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The Age Good Food Guide 2012

by jeroxie August 29, 2011

Congratulations to all winners of The Age Good Food Guide 2012!

Malaysia Kitchen Blogger Summit – Lim’s Nyonya Hut

by jeroxie August 21, 2011

In the third week of the Malaysia Kitchen Blogger Summit, I will like to introduce a cuisine much closer to my heart – The Peranakan, the Straits Chinese or also known as Nyonya or Nonya. There are 3 countries in the world where most Peranakan lives – Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. The Peranakan is a marriage of Chinese settlers to local Malays. The Peranakan itself is vaguely divided into two main groups. The ones in the East coast (Kelantan and Terengganu) which are more Malay influenced and the ones in the West coast like Malacca which are more Chinese influence. The communities in both Penang and Singapore were established later. There is so much history behind this very special, vibrant and fusion culture and I am so proud to be part of it.

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Malaysia Kitchen Blogger Summit – Laksa Me and a bowl of laksa

by jeroxie August 14, 2011

My first encounter with Mr Allen Woo, owner and chef of Laksa Me, was at the recent Good Food and Wine Show in Melbourne. Malaysian Kitchen had a pretty big booth at the show and Mr Allen was one of the ambassador for Malaysia Kitchen and presenter at one of the sessions. I walked in on his presentation about Laksa and loved it. It had a lot of energy and I thought he held a wealth of knowledge and passion about Malaysian cuisine, the ingredients and her history.

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Don Too, Melbourne CBD

by jeroxie June 2, 2011

So many have gone before me. So many have sang high praises of Don Too. Many claims that Don Too serves one of the best ramen in Melbourne. Mister and myself will be really hard judges especially after our trip to Vancouver and New York. We had some of the best ramen that we ever tasted in the 2 cities. So how does Don Too ramen stack up against them? Were we doomed to be disappointed?

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Beatrix, North Melbourne

by jeroxie May 19, 2011

Our first Saturday back in Melbourne. We are settled back into our Melbournian lifestyle. Saturday means late breakfast somewhere nice or new and farmers market either before or after. And this case, it was after. I have to admit that we were rather brave to venture out into the rain and cold. What is better than a warm bed? What is this Beatrix that made me crawl out of bed? I wanted to try out a new cafe and for some reason, I had a morning sweet tooth. I hardly like sweet stuff for breakfast and even for lunch. But I went with the flow.

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MissChu Tuckshop, Melbourne CBD

by jeroxie April 23, 2011

MissChu tuckshop is the new super hyped eatery in the city. It serves popular Vietnamese food like Pho and rice paper rolls. It seems that at one point, twerps were going a little gaga over it. Since I had the forced luxury of time before leaving for holiday, I decided to head down and check it out. Anh (@anhsfoodblog) was my lunch buddy and it was really good to catch up with her since we last met for mooncake making session last year.

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Taste of Chiva-Som at ISIKA, Crown Metropol

by jeroxie April 19, 2011

Many Australians may be aware of the prestigious name – Chiva-Som just a couple of hours out of Bangkok. It is well known as a luxury health resort where people will head to for totally relaxation and pampering. And it has just been named Best Overseas Health and Wellness Property by Australia’s Luxury Travel Magazine Gold List Awards 2011.

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Thai Culinary, Melbourne CBD

by jeroxie April 12, 2011

Words spread fast. Recently, I did write about my disappointment with Coconut House. I received an email from the owner explaining how she had been ill and have employed a manager that had totally messed up the place. She further explained that she will be fixing the staffing issues and hope to bring the place back to it’s old glory. So let’s wait and see if she execute those promises.

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Celebrating 25 years of Cloudy Bay

by jeroxie March 17, 2011

Lately, I have been spoilt. So spoilt. I am having such a good run of good food and wine. Food coma? Bring it on!

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SBS Food Journey 2011

by jeroxie March 9, 2011

SBS Food Journey Festival 2011 is about multi-cultural food journey and is held at the Royal Exhibition Building in Carlton. I was very fortunate to be part of the contingent of food bloggers that were invited to document parts of the event on behalf of SBS. From our knowledge, we had Adrian, Cherrie, Thanh, Shellie and myself on duty that day.

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Appetizer, Melbourne CBD

by jeroxie March 8, 2011

A bunch of us first discovered Appetizer early last year. This place is totally Asian and I know I know, I should have shared this knowledge ages ago but one part of me like to keep it “Asian”. When I enter this Thai bar & restaurant, I get transported back to South-east Asia. It is after all located next to City Gate Apartments. This block of apartments are mostly filled by Asian students and this place does cater to them with its very affordable prices and cheap drop. It’s dining area is mostly open space and so attracts many smokers and drinkers. It is not exactly rowdy but it is very Asian. And that is why a part of me want to keep it the way it is. I come here and I feel comfortable or rather familiar. And now this is out on Gourmet Traveller and also on twitter… this secret is no more so I shall share why I love this place much more than most hatted restaurants in Melbourne.

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Lord of the Fries, Melbourne

by jeroxie February 18, 2011

I had so much time off in December but so behind in posts and still struggling to catch up. The very kind people of blha blha sent me a super cute package before I headed off for year end holidays. I am not much of fast food person. I don’t eat MacDonalds or KFC or Hungry Jacks. And so the visit to Lord of the Fries is the first for me.

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LuxBite, South Yarra

by jeroxie February 9, 2011

What is it about macarons that send so many of us crazy? I have to admit that I am not super macaron crazy. I like this stuff but unless it is macarons from Zumbo or Duncan’s, it is hard to send me goo goo gaa gaa. I have no obsession with macarons and I am not one to hunt them down. So it took me awhile to get to LuxBite. And one of the reasons that made me get off my ass and trek across the river is its infamous kaya flavoured macaron!

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A bling bling Yum cha at Shanghai Dynasty, Melbourne CBD

by jeroxie January 27, 2011

To be honest, yum cha in the city is pretty crap. I do like Sharkfins Inn but really don’t like being elbow to elbow to the next table. The level of MSG is so high that I have my tongue hanging out every time I leave the place. Yum cha these days are usually out in the suburbs like Plume in High point and now new favourite, Gold Leaf in Sunshine. I have not been writing about yum cha places because there is so many times I can explain how good or bad a har gao (prawn dumpling) is. I guess I should make it a new challenge this year. Report more on yum cha places around Melbourne. And will think of a new format to do that. Pop me an email or leave a comment if you have any suggestions.

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+39 Pizzeria, Melbourne CBD

by jeroxie January 18, 2011

+39 Pizzeria was voted “The Pizzeria of the year 2010″ by The Age (Epicure). After being wowed by D.O.C, this place needs to top it. +39 is located in the heart of the Melbourne CBD. To avoid disappointment of not getting a table or a long wait, I will suggesting booking in advance. The dining area is quite tight and many patrons were elbow to elbow. The tables are so close to one another that I cannot help but to eves drop on conversations. The smell of the pizza coming out of the oven was intoxicating and definitely stirred up the hunger juices!

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