10 Jul

Starting off with an online store, the popularity of their low FODMAP food products prompted Chrissy and Luke to start up a cafe where the public can physically go to enjoy intolerance-friendly dishes. Taking their commitment seriously, gluten cross-contamination is minimised by keeping dedicated food prep areas, appliances and utensils. Though their emphasis is on low-FODMAP and gluten-free diets, they also cater for other dietary needs. Their Fodmart store is still up and running, offering their own low FODMAP, gluten free and other allergy friendly products. Sauces, dips, protein...

13:25 / Cafe / Foddies / Food / Port Melbourne
07 Jul

Cosi has plenty of regulars, who even chat the whole day away from early afternoon till dinnertime. We weren't planning on staying quite that long, but we did drop by for a long lunch.We start with the Quail Ravioli. I loved the fine texture of the quail filling and its buttery sauce, the parmesan adding just the right amount of sharpness to the bites of pasta. The Seared Scallops come with the succulent and glistening pork belly....

17:43 / Cosi Bar Ristorante / Food / Italian / Restaurants / South Yarra
03 Jul

For owners Judy and Jenny, it became a chore to find cafés that served healthy, nutritious food that also tasted good. An increased awareness of special diets was also a major driver in inspiring the creation of World Vegetarian Cafe. Although their target market is those with special dietary needs, now 10 months old, the cafe is also popular with people simply looking for healthier, and often vegan and vegetarian alternatives. It all began with the realisation that most dishes are full of sugar, salt and butter - the...

15:01 / Cafe / Elsternwick / Food / Healthy / Vegetarian / World Vegetarian Cafe
28 Jun

Opening in late November last year, United Kitchen Dining & Tapas is a Latin American restaurant and cocktail bar on burgeoning Fitzroy Street. The warm and inviting interior features concrete floors, wooden trimmings, copper accents and splashes of greenery. All four walls are a display of various materials, creating a different feel on different sides of the room. There's a leather sofa and ottoman area perfect for drinks and nibbles around the drum tables, and a leather booth by the other window that's semi-private and cosy. The tables are...

20:46 / Food / Latin American / Mexican / Restaurants / St Kilda / United Kitchen Dining & Tapas
19 Jun

Your typical brunch fare won't be found here. Aucuba offers a menu that is mainly plant-based, noticeably Japanese-influenced, and shies away from same-same dishes like smashed avocado and pulled pork everything (though I do have to say I love a good pulled pork dish). As its name might suggest, Aucuba also roasts its own specialty coffee in-house and boasts its own dedicated brew and espresso bar, which takes up nearly a quarter of the floor space in the front section of the cafe....

13:56 / Aucuba Coffee Roasters / Cafe / Food / South Melbourne
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