Chocolate epiphany
The first sip of one of Coco Loco's hot chocolates is surreal -
it's bittersweet and lingering, with an earthy note of something
not quite definable.
Jamie Oliver's wayward youths make the grade
If success can be measured by the risks we take, then Fifteen, Jamie Oliver's global restaurant and charity franchise that trains and turns underprivileged youths into apprentice chefs, has cut it in Melbourne.
Give no quartier
Single vineyard wines, blended estate wines, entry-level ones and now, a new label that takes in neighbouring fruit.
Finally... a free lunch
Once a year, it's nice to forget you're a food writer and just eat for pleasure.
Students revolt over healthy menus
Jamie Oliver's quest to eliminate junk food from British school children's diets may be faltering.
Testing the mettle
Ben Canaider considers the merits of a new aluminium bottle.
The west side story
John Weldon crosses the West Gate Bridge in search of the best
delis and diners.
Go with the grain
Sweet and tender, new-style lamb is in the shops. Give it a try and
be knocked off your feet.
Espresso
The inside stories on the restaurant world
C'est si bon, this foodie movie
Hollywood has come up with a foodie-oriented animated feature.
Shhh … roving restaurant gets tongues wagging
Melbourne's hottest restaurant isn't in The Age Good Food Guide, it changes location weekly, and with a waiting list of 4000, it's booked out for the next year.
Feud for thought in restaurant split
Two of Melbourne's most powerful food and wine entrepreneurs - the brothers John and Frank Van Haandel - have severed business ties after more than 20 years amid growing speculation of a severe brotherly feud.
Time to farm the suburbs
A society in need of physical and spiritual nourishment need look no further than its own backyard.
Four and twenty bureaucrats baked in a pie
What's in a name? A drop of history, a soupcon of fun, a feast for the imagination. Well, the food police are out to change all that.
Two happy chappies
Alliances can be made through disparate means or from the most obvious connections.
BAR REVIEWS
Bar Nothing Noir Lounge
Walking into a nearly deserted bar isn't always a bad thing.
The Red Hummingbird
The rooftop bar at the Red Hummingbird is a place to feel gratitude
towards smokers.
Meyers Place
20 Meyers Place was also one of the first hidden-lane treasures and is still worth a stumble off Bourke Street.
RESTAURANT REVIEWS
Lynch's Restaurant
There's still time to enjoy octogenarian restaurateur Paul Lynch's version of old-school European hotel hospitality.
Kouzina
The main courses sum up the place: some innovation, some tradition.
