2010 March | MEL: HOT OR NOT

HOT: Aix Cafe Creperie Salon, 24 Centre Place, Melbourne

March 31, 2010 ⋅ 6 comments

Aix Cafe Creperie Salon is a stalwart out of all of the tiny-perch-on-the-pavement cafes lining bustling Centre Place. As the name suggests, the café serves crepes and since my last visit a few years ago it has also increased its offering to standard breakfast items (eggs, toast), an expanded selection of crusty filled baguettes and [...]

HOT: Brooklyn Arts Hotel, 50 George St, Fitzroy

March 30, 2010 ⋅ 3 comments

Tucked in a residential street in Fitzroy is an unassuming terrace house signed ‘Brooklyn Arts Hotel’. Push the door open and the two laidback labradors welcome you with a sniff and a tail wag, before Maggie the friendly owner greets you. Brooklyn Arts Hotel is a small bed and breakfast with a welcoming sense of [...]

NOT: Naked Japan, 99 Victoria Avenue, Albert Park

March 29, 2010 ⋅ One comment

As promised last week, here’s another guest post from the lovely Gourmet Chick, this time venturing to Albert Park. Gourmet Chick is a Melburnian living in London who writes about food in London and around the world (including Melbourne) at www.gourmet-chick.com. You can also follow her on Twitter @msgourmetchick. Thanks Gourmet Chick! It’s not that Naked [...]

HOT Chat: Karishma Kasabia of Miss Kish

March 28, 2010 ⋅ 5 comments

Regular readers may know that I stumbled upon Miss Kish’s blog a couple of months ago and developed a huge blog crush. Then when I met the lovely Karishma of Miss Kish in real life, I developed a bit of a crush on her too. We’re now working on an exciting new project together! Read [...]

HOT: Meddlers Hair Salon, 67 Toorak Rd, South Yarra

March 27, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Today we have another guest post by Poppy, my blogging buddy who’s the author of Poppy Gets a Life (you can read her previous guest post here). We all know the best way to find a good hairdresser (or doctor or manicurist or barista) is to ask someone in the know for a recommendation. Here’s Poppy’s take [...]

NOT: The Soup Place, 14 Centre Place, Melbourne

March 26, 2010 ⋅ 15 comments

Before I have a mob of art school students boycotting the blog in protest at my NOT, let me get a word in edgewise. The Soup Place isn”t bad. It’s just that compared with all of the cafes in Centre Place and the vicinity, I wouldn’t particularly recommend it as a must-visit. From the bustling [...]

Happy blog birthday and thank you!

March 25, 2010 ⋅ 5 comments

Exactly one year ago today I welcomed the first few readers to MEL: HOT OR NOT. Since then, the site has grown and grown and grown, with many new people reading, commenting, agreeing and disagreeing over the past 12 months. If you weren’t here for MEL: HOT OR NOT’s modest beginnings, join me for a [...]

HOT: Sunburnt Country, Melbourne International Comedy Festival

March 24, 2010 ⋅ One comment

I love having guests bloggers and today I’m handing over the hot seat to Gourmet Chick, a Melburnian currently living in London who still knows what’s hot and what’s not in Melbourne. The Melbourne International Comedy Festival starts soon on Wednesday 24 March until Sunday 18 April 2010, and if you’re a bit bamboozled by [...]

HOT: Siglo Bar, Level 2, 161 Spring St, Melbourne

March 23, 2010 ⋅ 9 comments

The summer heat is fading, so now’s your final chance to lounge around in the breeze of Melbourne’s open-air rooftop bars. Melbourne’s CBD offers a rooftop aesthetic for everyone, from kitsch (Madame Brussels), funky (Rooftop Bar) to corporate (Collins Quarter). The classiest of them all is Siglo Bar, which sits atop of the elegant restaurant [...]

HOT: Dining with Davids, David’s Restaurant, 4 Cecil Place, Prahran

March 22, 2010 ⋅ 8 comments

David \d(a)-vid\ is pronounced DAY-vid. It is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is “beloved”. Biblical: one of the most remarkable personalities in the Scriptures. David was a shepherd, musician, poet, soldier, statesman, prophet, and king. He wrote about half of the Psalms and very likely composed music for them as well. He is the [...]