10 Nov

What a wonderful feeling it is to reach the end of written exams and have the freedom to spend time on a lazy lunch. We took a casual stroll over to Spring St Grocer to indulge in ice cream and explore the interesting things they had for sale. [caption id="attachment_6671" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Suckling Pork w. Fennel, Dill, Watercress, Brioche ($15)[/caption] Today's sandwich bar menu had so many tempting options I found it difficult to decide on what I wanted most. I ended up picking a roll from the premium selection....

12:27 / Dessert/Sweets / Food / Melbourne CBD / Restaurants / Sandwiches/Wraps / Spring St Grocer
29 Oct

To celebrate its third birthday, Ribs & Burgers were offering a $3 birthday burger at all its stores so I thought it would be a good opportunity to check it out. I was told that the birthday burger was pretty much the same as the regular cheeseburger but without lettuce or tomato. After placing my order I was given a numbered watering can filled with cutlery, serviettes and sauce bottles and there was a station with water and some extra sauces for self-service. They even have a thoughtfully...

13:31 / American / Burgers / Food / Hawthorn / Restaurants / Ribs & Burgers
28 Oct

For a long-awaited and much-needed catchup, Allium seemed like the perfect place. Having previously tried Livingroom, I was pleased to find the ambience was still very much like it was previously - nice but relaxed. K had the Aromatic Broth entree to start the meal. Unfortunately I didn't try too much of it because I was unwell, but it seemed clean and flavoursome. K did say it was very good. [caption id="attachment_6656" align="aligncenter" width="529"] Aromatic Broth, Prawns, Sorrel, Shiitake and Pork Crackling ($18)[/caption] For the main event I was tossing up...

21:00 / Allium / Food / Malvern / Modern Australian / Restaurants
23 Oct

Right on the corner of Gertrude and Fizroy St, Mighty Boy Eatery serves up Asian-inspired breakfast and lunches for us to enjoy. The roti wraps sounded interesting, but are only available at lunchtime (after 12pm). [caption id="attachment_6616" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] House Baked Eggs ($14)[/caption] I decided to try out the baked eggs, which came with mushrooms, tomatoes, spanish onion, house-made Thai sausage, thai basil, coriander, feta and tabasco. The dish already had some spiciness from the tabasco, but tables are also provided with a variety of different pickled chillies, flaked chilli...

11:24 / Fitzroy / Food / Indian / Mighty Boy Eatery / Restaurants / Thai / Vietnamese
22 Oct

Sumibiyaki refers to the Japanese cooking technique of food grilled on mesh over charcoal grill and this is what Shou Sumiyaki specialises in. They utilise smoke-less charcoal grillers, which seem to work well unless the grillers are overloaded with meat - overenthusiasm/impatience will fill the room with smoke. Cooking is generally left up to diners so you can cook the meat to your liking, at your own pace and in whichever order you'd prefer. Available for your grilling pleasure are a variety of cuts of meat, mainly F1...

22:24 / Food / Japanese / Melbourne CBD / Restaurants / Shou Sumiyaki
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