figure it out, but it's a small glass of wine - a perfect size for wine flights or simply for enjoying with a couple of snacks. Madrid-born chef Maria Echevarria-Lang and her partner Jenny Echevarria-Lang, have opened Chato in the up-and-coming Thornbury with a view to serve tasty food along with good drink in a stylish yet casual eatery. The fit-out displays Spanish rusticism with tiles, exposed brick, rustic timbers and colourful Spanish-inspired wall tiles. Codornices al chocolate, which...

20:38 / Chato / Food / Restaurants / Spanish / Thornbury
29 Nov

Saliva-inducing images of Mr Miyagi's nori tacos have been floating around for so long, and being a sucker for Japanese food I immediately added it to my every-growing list of places to try. I knew they were at the Night Noodle Markets selling a few varieties of nori taco, but I prefer visiting actual restaurants, plus, I also wanted to see what else was on the menu. The number of people in the group enabled us to book one of the three dark and cosy booths available. If you...

20:42 / Food / Japanese / Mr Miyagi / Restaurants / Windsor
26 Nov

Yelp has just launched their #IKnowCoffee campaign to align themselves with Australia's growing coffee culture and to spread the word about our favourite cafes and coffee places. To celebrate, an espresso martini night with Mr Black was arranged at Belleville. Mr. Black is an intense, bitter, cold press coffee liqueur, which was developed over 9 months, and is produced by hand in small batches. Three different specialty single origin arabica beans from Papua New Guinea, Ethiopia, and Brazil are used, and each bean is roasted separately in order to...

20:25 / American / Belleville / Food / Melbourne CBD / Restaurants
25 Nov

Caffe La Via has been occupying its spot on Glenferrie Road since 1999. Known for sporting a Modern Australian menu with a Mediterranean slant, they've just undergone a renovation and a menu refresh. We began the night with some Aperol Spritz before tucking into some appetisers. [caption id="attachment_10823" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Battered Zucchini Flower Stuffed with Ricotta and Served with Mint Sauce ($4.50)[/caption] The zucchini flowers were encased in a light and crunchy batter and stuffed full of pillowy ricotta, the mint sauce the perfect foil for brightening each mouthful. [caption id="attachment_10818" align="aligncenter"...

21:59 / Caffe La Via / Food / Malvern / Modern Australian / Restaurants
24 Nov

ABC Chicken is said to make the best Korean Fried Chicken in Melbourne. I visited in large group, and our numbers meant we were able to try almost all the different flavours available (score!). It took me a little longer than it should have to figure out where the entrance was (the front door is on A'Beckett street in case you're wondering), and the space is relatively small and quite crowded. I guess they have to cater for all these crazy KFC-goers somehow. We were given a complementary serve...

20:59 / ABC Chicken / Food / Korean / Melbourne CBD / Restaurants
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