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Posted in Breakfast, Cafes, Eating out gluten free, Melbourne - North, 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 us, [...]
Posted in Breakfast, Melbourne - North, Review: cafes, Reviews 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 Breakfast, Cafes, Melbourne - East, 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 [...]
Posted in Breakfast, Cafes, Lunch, Melbourne CBD, Review: cafes, Reviews 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 Breakfast, Lunch, Melbourne - North, Review: cafes, Reviews 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 Cafes, Eating out gluten free, Lunch, Macarons, Melbourne CBD, Review: cafes, Reviews 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 [...]
Posted in Breakfast, Melbourne CBD, Review: cafes on Jan 8th, 2010
I recently caught up with friends B & Z for a pre-work breakfast at the brand new MoVida Terraza. After reading Melbourne Gastronome’s gushing review, I was very keen to try it for myself. As per its name, the restaurant is on a terrace, situated at the back of an office block: Looking through the menu, there [...]
Posted in Macarons, Melbourne CBD on Nov 9th, 2009
Lindt’s champagne macaron and strawberry macaron So on the macaron trail I found myself at Lindt’s (relatively) new chocolate cafe in Collins Street. I side-stepped the display case filled with chocolatey goodness, headed up a couple of stairs and found myself in front of the macaron (or as they call them “delice”) counter. Lindt had [...]
