Indochine 51 Carrington Road Box Hill After visiting Tien Dat the girls I was dining with decided that we should do a bit of a tour around Box Hill eateries for our catch-up dinners. Dumplings were eaten at Dumpling King but really I’d wanted to try Indochine for ages. Mum has been on several occasions – tennis dinners, … 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
Hung Vuong 128 Hopkins St Footscray So Mum has been the recipient of some of my attempts at cooking Vietnamese food; received the Morning Glory cookbook from me (purchased at Ms. Vy’s restaurant in Hoi An, thankyouverymuch); and has heard me go on about Little Saigon market and other Footscray eateries so much that finally she says … Continue reading
Tien Dat 3 Carrington Road Box Hill Web: http://www.tiendat.com.au BYO? Yes (wine) Doggie bags? Yes! So my reviews may seem to be biased towards the CBD and inner suburbs because that’s where I live now, but deep down I’m an outer east girl at heart. There are several restaurants in Box Hill that everyone knows … Continue reading
MissChu 297 Exhibition Street Melbourne CBD MissChu. One of the restaurants/cafes that Sydney has sent to us, like Longrain (as opposed to the ones we’ve sent them, like every laneway restaurant ever and Rockpool Bar & Grill). I believe MissChu is an example of where Melbourne, or rather Melbourne urbanspooners, can get it wrong. 59% … Continue reading
So I got back from Vietnam and wanted to recreate the favourite dishes I ate there. One of the first things I did was my own personal Masterchef moment: I cooked a family birthday lunch for ten people, that needed to cater for vegetarian and non chilli lovers as well as chilli lovers, plus show … Continue reading
I was obsessed with lemongrass and chilli in Vietnam, so much so that Mr B got tired of me ordering variations of the same dish just about every time we ate out. The best thing about lemongrass and chilli is the flavours are so punchy that the recipe can be quite simple! Since I’ve got … Continue reading
I’ve been raring to go on a post all about all the delicious food Mr Behemoth and I ate while we were travelling around Vietnam/Cambodia*, but I think the sheer mammoth-ness mammothicity – that word’ll be in the Macquarie Dictionary any day now – of the task has meant that I’ve been putting it off and … Continue reading
Freshly baked by Fresh Bread (if that’s how one describes finally getting trip photos off one’s camera), here are your tips for travelling in Vietnam during Tet, the Vietnamese Lunar New Year festival: 1. Don’t. Try not to time your trip with Tet if you can help it. Yes, it’s fun seeing all the preparations … Continue reading
It’s been a bit quiet on the blogging front aside from a few scheduled posts because Mr Behemoth and I have been travelling in South East Asia for the last month, mainly Vietnam but also Cambodia. I’m mindful that this is a blog devoted to food (like its creator) so over the next few posts … Continue reading
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