north melbourne

HOT: T2 Tea Too, 340 Brunswick St, Fitzroy

October 28, 2009 ⋅ 4 comments

As my regular readers will know, I’m getting married soon – and as a Chinese bride it is traditional to have a Chinese tea ceremony. So, another thing to tick off the wedding to-do list was to find a tea set. I wanted something that was vaguely Oriental, without any gaudy gold leaf or dragon/phoenix [...]

HOT: Mr Price’s Foodstore, 502 Queensberry St, North Melbourne

October 27, 2009 ⋅ 5 comments

The first time someone wrote to me ‘looking forward to meeting you IRL’ I had to look up what IRL meant. Ah – In Real Life! Since joining the Twitterverse a few months ago, I’ve been collecting followers and following others. Most of the people I’ve never met IRL, despite knowing all about their likes, [...]

HOT Alert: Week of 12 October 2009

October 11, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

My foodie friend from London and the Jetsetting Parents are in town this week, which means fewer social events and a LOT more restaurant reviews. Look out for posts on Grossi Florentino Grill, The Press Club, Yu.u, Mr Price’s Food Store and Nobu. Also, don’t forget on Wednesday 14 October it’s National Ride to Work Day. In Melbourne [...]

HOT: Leonardo’s Last Supper, North Melbourne Town Hall, 521 Queensberry St, North Melbourne

October 10, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

The beginning of Peter Greenaway’s multimedia interpretation of Leonardo’s Last Supper certainly replicated my experience in Milan. Lining up, waiting, herded inside, more waiting… When we entered the dark room of the North Melbourne Town Hall the famous painting was projected onto one end, and the other painting in the refectory of Santa Maria delle [...]

HOT: Songs from the 86 Tram, Lithuanian Club, 44 Errol St, North Melbourne

October 9, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Docklands and Bundoora. That’s a pretty big contrast. And perfect comedy material for a fringe festival hit from The Bedroom Philosopher, Songs from the 86 Tram. The 86 is my home tram and I can tell you it’s a carriage of character compared to my former tram (No 8 to Toorak – homogenous and perfectly [...]

HOT: Sosta Cucina, 12 Errol St, North Melbourne

October 9, 2009 ⋅ 3 comments

On the outside, Sosta Cucina seems like your average suburban cafe. On the inside, it’s glammed up with black and white walls, chandeliers and linen napkins. There’s nothing on the packaging to indicate that it cooks heartyItalian food but many Melbourne foodies know about it anyway, as the restaurant was packed on a Friday night [...]

HOT Alert: Week of 5 October

October 5, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

This week’s it’s all about Fringe, Fringe, Fringe: Melbourne Fringe Festival #5 – Opening night of the drama She’s My Baby, billed as “Two Monologues, One Couple, Sixteen Years Apart” and showing at the Trades Hall on Tuesday 6 October; Melbourne Fringe Festival #6 Comedy show 21 – ‘Cause you’ll only turn it once (probably a [...]

Ask the Doctor: French restaurant for my mum

October 2, 2009 ⋅ 8 comments

Help me Doctor!: Where can I take my mother for her birthday? She likes French and I took her to France Soir last time. – Huy L Your prescription: Huy, evidently your mum and I are kindred spirits, as my favourite cuisine is French! As soon as I received your question my mind pinged with [...]

HOT: Tale of the Golden Lease, Lithuanian Club, 44 Errol St, North Melb

September 26, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Melbourne Fringe Festival #3: Tale of the Golden Lease by four blokes in jeans, otherwise known as Vigilantelope. While the rest of Melbourne was getting celebrating/commiserating over the grand final, I sat in a dark room at the Lithuanian Club and got transported to heaven, hell, the prehistoric era and a fish and chip shop. Tale [...]

HOT: Arj Barker, Lithuanian Club, 44 Errol St, North Melbourne

September 25, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Melbourne Fringe Festival #2: Arj Barker is a favourite act among Australian comedy audiences (helped no doubt by his role as Dave in Flight of the Conchords) so it makes sense that he would test out his new material on our friendly shores. So as part of the Melbourne Fringe Festival he’s put together a [...]