Restaurant Review: Friends of mine

Location: 506 Swan Street, Richmond
Phone: 03 9428 7516
Link: http://www.friendsofmine.com.au/
Cuisine: Breakfast/Brunch, Coffee
Overall Impression: 6.5/10 

Friends of Mine is a popular eatery in Richmond. It doesn't matter what day of the week it is, Friends of Mine is consistently packed with patrons.

Restaurant Review: Crabapple Kitchen

Location: 659 Glenferrie Road, Hawthorn
Phone: 03 9078 5492
Link: http://www.crabapplekitchen.com.au/
Cuisine: Coffee, Breakfast/Brunch, Mediterranean
Overall Impression: 7/10

I love lazy Sunday brunches. It's amazing what some good coffee and delicious breakkie can do.

Cafe Review: Auction Rooms

Location: 103-107 Errol Street, North Melbourne
Phone: 03 9326 7749
Link: http://www.auctionroomscafe.com.au/
Cuisine: Modern Australian, Coffee, Breakfast/Brunch
Overall Impression: 8/10

Auction Rooms is one of Melbourne's most highly regarded brunch/coffee places and for good reason. The menu features a wonderful array of delicious brunch options and the coffee served is consistently of a great standard.

Restaurant Review: The Black Toro

Location: 79 Kingsway, Glen Waverley
Phone: 03 9561 9696
Link: http://www.theblacktoro.com.au/
Cuisine: Mexican, Spanish
Overall Impression: 7/10 

One of our favourite restaurants in Glen Waverley, the Black Toro is a modern Hispanic-themed restaurant that serves delicious food.

2013 Melbourne International Coffee Expo [23rd to 26th May 2013]

This year, the Melbourne International Coffee Expo (MICE) brought together the World Barista Championship, the World Brewers Cup, the inaugural Global Coffee Review Symposium and Australia’s largest dedicated-coffee trade show. 

Over the four days, in addition to hosting the most high profile coffee competitions in the world, MICE brought together the region’s industry leaders to educate, inform and do business. Events included roasting workshops, café tours, and endless networking opportunities to meet and greet the world’s top coffee industry personalities and decision-makers.

2013 World Barista Champion Announced

A few minutes ago, World Coffee Events (WCE) announced Pete Licata from the USA, the champion of its 2013 World Barista Championship hosted at the Melbourne International Coffee Expo (MICE) in Melbourne, Australia.

Restaurant Review: Sugardough Panificio & Patisserie

Location: 163 Lygon Street, Brunswick
Phone: 03 9380 4060
Cuisine: Coffee, Modern Australian, Bakery
Overall Impression: 6.5/10

Sugardough is a lovely café in Brunswick.

Restaurant Review: Virginia Plain (now known as Mercy bar + eatery)

Location: 31 Flinders Lane,  Melbourne
Phone: 03 9290 0400
Link: http://virginiaplain.com.au/
Cuisine: European
Overall Impression: 7.5/10

The fruit of Marco Santucci’s vision, Virginia Plain is anything but.

Mexi-Mart

Location: 2 Acland Street, St Kilda
Phone: (03) 9536 1175
Food-to-go menu: http://www.aclandstcantina.com.au/pdf/ASC_TOGOPosters.pdf

The Acland St Cantina Mexi-Mart is a brilliant new one-stop shop for lovers of real Mexican food that are in the mood for a night in.

Event Review: Pork and wine night at David’s

To pay homage to China’s favourite meat, David’s in Prahran put together a menu celebrating all things pork.

Touché Hombre launches ‘Livin on the Vedge’ Mondays

Vegetarians rejoice! Touché Hombre has just launched ‘Livin on the Vedge’ Monday nights with a menu featuring tasty new vegetarian and vegan-friendly dishes.

A selection of our favourite places to celebrate the end of a working week...

As we draw near to the end of a working week, we thought we should share some of our favourite spots for Friday night celebrations...

Restaurant Review: 400 Gradi

Location: 99 Lygon Street, Brunswick East
Phone: 03 9380 2320
Link: http://www.400gradi.com.au/
Cuisine: Italian, Pizza
Overall Impression: 8/10

No stranger to the Melbourne foodie scene, 400 Gradi is one of the best pizzerias in Melbourne.

Launch party - The Grain Store

Location: 517 Flinders Lane, Melbourne
Phone: 03 9972 6993
Link: http://www.grainstore.com.au/
Cuisine: Breakfast/Brunch, European, Coffee

With a name that pays homage to the days when many buildings in the area held grain shipments, The Grain Store is a lovely cafe tucked away on Flinders Lane.

Friday nights @ Acland Street Cantina

Location: 2 Acland Street, St Kilda
Phone: (03) 9536 1175
Link: www.aclandstcantina.com.au
Cuisine: Mexican
Overall Impression: 9/10

A sexy, gritty space devoted to the worship of Mexican food and drinks, combined with tunes from resident DJ Happy Juan, means Acland Street Cantina (ASC) presents a seductive Friday night proposition.