24 Jun

Not to be confused with the Carlton side of Lygon street, The B-East is to be found in Brunswick East (get it?). Far from being just a burger joint, it's also a bar and live music venue, open until late every day. Offerings include burgers, sliders and subs, along with fries, American-style sides like hickory smoked corn, mac 'n' cheese bombs and corn bread, and salad to make us all feel better. Brioche is the bread of choice here, but rye and gluten free options are available too. [caption...

14:43 / Brunswick East / Burgers / Food / Restaurants / The B-East
21 Jun

After a brief overseas holiday, dad and I arrived back in Melbourne on what was apparently the coldest day since August. Perhaps not the best timing, given our holiday took place in Malaysia. Feeling sluggish from the sudden change in climate, neither of us were in the mood to cook so we opted to dine at Mama Manoush instead. [caption id="attachment_8566" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Mixed Dip Sample Platter - Hummous, Baba Ghannouj, Labneh ($18)[/caption] We start with the mixed dip sample platter, which came with hummous, baba ghannouj and labneh and...

20:03 / Fitzroy / Food / Mama Manoush / Middle Eastern / Restaurants
21 May

Ever since the first time I saw a photo of it, I have always been intrigued by injera - the Ethiopian flatbread made with teff flour. Injera is used as a sort of 'plate', and also as an eating utensil, adorned with stews and salads until all consumed. As my first foray into African cuisine I decided to go on a food adventure to Little Africa, and since it can apparently get quite busy, I booked ahead. The restaurant itself was small and dim, yet cosy and intimate...

21:45 / African / Food / Little Africa / North Melbourne / Restaurants
20 May

Rice Paper was bustling tonight, but we managed to nab a place and grab a quick dinner. The dreary, cold and wet weather gave me a hankering for something warm and comforting. Bun Bo Hue seemed just the ticket. We marked down our orders on the chit, passed it to a staff member, and soon later our dinner arrived. The noodles were smooth and slippery and I was surprised by the abundance of beef slices that came with it. Shredded cabbage, bean sprouts, herbs and a lemon...

21:55 / Food / Melbourne CBD / Restaurants / Rice Paper / Vietnamese
19 May

Due to mum being overseas during the actual weekend, a somewhat belated Mothers' Day celebration saw us at Bistro K. Down the outlet factory end of Smith St, Bistro K describes itself as a modern Korean restaurant, combining Korean flavours with Western cooking methods. Heading the kitchen is Jae Park, formerly of Nobu. Park has some impressive kitchen experience under his belt, previously working at a French restaurant in the five star Hotel Shilla in Korea, as well as acting as head chef at a restaurant in the...

21:15 / Bistro K / Collingwood / Food / Korean / Restaurants
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