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HOT: Bento Lunch, Taxi Dining Room, Level 1 Transport Hotel, Federation Square, Melbourne
Out of all the dining venues in Federation Square, my favourite is the Transport/Taxi/Transit complex. Transport is great for a quiet riverside drink (though it can get rowdier on weekends), I often take visitors to experience the slick food and expansive Yarra views at the high-end Taxi restaurant and we even arranged our post-wedding drinks [...]
HOT: The Wine Bar Restaurant, Yering Station, 38 Melba Hwy, Yarra Glen
Fancy a day out in the country? In just 45 minutes from the city you can be out in the vineyards of the Yarra Valley. One of the most popular wineries in the Yarra Valley is Yering Station. It’s the first winery established in Victoria and is definitely worth a stop for the cellar door/art [...]
HOT: Victoria in a Bento Box, Matteo’s Restaurant, 533 Brunswick St, North Fitzroy
The Melbourne Food and Wine Festival doesn’t just run events for two weeks in March – the rest of the year they promote food and wine with themes and events such as the Spring Graze. The Spring Graze is a gathering of more than 60 events throughout September across Victoria, all with the theme of [...]
HOT: Melba Mannequins, Melba Restaurant, The Langham Melbourne, 1 Southgate Ave, Southbank
Melba Mannequins is the twinning of my two loves – fashion and food. The name of the event comes from experiencing lunch at the Melba Restaurant at The Langham while beautiful models parade fashion around the restaurant. Thanks to The Langham, I attend the first sold out Melba Mannequins event which featured the Autumn/Winter collection [...]
HOT: Shanghai Dynasty, 206 Bourke Street, Melbourne
Whenever my parents are in town I try to make the most of their Chinese language skills and food expertise by steering them towards meals at Chinese restaurants. Our latest trip was to Shanghai Dynasty for lunch, after I read a review of the restaurant at Addictive & Consuming. Since Jeroxie’s review in January the [...]
HOT: PM24, 24 Russell St, Melbourne
Unbeknownst to me, my dinner at The Brasserie at Crown last year was the last hoorah for Philippe Mouchel at the restaurant. Fortunately, he has now moved his talents to a new venue in the city, PM24, backed by his new partners the Press Club Group. Some things have changed and some things have remained [...]
HOT: No 35, Sofitel Melbourne, 25 Collins St, Melbourne
Free yourself! There’s no need to eat a soggy sandwich at your desk this week. As part of the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival, loads of restaurants all around Melbourne and regional Victoria are putting on Restaurant Express – a 2 course lunch, glass of Victorian wine and tea/coffee for $35. As the name suggests, [...]
NOT: Number 8 Restaurant and Wine Bar, Crown Melbourne, 8 Whiteman St, Southbank
It’s sad when an old favourite falls from favour. Such is the case with my recent visit to Number 8. Before I start, I should emphasise that I spent a lot of time thinking about whether to give it a HOT or NOT. It seemed unduly harsh to NOT it given that our meal wasn’t [...]
HOT: Bottega, 74 Bourke St, Melbourne
I haven’t been to Italian restaurant Bottega since their refurbishment in 2007. A glass panel now slices the room in half, with leather booths on one side and longer tables on the other. We sat on the booth side, which for me was a little reminiscent of sitting in an American diner (I later found [...]
HOT: The Age Good Food Guide 2011 Winners!
When I first moved to Melbourne, the first couple of books I bought for my new life were: 1. The Age Good Food Guide; 2. The Age Cheap Eats; and 3. A Melways. In a way, you could say that my priorities haven’t changed much since then – the hunt for good food is a [...]
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