10 Aug

It may be just off Chapel Street, but that doesn't mean the foodie excitement is over. Wander a few doors down, and it's hard to miss the colourfully painted facade of House of Hoi An. It's a place where you can delve into the cuisine of its namesake city, where dishes found on the menu might be unlike any you've seen before. Perhaps not as familiar to us here as she is overseas, owner Ms Trinh Diem Vy is a Hoi An local and one of Vietnam’s most well-known...

20:02 / Food / House of Hoi An / Restaurants / Vietnamese / Windsor
23 Jul

Images of mototaxis conjure up images of the busy streets South-East Asia, full of life, full of action, and of course, full of delicious food. Mototaxi is the name adopted by this new casual dining room and cocktail bar, featuring a menu designed by executive chef Danny Neat (ex-Pei Modern, Phillippe Mouchel) and with head chef Tad McLean running the pass. Co-owner Lee Mack comes from an impressive hospitality background, and is now striking it out on his first venture, building on his passion for South-East Asian cuisine. [caption...

19:04 / Cambodian / Food / Mototaxi / Restaurants / St Kilda / Vietnamese
23 Jul

It's hard to believe Doughnut Time only had its beginnings last year in Brisbane. Almost exactly a year later, Doughnut Time made its way to Melbourne, opening its first Victorian store on Degraves Street. It's rapidly expanding here too, with the Windsor store being the most recent branch. The colourful, hand-dipped doughnuts are made offsite then delivered to the stores as soon as they're ready. There are conventional ones, like original glazed and jam and cream, but they are perhaps more well known for their unique varieties decked out...

12:04 / Dessert/Sweets / Doughnut Time / Food / Restaurants / Windsor
19 Jul

The third venue from owner Chris Favaloro and co-host Andrew Zoli, surburban Italian favourite Vivace earned itself two hats in the Gault & Millau 2015 guide. Executive Chef, Davide Ferraro, hails from Turin in Northern Italy, bringing his experience in authentic Italian cuisine to the kitchen. ...

17:44 / Brighton / Food / Italian / Restaurants / Vivace
12 Jul

Undergoing an revamp and rebranding in 2014, St Hotel is a multi-story European bar and resaturant featuring menus by Head Chef Ben Isaacs. A big focus of the food menu revolves around their ironbark wood-fired BBQ, and Australian pasture and grain-fed beef prepared in their bespoke barbeque are their pride and joy. As well as the spacious main dining room and bar area, multiple private spaces and bars upstairs are available for use. [caption id="attachment_13312" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Crumbed Pacific oysters w tartare sauce and lemon[/caption] [caption id="attachment_13322" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Smoked...

15:43 / Food / Modern Australian / Restaurants / St Hotel / St Kilda
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