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Sarah Cooks: 10/1/05 - 11/1/05
Melbourne

Late night snack, Greek-stylee

10/30/2005 02:16:00 PM
After a night out at Amber Lounge's Greek night, where else could we go but Stalactites!! Stalactites is ace, it's a Melbourne institution (and I do not bandy about that term lightly). It's been open since before my parents moved to Australia back in the 1970s, it's open 24-7, and it's always packed, especially late on Saturday nights...

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Pig's Trotter in a Can

10/20/2005 08:44:00 PM
Yes, you did read that title correctly.Today we had a lunch of leftovers, and to bolster said leftovers, my dad pulled out perhaps the randomest thing I've ever seen in my life - pig's trotter from a can. He tells me that he used to eat it all the time as a child. It's bits of pig's trotter...

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Melbourne

Radii

10/15/2005 01:24:00 PM
One Friday morning, we impulsively decided to go to Radii, a two-hatted restaurant in the Park Hyatt, in the city, for an impromptu, yet special lunch. They have a lunch special – two courses and a glass of wine for… er… like $30. And if you want three courses it’s $42, I think. (Now I don’t remember the...

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Melbourne

Late night snack, Malaysian Stylee

10/02/2005 01:46:00 PM
Chilli Padi in Melbourne Central is now open 10:00pm – 5:00am for Malam Supper. It’s fab Malaysian hawker food, and it’s cheap. It’s always full of Malaysian/Singaporean students, sometimes after a big night out. They give you a printed out menu, you tick off what you want and they go and make it for you.My brother and I...

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