Melbourne

I was originally going to call this post ‘Holy Trinity’ but if you follow the series, you’ll find out why there was a name change.  I’ve spoken before about how I’m a big fan of Andrew McConnell’s work, both in the kitchen and in service at the table.  A working trip to gave me a… Read more

*** THIS VENUE HAS NOW CLOSED *** I was originally going to call this post ‘Holy Trinity’ but if you follow the series, you’ll find out why there was a name change.  I’ve spoken before about how I’m a big fan of Andrew McConnell’s work, both in the kitchen and in service at the table. … Read more

I was originally going to call this post ‘Holy Trinity’ but if you follow the series, you’ll find out why there was a name change.  I’ve spoken before about how I’m a big fan of Andrew McConnell’s work, both in the kitchen and in service at the table.  A working trip to gave me a… Read more

I was originally going to call this post ‘Holy Trinity’ but if you follow the series, you’ll find out why there was a name change.  I’ve spoken before about how I’m a big fan of Andrew McConnell’s work, both in the kitchen and in service at the table.  A trip for work gave me a… Read more

The very first blog I ever posted was about Cumulus Inc, and their crunchy Silk Purse for a Sow’s Ear dish.  I wrote about it because I loved the meal and had recently discovered the ‘solo dining theory’.  In honour of my 100th post, I am writing again about Cumulus Inc.  I revisited Melbourne for… Read more

*** THIS VENUE HAS NOW CLOSED *** I tell you I don’t review restaurants that often and here I am again, reviewing another.  A recent trip to Melbourne allowed me to tick another restaurant off the list using my ‘solo dining’ theory.  ‘Golden Fields’ conjures up a vision of a rosy cheeked Chinese peasant in… Read more

With so much eating and drinking at the ‘Farewell Festival’, it’s getting hard to squeeze the food in, let alone squeeze the time in to update the blog. There have been quite a lot of good, bad and indifferent eating experiences over the last few weeks but for some reason, the Bars never seem to… Read more

I was thwarted on Sunday evening by Movida Next Door being closed as well as the hoped for return visit to Cumulus Inc being quashed. After walking the length of Flinders Lane and Collins St, I gave up on loftier aims and decided upon a takeaway restaurant in Russell St. I’m absolutely desperate to get… Read more

In what I hope to be my swansong as far as interstate travel before I head overseas, I was determined to get value for the Public Service Travel Allowance by visiting some of the restaurants on my Melbourne ‘must do’ list.Every time we head to Melbourne as a work group, there is much debate about… Read more

In the next of a continuing series of ‘no booking’ adventures, I upped the ante by bringing not one but two dining companions to Bar Lourinha in Melbourne. Once again, I was travelling for business and my colleagues looked to me for divine inspiration for our next dining adventure. Lourinha was next on my list… Read more

Travelling on an almost weekly basis might mean no time in my own kitchen but it does allow me to sample the delights of other kitchens. I also get to break my own rule of ‘I don’t go to restaurants that don’t take bookings and require you to queue’ as most places can readily accommodate… Read more