We’ve all got to eat so it might as well be good! I’ve been a restaurant critic for almost 20 years, and have been writing a weekly restaurant column in Melbourne’s Sunday Age since 2006.
My approach is to always take a restaurant on its own terms: there’s no point slamming a burger joint because it doesn’t have white tablecloths. I try to be constructive in my criticism and I’ve always got the diner in mind: there are many places you could choose to go. Why should it be here?
The signature duck maryland is marinated for 24 hours, slow-coked in duck fat and grilled to order. Photo: Eddie Jim Back to restaurant reviews ...
Inside the Prahran pub's dining area. Photo: Simon Schluter Back to restaurant reviews 420 High St. Prahran, VIC 3181 My score: 4/5 Some chefs make great ...
All of the White Mojo cafes are characterised by lavish and theatrical dishes. These bad boys are from their toast bar! Photo: Supplied Back ...
Seafood paella from La Bodega de Andres Photo: Simon Schluter Back to restaurant reviews 361 Brunswick St Fitzroy, VIC 3065 If ever a kid ...
I try to appreciate nature's bounty with every mouthful but I am especially in awe of peaches: I find it so amazing that this fuzzy fruit's seed is protected by flesh that's so evocative, sweet and juicy. Practical propagation probably doesn't need to be this delicious but YES. Enjoy my stonefruit primer and recipe suggestions.
A good salad is superb. A sad salad is soul-destroying. Listen in to hear about the salad good and the salad bad.
New on Racecourse Road and hitting the spot for Somalis and all stripes of other Aussies, "hashtag" Somali Eats is an instantly appealing and persistently enjoyable cheap eat.
This week's radio chat was all about pasta, prompted by a couple of memories that snuck in when thinking about my last trip to Italy.
You know when you're eating something and you decide each mouthful is your last but then, without your brain engaging, your hand goes back to the food and suddenly you're chewing again? That's the way it is with the MCC Masala peanuts – and lots of the other southern Indian snacks – at Madras Brothers, a cool new Indian restaurant on Smith Street.
