crazy food combinations

Growing up my Mum and Dad always told me that I had to share, to share with my sister, to share with the family and to share with my friends. Not that I'm complaining, it's a great chance to socialise and to also see what your friends may have had in their lunch box's that's better than yours and possibly share that too. After all this sharing, the cuisine of Tapas came into my life and it was the new found love. It's a great opportunity to gather your friends and or family, and get into multiple dishes and have a relaxing evening or afternoon whilst you graze you time away. I have recently stumbled across a new unique and quirky Tapas restaurant in South Wharf, Melbourne that is sure to be a hit with you all. The Sharing house has an amazing modern European cuisine and of course their name says it all, Sharing! With a layout that signifies its individuality with its Lego bar, a blocked wooden wall and a semi open kitchen with it's blocked white walls signifying...

There are plenty of burger joints throughout Melbourne and everyone will have their own opinions on which one is the best, but one has just made its way onto Chapel street, South Yarra and I would like to welcome Jus Burgers to the city. There lives started off in Perth W.A and was a great hit, along with another 3 places located Subiaco, Nothbridge and Freo, they chose to move and open its doors to start a new challenge. This trendy little place with its brick graffiti walls and funky back section laid out with fake grass and a feel of sitting at a picnic table is casual and relaxing. Counter service and a menu for all burger lovers to gorge themselves silly with the combinations provided or the ability to make your own monstrosity. A burger for me has to be outstanding, it has to be something that you struggle to get your mouth around and easy to grasp in 2 hands. It has to be packed with fresh flavours and not to be dripping in fat from the patty. And the most important is the bun, ...

Well it's that time of year again where the cold and flu comes out to play and takes over our lives for either a couple of days for those mild cases or up to a week if not more. It's never fun that's for sure, breaking down our immune systems and leaving us lifeless. So for all you readers out there I thought I'd look up some remedies for us to get through the winter months and fight the enemy of cold and flu. We can enjoy the taste of some Popsicles to sooth our sore throats that are prickly, swollen and dry. This will also help us keep hydrated which is crucial so that we can keep the mucus build up to a minimum and feel less congested. Aim for 100% fruit juice with low sugar and we can get more of our vital nutrience that we require. If your wanting to eat something substantial go towards eating turkey. It's a great lean protein which is an essential to solid nutrition. Although you may think that this is not what you want it can help you give the required body e...

Farmers markets have become a new beginning to capturing flavours of home or organic produce to enrich our lives and take us back to the beginning of where we didn't have to compete with hormone induced meats or chemically grown vegetables. To respect the natural flavours of food and each of its individual simplistic produce. Recently the Rotary club of Hampton have been working alongside Bayside City Council to run the Bayside Farmers Market which is nestled in the Trey Bit Reserve in Sandringham. This market holds approximately 50 stalls Of some outstanding local produce, held on the third Saturday of each month with some stall holders being regular participants and others changing from time to time. It's pleasing to see that Rotary is putting themselves out in the community focusing on making a difference. By organising the Farmers Market, Hampton Rotary Club is focusing on raising funds to supply The Sandringham football club with a defibrillator and they will continue givi...

If you weren't already aware of the Melbourne Seafood festival and you are a seafood lover, well your missing out. Melbourne is showcasing the tastes of the ocean for us and you are missing out! It happens every year and this time I finally got to enjoy it and must admit that it's a pretty good advantage to take part in and theres only a few more days left (ends June 30th). Based at Crown Casino there are several participants in the festival. Restaurants such as Margo's, Riverside Restaurant, The Pub at Crown, East2West and a few more you can select what you want to spoil yourself with. We head to Margo's to take on the Festival, located inside the Casino itself on a Friday lunch of which were not taking reservations whilst the festival was on, so it was pot luck to get in. A small wait was required but nothing to get uptight about. This busy restaurant was filled with seafood lovers like ourselves taking the opportunity to gorge themselves in the festival. Who could co...

To wash our blues away with the depressing Melbourne winter weather, Agenda City put together a Progressive dinner where you travel through the city to 4 different venues (2 new comers in the city and 2 of Melbourne top recognised venues). Agenda city ( www.agenda.com/ ) is an email magazine that searches for the the newest recommended restaurants in either Melbourne, Sydney or Perth. From small cafes to top dollar venues they always provide you with the latest of the culinary world and searches for the best deals and exclusive offers available. Not only are they able to give you great insight to these bustling places but they guarantee that they've tested it out first before they announce that you should check out the deals or venues. Starting our evening off at a rustic French inspired restaurant 'Mr Mason', decked with a roaring brick fire place, low hanging copper lights and luscious black leather and wooden chairs and nestled in the 530 Collins building, CBD.  With it...

Take a moment and picture a small room painted in bold pastel colours like a rainbow, with an octopus a fish and you surrounded by single vased flowers even brighter than the walls. Have you got that image? Well I experienced this in reality and it's what to expect when you enter Heavenly Delish. This Japanese creperie is decked out with things your mind would not think of putting together, things that will blow your mind and things that you have never heard of and just want to try. First to begin you need to decide sweet or savoury. If you just thought savoury well you enter onto the path of perhaps a Hot Dog crepe -frankfurters with Jap tako sauce, mayo, tomato, cucumber and lettuce or maybe you like to play it safe and have the same type of crepe but without the hot dog you choose from chicken, tuna or cheesy omelette & ham (all priced at $6.80) Do you feel like going a little bit stranger? Well how about you try an Original Jumbo Takoyaki, Japanese savoury pancake balls fil...