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Well April seems to have disappeared in a haze of weekend trips and eating out - next thing you know it is late May and it is ages since I have posted so time for some retrospective posts.
Perhaps part of the reason for this lack of posting is also due to the lack of cooking that I did in April - so I have decided instead to focus in this post on some of my experiences in one of my favourite Australian trip destinations - Melbourne.
A weekend in Melbourne in early April was a culinary extravaganza with a few awesome bars thrown in there as well.
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Hot Chocolate at Hardware Society |
Highlights included eating flavoursome Chinese at Neil Perry's Spice Temple (at Crown Casino) though found the Hot and numbing pork perhaps a little numbing but it was made up for by all the other dishes on the banquet menu and some Chinese Zodiac inspired cocktails. Long Friday lunch at Vue de Monde - decided to go for the a la carte 3 course meal rather than the degustation due to shopping plans but still ended up in Vue du Monde for hours enjoying our meals, chatting to the sommelier and maitre d' who were attentive without being intrusive, the meal was topped off with a tour of the kitchen facilities, certainly a highlight. It's not a trip to Melbourne with out some interesting and cheap Melbourne breakfasts this time at Cumulus Inc. and Hardware Society, see the amazing hot chocolate photo from Hardware Society - was great coffee too - we need more of these great little breakfast places in Perth. Afternoon tea was yet another stop on the non-stop eating and drinking weekend - my first visit to Hopetoun Tea Rooms was an experience I'll be keen to repeat - the tea rooms are decked out in a bright green and white wallpaper which you can't fail to notice and the selection of cakes and teas on offer are to die for - I am unsure how anyone walking through the block arcade can walk past the window display which showcases the days cakes and treats! Drinks are always a welcome part of any trip to Melbourne and it is always great to find some of those tucked away little bars that Melbourne is famous for - this trip included drinks at The Toff in Town (private booths with call buttons for staff - intimate), The Waiting Room (mirrored opulence in our own reserved area) , Golden Monkey (Asian inspired decor and small eats) and Siglo (quintessential Melbourne style hidden roof top cigar bar) rounded off the Melbourne experience with a recovery Chicken Parmigiana at Transport before an arvo of footy at the G. Perfect Melbourne weekend!
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Cake Selection in the Hopetoun Tearooms |
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