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The last and final part to my epic food weekend at Taste of Melbourne...By Sunday evening (which dinner I skipped), I was on the verge of food overload (if ever there was such a thing, Sunday night it was)The lovely Smeg fridges which I always want but can never afford...Here's a message to Smeg... Please give me a free fridge.. I'd be ... read more

The Carlton Veterinary Surgery invites you to our 'Pet First Aid' information night. Our team will educate you on how to handle common emergency situations.

Date: Wednesday 22nd September 2010 Time: 7pm Venue: Carlton Vet Surgery, 603 Rathdowne St, Carlton North

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It is with great sadness that we say adieu to Emma Sutton. Originally from Perth, Emma moved over to Melbourne in 2008. She started working at Brunswick Veterinary Clinic and then transferred to Carlton Veterinary Surgery. At Carlton Veterinary Surgery, Emma embraced our customer service programs such as Puppy Pre-School, Petpep and Kitten Adoptions. In surgery, Emma often graced us with interesting and different music.

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Third post of my Taste of Melbourne 2010 fun is mostly about sitting in for Nicolas Poelaert's Taste Kitchen and trying his menu at the pop-up restaurant of the day, Embrasse!The crowd was starting to build up 30 minutes before the scheduled cooking class was meant to begin...The list of Chefs that were participating in the Australia Gourmet Traveller Taste Kitchen... read more

I assumed Ying Thai 2 must be good because it is always busy, but did not realise how many people love eating here. Compared to every neighbour on Lygon St, they have fewer spare tables and more customers for lunch each day. It gives you confidence when going somewhere new for the first time to see so many enthusiastic diners around you.

I ordered one of the lunch special – tender pork on rice with green vegetables (mostly hidden under the pork in the photo below) and awesome chilli sauce that worked so well with the rich meat. Delicious and good value at under $10. I understand now that Ying Thai 2 is to Thai food what Nasi Lemak House ... read more

Part II of my Taste of Melbourne Post concentrates on the majority of the dishes we had whilst working our way through the throng and bustle of the crowd... this is not counting all the other freebies of alcohol, cheese, lamb, chocolate etc...maze Restaurant & maze GrillBecause we've already been to Maze when they first opened in Melbourne, we were curious to their new menu ... read more

When the Boy and I heard that the Taste of Melbourne would be making it's rounds again this year, we got super excited and bought tickets really early on... and receiving 30 crowns (the denominations used for food in the event/festival) for 5 dollars less...For the uninitiated, $1 = 1 crown and you can only use crowns to purchase food/drinks/items in there (although I did hear a lady ask the Nando's seller, "Do you take cash?" To which he responded, "Yes and I also take tips!")... read more

It seemed that every foodie brought their taste-testing appetites to the Royal Exhibition Buildings this weekend for the four days of Taste of Melbourne (26-29 August).

The Taste festivals in Melbourne and Sydney are a chance for diners to create their own tasting menu from the selection of dishes offered by some of the city’s well-known restaurants. This year the Melbourne restaurants included oldies like The European and Stokehouse alongside newbies like Le Traiteur and maze. The idea is that you pay ... read more