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Posted in Cafes, Lunch, Melbourne - South, Reviews on Feb 14th, 2011
So we all know that I am Northside-centric and barely manage to get out of my local comfort zone (a quick peruse of the reviews page can show how far weighted reviews are to the North). So I’m generally at a loss when trying to come up with food suggestions on the other side of [...]
Posted in Casual & great, Lunch, Queensland, Review: restaurants, Reviews on Oct 7th, 2010
In the last couple of years we have started a tradition of an annual girls trip to Noosa. A key aspect of this trip is briefly becoming regulars at Bistro C , which ordinarily involves a daily visit, preferably timed with cocktail hour (which is happily two hours, from 3-5). During cocktail hour Thail Muels [...]
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 Cafes, Review: cafes, Victoria - Country on Nov 24th, 2009
This weekend I (inadvertently) ended up at Schoolies in Lorne. To be honest, this isn’t the first time I have ended up gatecrashing the highschool end of year celebrations. The first time this happened we were driving into Lorne on a Friday night at about midnight. We were perplexed to see huge groups of teenagers [...]
