Loud hip hop tunes and bright pink neon lights are the setting for Malvern Road's Rock Sugar, which was once the former home of owner Nikon Souphan. The kitchen is in the hands of Executive Chef Kam McManamey, who's had experience doing up the menus for places like Botherambo, Dandelion and Bang Pop. ...
Long-standing local favourite Watts Cooking, has had the privilege of having head chef Darryn Pitman (Crabapple Kitchen) in the kitchen in recent times. Soon rebranding to The Girl and the Goat, it will be an ode to his 12 years spent in the Caribbean, and his Caribbean wife's pet goats....
I must confess, I have an aversion to crowds and queues. I haven't even been to Chin Chin. Yes, you heard that right. So even though Tim Ho Wan was on my to-visit list months before it opened, I waited patiently until opening madness ebbed away. Before I knew it, a year had passed before I finally made it. I ended up visiting twice in the same week, thanks to a visiting overseas relative who desired yum cha before boarding their flight back to Asia. A bit of...
After a short trip to the Westside with the relatives, they were hankering after some Spanish food. We found ourselves at El Burro in Williamstown, not far from the Williamstown foreshore, settling in for a night of tapas....
Hop over to SPQR, where you can get woodfired Neapolitan pizza by the slice, great for a quick feed to satisfy your pizza cravings and hunger pangs. 16 year-old sourdough culture and Caputo flour is combined and left to rise over 48 hours. As at other authentic Neapolitan pizza joints, SPQR’s custom-made oven cooks the pizzas in about 60 seconds to deliver crispy and blistered crusts with a bit of puff....