Meatmaiden: is this the home of Melbourne’s new cult dish?
The dudes behind Melbourne’s hottest new restaurant probably didn’t predict that their lobster mac cheese would become the dish on everyone’s lips. Best known for their…
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On a roll: 400 Gradi’s hot new bar in Brunswick
If you’ve ventured to 400 Gradi in Brunswick since Johnny Di Francesco was named World Champion at the Campionato Mondiale Della Pizza (the granddaddy…
6 mod-Asian Melbourne restaurants to try this week
When I first moved here from Sydney, my most regular whinge (after the weather, natch) was the serious lack of fab mod-Asian restaurants in Melbourne. Almost four…
Local roaming: 10 of the best restaurants in South Yarra
Discover 10 of the best restaurants in South Yarra, Melbourne, from seasoned fine-diners to dirt-cheap Asian eateries, cool cafes and cutting-edge bakeries. EURO VISION Da Noi…
Some like it hotter: Belles Hot Chicken
Since stepping away from fine-diner Loam, on the Bellarine Peninsula, Aaron Turner has been on a something of a pilgrimage. He’s just returned from…
Melbourne’s best burgers: a new contender
My love of burgers will come as no surprise to regular readers of Eat My Words. I’ve gone so far as to name my…
Spiced apple & rhubarb crumble
Poached rhubarb is one of winter’s great pleasures. Sticky, almost earthy in flavour, it’s divine with bircher muesli, buttery cakes and old-fashioned crumbles – and it lends…
A fine balance: Chinese food and wine matching
While it’s easy enough to pair a cabernet sauvignon with a chargrilled steak or a luscious late-harvest riesling with your favourite lemon tart, matching wines to Chinese food…
Happiness is a four-step process
Along with cosy coats, ankle boots and leopard-print scarves, ice cream is one of those things that belongs in my winter life (in summer,…
Kong brings mod Korean to Richmond
Chris Lucas has a knack for nailing the Melbourne dining zeitgeist, and he’s done it again with Kong, a mod-Korean diner on Church Street, Richmond. While…