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 [...]
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nudels n wraps, again
Posted in asian, melbourne on August 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
nila, melbourne
Posted in asian, melbourne on August 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
after getting our stash of cupcakes from little cupcakes on degraves street we walked past Nila (13 degraves street, melbourne 03 9014 8822). we decided that we could do with a mamak lunch and gave it a shot.
everytime i go back to malaysia a breakfast of ghee thosai – a crepe made out of rice [...]
nudels n wraps, glen waverley
Posted in asian, melbourne on April 25, 2009 | 3 Comments »
i’m always up for hawker food, and was craving it last sunday. so we trekked out to nudels n wraps (264 blackburn road, glen waverley 03 9886 7699) for lunch. k’s mum said that this place served the best char kuay teow she’d had for a while, so i was keen to see what the [...]
hutong dumpling bar, again
Posted in age good food guide 2010, asian, melbourne on April 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
after mellie from tummyrumbles commented on my previous huTong post about the chilli chicken wings, i couldn’t wait for a chance to go back and try it. it was time for a catchup with Trish and Michelle so i told them i’d make a lunchtime reservation.
it was quiet when i arrived, but by the time [...]
the $10 takeaway challenge – misht, elsternwick
Posted in asian, melbourne on April 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
on day 4 of my takeaway challenge, i was pleasantly surprised to discover that a new indian restaurant had opened on my local street. misht (245 glenhuntly road, elsternwick 03 9528 6008) was empty when i arrived, but it was about 5.45pm so i decided to give it a whack anyway. i love mixing different [...]
hutong dumpling bar, melbourne
Posted in age good food guide 2010, asian, melbourne on March 31, 2009 | 5 Comments »
we were in the city early on sunday morning and hadn’t pre-picked a place for brunch/lunch, which wasn’t really a smart idea. there’s such a thing as too much choice. umming and aahing for a while, we headed in the direction of cellar bar. xm suddenly remembered hutong dumpling bar (14-16 market lane, melbourne 03 [...]
claypot hainanese chicken rice at ecpot cafe, qv melbourne
Posted in asian, melbourne on March 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
michelle introduced me to ecpot cafe (level 1 qv urban market, 200 lonsdale st melbourne 03 9663 8319) last year and it was here that i tasted one of the best chicken rice dishes i have ever tasted. and this is a pretty big statement considering i grew up eating bloody good chicken rice! unfortunately [...]
south ocean, perth
Posted in asian on March 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
south ocean (17 south street, kardinya 08 9337 2000) is our local chinese haunt in perth. we’re not fans of sweet and sour pork, mongolian lamb, special fried rice or prawn crackers, so here are some different dishes.
we started off with scallops topped with glass noodles, ginger, shallots and soy.
the sauce for this was so [...]
Kun Ming, Melbourne
Posted in asian, melbourne on February 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
i had been to kun ming (212 little bourke street, melbourne 03 9663 1851) before and quite enjoyed the meal. this time round we headed out with friends of k’s parents for a chinese new year banquet. i’m always apprehensive about banquets but sometimes it’s the best option if you don’t really know what to [...]
vegie hut, box hill
Posted in asian, melbourne on February 8, 2009 | 3 Comments »
chinese culture – so i’m told – dictates that you have to have a vegetarian lunch on the first day of chinese new year. as k’s family was here and we couldn’t be bothered cooking we decided to try vegie hut (984 whitehorse road, box hill 03 9898 2287).
generally the meal was tasty and there [...]
