In the bustling area around Glen Waverley station, one may never run out of ideas on what to eat. Restaurants are aplenty, and one of these is Elephant Corridor, adding authentic Indian and Sri Lankan cuisine to the mix. Thursday night is chilli mud crab night, which tends to draw in Malaysians and Singaporeans, and Sunday and Monday is hopper night, where the thin, crepe-like bowl-shaped pancakes are served to the masses. [caption id="attachment_12130" align="aligncenter" width="534"] Mango Lassi ($5)[/caption] [caption id="attachment_12131" align="aligncenter" width="800"] The ‘Old Fashioned Ceylonese’ - Arrack Old,...

A Hawthorn stalwart for 30 years, Araliya was sadly forced to relocate due to redevelopment of its old home. Head chef Sam Wedande is trained in Western cuisine and brings a contemporary twist to Sri Lankan cuisine, such as modern twists on street foods like hoppers. Whilst I'm not too familiar with Sri Lankan cuisine, I'm told that common spices included coriander, cumin, fennel, cardamom, cinnamon and cloves. For its new digs in St Kilda, the interior was designed to match its vision for the menu. A dark, modern...

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