Turkish Gözleme at the Rocks Australia seems to have taken gözleme very much to their hearts with it featuring as a snack option in lots of markets as well as there being a number of shops selling it dotted around the place. Although I’ve spent a fair bit of time in Istanbul, this is one …

Maha After a couple of acclimatising days, my trip for lunch at Maha represented the start of three consecutive days of diving in to some of Melbourne’s premier places. Maha is a middle eastern restaurant run by chef Shane Delia who is very well regarded in these parts. The restaurant is in an elegant, mood-lit …

Turkish Donner Inn Blythe’s Verdict After a Friday when my eating pattern was completely out of whack, it got to 11pm before I realised I’d not eaten any dinner. Takeout seemed like my only likely option so I headed to the Turkish Doner Inn on Brougham Street. I recall eating here many years ago but …

Artisan Coffee Artisan Coffee has recently opened on the corner of Balfour Street and Leith Walk. This follows a successful first branch at Meadowbank. It’s a place with strong Turkish influence both in terms of ownership and menu. Exterior I’d visited the first branch and hated the coffee which is problematic for a place called …

Grubcrawl Returns! We hadn’t had a grubcrawl in an age so it seemed about time to sort that. With regulars Liz, Andrew and Mairi joining first timers Anna, Gerald and Shaun we set sail for starters, main courses and desserts in three different city centre venues.Wine in a cage at Veeno First up was Italian …