03 May

Puglia (pronounced more like PUL-ia) is the region at the south-eastern tip of the Italian peninsula and is renowned for its beautiful scenery with its limestone sea cliffs, olive groves, fishing towns and whitewashed houses. Its climate and location provides Puglia with fresh seafood and soil allowing for wonderful olive trees, fruit orchards and vegetable fields to be cultivated. In fact, Puglia is historically an agricultural region and access to all this fresh and fabulous produce is reflected in their cuisine. Luca Lorusso and Vivienne Polak aim to capture the...

19:58 / Cafe Latte / Food / Hawksburn / Italian / Launch / Restaurants
30 Apr

Reunions call for celebrations, and celebrations over food are always up my alley. So we found ourselves at Miss Fitzy's: a bar and restaurant on Fitzroy Street, right near the beach. The menu at Miss Fitzy's focuses on bar snacks, sharing plates and shared mains, though there are a few individual mains available also. Here they aim to source local, sustainable and ethically farmed produce to use for their menus. We had booked ourselves in for a special three-course meal plus cocktails. The menu was pretty much set apart...

23:38 / Food / French / Mediterranean / Miss Fitzy's / Modern Australian / Restaurants / St Kilda
30 Apr

There's so much to learn about the wonderful world of tea, and while I do enjoy a good cup, I'm aware that my tea knowledge is sadly lacking. T2's Tea Workshops are perfect for learning more about tea, and the workshops held this week covered the basics as well as content beyond the basics for tea aficionados. Though usually only open to Tea Society members, I was kindly invited by T2 to participate in their Tea & Toast workshop. As one of Australia's largest tea retailers, T2 has a wide...

09:43 / Food / Melbourne CBD / T-Z / T2 / Workshops & Classes
28 Apr

Sun Moth Canteen and Bar recently opened as a venture between Luke Mutton and Kylie Mackinlay (founders and former owners of Dead Man Espresso and Common Galaxia), Jackson Duxbury and Tod La Mar. True to its name, Sun Moth's fit-out is clean, minimalistic and canteen-like with long tables and benches. An indoors projector, which today was screening snowsports and music videos, give it a casual vibe perfect for relaxing and lingering. Sun Moth has been earmarked on my list for a while so I was excited when I...

22:29 / Cafe / Food / Healthy / Melbourne CBD / Modern Australian / Sun Moth Canteen & Bar
23 Apr

JD's Burgers in its present form has been around for about a year when Daniel took the helm. It seems to be a family affair, with his parents as owners, and his sister Brenda also having a hands-on role in the store. It doesn't take long to realise that that Melbourne loves its Asian food and JD's Burgers fuses flavours from the cuisines of our Asian neighbours into many delicious menu items. Do you feel like Japanese? Then there's teriyaki, Japanese curry and wasabi to choose from. Korean?...

13:32 / Burgers / Food / JD's Burgers: Asian Fusion / Kew / Restaurants
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