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HOT: Breakfast Thieves, 420 Gore St, Fitzroy
The best thing about Breakfast Thieves is that it lives up to its name. It is open for bright and early for breakfast every day (except Monday) from 7:30am and for an early riser like me that’s...
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HOT: Dognation, Shop 2, The Causeway, Melbourne
Fancy hot dogs have gone global with Dognation. I do love hot dogs so was quite intrigued to be invited to try Dognation flavours. How would it rate against these and these? Well, you won’t just find...
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HOT: The Pint of Milk, 19 North Rd, Newport
The Pint of Milk is a lone ranger. It’s in the middle of nowhere in Newport but has developed a reputation for excellent food and coffee such that westsiders travel up and down Douglas Parade to hang...
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HOT: Mezzo Bar and Grill, 35 Little Bourke St, Melbourne
It’s been a while since I visited Mezzo, an understated restaurant which doesn’t grab the big headlines (well, it’s not Mexican or a food truck) but just quietly goes about serving good quality...
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HOT: Slow, Slow, Slow Spanish Style for Winter, Queen Victoria Market...
Frank Camorra’s MoVida is well known to all food lovers in Melbourne, but Dave Roberts is the head chef who quietly gets on with the job of serving us some of Melbourne’s best Spanish food. With...
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HOT: Roll’d, Goldsborough Lane, 181 Williams St, Melbourne
I’ve always thought that street food trucks (or better still, street food bikes) would make a killing in the CBD. Whether it’s hot dogs or crepes, the characteristics of street food make it the...
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HOT: Momotaro Rahmen, 392 Bridge Rd, Richmond
Everyone has their favourite winter comfort food. For my mum it’s Ma Po Tofu. For RM it’s shepherds pie. For my friend M it’s lasagne. For me, it’s soup noodles. Laksa, won ton noodles, pho – nothing...
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HOT: High Tea at the Movies, Cinema Nova, 380 Lygon St, Carlton
For three weekends my local cinema Cinema Nova are holding High Tea At The Movies – the more refined version of the multiplex Gold Class experience. For $39 you get to sip tea, bubble or a Pimms...
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HOT: Henry and the Fox, 525 Little Collins St, Melbourne
Paul Mathis is one busy man. He’s opened not one, two, but six new venues in 2012, one of which is Henry and the Fox in the law/finance end of Little Collins Street. Henry and the Fox is all-day...
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HOT: Laikon Deli, 324 Bridge Rd, Richmond
There aren’t many food stores in Melbourne that can boast a history of 30+ years. But Laikon Deli, a continental delicatessan, has been going strong on Bridge Road since 1976 at a time when the area...
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HOT: Spud Heaven – Amazing Tasmanian Potatoes, LG Kitchen Cooking School,...
Who knew that there could be more to the humble spud than a white potato? I love potatoes but I’m not knowledgeable about them – I just know that there are some potatoes which are better for roasting...
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HOT: Munsterhaus, 371 St Georges Rd, Fitzroy North
Apparently, the highest day for gym attendance is Monday. It makes sense – after a weekend of excess you wake up vowing that the beginning of a new week means the beginning of the new, healthier you....
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HOT: Aka Siro, 106 Cambridge St, Collingwood
Could Peel Street be the start of a Little Tokyo in Collingwood? First Tokyo Bike cycle shop, then Aka Siro lunch spot and recently Mina-no-ie cafe from the folks behind Japanese-style cafe and shop...
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HOT: The Meatball and Wine Bar, 135 Flinders Lane, Melbourne
Vegetarians, look away now. There should be no confusion about what is on offer at The Meatball and Wine Bar – meat, wine along with their best friends cheese and bread. If you are vegetarian and...
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HOT: Goldilocks Lunch box delivery
Who would have thought that eating lunch at your desk could actually be a pleasurable experience? Thanks to Goldilocks Lunch Box every Wednesday (between 10am – 12pm) a beautifully packaged and...
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HOT: David’s Restaurant Weekend Yum Cha, 4 Cecil Place, Prahran
David’s Restaurant has previously been voted one of Melbourne’s favourite yum cha destinations. They’ve recently revamped their interior design and menu to incorporate a more homely, country Shanghai...
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HOT: The Finders Keepers, Royal Exhibition Building, 9 Nicholson St, Carlton
The fabulous twice-yearly market The Finders Keepers is back in Melbourne today! Inside the vaulted halls of the beautiful Royal Exhibition Building you will find a delightful array of independent and...
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HOT: Tomboy, 356 Smith St, Collingwood
As a person who loves eating food at any time of day, I make no real distinction between ‘breakfast food’ ‘lunch food’ and ‘dinner food’. So I think it’s perfectly fine to eat fish tacos and a huge...
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HOT: The Hatton Hotel, 65 Park St, South Yarra
Sometimes a break from the routine is a good thing for the soul. So even though I live, work and play in Melbourne I relished the opportunity to take a weekend break at The Hatton Hotel thanks to my...
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HOT: Ladro Greville,162 Greville St, Prahran
I’ve previously stated that Fitzroy’s Ladro makes one of my favourite pizzas in Melbourne and until now I’ve not veered away from Ladro Gertrude to visit its sister restaurant Ladro Greville in...
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