For a special occasion Mr B sought out some tips from his workmates and booked us in at Josie Bones, in Smith Street Collingwood. Josie is the brainchild of Chris and Julia who met on Masterchef, hooked up and opened a restaurant focused around Chris’s good meat and good beer philosophy – that’s probably not … Continue reading
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Gentrifying Gertrude Street (Charcoal Lane, Fitzroy)
Charcoal Lane 136 Gertrude Street Fitzroy web: http://www.charcoallane.com.au/ There was an article in The Age today about the gentrification of Gertrude Street. Titled “is this the hippest street in town?”, I would wager if The Age has found out about it, it’s probably too mainstream for real hipsters. While I did have a sojourn living in … Continue reading
A large catchup at Little Creatures Dining Hall, Fitzroy
Little Creatures Dining Hall 222 Brunswick Street Fitzroy A catch-up dinner with my ex-housemate The Swan was in order after she came back from a year overseas which involved, in no particular order: midwifery in Peru, driving through red lights in Zimbabwe (so as not to get hijacked you understand) and random other hijinks through … Continue reading
Dessert degustation at Cafe Rosamond, Collingwood
The number one thing to do if you are trying to get in for one of the epic Pierre Roelof dessert degustation evenings at Cafe Rosamond is: get there an hour and a half early. They’re that popular. In around September 2010, a group of six friends and I mistakenly thought, we’ll just amble down … Continue reading
2011’s Best Made-Up Eating Out Category Winners
I’ve been reading a few best of 2011 lists (Sharking for Chips and Drinks has been putting out some pretty awesome lists you all should have a read of) and I think it’s time to create my own. So here it is – my list of some of the best places I ate out in … Continue reading