Never underestimate the South East suburbs of Melbourne. I love living in Berwick. There are so many amazing restaurants around Berwick that are just as good if not better than some restaurants in the city. I love that I can drive just a few minutes from home and dine at a restaurant that serves quality food and provides excellent service. Last night, hubby and I went out on our first Date Night ever since Micah was born. It only took us 15 weeks to finally go on this date, lol. This date was also to make up for the dinner … Continue reading The Courthouse Restaurant, Berwick

Australians can have a very “pub-ish” culture when it comes to eating out. When you’re not really looking for anything too fancy, but fancy enough to dress better than just a T-shirt and shorts, not too expensive, but more pricey than your average takeaway, and the most important element… if you are HUNGRY and looking for a hearty meal with reasonably large portions, eating out at a pub is the way to go. A lot of decent restaurants these days started off as a pub. Then they slowly develop into a more classy “bistro” and eventually the meals tend to … Continue reading Cardinia Park Hotel, Beaconsfield

Delicious bruschetta from Emerald Village Bakery and Cafe To those of you who may not be aware, Emerald is a beautiful little town located in the scenic Dandenong Ranges in Victoria between Belgrave and Cockatoo. It is also the home of the popular Puffing Billy railway station, Australia’s favorite steam train, therefore attracts quite a number of visitors. This weekend, hubby and I have just returned from a church camp at Wombat Corner, Emerald just 100m away from Emerald Lake Park and minutes drive from Emerald Village. (Click here to read all about our weekend away at camp on Kimba’s … Continue reading Emerald Village Bakery and Cafe

It feels like I haven’t food blogged in ages! Getting ready for this baby has taken over my life, all the childbirth education classes and the reading up on baby things and the check ups and appointments, etc. Life is also busy as always, and when you’re busy AND pregnant the last thing you want to do is spend hours cooking something blogworthy in the kitchen. So that’s exactly why when the opportunity presented itself today and I was heading off to a local Yum Cha restaurant close to home to catch up with an old friend, I thought why … Continue reading Yum Cha at Golden Orient, Narre Warren

When I first moved to Melbourne 5 and a half years ago from Malaysia, I didn’t have any problems adjusting to this city at all! Melbourne is quite possibly one of the most diverse and multicultural cities in the world. “In 2006, 35.8% of Melbourne’s population was born overseas, exceeding the national average of 23.1%. In concordance with national data, Britain is the most commonly reported overseas place of birth, with 4.7%, followed by Italy (2.1%), Vietnam (1.6%), China (1.5%), and New Zealand (1.5%). Melbourne has the world’s third largest Greek-speaking population after Athens and Thessaloniki (Melbourne’s Greek sister city), … Continue reading Sri Lankan Hoppers – An Educational Post

Where can you find the finest, most delicious, freshly cooked MUD CRAB in Melbourne? The answer is at Omah’s Malaysian Restaurant, located in Port Melbourne and its newly opened restaurant in Hawthorn. Omah’s boasts a fine selection of Malaysian-Nyonya cuisine and hawker (street food) favorites, many which actually brings back a lot of childhood memories for me. I’ve just had what was probably one of the best meals I have had in a long, long time. Together with 12 others, we feasted on 9 mud crabs with a variety of flavors (mostly chilli crab) and a selection of other dishes and … Continue reading Mud Crab Feast at Omah’s Malaysian Restaurant

As a continuation to my previous post on How Much Value for Money Are You Really Getting From Group Buying Sites, here is my next restaurant review based on this series. Deal details:Greek gastronomy at its best! Just $50 for a divine dining experience for two inc choice of meat or seafood platter and a bottle of wine at Santorini Hawthorn, normally $118. What you get:• Choice of meat or seafood platter for two• Pikilia – antipasto of dips with grilled vegetables• Saganaki – aged goats cheese• Bottle of red or white house wine (worth $20)• Fabulous traditional Greek food … Continue reading Santorini, Hawthorn via JumpOnIt.com.au