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Eating In
Home fried brunch
Michael's Super Soups
Broccoli soup with lemon-chive cream
Cauliflower dhal with panch phoran
Legume noodle soup
Pumpkin, saffron & orange soup
Savoury harira soup
Sweet potato & red curry soup
Tofu-skeptic? Try these.
Savoury harira soup
Sweet potato & red curry soup
Meals we make again and again
Artichoke rolls
Asparagus & ricotta tart with miso & black garlic
The amazing weeknight dolsot bibimbap
Artichoke & chickpea salad
Baked peanut tempeh
Asparagus & ricotta tart with miso & black garlic
The amazing weeknight dolsot bibimbap
Artichoke & chickpea salad
Baked peanut tempeh
Baked spring rolls
BBQ beans
BBQ pork bao
Beetroot & rhubarb salad
Brazilian slaw
Broccoli & gorgonzola pie
Brussels sprouts with burnt butter & black garlic
Butternut pumpkin with ginger tomatoes & lime yoghurt
Char-grilled broccoli with chickpeas, almonds, lemon & chilli
Char koay teow
BBQ beans
BBQ pork bao
Beetroot & rhubarb salad
Brazilian slaw
Broccoli & gorgonzola pie
Brussels sprouts with burnt butter & black garlic
Butternut pumpkin with ginger tomatoes & lime yoghurt
Char-grilled broccoli with chickpeas, almonds, lemon & chilli
Char koay teow
Crispy caper & slow-roasted tomato pappardelle
Cumin-cayenne mashed potatoes with caramelised onions
Curried peanut sauce bowl with tofu & kale
Dan dan mian
Eggplant kataifi nests
A far-from-ordinary potato salad
Fettuccine alfredo
Cumin-cayenne mashed potatoes with caramelised onions
Curried peanut sauce bowl with tofu & kale
Dan dan mian
Eggplant kataifi nests
A far-from-ordinary potato salad
Fettuccine alfredo
Herby zucchini & peas with semolina porridge
Kale and coconut salad
Kentucky-style seitan ribz
Kimchi fried rice with smokey tempeh & broccoli
Kung pao seitan with asparagus
Kale and coconut salad
Kentucky-style seitan ribz
Kimchi fried rice with smokey tempeh & broccoli
Kung pao seitan with asparagus
Leek & mushroom quiche
Lentil tacos (with this seasoning)
Mango and coconut rice salad
Marinated mushrooms
Miso curry pumpkin
Nasi lemak
Orrecchiette cooked in chickpea & tomato sauce
Pan-fried gnocchi & kale
Paneer butter masala
Lentil tacos (with this seasoning)
Mango and coconut rice salad
Marinated mushrooms
Miso curry pumpkin
Nasi lemak
Orrecchiette cooked in chickpea & tomato sauce
Pan-fried gnocchi & kale
Paneer butter masala
Pastitsio
Piquant pumpkin pie
Pumpkin with chilli yoghurt & coriander sauce
The quick and the dead tasty pizza dough
Piquant pumpkin pie
Pumpkin with chilli yoghurt & coriander sauce
The quick and the dead tasty pizza dough
Roasted butternut pumpkin with sage & macadamias
Roasted cauliflower, grape & cheddar salad
Roasted cauliflower salad
Roasted jackfruit rolls
Roasted cauliflower, grape & cheddar salad
Roasted cauliflower salad
Roasted jackfruit rolls
Singaporean 'fish' curry
Soba noodles with lime, cardamom & avocado
Spiced chickpeas
Spicy tempeh and broccolini pasta
Sweet'n'sour mock pork
Tempeh lasagne
Tempeh taco salad
Tofu in lemongrass broth
Trailwalker macaroni
Soba noodles with lime, cardamom & avocado
Spiced chickpeas
Spicy tempeh and broccolini pasta
Sweet'n'sour mock pork
Tempeh lasagne
Tempeh taco salad
Tofu in lemongrass broth
Trailwalker macaroni
Vegan bolognese
Vegan 'sausage' rolls with Chinese-style barbeque sauce
Yuba-mushroom 'cheesesteak' sandwich
Vegan 'sausage' rolls with Chinese-style barbeque sauce
Yuba-mushroom 'cheesesteak' sandwich
Tofu-skeptic? Try these.
Lemon tofu
Mapo tofu
Orange baked tofu
Pomegranate tofu
Soy bombs
Tofu chicharrones
Tofu with hot & sour rhubarb sauce
Mapo tofu
Orange baked tofu
Pomegranate tofu
Soy bombs
Tofu chicharrones
Tofu with hot & sour rhubarb sauce
Cindy can't stop snacking on:
Almond feta
Baked artichoke dip
Banana & molasses cake
Brazilian carrot cakes
Butterbean hummus with red pepper & walnut paste
Caramelised onion dip
Chunky choc-cherry-almond cookies
Chunky monkey shake
Damper flavoured with saltbush, bush tomato or wattleseed
Almond feta
Baked artichoke dip
Banana & molasses cake
Brazilian carrot cakes
Butterbean hummus with red pepper & walnut paste
Caramelised onion dip
Chunky choc-cherry-almond cookies
Chunky monkey shake
Damper flavoured with saltbush, bush tomato or wattleseed
Fully loaded cornbread
Gruyere and pecan scones
Hot cheddar & pickled jalapeno dip
Kimchi, gochujang & cheese scrolls
Lebanese lemonade
Gruyere and pecan scones
Hot cheddar & pickled jalapeno dip
Kimchi, gochujang & cheese scrolls
Lebanese lemonade
Lemon pepper cashews
Melon salad with jalapeno-pickled pineapple
Nachos
Pulla (with extra baking tips)
Rhubarb compote
Spring onion pancakes
Sun-dried tomato hummus
Melon salad with jalapeno-pickled pineapple
Nachos
Pulla (with extra baking tips)
Rhubarb compote
Spring onion pancakes
Sun-dried tomato hummus
Can't-stop choc chip cookies
Caramelised white chocolate icecream
Cherry pie that's worth a stop (plus a vegan version)
Choc-ice magic
Chocolate almond figs
Chocolate beetroot brownies
Chocolate halva sundae
Chocolate orange butter biscuits
Caramelised white chocolate icecream
Cherry pie that's worth a stop (plus a vegan version)
Choc-ice magic
Chocolate almond figs
Chocolate beetroot brownies
Chocolate halva sundae
Chocolate orange butter biscuits
Coconut rum truffles
Crunchy chewy chocolate clusters
Double-double chocolate sesame cookies
A festive, low-FODMAP cake
Crunchy chewy chocolate clusters
Double-double chocolate sesame cookies
A festive, low-FODMAP cake
Florentines
Flourless coconut & chocolate cake
Frozen chocolate crunch (and a vegan, gluten-free version)
Flourless coconut & chocolate cake
Frozen chocolate crunch (and a vegan, gluten-free version)
Orange, yoghurt & cardamom cake
Passionfruit icecream
PB potatohead icecream
Peanut butter caramel slice
Peanut butter & blueberry pie
Peanut butter & chocolate squares
Passionfruit icecream
PB potatohead icecream
Peanut butter caramel slice
Peanut butter & blueberry pie
Peanut butter & chocolate squares
Red velvet cookie sandwiches
Reese's pretzels
Rosemary choc chip cookies
Salted caramel icecream (or this vegan adaptation)
Serious Eats vegan brownies
Torta Sacher
Vanilla slice
Wattleseed & macadamia browniesReese's pretzels
Rosemary choc chip cookies
Salted caramel icecream (or this vegan adaptation)
Serious Eats vegan brownies
Torta Sacher
Vanilla slice
Eating out
Breakfast
We've covered the northside extensively, and enjoy Acustico, Addict, Babka, Carolina, Cibi, Code Black, Dench, El Mirage, Fandango, Fenton, Humble Rays, Jackson Dodds, Kines, Lux Foundry, Mary Miller, Milkwood, (deep breath!) a Minor Place, Mitte, New Day Rising, Seven Seeds, Small Axe Kitchen, Sugardough, Sweet Evelyn, Ray, True North, Twenty & Six Espresso, Two:Bob, Tyler's Milk Bar, Wide Open Road, and Wolfhound on Brunswick.
Melbourne's great veg-friendly pubs
The Carringbush Hotel
The Cornish Arms
The Fox Hotel
The Green Man's Arms
The Last Chance Rock'n'Roll Bar
The Tramway Hotel
Pizza The Carringbush Hotel
The Cornish Arms
The Fox Hotel
The Green Man's Arms
The Last Chance Rock'n'Roll Bar
The Tramway Hotel
We both dig I Carusi and Kaprica; their pizzas probably offer the best value for money of all the ones we've tried. If you're willing to pay a few dollars more, we'd also recommend D.O.C., Leonardo's Pizza Palace and Pizza Meine Liebe. Vegans should get themselves to Green Acre Pizza, Red Sparrow Pizza, and Shop 225. If you find yourself up in the Dandenongs, then Mad Raven Pizza Deluxe is well worth checking out.
Cheap eats (<$20pp)
Mid eats ($20-$45pp)
Bhang
Big Esso
Shimbashi Soba
Shop 225
Shop 225
Vola Foods
Warung Agus
Warung Agus
Exclusively Dessert
We love doing the rounds of our local ice cream shops, including Billy van Creamy, Luther's Scoops, Icecream Social, Beku Gelato and Gelateria Bico (all include vegan-friendly options!). Ratio Cocoa Roasters is a great chocolatier. We also like the vegan sweets at Cuppa Turca, Mister Nice Guy's Bakeshop and Girls & Boys, although my current favourite by miles is Gloria. For something extra special, you can visit Mietta by day or sneak into Cutler & Co late at night and just skip straight to their dessert menu.
