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HOT: Demetri’s Feast, 141 Swan St, Richmond

September 28, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Oh Demetri’s Feast. If only you weren’t so small. If only your food wasn’t so good. If only your service wasn’t so friendly. If only you weren’t so cool. Then it’d be easier to visit you all the time. Demetri’s Feast was crowned Melbourne’s best breakfast in The Age’s Cheap Eats 2010 and that accolade [...]

HOT: The Age Good Food Guide 2012 Winners!

August 30, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

The winners of The Age Good Food Guide 2012 Awards were announced last night. Here is the complete list of winners, some with my previous reviews – congratulations! Vittoria Coffee Restaurant of the Year – Attica Citibank Chef of the Year – Dan Hunter, Royal Mail Hotel Regional Restaurant of the year - Loam Best New [...]

HOT: Pillar of Salt, 541 Church St, Richmond

July 7, 2011 ⋅ 3 comments

In The Melbourne Magazine’s recent list of Melbourne’s best cafes, Richmond’s winner was Pillar of Salt. Intrigued by its biblical name, I made a mental note to visit it the next time I was around Richmond. Let me just say at the outset it’s a place worth a trip across town. On a weekday afternoon [...]

HOT: Friends of Mine, 506 Swan St, Richmond

May 25, 2011 ⋅ 2 comments

Friends of Mine is the culinary equivalent of a friendship circle. Everything in the cheery establishment, from the produce to the artwork to the furniture, has been sourced from friends or friends of friends of the owner Jason Jones – hence the name. Isn’t it great to see a cafe really embrace the philosphy of [...]

NOT: Thanh Nga Nine, 160 Victoria St, Richmond

April 5, 2011 ⋅ 9 comments

*This post has no photos because of a technical glitch with my memory card! If by some miracle I can recover the images I’ll post them. Sorry!* Isn’t it awkward when your friend raves about a restaurant so you go on their recommendation…and then you don’t like it very much? Well, a public apology to [...]

HOT Chat: Alyssa Milton of Lyssy May

December 10, 2010 ⋅ 3 comments

I recently received a wallet made from an old Melways map (it covers the area of the CBD) and I was so thrilled with it that I contacted the maker, Alyssa Milton. Alyssa runs a craft label called Lyssy May from a studio in Kensington and today’s HOT chat is with her. Thanks Alyssa! Alyssa, [...]

HOT Chat: Natasha Skunca of Make Me Iconic

October 29, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

I’ve been compiling my Christmas presents cupboard recently (yes I’m very organised when it comes to gift-giving) when I came across the Skipping Girl mug and tea-towel I bought from Make Me Iconic Iconic back at the Magnolia Square Market back in August. A business about Melbourne, based in Melbourne – perfect for the blog [...]

HOT: Espresso 3121, 98 Balmain St, Richmond

October 28, 2010 ⋅ One comment

Espresso 3121 is a little tucked away cafe in the middle of warehouse-bounded Richmond. It’s not easy to find but it’s testament to its good quality food (and presumably excellent coffee, given its name) that it was a jumping little joint during the weekday lunch hour (note it’s closed weekends). The cafe is housed in [...]

HOT: Bouzy Rouge, 470 Bridge Rd, Richmond

September 15, 2010 ⋅ 5 comments

I often get asked to recommend good restaurants for group bookings and now I’ve found another one to add to the list – Bouzy Rouge. On a Saturday afternoon thirty or so women descended on Bouzy Rouge’s private room to celebrate a friend’s hens lunch. As I didn’t know the majority of the guests I [...]

HOT: Coco Republic Lifestyle Lecture Series, 500 Church St, Richmond

June 25, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

I have a bulging email folder called ‘Newsletters’ which contains all the contents of the million mailing lists to which I subscribe. It’s an unmanageable beast (just like my Google Reader, currently at 1000+ unread items) but hey, I like to keep in the know. Out of this mass of emails, a recent newsletter from [...]