17 Jun

B'stilla's menu is designed around sharing plates. With the two of us, we were recommended to order two small plates, a large plate and a side or salad. It sounded like quite a lot of food, but since we were there we may as well try a wider variety of dishes. [caption id="attachment_5885" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] B’stilla - duck & chicken pie, almond, cinnamon, saffron ($14)[/caption] [caption id="attachment_5886" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] B’stilla - duck & chicken pie, almond, cinnamon, saffron ($14)[/caption] Coming to B'stilla for the first time, of course we had to...

19:39 / B'Stilla / Food / Moroccan / Restaurants / South Yarra
16 Jun

Being a function space as well as a restaurant, The Boulevard has a simple but modern open space next to the wine bar. It's next to the 9-hole Studley Park Golf Course and has a nice view of the city, or at least whatever is visible above the tree line. Mum and I ordered two courses each: Entrees: - Chorizo, Prawn, Tomato and Basil Risotto - Prosciutto-Wrapped Scallops, Mushy Peas and Lemon Butter Mains: - Crispy Skin Barramundi, King Prawn, Sauteed Spinach and Prawn Bisque - Slow-braised Beef Cheeks in Red Wine Sauce, White Bean...

14:04 / Food / Kew / Modern Australian / Restaurants / The Boulevard
27 May

I'm not normally one for buying cupcakes, but since I was in the area and had an Entertainment Book voucher I thought I might as well. It took me a while to find it because I mistakenly walked into the complex that housed the Safeway rather than up the ramp towards Glenferrie Station. I'd assumed the voucher was the same deal as the one from the new book - one for half the regular price. It wasn't until I was literally it handing over that I realised the soon-to-expire...

13:52 / Cupcake Central / Dessert/Sweets / Food / Hawthorn / Restaurants
27 May

When I perused the menu a few weeks ago there was only one dish I was interested in trying, which was the smoked salmon omelette. After contacting the cafe and being informed that they have an all-day breakfast I settled on trying my dish of choice at a lunchtime. I'd originally planned to visit two weeks ago, but things came up unexpectedly so I had to postpone it by a week. The week after that, something else happened which left me without transport and so had to postpone...

13:23 / Burgers / Cafe Blac / Food / Hawthorn / Modern Australian / Restaurants
19 May

I came pretty early in the day so there weren't many dine-in customers, though there were a lot of people coming in for takeaway coffee. I ordered a Ropa Vieja arepa, which was "Old Clothes” beef served with guacamole and picadillo. The beef wasn't melt-in-your-mouth tender, but it was still soft, moist and very flavoursome. The arepa was crispy; I enjoyed the texture and also that there was enough thickness to not be overcome with meat. Of all the sauces available on the table the one I liked best...

10:49 / Fitzroy / Food / Latin American / Restaurants / Sonido!
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