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Posted in Casual & great, Lunch, Melbourne CBD, 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 Casual & great, Melbourne - South, Review: restaurants, Something to share on Feb 9th, 2010
On a cracking mid-week evening I crossed-town for dinner at Ichi Ni with my mother and friends R and A, to celebrate A’s recent engagement. I rarely make it over to St Kilda but it really was a magic night, with that crazily blue sky, the sun setting and people everywhere sitting outdoors enjoying a [...]
Posted in Fine dining, Queensland, Review: restaurants, Reviews, Something to share on Jan 20th, 2010
On our trip to Noosa we also enjoyed a lovely meal at Japanese restaurant Wasabi. I was particularly excited as the Gourmet Traveller had rated it as one of the best regional restaurants in Queensland. We arrived for our 8.30pm booking to a full but relaxed restaurant. The entrance to the restaurant (above) faces the [...]
Posted in A drink or three?, Bars, Melbourne CBD, Restaurants, Review: bars, Reviews on Nov 6th, 2009
Looking for a post-work tipple and eat, we settled upon the recently opened Izakaya Den, a new outpost from Simon Denton & Co. from Spring St’s Verge. Izakaya Den is modelled on a traditional Izakaya, being a casual pub-type eatery found in Japan. Izakaya Den lurks beneath the Postal Hall at the corner of Russell St and [...]
