collingwood

HOT: Cibi, 45 Keele St, Collingwood

January 22, 2010 ⋅ 11 comments

I have two friends who are a couple. J is Asian and would like nothing better than a bowl of rice or noodles for breakfast. B is Anglo and in the morning the most substantial thing he can deal with is eggs and toast. I think I’ve just found the perfect place for them to [...]

HOT: 84 Smith Street, 84 Smith St, Collingwood

January 12, 2010 ⋅ One comment

I love to catch up on my window-shopping at 84 Smith Street. This vintage collectables and furniture shop has a constant rotation of eye-catching items in its storefront, from a plastic drinks-serving robot to mid-century Danish dining chairs to old-fashioned metal filing cabinets. Wendy Dracoulis and her husband only sell pieces that they like and [...]

NOT: Cavallero, 300 Smith St, Collingwood

December 5, 2009 ⋅ 11 comments

As regular readers will know, I’m a going-out-for-breakfast skeptic. I toast my own granola, soak my own bircher, bake my own bread and flip some pretty awesome pancakes (the trick is to separate the eggs). I get the weekend papers delivered to my doorstep and I have a large sunny balcony in which to read [...]

NOT: Authentic Thai Taste, 92-94 Johnston St, Collingwood

November 26, 2009 ⋅ 19 comments

Authentic Thai Taste is renowned for being one of the best Thai restaurants in Melbourne – the full house of Thai people on a weeknight is evidence of that. So where did we go wrong? We’ve had two attempts at weekday takeway from Authentic Thai Taste now and neither of the experiences have really encouraged [...]

HOT: Wabi Sabi Salon, 94 Smith St, Collingwood

November 12, 2009 ⋅ 8 comments

What happens when you gather two bloggers together on a blind friend date? You get three cameras, two iphones and lots of chat about writing, coding and stats. But this post isn’t about the first meeting of Miss Kish and Jetsetting Joyce – it’s about the fantastical world of Wabi Sabi Salon. ‘Wabi Sabi‘ is [...]

HOT Alert: Week of 9 November 2009

November 8, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Jetsetting Joyce’s diary for this week. Mon – blank Tuesday – blank Wednesday – blank Thursday – blank Friday – blank Of course not! This week I’m searching for Beethoven, time travelling with Eric Bana, discussing acoustic folk pop with Anita George, going on a blind date with my new blog crush Miss Kish, listening [...]

HOT: Proud Mary, Cnr Stanley and Oxford Sts, Collingwood

November 7, 2009 ⋅ 22 comments

Lena: Do you really not drink coffee????? Jetsetting Joyce: Um, that’s right. I’m not a true Melburnian. Can you and James please come to Proud Mary with me? It’s reputed to have the best coffee in Melbourne and I’d really appreciate your expert coffee-drinking opinion. James: Sure. I have been coffeeing a bit at Brother Baba [...]

HOT: Friends of the Earth, 312 Smith St, Collingwood

October 26, 2009 ⋅ One comment

Like a Depression-era wife, my cupboards are slowly accumulating a mountain of used jars, plastic containers and paper bags. It’s all for a good cause though – I’m a Friend of the Earth. Friends of the Earth Melbourne is a cafe, bookstore, clothing store and food co-op rolled into one hippie-smelling establishment. The lunch plates of [...]

HOT: Mamanee Thai Restaurant, 324 Smith St, Collingwood

October 11, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

“I love Thai food” RM gasped. “Me too” I replied, nose streaming. Regular readers will know that I have an aversion to Anglofied Asian food (check out my review of the insipid Patee Thai). Fortunately, Mamanee is run by Thai people so when I requested that our food be ‘Thai hot’ they knew exactly what [...]

HOT: Metrosketchuals, Glasshouse Hotel, 51 Gipps St, Collingwood

October 8, 2009 ⋅ One comment

Metrosketchual‘s write-up described them as ‘the best live sketch show of the festival’ -The Pun. And despite my initial misgivings (out-of-the-way venue, never heard of them, offering me free tickets), the two guys (one of whom had an uncanny resemblance to comedian Jack Black, which gave them a head start already) delivered a hilarious show. [...]