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Gift: Boomf Marshmallows
(Image by @abbietastic via Instagram) You know how there are some people that are really hard to give gifts to because they ‘have everything’? I’m pretty sure I’ve found something they won’t have…Boomf. This is not a figure of speech but the name of a company that prints photos from your phone, computer, Facebook...
Foodie Profile #8 – Miss Biscuit
(Image of Julia Day taken by Haven Lifestyle Photography) When Julia Day starting making biscuits she found couldn’t stop. Her biscuit range started growing and so did her orders, and the rest as they say is history. We chat to Julia of Miss Biscuit about how she started, her most popular biscuit requests and...
Ribs and Burgers
Wow. Rib and Burger lovers I am going to say that this place is up there. A friend of mine kept raving about their Northcote restaurant, and apart from that the name (Ribs and Burgers) sounded like it had some meat to it (pardon the pun). Not too long after these praises...
kikki.K – Foodie Gift Range
(The kikki.K DIY Sticker Book) We all know kikki.K for their gorgeous stationery – everything they produce is stylish and fun, and more importantly they consistently deliver quality products, which is why I am more than happy to pay that bit extra. What I also love is their movement towards Foodie and Lifestyle oriented...
Burch and Purchese
(Image Credit: Burch and Purchese) Burch and Purchese is a sweet shop reminiscent of the Willy Wonka Factory but smaller and no Oompa Loompa’s. Picture sweet treats of intensive imaginary proportions, like choc pops filled with caramel, Popcorn Honeycomb Rubble, jars of salted caramel, afternoon tea treats and cakes like smoked white chocolate, coffee, cardamom...
Gelato Messina
(Gelato Messina’s new Fitzroy store in Melbourne) Established in Sydney in 2002, Gelato Messina is an institution Australia wide. 11 years later they decided to call Melbourne their second home – all we ask is what took them so long? Is it worth a trip to Messina? For sweet tooths and gelato lovers it is...
Review: I Carusi Pizza
(Simplicity and flavour in its most elegant form, the Carusi II Margherita pizza) I Carusi II in St Kilda, happens to be in our top 10 favourite pizza restaurants in Melbourne. Given that most of their staff are native Italians, you can be sure you are getting an authentic pizza. However, the most important way...
Review: The Abyssinian
The Chef’s Combination at The Abyssinian Travel to Kensington, and you’ve saved yourself the trouble of going to the horn of Africa. At The Abyssinian, discover the flavoursome delights of Eritrean and Ethiopian food just a few suburbs away from the CBD. All main dishes are served on the traditional Injera bread, an airy...
Dandenong Market
When it comes to food markets in Melbourne, we’ll admit it we’ve been to the ones that are closest to the CBD purely out of convenience. Victoria Market (the great), South Melbourne Market, Prahran Market and even the Footscray Market (when we used to buy grapes to make wine.) However not so long ago we...
Waffle Jolie
NEWS: Now you can satisfy your waffle cravings almost every day of the week because our friends at Waffle Jolie have opened Le Jolie Cafe, a French cafe in Pascoe Vale. Expect to find their delicious waffles within their seasonal menu along with Tartine’s (French style open sandwiches), breakfast and lunch fare, as well as moorish...
Andrew’s Hamburgers
Andrew’s Hamburgers is a Melbourne burger institution. Over the years we have seen the essence of the burger recrafted with fancy names and flavours, hipster uniforms and logos, but nothing ever compares to the original and Andrew’s Hamburger’s have been producing old school, traditional burgers for years, since 1939 to be exact. What to...
Candied Bakery
FEATURED IN OUR MELBOURNE FOR CONSCIOUS FOODIES GUIDE What a treat, literally. The Candied Bakery in Spotswood is just an example of how the west is truly blossoming. The Candied Bakery is an American inspired bakery-cafe’ where you can fulfil your most decadent desires. Think chocolate marshmallow cookies, shakes, soft serve, custard donuts, nutella pain...
