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Ask the Doctor: Best Italian in town

October 5, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

Help me Doctor!: Where can I take my father for his birthday? He likes Italian. – Huy L Your prescription: Holy moly. My brain almost exploded when I received this question, as there are so many incredible Italian restaurants in this city. To make my task easier I’ve kept it to CBD venues, but let [...]

Ask the Doctor: French restaurant for my mum

October 2, 2009 ⋅ 8 comments

Help me Doctor!: Where can I take my mother for her birthday? She likes French and I took her to France Soir last time. – Huy L Your prescription: Huy, evidently your mum and I are kindred spirits, as my favourite cuisine is French! As soon as I received your question my mind pinged with [...]

NOT: Seamstress, 113 Lonsdale St, Melbourne

August 5, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Seamstress describes itself as ‘a contemporary, mid-price Cantonese eatery boasting two premier cocktail bars.’ I can’t vouch for the two cocktail bars (but the top bar was beautifully decorated with a rack of chinoiserie clothing running along the ceiling over the bar), but I can assure you that the restaurant was a NOT. Firstly, it [...]

HOT: Zomp Shoez, 271 Little Collins St, Melbourne

July 29, 2009 ⋅ 3 comments

I’m more of a gatherer than a hunter. That means that I like to shop all the time, rather than only going shopping when I need something specific. Note I don’t think my shopping habit makes me a spendthrift – it means I have an outfit for any occasion at short notice (funeral? black tie? [...]

HOT: Taxi Dining Room, L1 Transport Hotel, Federation Square, Melbourne

July 27, 2009 ⋅ 3 comments

Continuing my support for Put Victoria On Your Table, I booked a Winter Express lunch at usually super-expensive Taxi Dining Room for $35 a head (their 2 course lunch menu is normally $85). Be warned that the Winter Express menu = the no choice menu. Fortunately, both the main course and dessert sounded much more [...]

HOT: Alice in Wonderland, Cafe Vue, Little Collins St, Melbourne

July 10, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

As I mentioned before, my birthday treat from my parents was dinner and drinks at Cafe Vue. It wasn’t as busy on Friday night as I was expecting, so we had our pick of the outdoor tables (with overhead heaters). For the next three hours, we tripped through Alice in Wonderland with drinks in hand, [...]

HOT: The Sartorialist at Cutler & Co, 55-57 Gertrude St, Fitzroy

May 3, 2009 ⋅ One comment

The Sartorialist’s blog is so famous that even my mum follows him. So you can imagine the tsunami of anticipation that engulfed Melbourne’s fashionistas when Time Magazine’s top 1oo design influencers announced that he was holding a party to meet his Melbourne readers. Oh dear, what to wear??? Given that most of my wardrobe was [...]

HOT: Ezard, Adelphi Hotel, 187 Flinders Lane, Melbourne

April 29, 2009 ⋅ One comment

It seems that the GFC really has hit the fine dining scene in Melbourne, as even two-hatted Ezard is offering a discount voucher in the Entertainment Book this year. Not one to pass up an opportunity to get a discount on very good food, I suggested that we take RM’s uncle Ian out to dinner [...]

HOT: Aesop Facial Treatment , 153 Toorak Rd, South Yarra

April 16, 2009 ⋅ 3 comments

During my teen years, I was lucky enough to display smug, blemish-free skin while everyone else at school was bulk-buying Clearasil. My luck changed though when I hit my last stressful year of school and for years later I was stuck in a quagmire of testing, searching and discarding skincare products – until I was [...]

HOT: Dralion, Grand Chapiteau, 453 – 507 Docklands Drive, Docklands

April 14, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

I love the arts, but for some reason I’ve never been gaga for circus (and particularly dislike burlesque). As far as circuses go though, Cirque de Soleil produces some of the best shows and this year they’ve brought their big top to Melbourne for Dralion. Dralion takes the Chinese circus tradition and mixes it with [...]