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Posted in Review: cafes on Aug 26th, 2010
On my morning walk to work I have been watching with interest the development of a new cafe on Gertrude St. Thanks to Where’s the beef (those organised food-hounds), I found out that Sonido was finally open and organised breakfast there post-haste! Sonido is a seriously cute little cafe, decked out with artfully mismatched furniture and shelves filled with [...]
Posted in Review: cafes on Aug 19th, 2010
Boringly, work has been really crazy lately (hence the somewhat reduced frequency of new blog posts). In addition to feeling like I have neglected the blog a bit, it’s also been a bit a little hard to find time to hang with Mr M. The solution? Mid-week breakfast catch ups with the two of [...]
Posted in Review: cafes on Jul 10th, 2010
Pope Joan has been open for 8 days and is already pumping. But it was always going to be with Matt Wilkinson (who up until last Tuesday was Head Chef at Circa) and Ben Foster (general manager of Carlton’s The Kent) at the helm. Pope Joan is hidden in Nicholson St, Brunswick East, amongst a couple of [...]
Posted in Review: cafes on Jun 22nd, 2010
A little while back, I wrote a post about new cafe EARL Canteen. Despite its locale at the other end of the city from my workplace, since then I have had several lunches there – including the much discussed pork belly sandwich that it seems everyone has been talking about (Jess dubbed it the ‘sex’ [...]
Posted in Review: cafes on Jun 16th, 2010
I really like Mart 130. Mart is situated on a tram line at stop 130 (hence the anagram – Mart) it has a quirkily decorated dining room, with a beautiful covered balcony at the back. Food is great, service is friendly. My only qualms are that it isn’t located near me and it is too [...]
Posted in Review: cafes on Jun 3rd, 2010
I recently headed to Amsterdam St cafe for a catch up breakfast with some girlfriends. I had read positive things about Amsterdam St cafe on Melbourne Gastronome and more recently MEL Hot or Not, as a plus, the lovely Sugadeaux supplies the cafe with her gorgeous cupcakes (although, unfortunately Sugadeaux is currently in the States, so no cupcakes were [...]
Posted in Review: cafes on Jun 1st, 2010
I recently caught up with my lovely breakfasting companions Z & B at Bourke St cafe the Mess Hall (not to be confused with the band of the same name). I have sporadically eaten lunch at the Mess Hall and had recently been told by several friends that the breakfast was something special. The Mess [...]
Posted in Review: cafes on May 13th, 2010
The Breakfast Club is located in St Georges Rd, Northcote, nestled in a little strip of shops. It is a small, light filled, quirkily outfitted space full of nicknacks. I think the Breakfast Club is such a great name for a cafe. While it naturally evokes thoughts of breakfast (and eggs!) it also has that extra element [...]
Posted in Review: cafes on May 10th, 2010
I love the theatre of eating at a sushi train – all that gorgeous, perfectly presented food, parading in front of you. I also love the little thrill when something takes your fancy from afar and none of the other diners nab it before it reaches you. It’s like you get a little victory with [...]
Posted in Review: cafes, Taste test: macarons on Apr 30th, 2010
Regular readers who have been following my macaron pursuits will know that I often refer to Duncan from Syrup and Tang as the macaron expert. His site contains a wealth of information on how to try to make these fickle biscuits, including step by step instructions and even a discussion of common problems based on [...]
