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Shanghai Street – CBD, Melbourne

31 October 2011 Chinese
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A work trip to Melbourne is something I always look forward to. Change of scenery, trapsing the expansive Retail Trade Fair at the Exhibition Centre in search of exciting new products to purchase, sore back and feet from not sitting down for nine hours. Fun and games. Food-wise, the canteens in the halls are all [...]

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South Melbourne rambling

28 October 2011 Breakfast/Brunch
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Waking up in my hotel room knowing I didn’t have to shove breakfast down my throat and rush off to the Exhibition Centre to start work was refreshing, to say the least. Sunday mornings are all about relaxation and taking it easy, I reckon. The sun was out, Collins Street was devoid of the usual traffic and I [...]

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Old Beijing Dumpling Restaurant – Melbourne

17 October 2011 Chinese
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A few years ago when I came to Melbourne for work I remember stopping in for dinner at a cheap and cheerful Indian joint on Flinders Street and I’m now positive it has closed down and is replaced with another cheapie – Old Beijing Dumpling Restaurant. It’s the same long and narrow room with seating to [...]

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Old Town Kopitiam Mamak – CBD, Melbourne.

10 October 2011 Malaysian
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The last two times I was in Melbourne I really wanted to try one of the Old Town Kopitiam places in Chinatown but certain things prevented that happening. Catching an early flight from Sydney on a Friday for work on Saturday gave me most of the day to roam about town and finally eat at [...]

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HuTong Dumpling Bar – Melbourne

9 August 2010 Chinatown
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…delayed flights, upgrades & just not enough time to eat My absolute worst would have to be a delayed flight. Not only is it a complete chore to sit on an aircraft for hours to get from here to there (especially when you’re six-foot-four & squeezed into a no leg-room sardine tin), but when something like a late [...]

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Degraves Espresso Bar – Melbourne

20 February 2010 Cafe
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Ahh Melbourne … you’ve gotta love it. A certain Sydney urbanite is feeling pangs of envy. Envy of the dynamic little cafe’s where you’re almost guaranteed a perfect coffee. One iconic place that shines over many is located in that umbrella-strewn laneway of the same name. The decor is beaten-up art deco, dimly-lit with wooden tables and [...]

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Little Malaysia – Melbourne

20 February 2010 Chinese
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After being caught up in Little Bourke Street during Chinese New Year celebrations we were in hopeless need of some good (preferably Asian Malaysian) food, and for the ringing to subside in our ears caused by all the popping crackers and drums. We were in Chintown, after all, and our first plan of eating at Old Town [...]

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Veludo – Melbourne

18 February 2010 Melbourne
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I couldn’t help but feel a little disappointed when we stepped off the 96 tram and discovered Chinta Ria was closed for lunch. On a Saturday? I quite like the Sydney outpost and really wanted to try the original, located on busy Acland Street in St Kilda. Now we were stuck. There was no plan B. Mr [...]

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