13 May

Dean Fouritz's family has been involved in wholesale business for a long time, but his interest in the service side of things resulted in him starting Street Talk Espresso seven years ago. Greek, Italian and Middle Eastern influences are seen in the food at here, and Dean and his staff put together the inventive seasonal menus, making the most of local produce where possible. We visit this Armadale cafe on an usually beautiful and sunny Autumn day, deciding to make full use of the spacious courtyard to enjoy the...

15:50 / Armadale / Cafe / Food / Street Talk Espresso
12 May

BurgerBurger is a local burger joint on the shopping strip on Union Road, family owned and operated by Nesh and Leena Rakhra. The warm, comfortable interior has a mixture of tables and bar seats, both at front windows, and at the back past the stoves. I did make the mistake of sitting near the windowed dishwashing room, and experienced the fragrance of dishwashing detergent mixed in with my burgers...

20:55 / Burger Burger / Burgers / Food / Restaurants / Surrey Hills
10 May

It would be easy to be overshadowed if your stablemate is the ever-popular Red Spice Road. Burma Lane is headed up by Executive Chef John McLeay, who also looks after RSR, and the menu takes inspiration from both modern and traditional Burmese food, injected with a Modern Australian twist. The multi-level restaurant is dark and modern, and the contemporary feel is furthered by walls featuring local art and a colourful mural of now State Counsellor, Aung San Suu Kyi. [caption id="attachment_12191" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Pork Belly w Pickled Green Mango,...

20:09 / Burma Lane / Burmese / Food / Melbourne CBD / Restaurants
07 May

The Burger Block has now taken over JD's, but thankfully it's still family owned. Bits of influence from various Asian countries like Japan, Korea, Thailand, Hong Kong and Indonesia are infused into the burger menu, whether that's through the sauces, spices, marinades or ingredients included in the mix. All their burgers are made with brioche buns. Burger challenges (The Block Legends) are also available, ranging from one, all the way to five layers of burger madness and extras can be added on to further customise your meal. There...

14:46 / Burgers / Food / Kew / Restaurants / The Burger Block
05 May

Village Cantina placed its roots down in cosy Yarraville in late 2014, with a vision to reintroduce authentic and fresh Mexican food to us. Many of the decorative knick-knacks on the shelves are from Mexico itself, and a large portrait of Danny Trejo make it pretty clear you're here for true Mexican food. Our idea of Mexican tends to veer towards the Tex-Mex side of things; steer away from the Coronas and nachos and check out the authentic stuff like Mexican beer from Day of the Dead, or...

22:06 / Food / Mexican / Restaurants / Village Cantina / Yarraville
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