BLK's Food Blog
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I have been heavily into food and wine for more than two decades. I am not overly fussy and focus on the positives. I move around, going to new restaurants very regularly, and only going back to a handful that I don't consider convenient. I give you 100% independent views of restaurants in Melbourne and beyond.
BLK's Food Blog
3M ago
There are meals that you can vividly remember. Even though we eat out a fair amount, there are always a handful of meals each year that occupy a precious space in the memory bank, mostly for positive reasons. The space is precious because I have a terrible memory for certain things, names and faces come ..read more
BLK's Food Blog
4M ago
The plaudits have come from seemingly everywhere for a relatively new destination restaurant, with attached accommodation, a leisurely hour or so drive from Melbourne. As with many acclaimed venues, the reasons are somewhat intangible. Sure there must be magnificent food (and wine), service, atmosphere, and environment, but there is often something else that adds the ..read more
BLK's Food Blog
7M ago
Our third time in the hallowed dining room of Attica feels more comfortable. We know certain aspects will take care of themselves. The heights of attentive service are assured, and we have already long since paid for the food, which is required upon booking. Whilst comfortable, there is certainly no feeling of “been there; done ..read more
BLK's Food Blog
9M ago
There are times where you remember how difficult the restaurant game is, and how much genius and luck is involved when it all comes together perfectly. The important elements can be dissected into incredibly granular detail, most of which are standing side by side like dominos. This doesn’t indicate how Dessous, French for “underneath”, is ..read more
BLK's Food Blog
11M ago
We like to be organised and we are not huge risk takers when it comes to choosing a venue. As we walk through the plush surroundings of the newly renovated Continental in Sorrento we feel like astronauts in outer space. It almost is as if we are walking in moon boots. To make matters more ..read more
BLK's Food Blog
11M ago
Excited. Super excited. For an excitable person this is the most excited I’ve been about dining in some time. Despite the driving rain as we decide to skip our State Library glimpse, waiting 15 minutes for Hubert to open its doors this morning is no issue whatsoever. By the time the doors open our umbrellas ..read more
BLK's Food Blog
11M ago
Walking into Aru we have the strange feeling we’ve been here before. Is it the old Review on Little Collins? If it was, it is remarkably changed, and we are happy to try it on, just the same way Catherine has tried on many a Review dress back in the day. The long rectangular room ..read more
BLK's Food Blog
11M ago
Would I have done this ten years ago? Most probably not. There are two main reasons: quality; and perception. Back then the quality was nowhere near as good, and the perception was bad. So as Catherine, my toddler Sydney, and I, walk into Patsy’s, why is dining at a vegetarian restaurant no longer a faux ..read more
BLK's Food Blog
11M ago
As if travelling back in time ten years, Flinders Lane is yet again one of the coolest restaurant strips in the world. Multiple high profile openings, and the buzz to deafen the most serious hype. Tonight I didn’t even realise until we booked our parking, that we were going to the old Ezard dining room ..read more
BLK's Food Blog
11M ago
Put aside the logistical challenges with dining an hour from home, and from the time you come up the drive, there is nothing quite like lunch at a winery. The open spaces filled with leafy vines, the sense of calm, and the same air about the floorstaff. The feeling of privilege in being away from ..read more