- Pan Asian – Prahran, Melbourne
I have to admit, fusion isn’t something I usually get excited about. The word is thrown about so loosely these days, it seems that you could pick any two dishes from two different menus and somehow sell it as fusion. While there are some fantastic examples of fusion out there (a la Nobu’s marriage of [...]
- Little Cupcakes – Melbourne
Like all good things, Melbourne’s little gems are hidden in its lively laneways. We stumbled upon Little Cupcakes by chance while trying to find some shelter from the wind during a breezy afternoon in the city.
This cute cupcake boutique is no bigger than 10 square metres and yet it bakes an impressive daily selection of [...]
- Gumshara @ Eating World – Chinatown
What takes 7 days to make, only has three ingredients and could very well cause a cardiac arrest?
A heavy helping of ramen at Gumshara.
Hidden in the Eating World food court on Dixon Street, Gumshara is known for one thing and one thing only – its thick, glutinous, pork bone broth which has not only won [...]
- Adriano Zumbo’s Cafe Chocolat – Balmain
Cursed Masterchef has ruined my favourite Saturday afternoon ritual.
I used to be able to stroll into Adriano Zumbo, grab a croissant and be on my merry way. But now, I have to fight off thirty other customers in line, while secretly hoping they don’t pick the dessert I want.
Luckily, it’s a little [...]
- Recipe: Sichuan Hot Pot
The act of sticking various food items into a simmering pot goes by many names and comes in different variations, whether it’s “hot pot”, “steamboat”, “shabu shabu”, “sukiyaki”, “lau” or “chinese fondue”.
At home, our hotpot of choice is the Sichuan kind. Undisputedly the king of all hotpots, every mouthful is coated with tongue tingling oil, [...]
