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A taste of east Africa in downtown Footscray 26 Aug 2013 | 04:41 am
My friends looked after my kids the other day and brought them along to a birthday party at Dinknesh Lucy. When I picked them up from the restaurant, I asked my eldest, "So, did you like the yummy Af...
1+1 Mandarin Dumpling Restaurant 3 Aug 2013 | 09:00 pm
"I'm going out for western Chinese tonight", I said. "What", scoffed my friend M, sorting through his heirloom cabbage seeds. "Sweet n' sour and black bean beef?" "No", said I. "Food from western ...
Gong de Lin 24 Jul 2013 | 02:59 am
This is a commissioned post by the Australian Mushroom Growers' Association for "Mushroom Mania". The Mushroom Mania campaign is on for all of July 2013 and highlights the amazing mushroom dishes on ...
Soi 38 17 Jul 2013 | 06:45 am
Thai food - so often reduced to what Phil Lees once memorably termed "traffic light curries". Well, ignore the lights, put your foot down and take off on a tour of Thai noodle soups with Soi 38. Noo...
123 Cake - Melbourne's first cake-decorating cafe! 14 Jul 2013 | 07:33 am
Leaving things up to your kids' imagination can backfire badly. Once, waiting at the international terminal to pick up their dad from a long trip away, I asked my oldest who she thought we were waiti...
Sicilian rosticceria at L'Angolo Italiano 9 Jul 2013 | 03:00 am
This is a commissioned post by the Australian Mushroom Growers' Association for "Mushroom Mania". The Mushroom Mania campaign is on for all of July 2013 and highlights the amazing mushroom dishes on ...
Cheesesteaks and more at Cafe Cui 2 Jul 2013 | 03:38 am
Know the phrase, "A big fat waste of makeup"? Well, some meals are a big fat waste of stomach space. The first cheesesteak I ever had was kind of up there - sliced beef that struggled valiantly to b...
New-season soba at Shimbashi 18 Jun 2013 | 02:40 am
Disclaimer: I ate here for free. See end of post for full disclosure. Once you get clued into seasonality, there's something deeply disconcerting about cafe menus spruiking heirloom tomato brusche...
New cafe love - Form and Grandpa Joe 14 Jun 2013 | 03:00 am
A couple of new cafes for your westside brunching pleasure. Introducing Form - a gorgeous space that opened in west Essendon last December, barely a stone's throw from the Brunswick border. Coffee i...
Footscray Food Secrets project - just launched! 13 Jun 2013 | 05:24 am
If you're a commuter, make sure you get a copy of MX and check out the new "Footscray Food Secrets" advertising campaign. Follow the link to check out 26 of Footscray's best food secrets - chosen and...
