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The cheese course at Restaurant igni

Restaurant Igni

“No one reads restaurant reviews anymo….” I couldn’t finish my sentence because I realised that I had skim-read at least 3 restaurant reviews in the last two hours. In that moment I decided that with my return to blogging I should probably get back to talking about my food. So here we go… Melbourne has […] Read more…

Extreme burgers in Ascot Vale

There are far too many burger joints in Melbourne.   Said no one ever! A rocking burger joint in every suburb is frankly a necessity and now Ascot Vale has one in the form of Motorhome Majestic. Josh Lefers, the creative behind Grand Trailer Park Taverna and Werribee’s Truck Stop Deluxe, has converted a large […] Read more…

Wine, Food and Art at Yabby Lake

Five years in Melbourne has seen me visit the Mornington Peninsula, just an hour from Melbourne and full of wineries, only three times. I’m ashamed, but I’m doing my best to rectify the situation. My third visit was to discover the Wine Food Farmgate trail as part of the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival and […] Read more…

chicken skewers at bang bang popup at boatbuilders yard

Bang Bang Pop up

Bang Bang at the Rifle Club. Sounds appropriate doesn’t it? Memorable certainly. And in a rather left-of-field turn, within the year is set to become synonymous with great Indochinese food in Elsternwick. For now Bang Bang is a pop up at The Boatbuilders Yard at South Wharf. To suit the current waterfront, upmarket beer garden […] Read more…

hot chips, air fryer, HF-988LCD, crazy sales

Air Fryer review by a chip addict

This post is brought to you by Crazy Sales I am a baker. Yes, in the sense that I love to make cakes but also in that I avoid frying things. Of course I’ll fry up a steak or a stir fry (because who has ever heard of a stir bake) but generally, if it […] Read more…