Tag: food
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World Rice Festival
Written for Broadsheet For three days, Australian chefs and food trucks will come together to serve rice dishes from cuisines from around the globe at this year’s World Rice Festival. Alongside the gastronomic line-up, expect cultural performances, live music and cooking demonstrations. Rice Paper Scissors is bringing sticky pork belly, barbeque lamb ribs and tofu…
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Now Open: A New Coffee Bar by Richmond-Born Roastery Clark Street
Written for Broadsheet Clark Street Coffee owner Melissa Floreani’s love of coffee stems from her childhood and her Italian heritage. “Everyone was always drinking coffee. It always smelled so good to me,” she says. “I remember thinking at that time, ‘This is something I really love.’” With more than 20 years’ experience in the industry,…
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A Tiny Armadale Trattoria Reimagined
Written for Broadsheet Slow-cooked beef ragu begins simmering over the stove every morning at Zia Rina’s. As I walk in, the lingering smell brings up the nostalgia of a Sunday visit to nonna’s. The ragu recipe belongs to co-owner and ex-Neptune head chef Danny Natoli’s nonno (grandfather), but the real hero of the tiny trattoria is his zia (aunt) Rina,…
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The East Brunswick Hotel Returns
Written for Broadsheet Scott Didier spent most of his childhood in Brunswick. His grandfather used to drink at the East Brunswick Hotel (formerly the East Brunswick Club) back in the day. So, when the pub went on the market in 2017 he saw it as the perfect excuse to get the whole family involved. “We…
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Now Open: A Hong Kong-Style Eatery From the Founders of Chinatown’s Dessert Kitchen
Written for Broadsheet A Shanghai woman in traditional Chinese dress greets you on entry to TuanTuan. She’s not a waitress, nor is she bar staff – she’s the beautifully hand-painted mural that adorns an otherwise concrete wall. Painted by Big Bite Designs and under the direction of Wall Architects, the woman on the wall looks…
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First Look: A Vibrant South American Eatery in North Fitzroy
Written for Broadsheet Melbourne Huitaca is a South American goddess of happiness, pleasure and drunkenness in the religion of the Muisca (indigenous to Colombia). The rebellious goddess was known for indulging and is the inspiration behind Citrico’s fiery, citrusy, Chilean-inspired menu. “I think I was her in my past life,” owner Nan Kroll says, laughing.…
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First Look: “Alternative” Pizza and New-Wave Wine by the Founder of DOC
Written for Broadsheet Melbourne It’s 3pm on a rainy Friday afternoon when I step into Italian Artisans. A father and son carpentry team is working out the front crafting circular dining tables. Out back, in the newly renovated dining room, owner Tony Nicolini is entertaining a large group. Nicolini is best known for championing artisan…
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A Modern Take on the General Store for Trentham
Written for Broadsheet Melbourne Resting above the mantelpiece in Trentham General’s main dining room is an oil painting of “General Smith”, the store’s fictitious CEO. The portrait is one of many collectables co-owner and interior stylist Lynda Gardener has kept stored away for years, and now sells at her new cafe, homewares and furniture store…
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Bekka Brings Spice-Laden, Generous Middle Eastern Dining to the North-West
Written for Broadsheet Melbourne If you walked into Richard Pavlov’s mother’s house right now, it’s likely you’d find milk and yoghurt boiling over the stove. A second batch would be straining through a pillowcase tied around the tap over the laundry trough. “They hang it for a day or two. By the time it’d all…
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Now Open: Polished Italian Dining Arrives in Windsor
Written for Broadsheet Melbourne As Andrea Da Como’s (D.O.C., Baby, Builders Arms Hotel) fiancée shopped in Milan, Italy’s fashion capital, he made use of the time by exploring the city’s restaurant scene. It was when Da Como stepped into Dry – a polished pizza and cocktail bar – he came up with the idea for Tipico, the new modern…
Stephanie Vigilante 