Birdman Eating

The Birdman Eating on Gertrude Street is well known for breakfasts, which I’m assuming has something to do with the scrumptious looking baked eggs menu. Unfortunately I can’t speak to breakfast, I have yet to experience Birdman in the mornings (except for coffee, which is, of course, great).
I had dinner at Birdman over the weekend, [...]

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Cookie

This weekend I ended up at Cookie on Swanston Street twice, on two consecutive nights. I’d been before, for coffee in the afternoon, had dinner there on Thursday night, and drinks on Friday night. I now feel like I’m sufficiently equipped to review the place from every angle possible.
My two beverage experiences were fantastic. I [...]

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Marios Cafe

I live clear on the other side of the planet from my mother. My boyfriend’s mother lives on the other side of the country. So on mothers day, the last thing on my mind was that people might be out and about treating their mothers to breakfasts and brunches (and flowers, walking down Brunswick Street [...]

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Electric Ladyland

I have to admit that I rarely venture to Chapel Street for nightlife. This may be a generalisation, but I’ve found that usually it means standing in queues and running the risk of having most of my male friends left standing outside the door, knocked back by the bouncer.
This is entirely the case at Electric [...]

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Lee Jeans

I love jeans, and it is my opinion that a quality, classy pair of jeans can beat out a dress or business attire any day, when worn appropriately. Just look at all the stars that turn up on the red carpet in a glitzy top and a great pair of jeans.
Last weekend I was shopping [...]

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Milano Coffee, RMIT Cafeteria

I may have found the best coffee in Melbourne, and it comes from a very unexpected location. I won’t say I’ve definitely found it… in a city like Melbourne where coffee is more important than almost any other food or drink that would be much too ambitious an assumption. But in my three months of [...]

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The MCC Members area at the MCG

For the Anzac day game, Collingwood v. Essendon, a friend of mine grabbed a group of us tickets in the MCC members section. Now, perhaps I should preface this review by admitting that I would have normally been sitting in my Collingwood Members seat, as I have for every other game, amidst the crazies and [...]

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The Gertrude Hotel

Now that temperatures in Melbourne are dropping, I’ve been on the lookout for a great little cosy pub for the winter. Somewhere to meet friends spontaneously for drinks, grab a warm meal, or go for a lazy weekend breakfast. Finally, I’ve found one.
The Gertrude Hotel is a great, classic, simple pub with street-side tables out [...]

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