Melbourne

A couple of weeks back, the folks at Cape Grim Beef contacted me and asked if I would like to receive a sample of their product to muck around with in the kitchen. A taste of some of the best quality beef in Australia?...

Recently I was fortunate enough to be invited along to the brunchtime launch of Belvedere Vodka’s latest infusion flavour – Blood Mary. I’d actually heard of this product many months ago when fellow Mary aficionado Miss Mardi excitedly sent me a photo of the...

ALL THREE NIGHTS ARE NOW SOLD OUT! Thank y’all so much for your support! Did you hear the rumours? Coz they’re true. BurgerMary in partnership with the folks at St Ali are thrilled to present: An epic evening of eating. Vegetarians need not apply. I...

Hallah 268 Victoria St North Melbourne VIC 3051   Further to my KFC (Korean fried chicken) adventures at Gami, I recently revisited Hallah Korean restaurant in North Melbourne with fellow food-thusiasts Claire and Kate. We’d all been here once before, and ordered a serve of...

Many of you read (and reacted to) my critical post on new Melbourne restaurant My Mexican Cousin (MMC). In the aftermath of the post, the owners of MMC reached out to me via Twitter and proposed a meeting. My initial concerns were that I...

UPDATE: please find the reaction to this post here. Melbourne is a city in the grip of a culinary phenomenon where any new “so hot right now” restaurant seems to have a cuisine angle. Specifically, offering dishes and cuisines which are foreign to most...

Gami Chicken & Beer 100 Little Lonsdale St Melbourne VIC 300 You really shouldn’t need any more encouragement to visit a restaurant who’s name contains the words “chicken” and “beer”. But here goes. Both here and on my twitter account, I can often be found ranting...

Big Boy BBQ 764 Glenhuntly Rd Caulfield South, VIC  “WHAT?! What do you mean someone has opened a ‘proper’ BBQ place in Melbourne and I’m not aware of it yet?!”  was my initial response upon discovering Big Boy BBQ through the magic of twitter....

Did ya ever click on that link in my sidebar that takes you to The Burger Adventure? No? Ya should have! Because they have a sexy website full of sultry burger content. And because when those four dapper gentlemen walk into a room, it’s like...

I ain’t afraid to tell it like it is. If i have a crappy Mary experience, y’all are gunna know about it. If you follow me on twitter, you’re probably aware of which establishment served this particular BM. I had extremely high hopes, since...