Thai Right: Review of Thai Saffron, Brighton.

I have had a couple of enjoyable dinners here recently which I feel compelled to share with you.  A little bit of background: Thai Saffron, in Church St, Brighton, is quite a hit with local Brightonites and is generally very busy. The first time I ever dined here was about 4 years ago for a…

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Diet-breaker.

As I write to you, I am picking at a secret Easter egg from the Secret Stash above the oven . Despite my (best?) efforts at eating healthily post-Easter (see below), this year I have found it incredibly hard to break free from the chocolate binge. It’s just SO good. Some people are chocolate people,…

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The Trendy Local: Review of Bent Espresso, Bentleigh.

This is a place I have been meaning to review for a while. Living nearby the Bentleigh area, I had often walked past this small cafe but had never been inside. I had noticed it, but never bothered to venture in. This changed last year, when my curiosity got the better of me, and I…

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Post-Easter Crunch.

This Easter was particularly hard. Not because I experienced a shortage of chocolate or, heaven forbid, loved ones. No no no, exactly the oppsoite. We had relatives over, as I have previously mentioned on here, and so there was chocolate everywhere. Being Scottish, they love their ‘sweeties’, and my mum being my mum, she overdid…

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Unexpected Delight: Review of Cafe 117, Richmond.

It’s funny what can happen when you set out to do something. Confronted with an obstacle, what do you do? Turn around and go home, or make lemonade out of lemons? I encountered such a dilemma this morning. Having planned a delicious Sunday breakfast at Demitri’s Feast, my boyfriend, his best friend and I set…

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Some Like it Hot: Review of Cafe Sarawan, Clayton.

UPDATE 28.08.2010: Cafe Sarawan has changed ownership and is now Anshumann Da Dhaba. Initially, I was sad about the loss of Sarawan – until we tried the new place today and I was blown away and delighted about the arrival of Anshumann Da Dhaba. Look forward to a raving post in the very near future! I’m…

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