21
Oct
Melbourne Food Review: Café No 5, Centre Place, City
Maya had just come back from Raya at home in Singapore and she was desperate for a good cup of Melbourne coffee. So during a lunch time (she had an extra day off the lucky thing). We decided on Centre Place/Degraves St. area since it’s the closest place where there is the most number of...
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20
Oct
Som Tum Thai (Green Papaya Salad, Thai Style)
Som tum, I’m led to believe, is actually Laotian in origin. The salad of green papaya is actually quite common among a few countries in South East Asia. The Thai version flowed through from the north east of the country, bordering Laos* So when the dish reached Central Thailand, it became, well, I guess bastardised...
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19
Oct
Melbourne Food Review: Curry King (The Rasoi), Bridge Rd., Richmond
It was Sunday night and I feel like going out for dinner. We figured since we had a very expensive night out at, um, well I can’t remember where anymore, we wanted something cheap and tasty. So I had a quick look at Very Cheap Eats and decided on an interesting sounding place called The...
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18
Oct
Nicoise Salad with Seared Tuna (My Way)
I am going through a fish phase since I discovered that I can easily run to the Queen Vic during the lunch hour to be the best fish imaginable. I have been wanting to make something with fresh tuna for a while and I figured the classic nicoise salad would be ideal. I bought some...
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13
Oct
Penne with Cauliflower, Peas, Mint and Breadcrumb
I bought half of a really nice cauliflower from the farmers’ market the other day and decided that I wanted to make something simple with it. I was inspired by a recipe from Matt Moran’s new book When I Come Home which featured in this month’s Delicious magazine. It was originally made with orecchiette and...
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