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HOT: Dining with Davids, David’s Restaurant, 4 Cecil Place, Prahran

March 22, 2010 ⋅ 8 comments

David \d(a)-vid\ is pronounced DAY-vid. It is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is “beloved”. Biblical: one of the most remarkable personalities in the Scriptures. David was a shepherd, musician, poet, soldier, statesman, prophet, and king. He wrote about half of the Psalms and very likely composed music for them as well. He is the [...]

HOT Chat: Akisa from BeautySwatch

February 28, 2010 ⋅ 3 comments

You may remember that at the Nuffnang Christmas party I met Akisa, the brains behind a cool beauty website called BeautySwatch. I liked her idea so much (a huge colour library containing swatches for thousands of lipsticks) I thought you might be interested to hear more about Akisa and her work with BeautySwatch. Hi Akisa, can [...]

HOT: David’s Restaurant, 4 Cecil Place, Prahran

February 1, 2010 ⋅ 4 comments

The Age Epicure recently ran an article about the best places for yum cha in Melbourne and they named one-hat David’s Restaurant as one of the best in town (unbelievably my personal favourite Shark Fin House didn’t make the cut). Eager to try it with my other dim sum expert friends, we battled the weekend [...]

Ask the Doctor: Where to buy Japanese ingredients

January 2, 2010 ⋅ One comment

Help me Doctor!: Do you know where in Melbourne I can buy black sesame paste and matcha powder (green tea in powder form)? I have not noticed them in Asian grocery stores. – Jenny T Your prescription: Perhaps you would have better luck with a Japanese specialist grocery store? Here are a list of Japanese [...]

HOT: Blondes to Brunettes + RMIT Fashion Friendship launch, 479 High St, Prahran

December 6, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

As a commercial lawyer, it was relatively easy for me to follow the conveyor belt from law school to summer clerkships to a full-time job in a law firm. I don’t imagine the transition for the creative industries is as easy (unless you’re very lucky) – it can be a relentless and sometimes dispiriting slog [...]

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 [...]

Ask the Doctor: Great breakfasts close to the city

July 17, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Help me Doctor!: can you recommend a cafe close to city which does great breakfasts? (i m taking my ex boss and his wife out on sunday! – so funky but not too funky if you know what i mean!) - Andrea F Your prescription: More information needed! Which side of the inner city do you [...]

HOT: Chapel Street Bazaar, 217 Chapel St, Prahran

April 12, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Poking around a market is the perfect Sunday activity for me, and luckily RM was happy to indulge in my new-found passion for retro furniture. Chapel Street Bazaar, a treasure trove of unusual vintage everything, yielded not one, but two wonderfully restored and reasonably priced 60s lamps – a blue one for him, a red [...]