Taste Like Chicken
Posted on 22. May, 2010 by Nina in Dinner, Restaurant
I’ve always avoided rabbit as a food. Why; I’m not quite sure. I mean, I don’t think those fluffy white creatures are too cute to be eaten or anything. I just didn’t really think food when I saw a bunny. That is, until now…
Spice, Crisp and Friend
Posted on 21. Jan, 2010 by Reinar in Dinner, Lunch, Restaurant
I suppose you could consider this a follow-up to Tim’s post. I could not let him hog the joy of presenting to you a review of what is was our current favourite dish: the Crispy Chicken Ribs from Rose Garden (aka Rosey-G). I introduced him to it after all.
Rosey G
Posted on 15. Jan, 2010 by Tim in Dinner, Lunch, Restaurant
Rosey G and I go way back. Well, its directly opposite where I used to work, so it was easy to form a bond. The place is really called Rose Garden and for some people, it is known as ‘that place on Elizabeth St. with the gross ducks hanging in the window’. My lesson for [...]
A Friday Feast
Posted on 16. Oct, 2009 by Pam in Dinner, Restaurant
After a busy and stressful week, I wanted a Friday evening that really felt like a Friday evening. One that was celebratory and overindulgent. And that’s exactly what I got over dinner and drinks and dessert with Reinar, Mik and Tae at Ca de Vin by the GPO. Reinar was not only hungry, he was [...]
Espresso and Machismo
Posted on 09. Oct, 2009 by Reinar in Dinner, Lunch, Restaurant
I was not born in Melbourne. I’ve been here for 15 years or so and, for a while now, have been assembling a mental list of things that are particularly Melbourne. Things like: Wet and shimmering pavement in the city—the kind you get in a late-afternoon drizzle. Walking in the rain is something you just [...]
My First Time Was Great.
Posted on 08. Oct, 2009 by Pam in Dinner, Restaurant
I have a friend who probably takes almost all his meals and coffees (or wishes he could) at Solarino’s, a cozy cafe on Howey Place off Little Collins Street in Melbourne. A few friends have also made Solarino’s one of their more regular haunts — a place to go for good coffee, dessert, a light [...]
