restaurants and cafes

HOT: Menu from My Mother’s Kitchen, Mirka at Tolarno Hotel, 42 Fitzroy St, St Kilda

June 7, 2010 ⋅ One comment

On Sundays lots of people like to relax by sleeping in, lounging around with the Sunday paper and maybe going for a stroll. On the other hand, I tend to have a lot of get-up-and-go on Sundays (my body just refuses to sleep in) but my one concession to slowing down is to enjoy a [...]

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: Chocolate Indulgence Afternoon Tea, Aria Bar and Lounge, The Langham Melbourne, 1 Southgate Avenue, Southbank

June 5, 2010 ⋅ 16 comments

Afternoon tea is my all time favourite meal. In fact, I could happily eat afternoon tea at any time of day, every day. I love the elegant atmosphere, the dainty food and best of all the decadent sweets and pastries. So you can imagine my delight when Nuffnang invited a group of Melbourne food and [...]

HOT: Little Creatures Dining Hall, 222 Brunswick St, Fitzroy

June 4, 2010 ⋅ 13 comments

Most people know of Little Creatures through their beer, so it’s great to see this WA-based boutique brewery branch out into a natural partnership of Little Creatures beer served with good pub grub in Melbourne. The Little Creatures Dining Hall is no run-of-the-mill boozer though. It’s a lofty warehouse converted into a friendly diner, with [...]

HOT: Cafe Provincial, The Provincial Hotel, 299 Brunswick St, Fitzroy

June 2, 2010 ⋅ 8 comments

You know you’ve officially turned middle-aged at 30 when you go out for a proper sit-down meal before a gig at the Evelyn Hotel instead of grabbing something greasy from Souvlaki King and downing support act beers. Second confession. Even when I wasn’t middle-aged I never had a drink at the Provincial Hotel. But I [...]

HOT: Syracuse Wine Bar and Restaurant, 23 Bank Place, Melbourne

May 31, 2010 ⋅ 6 comments

I haven’t been to Syracuse in over five years and it seems that it hasn’t changed too much. Still the dramatic draped curtain at the entrance. Still the strong attention to wine. Still lovely food to share. I was thinking about why I hadn’t been back to Syracuse for so long and I think it’s [...]

Ask the Doctor: Alkaline diet and raw food

May 29, 2010 ⋅ 9 comments

Help me Doctor!: As me and my man are trying to eat drink and live as healthy as possible after years of ABS FAB nightlife (and daylife) we are eating as much alkaline food as possible. Can you tell me where I can find places that serve alkaline diet food or sell it? If you [...]

HOT: Mutti’s, 118 Elgin St, Carlton

May 28, 2010 ⋅ 4 comments

As winter approaches I am really starting to indulge in my love of hearty comfort food. While I love all food, in all honestly I don’t get that excited by salads or a sorbet – but I love a good pork belly roast and melting chocolate pudding. Mutti’s is a German endearment for ‘Mother’ and [...]

NOT: Fo Guang Yuan Art Gallery Tea House, 141 Queen St, Melbourne

May 26, 2010 ⋅ 5 comments

Fo Guang Yuan Art Gallery is the art gallery of the International Buddhist College of Victoria – but most Melbourne foodies know it as FYG Gallery, the home of great Buddhist vegetarian food. The tea house is not an easy place to find unless you know about it, as the street signage only indicates the [...]

HOT: Newtown Social Club, 180 Brunswick St, Fitzroy

May 25, 2010 ⋅ 4 comments

Newtown Social Club is a low-key neighbourhood café which the posers of Brunswick Street are unlikely to give a second glance. That’s a good thing for the rest of us, as the small space only has a window-facing bar and some vintage vinyl 60s swivel chairs tucked next to the small tables. It’s quiet and [...]