At work we like to think we’re on top of the laneway openings and closings near us – after all we work in property! But I must confess that Bowery to Williamsburg snuck up on us unawares. By that, I mean it was at least a week after the initial blog posts went up on … Continue reading
Red Spice Road 27 McKillop Street Melbourne CBD http://www.redspiceroad.com/ I credit Red Spice Road for turning me on to pork belly. Having never had it before, I went to a friend’s birthday party there some years ago now and couldn’t believe how delicious their famous crispy pork belly with apple slaw and chilli caramel was. I … Continue reading
Father’s Office 249 Little Lonsdale Street Melbourne CBD http://www.fathersoffice.com.au/ Corporate lunches for $15 including soft drink, and an extra $2 for wine or beer? Like moths to a flame we work colleagues were drawn to Father’s Office, particularly as the American influenced menu looked interesting. This is a tale of two visits – one that … Continue reading
Hardware Societe 118-120 Hardware Street CBD Pictures tell a thousand words, especially when there are already 100,000 blog posts on Hardware Societe. Let’s be honest, it’s one of the better cafes west of Elizabeth Street, and every time I’ve had breakfast there I’ve highly, highly enjoyed it. Go. Get there early enough that you beat … Continue reading
Worker’s Food Room 472 Little Lonsdale Street Melbourne CBD http://www.theworkersfoodroom.com/ I don’t know much about the area at the back of the Courts in the CBD. I’ve never worked north of Collins Street, and ventured there only occasionally. This occasion was with a friend to check out the accurately-named Workers’ Food Room after reading a … Continue reading
Hutong Dumpling Bar Market Lane CBD web: http://www.hutong.com.au/ At the risk of flogging a dead horse, there are 76 blogger reviews currently on Urbanspoon for HuTong Dumpling Bar, and by the time this posts, there might be 80. Still – in the interests of creating a food and event diary, I must continue. Plus, I bet … Continue reading
Liaison Cafe 22 Ridgeway Place (Lane off Little Collins St, between Exhibition and Spring) Melbourne CBD Danielle and I had a quick lunch here a little while back, to catch up on work gossip and also tick Liaison off my wishlist (it had been sitting there for quite a while!). For a while we were a little … Continue reading
N.Lee Bakery Cafe 62 Little Collins Street (just up from the corner with Exhibition St) Melbourne CBD World’s quickest review here to say that I finally, finally got around to trying the Vietnamese pork meatball baguettes that N.Lee Bakery does near my work, and it was just as good as everyone says. And that, if you … Continue reading
Roule Galette Scott Alley (241 Flinders Lane, between Swanston & Elizabeth) Melbourne CBD web: http://roulegalette.com.au/ So I always thought I was a bit of a savoury crêpe hater. Not sure why – I like nearly all carb-based products. Anyway, I suddenly decided I didn’t, and now it’s been raining crepes (yeah, you get the circumflex … Continue reading
Purple Peanuts Japanese Cafe 620 Collins Street (the Prague end) Melbourne CBD I’ve already reviewed Purple Peanuts once, when it won my 2011 “best Japanese places to eat in the city“, or some other oddly-specific category I made up at the time. But I went back for lunch again to try a couple of the other … Continue reading
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