16
Aug
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Melbourne Food Review: Pireaus Blues, Brunswick St., Fitzroy
I figured Brunswick Street would be a really good place to take two out-of-towners to experience one of those Melbourne food strips. Somehow, and I wasn’t sure how, I decided that we should give Pireaus Blues a try. And we weren’t disappointed. We decided on the banquet ($38.00 per person). The moment I said to...
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14
Aug
Baby Silver Beet and Garlic Crostini
Okay, it’s Friday night and I’m getting ready to go out (again) so just a really quick post on a very light lunch from last week. I went to the market and found a bunch of really nice looking baby silver beet, so I grabbed a bunch. I figured since I had the really good...
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12
Aug
Country Style Rabbit Casserole
The very first time I had rabbit was actually at Grossi Florentino and it was absolutely delicious. One Saturday I just decided that cooking a bunny was in order so I perused through all my food books and settled on something vaguely resembling Stephanie Alexander’s Country Rabbit in a Claypot. I never cooked rabbit before...
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11
Aug
Melbourne Food Review: Bar Lourinhã, Little Collins St., City
Guess what? I discovered the ‘thief’ who had stolen my 2007** Good Food Guide. It was Miss Maya Monkey. I showed up at her little pad (which was very nearby work). Because we hadn’t caught up at her place for quite a while, we sat and talked. When, she suddenly remembered, ‘dude! This is your...
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09
Aug
Melbourne Food Review: Strawberry Crème Brûlée Tartlet, Pure Bread Bakery
This deserves its own post. This little beauty never saw the inside of my house The first bite goes crunch and then the beautiful, rich custard meets your tongue. Heaven. And then you take the second bite, and the tiny shy piece of fresh strawberry appears. And some more of them come to light. Hmmm....
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