Leaf & Vine
What I thought was a treat for locals turns out to have regular diners coming from far and wide. Leaf & Vine in the suburbs of Ringwood is a little café with food and [...]
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Graziers Grill House
New years eve is a special occasion and after the horrendous 2020 we have all suffered through, it seemed more important than ever to celebrate the coming of 2021 in style. [...]
Taxi Kitchen
I have tended to avoid the heart of Melbourne for quite a few years now and have focused my attentions on restaurants, venues and travel in the outer regions of the city. I [...]
Celebrated Chef and menu at Yu Kitchen
In a move that has set Melburnians’ tastebuds aflutter, fine Chinese cuisine hotspot, Yu Kitchen, has just announced a spruce-up in time for spring, with a new menu and [...]
Best burgers in town
Set back from the busy highway, The Oven Twist restaurant in Ringwood might be a little out of view for a discerning diner. If you are looking for somewhere in the Ringwood [...]
Best service wins over
I’ve recently been tasked with the job of creating a cheese wheel cake for a wedding. For those who don’t know, a cheese wheel cake quite often replaces a traditional [...]
Cellar door like no other
Tucked away down a side street in leafy Healesville is a very unobtrusive restaurant known as Graceburn Wine room. I am fairly local to the area and I had no idea it was [...]
Indian delight
I love a small family business that doesn’t try to be anything but what they are. In this case, I am talking about Indian Lounge, a small restaurant in the outer eastern [...]
Maldon’s Kangaroo Hotel is pure gold
In a tiny Victorian town, where time has stood still, is a delightful old Aussie pub, appropriately named The Kangaroo Hotel. The hotel is situated on the main street of [...]
The art of alcohol
It’s dark, moody and it’s hidden behind an unidentified door in one of Melbourne’s laneways. Eau de Vie is one of Melbourne speakeasy style establishments where [...]
Chin Chin
I’m very late catching on to the Chin Chin phenomenon in Melbourne, and when I say ‘phenomenon’ I mean that people queue for hours in peak times to dine at this Asian [...]
Good things come in small pots
Patak’s has become a well-known brand name as more and more Australians cook Indian cuisine at home. Patak’s already extensive range of Indian products, including paste [...]
Miss Ping’s
The other night I had the pleasure of tasting Thai delicacies at Miss Ping’s, a new Thai eatery in Doncaster. Launched late March, this enticing venture has been created [...]
Zonzo Estate
Only 90km east of Melbourne is the stunning Yarra Valley. I have always considered myself lucky as this magnificent wine growing region is very close to my doorstep and I [...]
The Aussie Evolution of Chinese Food
When I was growing up I had never heard of Chinese food. Yes, there were Chinese restaurants around (I think) but my father’s dislike/allergy to things like onions and [...]
More than you bargain for in Hastings
Surrounded by farmland, the town of Hastings is one of the ‘gateways’ to the lower part of the Mornington Peninsula, one of Victoria’s great tourist destinations. Most [...]
Following the wine trail with John Anthony
The WWW (Who, Where & Wine) Levantine Hill in the Yarra Valley Victoria. www.levantinehill.com.au Idle chit chat and an off the cuff remark, “I would really love a good [...]
New Shanghai dining sensation
Adding to an already impressive list of restaurants, New Shanghai has just opened their latest dining location at the Dining Level, Chadstone Shopping Centre. The restaurant [...]
Best meatballs in the world?
I thought I had tried the best meatballs in the world when I visited New York. Just off Broadway is a family restaurant, Carmines, that serves the most amazing meatballs – [...]
ENCHANTING LIFE
Chill those bottles and pop those corks, it’s getting to the party time of the year! It’s the time where we celebrate horse races, Christmas, the dawning of a new year. [...]
More than a trifecta for Johnny
Zero Gradi Melbourne, Australia: After numerous pizzerias, Italian restaurants, world award winning pizzas, a cicchetti and now a gelataria – Zero Gradi – you would [...]
Time to catch up with gadgets
I am often late to catch on to new trends in the market. I have seen many ‘greatest thing on the market’ come and go so I am hesitant to invest hard earned dollars into [...]
Just a burger
Who hasn’t been to a Huxtaburger restaurant? Me! Well, I hadn’t been until last Friday and I am not sure I would return. Firstly, let me say that the Eastland outdoor [...]
All corners of ‘The Boot’ converge in Hampton
by Carol Sheridan. Hampton Street in Hampton has long been known for its boutique stores, restaurants and bars, and at most hours of the day you will see shoppers bustling [...]
When it comes to pizza, Toto’s is a Melbourne institution
by Carol Sheridan. It’s an institution, part of Melbourne that hopefully will live on forever, and a name that is known by most Melbournians. After all, Toto’s Pizza [...]
Movida brings true Mexican to the East
by Carol Sheridan. Eastland is still to inspire me and my regular supermarket visits rarely having me venturing into the new and ‘wonderful’ area. The centre is big and [...]
Great Grub – Meat Me
These days, when it comes to food, we hear about blending flavours, mixing and matching fruits with vegetables, which wine goes with which meat or fish, which meat or fish [...]
From a common ancestor
by Carol Sheridan. Melbourne, Australia: I had heard of Chapel Street’s Kin restaurant but so far hadn’t found the time to venture there to give it a try. So, I was quite [...]
World’s best pizza lands in Essendon
by Carol Sheridan My expectations were high – I had been to two of Johnny Di Francesco’s restaurants and never been disappointed; [...]
Ensure daily vitamins in a refreshing and delicious way
by Holly Scaunich Health foods seem to be all the rage these days. The supermarkets are over flowing with seeds, powders and vitamins to add into drinks. Karma Water has [...]
Time poor foodies – help is here!
Sydney, Australia: I’m a foodie, I love to eat it, I love to cook it and I love to plan it. But these days, my hectic lifestyle makes it difficult for me to find time to do [...]
Bellissimo!
by Carol Sheridan. Gradi’s menu showcases the food of Naples and passionately maintains the focus on what has made the name Gradi famous – giving all diners the [...]
Fine food, wine and a beach view
By John Anthony. WINED BY: Baddaginnie Run of the Strathbogie Ranges in Northern Victoria www.baddaginnierun.net.au DINED BY: Cerberus Beach House, Boat Shed 212, Half [...]
Wine treasures from New Zealand’s Golden Mile
By John Anthony THE WWW (WHO, WHERE & WINE) Stoneleigh of Marlborough New Zealand www.stoneleigh.co.nz Stoneleigh Vineyard is situated in the heart of the Rapaura area on [...]
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