11 Feb

I wasn't too hungry tonight so I had the kimchi jjigae. It came with a decent amount of chopped spare rib as well as some tofu, onions and other veggies, but in terms of flavour, I preferred the doenjang jjigae. [caption id="attachment_5166" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Kimchi Jjigae ($14)[/caption] Guhng 19 McKillop Street Melbourne, VIC, 3000 (03) 9041 2192 http://www.guhng.com/ ...

20:06 / Food / Guhng / Korean / Melbourne CBD / Restaurants
06 Feb

So, I'm not a huge ice cream person but a combination of factors such as the hot weather, Helados Juaja being almost directly opposite the bus stop and also the fact that the bus wasn't coming for another 10 minutes, all led to me making the impulse decision to get some Argentinian-style ice cream. I settled on the Toasted Black Sesame (which takes three days to make) and Cookies & Cream ($7.50). The afternoon sun was so intense that the ice cream started melting and dripping everywhere almost as...

14:56 / Carlton / Dessert/Sweets / Food / Helados Juaja / Restaurants
30 Jan

Time for a revisit, but this time I tried the Kid Royale (Smoked Hickory Rub, Slow Roasted Beef w. Onion Jam, Honey Dijon, Baby Spinach, Crispy Onion Rings). If the Brklyn was difficult to eat, this one was even harder with the onion rings sitting on top. I ate them separately. The slow roasted beef was very moist and tender and I enjoyed the flavours of the Kid Royale more than the Brklyn.[caption id="attachment_5119" align="aligncenter" width="529"] Kid Royale[/caption]Hero 1 Stewart St Melbourne, VIC, 3000 (03) 9995 4655 http://www.herosubs.com.au/...

13:23 / Food / Hero / Melbourne CBD / Restaurants / Sandwiches/Wraps
22 Jan

Special birthday celebrations are good cause for visiting quality restaurants, so we booked a table for the newly re-opened No. 8, now under the helm of John Lawson. This time we did something unusual and ordered an entree each on top of the mains. Entrees:- Tea smoked Goulburn River trout, pickled cucumber, lemon and rye bread ($21) - Wagyu beef carpaccio, anchovy, caper and popped amaranth ($24) - Portland black and blue tuna, black garlic, yuzu jam and aged soy ($22) - Portarlington mussels served with potato bread ($20) Mains: Me - Today's local fish...

18:23 / Food / Modern Australian / No. 8 by John Lawson / Restaurants / Southbank
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