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STREAT needs You

by jeroxie July 1, 2010

Winter is definitely in town. The last few days have been really cold from the rain and the strong gusty winds.

I love snuggling under the donna with the heater on. I feel very fortunate. These are simple pleasures in life but not everyone in Melbourne is as fortunate. To have a proper donna and heater is luxury to many of the homeless people. Have you wondered where do they sleep on cold winter nights that we are currently experiencing? Do they have hot soups to warm their bellies? Who do they turn to when they need to hug to make these cold nights a little more bearable?

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Bokchoy Tang, Federation Square

by jeroxie June 27, 2010

I never thought highly of any restaurants in Federation Square except for Taxi dining. They are all a little more pricey, catered for the tourists and food is usually underwhelming. That is my personal opinion of course. But since Mister wanted to try the yumcha at Bokchoy Tang, I did not resist. It was a beautiful Saturday afternoon and we deserve to relax and have lunch in a nice place.

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Chocolate indulgence at The Langham, Melbourne

by jeroxie June 9, 2010

I jumped onto the chance for a Nuffnang fashion and food bloggers meet up at the Langham for a chocolate breakfast! It was quite early on a Saturday morning but I jumped out of bed even before my alarm went off. Now that is commitment to chocolate.

Langham is located in Southbank and just a hop and skip across the Yarra River from Flinders Street station. It was a rather cold and foggy winter morning and I am thankful that there is a hint of blue skies when I took this photo.

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Earl Canteen is about Real food

by jeroxie May 31, 2010

EARL Canteen 500 Bourke Street (enter via Lt Bourke) Melbourne, 3000 (03) 9600 1995 Website Google map There has been a lot of buzz on tweetverse lately about Earl Canteen, the baby of both Jackie and Simon. I was also very fortunate to be invited to the launch of Earl where I met Duncan (Syrup [...]

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Melbourne CBD quick yummy lunch – N Lee & Cinnamon’s

by jeroxie May 7, 2010

The thing that I miss about working in Melbourne CBD is the variety and quality of good lunch food. Now that I am in South Melbourne, I hardly venture around the area. It is like what @jettingjoyce said, a black hole of good food and I totally agree. Don’t get me wrong. There are nice places for food in South Melbourne but few are affordable to lunch everyday.

After the trip from Hobart and not much food in the refrigerator, it was an excuse to travel to the CBD for some good and affordable lunch. First stop was N Lee Bakery. This is one of the only places in the city that serves Banh Mi or Vietnamese roll. It is definitely a meal in a bun. Carbohydrates, protein and fresh salad! Banh Mi starts with a short Vietnamese style baguette or roll. It has a thin layer of butter and pate. And then followed by the cold meats. You can choose to have cold cuts pork (original) or chicken breasts slices. It is then topped with shredded carrots, thinly sliced onions, fresh coriander, freshly sliced red chillies (optional) and then drizzled lightly with light soy sauce. $5 for a roll in the city is very affordable. But you will be able to get it at $3.80 in the suburbs.

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Where is the best ramen in Melbourne CBD

by jeroxie April 28, 2010

Menya was our first stop. It is a very small ramen shop located on the busy footpath corridor area of Melbourne Central. As the place was really tiny, the group was spilt into 2 tables. I didn’t mind too much with the ramen here. @cloudcontrol was not impressed and I believed he gave this place a low score. I had the Menya ramen. I gave it top marks for toppings. I thought it was good value for money at $10.90 and we were given a prawn, a scallop, crab sticks, cuttlefish, an egg and a couple of pieces of chasu.

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Coconut House after its renovation

by jeroxie April 27, 2010

We have not visited Coconut House after its recent renovation. We walked past it several times as we head to Rose Garden at times for lunch. Coconut House is hardly empty. It is always buzzing and I think even more so after its renovation. What caught my eye that fateful Saturday was the poster of a bowl of wonton noodles. I must have it. A little queue won’t kill right?

Both of us have a soft spot for cendol and was please to find it on the new menu. The Coconut House Cendol Special was served with soya bean and gula malacca (palm sugar). It was not as we expected. The cendol was not well made and just did not work with the soya bean. It is probably more healthy than having coconut milk instead but soya bean lacked the flavour.

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The boys at Mezzo Bar & Grill

by jeroxie April 20, 2010

The Oyster Bar that my friends and I used to head to when we crave for oysters (they are half price before 6.30pm) have been taken over by Mezzo Bar & Grill. The duo, Luke Stringer and Joseph Vargetto have transformed the place into a much more casual Southern Italian fare.

A few food bloggers that I know have sung high praises about Mezzo but it has received mixed reviews from the food critics. It is on my list of places to go top this year and so when there was an invite to Mezzo for their Pasta al Giro night, I jumped at it.

We were introduced to both Joseph and Mauro (the head chef) before the dinner started. It is always fun chatting with chefs and I am always so star struck with them. Here are a few questions that I had for the boys and so everyone can get to know them a little better

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To all my friends – Thank you for the wonderful time

by jeroxie April 19, 2010

Birthdays have never meant very much to me. It is just another day, another year. And the thing is that I hang out with my close friends all the time. We have fun. We talk. We laugh. So celebration of birthdays is just like a Friday night out. We eat, drink and laugh through the night. But since I have a blog now, I am going to make use of it to thank my friends for being my rock. You know who you are.

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Wooga, North Melbourne

by jeroxie April 12, 2010

One of Mister’s close friend was in town just this Easter passing. He has been away for a year travelling around the world and currently settled in London and working. It has been tough for him and I can imagine the change in lifestyle has also changed him. I was always this weird anticipation before catching up with friends that I have not met for awhile. Will we still be able to just pick up from where we left off? Do you ever have this feeling?

Anyway, the day we caught up was the day that Mister and I spent the day with #ramenhunters. After a day of eating, it was unthinkable that we could consume anymore food. We settled for Korean BBQ. I could at least choose to nibble on pieces of meat and not feel self conscious.

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What makes Miss Jackson tick?

by jeroxie April 7, 2010

It seems that most people that I know on twitter have been raving about Miss Jackson. It had been one of the little cafes that I have been keened to try and to understand what makes this place so special. I knew from reading tweets that Miss Jackson is dog friendly as well. So I thought it would a great idea to head over after St. Kilda Farmers.

We took the table next to a dog bowl outside the courtyard. It was quite a lovely day to it outside and soak in some early autumn sun. But with Tekkie in a snappy mood, it proved to be a bad idea. He was snapping at almost everyone that walked past. He was especially bad with the girl that was serving us. Initially, we thought it might be her striking blue shoes but she took it off and he still went for her. Poor chick! I think she was quite upset about it. And I was embarrassed.

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The Salt book and a Giveaway

by jeroxie March 28, 2010

How much do we know and think about salt?

It is one of the most underrated ingredient and then again, it is one of the most common kitchen ingredient that most of us will use in our cooking and baking. Salt was once upon a time used as a currency and was responsible for the creation and downfall of many empires. It is NOT an ingredient or condiment to be belittled.

The Salt book starts off by beautifully illustrating the power of salt to enhance flavours when used with best intentions and properly. Then it introduces us to the different variety of salt and how simple it is to turn the simple salt into something quite remarkable in our home kitchen. It is followed by mouth-watering recipes which I will share with you soon. And it ends with the story and wisdom of salt.

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Portello Rosso presents Iberian Nights

by jeroxie March 23, 2010

We were really looking forward to this. Portello Rosso is tucked away off Lonsdale Street and we would never have known if not for getting lost walking around looking for a munch. Unfortunately, we were turned away as they were too full that particular weekday to accommodate us. So why did I pick this over Movida Aqui and other more interesting and high profile places? Because I felt that smaller restaurants like these deserve to share the limelight with the big names.

We were there at 6.30pm and sat around on the big table downstairs with the rest of the guests enjoying a drink before the night started. There was no expectation. I had the freedom to roam the place before service but I chose to agonise over the choice of my first drink. Not long after, we were told to proceed upstairs for the start of the dinner. We shared the table with 6 very delightful diners.

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Why St. Ali

by jeroxie March 10, 2010

I was going through the photos the other day and realised that I have taken many food and coffee shots of St. Ali but never blogged since the one I did in August last year – name of post. It deserves a part 2 and even 3. I tend to visit it when I have a long morning at work or when I just feel like chilling out by myself and away from work. It isn’t exactly the quietest cafe in South Melbourne. It is always buzzing with people, the slayer hard at work, beans roasting in the far end and sipping of coffee and kling klang of cutlery.

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The search of the best tonkotsu ramen in Melbourne

by jeroxie March 7, 2010

A call to all Melbournians – Where is your favourite ramen shop?
I am not sure when Mister started his craze for Ramen, in particular, Tonkotsu. I thought long and hard and it seems that Menya Noodle Bar in Sydney is the culprit. Mister discovered this place while on a short visit up in Sydney. The next time we were up there, he insisted that we had to pay homage to this place.

Before I carry on with my rambles, let me briefly explain what tonkotsu is. It is a cloudy pork soup base. It’s cloudiness comes from being cooked with crushed pork bones for hours. Hence, its porky aroma and heavy pork tastes in its broth.

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