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Kitchen Ink

November 29, 2011 – 6:42 pm | 4 Comments
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Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles is a haven for glossy celebrities. It’s the kind of place where the freshly botoxed and blow-dried go to see and be seen. But deep in the kitchen, Executive Chef …

Sensory Lab Plants Plantation, Melbourne

October 5, 2011 – 9:12 am | No Comment
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Some people (read: you) are just built for loving coffee. You join an esteemed group of folks that commonly congregate around Sensory Lab locales. Meet their newest collaboration, Plantation – superior specialty coffee beans packed …

Ristretto, Recycled: Slow Poke Espresso

September 21, 2011 – 9:13 am | 3 Comments
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Picture this: a cozy café that’s so inviting you’ll want to linger over your morning cuppa well into afternoon tea. Now imagine this space is completely and utterly sustainable. Enter Slow Poke Espresso.
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Saké To Me! An Aussie Pub Crawl, Sake Style

August 31, 2011 – 2:53 pm | One Comment
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During university, sake was, for me, a devilish – but delicious – complement to sushi that would leave me seeing double before I could dive into my second inside-out roll. Since then I’ve learned that …

The Urban Grocer’s Top 5 Favorite Pop-Ups

August 26, 2011 – 8:26 am | One Comment
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Pop-ups, closed door restaurants, and underground eateries have been described as the “foodies equivalent of the Eighties rave.” And though there are countless amazing spots around the world in chef’s homes to the most unpredictable …

Madame Truffles Pop-Up Shop, South Melbourne

July 21, 2011 – 8:32 am | One Comment

Madame Truffles loves Australian truffles. She loves them on toast with mushrooms, in scrambled eggs for breakfast, or shaved on pasta for dinner. Truffles, truffles, truffles. Happily, this year she’s sharing her zeal for these …

Science Fused with Sweetness: Burch & Purchese

July 6, 2011 – 9:09 am | One Comment

Enter into Burch & Purchese Sweet Studio near Melbourne and you’re entering into “a place where you can always expect the unexpected.” Or so say owners Ian Burch and Darren Purchese. And from the looks …

Speakeasy to Speak About: Bar Americano, Melbourne

June 22, 2011 – 12:49 pm | One Comment

If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to hang out in an old-school speakeasy, now you’ve got the chance to find out. Enter Bar Americano. Located in an alleyway off an alleyway in …

A Toast to Chin Chin, Melbourne

June 14, 2011 – 10:37 am | No Comment

Daydreaming about escaping winter and warming up somewhere exotic? Unless you’re about to board the next flight out of here, your quickest stop for a Taste of Thailand is newly opened Chin Chin. Now just …

Cloud Nine: Cumulus Inc., Melbourne

June 3, 2011 – 12:55 pm | 2 Comments

Located on a non-descript lane, just a short walk from Melbourne’s Federation Square, you’ll find Cumulus Inc. Arguably the city’s hippest brunch spot, the restaurant attracts businessmen on their way to work, expats reading the …