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HOT: My Mexican Cousin, Corner Sturt St and Southbank Boulevard, Southbank
Finally the Arts Precinct has a decent place to eat, in the form of My Mexican Cousin. The all-day restaurant is part of the Melbourne Recital Centre and is a joint project between Savatore Malatesta (St Ali, Plantation) and Jerome Borazio (The Resurrection, Ponyfish Island). It’s named after St Ali‘s most famous breakfast dish ‘My Mexican [...]
HOT: Quartetthaus, Melbourne Festival, Ngargee Centre for Contemporary Art, Sidney Myer Courtyard 111 Sturt St, Southbank
Something very curious has landed in the courtyard of the Malthouse Theatre. What is it? It looks like a big wooden box. No obvious doors or windows but if you listen carefully you can hear the faint scraping of string instruments. It’s the Quartetthaus! The Australian National Academy of Music and lighting and design studio [...]
NOT: The Tea Room, Level 1 NGV International, 180 St Kilda Rd, Melbourne
Oh I know, I should have known better. When you have a captive audience (hungry, footsore gallery goers) then there’s probably not too much incentive to provide a great dining experience at the in-house cafe. Other than Cafe Vue at Heide Museum of Modern Art and some international examples (notably Tate Modern and Musee d’Orsay) [...]
HOT: The Age Good Food Guide 2012 Winners!
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: Melba Mannequins, Melba Restaurant, The Langham Melbourne, 1 Southgate Ave, Southbank
Melba Mannequins is the twinning of my two loves – fashion and food. The name of the event comes from experiencing lunch at the Melba Restaurant at The Langham while beautiful models parade fashion around the restaurant. Thanks to The Langham, I attend the first sold out Melba Mannequins event which featured the Autumn/Winter collection [...]
NOT: Moth, Malthouse Theatre, 113 Sturt St, Southbank
Being a regular theatre-goer, I’ve been a subscriber of the email newsletter for Theatre Alive for years. It’s an Arts Victoria website which provides information on Melbourne’s independent theatre scene and it’s a great way to discover new dance, theatre and comedy shows. So I was quite thrilled when they contacted me to see whether [...]
HOT: Englightened Cuisine, 113 Queensbridge Street, Southbank
Englightened Cuisine is one of the few Chinese restaurants in Melbourne that specialise in Chinese vegetarian food. Basically, this entails using a lot of tofu/bean curd/seitan (a wheat protein) to replicate meat and seafood, with varying degrees of success. My mum is a big fan of Chinese vegetarian food so I decided to take my [...]
NOT: Number 8 Restaurant and Wine Bar, Crown Melbourne, 8 Whiteman St, Southbank
It’s sad when an old favourite falls from favour. Such is the case with my recent visit to Number 8. Before I start, I should emphasise that I spent a lot of time thinking about whether to give it a HOT or NOT. It seemed unduly harsh to NOT it given that our meal wasn’t [...]
HOT Chat: Markus Bohm of The Langham
You may remember a couple of weeks ago I was invited to The Langham to enjoy their chocolate indulgence high tea. Today’s your opportunity to find out more about the man behind the magic, Head Pastry Chef at The Langham, Markus Bohm. Thanks Markus! Markus, tell me a bit more about your background and how [...]
HOT: The Langham Christmas in July Pudding Making Workshop, The Langham Melbourne, 1 Southgate Avenue, Southbank
August still counts as winter, right? So Christmas in JulyAugust isn’t too much of a stretch. One of the more exciting emails to land in my inbox recently was an invitation to The Langham Melbourne for a Christmas in July Pudding Making Workshop. Apparently the workshop is something of a tradition for the hotel and [...]
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