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Hidden away in small lane that you’d have to walk past to know about, Monk & Me is a groovy Malaysian restaurant and a most welcome addition to the same-same culinary landscape of Camberwell, although I think strictly speaking this pocket near the Rivoli Cinema is called Hawthorn East.  It is from the Simon Goh [...]

… to buy a fat pig.  Home again, home again, jiggity jig. Have you ever been to a Farmers’ Market?  Until recently I hadn’t.  A terrible confession for a foodie to make, particularly when there is one essentially at the end of my street.  No excuses really. Determined to set things straight I got up [...]

What is it with the suburb of Hawthorn and violin makers? The place is full of them. I cannot think of anywhere else where you will see so many in the one area. Thankfully for anyone who likes breakfast, one violin shop has been turned into a concerto of comestibles and a most “un-Hawthorn” breakfast [...]