Posts Tagged ‘Richmond’
We were just a few steps short of stepping into Ying Thai on Victoria Street when we noticed the old Bodhi Café a few doors down had become Tom Toon Thai Noodle Café. A cheesy name indeed but it didn’t stop us from peering inside while checking out the laminated menu pasted on the glass window. After that, the decision was easy. Tom Toon it was after seeing all the Thai patrons chomping happily on their food. Read More
It is fascinating how a small circle of batter can carry with it such confusion from the way it is pronounced to its origin. I will be the first to admit that apart from enjoying these fancy little treats, I didn’t give its history much thought until I discovered La Belle Miette. It was here that I first heard the word MacarOn (Mah-Ka-Rhon) used instead of MacarOOn ( Mak-Kah-Roon) to describe these fragile cookies. This had me intrigued as I have always pronounced it like the latter and there was no way the Master Chef judges could get it wrong too or could they? Read More
When one thinks of Italian food in Melbourne, you would assume they’d be talking about the famous stretch of restaurants on Lygon Street but when presented with the opportunity to try an award winning modern Italian restaurant on Church Street, one could be forgiven for thinking otherwise. The establishment is called Enoteca, recently awarded consecutive “chef’s hats” at the 2008, 2009 and 2010 The Age Good food guide with back to back “2 wine goblets” awarded by the gourmet traveler wine list of the year. Read More