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# Essjay Eats

In Melbourne, a city full of food and obsessed by coffee, I cook, I eat, I share the good news and the bad.

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## Posts

- [The Tonic Files: Bottlegreen Elderflower Tonic Water](https://www.essjay.com.au/2016/09/03/the-tonic-files-bottlegreen-elderflower-tonic-water/) - I find it really difficult to walk past a new tonic water. Really hard. And I'm a bit of a fan of elderflower. So I somehow found myself buying a four pack of Bottlegreen's Elderflower Tonic Water home from the shops. Bottlegreen's cordials are a summer time staple at my place - mixed with sparkling
- [The gin files - Stone Pine orange blossom gin](https://www.essjay.com.au/2016/02/24/the-gin-files-stone-pine-orange-blossom-gin/) - Stonepine Distillery Straight - chilled - to be honest - I can't smell anything. Tasting - has a very floral early, front notes which is obviously orange blossom. Without a big whack of juniper though it's a bit "watery" at the end for me. Gin & Tonic: matched with Fevertree Mediterranean tonic the orange blossom
- [I really should know better...](https://www.essjay.com.au/2015/11/08/i-really-should-know-better/) - How do you make a nutrient dense delicious food into junk? Just ask a food manufacturer.
- [Cherry and Almond Burnt-Butter Torte - Recipe](https://www.essjay.com.au/2010/04/10/cherry-and-almond-burnt-butter-torte-recipe/) - This delicious torte is actually pretty easy to make, and works well with frozen or preserved cherries, but is perhaps best in the middle of cherry season. The fresh local juicy cherries that I buy from the Farmers' Markets were my inspiration to try this recipe. That and I almost always have all the ingredients I need
- [Winter is here - slow cooking all the goodness](https://www.essjay.com.au/2016/07/03/winter-is-here-slow-cooking-all-the-goodness/) - Hello Blog - I've missed you. Yes, yes - too much to do, too little time to write. But I've missed you. I was going to tweet about what I made with my booty from the Carlton North Primary School Farmers Market, but it was going to be like three tweets so I thought I'd
- [Event: Nuffnang's Blogger's Banquet at the Hyatt](https://www.essjay.com.au/2010/03/07/event-nuffnangs-bloggers-banquet-at-the-hyatt/) - Maria from The Gourmet Challenge Sarah from Sarah Cooks Adrian from Food Rehab Penny from Addictive & Consuming Thanh from I Eat Therefore I Am Melissa and Danny from Tummy Rumbles Shellie from Iron Chef Shellie Billy from Half Eaten Neil from At My Table Joyce from Melb: Hot or Not I stuffed myself courtesy of nuffnang and the Collins Kitchen. Collins Kitchen,
- [All about the gin](https://www.essjay.com.au/2016/02/19/all-about-the-gin/) - Gin - how much do I love gin? If you follow me on twitter you'll probably know the answer to this question. I like gin very much. Very much indeed. In the last few years I've been quietly playing my part in driving it's renewed popularity. I have 27 different gins at home (at last
- [Calypso™ Mangoes](https://www.essjay.com.au/2015/01/28/calypso-mangoes/) - I wasn't born a Queenslander, but I spent most of my childhood there and remember fondly the mango trees in my Nan's backyard in Coorparoo. The house has gone now, as of course are the trees, but as kids my brother and I spent many happy summer days in the branches, gorging ourselves on small,
- [Spring in Melbourne](https://www.essjay.com.au/2014/08/31/spring-in-melbourne/) - In which I hunt down Saturday afternoon snacks and reflect on a few things.
- [Bundarra Pork Tasting Menu At Bar Nacional](https://www.essjay.com.au/2014/04/13/bundarra-pork-tasting-menu-at-bar-nacional/) - Five delicious courses featuring amazing Bundarra Berkshire free range pork for $55. Chef Alex loves his pork and after this evening you will too. Matched wines available for extra $30
- [Review: Bar Nacional](https://www.essjay.com.au/2014/02/16/review-bar-nacional/) - All day bar channelling the best of San Sebastian in Melbourne's Docklands. Food, drinks and great coffee.
- [Strawberry Jam Recipe](https://www.essjay.com.au/2013/03/15/strawberry-jam-recipe/) - How to make strawberry jam that tastes fresh and sweet? Cook it quickly. Here's how.
- [Hot Cross Bun Recipe - from the archives](https://www.essjay.com.au/2013/03/19/hot-cross-bun-recipe-from-the-archives/) - Last year I posted my Hot Cross Bun recipe, and developed a vegan version I'm happy with. It's that time of year again so here they are again. Make buns, not war.
- [Preview: Long Shot Bakery Cafe](https://www.essjay.com.au/2013/11/22/preview-long-shot-bakery-cafe/) - Oh Docklands - you promised so much, but delivered me so little. Since work moved from the Paris end of Collins St to Batman's Hill in Docklands earlier this year I've tried, I really have. I've gotten used to your mostly useless addresses. (I'm looking at at you Cafenatics: Suite 10, 737 Bourke St is
- [St ALi North : Review](https://www.essjay.com.au/2012/12/27/st-ali-north-review/) - There's no such thing as a soft opening my friend far from famished observed at breakfast the other morning, especially if you have a reputation like St ALi. We were at St ALi North, and discussing the reaction on Urbanspoon to Sal Malatesta's latest coffee haven. Seems like the plans have taken a long time
- [Docklands Eating](https://www.essjay.com.au/2013/01/24/docklands-eating/) - Next week my workplace is moving from 80 Collins street to 750 Collins street. This puts us riiiight down the end ... nearly in the water - in the area officially known as Victoria Harbour, but known to me as #swampland. This is disconcerting for many reasons, but my most pressing need is coffee. And
- [Essjay bites March 6 2013](https://www.essjay.com.au/2013/03/13/essjay-bites-march-6-2013/) - Well, hello there everyone. In the midst of the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival there's a bit of news around to share. And whilst the office move has gone well, the search for interesting and affordable food (lets not mention coffee) in Docklands is continuing ... slowly. Please let me know your favourites over here.
- [Essjay bites 20 November 2012](https://www.essjay.com.au/2012/11/20/essjay-bites-20-november-2012/) - I visit Bress Winery and support Tour De Bress and Save the Children, and help my friends open a new meat shop in Carlton, Skinner & Hackett.
- [Trocadero Review](https://www.essjay.com.au/2012/10/25/trocadero-review/) - Stick to the game plan and you'll have a fine time at Trocadero. Visit before or after a show, or pretend that you're going to that sold out show you missed out on tickets to.
- [Royal Melbourne Show Baking Competition](https://www.essjay.com.au/2012/09/23/royal-melbourne-show-baking-competition/) - Some of you may know that for the last three years I've entered into the baking competition of the Royal Melbourne Show. To be honest, I'm not entirely sure what prompted me to enter, but gaining a "commendation" for my sponge sandwich entry in my first year, with the third sponge I'd ever baked, was
- [Fairfield Farmers' Market](https://www.essjay.com.au/2012/06/09/fairfield-farmers-market/) - I was very excited today to be going to a new Victorian Farmers' Market Association accredited Farmer's Market at Fairfield Primary School, Wingrove Street, Fairfield. [flickr id="7226068404" thumbnail="medium" overlay="true" size="medium" group="" align="none"] I didn't take the "serious" camera as it was drizzling, but I will do a wrap up for those if you who didn't
- [Les Vaches Du Tour Dinner](https://www.essjay.com.au/2012/06/03/les-vaches-du-tour-dinner/) - Many of you already know about my alter-ego - Essjaymoo. Every year I participate in the Tour de France by way of the local cows of France. Yep - lots of different varieties of cows in France, and they have very specific uses. It's a thing .. ok? Anyway - this year we've decided to
- [Twitter Wine Tasting](https://www.essjay.com.au/2012/04/26/twitter-wine-tasting/) - Well, we talk about almost everything else on twitter, I guess the next step had to be a twitter wine tasting. Lead by wine guy Ben Knight (@benandwine) we are "gathering" this Sunday 29 April. A group of us are going to try 2010 Atlas Section 32 Cabernet Malbec from the Clare Valley and will
- [Vegan Hot Cross Buns](https://www.essjay.com.au/2012/04/01/vegan-hot-cross-buns/) - On contemplating my Hot Cross Bun recipe last year, I realised I could make just a couple of changes to make a vegan version for the guys at work who tend to miss out on my baking. I tried it - and it was good. So here it is, along with my traditional recipe.
- [Traditional Hot Cross Buns](https://www.essjay.com.au/2012/04/01/traditional-hot-cross-buns/) - It goes against my grain to adapt recipes for vegans / coeliacs / food intolerances in general. Not cause I dislike my friends who eat is special ways. Vegan Hot Cross Bun recipe and a traditional one. Tried and trusted and delicious
- [Greenhouse by Joost - Melbourne](https://www.essjay.com.au/2012/03/04/greenhouse-by-joost-melbourne/) - The Greenhouse by Joost is a pop-up restaurant with a difference, a "disposable" project if you will, designed to show us how to re-use recycle and reduce waste.
- [Crowdsourcing + astroturfing = crowdturfing*](https://www.essjay.com.au/2012/01/09/crowdsourcing-astroturfing-crowdturfing/) - Crowdsourcing + astroturfing = crowdturfing. If people are paid for postive reviews, where does that leave an honest blogger? Are online mercenaries the last straw that breaks the camel's back for bloggers?
- [Dinner with Matt Wilkinson](https://www.essjay.com.au/2011/11/21/dinner-with-matt-wilkinson/) - [flickr id="6374914755" thumbnail="medium" overlay="false" size="medium" group="" align="none"] Longer days are upon us and balmy nights are sure to be here really, really soon. We're celebrating with the Fringe Food Festival and Chef, Matt Wilkinson. You might have heard recently that Matt's plans to return to fine dining (at the Hen & Coq) have been stalled,
- [Ferran Adrià's "Family Meals" at Geralds Bar](https://www.essjay.com.au/2011/10/04/ferran-adrias-family-meals-at-geralds-bar/) - Gerald's Bar, in Carlton North, Melbourne, will cook one of the meals featured in "Family Meals" the new cookbook from Ferran Adria. For $70 you get to eat, and take a copy of the book home with you.
- [The Fringe Food Festival](https://www.essjay.com.au/2011/09/28/the-fringe-food-festival/) - The inaugural Fringe Food Festival will be held in Melbourne in March 2012. It's a grass roots, blogger and producer powered event using social media to find like minds and publicise niche food events.
- [Growers Espresso / Eureka Coffee](https://www.essjay.com.au/2011/09/24/growers-espresso/) - Australian coffee, Eureka Coffeee, Mark Ryan. Hamish Elliott, Sam Edmonds, Byron Bay Coffee, North Fitzroy cafe
- [The Brix Cafe and Bistrot](https://www.essjay.com.au/2011/08/27/the-brix-cafe-and-bistro/) - Modern French food in Fitzroy, charming 40 seater which serves up innovative and very modern food, interesting wine and terrific coffee
- [Stefano cook's at Geralds Bar with matched beers](https://www.essjay.com.au/2011/07/25/stefano-cooks-at-geralds-bar-with-matched-beers/) - Stefano de Pieri is the latest guest chef at Gerald's Bar on Tuesday 9th August. 4 courses with matched beers for $60 Bookings (03) 9349 4748
- [Libertine Cider Battle - Victoria vs Normandy](https://www.essjay.com.au/2011/07/05/libertine-cider-battle-victoria-vs-normandy/) - We tasted ciders from Henry of Harcourt, Napoleon & CO and many Normandy ciders, alongside some delicious food.
- [More Masterchef Musings](https://www.essjay.com.au/2011/06/21/more-masterchef-op/) - Are the producers of Masterchef Australia being fair? Are the Big Brother aspects of the show cruel?
- [So...where did feedlots come from?](https://www.essjay.com.au/2011/06/19/so-where-did-feedlots-cone-from/) - I was listening to the Food Show with Sheila Dillon on BBC Radio 4 the other day. It's a great podcast (links below) and I found her program about the history of the burger fascinating, with particular relevance to some of the debate that is happening in Australia right now. "The burger is the meal,
- [Masterchef or Masterconspiracy?](https://www.essjay.com.au/2011/06/15/masterchef-or-masterconspiracy/) - Disclaimer: I know Mat Byer via twitter and the Melbourne food blogging network, however I haven't spoken to him about the incident nor the contents of this post. These are my thoughts alone and definitely not his, nor any other contestant current or prior. So, according to the Herald Sun they've expelled Mat from Masterchef
- [Chin Chin ](https://www.essjay.com.au/2011/06/14/chinchin/) - If Chin Chin is trying to captivate me and seduce me into a long term relationship, it's going about it the right way. (Disclaimer - my friend Jess Ho works at Chin Chin - but not even she can get you priority seating!) The large (cavernous?) space on Flinders lane uses the best of what
- [Beatrix, North Melbourne](https://www.essjay.com.au/2011/05/22/beatrix-north-melbourne/) - A sweet little cafe with a fine selection of cakes, and some delicious sandwiches.
- [MoPho Noodle](https://www.essjay.com.au/2011/04/03/mopho-noodle/) - Quality noodles worth crossing the Yarra for.
- [Eating it All - Mexican Feasts](https://www.essjay.com.au/2011/03/06/eating-it-all-mexican-feasts/) - Shopping at my local farmers' market is a joy - such a joy that sometimes I end up with waaaaayyy too much of a good thing. I decided last year that the next step in my pursuing a more ethical lifestyle was to stop wasting food: to eat it all. Quite a challenge in
- [Grilled Corn: Mexican Style - Elotes Callejeros](https://www.essjay.com.au/2011/02/20/grilled-corn-mexican-style-elotes-callejeros/) - My philosophy of using all the food I buy has led me to seeking out some better ways to serve my old favourites. There is nothing better than freshly picked corn on the cob. They say that corn is best eaten a few hours after picking, so if I buy it at the market, I'd
- [Market Wrap: Collingwood Children's Farm Farmers' Market.](https://www.essjay.com.au/2011/02/15/market-wrap-collingwood-childrens-farm-farmers-market/) - It started off as a cool and overcast day, followed by patches of sun and drips of water while I was catching up with friends and gossip and meeting new dogs at the Farmers' Market this morning. I think it's settling on overcast and humid for the rest of the day ... I've been unable
- [Tea Smoked Duck](https://www.essjay.com.au/2011/02/13/tea-smoked-duck/) - At the Collingwood Farmers' Market yesterday I bought some duck, basically on a whim, from Milawa Chicken. I was remembering the gorgeous lightly smoked confit duck salad I'd had a Gerald's a few weeks ago, and also I was looking for a filling for some dumplings to stock up the freezer. The two plump breasts
- [Fish Fight at My Kitchen Rules](https://www.essjay.com.au/2011/02/08/fish-fight-at-my-kitchen-rules/) - Monday night (Season 2 Episode 4) on Channel 7's reality cooking show, My Kitchen Rules, something happened that quite literally shocked me. Did you see it? Now I know that I and my foodie friends sometimes sit in the stratosphere pontificating about local, sustainable and ethical food. We don't just blindly buy "organic" or "free
- [Farmers' Market wrap - Showgrounds Accredited FM](https://www.essjay.com.au/2011/02/08/farmers-market-wrap-showgrounds-accredited-fm/) - Like much of Australia. Victoria has been having bizarre weather lately; hot and dry, hot and humid, pouring rain, it's difficult to keep up. What in spring looked like it was going to be a promising season, has ended up being a wash-out for many producers. I've heard of entire crops being washed away, fruit
- [Fritz and childhood memories](https://www.essjay.com.au/2011/02/05/fritz-and-childhood-memories/) - Sights, sounds and tastes from childhood can seem so ephemeral, but appear to be hard wired. Since my mother's death some 9 months ago a few things have bubbled up to my heart and head and set me to thinking about how the past influences the past - and the future. If you grew up
- [Smokin'](https://www.essjay.com.au/2011/01/01/smokin/) - So, today I took up smoking. I've wanted to for at least a year now; I've been researching the hows and whys and wherefores, and finally today I took the plunge. Hot Smoking at Home. Smoked tomatoes and smoked mozzarella. First I skinned the tomatoes, by nicking them at the base and pouring boiling water
- [Vanilla Pods from Papua New Guinea](https://www.essjay.com.au/2010/12/12/vanilla-pods-from-papua-new-guinea/) - This week, as I was leaving the Collingwood Farmers' Market, I spied an interesting sign promising vanilla pods from Papua New Guinea. Turns out it was a fundraiser for a small community off the coast of PNG which is being forced to move off their coral atoll, Carteret. This atoll is about 80km from the
- [Cherry Clafoutis Recipe](https://www.essjay.com.au/2010/11/28/cherry-clafoutis-recipe/) - The first time I can remember coming across Clafoutis was in the early 1990's and I had a housemate who knew a lot about food, and who tried lots of new dishes and loved to bake. One afternoon we decided to try a cherry clafoutis recipe, which I think was from her Maggie Beer book.
- [Cumquats](https://www.essjay.com.au/2010/11/21/cumquats/) - I had spied the cumquat tree in a friend's back yard a week ago, and had been craving the preserved cumquats I had eaten at The Hardware Societe one morning on their famous brioche. There was also a thought about making mustard fruits and cumquat mustard fruits are my favourite, and so a plan was
- [Pope Joan ](https://www.essjay.com.au/2010/11/12/pope-joan/) - There are times when I am very grateful for my mother's approach to feeding my family as I was growing up. Alhough Dad's parents were British and Australian (4th or 5th gen); and my Mum was 6th Gen White Australian, we rarely ate the kind of food my friends often complain about - "English Style
- [Eastern Peake Pinot Noir Dinner at Gerald's Bar](https://www.essjay.com.au/2010/10/31/eastern-peake-pinot-noir-dinner-at-geralds-bar/) - It felt like a dinner made specifically for me ... my favourite independent wine seller, Cloudwine, was joining forces with one of my favourite haunts, Gerald's to serve me back vintages of my favourite wine variety, Pinot Noir. I didn't know a lot about Eastern Peake wines, except that they are supposed to be one
- [Gougères Recipe](https://www.essjay.com.au/2010/10/13/gougeres-recipe/) - Ultimately, I cook for others because I want to be liked. If you bring the cake, someone will always be your friend. So I like to have a few standby, easy to make, crowd pleasing recipes on hand. Tonight we had a gathering to celebrate my neighbours 86th birthday. No small occasion I'm sure you'll
- [Little Press: Review](https://www.essjay.com.au/2010/09/12/little-press-review/) - I'm not sure why I'm surprised really... For those of us with memories of a George Calombaris with more hair, practically having to beg us to eat his food (in the days of Reserve); it's a bit of a hard ask to ignore the elephant in the room. An indulgent day off recently, and a
- [Oaten Pikelets: Recipe](https://www.essjay.com.au/2010/07/07/oaten-pikelets-recipe/) - Winter well-and-truly struck Melbourne last week. It's been quite a while since we've had a "proper" winter, cold and drizzly, requiring stew and stodge to keep the inner fires burning. Last Sunday I wanted a cup of tea and a pikelet or two. Warm liquid, and delicious stodge! While I was mixing up a batch,
- [Nettle Gnocchi: Recipe & Guest Post](https://www.essjay.com.au/2010/07/04/nettle-soup-recipe-guest-post/) - A couple of weeks ago I went to the markets with friend Mellie, half of Tummyrumbles. We spied "tamed nettles" lovingly picked off their stems and bagged for us by one of the stall holder's sons as his "pin money" job. I quietly suggested that nettle gnocchi may have to be in order to Mellie.
- [Farmers' Market Roundup: Gasworks](https://www.essjay.com.au/2010/06/19/farmers-market-roundup-gasworks/) - Gasworks Park: Pickles Street Port Melbourne .. South Melbourne .. Albert Park? Middle Park? I dunno! Another of the four Melbourne Community Farmer's Markets, accredited, friendly and as one I only occasionally visit, a few stalls that are less familiar to me. Here's my haul. Brussels Sprouts on the stem from Sarah of Peter Schreurs
- [Home Cooking: Freezer Challenge](https://www.essjay.com.au/2010/06/18/home-cooking-freezer-challenge/) - I love a good challenge! Don't you? So join me on this one and help me with some inspiration. I often cook for one or two mouths, and I don't really love eating leftovers the next day for work .. so I have a freezer full of odds and sods, bits and pieces, and "that'll
- [Chicken Stock Recipe](https://www.essjay.com.au/2010/06/15/chicken-stock-recipe/) - Now that I have found a ready supply of free range chicken frames I find myself making chicken stock regularly. It is so easy and lends itself to a quiet Sunday afternoon at home, then to be turned into soup or risotto for an easy Sunday meal. You can also use up any not
- [Farmers' Market Round Up: Collingwood Childrens' Farm](https://www.essjay.com.au/2010/06/13/farmers-market-round-up-collingwood-childrens-farm/) - Saturday 12 June was a chilly and rainy kinda day - with enough sun peeping through to keep a smile on my face. Anorak, scarf, produce bags and carry bags - CHECK! It got a bit muddy as they morning progressed, but it was heartening to see the line up of folk waiting when I
- [Food Inc.: Have you seen it yet?](https://www.essjay.com.au/2010/06/06/food-inc-have-you-seen-it-yet/) - Have you? If not, why not? Yes, Food Inc is disturbing. But not so horrible that you can't watch it. Yes it is a bit depressing, but you can feel morally superior because "that's not how we do things in Australia" ... yet. I did think I'd heard all this before, I've read Omnivores Dilemma,
- [Jorg North Fitzroy - Updated](https://www.essjay.com.au/2010/06/01/jorg-north-fitzroy/) - Jorg opened last night (Friday 4 June) for dinner. EatingMelbourne has already been. Finally with a recognisable shopfront we can tell you a bit more about new bar/cafe/restaurant (?) Jorg. As of Tuesday 1st June they aren't open yet, but it doesn't look like it's far off. "Jacques Reymond's head chef, Michael Smith, and Church
- [Chestnut and Jerusalem Artichoke Soup : Recipe](https://www.essjay.com.au/2010/06/01/chestnut-and-jerusalem-artichoke-soup-recipe/) - We recently dined at Circa The Prince in St Kilda, and I was really surprised by the Chestnut soup we were served. I asked chef, Matt Wilkinson, if he would share the recipe with me. He graciously agreed. The soup I made isn't quite as refined as the one they serve at Circa but the
- [Circa The Prince](https://www.essjay.com.au/2010/06/01/circa-the-prince/) - On the 25th April 2010 we treated ourselves to lunch at Circa The Prince in St Kilda to celebrate JB's birthday. I haven't written the full post yet, I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to ask Chef Matt Wilkinson for the recipe for one of the dishes we ate that day, Chestnut soup.
- [Cannelloni Recipe](https://www.essjay.com.au/2010/05/30/cannelloni-recipe/) - I often just cook "classic" recipes. Bit of experience, bit of what I have on hand, bit of what I feel like playing around with. As an obvious result, I tend to forget the really good versions! So, I'm going to start blogging them so that I can retain what I learn along the way.
- [Supermaxi - a further slice or two](https://www.essjay.com.au/2010/05/10/supermaxi-a-further-slice-or-two/) - It's been a few months now since Rita Micali's new venture, Supermaxi, opened it's doors. I've been back a few times now, so lets have a look beyond first impressions. I've dined alone at the bar, with a friend a couple of times and with a group including children. Am I a fan of the
- [Momofuku Style Compost Cookies : Recipe](https://www.essjay.com.au/2010/04/26/momofuku-style-compost-cookies-recipe/) - A few weeks ago we got together for a feast of Momofuku themed dinner party. Master baker Anne brought along some "Compost Cookies" from David Chang's Milk Bar restaurant. They were chewy and crunchie and salty and sweet and very very moorish. I was stuffed full of pork, and there was "Crack Pie" to
- [Momofukurage Dinner ](https://www.essjay.com.au/2010/04/02/momofukurage-dinner/) - It began, some months ago, as a simple quest for tickets to eat New York chef, David Chang's food during the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival. For more on how this phenomenon came about, see Jess Ho's post (bottom of the page). Twitter was abuzz with the hastag #momofukurage but it didn't take long for my fellow foodies to turn this energy towards creative endeavours. We decided to hold out own Momofuku themed dinner.
- [A little taste of: Supermaxi](https://www.essjay.com.au/2010/03/17/a-little-taste-of-supermaxi/) - A quick mini-review. Supermaxi has taken over the home of the very uninspiring Middle Eastern restaurant on St Georges road, next to the linear bike park. The outside hasn't changed, still ugly puce with graffiti, inside has been tarted up a bit, not too much. The view out on to the bike park is actually
- [Preview: Munsterhaus (updated)](https://www.essjay.com.au/2010/03/13/preview-munsterhouse/) - There has been action a-plenty on St Georges Road North Fitzroy lately. There's news of Rita Macali's new pizza joint Supermaxi opening soon, the lentil place has had a revamp, Bryce Bernhardt and Michael Smith's curiously named Jorg is set to open, even La Sera's been painted. Across from my newest, favourite-est pizza place, Al Albero, we've been watching
- [Review: Parwana and Urban Bistro - Adelaide](https://www.essjay.com.au/2010/03/08/review-parwana-and-urban-bistro-adelaide/) - Adelaide - Flying Visit Guest reviewer (JB maybe?) made a flying visit to watch Cadel, Lance, Robbie, Stuie etc. (that would be the Tour DownUnder - ed) After a day chasing the peleton refuelling was a priority. PARWANA – Afghan Restaurant – 124b Henley Beach Road Torrensville 08 8443 9001 Wikipedia advises that Parwana is
- [The Estelle Bar & Kitchen (Updated June 2011)](https://www.essjay.com.au/2010/02/14/review-the-estelle-bar-kitchen/) - The Estelle changed hands in May 2011. I've visited The Estelle numerous times now dear reader, but I have to admit, not only because of my dedication and commitment to bringing you the full and balanced reviews of the best establishments in town. No, I must admit, the coffee is awfully good, and it's only
- [Momofuku Pork Buns](https://www.essjay.com.au/2010/01/25/momofuku-pork-buns/) - I've been splurging on cookbooks lately - the strong Aussie dollar has been making it too difficult to resist. The Momofuku Cook book (by David Chang and Peter Meehan) arrived after Christmas and has been inspiring me non-structurally for a few weeks. By that I mean I haven't sat down, read through a recipe, gone
- [Old Town Kopitiam Mamak](https://www.essjay.com.au/2010/01/05/old-town-kopitiam-mamak/) - Sunday arvo in the city and we had paused in our shopping for a cold iced coffee (Journal: not too sweet, good espresso flavour). I checked my twitter stream and read that Old Town Kopitiam's new outpost in QV was open for business. It's a bit dull bite-wise in the CBD this time of year
- [Review: Donnini's Lygon Street](https://www.essjay.com.au/2010/01/01/review-donninis-lygon-street/) - Every time we go to Donnini's I ask myself why we don't get here more often. I guess we take them for granted, but are thankful for their commitment to good food on a street that has a mistaken reputation for good food. Apparently New Year's Day is their busiest day of the year and
- [Warm Tomato, Red Onion & Chick Pea salad](https://www.essjay.com.au/2009/12/28/warm-tomato-red-onion-chick-pea-salad/) - Day after Boxing Day BBQ - we're getting more confident with the BabyQ and felt that we could give some of the fabulous steak from Largo a decent send off. I grabbed some rump steaks from Simon that had been dry-aged on the bone since 7th November and we put together some salads. So easy
- [Coffee in the time of heat (or Seven Seeds Part 3)](https://www.essjay.com.au/2009/11/15/coffee-in-the-time-of-heat-or-seven-seeds-part-3/) - On my way to the Vic Markets this morning I was in dire need of a coffee. This hot weather has made it hard for me to keep my caffeine intake at the required level. Yesterday I grabbed an affogato from Cavallini on Queens Parade. I was too late for a "Toby Coffee", but I
- [Embrasse](https://www.essjay.com.au/2009/11/08/review-embrasse/) - For a bit of a special treat, we decided to visit Embrasse, which has been "on the list" for a while now, but you know, Mugaritz and Paris got in the way! (darn them!). I've never been a real fan of the site Embrasse occupies in Drummond street, not now, and not when it was
- [Markets: North Melbourne Farmers' Market](https://www.essjay.com.au/2009/11/01/markets-north-melbourne-farmers-market/) - North Melbourne Primary School now hosts a "Farmers Market" on the first Sunday of the month. I missed out on the last Abbotsford Convent market, so was kinda hankering for a market morning - and the boy lives walking distance to this one, so I was quite looking forward to it. I do hope this
- [Travel: The macarons of Europe](https://www.essjay.com.au/2009/10/31/travel-the-macarons-of-europe/) - I tell myself (and others) that the purpose of the overseas trip was to see some new things, experience some new things, eat a few Michelin stars and chill out. Reviewing my photos from the trip, I can't ignore the shear number of macaron photos I took. I have decided to put them all together
- [Go Slow with Holy Goat](https://www.essjay.com.au/2009/09/02/go-slow-with-holy-goat/) - Have you even eating Holy Goat cheese? Perhaps you have run into Anne Marie and Carla selling it at one of the Farmer's Markets around Melbourne? They are opening their farm in Sutton Grange as a slow food event. "Ever wondered how a certified organic dairy goat farm, with cheese production, really works? This slow
- [La Luna Bistro - Carlton](https://www.essjay.com.au/2009/08/19/review-la-luna-bistro-carlton/) - I've eaten at Adrian Richardson's Carlton Institution many times, but I've only had the steak once before. I generally get tempted by the kid or the suckling pig well before I get to the steak list. But, tonight I was on a mission, to eat steak. That doesn't quite explain while all three of my
- [Eating: Chicken, Coriander and Leek Dumplings](https://www.essjay.com.au/2009/08/15/eating-chicken-coriander-and-leek-dumplings/) - I'm cleaning out the freezer and so the plan today was to cook chicken. I defrosted some Lilydale breasts and some wonton wrappers (the crap that accumulates!). The Gasworks Farmers' Market brought us baby leeks and coriander to round out the filling, and the Prahran Market Tour from a few weeks ago turned up some
- [Breakfast at Cavallini](https://www.essjay.com.au/2009/08/02/breakfast-at-cavallini/) - Robert Coco's Cavallini bakery is a brilliant addition to the Queens Parade strip. I doubted the place could bare one more bakery (in fact one has closed recently) but Cavallini is of such high quality, folks come from miles around the sample a leek, proscuitto and taleggio tart and some of Toby's decent coffee. I
- [The Cheese is Here! Part 04/09](https://www.essjay.com.au/2009/07/28/the-cheese-is-here-part-0409/) - "Tuesday is Cheeseday" but thankfully not Mainland Cheese. This is my second delivery of Bruny Island Cheese. I read a few pre-emptive tweets on the way home, there's the white box waiting for me when I get there. Inside ... Left to Right: Ring-in Woodfire Toasted MuesliCow's Milk FettaWoodfired oven roasted nutssaint: surfaced ripened "soft
- [Bruny Island Cheese follow up](https://www.essjay.com.au/2009/07/24/bruny-island-cheese-follow-up/) - I joined the Bruny Island Cheese Club recently and their first box arrived a little while ago. I also ordered some Rare Food Berkshire Pork Rillettes and there was Quince and Rosemary Jelly to go with the cheese. On first opening the box, the unmistakable aroma of washed rind cheese whacked me about a bit.
- [Oops?  Maggie's Pheasant Farm](https://www.essjay.com.au/2009/07/22/oops-maggies-pheasant-farm/) - I was sent this photo along with the comment "Oops - forgot to take a 'before' shot". Hmmm....yes - I get unsolicited food photos. Yes - they sometimes aren't technically of food!
- [Eating: Lindt Macarons](https://www.essjay.com.au/2009/07/21/eating-lindt-macarons/) - The Lindt concept store in Melbourne has opened to a flurry of macaron sales, but are they as good as Duncan's?
- ["Green Theme" Afternoon Tea](https://www.essjay.com.au/2009/07/18/green-theme-afternoon-tea/) - After a few hours in the weak summer sunshine (and the bitterly cold wind) what I really needed was a good cup of tea. Thankfully - my friend Ms M can be very much relied upon to provide tea of a decent quality at the drop of a text message - and there were CWA
- [Prahran Market Hidden Gems Tour](https://www.essjay.com.au/2009/07/18/prahran-market-hidden-gems-tour/) - It was a very lazy Saturday morning for me - rather getting up early and getting to Piedemonte's, Mecca Bros, Largo and/or the Farmers' Market - I was lazy around reading and drinking tea in bed, before heading out to the Prahran Market for a preview of their Hidden Gems Tour. We found black garlic
- [The cheese is here! #03/09](https://www.essjay.com.au/2009/06/30/the-cheese-is-here/) - I joined the Bruny Island Cheese Co. Cheese club a few weeks back after reading the rave reviews of some fellow tweeters. First order arrived today. Well packaged box, and well sealed. Boy! does that washed rind smell like ... well a smelly washed rind cheese! Can't wait to try the Oen I've only tried
- [Attica: an experience](https://www.essjay.com.au/2009/06/29/attica-an-experience/) - On birthdays and special occasions we'll often try to get to a "name" restaurant. We both like "dining out" and it gives us a chance to justify the "hang the expense" dining experience (and I get to overuse quotation marks). I suspect that habit will now change, and we will make Attica our destination of
- [Rhubarb Streusel Minicakes](https://www.essjay.com.au/2009/06/29/rhubarb-streusel-minicakes/) - I can't call them muffins as my religion forbids me, and these are just too good. They are destined for the lads in Accounts who have been working too hard in the lead up to the end of financial year, and I've been making a lot of that work for them. I think these are
- [Seven Seeds Update](https://www.essjay.com.au/2009/06/20/seven-seeds-update/) - We popped in to Seven Seeds again this morning as promised. It is between my place and JB's so we do drive past it fairly regularly. Coffee was much better today - delicious in fact, and they has keen beavers chatting to folk as they came in the door, much improved. But 10 mins for
- [Review: Griff's Wine Pub](https://www.essjay.com.au/2009/06/19/review-griffs-wine-pub/) - Where else can you order bottles of Parker 2003 Cabernet for $49 a bottle? Griff's wine pub has been quietly feeding the faithful for almost two years under it's latest guise (let's all try to forget about the Purple Turtle shall we?). On the corner of Johnston and Napier streets in Fitzroy, it's a stylish
- [Review: Seven Seeds](https://www.essjay.com.au/2009/06/18/review-seven-seeds/) - Melbourne's hottest new bright shiny coffee house in Carlton didn't push any happy buttons for me today unfortunately. I was a bit excited by the buzz, and Melbourne Gastronome's blogand the fact it was a sibling to Brother Baba Budan, but still I was a bit underwhelmed. I found the space a bit difficult I
- [Review: The Court House - North Melbourne](https://www.essjay.com.au/2009/06/13/review-the-court-house-north-melbourne/) - We've just started feeling the chill of winter, and the need for some heavier food. The Court House isn't far away from us, and generally a tasty, easy-to-like, meal. I rarely feel like boring, pedestrian food (who does really?), but sometimes I do just want life to be a bit easier to deal with than
- [Recipe: Sunday Night Lamb Shanks](https://www.essjay.com.au/2009/05/31/sunday-night-recipe/) - "Whattya call this love?" - "Stew" Feels like Lamb Shank night, and it was. Some lovely (but my aren't they expensive now!) lamb shanks, two onions, half a bottle of decent cab and water to simmer with a muslin bag including tangerine peel, peppercorns, juniper berries, a cinnamon stick and three bay leaves. After an
- [Saturday Night Schemozzle 31th May 2009](https://www.essjay.com.au/2009/05/31/saturday-night-schemozzle/) - A lovely Saturday night had been planned, a laid back dinner with some new friends at Black Ruby and on to Geralds for scotch and dessert (not necessarily in that order). It was a pretty frosty when we headed out, and arrived in Rathdowne street to see our dinner guests standing out on the street...ah
- [Review: Birdman Eating ](https://www.essjay.com.au/2009/05/30/review-birdman-eating-30th-may-2009/) - A lazy Saturday morning beckoned, and a trip to The Commoner seemed to be the order of the day, but alas, when we arrived the door was firmly shut. A quick scan through the mental rolodex of places I've always meant to get to, but haven't - Birdman Eating. It's not far away, the parking gods are on our
- [Abbotsford Convent Farmers' Market](https://www.essjay.com.au/2009/03/31/abbotsford-convent-farmers-market-2/) - One of the things I really like about being fully employed again, is that I can be a bit less strict at the Farmers' Markets. This morning really felt Autumnal, a chilly bite to the air, which made me anticipate harvest weather and fabulous, overlfowing Farmers' Markets. Many people know of my love for the
- [Recipe: Lamb and Salted Lemon Coucous](https://www.essjay.com.au/2009/03/29/recipe-lamb-and-salted-lemon-coucous/) - We drank this with a 1998 D'Arenberg The High Trellis Cabernet Sauvingnon which was bought when I first started collecting wine with a view to drinking it later. It was pretty scrummy. Serves 2 4 Lamb Fillets or Backstraps 1 large (or two small) lemons Coucous Tablespoon Pine Nuts Dried Mint, fresh mint Cinnamon Sweet
- [Abbotsford Convent Farmer's Market](https://www.essjay.com.au/2009/03/27/abbotsford-convent-farmers-market/)
- [Lunch in the Park](https://www.essjay.com.au/2009/01/04/lunch-in-the-park/) - JB called and said - I've got chicken and bread and stuff .. lets eat somewhere in the sunshine. Good Idea I thought. Off to Carlton Gardens to take advantage of the perfect picnicking weather. Blue Skies, not too hot to sit in the sun, not too hot for sensible clothing. Nice :-) I got
- [Beyond a joke!](https://www.essjay.com.au/2009/01/02/beyond-a-joke/) - I woke fairly early and let the beasties out into the un-seasonal cool and went back to bed. I was happily reading when Sundance popped in with a gleeful jump and pounce and roll and jump. I saw one of his long tailed toys on the floor and in the gloom thought it was that
- [Eats: Donnini's](https://www.essjay.com.au/2009/01/01/eats-donninis/) - Although Lygon St in Carlton is the name on every tourist's lists when they want to eat out in Melbourne, unfortunately the food is mostly pedestrian, and sometimes awful! JB and I have a running joke about one "traditional" Lygon street establishment that we allowed a friend of a friend to drag us along to,
- [The Christmas Cheese](https://www.essjay.com.au/2009/01/01/the-christmas-cheese/) - Fromager de Clarines Cheese
- [Cooking: Duck with Cherries](https://www.essjay.com.au/2008/12/31/cooking-duck-with-cherries/) - New Year's? blerh Let's avoid the sobriety (of watching fireworks in town with families and NO alcohol - blerg) and the transport troubles of going somewhere for a meal / drink. Lets cook something wonderful and open a darn nice bottle of wine. So we did. We opened two in fact. Starting with a Coldstream
- [So - that was Christmas](https://www.essjay.com.au/2008/12/26/so-that-was-christmas/) - I suspect that due to the four day Christmas weekend, there were no places to put the cats over Christmas (I tried in October!) so I didn't get to Queensland this weekend. I really should have been there this year as Mum has not been very well, and Dad is struggling to look after her
- [Review: BaBa Levantine Trading. Lygon St East Brunswick](https://www.essjay.com.au/2008/09/19/baba-restaurant-levantine-trading-lygon-st-east-brunswick/) - Wednesday night we ventured to Lygon Street, east Brunswick to try out the fairly new-ish Baba. Chef James Wilkinson is cooking there and I really enjoyed his food at Jimmy Watson's some years ago. The space is a bit sparse, and I expected it to be a bit busier on a Wednesday night - but
- [They grow big so quick!](https://www.essjay.com.au/2008/09/15/they-grow-big-so-quick/) - I was mucking around trying to work our how to link Flickr to Livejournal (feel free to tell me how! I can't work it out) and I came across photos of the kittens. I haven't transferred photos over from my old laptop yet - so I haven't seen these in ages... awwww They will be
- [Review: Heronswood in Dromana](https://www.essjay.com.au/2008/04/08/making-me-cheerier-and-seed-saving/) - Today was a total skive-off. JB has switched his day off at work this week and suggested we get "out and about" . I've wanted to go to Heronswood Homestead in Dromana for some time now. We happened across the companion cool climate garden for Diggers Seeds (heritage and heirloom seed savers) a few weeks
- [A girl will go a long way for a decent cuppa.](https://www.essjay.com.au/2005/08/07/a-girl-will-go-a-long-way-for-a-decent-cuppa/) - And today - I found a great cuppa! I read about Old Malcom's Inn in the Age. Okay -so they sent me down a pretty dodgy rough road on their mud map - but they are forgiven - if only due to the big pot of strong tea - made with tank water and the

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