http://netvouz.com/narky/folder/7795990313141513338/Lifestyle+Food+and+Beverage+Food+Restaurant+Reviews+Food+Articles?feed=rss narky's bookmarks in folder Restaurant Reviews/Food Articles on Netvouz http://www.miettas.com.au/archive/guide2000/moroccan.html The Age melbourne magazine June 05 John Lethlean "With its riot of Moroccan-ish primary colours, mish-mash furnishings, a table plan that makes the ergonomic sense of a Marrakech souk and Arabic hip-hop that sounds like Dr Dre meets Casablancan street music, this is no time, or place, to discuss the chain of communication thus far. It's simply: grab the table on offer and be thankful because, even at this tender hour, you can feel the pressure building." Lifestyle > Food and Beverage > Food > Restaurant Reviews/Food Articles narky Fri, 29 Jun 2007 01:12:47 GMT http://www.foodgod.com.au/1275 Tom Phat offers modern (westernised) asian food with panache. Brekky consists of a range of bread or egg based offerings all with innovative departures from the usual. Vietnamese fried eggs offers up 2 eggs on crusty fresh with baguette (the french influence in vietnam) the point of difference from every other cafe being the dash of sesame oil the eggs were cooked with and the splash of chili and fish sauce to finish ($7.50). Likewise the omelette comes with crispy roti, chives and bacon and a laotian salsa (tomato and tasty++) for $9, while the scrambled eggs are set apart by the inclusion of chinese sausage (lap cheung-a sweet pork meat) and tomato ($8). Lifestyle > Food and Beverage > Food > Restaurant Reviews/Food Articles narky Tue, 27 Mar 2007 00:53:18 GMT http://www.theage.com.au/news/restaurant-reviews/collins-quarter/2007/10/30/1193618864064.html Here's a gorgeous venue that attends to its different elements with rigour and enthusiasm. Lifestyle > Food and Beverage > Food > Restaurant Reviews/Food Articles narky Mon, 12 Nov 2007 22:07:33 GMT http://miettas.com/Australia/Victoria/Flemington/Laksa_King.html The Age Cheap Eats 2006: Chinese and Malaysian restaurants are opening on Racecourse Road faster than you can say 'fried rice', but Laksa King sets the pace and still finishes first. The Age Cheap Eats 2005: "THERE'S nothing regal about a grubby little arcade in Flemington, but it's here that the monarch resides. Pay heed not to the fluoro-flooded decor and faux wood tables because the crown jewel is the laksa" The Age Cheap Eats 2004: "ONE of Melbourne's busiest Malaysian restaurants continues to impress with its flare for hawker food and puny prices." Lifestyle > Food and Beverage > Food > Restaurant Reviews/Food Articles narky Wed, 31 Jan 2007 00:23:26 GMT http://www.miettas.com.au/Australia/Victoria/Melbourne/PellegriniS.html Everyone goes to Pellegrini, it is an essential part of the city. This classic Italian espresso bar is a joy and a treasure. Unchanged in decades and still serving large, honest dishes of pasta, minestrone and salads. Excellent coffee, freshly squeezed orange juice, granitas and apple strudel round out the dining experience. The long bar at which you sit gazing at yourself in the gold backed mirrors is very democratic - seating politicians and paupers alike - and always very busy. Lifestyle > Food and Beverage > Food > Restaurant Reviews/Food Articles narky Tue, 12 Dec 2006 02:56:01 GMT http://www.theage.com.au/news/restaurant-reviews/sos/2006/07/24/1153593262863.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1 The new Paul Mathis restaurant is a unique concept very well executed. The main lesson Mathis seems to have learnt from his experience at Fed Square is that good chefs are worth their weight (SOS is a concept that might have gone belly-up in a flash, were it not for the fundamentally fine cooking behind these meat-free dishes). SOS is youthful, fun and satisfying. Some tweaking will make what is already a good restaurant a better one. And every wee saves water. Lifestyle > Food and Beverage > Food > Restaurant Reviews/Food Articles narky Sat, 02 Sep 2006 07:19:54 GMT http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/05/19/1084917646794.html What do proto-punk, French fusion, fervent feminism and bread-baking have in common? They're just some of the traits that characterise our 2004 shortlist of the most influential figures in Melbourne food and wine. Of course, there are far more than 12. Just like any punter deciding where to go on a Friday night, we were spoilt for choice. All the great things happening in Melbourne's pub scene will just have to wait until next time. John and Frank van Handel (the brothers behind the Stokehouse and the multi-faceted Prince) deserve a whole page of their own. Donleavy Fitzpatrick started the whole thing rolling with the old Smith Street Bar and Bistro, and the perennial Dogs Bar, changing the way we eat and drink forever. The architects at Six Degrees blessed Lifestyle > Food and Beverage > Food > Restaurant Reviews/Food Articles narky Tue, 15 Aug 2006 08:36:53 GMT