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so you need another good excuse to eat out?
on Nov 4, 2009 in StreetSmart charity thoughts on eating StreetSmart is back for another year. From Monday through to Christmas you have yet another excuse to eat out. The twist is that by dining at any of the participating restaurants and donating a mere $2 (or more) to Street Smart when you pay the bil...



pet peeves - breakfast
on Oct 26, 2009 in dining cafe society restaurant breakfast thoughts on eating I caught a little of Cam Smith waxing lyrical about breakfasts yesterday on “Eat It” on 3RRRFM. Being on the road I had to restrain myself from phoning in to add to the list of pet peeves about breakfast dining. But it got me thinking…The Foo...



garlic shoots
on Oct 22, 2009 in photo thoughts on cooking garlic shoots Pick of the market goodies today.Any tips or recipes for cooking with garlic shoots? Where does using the shoots excel over the bulb?



sri lankan inspired cauliflower curry
on Oct 22, 2009 in vegetables vegan curry vegetarian recipe dairy-free gluten-free I loved Malaysia. I gorged on curries of all varieties from the spicy Assam, through to Indian and a mouth-blowingly hot Thai meal. But when I came home I thought it was time to have a rest from chilli for a while.Within a week I was bored, perhaps...



Residential - update
on Oct 21, 2009 in restaurant eating local North Carlton other people's food Residential Back in May I visited Residential a new kid on the Lygon Street block. At the time I wrote:The words that came to mind when I ate a late Sunday breakfast at Residential are “under whelmed”. I arrived at a quiet time and the large café was barel...



the return of the light
on Oct 19, 2009 in photo thoughts on blogging Melbourne folk will know that the weather has been a tad dreary round these parts of late. My body is craving UV, vitamin D or whatever it is that those big dollops of sunshine do to feed our soul.I have half written recipes to be finished but inste...