Author: melaniecheah

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The Little Pantry

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On a Saturday morning, we decide to head to The Little Pantry at Shenton Park for brunch. When we arrived, the cafe was busy but at the same time, we were also lucky to be able to find ourselves a table by the window. We started off our brunch by having coffee. Dad enjoyed his Latte and thought that it was smooth, aromatic and creamy. I had the Brioche French Toast ($15) which comprises of nutella, buttermilk caramel strawberries, vanilla ice cream and pistachio. The french toast was perfect – it was soft and fluffy inside and crisp on the … Continue reading The Little Pantry

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Cocina Bandito

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Last night, I attended the launch of Cocina Bandito, a pop-up bar at 140 William. Cocina Bandito is brought to you by the people behind The Classroom Bar and is expected to be around for two to three months. With bright popping colours, cuban beats and rhythms, the Cuban bar is bursting with character and personality. I have never had Cuban food before and was excited to see what is being served at Cocina Bandito. We started with cocktails to kick start the event. My guest, Jess had the summery mojito and I had the minty mojito. I tried both … Continue reading Cocina Bandito

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May Street Larder

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Last week, I was invited to the launch of May Street Larder in East Fremantle, a few days before its opening. Surrounded by glass windows, the place is full of light. It was new, bright and airy. May Street Larder is brought to you by the men behind Bib and Tucker; olympic swimmer Eamon Sullivan and Head Chef Scott Bridger. Apart from serving good food, May Street Larder has an in-house larder-style deli that stocks homemade preserves, pickles and cured meats while keeping on trend with raw, vegan and paleo food with a changing menu. May Street Larder also adopts … Continue reading May Street Larder

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Edosei

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On a Thursday evening, I decided to catch up with a few of the girls from uni for dinner at Edosei. Edosei is a Japanese restaurant located along Barrack Street in the city. Edosei takes their freshness of the fish seriously as their fish is air flown directly from Melbourne. As we had a large group, we decided to share a few dishes for dinner. To start we had the Radish salad ($18). The radish salad was fresh and light in flavour. It also has a lovely punch of acidity. A great dish for hot, warm summer days. We also had … Continue reading Edosei

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It’s a summer oasis at Koko Black

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Recently, Koko Black launched their new summer oasis range of desserts and I was invited to come in to a salon and have a tasting of their latest desserts. I chose to go to Koko Black Claremont Quarter on a Friday afternoon for my afternoon sweet fix and to do some shopping after. Yes, I’ll admit I have a sweet tooth. FIrst up was the Raspberry Chocolate Dome ($10.50) which consists of milk chocolate and raspberry puree mousse with Madagascan vanilla custard and a liquid raspberry centre. How yum does that sound already! As delicious as it sounds, it was … Continue reading It’s a summer oasis at Koko Black

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Bing Go Street Food

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Brace yourselves Perth, for the new bing craze is coming near you! Recently, I was invited by Sean Gentry, the co-owner of Bing Go Street Food to give some of these bings a try at one of their stores. Bing comes from Jianbing, a crepe made and sold by street vendors in Beijing. It is a thin crepe lined with egg and a selection of fresh ingredients prepared hot and fresh while you wait. For this visit, I brought my two friends along, Tracy and Reka for lunch at Bing Go located at the food court of Enex100 in Perth city. Tracy … Continue reading Bing Go Street Food

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Adriano Zumbo Patissier

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One of the places on my wishlist to visit in Sydney has always been Adriano Zumbo Patissier. After watching episodes of Masterchef and being wowed by Adriano Zumbo’s creations, I decided that it is a must visit for me to one of Adriano Zumbo’s patisseries. We took a short walk all the way to The Star from Sydney Fish Market for desserts at Adriano Zumbo. When we arrived, there were so many sweet treats on offer from macarons, tarts to pastries. I felt like I was a kid in a candy store. We decided to shared quite a few cakes … Continue reading Adriano Zumbo Patissier

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Le Monde and Kurtosh

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To start off our last day in Sydney, we head down towards Surry Hills and had a little adventure around where we stayed for the past few days. After consulting Urbanspoon for some good cafes around Surry Hills, we decided to stop by at Le Monde for brunch. I had the Potato Rosti ($16) with smoked house bacon, spinach feta, poached egg, hollandaise sauce and pistachio. I enjoyed the potato rosti and thought that it was deliciously crispy on the outside and flavoursome. The pistachios gave a lovely crunch to the dish which complements well with the saltiness of the … Continue reading Le Monde and Kurtosh

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Kura Kura

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After a day spent relaxing and sitting around at Starbucks in Darling Harbour, we decided to head for an early dinner at Kura Kura so that we could retreat for an early night to do more packing. Kura Kura is located next to Market City at Haymarket. The restaurant is broken to two sections – an upstairs and downstairs section. The upstairs section gives you a restaurant feel and the downstairs eatery has a smaller space with a limited menu. We chose to proceed to the upstairs section and managed to find ourselves a table as we were there very … Continue reading Kura Kura

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Mamak

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To start off our second last day in Sydney, we head out to Mamak located in Chinatown for brunch. We arrived an hour early before Mamak opens and decided to take a short stroll around Chinatown and around Paddy’s Market. After our little adventure, we came back at 10 minutes to its opening and there was already a short queue outside! One step into Mamak and you won’t be able to miss the kitchen in front where you can see chefs in action as they made the roti. It feels like you are at an actual Mamak stall in Malaysia … Continue reading Mamak