tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43966655603753074692024-03-19T14:34:27.554+11:00Eat. Play. Shop.Eating, playing, shopping and travelling our merry way through Melbourne and beyond, family style.EatPlayShophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09743994022815622927noreply@blogger.comBlogger263125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396665560375307469.post-72047291967709020052016-03-21T21:45:00.000+11:002016-03-21T21:45:03.060+11:00Eat. @ Chow City<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Woohoo it's Fri-Yay night out with the girls again. This time we went to Chow City for drinks and dinner. As usual we chose a place with a good variety of shared plates and pescatarian options for my friend Sarah. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">As I was the designated driver I sipped on my Tropic Thunder mocktail ($9) whilst the girls got started on some wine. The menu was modern Australian Asian fusion with a lot of bar items but a decent number of dinner options. We were too lazy to pick and choose so we opted for the $65 chow down chef's menu option.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Then came the chef's special of the night, which was watermelon with kimchi, cream cheese, figs, pomegranate and cashew crumble. I absolutely would not have ordered this if it wasn't for the chef's menu but dang it was delicious and refreshing. I don't think I will order off the menu again. Just bring me what ever is good!</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizK7_LmHHwhCkCODL5I50DCH-I6pIdFFqsd2lYSk5pwLCsyefCgsQKtf96Kacnzw8cQhjJfACnE3ARDlQRlpm4qEe1CBp9_ACuxVnsdjvsx6zaiE21a7VVyiO4jDa7n9oe3OOi6gRsSUEJ/s1600/IMG_8494.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizK7_LmHHwhCkCODL5I50DCH-I6pIdFFqsd2lYSk5pwLCsyefCgsQKtf96Kacnzw8cQhjJfACnE3ARDlQRlpm4qEe1CBp9_ACuxVnsdjvsx6zaiE21a7VVyiO4jDa7n9oe3OOi6gRsSUEJ/s400/IMG_8494.JPG" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Then we got a really decent serve each of the Calamari, marinated in buttermilk, chilli, garlic, with vietnamese mint and crispy garlic. These were amazing and we finished it all even thought we were starting to fill up.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The papaya salad came next and was topped with crispy soft shell crab, served with mint, basil, green bean, chilli, lime and peanuts. I only had a little of this as I had pretty much under estimated the amount of food that would arrive given that this is a bar setting. So yum. 2 large serves between the 4 of us.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Yes there is more! The New Zealand King Salmon was slow cooked with peas, green bean, asparagus, and served in a warm citrus broth. (We also got given 2 serves of this between the 4 of us). I found a new spot in my stomach for this delicious salmon, I just wished I had more room! Even the veggies were super delicious with the broth. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We all agreed that we're now too stuffed to walk back into the city for dessert, only to be told that there is dessert coming! Each of us had a serve of the cream cheese cake, a soft fluffy mousse topped with caramel, raspberry and popcorn.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">All in all it was such a fun night out, the staff were attentive and even tolerated the impromptu karaoke some of us got up to (I'm not pointing any fingers ladies, you know who you are!) $65 was a pretty good deal and I would highly recommend Chow City for a casual and fun night out! </span><br />
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<br />EatPlayShophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09743994022815622927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396665560375307469.post-65990639112688678642016-02-25T22:27:00.001+11:002016-02-25T22:27:52.082+11:00Eat. @ Rubiki<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I live and work in the Eastern suburbs, and I've always been jealous of everyone working in the CBD or in the Fitzroy and Collingwood area, who have not just a few, but an abundance of great coffee and lunch places to visit. That's why I'm extra thankful for Rubiki, which is a wonderful find in the leafy part of Ringwood and a stone's throw away from my work.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The mocha has looked different on different visits, but the quality has been consistent, even with their take-aways, which Hubby is appreciative of when I bring him a coffee to work!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I tried the Herb Encrusted seared tuna with a nicoise salad ($21) for a light (and low carb!) brunch, and really enjoyed it. The tuna was perfectly seared, the salad was a nice change from the usual greens, and the trio of sauces were good fun! The poached egg completed the dish nicely.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This week I tried the Rubiki Bacon and Egg Roll ($7.5) and was impressed that it was freshly made, served piping hot and with a good slab of bacon.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This new cafe, like many around Melbourne these days, is on the ground floor or a mid sized apartment complex in Abbotsford. I'd watched with anticipation as works went under way for the cafe, since we've often utilised the lovely bike path that winds its way along the Yarra past the new buildings around here.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Little Man shared lots of my brunch as always, but I did order him a Mac n Cheese ($8) off the Kids Under Twelve menu, which he in turned shared back with me. This is a golden slab of crumbed mac n cheese, sprinkled with more cheese. I don't think anything more needs to be said about that, and it obviously went down pretty well.</span><br />
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EatPlayShophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09743994022815622927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396665560375307469.post-36837580570376007132016-02-20T22:34:00.000+11:002016-02-20T23:46:18.754+11:00New things coming to Eat.Play.Shop.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Hi everyone! I've been MIA for the last few months, busy handling health issues, work and family. It's been a bit of a roller coaster ride, but hopefully (fingers crossed) everything is back on track, and I can spend some fun times hanging out on the blog again. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Now that the kids are all at school, I've decided to take a slightly different direction with blogging. There will still be many, many posts on eating out and eating in because, let's be honest, cooking and eating is just such a fun activity for the Eat.Play.Shop. Family that the blog would be very quiet without it! But there are lots of things I want to write about but never used to post to the blog, like fitness, sports, design, photography and new trends, just to name a few, which I will start sharing here. And most of all I want to share some posts on travelling with kids which is something that I'm really excited about!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">So watch this space for something bright and new at Eat.Play.Shop.! (starting off with the colour scheme - I feel like we just repainted the walls in our house!)</span></div>
EatPlayShophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09743994022815622927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396665560375307469.post-4508172252167794222015-12-09T22:18:00.001+11:002016-02-20T21:20:06.775+11:00Eat. @ Sweetie & Moustache Dessert Lounge & Bar<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The kids and I stumbled across this interesting little upstairs lounge (on top of Sugar Bun) on a search for afternoon tea spots on one of our trips to the city. I think this sort of cafes are quite common in Asia but my kids haven't been to something like this before and found it quite fascinating.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Anyway, they are a real hit and my 3 munchkins rubbed their hands in glee to find themselves let loose on all the 6 flavours at once. I found the great thing about them is that the new squeeze packs mean it's super easy for the kids to get them from the fridge and serve up their own after school snacks, and no contamination from knives from different tubs, double dipping or little fingers means that the product lasts longer after the pouch is opened. I've been unwell recently and these have been a lifesaver as the kids sorted themselves out after school whilst I rested.</span></div>
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EatPlayShophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09743994022815622927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396665560375307469.post-41343770380807431502015-11-22T21:51:00.002+11:002016-02-20T21:21:04.718+11:00Eat. @ Fat Boy Thai Kitchen<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We stumbled across Fat Boy Thai Kitchen one day when we went for ramen at Hakata Gensuke but they were undergoing renovations. The kids thought the name was hilarious and so we gave this place a try, and so happy to report that it was actually a really nice meal without any hype.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We started off with the fish cakes ($8.9). Nothing fancy, but a tasty morsel of fish cake with a great sauce.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We couldn't go past the sticky pork ribs ($21.9) on the chef's recommendation in the menu. These were fabulous, fall off the bone tender, with an amazing caramelised sauce with a touch of chilli. The broccoli provided the healthy antidote.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We always order mussaman beef curry ($16.9) when we have Thai and that night was no exception. The beef was tender and the sauce was perfect. The kids loved this as it's not as spicy as the other curries, and it goes a long way with a nice bowl of jasmine rice.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Lastly we tried the red duck curry ($18.9). You can't see much in the photo but here's some very nice pieces of roast duck in a delicious red sauce. I always like the lychees in red curries as it gives a nice sharp contrast to the spicy curry.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We've been back a couple of times since the first time we stumbled across Fat Boy. The service has always been courteous and efficient. The upstairs area lets us come along with in bigger groups with friends and family and the lack of hype means we can go for a good feed of Thai food without too much planning or trouble. Keep up the good work!</span></div>
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EatPlayShophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09743994022815622927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396665560375307469.post-43214125885784643332015-10-26T00:25:00.001+11:002016-02-20T21:21:22.363+11:00Launch Event @ Hellenic Republic for George Calombaris' new book GREEK<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The usually busy restaurant was packed to the rafters with George's family, friends and colleagues (Gary! Masterchef Family!). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The foreword of the book was written by none other than Heston Blumental, who made a lovely and funny speech about their friendship. I didn't get to meet him but it was pretty cool listening to him talk. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Of course it would not be an event at Hellenic Republic without some awesome food. We had the opportunity to munch on some marvelous treats during the event. My favourite is still the "Jimmy's Dimmies"!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; line-height: 18.48px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Disclaimer : Eat.Play.Shop. attended the book launch for GREEK by invitation of Made Establishment and Hellenic Republic. Opinions are my own.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For anyone who has come across Eat.Play.Shop. in <a href="https://instagram.com/eatplayshop/">instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Eat-Play-Shop-226616057366004/">facebook</a> or on this blog, it will come as no surprise to you that I love to bake when I have time. I'm a sucker for a good pastry, a nice slice of cake, a sweet dab of salted caramel, a perfect macaron, a freshly baked tart..... all with a nice cup of tea. So I super excited this time of year because the Cake Bake & Sweets Show is on again. I took the kids last year and they had a blast and I'm looking forward going again this year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There will be<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> demonstrations by </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">world class bakers, dessert artists and TV personalities (Reynold Poermomo! Duff Goldman of Ace of Cakes! Pierrick Boyer of Le Petit Gateaux!) as </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">well as the opportunity to enjoy the tasty treats on offer, learn about the latest tools of the trade and be amazed by the entries of the </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Australian Cake <wbr></wbr>Demonstrating Championships. I haven't told the kids yet but there will be a 10m chocolate river and garden installation by the Queen of Chocolate Kirsten Tibballs. I don't know who will be more excited when we get there!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Cake, Bake & Sweets Show, Melbourne<span style="color: #222222;"><br /></span><b>WHEN: </b>Friday 23rd October 10am - 5pm<br />Saturday 24th October 10am - 5pm<br />Sunday 25th October 10am - 5pm<br /><b>WHERE:</b>Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre<br /><b>WHO:</b>Duff Goldman (USA, Ace of Cakes), Miguel Maestre, Kirsten Tibballs, Reynold Poermomo (MasterChef 2015), Georgia Barnes (MasterChef 2015), Tim Clark, Pierrick Boyer, Katherine Sabbath and more...<br /><b>WHY:</b>Celebrity demonstrations<br />10m river of chocolate, complete with a 2.4m waterfall in the Willy Wonka Garden<br />Shopping and sweet treats</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One entry for each of the following, why not do all!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1) Commenting on this blog post</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">3) Liking the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Eat-Play-Shop-226616057366004/">Eat.Play.Shop. Facebook Page</a> (comment here or on FB that you're a liker if you are already so!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So many ways to enter, and only 48 hours to do so, be quick!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Competition now closed!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Such a big response! Winners picked at random from a bag by the Eat.Play.Shop. kids :</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">- @eatingoffmyplate (via instagram)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">- Catherine Porquier </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">- Grace Koay</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I will message you with instructions on collecting your prize very soon, please email back to confirm!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Disclaimer : double passes courtesy of The Cake Bake & Sweet Show and Thrive PR.</span></span></div>
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EatPlayShophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09743994022815622927noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396665560375307469.post-41575370387952676982015-10-19T00:11:00.000+11:002015-10-22T23:27:42.100+11:00Eat. @ Sir Charles<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hubby and I are big fans of <a href="http://eatplayshopmelbourne.blogspot.com.au/2011/10/eat-axil-coffee-roasters.html">Axil</a> so it was a no brainer for me to try out Sir Charles when I found out this was their new venture. We've been here quite a few times and it has become one of the "regular" places we go to for a great brunch when we're not venturing out to new places.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One of the reasons for this is that the space is quite big and they are quite accomodating for our family of five and due to the number of tables we've not had to wait for more than 20 minutes (my limit of waiting for food with young kids!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We often have our first coffee whilst we're waiting and their mocha ($3.8) is great as you would expect from its pedigree.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The menu is quite interesting and a strong Asian influence is evident. I think one of their signature dishes would be the Sir Charles Benedict ($18) with panko crumbed eggs, Sriracha hollandaise and bacon on roti. The eggs are lovely and the roti is a genius twist to the good old muffin. The hollandaise gives a tasty kick but my kids find it a tad too spicy so I usually get all the sauce (mwahahaha).</span></div>
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EatPlayShophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09743994022815622927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396665560375307469.post-17696345224561791282015-10-15T22:18:00.000+11:002015-10-16T22:55:47.011+11:00Eat. @ Oppa Kitchen<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The kids spotted this new cute Korean place when we were in the city and made a snap decision for lunch there on one of our visits to the city. I love that they are now at an age where they are keen to try out new places and new foods! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well since our first visit we've been there about 10 times because it's such a quick and cheery place to grab a quick meal before we head off on adventures in the CBD! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To be honest, the food here is not your super traditional Korean fare, but the dishes are pretty cheap, fun and quick to the table, so it ticks all the boxes for my kids. Now get ready for all our delicious pictures - we've tried just about everything on this menu!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I always get the Fried Rice Cake ($5) here, they are slightly crispy and covered with a good dose of sauce. The serving is not huge but it's a great starter.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Korean Fried Chicken comes in original fried, soy garlic and sweet chilli flavours ($6 Small, $11 large). Not the best I have tasted but still quite pleasantly, and comes mixed with pieces of wedges and fried rice cake. The kids actually quite like that!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You can also get the same deal but with chicken wings ($6 for 4 pieces, $11 for 8) and they are also quite tasty.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Their Bibimbap comes with a choice of beef, spicy pork, spicy chicken, tofu and mushroom or avocado. ($10 regular)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For a bigger meal we often share a Dosirak ($10 -$12), which is a meal bucket, the equivalent of a bento box in Korea I guess! Again you can choose a different "protein" topping like beef bulgogi, beef steak, spicy pork, pork belly and pork ribs. The rice is topped also with a salad, fried potato hash, pickle and usually a piece of orange. They're pretty good value for money and we quite like these, although I don't really like the pork belly one as I find that the pork is 95% fat so there's not that much meat to eat!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They also serve a Korean Curry (with Korean chicken schnitzel $11), which is quite mild and tastes much like a Japanese Curry. Macaron Monster loves curry and we tried this once and we all quite liked it and it's not too spicy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I went with my sister once and we tried out their Meat Platter ($26) which has a nice mix for the meat lovers with beef steak, pork belly, pork spare ribs, chicken breast and lamb ribs. It's not bad value for money when you share! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As you can tell we quite like this place and hope that they keep up the prompt service and cheeriness!</span></div>
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EatPlayShophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09743994022815622927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396665560375307469.post-83391717380192214022015-10-13T21:46:00.003+11:002015-10-13T21:46:19.623+11:00Eat. @ Square and Compass<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I did some of my training at the Mercy Hospital in East Melbourne just before it moved to its current site in Heidelberg (and before it became the site for filming Offspring!) I so, so, so would've loved to have had an fabulous cafe like Square and Compass within walking distance for a coffee stop back then!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The outside of the building has been refreshed but still blends nicely with the surroundings. The inside is clean modern and the tables are spaced nicely.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I ordered my usual mocha ($4) which was great and I would have swapped my kidney for a coffee like this back when I was at the Mercy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I tried out the Red Chilli Scrambled Eggs, with bacon, parmesan, spring onions, parsley and toast ($16.5). The scramble was lovely and creamy with just the right amount of heat for me since Bubs was quite keen on to try this and it wasn't too hot for him.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also ordered a Pulled Pork Jaffle, with apple sauce, monterey jack cheese and house made piccallili ($14) for Bubs, but by the time he ate some of my scramble he couldn't finish his jaffle. Which worked out well cos we took half a sandwich away and he ate it at the park later! The jaffle was delicious and I actually really enjoyed the pickle!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Square and Compass is a great cafe, and it's fabulous to see a new cafe in that area as there seems to be such a density of them over in the Fitzroy/Collingwood side of town.</span></div>
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EatPlayShophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09743994022815622927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396665560375307469.post-2329628609919879342015-09-08T23:27:00.001+10:002015-09-08T23:27:39.721+10:00David Tsirekas Dinner @ Hellenic Republic Kew<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was very fortunate to be invited to the special David Tsirekas event a Hellenic Republic Kew a few weeks back. The Hellenic Republic restaurants are a favourite of mine, since I love the inventive twists to Greek food they come up with, and they are a very kid-friendly group of eateries in general. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The room was packed to the rafters with guests. After everyone was seated, a curtain pulled back to reveal an open kitchen, where George Calombaris, David Tsirekas, Travis McAuley (executive chef, Hellenic Republic), Arron Lynch (head chef Hellenic Republic) and Alex Xinis (head chef, Hellenic Kew) worked their magic preparing dishes under the fascinated eyes of their captive dinning audience. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">David (of Perama and Xanthi) from Sydney is a friend of George Calombaris and their easy camaraderie was sweet and clearly reflected their respect for each other's skills, and the opportunity to hear David's tales of his experiences was both heartwarming and fascinating. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was expecting a 4 course dinner, but in fact it was a 4 part dinner with 13 different dishes, each one created by one of the chefs. The dishes were wonderful fusion dishes merging Greek origins with interesting new elements, some with surprising combinations, some with a touch of whimsy, but all with great thought and amazing execution.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We started with David's <b>Tarama churros, latholemono, </b>a savoury churro, a fabulous Greek take on the Spanish "donut".</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The <b>Smoked bone marrow, beetroot, feta, horseradish</b> by George was probably my favourite dish of the night. I love marrow, but this dish took it to the next level with its amazing flavour as well as it's pretty-as-a-picture presentation. The chefs joked about the amount of work it took to clean and prepare the marrow and bones, and I am sure it's absolutely no joke!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The <b>Ouzo cured ocean trout, Jerusalem artichoke, cucumber</b> by Arron Lynch was another beautifully presented dish. I don't love ouzo but what it does for the trout is pretty awesome.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The <b>Sheftalies, tahini yoghurt, caper leaves</b> by Travis was more of what I usually expect of Greek food. The meat was perfectly cooked and the yoghurt gave it the tang that elevated this dish to sensational.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We watched the chefs dish up the <b>Seafood kokoretsi, skordalia</b> by David Tsirekas with fascination. In essence a seafood filled roll with a crispy pastry, the crunchy outer shell contrasted wonderfully with the delicious and luscious seafood it encapsulated.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I loved Alex Xinis' <b>Melitzanosalata</b> - I love eggplant in general, and the dish really showcased the fabulous versatility in texture and tastes you get get with the humble eggplant.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Each of the dishes were shared by 4 of us at the table, but by this stage I was honestly wondering how I would be able to finish all the food that were to come. The <b>duck and quince</b> by David Tsirekas made it easy for me to "exercise"..... my ability to stretch my stomach to accommodate more food! The sweet and tangy sauce perfectly balanced the duck meat that had been cooked to perfection.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The <b>wagyu tongue and flat iron kalamaki</b> by Tavis McAuley was grilled nicely and full of flavour, not your average meat on a skewer!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And then came Arron Lynch's <b>Lahanosalata</b>. I am a big kid and I never liked Brussels sprouts, but these were so delicious that I have been ordering sprouts more and more when I go out (next step is learning how to cook it so that it's THIS flavoursome!) The salad could easily be eaten as a meal itself.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">No meal is complete without sweets for me! David's <b>Touloumba, warm rosewater custard, honeyed walnuts</b> was a traditional and comforting dessert with a lovely custard....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">....whilst the "<b>Magnamopolou</b>s" - <b>Greek yoghurt ice cream, caramelia, mastic, fruit</b> was another one of George's marvellously fun creations, a tilt of the hat to Australia's favourite Magnum, with a slap of Greek pride and a wonderful tangy twist with the use of frozen yoghurt and fruit.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The dinner costs diners $95 per head for the night, and even though I was there by invitation, we all agreed that for that amount of high quality food and free flowing drinks and ouzo, the meal was definitely value for money. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My kidlets love George's cook book for kids and I bought a signed copy to surprise them in the morning. They ooh-ed and ahh-ed over the photos of the food I had and I had to promise to bring them back soon for another meal, and of course they were jealous of my photo with George, haha.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Filming for Masterchef had just concluded and we were all amazed at the amount of energy George has, as he had a packed international schedule on top of organising this top notch dinner. I will have to organise to come with Hubby the next time as I have no doubt he would enjoy a similar great night out. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We've been to Pillar of Salt quite a few times and I can't believe I haven't blogged about it yet! Bubs and I had another visit the other day on our brunch roulette adventures. We used to come with the pram, and we would be quite comfortably seated out the back in the backyard. More and more now we get to sit at the communal table out the front, on high stools which can be a little challenging for little ones but Bubs enjoys the "grown up" chairs. The coffee here is always nice, my mocha ($3.8 ) never disappoints.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our go-to dish here is the Benedict ($17.5), poached eggs with braised and shredded Ottway ham hock, smashed peas, and their apple cider hollandaise on toast. The combination is perfect and always ticks the boxes for a hearty Melbourne brunch.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We ventured out to Legacy for lunch during the most recent school holidays. It's a busy little brunch spot on the ground floor of a new low rise apartment block on Camberwell Rd. (Look for the nearby Beacon Lighting!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The service was efficient and friendly, the music a little too loud but made for a bustling atmosphere. I liked all the dishes we tried and am looking forward to coming back for some butter fried chicken on my next visit!</span><br />
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EatPlayShophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09743994022815622927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396665560375307469.post-77643407356046470262015-08-08T20:54:00.000+10:002015-08-08T20:54:13.905+10:00Eat. and Shop. @ Hinoki Japanese Pantry<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm always on the look out for a good place for Japanese groceries and a good place for sushi. Hinoki Japanese Pantry has both!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I really like the range of Japanese groceries available at Hinoki. They have a great selection of essentials like sauces, noodles and cooking aids, as well as a fabulous range of rice crackers, sweets and snack foods that brings me back again and again!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The draw for most people of course is the fresh sushi bar on site. There's limited seating available for eat-ins, but mostly I tend to grab take away for a great sushi meal on the go. I find that aburi salmon sushi is not readily available in Melbourne but they make both nigiri as well as aburi salmon topped rolls here!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And of course a kicker of a match milkshake for $2.8 is always good!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bubs and I ventured down to Lights in the Attic on one of our brunch roulette adventures. Like a lot of new cafes in the area, it's on the ground floor of a new small apartment complex. I've always wondered what it's like to live above a cafe, would the fragrance of coffee and breakfast wake you everyday, or would you get sick of the smell?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anyway, Lights in the Attic is bright and cheery, and we were quickly seated when we arrived. I really liked the pendant lights in the over the counter, and also over the bar seats.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I ordered a mocha ($3.8) which utilises Atomica beans. It was sweet, dark and rich.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I pretty much chose to come here because of the amazing photos of the Birds Nest ($18) I had seen on instagram, so ordering was easy! This was a scotch eggs with potato chips nest and kransky chilli beans base, and grated parmesan cheese on top. The beans were delicious and the nest was of course an absolute hit with Bubs, but somehow I didn't love the coating on the scotch eggs as I found it quite sour. After chatting with the staff who spoke with the chef, I was told that it had vegemite in the mix and bingo! Not being a fan of vegemite that might explain why I didn't really like it. The eggs themselves were quite nice though. </span><br />
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EatPlayShophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09743994022815622927noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396665560375307469.post-70620583660600391792015-07-23T18:08:00.000+10:002015-07-25T22:10:47.083+10:00Eat. @ Hash Specialty Coffee and Roasters<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Brunch roulette this week landed us at Hash Specialty Coffee Roasters, as I had to pop into the CBD to pick up something. It's a newly opened cafe right across from <a href="http://eatplayshopmelbourne.blogspot.com.au/2011/05/eat-hardware-societe.html">The Hardware Societe</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The staff were friendly and accommodating with Bubs and we were quickly seated. Their standard water is actually carbonated, and whilst Bubs was fascinated with its presentation in a beaker, he's not a fan of fizzy drinks and the staff were very thoughtful and offered him some good old H2O right off the bat. (Sorry, cricket reference, Hubby has been watching the Ashes!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We ordered the HASH hot chocolate ($6) which is their signature "hot chocolate wonder", made with Mork Dark Chocolate and served with fairy floss. It's presented in a beaker with a mountain of fairy floss in the cup.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pouring the hot chocolate onto the fairy floss rapidly shrinks it into the cup. Bubs was absolutely fascinated with the whole thing! By the time the beaker was empty I had a cup of thick hot chocolate which was absolutely delicious. I had worried it was going to be way too sweet even for me who is an absolute sweet tooth, but it was actually really lovely, sweet obviously, but also smooth and silky in texture and a deep chocolate taste that comes from top quality cocoa.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We came early on a weekday so there were no queues. I can't wait to bring the whole family back to try the other dishes on the menu, and the older two will no doubt be just as impressed with the fun hot chocolate.</span><br />
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EatPlayShophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09743994022815622927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396665560375307469.post-54220418930983924312015-07-23T18:07:00.003+10:002015-07-23T18:07:44.211+10:00Eat. @ Waffee (Emporium)<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lower Ground, 287 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne CBD ph (03) 8609 8185</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For a sweet treat, Waffee in the basement of the Emporium is a favourite of ours. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Waffee = waffles + coffee of course.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We've always gone for the sweet waffles, either in its original flavour ($2.8), or with chocolate glaze ($3.3), which is obviously a tasty but much messier affair for my kids! I often get a pack of 6 to take away, and they can be kept for 3 days and heated up in your toaster.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Honey Thief is a great little bakery out in the Eastern suburbs, near where I work. So I didn't need a lot of convincing to pop over and try their baked goodies during one of my rare lunch breaks when I get the opportunity to leave the building!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sitting in the midst of the Blackburn South strip mall, The Honey Thief boasts a bigger than average repertoir of goodies than the usual suburban bakeries. Lots of enticing tarts, pastries, doughnuts, as well as coffee and lunch items like bagels and pies.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've been multiple times but each time had been for grab-and-go due to the crazy amount of work at the moment. Each time I've had a croissant ($4) on the run. It's lovely and flakey, although I've found there are days when they are more flakey and others when they are more dense. Still a pretty good croissant!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then there are the doughnuts ($4)!!! Salted caramel, nutella, and a lemon one (not pictured) all hit the spot. The dough is soft and not too heavy, but filled with delicious decadence!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Their danishes are pretty decent too, although again there are days that I find they can be a bit more dense than I like.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I can tell you, the days I bring back a box of goodies like this I am a super popular Mum!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Honey Thief Bakery also has a great range of breads baked daily including spelt and pumpkin. It's so great to see great food moving to the masses in the (slightly more) outer suburbs as opposed to the inner city crowd! More please!</span></div>
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EatPlayShophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09743994022815622927noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396665560375307469.post-75239290040164212822015-07-19T13:41:00.000+10:002015-07-19T13:41:04.030+10:00Eat. @ Adeney Milkbar Cafe<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">70 Adeney Avenue, Kew ph (03) 9817 3993</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My friend Helen did our post grad training together and we caught up over lunch at Adeney Milkbar Cafe one Sunday. Her hubby had been here before but it was a first for both of us.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As you can guess Adeney used to be a milk bar and it's been converted to a cute little local cafe. It does still have the drinks and ice-cream coolers so it is still a milk bar! Across the road is a park and there are tables out front which is great when there's good weather and a good spot for human and fur kids. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I ordered The Salmon Bagel ($10) which had salmon, cream cheese, chives, cucumbers and rocket on a toasted bagel. I was too busy chatting with Helen and totally missed that there were rocket on this (I hate it with a passion!) so I removed all the rocket and the bagel was totally awesome after that. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Helen had the smashed avocado ($14) which had avocado, feta, mint and lemon on toasted multigrain. It looked pretty decent and she quite enjoyed it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As we were paying I spied there display of sweet goodies at the front and of course honed in on the doughnuts which are from <a href="http://www.doughboysdoughnuts.com.au/">Doughboys Doughnuts</a>. Helen bought a muffin for her Hubby at his request.</span><br />
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EatPlayShophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09743994022815622927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396665560375307469.post-86037725102012442142015-07-19T13:20:00.000+10:002015-07-19T13:20:37.840+10:00Eat. @ The Tea Salon<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Emporium Level 2, 297 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne CBD ph (03) 8609 8188</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For a fancier treat we had afternoon high tea at The Tea Salon<span style="color: orange; font-weight: bold;"> </span>a while ago. (actually quite a while ago now!) I went with my 2 older ones so it was a lovely girls' afternoon out! It was a real treat for us to sit down and have some high tea together. Macaron Monster loves sweets and they have both inherited my love of high tea! We ordered t</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">he Children's high tea ($19.9) which really is one of the cheaper ones around. It's served as chicken and mayo sandwiches, choice of one of their many different types of scones mini rose pannacotta topped with pink fairy floss, some fruit and a choice of drink.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Whilst we did not find the treats at The Tea Salon to be memorably impressive, the treats were nice and the kids really enjoyed the experience. It's a nice spot for a treat during a shopping trip, and there's often a line of tired shoppers out lining up to do so!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ding Tai Fung has opened at the Emporium, but I have not had the patience to line up with the rest of Melbourne yet to try it (despite the fact that there are over 200 seats in the restaurant the lines are still too crazy!) We haven't been too disappointed as our old favourite <b><span style="color: orange;">New Shanghai</span></b> still have some pretty awesome Xiao Long Baos that hit the dumpling spot each time we've been craving for our favourite treats from Shanghai. The wait here is very modest and the queues have calmed to a steady flow.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We also always order the braised beef noodle soup to share. The noodles are perfectly cooked and the broth is meaty without being overly oily, it's such a great comforting bowl, especially in this awfully cold Melbourne winter this year!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We like their milk tea and ice lemon tea but they are pretty pricey at $5.3 each.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">New Shanghai is one of our family's favourite places for dumplings. Hubby and I like that it's relatively clean compared to some of the dumpling places around town, and the XLB has not failed to impress each time we've been.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So after our brunch at <a href="http://eatplayshopmelbourne.blogspot.com.au/2015/04/eat-vertue-of-coffee-drink.html">The Vertue of the Coffee Drink</a>, we wandered around Lygon Street a bit and reminisced about life as a uni student to our kids. We stumbled across Pidapipo and so the kids scored a late afternoon gelato break.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There were lots of flavours, with one scoop for $4 or 2 scoops for $6. It was a lovely Spring day and there was a line out the front shortly after we got there!</span><br />
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EatPlayShophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09743994022815622927noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396665560375307469.post-515906902438981992015-07-15T23:09:00.002+10:002015-07-19T13:22:06.809+10:00Shop and Eat. @ Myer Emporium (Part 3)<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We've been back to <b><span style="color: orange;">Charlie & Co Burgers</span></b> multiple times now and are happy to report that their truffle parmesan chips are significantly improved since <a href="http://eatplayshopmelbourne.blogspot.com.au/2014/06/shop-and-eat-emporium-melbourne-part-2.html">our last visit</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ding Tai Fung has opened at the Emporium, but I have not had the patience to line up with the rest of Melbourne yet to try it (despite the fact that there are over 200 seats in the restaurant the lines are still too crazy!) We haven't been too disappointed as our old favourite <b><span style="color: orange;">New Shanghai</span></b> still have some pretty awesome Xiao Long Baos that hit the dumpling spot each time we've been craving for our favourite treats from Shanghai. The wait here is very modest and the queues have calmed to a steady flow.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our favourite XLB are consistently good and quite reasonable at $8.6 for a steamer of 8. Perfect with that hit of vinegar! Watch out for the soupy explosion when you bite into one. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The panfried Pot Stickers ($11 for 8 pcs) are also really nice, the pastry perfectly crispy with a soft, tender pork centre.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We also always order the braised beef noodle soup to share. The noodles are perfectly cooked and the broth is meaty without being overly oily, it's such a great comforting bowl, especially in this awfully cold Melbourne winter this year!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Their waffles are sweet and crispy, and even Bubs is pretty good at holding onto one and munching on it as we wander around the Emporium without getting too sticky. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We've always gone for the sweet waffles, either in its original flavour ($2.8), or with chocolate glaze ($3.3), which is obviously a tasty but much messier affair for my kids! I often get a pack of 6 to take away, and they can be kept for 3 days and heated up in your toaster.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For a fancier treat we had afternoon high tea at <b><span style="color: orange;">The Tea Salon </span></b>a while ago. (actually quite a while ago now!) I went with my 2 older ones so it was a lovely girls' afternoon out!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Children's high tea is $19.9 which really is one of the cheaper ones around. It's served as chicken and mayo sandwiches, choice of one of their many different types of scones mini rose pannacotta topped with pink fairy floss, some fruit and a choice of drink.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The scones come in lots of flavours, and they chose a plain one with jam and cream and a chocolate one, that came with more chocolate to spread on!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The kids had some lovely and light lemon tea.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had a pot of lovely english breakfast tea ($5.95) and also a couple of scones. It was a very cute and special experience for the kids to have a sit down proper high tea and it was really enjoyable.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: orange;"><b>Zumbo</b></span> has a kiosk type outpost on the first floor for a quick pick up of a selection of his goodies. My favourite is probably the pretty carrot cake ($9). The slightly deconstructed carrot cake is a cute twist on the original.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bubs however loves the Chocolate Mousse "Dots" cake with the oh-so-smooth chocolate glaze.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Upstairs at <span style="color: orange;"><b>Yo-Art</b></span> you can go for a frozen yoghurt in different flavours. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kids cones are $2.5 and an extra 50c for topping, or you can fill a bowl and weigh and pay at $2.8 per 100g.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bubs tried a blood orange with hundreds and thousands which was really refreshing, whereas Mini Me had a more traditional mango one which had a great flavour.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Next door at <b><span style="color: orange;">Rice Workshop</span></b> they have green tea and black sesame softserves for $2. For a "special" treat you can get a flavoured waffle cone with the soft serve and it'll still only set you back $2.5 each. The flavours are actually quite good considering how good the prices are!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love that the Emporium is still expanding and adding new shops and foodie destinations all the time, looking forward to more to come!</span></div>
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