food and wine

The Age Good Cafe Guide 2013

June 18, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment

The 2013 edition of The Age Good Cafe Guide is in stores today – are your favourites listed? While I am not a coffee drinker I have reviewed several of the award-winning establishments. These cafes won top honours: Eftpos Best Cafe: Auction Rooms (North Melbourne) Best Coffee: Axil Coffee Roasters (Hawthorn) [...]

HOT: Signature High Tea, Where a Girl Goes by Cristina Re, Cnr Langridge & Oxford Sts, Collingwood

May 31, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment

Where a Girl Goes is the flagship store of Melbourne stationery designer Cristina Re and it’s well-named – it’s an unabashedly feminine place, full of pastel colours and frills and flowers and butterflies. The large space has a retail section displaying Cristina Re‘s stationery, crockery and bath and body products, but most of the floor is dominated by [...]

Melbourne Good Food and Wine Show 2013 Giveaway!

May 24, 2013 ⋅ 104 comments

Australia’s largest consumer food and wine exhibition the Good Food and Wine Show is being held on the Queen’s Birthday Long weekend on 7-10 June at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre. It is a huge event for food and wine lovers and this year will feature appearances in the Celebrity Theatre from Maggie Beer, Miguel Maestre, [...]

HOT: Ducks in a Row, Taxi Dining Room, Level 1 Transport Hotel, Federation Square, Melbourne

May 22, 2013 ⋅ One comment

Cosy up to winter in the best possible way by enjoying Melbourne Food and Wine Festival’s June celebration of cold weather cuisine and Victorian produce, the Roast Collection and Put Victoria on Your Table. I was invited to a preview of one of the special events which is being held in June at the Asian inspired fine dining [...]

HOT: Melt Chocolate Festival preview, Immigration Museum, 400 Flinders St, Melbourne

May 16, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment

If you want to learn about, eat and share chocolate then make sure you don’t miss Melt: Chocolate Festival on next Sunday 26 May 11am – 4pm at the Immigration Museum. At Melt: Chocolate Festival, you will get to meet members of Victoria’s chocolate-loving Portuguese-speaking, Belgian, and Mexican communities to explore the role of chocolate in cuisine, [...]

HOT: Baker D Chirico, 178 Faraday St, Carlton

March 31, 2013 ⋅ 2 comments

Happy Easter! Every year my quest for Melbourne’s best hot cross buns starts the day after Shrove Tuesday. I don’t give anything up for Lent – instead I start eating a lot of fruit and spice bread products. Rather than write a long-winded post about all the good, bad and ugly hot cross buns I’ve [...]

HOT: Easter Babycakes by Cupcake Central,Level 2 Melbourne Central Dining Hall, cnr Swanston and Latrobe Sts, Melbourne

March 27, 2013 ⋅ One comment

I have been a fan of Cupcake Central‘s cupcakes ever since I sampled their wares at an event almost two years ago. In fact, every time I visit Melbourne Central I can’t resist popping into their store for a sweet treat. This week I had another reason to visit – because instead of buying chocolate [...]

HOT: Cantina della Casa, 13 Gertrude St, Fitzroy

March 20, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment

The domination of Gertrude Street by the McConnell brothers (Andrew and Matt) continues with another establishment opening, this time a cafe/deli/providore/bottle shop called Cantina della Casa. The small shop next door to Casa Ciuccio has been given a bright white makeover with unobstrusive smatterings of Latino flavour. One wall is dominated by a wine fridge [...]

HOT: Roda en camino, Melbourne Food and Wine Festival 2013, The Commoner, 122 Johnston St, Fitzroy

March 10, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment

The Commoner is one of my favourite restaurants in Melbourne. It is unpretentious, friendly, cosy and the thoughtful food has a strong focus on local and seasonal produce. Everything they do demonstrates care and a passion in the hard work of their producers and chefs. It’s a restaurant with heart. For the Melbourne Food and Wine [...]

HOT: La Terre Sucree High Tea, The Tea Room, Level 1 NGV International,180 St Kilda Rd, Melbourne

March 8, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment

It’s my third post in as many days about scones! What can I say, I have a sweet tooth :–) As part of this year’s Melbourne Food and Wine Festival The Tea Room at NGV International is holding a special high tea called La Terre Sucree (The Sweet Earth) with food inspired by the festival’s theme [...]

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