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HuTong Dumpling Bar, Melbourne CBD
I have said it before, but this blog is not at all cutting edge. For years, lots and lots of more qualified people* than me have raved and ranted about Hu Tong Dumpling Bar. This would ordinarily stop...
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100s & 1000s Bicsuits
Apart from food, one of my other addictions in life is frocks. New (preferably Leona), vintage, subtle black or clashing colour prints – I can’t get enough! Much to The Brooding Architect’s dismay, my...
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Beef Bourguignon
Is anyone else completely addicted to French Food Safari? In the lead up to my trip to France I cannot get enough of this show. By the end of each episode my mouth is watering and I have scribbled down...
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The Brooding Architect and I landed back in Melbourne last Sunday after a month of travels around France and Croatia. The holiday was outrageously good. Highlights included: Drinking ‘ridicloulsy cheap...
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Paris – The Top 10
I am going to try really hard not to bore you with too many details of our recent holidays – but will instead let the photos speak for themselves. Here, in true lawyer-style, numbered list form, are my...
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Normandy: The Cider Route, Châteaus & Oysters
During our travels, The Brooding Architect and I were lucky enough to spend a week eating our way around the coast and countryside of Normandy (in northern France). The highlights included, but were...
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Som Tam (Green Papaya Salad)
Despite being the end of October, Melbourne is still only teasing us with the prospect of summer. One tantalizing day of 30 degrees and sunshine, followed by yet another cold, grey rainy day, is...
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Blueberry Crumble Cake
As long time readers will know, The Brooding Architect is my harshest food critic – particularly in respect to my baking. He comes from a long line of ‘baking purists’ and gets very anxious about my...
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Kumo Izakaya, East Brunswick
A few Friday nights ago, The Brooding Architect organised a double date with one of our favorite couples – The Botox Babe (to clarify, she injects it and does not receive it) and The Artistic...
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Ginger & Coriander Mussels
Without a doubt my favourite thing about Melbourne in the summer time is daylight savings. As someone whose winter sunshine consists entirely of office fluorescent lights and the brightness of my...
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