Union Dining Terrace

Melbournians, in my opinion,  are particularly adept at making good use of space.  An important skill in a city that holds much of it’s charm in out of the way ...

Osteria La Passione

With so much focus by food writers,  be they bloggers or journalists,  on the latest food trends we tend to hear a lot about the  “it”  cuisines and restaurants.   In ...

St Katherine’s

Six months ago,  there wasn’t a lot of reason to venture to Kew for any sort of culinary experience. Now, you can go to Ora for breakfast and get a ...

Recipes

Quinoa, corn & capsicum salad

This fresh and vibrantly coloured salad is a great accompaniment to barbecued ...

Thai style pumpkin soup

When the days get colder, wetter and darker the answer is soup. ...

Beef Stroganoff

It’s more than a little bit retro, but I love this dish.  ...

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Ms Vy at Dandelion

Vietnamese cuisine has long been a favourite of mine.  Crisp and clean flavours often punctuated by selective use of spice, it’s food that makes you feel good when you eat it.  I certainly felt good after enjoying the signature dishes Ms Vy presented in her Melbourne Food and Wine Festival dinner at Dandelion.  Trinh Diem [...]

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Kohlrabi Gratin

Kohlrabi.  Strange name, strange shape but fantastically tasty vegetable. I fell in love with kohlrabi after the first time I bought one from a farmer’s market.  I had no idea what to do with it at the time, but it has since become a favourite vege during the cooler months. Despite looking a lot like [...]

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When NYC comes to Melbourne, it tastes like this

On Sunday October 16 last year, at around 7pm, The Beloved and I landed at JFK in New York City after nearly a full 24 hours of travelling.  We collected our bags, grabbed a cab, went to our hotel, had a much anticipated shower, donned clean clothes and went straight back out the door and [...]

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