Besha Rodell
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Melbourne restaurant wins major global dining prize in its first year (opens the original)
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It has been a hell of a year for Hugh Allen. Last October, after six years of planning, he opened his first restaurant as chef-owner in the heart of Melbourne’s Fitzroy Gardens. Yiaga was a feat of ambition and design and teamwork, and from the very beginning it showed, despite Allen retaining his role as executive chef at three-hatted Vue De Monde. In January, this masthead awarded Yiaga three hats, an almost unheard-of accolade for a brand-new restaurant. This also gave Allen the distinction o
Review: It’s not for everyone, but the audacity is exactly what gives Little Rose its brilliance (opens the original)
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“Oh my god, those potatoes!” It’s a phrase I’ve heard more than once, from other food writers and also coming out of my own mouth, in reference to the pommes puree at Fitzroy’s Little Rose. It’s one of those dishes that I find myself daydreaming about randomly, and that I’ll describe rapturously to anyone who cares to listen. It also, in many ways, encapsulates what’s so thrilling about this particular restaurant. The potatoes themselves are pure Francophilia: classic, rich, impossibly creamy, t
Review: It offers more than 100 sake options, but this bar may have a little too much ambition (opens the original)
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The sake we are drinking, a seasonal spring release from Hachinohe Shuzo in the Aomori Prefecture of Japan, is bursting with freshness. It feels apt for the early spring weather we’re having in Melbourne, and a fantastic way to begin the night at Bar Kaeru, the new sake bar tucked into a nondescript building on Little La Trobe street. We’re sitting at the U-shaped bar in the dark room, trying to decide what to order next. Bar Kaeru’s sake offering can be overwhelming, despite the thorough descri
Review: This overhauled Italian restaurant leans in to the thing Lygon Street does best (opens the original)
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“Welcome to Delmonte, the restaurant for every occasion,” our waiter enthused on a recent Tuesday evening. We were seated in the middle of the large room that, for more than a century, was King & Godfree, though the memory of that overstuffed magical space is hard to conjure in this somewhat cavernous iteration. Delmonte is part of the second major overhaul of the King & Godfree corner, a process that began in 2013. In 2015, the storied grocer and purveyor of Italian smallgoods closed and comple
Review: Why this revived seaside hotel’s more casual restaurant charmed our critic (opens the original)
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Writing about food for a living tends to scramble your brain – it’s easy, after years on the job, to forget what’s important to the average diner. When assessing a restaurant’s worthiness for coverage, we writers often tend to lean towards what’s exciting rather than what’s useful. Take the example of the dining options in the newly reopened Queenscliff Hotel. The stunning historical site recently underwent a gorgeous, thoughtful renovation by Rob and Tammy Charter, which includes the reopening
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