Just when you thought there was nowhere new to go with avocado toast, along comes Oppen. The Scandi-style cafe specialises in smorrebrod (say "smairbrud"), a Danish open sandwich on rye, generally smeared with butter and topped with herring, cured meats, pickles and other such delights.
How do you feel about nachos for breakfast? I feel great about it, especially if they're the chilaquiles at Hotel Jesus which, praise the lord, has finally brought Mexican breakfast to Melbourne.
Twenty years ago, when I started writing about restaurants, I would sneak to the toilet with a pad and pen to scrawl notes about the food and mood. Occasionally, thus enthroned, I would sketch a plate so I could recall its composition.
If you – like me – believe that sides and condiments are often the best bit of a meal, then you – like me – will love Small Graces, a petite, welcoming, year-old cafe one street back from Footscray's main strip.
How does this sound? It's late in the week and you're feeling a bit blah, like you need a reset that may very well involve a glass of wine.
With the winter chill upon us and the wind howling outside, I thought it was the right time to talk about puddings, the most comforting food of all.
Have you ever been served eggs benedict in a bank? Well, you can make it happen now. Just go to Riddik, an all-day restaurant that's transformed the old ANZ bank building in Templestowe's shopping hub into a big, bright, eager-to-please hangout.
Alice In Frames aka Alice Zaslavsky featured me in her Chef’s Secrets column for The Weekly Review. In it I present my top picks for dining out in Melbourne
Dani Valent Cooking is a mixture of my dishes, including some from my In the Mix cookbooks, plus videos with some of my favourite Thermomix cooks and chefs. There’s homely stuff, cheffy stuff and everything in between.
I’m so excited to announce the launch date for my new website is June 9 – woohoo! I can’t wait to share it with you. Dani Valent Cooking is a mixture of my dishes, including some from my In the Mix cookbooks, plus videos with some of my favourite Thermomix cooks and chefs. There’s homely stuff, cheffy stuff and everything in between.
