Monthly Archives for January 2011
Cumulus Inc.
45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne CBDPhone: 9650 1445 Next in the series of posts known as “Melbourne institutions which I have shamefully only recently visited”, we have Cumulus Inc. Open for about two years now, Andrew McConnell’s ‘casual fine dining’ offering … Continue reading
Jumbo Seafood
East Coast Seafood Centre, 1206 East Coast Parkway, SingaporePhone: +65 6442 3435 When I told my cousin I was going to visit on my way through to Hong Kong, he immediately asked me, “What do you want to eat?”. Family … Continue reading
Sam Tor Noodles
1/F, 30 Pottinger St, Central Team Fatty (that is, @eatnik and I) are off and running. Merely hours after @eatnik’s 4:30am arrival – I had arrived the previous day – we headed off for our first stop in what is … Continue reading
FATTY
I’m currently at Melbourne Airport while I wait to board my flight. I’ll be hitting Singapore, Hong Kong, Macau and Penang over the next two weeks, so look forward to some distinctly Asian posts; not that my posts don’t skew … Continue reading
Capri Cafe
43 Bridge Mall, BallaratPhone: (03) 5331 2683 One of the bonuses of driving all the way to Dunkeld to dine at the Royal Mail Hotel was I got to visit Ballarat for the first time in my life. When I … Continue reading
Royal Mail Hotel
98 Parker St, DunkeldPhone: (03) 5577 2241 When a country hotel is the recipient of two chef’s hats from The Age’s Good Food Guide, and named Gourmet Traveller’s Regional Restaurant of the year, you know that it’s no ordinary pub. … Continue reading
Huu Thanh
Food Court, Footscray Market, Irving St, Footscray A little while ago, Kenny alerted me to the fact that taking photos in Footscray Market is not allowed, which of course makes me want to do it all the more. So after … Continue reading
Yigit Pura’s Chocolate Soufflé
For those of you who don’t follow me on twitter, you might not know that I’m an avid viewer of Top Chef. Top Chef is the show that Masterchef should have been. It’s actual chefs, competing Next Top Model style, … Continue reading
Technical difficulties: blogpress
So I’ve discovered a fatal flaw with my blogging process. I’m relying on a company whose website has appalling Engrish on their website to store and serve my images. I currently use the blogpress app on my iPhone to publish … Continue reading
Coconut House Laksa Special
449 Elizabeth St, Melbourne CBDPhone: 9329 6401 Yeah, I’m back for more. Last time I had the chicken rice, so this time I thought I’d try the laksa. The laksa special, that is. Ooh, and what a special laksa! As … Continue reading