Tag Archives for chinese
Poonami
275 Barkly Street, Footscray Phone: 9687 4094 I’ve lived in Footscray for just over two years now. Just about every day, I walk past Poon’s on my way home. On most nights it’s busy; on weekends it’s usually packed. Yet … Continue reading
First taste
604 Station St, Box Hill Phone: 9890 8788 It’s not often that my family goes out to eat together. More often than not, we’ll eat at my parents’ place because it’s easier, and because having been restauranteurs for over two … Continue reading
Footscray’s best buns
One of the great things about writing a foodblog is it can justify some pretty insane eating activities, like doing a ramen crawl around the city, or blind testing mince pies and banh mi. Recently, I decided it might be … Continue reading
Sung’s Kitchen
118 Franklin St, West Melbourne Phone: 9329 2636 When four of my bestest buddies moved interstate last year, I was a little worried that I would be lonely. Who was going to come with me to restaurants and trust me … Continue reading
Flavour town
Level 1, 202 Bourke St, Melbourne CBD Phone: 9663 1268 A few months ago, @eatnik’s pal @submelb gave us the scoop on a new hotpot joint. He was rather excited by it – to be fair, he’s a pretty excitable … Continue reading
Dumpling Den
88 Grattan St, Carlton Phone: 9347 7702 I believe that food comprises a large part of my memory. I remember my father introducing me to sardines in tomato sauce on toast for breakfast, and crunching on Sunnyboys at the local … Continue reading
Fake meat
I read (most of) Jonathan Safran Foer’s Eating Animals while I was on holiday in Malaysia, while eating my way to using a new notch on my belt. It made me think more closely about what I choose to eat, … Continue reading
Crazy wing
177 Russell St, Melbourne CBD Phone: 9663 6555 There seems to be a proliferation of new Chinese barbecue places in the last few months: Chinese Spicy and Barbie Kitchen, Crazy Wing and a new Oriental BBQ joint in Footscray to … Continue reading
A wedding banquet at Tao’s
201 Bulleen Road, Bulleen Phone: 9852 0777 My cousin Ivan got married recently. It was a joyous day, full of fun, sunshine and suckling pigs. Let’s kick this post off with a picture of one in the back seat of … Continue reading