Eat’aliano by Pino

June 5, 2016 ~ danib@eatmystreet.net ~ 1 Comment

Eat’aliano by Pino

There is nothing more perfect than beautiful Italian food on a cold Wintery night, so last week I was very excited to be invited to the opening of Eat’aliano by Pino. I painted my nails and put my high heels on and headed out for some beautiful Italian food.

Eat’aliano by Pino is a newly opened Italian restaurant in High Street Windsor serving traditional Italian antipasti, pizza, pasta, salad and desserts all accompanied by a killer drinks list.

The opening night was busy and buzzing. There were two talented little DJ’s and even a celebrity or two to keep me impressed in between bites of food. The pizza was cooked in a cranking hot wood fired stove which produces an excellent chewy but crunchy base (the perfect combo). The lovely Suppli all romana, Breosola and other assorted antipasto items on the Eat’aliano menu were also delicious and I am told that the Nutella Pizza was sweet, gooey perfection.

The restaurant has had a modern, chic fit-out tempered beautifully by warm Italian touches such as an open kitchen with a stunning white-tiled wood-fired pizza oven, a bespoke drinks area and a display of cured meats.

I had a great night at the opening of this great little Italian gem of a restaurant and I can’t wait to go back.

Happy Eating.

Dani xx

The details

Eat’aliano by Pino

122 High St, Windsor

Phone: 03 8592 6979

Opening Hours.

www.eatalianobypino.com.au

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Shuki & Louisa’s Very Good Falafel

May 15, 2016May 15, 2016 ~ danib@eatmystreet.net

Shuki & Louisa Very Good Falafel

with guest blogger Amy

Shuki & Louisa Very Good Falafel

Instagram is dangerous. It preaches perfection: perfectly runny yolks (hashtag eggporn), perfectly messy post workout top-knots (hashtag fitspo), perfectly pouted lips (hashtag makeupfreefriday), perfect sun drenched beaches (hashtag fromwhereyoudratherbe) and otherwise perfect lies— oops! I meant lives. Instagram is not only full of only the highlights of our existence but these are also filtered and edited beyond recognition and reality.

I’m not making any judgements- I am a big fan of Insta, I love scrolling mindlessly through my feed and seeing all the delicious food, divine holiday destinations and my lovely friends’ latest updates on their lives— and I love posting my own. I post #workoutselfies and #foodporn with the best of them but I want to be clear, my Instagram is not my entire life and the bits I post are the highlight reel.

Instagram is also dangerous because it makes me want to spend much too much money and drive far out of my way to find something that promises to be good. You already know how passionate I get about things (beetroot, buckwheat… Bloom) and so it really shouldn’t surprise you that I would be willing to drive an hour to get falafels when an Instagram post informs me that the best falafel makers in Melbourne have opened their very own shop.

Shuki and Louisa are two friends who sell their Very Good Falafel at markets all across Melbourne and I stumbled across their delicious dips and flavour filled falafel at my local farmer’s market last year. When it was announced via the afore discussed app that these two lovely people were moving into a little shop on Sydney Road, I knew I had to get there as soon as possible.

Shuki & Louisa Very Good Falafel

Luckily, I have a fellow-falafel obsessed friend who was also in fits of excitement regarding this new opening and it was her birthday today! So, we trooped off to Brunswick and were soon rewarded with a plethora of options. Falafels are just the beginning at their new store, served in either the pita pocket I fell in love with or plate style with all the fixings. They also serve Sibeh (an eggplant and potato dish) and Ktzizot (a lamb kofte dish) along with salad plates, babaganous, hummus and a traditional sweet dish.

Sarah and I chose to have the salad plate with 3 falafels and a Sibeh plate between us.

Shuki & Louisa Very Good Falafel

It had been a while since the last time for either of us and these two dishes absolutely lived up to our remembered expectations. The eggplant melted in our mouths and the salads were fresh, interesting and vibrant. Our empty plates were testament to the care this pair put into their food.

Now, I’m a fan of Middle Eastern food; I love the flavours, the stories and the cooking methods, so I enjoy most falafels. But these ones? They were crispy, light and bursting with the flavours I adore.

The pita was fluffy and soaked up the divine sauces that complimented the fresh salad and homemade pickles excellently.

Shuki and Louisa themselves, like two excited school children, were absolutely beaming as they rushed about their new home and delightedly explained the new options we had to choose from. This shop, like their market stalls, are truly a labour of love for them and this passion shone through their food, friendliness and the beautiful shop itself.

Shuki & Louisa Very Good Falafel

Instagram may cloud our view of reality with a rose-tinted haze a lot of the time, but some places really deliver on their promise. Shuki and Luisa’s Very Good Falafel is one of those. What you see is what you get and what you taste will force you to agree that their pitas and plates hashtag neednofilter.

Happy Eating.

Amy

Shuki & Louisa Very Good Falafel

629 Sydney Rd, Brunswick.

www.shukiandlouisa.com

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One Fine Day in Beaconsfield

April 27, 2016June 17, 2017 ~ danib@eatmystreet.net

Beaconsfield just keeps getting better and its latest darling is the busy little cafe One Fine Day.

Spooned gracefully into the long, narrow space that Corridor used to occupy, One Fine Day is a cafe with an interesting brunch and lunch menu and a gorgeous array of delicious menu items.

One Fine Day has been very busy since it first opened a few months ago and space inside the tiny cafe is quite limited, but they do have a nice little courtyard space out the back for sunny days. I had the pleasure of visiting with my Eat My Street’s gorgeous recipe creator, Sharon and we managed to snaffle a seat inside.

First impressions were good.

Take a look at the One Fine Day Facebook page to keep up to date with their absolutely decadent and delicious selection of amazing muffin specials. These cherry ripe muffins look amazing but the caramello muffins- with a full sized caramello koala perched on top- are now on my wish list. A perfect hump day 3pm snack I say!

Menu items include avocado smash, Acai smoothie bowls, banana bread, a selection of raw food treats, eggs on toast, Dr Martys crumpets and much more.

I tried the White peony tea which came in a pot and was smooth, crisp and delicious. Sharon sampled the coffee and gave it the Eat My Street tick of approval.

One Fine Day is a lovely little addition to the Beaconsfield area and its instant popularity is no surprise. The food is thoughtful and spans the divide of healthy options and decadent treats. The staff were friendly and helpful and if you can snare yourself a table this is a great little spot for brunch or lunch.

Otherwise why not order a take away coffee through that front window and grab a muffin to go. Your friends will thank you.

Happy Eating.

Dani xx

16B Old Princes Hwy
Beaconsfield, VIC

Opening hours

Mon-Fri:
6:00 am – 3:00 pm
Sat-Sun:
8:00 am – 3:00 pm

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The French Saloon Melbourne

April 10, 2016 ~ danib@eatmystreet.net

The French Saloon

It is a long and complicated story that will probably never be told but I was this close to moving to Paris last year.

That dream has now been postponed and instead I find myself on a Friday night, eating in a gorgeous little French restaurant in the worlds most liveable city, Melbourne.

The French Saloon is the latest restaurant to open under the direction of Ian Curley: Chef extraordinaire and food empire building Godfather of the Melbourne dining scene.

Chef Todd Moses has come across from Supernormal to cook perfect, simple, French bistro style meals under the direction of executive Chef Ian Curley. When I say simple, I mean French simple, meaning excellent, well-chosen ingredients and dishes made with skill and precision in a classic way. Simple, but definitely not simple, if you know what I mean.

The A La Carte menu is divided into “to begin” “to continue” “steak” “mains” “sides” “cheese” and “dessert.” With all that choice what is a girl to do but agree to receive direction from her charming and helpful French waiter. I was very keen to save myself for cheese and dessert courses so we went straight to the mains.

John Dory with cauliflower puree was perfection on a plate with great balance between beautiful flavours; creamy cauliflower puree, soft subtle fish with a gently seared crust, and a gently acidic sauce to drown it all in.

My partner ordered the Steak Frites with Roquefort butter and he was equally smitten with the flavours on his plate.

We shared a side of the specials menu which was slippery jack mushrooms with artichoke two ways. This was a very decadent, creamy and delicious dish that we both enjoyed.

Then we moved onto the cheese course which was served with a little jar of honey and its honeycomb from a local rooftop beekeeper. This honey carried a lot of flavour and was a delicious accompaniment to the three styles of cheese we chose of the menu.

For dessert we were moved to the beautiful zinc bar that stretches its way down one side of the room. I am told that this fabulous bar was imported directly from France and it was certainly a great juxtaposition to the red timber pitched room and simplicity of the rustic timber floors and white painted window frames of the rest of the room. Tres chic.

Creme brûlée with chocolate Madeleine.

The John Dory and Artichoke side dish both take equal honours as my favourite dish of the year so far.

Service was excellent and did not really miss a beat with our gorgeous and knowledgeable waiter charming us from the moment we arrived.

Visit the French Saloon for intimate, old-school dining in a gorgeous setting with food that will make you forget you are not far from home.

Happy Eating.

Dani xx

The French Saloon

First Floor 380-384 Little Bourke Street (Via, Hardware Ln, Melbourne VIC 3000
Phone:(03) 9600 2142

D.O.C. Pizza and Mozzarella Bar

March 2, 2016March 12, 2016 ~ danib@eatmystreet.net ~ 2 Comments

D.O.C. Pizza

D.O.C. Pizza and Mozzarella Bar is Melbourne pizza at its best. Opened in 2007 D.O.C. Pizza and Mozzarella Bar was at the centre of the pizza revolution that Melbourne had to have. Gone were the thick doughy pizza bases covered in shredded spam and plastic cheese and in their place was the light, chewy pizza bases covered in a few simple and excellent ingredients. Prosciutto, artisan mozzarella, rich and fragrant tomato covered bases. This is pizza as the Italians created it and finally it could be found in Melbourne.

At D.O.C. Pizza bar in Melbourne you can also eat your excellent pizza curb-side and have it served to you by charming Italian wait staff. This is a very busy restaurant with a no booking policy but no one seems to mind. Join the consistently moving queue on the pavement outside this gorgeous Drummond Street building and indulge in a little people watching until it is your turn to grab a seat. You won’t regret the wait because the menu is that good.

Pizza Soppressa $20.90

D.O.C. Pizza

An excellent Radicchio, fennel, orange, walnut and gorgonzola salad $14.90. One of the 8 salad options on the menu and the perfect accompaniment to the salty, creamy pizza.

D.O.C. Pizza

The simply perfect combination of sweet, rich tomato, mozzarella and basil on the Pizza Margherita. $16.90
D.O.C. Pizza

Dining Al Fresco on a gorgeous late Summers Evening in Carlton. Life is good. 🙂

D.O.C. Pizza

Happy Eating.

Dani

The details

D.O.C. Pizza and Mozzarella Bar

295 Drummond St Carlton
Phone: 9347 2998

Mon-Wed . dinner
Thu-Sun . lunch & dinner

You can also find their D.O.C. Pizza and Mozzarella Bar in Mornington and Albert Park. Take a peek at their website for more information.

http://docgroup.net

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Collins Kitchen Grand Hyatt Buffet

December 31, 2015November 15, 2018 ~ danib@eatmystreet.net

On Christmas Eve we had the privilege of enjoying the most grand of holiday dining experiences, the buffet lunch at Collins Kitchen in Melbourne.

I do not normally go for a buffet lunch experience, but this special family lunch called for a lavish setting with elaborate service and good food with variety. The Collins Kitchen special Christmas buffet seemed like the perfect fit.

Collins Kitchen Grand Hyatt Buffet

Collins Kitchen Buffet Lunch included the following

sushi station with Korean fried chicken
a variety of meats from the carvery
a dumpling station
salad bar
an impressive selection of excellent and local cheeses and terrines
an assortment of roast vegetables
fresh linguini, pappardelle, penne napoli, pesto or brocollini cream sauce.
fresh seafood.
spectacular cakes, sweets and other desserts including plum crumble, spicy chocolate yule log cherry dacquoise, praline roulade peach & vanilla yule log.
fresh sorbet and ice cream.

Collins Kitchen Grand Hyatt Buffet

Seafood at Collins Kitchen Grand Hyatt Buffet

salad bar at Collins Kitchen Grand Hyatt Buffet

My favourite dish was the Korean friend chicken and the very excellent and varied cheese selection, including a lovely terrine.

cheese selection at Collins Kitchen Grand Hyatt Buffet

Dessert was also very special and we all spent quite a bit of time returning to sample the array of fresh fruit, cakes, ice-creams, freshly made pancakes and gingerbread.

dessert at Collins Kitchen Grand Hyatt Buffet

dessert at Collins Kitchen Grand Hyatt Buffet

The food was very, very good for a buffet and service was excellent. We were seated in the lounge area of Collins Kitchen and it was peaceful, quiet and comfortable despite the busy surroundings.

We had an excellent lunch and I would recommend the Collins Kitchen buffet lunch if you are looking for a luxurious buffet dining experience where you can just take your time and enjoy your surroundings and feel spoilt for one day.

Collins Kitchen Grand Hyatt Buffet

Enjoy.

Dani xx

The details

Collins Kitchen Grand Hyatt Buffet

123 Collins St, Melbourne VIC 3000
Phone:(03) 9653 4831

Dani B is a food and lifestyle blogger from Melbourne, Victoria. You can read about her favourite places to eat by clicking here. She also loves to cook and posts her favourite simple, tasty recipes every Friday. Read more about Dani B and Eat My Street. Or follow along on Facebook. Thanks for stopping by! xx

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Melbourne’s best coffee

December 29, 2015December 31, 2015 ~ danib@eatmystreet.net

Patricia Coffee Brewers

Melbourne's best coffee

Eat My Street recently visited Patricia Coffee Brewers, a cafe that scores a whopping 9.2 out of 10 on Bean Hunter and is consistently voted as one of the best coffees in Melbourne’s CBD. I would have to agree.

Reminiscent of a cafe in Italy, Patricia does not have a lot of space nor seats. Located on the corner of a little alley way you will happily find yourself drinking your coffee standing, mingling with everyone else in the small cafe space inside, or indeed leaning against a grey-stone wall in laneway outside. If you are really weary you might be lucky enough to nab a milk crate.

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The service is excellent, cheerful, friendly, committed and the barista’s here seem to love their gig. It shows in their coffee making too and you will be served a near perfect cup of coffee here.

You can also buy some rather excellent sweet treats.

Melbourne's best coffee and treats

Excellent coffee, excellent cafe and my vote for Melbourne’s best coffee 2015.

Melbourne's best coffee

The details

Patricia Coffee Brewer’s

Cnr Little Bourke & Little William St.
Melbourne, VIC, 3000

Hours: Mon-Fri 7am-4pm

Dani B is a food an lifestyle blogger from Melbourne, Victoria. You can read about her favourite places to eat by clicking here. She also loves to cook and posts her favourite simple, tasty recipes every Friday. Read more about Dani B and Eat My Street. Or follow along on Facebook. Thanks for stopping by! xx

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Mister Fox Ringwood

December 22, 2015March 1, 2016 ~ danib@eatmystreet.net

Mister Fox Ringwood

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It is the festive season which means office parties, family parties, hanging with friends and heaps of other really great excuses to eat out in Melbourne.

Mister Fox in Ringwood is perched atop the tenth at Ringwood Golf Course with fantastic full length windows to let you really enjoy what the view has to offer. So far as dining in Ringwood goes, this is a pretty sweet view.

The menu offers the pretty standard selection of bacon, eggs, burgers, wraps and sandwiches with a fantastic and varied specials list to keep things interesting.

The poached coconut and chicken salad with mango, red onion, cashews and raita $15 was delicious with a mouth-watering selection of flavours. Melbourne Summer on a plate.

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Organic Beef Cheeseburger, with dill pickle, brioche and chips $14 was as good as it sounds and great value for money. The tasty dill pickle provided a tangy, next level lift.

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Chicken parma and chips at $16 was also great value.

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Coffee was by Genovese with house blend or a single origin on offer. If you can’t stay for lunch, then definitely visit for a coffee and cake or maybe a Choc Cronut $5, Mandarin polenta cake $5 or Salted caramel slice $3. FullSizeRender

Or Iced Chocolate.

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Happy Eating.

Dani xx

The details

352 Canterbury Road, Ringwood, Victoria

Phone: 03 8822 4174

Lee Ho Fook Melbourne

December 17, 2015March 3, 2016 ~ danib@eatmystreet.net

At the recent Taste of Melbourne Festival I met the very talented Victor Liong from the acclaimed Lee Ho Fook restaurant in Melbourne. Lee was presenting in the Electrolux kitchen stadium and was sharing his passion for his unique blend of Australian cooking which combines Chinese tradition with French heritage and then swirls it all enthusiastically together with a little Australian flair. This sounded like my dream cuisine and so I booked at table at Lee Ho Fook in the city.

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Located right in the middle of a Melbourne foodie sweet spot in Duckboard Place, my walk to Lee Ho Fook took me past some seriously great eateries.

A moments pause as my friends and I all failed the IQ test of the handprint responsive sliding door and then we emerged from a narrow flight of stairs to the dining room itself. The main dining room boasts exposed brick, timber window frame, pendant lighting and a few sweet little windows that help provide a sense of place and surrounding.

Lee Ho Fuk

We started with the Savoury tea egg, avruga and dill ($5-).

savoury tea smoked egg Lee Ho Fook

Then as I was ordering in a group, we sampled quite a few other dishes.

Peking Wagyu Beef and Carrots Sang Choi Bau ($38).

Sang Choi Bao at Lee Ho Fook

Sweet and Sour Pork ($32) with Lee Ho Fook Fried rice ($10).

The most delicious dish I tried was the Crispy Eggplant Cigars in spiced red vinegar caramel ($20). Salty, crispy, tangy and sweet, this dish provides everything your palate could ask for and it is one of those dishes that you “go back for.”

I can’t lie, the Chicken Crackling $8- was all sorts of fun and also hit some great notes of spice, salt, fat, freshness and crunch.

Chicken Crackling at Lee Ho Fook

Dinner was interesting and delicious with a great combination of strong, zesty flavours and more subtle and reliable notes. Service was fine and the dining room had a calm charm.

I have now had the pleasure of meeting Chef Victor Liong and tasting his food and I enjoyed dong both things. Pop along to Lee Ho Fook for the memorable eggplant dish and try some of his amazing, creative food.

The details

Address: 11-15 Duckboard Pl, Melbourne VIC 3000
Phone:(03) 9077 6261
Hours:
Thursday 6:00 – 11:00 pm
Friday 6:00 – 11:00 pm
Saturday 6:00 – 11:00 pm
Sunday Closed
Monday Closed
Tuesday 6:00 – 11:00 pm
Wednesday 6:00 – 11:00 pm

Happy Eating,

Dani B xx

Hello I am Dani, thanks for stopping by. I have a passion for all things food and I post regular reviews, events and simple recipes with big flavours. Read more about Dani B and Eat My Street by clicking here.

Taste of Melbourne Festival 2015

November 16, 2015March 3, 2016 ~ danib@eatmystreet.net

This weekend the Taste of Melbourne Festival 2015 came to town.

Thanks to Elextrolux, Eat My Street went along for the ride. I also got to give away tickets to some of my readers which was ten types of awesome.

Some of Melbourne’s hottest restaurants were there, along with more than 100 artisan producers. There was also live music, tastings on offer, Chef’s to meet and greet and produce to buy.

Some of my favourites included;

Zest Coffee Roasters. I may be a little biased as they are a local company. But also, check out that gorgeous smile! These guys were busy all day long on Sunday.

I tried myself a lovely iced-tea and it was delicious.

Pic’s peanut butter. Mainly because there is a slight peanut butter addiction going on at our house and Pic’s Peanut Butter ingredient list reads like a parents dream; Peanuts. The end.

Maggie Beer was there handing out free ice-cream.

Well actually, it was just a cardboard cut-out of Maggie but Maggie Beer is such perfection that even the cardboard version seemed nice.

The ice cream was real. Burnt fig, Chocolate and Salted Caramel and Affogato. Yum!

Miss Molly’s Cakes also made me a fantastic coffee, in style. Check out her cute cupcake filled caravan.

There was also live music, workshops, Chef’s Table classes, and heaps of great food to try.

I loved the BBQ pork, pickled cabbage and tomato roll from Gladioli Restaurant in Inverleigh.

I also had the pleasure of attending some of the live cooking sessions at the Electrolux Taste theatre, where I was lucky enough to meet Chef Matt Dempsey from Gladioli.

More on that soon.

Did you manage to attend Taste of Melbourne this weekend? If so, what was your favourite moment?

Happy Eating!

Dani xx

The Jolimont Cafe Forest Hill

November 11, 2015March 3, 2016 ~ danib@eatmystreet.net ~ 2 Comments

The Jolimont Cafe Forest Hill

This might be weird, but my perfect brunch fantasy involves finding a sweet, modern cafe serving awesome food and hot strong coffee, in a kind of unexpected, back street somewhere in the Suburbs. Maybe this is some kind of primeval hunter gatherer instinct at play and my subconscious is imagining me on an amazing, slightly dangerous adventure.

The coffee could be bad, Gasp!

Whatever the reason, I love a good find. And yesterday I stumbled upon one.

The very sweet and quite chic Jolimont Cafe in Forest Hill.

Thanks to an invite and tip-off from a lovely friend of Eat My Street, brunch was the order of the day.

We ordered Mexican Eggs ($15) with a Chai Latte ($3.80).

And a Steak Sandwich ($16) with a flat white ($3.80).

Both dishes had good, big flavours with finesse. #so pretty

Service was fantastic was Jolimont cafe and the coffee was good. I also enjoyed my Chai latte for a little bit of spice in my life.

Overall Jolimont Cafe is a cute little cafe in a quiet street in Forest Hill. What an awesome surprise.

Why don’t you check them out on Facebook.

Happy eating and happy hunter gathering! 😉

Dani xx

Details

73 Jolimont Rd

Forest Hill. 3131

Phone. 0438 333 595

Open Mon – Fri: 7.00am – 4.00pm & Sat – Sun: 8.00am – 2.30pm.

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