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Tidlom Thai Antique Restaurant, Melbourne CBD – homey, authentic Thai food

August 22, 2012 Asian

Tidlom Thai Antique Restaurant is not your usual western influenced Thai fare. What we’ve been eating and calling delicious at Thai restaurants around Melbourne were often adapted to meet western tastes and toned down in terms of spiciness and the ‘unusual’ ingredients that might have been present if served in a Thai household. I don’t [...]

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Vanilla panna cotta with mixed berry compote

August 21, 2012 Dessert

I have a confession to make. I love shopping at Costco. My heart starts to pound when I see 1.5kgs of butter and my palms get itchy walking by the 1kg peanut butter jars and 2kg cream cheese blocks. I could often be seen at the front of the line when a new batch of [...]

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The Black Toro, Glen Waverley

August 19, 2012 Bar

Can you believe that there’s another new(ish) addition to the already jam packed Kingsway dining scene in Glen Waverley Called The Black Toro? At least this time, it’s a type of cuisine that’s completely different to what we’re used to – Mexican/Spanish tapas.

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Tonjiru – Japanese pork miso soup

August 18, 2012 Japanese

The flowers in bloom outside are tricking my mind into thinking the weather has turned warmer. As a result, I feel like I might be getting sick again since I’ve failed to bring a warm jacket on many occasions lately. My muscles are also aching like crazy from some heavy lifting work for our house [...]

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Rose Garden, Melbourne – cheap Asian fare

August 16, 2012 Asian

After our visit to the Luna 1878 festival the other night, we decided against lining up for our food so made our way to the nearby Rose Garden, which serves up big dishes of delicious Asian cuisine. It’s one of the few cheap Asian restaurants that have a high rating on Urbanspoon and that says [...]

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Classic choc chip cookies

August 15, 2012 Dessert

I’ve been craving for sugary things a lot more lately. I never used to. Savoury was always my option although desserts were welcomed as a post-dinner cleanser or accompaniment to tea and coffee. There were however, more of an eye candy for me. Perhaps it’s because I’ve been mentally and physically drained lately (can you [...]

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Luna 1878 Winter Festival @ Queen Victoria Market

August 14, 2012 Events

Like many Melbournians and other fellow hibernators, on a cold evening in winter, I’d rather sit at home and curl up on the couch with a hot cup of soup. There’s hardly anything that could tempt me out of my comforting corner and sheltered soul to battle the wind and rain outside. Even when I [...]

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Cafe Vue at Heide, Bulleen

August 13, 2012 Breakfast/brunch

The Spring flowers are starting to bloom on my street. I often think ‘it’s not that cold today’ and forget to take a jacket with me. Sometimes the wind feels warm but refreshing on my face and these are all signs that Spring is slowly creeping around the corner. Winter is almost at an end. [...]

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French onion soup

August 12, 2012 French

My eyes were red and swollen. The more I rubbed them with the back of my hands the more tears started flowing out. Why did I put myself through all this? I grabbed a tissue and wiped the remaining tears away then continued with the horrible task in front of me. This is what it [...]

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Product review: Tovolo sphere ice moulds & Laphroaig whisky

August 11, 2012 Product reviews and giveaways

Even though I don’t really like drinking alcohol since I have a reasonably serious case of the Asian flush, I still enjoy seeing drinks being made and the occasional sips of something that looks delicious. Therefore I’m glad that Yuye likes to collect spirits, whiskeys and anything alcohol related, including bar utensils. When we eventually [...]