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HOT: Brunetti, 194 – 204 Faraday Street, Carlton
Blog: MEL: Hot or Not - 30 August 2011
There’s something to be said for revisiting old favourites. Before I moved to Melbourne, every time I visited the city I’d make a pilgrimage to Brunetti. Back then it was only a single store in Carlton, half its current size. I loved the European atmosphere, the mirrored walls and the glass cabinet full of cakes. [...]
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HOT: The Age Good Food Guide 2012 Winners!
Blog: MEL: Hot or Not - 29 August 2011
The winners of The Age Good Food Guide 2012 Awards were announced last night. Here is the complete list of winners, some with my previous reviews – congratulations! Vittoria Coffee Restaurant of the Year – Attica Citibank Chef of the Year – Dan Hunter, Royal Mail Hotel Regional Restaurant of the year - Loam Best New [...]
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NOT – Campo Dei Fiori – 278 Junction Rd, Clayfield.
Blog: BNE: HOT OR NOT - The decisive guide to Brisbane - 28 August 2011
Campo Dei Fiori had come highly recommended to me, not only for their filling, home style Italian cuisine, but also their great selection of Italian wines. Unfortunately this little house of flowers didn’t stack up to its reputation on this occasion, their food and service being very bland and underwhelming. MM and I were on [...]
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HOT: Dumpling Masterclass, Oriental Teahouse, GD 068/69 Melbourne Central
Blog: MEL: Hot or Not - 27 August 2011
Restauranter and tea merchant David Zhou has expanded his Oriental Teahouse empire to Melbourne Central. The entrance is not immediately obvious from Elizabeth Steet which is a shame as the fitout is gorgeous – warm and earthy tones beckon you inside while punches of firecracker red accentuate the concept’s Chinese origins. I have blogged about [...]
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Chapman Hill Giveway!
Blog: MEL: Hot or Not - 25 August 2011
It’s Friday! So why not time for a giveaway? Chapman Hill is a Victorian family-run olive grove just outside of Melbourne and I first tasted their olive oils at my local providores, Key Ingredients in Clifton Hill. Then I started seeing them pop up in other places I visited – such as Coin Laundry and [...]
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In Search of Monk Bread at New Norcia Monastery
Blog: The Travel Project - 25 August 2011
One woman's search for monk bread at the spanish influenced New Norcia Monastery in Western Australia.
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HOT – Alberto’s Shot – 462 Montague Rd, West End.
Blog: BNE: HOT OR NOT - The decisive guide to Brisbane - 24 August 2011
Another very popular caffeine stop for river-looping cyclists is Alberto’s Shot, down towards the Orleigh Park end of Montague Road in West End. Taking up some nice corner block real estate in the sun, this busy little espresso bar and cafe has just given its breakfast menu a facelift, so MM and I thought it [...]
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NOT: Miss Marmalade, 126 Union St, Brunswick
Blog: MEL: Hot or Not - 24 August 2011
This is how much I expected to love Miss Marmalade. Monday. I borrow a car to drive through choc-a-block traffic on Alexandra Parade to meet my friend A there. On arrival, my baby vomits copiously on herself and on me. The mess is so bad that I have to drive home straight away without any [...]
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HOT: The Duldig Studio, 92 Burke Rd, Malvern East
Blog: MEL: Hot or Not - 23 August 2011
The Duldig Studio is a most unusual museum – because it’s housed in…a house. From the outside it looks like any other residence on a residential street in Malvern. Go beyond the gates and you’ll find the building filled with artwork and antique furniture, a most restful and interesting sculpture garden at the back and [...]
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The Alphabet Dinners: H is for Hotel Lincoln
Blog: Aerohaveno: A Travel Blog - 23 August 2011
In The Alphabet Dinners series, I review the cheap restaurants of Melbourne... In alphabetical order.I was supposed to be meeting some people I didn't know for dinner tonight (long story), but the arrangement fell through. Finding myself at a loose end, I thought I'd resume my series of reasonably priced restaurant reviews, with subjects taken from The Age Cheap Eats guide.So this week, H is for Hotel Lincoln, the handiest 'H' listing in the guide on my route back to the city.
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HOT List: Bike-friendly cafes in Melbourne
Blog: MEL: Hot or Not - 22 August 2011
How are you enjoying the beautiful weather this week? I’m going to ride my bike and enjoy some lunch. The Wheeler, a quarterly magazine about cycling culture in Melbourne, recently compiled a comprehensive list of bike-friendly cafes in Melbourne. Being a cycling and cafe fan (though not of the road racing lycra-clad variety), I thought [...]
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HOT – Brown Dog Cafe – 54 Logan Rd, Woolloongabba.
Blog: BNE: HOT OR NOT - The decisive guide to Brisbane - 22 August 2011
Perched quite inconspicuously on its corner block, Brown Dog Cafe is a popular coffee stop for dog walkers, cyclists and wanderers by alike. Don’t let the rather bland facade and lycra-clad cyclists deter you from dropping in, the superb coffees and friendly service definitely make up for that! With a reasonable crowd always gathered on [...]
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HOT: Orchestra Victoria, NGV International, Great Hall, 180 St Kilda Rd, Melbourne
Blog: MEL: Hot or Not - 21 August 2011
For those of you lucky enough not to work on a Friday, did you know you can give yourself a dose of classical music with your art every few months at NGV International? Orchestra Victoria, the orchestra which accompanies Opera Australia and the Australian Ballet is presenting a series of free lunchtime concerts every few months [...]
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Exploring Australia – The Itinerary
Blog: Landlopers - 19 August 2011
Earlier this year the Northern Territory of Australia, in conjunction with the amazing National Geographic travel writer Andrew Evans, hosted a contest asking people to name the reason why the Northern Territory is the place they would most like to visit in Australia. Entries were...Copyright LandLopers All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized use prohibited.
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HOT: Tokyo Bike Shop Melbourne, 5 Peel Street, Collingwood
Blog: MEL: Hot or Not - 18 August 2011
The newest addition to the Fitzroy/Collingwood bike shop enclave is Tokyo Bike, a small independent bike brand hailing all the way from Yanaka, Japan via Sydney. I’ve previously written about Tokyo Bike’s Sydney store on The Design Files and now husband-and-wife team Fuyuki and Yuki Sagahara have headed south to bring their colourful steeds to [...]
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The Unpublished 10: Flashpacker Central
Blog: Aerohaveno: A Travel Blog - 18 August 2011
I wrote this review of the new and impressive Sydney Harbour YHA hostel in March 2010, but as the publication later decided it wanted equal coverage of hostels across several states, it was shelved. Here it is now (with updated price details at the end) for your enjoyment...
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HOT: Green Refectory, 115 Sydney Rd, Brunswick
Blog: MEL: Hot or Not - 17 August 2011
There are certain cafes that are the perfect weekend haunts for nursing a hangover. The requisite criteria? Huge servings of hearty breakfast, lashings of coffee, nothing too fancy or complicated and good value for money. I think one of the places that does ‘hangover food’ really well is Green Refectory – and judging by the [...]
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100 Greatest Travel Experiences: How Many Have We Done?
Blog: Never Ending Voyage - 17 August 2011
People who hear that we plan to travel forever sometimes ask us if we’ll run out of places to visit. Now we can point them to Wanderlust’s list of 100 Greatest Travel Experiences. The British travel magazine asked readers to vote on what they consider the ultimate travel experiences, as travel is more about the [...]
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Streamlined Espresso, Modern Art
Blog: Aerohaveno: A Travel Blog - 17 August 2011
My brother John Richards has a theory: he thinks the reason Americans have such poor coffee is that their big influx of Italian migrants took place before the invention of the modern espresso machine; while Australia, receiving most of its Italians after World War II, benefited from their technological espresso expertise.It's a beguiling theory, and one that's currently embodied in physical form at the Museo Italiano in Melbourne, Australia.
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HOT: Wet and Wendy Pop Up Umbrella Shoppe, Cnr Swanston and Lonsdale St, Melbourne
Blog: MEL: Hot or Not - 16 August 2011
Melbourne weather forecast for Wednesday – Rain at times. Windy. 12-15 degrees. In Melbourne it seems that we’re in store for yet more rain. But don’t let the drizzle stop you from getting out and about, because local label Wet and Wendy have taken over one of the city’s round disused news stands, and like the Eco [...]
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HOT – Surrealism Up Late – Gallery of Modern Art, South Brisbane.
Blog: BNE: HOT OR NOT - The decisive guide to Brisbane - 15 August 2011
Squishy eye balls, phallic imagery, animalistic tendencies….just a few of the key words and imagery that come to mind when I recall my evening at the Surrealism: The Poetry of Dreams exhibition, currently on show at the Gallery of Modern Art. Thanks to Brisbane Marketing, I was given the opportunity to explore and grow the [...]
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HOT: Golden Dragon Palace, 363 Manningham Rd, Lower Templestowe
Blog: MEL: Hot or Not - 15 August 2011
I don’t shy away from being decisive on this blog so I’m going to make bold claim. Golden Dragon Palace has the best yum cha in Melbourne. So. I’ve put it out there now. Of course, I haven’t eaten at every single yum cha restaurant in Melbourne. It’s possible that there are places that do even [...]
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HOT: Salford Lads Club, 1 Fennell Street, Port Melbourne
Blog: MEL: Hot or Not - 14 August 2011
Hip hangouts can be found everywhere in Melbourne and Salford Lads Club fits in the bill in the most unlikeliest of areas – the nether-regions of industrial Port Melbourne. Ex-industrial factory space – check. Stripped back brickwork and exposed beams – check. Wood, lots of it – check. Cool bikes – check. Young and hip waitstaff [...]
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Photo Junket: The Strange and Alluring Pinnacles Desert
Blog: The Travel Project - 10 August 2011
For this week’s photo junket I thought I'd take you on a journey into this harsh environment and to place that is avoided by some Indigenous Australian's and sadly, a place that your children's children may never have the chance to see...
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HOT: L’atelier de Monsieur Truffe, 351 Lygon St, East Brunswick
Blog: MEL: Hot or Not - 8 August 2011
Three words to cheer up your Monday. New. Chocolate. Shop! Collingwood favourite Monsieur Truffe has opened bigger and brighter establishment in Brunswick East and it has all of the charm of the original plus more. Thibault Fregoni, the ‘mister’ of Monsieur Truffe, has set up his own old-fashioned cocoa bean roaster and bean press, which means that he [...]
