Food. Wine. Melbourne.
I am not really one to get caught up in restaurant hype. I still haven’t been to Chin Chin! (I know!) I also don’t get terribly wooed by the celebrity chef effect. I love Shane Delia’s ‘Spice Journey’ cooking show but had never really entertained the idea of eating at Maha, his restaurant. That is, […] Read more…
If you’ve been playing along with my dining escapades for a while now, you have probably read about my Greek connection. When I was born, my dad was in the midst of a serious snooker battle (spanning 15 years) with an old Greek fellow in the rural NSW town I grew up in. Every Friday […] Read more…
Back in 2009 on a trip to Melbourne, I wandered up and down Lygon Street asking the spruikers if their pasta was homemade. I didn’t have much luck. In a city renowned for its Italian it was pretty hard to find something authentic. Fortunately times have changed; there are plenty of marvellous pizzas scattered around […] Read more…
Grub Food Van has been a bit of an institution in Fitzroy for some time and I have often walked past and Instagrammed the gorgeous 1965 Airstream Van. I’m not really one to dine in the elements though; sun and my ranga complexion do not get along, and my Queensland constitution is only just coping […] Read more…
As I pulled open the heavy front door and was enveloped by the warmth and bustle, I realised I had actually been to Punch Lane before. It was last year at 1am after a fairly indulgent work Christmas party, and we had dropped in for a nightcap – one of the finest wines of the […] Read more…