FIRST TASTE: “We literally flipped a coin” – Nazar Turkish restaurant, Kew
Nazar restaurant in Kew was a coin toss away from being Colombian. Now a fine-dining chef is turning Turkish classics into modern dishes matched with wine.
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War & ‘Matjip’: Why Korea is obsessed with Cheese
Over the last 60 years, cheese has become one of the most popular foods in South Korea, thanks to war, globalisation and a social media phenomenon known as “matjip”.
Weird or Wonderful: Colombian Hot Chocolate with Cheese
When chef Juan Berbeo couldn’t find Colombian cheese to put in his hot chocolate at his Melbourne restaurant, he turned to Australian dairy.
Leonie Upstairs is Melbourne's First Temaki Sushi & Sake Bar
Elevated home-style temaki sushi has landed upstairs at a converted warehouse in Carlton.
Malaysian Hawker Breakfast at Myth Cafe
Two former eBay employees merged their lockdown side hustles into a Malaysian cafe specialising in traditional yong tau foo and khao jam.
Mongkok is a boozy Melbourne version of a Hong Kong teahouse
Expect theatrical cocktails and fine-dining-standard food at this reimagined cha chaan teng.
Philhellene Cretan restaurant defies Greek food stereotypes
“More than dips and meat platters”: Philhellene wants you to eat regional Greek food from Crete.
Big Esso puts Indigenous Australian food on the map
Melbourne is blessed with multiculturalism, but there’s one cuisine we haven’t quite figured out yet: Indigenous Australian food.
NEW OPENING: Kariton Sorbetes Filipino Gelato, Footscray
Lockdown delivery hustle Kariton Sorbetes is now a permanent Filipino gelato shop in Footscray, and you won't find flavours like this anywhere else.
My Asian Neighbour is a Sulawesi cafe born from tragedy & resilience
Those who stop to chat to owner Lily Lilak at her Reservoir cafe will be inspired by far more than her regional Manadao cooking.
Big Esso in Fed Square serves Australian Food unlike anywhere else
Ashley Vola is introducing Melbourne to regional African food from a shipping container in a car park – and some travel an hour to eat Vola Foods' fish.
Vola Foods serves Cameroonian Barbecue in a Brunswick Parking Lot
Ashley Vola is introducing Melbourne to regional African food from a shipping container in a car park – and some travel an hour to eat Vola Foods' fish.