Week 49: Persian Breaky

Vatan Persian Restaurant

 Not satisfied with run of the mill bacon & eggs, we went n search of something with more, balls….

Well, we didn’t find balls per se, but we did locate our own and smash an Iranian feast of lamb’s head soup with tongue, cheek and brains… yum yum!  Continue reading

Week 40: Melbourne (the city)

Melbourne Food Safari

Melbourne is one of the World’s great foodie cities. So upon visiting for a weekend and facing reviewing one place in particular, what does one couple do? I’ll tell you… you turn the entire long weekend into an eating safari and cover a bunch of its best. So, here we are…  Continue reading

Week 37: The farmer’s market

Frenchs Forest Farmer’s Market

Sometimes know as the ‘Campbelltown by the sea’ (a joke for Sydney locals only, sorry)- Frenchs Forest Organic Markets are a hive of activity come Sunday morning. Amazing produce, stalls and weird people galore, this was going to be an interesting one for my sarcasm meter…  Continue reading

Week 34: Kitchen by Mike (some other guy)

Kitchen by Mike

Obviously we had to cover this specific restaurant this year. It essentially says that I did it. You know, and every other guy called Mike in the world.

Still, the idea of seasonal, sustainable food from my namesake was too much to pass up.  Continue reading

Week 26: The raw Vegan cafe…

Earth to Table

The idea of never eating food that is cooked above 44 degrees Celsius intrigues me.  My mind can’t wrap itself around the concept, especially when it has questions such as-

  • How can people eat raw food, ALL of the time?
  • What about when it’s super cold and rainy outside and the body craves warm toasty food?
  • What about the experience of adding butter to hot vegetables and watching it melt,
  • Or most importantly, what happens when you hanker for a big, fat, hot steak?’

Apparently none of this enters into the head of a raw food enthusiast, as to a ‘Raw Foodie’ heat or cooking equals death, or dead food, and is certainly not worthy of putting into the body.  Continue reading

Week 18: the cafe/market place…

About Life

 

NN: “Would you like to share a side of bacon, or would you like your own bacon?”

MC: (Raises eyebrow) “Use your intuition, what do you think my answer to that ‘question’ is likely to be?”

And so, breakfast ensued…  Continue reading

Week 15: Biodynamic breaky

Bread and Circus

 Yeah, biodynamic, it’s a thing. Think of it like organic, but on steroids. Organic ones.

This week we explored outside our bubble and visited a ‘wholefoods canteen’ which boasts fresh daily menus. To us that is worth a try…  Continue reading