after my yummy takeout experience with phad thai food, i decided to try the delivery option, which is free within 2km for orders above $25. k was game, so we ordered a couple of dishes to share. the lady on the phone told us it would be 30-40 minutes so we were pleasantly surprised when [...]
Archive for August, 2009
phad thai food elsternwick, again
Posted in melbourne, thai on August 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »
crabapple cupcakes v2, prahran
Posted in cupcakes, melbourne on August 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »
so i blogged about my obsession with crabapple last year, and then it went into liquidation so we had to look for other options. recently we headed back there after hearing it had reopened to see whether it was still up to scratch.
i had lemon and k went for the caramel…
one word… blergh. that’s it. [...]
nudels n wraps, again
Posted in asian, melbourne on August 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
k managed to persuade me to head to nudels n wraps again despite my less-than-stellar visit the last time. i did remember that i wanted to try the nasi lemak though so i figured i’d give it another go before completely writing it off.
surprise, surprise, k ordered singapore fried noodles. sigh. it looked exactly the [...]
fun in the kitchen – butter cake
Posted in cake, melbourne on August 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
my bananas haven’t ripened as much as i wanted so i decided on a simple butter cake this weekend. probably not the smoothest batter you’ve ever seen…
and i’m starting to think my cake tin is just a little bit too big. flat cake, again.
but you can’t really go wrong with a butter cake i guess, [...]
ichi ni, st kilda
Posted in japanese, melbourne on August 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
k’s a big fan of japanese food, and has wanted to go to ichi ni (12 the esplanade, st kilda 03 9531 1212) for a while now. we tried a month or so ago but couldn’t get a reservation, so he was pretty excited this time around. i’d read mellie’s review prior to going to [...]
delice at lindt, melbourne
Posted in cake, chocolate, melbourne on August 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
we’re spoilt for choice when it comes to chocolates and cakes in melbourne. you’ve got the wonder that is let them eat cake, if you’re a milk chocolate person then max brenner should do it for you, if you favour dark chocolate like me then koko black is the way to go. i’d go to [...]
the cupcake bakery, melbourne
Posted in cupcakes, melbourne on August 12, 2009 | 6 Comments »
the battle of the cupcakes continues. i’m setting out on a mini mission to find the best cupcakes in melbourne by flavour, and i’m starting with lemon! it’s been so long since i’ve had a lemon cupcake from crabapple what with the closure and all, so i can’t really remember what it tastes like apart [...]
little cupcakes, melbourne
Posted in cupcakes, melbourne on August 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
is it just me or are cupcake shops sprouting up left, right and centre in melbourne? k’s always been a fan of cupcakes. after our favourite cupcake store crabapple cupcakes went into liquidation we moved on to other sweets. but then all of a sudden k heard about little cupcakes (7 degraves street, melbourne 03 [...]
auction rooms, north melbourne
Posted in age good food guide 2010, brunch, melbourne on August 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
xm had told me about auction rooms (103-107 errol street, north melbourne 03 9326 7749) a while back, and i’ve wanted to give it a go for a while now. sunday seemed like the perfect day for it, so we jumped into the car and took a drive out.
we were kept waiting for about 20-25 [...]
fun in the kitchen – pandan cake, again!
Posted in cake, eating in on August 9, 2009 | 4 Comments »
ok so it was a toss up between pandan cake, butter cake and chocolate cake this weekend and i felt that i had to give the pandan cake a second shot before i moved on. for some reason i couldn’t access the webpage that the old recipe was on, so i went for a different [...]
