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Kueh Dadar Crêpes
a sweet, pandan-flavoured crêpe roll filled with grated, caramelised coconut also known as kueh ketayap (a traditional Nonya/Peranakan dessert) but I’m not a big fan of dried coconut, so here they are...
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Footscray Milking Station
♥ successfully run by Jess Tumbri & chef Aven Watson good coffee & good paninis ♠ look out for the subtle, unmarked blue-painted building nestled on a corner of the wide residential crossroads...
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Yogurddiction
♥ the bright, pink van started making its rounds in Melbourne just before spring this year the owners, & my dear friends, Elle Gwee & Jason Tan lovingly create fantastically heavenly &...
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A Very Merry Christmas Velvet Cake
so i’m finally in the christmas spirit after a very busy few weeks one year ago, i was blissfully wandering through Christmas markets in Berlin, gorging down the fantastical German beers, & making...
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Blueberry & Rose Yoghurt Cake + Strawberry & Lime Cider with Rosebud Ice Cubes
Happy New Year folks! have some cake, toast some sweet cider, & here’s to new adventures! hello 2013! ☀ Ingredients For the cake 250g (2 cups) all-purpose flour 1½ tsp baking powder ½ tsp baking...
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Tong Ah Eating House
♥ one of the slowly vanishing kopitiams (coffeeshops), with its own blend of coffee (kopi) fittingly nestled in the heart of Chinatown an easy & favourite hang-out to indulge in genuine local fare...
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Little King
♥ wander around St Paul’s Cathedral to where the arched gate leads to the church carpark & find a little gem of a cafe the beautiful, unassuming little coffee nook of owner Ellie King (‘Little...
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The Double Rainbow Vanilla + Buttermilk Cake
imagine making a 6-layer cake with scintillating frosting & chocolate ornaments imagine the lofty tiers resembling the pretty colours of the rainbow then imagine the swelling heat & pieces of...
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Silo by Joost
♥ brilliantly envisioned & crafted by dutch-born eco-entrepreneur Joost Bakker designed entirely with recycled & recyclable materials champions ingredients that are sustainable, organic,...
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Chocolate & Rosewater Brownies
it’s that time of the year again when a giant rabbit maniacally controls all the eggs in the world & chocolate unfathomably pops out of everything say you have too much chocolate? as if that’s...
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Mixed Business
♥ charmingly transformed from a former furniture restorers to a homely, retro cafe by owners Lauren Bieber & Tom Crowe bright & breezy with a flourishing little back garden, white-washed...
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In Good Company
So i found out that my teeny tiny little blog has been chosen as one of The Voices of 2013 Top 100 out of 500 fantastically talented Australian blogs & one of only 25 bloggers in the food +...
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Salford Lads Club
♥ a boys playground with great food, an easygoing vibe & a tyre swing handsomely named & built by owner & tradie Greg Saunders solid coffee supreme blend ♠ worth a drive down into the...
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Flourless Strawberry & Yoghurt Oatmeal Muffins
it’s been unseasonably warm for autumn in melbourne & the red gems of sweet strawberries are still ripening in the garden add yoghurt + oats & you’ve got the world’s healthiest muffin ☀...
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Slowpoke Espresso
♥ built from an eco-friendly standpoint by Melbourne-based French designer Anne-Sophie Poirier (Sasufi) owner Curtis Riddington champions the sustainability cause by favouring organic or...
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Chin Mee Chin Confectionary
♥ an iconic 73-year-old institution offering home-made pastries & traditional drinks retro furnishings harking back to the Singapore of old ♠ kaya buns to die for ☆ Chin Mee Chin Confectionary 204...
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Some Beautiful Place to Get Lost
“We ate well & cheaply & drank well & cheaply & slept well & warm together & loved each other.” ― Ernest Hemingway, A Moveable Feast i once read that there is a romance to...
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The Simple Things
“Remember thy Creator in the days of thy youth. Rise free from care before the dawn, & seek adventures. Let the noon find thee by other lakes, & the night overtake thee everywhere at home....
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My Little Blue Adventure
i love cars; & i like my fords. i unabashedly love my aging falcon xr6 turbo. it’s been with me for years, & it’s brought me to wherever i’ve needed to go - & yes, pretty quickly too. so...
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The Monocle Cafe
♥ younger sibling to the first Monocle Cafe in Tokyo just down the road from Monocle’s HQ at Midori House Monocle is ‘a global briefing on international affairs, business, culture & design’ as...
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