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HOT: Melbourne Spring Fashion Week, Designer Series Show 3, Melbourne Town Hall, Swanston St, Melbourne

September 2, 2010 ⋅ 4 comments

Another night of fashion at Melbourne Spring Fashion Week, this time for the young and fresh looks of Alice McCall, Arabella Ramsay, Bettina Liano, Gorman, Leopold, LIFEwithBIRD, Manning Cartell, Nevenka, Nicolangëla, Obüs and Wayne Cooper. My tongue-in-cheek conclusion: quiffs are in fashion. Big quiffy fringes are not really my look, but they sure add height [...]

NOT: Seoul Restaurant, 396 Little Bourke Street, Melbourne

September 1, 2010 ⋅ 5 comments

Today we have a guest post from Jetsetting Mum after her recent visit to Melbourne. What can I say, she really didn’t like Seoul Restaurant. Ever since we came back from a trip to Seoul a few months ago, Jetsetting Dad and I have been yearning for some good authentic Korean food in Australia. We [...]

HOT: The Age Good Food Guide 2011 Winners!

August 30, 2010 ⋅ 5 comments

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 [...]

HOT: The Toff in Town, Curtin House, 2/252 Swanston St, Melbourne

August 30, 2010 ⋅ 7 comments

I’ve written about The Toff in Town before but since that post the restaurant’s menu has completely changed focus, so I thought it was worthwhile to do another post on our recent experience at The Toff In Town, this time with pictures. What’s remained the same is the glamorous colonial-era faux train carriage booths, complete [...]

HOT: MoVida Next Door, 1 Hosier Lane, Melbourne

August 27, 2010 ⋅ 4 comments

I’ve pretty much given up hope of getting a booking at MoVida nowadays, so I’m very grateful for its little offshoot MoVida Next Door, where I’m more likely to be able to walk into a table if I time it right. Besides, MoVida Next Door has a frontage facing the passing parade of Flinders Street [...]

Ask the Doctor: Small dishes for big eating

August 25, 2010 ⋅ One comment

Help me Doctor!: We are in Melbourne for a long weekend next week and want to fit as many great eateries in as possible. Can you suggest ones that serve smaller dishes so we can visit more than one a night/day/meal? Thanks – Louise Your prescription: Hi Louise, great to hear that you’re planning your Melbourne [...]

HOT: Postal Hall, 116 Russell St, Melbourne

August 24, 2010 ⋅ 6 comments

When I first walked into Postal Hall, it reminded me a bit of an Eastern bloc railway station. The sound of hissing steam bouncing off concrete, glass and metal surfaces. A high ceiling with exposed beams hanging a large functional clock. A brushed metal bench supporting people in transit, as they climbed onto red padded [...]

HOT: Mingary, St Michael’s Uniting Church, 120 Collins St (enter Russell St), Melbourne

August 17, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

I’m not a religious person but I think everyone can do with some quiet time in a quiet place once in a while – to rest, reflect and refocus. Mingary is a Gaelic word meaning ‘the quiet place’ and I’ve always been curious about the signs for the non-denominational sanctuary off to the side of [...]

HOT: Mezzo Bar & Grill, 35 Lt Bourke St, Melbourne

August 16, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

I’ve blogged about Mezzo Bar & Grill previously when I tried their Monday night Pasta Al Giro menu but this was the first time I’d tried their standard menu. RM and I decided to go for a pre-theatre dinner on a Saturday night using the voucher that I’d won from the Menu for Hope raffle. [...]

HOT: Pancake Dessert House, Shop 18, Mid-city Arcade, 200 Bourke St, Melbourne

August 11, 2010 ⋅ 13 comments

When I visited Gold Star Noodle House recently, I noticed the enormous lunch time queues for the nearby Pancake Dessert House and made a mental note to visit at some stage just to see what the fuss was about. The next week, I was looking for a quick pre-movie dinner option and thought of the [...]