Maedaya in Richmond.. for quick and tasty Japanese food

Our family loves Maedaya.  It’s a Japanese restaurant along Bridge Road in Richmond and they’re a very family-friendly venue.  The staff are friendly and both the food & service are extremely efficient which is great when you get there completely and utterly ravenous – hunkering for a delicious feed.  It’s large with an upstairs area…

Hammer & Tong in Fitzroy

My husband and I were very taken with our first visit to Hammer & Tong in Fitzroy for brunch last weekend. The establishment is all about fine food in a casual dining environment and that’s exactly what they delivered and the reason why the queues outside are so long – especially on the weekends. It’s…

Dandelion Vietnamese Restaurant in Elwood

It’s been 2 years and 4 months since Lil’ E was born. Since that period, my husband and I have been on a total of 2 date nights! I know – don’t worry – we’re still blissfully in love!! I’m not sure if it’s due to the fact that Lil’ E is so easy going…

Lunch and the Vatican Museum

After our appalling lunch on our first day in Rome, Eric and I decided to follow Rick Steves’ food advice as well and tried out a gorgeous restaurant on Via Degli Scipioni called L’isola della Pizza and were pleasantly surprised 🙂 The interior was really quite adorable… And the food… absolutely amazing…Fresh pane (pane =…

Horoki

Last week, I had the honour of helping Jo pick out something integral for her wedding, and afterwards, we met up with our men for a huge feast at a place down Liverpool Lane that Eric & I hold very dear to our hearts.. HOROKI – a Japanese restaurant with a French twist! It’s interesting…

Something you need to try if you haven’t already..

…the Hainanese chicken with claypot rice at CLAYPOT KING in Glen Waverley. Eric’s parents recommended this dish so we went with them to Claypot King to celebrate Father’s Day last month… it literally blew our socks off!  The chicken was soooooooooo incredibly tender, and the rice… was so amazing that it inspired me to try…