Match Bar & Grill

  Posted by Master Radish on Apr 20, 2010

Match Bar & Grill

249 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne. (03) 9654 6522 I’d never heard of this place, but given its proximity to RMIT I feared it was going to be a student hangout and I was going to be mutton dressed as lamb. Then, as I got closer, it looked very ‘chain-like’ and a little too commercial for [...]

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Cup of Truth

  Posted by Master Radish on Apr 19, 2010

Cup of Truth

12 Campbell Arcade, Degraves Street Subway, Melbourne. This tiny hole in the wall underground in the CBD changed my life and turned me into a fully-fledged coffee snob.

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The Mess Hall

  Posted by Master Radish on Jan 6, 2010

The Mess Hall

51 Bourke Street, Melbourne. (03) 9654 6800 This place actually does serve food, but I’ve decided to review it as a bar, because I’ve yet to have a meal there. But I love it.

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Brother Baba Budan

  Posted by Master Radish on Oct 29, 2009

Brother Baba Budan

359 Little Bourke St, Melbourne. (03) 3960 6044 This tiny little place in the CBD is one of the key locations on any serious coffee drinker’s map of Melbourne.

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mothersMilk

  Posted by Master Radish on Oct 27, 2009

mothersMilk

17 Chapel Street, Windsor. (03) 95214119 The Windsor-end of Chapel Street is maturing into a trendy, fun place to hang out, and mothersMilk is a case in point.

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Coli Chianti 2007

  Posted by Pourmai Radish on Oct 22, 2009

Coli Chianti 2007

I bought this to have with my brother and my dad as we fired up the BBQ while for Bathurst – the car race in NSW that has bogan written all over it.

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Penfolds Bin 389 Cabernet Shiraz 2005

  Posted by Pourmai Radish on Oct 21, 2009

Penfolds Bin 389 Cabernet Shiraz 2005

Big, smooth cherry and plum flavours pour straight out of this classic ‘baby Grange’ with surprising ease. There’s a great bit of wood, which balances the fruit nicely and some earthy textures add to the depth.

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Double Happiness

  Posted by Master Radish on Oct 12, 2009

Double Happiness

21 Liverpool St, Melbourne. (03) 9650 4488 Double happiness is the Chinese character used to decorate the home of newly married Chinese couples. I might not be getting married any time this millennium, but this particular Double Happiness never ceases to bring me joy.

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Pause

  Posted by Master Radish on Oct 7, 2009

Pause

268 Carlisle Street, Balaclava, 3183. (03) 9537 0511 The eastern side of St Kilda has been thankfully slower to develop than the Acland/Fitzroy Street side of the suburb and doesn’t feature a whole array watering holes. But thankfully, there’s Pause.

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Tuscan Bar

  Posted by Master Radish on Sep 28, 2009

Tuscan Bar

1/79 Bourke St, Melbourne, 3000. (03) 9671 3322 When I headed off to Tuscan Bar, I admit I was expecting a level of decadence. Their chandeliers and gaudy art are world famous in Melbourne and I thought I’d be basking in splendour. Not quite.

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