Emporio Della Pasta Crown Southbank Crown Casino is a bit of a wasteland for reasonably priced food. Every time I go there, usually unwillingly – although there was that time I hit up Nobu – I am underwhelmed by my dining options and spend a lot of time saying to whoever is with me, “but … Continue reading
Tiamo/Tiamo 2 (we had pizza, which comes from Tiamo 2’s pizza oven) 305 Lygon Street Carlton Web: http://www.tiamo.com.au/ (it’s not very informative) BYO: You could, but they also serve wine by the carafe, which is pretty cool. A date night after work one week went something like this. Mr Behemoth: “where would you like to go … Continue reading
Grossi Florentino 80 Bourke Street (near corner Exhibition Street) Melbourne CBD Web: http://www.grossi.com.au/grossi-florentino.aspx The third of my series of extravagant Express Lunches (as opposed to my normal ‘student’ lunches of either tuna sandwiches or baked beans, both of which I love, don’t get me wrong) was held at Grossi Florentino with workmates from a previous … Continue reading
About a month ago, I saw a bunch of blog entries about the new exhibition Sweets: tastes and traditions from many cultures at the Immigration Museum in Melbourne. I entered a competition to win tickets to attend the Sweets Festival (part of the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival) with no hope of actually winning anything. … Continue reading
Basso’s 195 Little Collins Street Melbourne CBD You can almost hear the death rattle of the retailers that used to inhabit the old Georges department store space on Collins Street. Readers Feast have just moved in – may they have more luck than the fashion boutiques, homewares and others that have closed in this graveyard … Continue reading
Fresh Bread 