01 Oct

Earlier this year, Cantina Napoletana became Gemma Simply Italian. In accordance with its namesake, owner Alessandro Bollino sought to serve simple, authentic and not too expensive Italian food. The pasta menu is straightforward, with a choice of either gnocchi or fettucini and the list of sauces listed underneath. Today I had the Zucca e Striscie di Gambetto San Daniele with fettuccini (pumpkin, strips of Gambetto San Daniele prosciutto, baby spinach and pine nuts). I found it to be a bit too creamy from the pumpkin and the pasta itself...

21:45 / Carlton / Food / Gemma Simply Italian / Italian / Restaurants
01 Oct

Addict opened a few months ago, adding to the burgeoning number of cafes in Fitzroy. Occupying a relatively quiet spot at the corner of Gore and Johnston St, Addict has a great light-filled space and outdoors tables for people to enjoy the nice weather. The pulled pork sandwich appeared to be very popular, but I was suffering from pulled pork fatigue and decided to go down a different route. I ordered the quinoa and chickpeas instead. Being cooked in mushroom stock, the chickpeas and red quinoa were tasty in themselves....

12:43 / Addict Food and Coffee / Cafe / Fitzroy / Food
30 Sep

On a very cold and wet Melbourne day, mum and I ventured into Table by S to feast on Korean cuisine. It was a quiet restaurant that day - a result of both the early time of arrival and terrible weather. Table by S describes itself as a contemporary Korean restaurant with Latin American, Japanese and American influences and it has a cosy and inviting fit out with a decent amount of spacing between tables. Our two tapas were the seasonal grilled scallops and simmered premium pork belly. The...

20:41 / Food / Korean / North Melbourne / Restaurants / Table by S
28 Sep

Having both grown up in India, Apoorv and Gauri sorely missed the comfort of good, unadulterated chai when they moved to Australia. Nostalgia soon gave birth to a passion to bring an authentic street-side chai experience to Melbourne. To help recreate the atmosphere of the chai stalls in India, the pair have even imported a cart all the way from India. They source their tea leaves from Assam and combine it with their spice mix, following their mothers' recipe to create a wonderful cup of natural, wholesome chai,...

13:45 / Dessert/Sweets / Drinks / Food / Indian / Melbourne CBD / Original Chai Stall / Restaurants
28 Sep

Still going strong, the borek stall in Queen Vic Market (simply named  'Boreks') has been cooking up a variety of boreks, gozleme and wraps for many years. They offer quite a number of fillings with their borek now including spicy potato and veggie, chicken and veggie, cheese and spinach, and even a sweet option (today it was cherry and apple). [caption id="attachment_6440" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Spicy Lamb Borek ($3)[/caption] I couldn't go past one of their best sellers: the spicy lamb borek. The tasty lamb and onion was encased in a...

13:29 / Food / Melbourne CBD / Middle Eastern / Restaurants / The Borek Shop / Turkish
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