pizza, burgers & hot dogs

HOT: Itali.co, 1/173-177 Barkly St, St Kilda

April 1, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment

The partnership of Remo Nicollini, restauranteur, and Lino Maglione, master pizza maker, have recently opened a new casual Italian eatery called Itali.co in St Kilda. The two previously owned award winning pizzerias +39 and one of my CBD pizza haunts Espressino, then moved away to build the original Itali.co in Sorrento and start Docklands favourite [...]

HOT: Best Burger + Beer, Maha Bar and Grill, 21 Bond St, Melbourne

March 18, 2013 ⋅ One comment

Melbourne doesn’t look like it’s going to be ending its love affair with burgers any time soon. Even fine dining restaurants are getting into the act and starting today Monday 18 March for a limited time, glamorous Middle Eastern restaurant Maha will be opening up its bar and courtyard to offer possibly the best value [...]

HOT: Shawcross Pizza Joint, 324 Brunswick St, Fitzroy

January 27, 2013 ⋅ 2 comments

From the ashes of a divey kebab joint on Brunswick Street has risen a new pizza restaurant, Shawcross Pizza Joint. The owners of Phat Brats next door have taken over the adjoining site and transformed the space into a New York-style pizza joint. So what does New York-style pizza even mean? “The most notable difference [...]

HOT: Rockwell and Sons, 288 Smith St, Collingwood

November 21, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Hello hump day, hello Fried Chicken Wednesday! Every Wednesday night American inspired Rockwell and Sons offer a bargain meal that will challenge the Dirty Bird for finger lickin’ value. For $60 you get a whole Southern style fried chicken plus a whole lot of sides that could easily be meals in themselves – fluffy buttermilk biscuits (otherwise known [...]

HOT: Ladro Greville,162 Greville St, Prahran

October 31, 2012 ⋅ 2 comments

I’ve previously stated that Fitzroy’s Ladro makes one of my favourite pizzas in Melbourne and until now I’ve not veered away from Ladro Gertrude to visit its sister restaurant Ladro Greville in Prahran. Ladro Greville is a bigger, glossier version of the original restaurant. The antipasti/pizza/pasta/roast menu is familiar, as is the easy conviviality of [...]

HOT: Dognation, Shop 2, The Causeway, Melbourne

June 4, 2012 ⋅ 3 comments

Fancy hot dogs have gone global with Dognation. I do love hot dogs so was quite intrigued to be invited to try Dognation flavours. How would it rate against these and these? Well, you won’t just find the American or German style hot dogs that you’d normally expect – Dognation offers you a Japanese dog, [...]

NOT: Rita’s Cafeteria, 239 Johnston St, Abbotsford

May 28, 2012 ⋅ 6 comments

Rita’s Cafeteria had all the credentials of a place which would rate a HOT. Cool inner city venue. Artisan pizza. Funky Melbourne-esque décor. Owners with experience running successful food businesses. Smiling staff. So what went wrong? Gourmet Chick and I visited Rita’s on a weeknight and the place was full to the brim. The friendly [...]

HOT: Phat Brats, 320 Brunswick St, Fitzroy

April 25, 2012 ⋅ 2 comments

I may be a food snob about some things. But when a gourmet hot dog joint opens around the corner, who am I to turn my nose up at a sausage in a bun? Phat Brats in one of the slew of ‘dude food’ places that have opened up in Melbourne recently and as its [...]

HOT: Rooftop Cinema, 6/252 Swanston St, Melbourne

January 20, 2012 ⋅ One comment

Ah summer! There are certain events that happen every year which really mark the season in Melbourne. Cricket. Tennis. The Suzuki Night Market. Free music in the parks. And one of my favourites, outdoor cinema. Every year I try to get to at least one summer movie screening under the stars – it’s still a [...]

HOT: Huxtaburger, 106 Smith St, Collingwood

January 10, 2012 ⋅ One comment

Thanks to the folks at deliciously excellent Huxtable, Smith Street now boasts its own American-style burger and beer joint. It’s a small space across the road from the mother ship with a few outdoor tables and continues the Cosby Show theme with the moniker Huxtaburger. Cute! The menu is short and straightforward – there are [...]

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