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HOT: Kappaya Japanese Soul Food, The Kitchen Annex, Abbotsford Convent, 1 St Heliers St, Abbotsford

November 23, 2010 ⋅ 5 comments

With the weather firmly in summer temperatures last weekend, I decided to make a visit to Abbotsford Convent for some R&R in the sunshine. What I didn’t realise was that Abbotsford Convent on a weekend is quite manic. The Sunday I visited the Skirt and Shirt Market and Maker’s Market was on as well so [...]

HOT Chat: Pip Carroll of Melbourne Bikefest

November 12, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Finally we’re experiencing some warmer weather in Melbourne – and have you noticed the increased number of cyclists these days? It all bodes well for the upcoming Melbourne Bikefest, a 5 day festival being held at 1000 £ Bend which will celebrate all things cycling related in our city. Today’s HOT Chat is with Pip Carroll, [...]

HOT: Famish’d, 130 Little Collins St, Melbourne

October 8, 2010 ⋅ 4 comments

After my post about macaron tasting at city café Famish’d, I had a heap of people tell me about their great lunches. So I made a goal to try out them out for the food on which they’ve based their core business – fresh, light and healthy breakfast and lunch options. Every day Famish’d make [...]

HOT: Liaison Cafe, Monaco House, 22 Ridgway Place, Melbourne

July 21, 2010 ⋅ 4 comments

I must be the only food blogger, nay the only Melburnian, who doesn’t drink coffee. Sometimes it can really hinder the completeness of my reviews, especially when I go to a place that specialises in coffee, like Liasion. Liasion is the sixth cafe run by Danny Colls of Cafe Racer fame, and from what I [...]

HOT: The Bell Jar, 656 Smith St, Collingwood

July 1, 2010 ⋅ 12 comments

Occasionally I have readers tipping me off about places to go and I recently received an email suggesting that I try The Bell Jar. So one cold, blustery afternoon I decided to trek up the nether-regions of Smith St (I rarely go past Johnston Street) to have a look. The cafe is quite hard to [...]

HOT: The Hardware Societe, 120 Hardware St, Melbourne

June 17, 2010 ⋅ 8 comments

OK, so I’m not a trendsetter. But sign me up to the long list of food bloggers who are in love with Hardware Societe. I should’ve known that I would love it before I even stepped in the door when my friend D told me that the owners used to run Beetroot. Oh Beetroot, with [...]

HOT Chat: Alister Smith of Short + Sweet Dance Festival

June 6, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

For dance fans in Melbourne, June once again brings the Short + Sweet DANCE festival to Chapel off Chapel. You may be familiar with the Short + Sweet organisation through the 10 minute plays that they started putting on around the country around 8 years ago. The not-for-profit entity is committed to proving performance opportunities [...]

HOT: Ici, 359 Napier St, Fitzroy

May 5, 2010 ⋅ 12 comments

Not being much of a drinker, when I say my ‘local’ I’m generally referring to the nearest café to my house rather than the nearest pub. While Ici is not strictly my local, it is the sort of café which I wish was my local. The quiet and unassuming bluestone building is tucked away in [...]

HOT: Amsterdam Street, 1 Amsterdam St, Richmond

May 3, 2010 ⋅ 9 comments

Despite its bright red frontage, Amsterdam Street is not the kind of cafe you will tend to stumble across because it’s tucked off Church Street. But as a result it’s the perfect place hide by yourself to relax with the weekend papers. They have an extensive all day breakfast menu and for lunch they also [...]

HOT: The European, 161 Spring Street, Melbourne

April 26, 2010 ⋅ 7 comments

So, a pesky volcano in Iceland means that you can’t make it to Europe anytime soon. The solution? Get your dose of la dolce vita at The European. The European is a restaurant that embodies my most romantic dreams of the Continent. The glass doors, dark wood interior and black and white chequered floor transport [...]