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Fitzroyalty - hyperlocal news and reviews about Melbourne’s first suburb: Fitzroy 3065 - is a local news and reviews site for Fitzroy residents and visitors. Read the about and hyperlocal pages for more information.

It features stories on the suburb of Fitzroy in Melbourne, Australia, and reflections on life from a socially libertarian, economically socialist, culturally anarchistic and radically individualistic point of view.

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lunch at French Quarter patisserie, North Melbourne

Posted in North Melbourne, business, coffee, customer service, food on February 9th, 2010

The French Quarter patisserie is one of my favourites in Melbourne, and it’s a lovely place for a casual lunch or coffee when you want to have a long conversation and linger over what treats to eat. I recently visited and had smoked salmon and spinach quiche for my lunch – divine.

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London holiday – Miller’s Residence, Notting Hill

Posted in London, business, customer service, food, hotels, travel on February 9th, 2010

One of my best experiences in London was staying for two nights at Miller’s Residence in Notting Hill, a bed and breakfast / hotel that has only 8 rooms, each of which is named after a Romantic poet. I chose the Shelley room (below). Miller’s is the most extraordinary place, not only in terms of its style, but also in terms of the service. The whole building is crammed with paintings and antiques, and it was a considerable achievement on my part to stay there without breaking anything.

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hey Joe

Posted in Fitzroy, Rose St, cars on February 8th, 2010

Nice pirate kombi dude. Rose St, Fitzroy.

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London holiday – lunch at Kitchen W8, Kensington

Posted in London, business, customer service, drink, food, travel on February 8th, 2010

Having been introduced to the concept of ‘modern British‘ food at The Commoner on Johnston St, I have been keen to see what it means in London. Several positive reviews suggests a relatively new restaurant just off the Kensington High St called Kitchen W8 was worth trying, and I found the £19.50 3 course set menu lunch (plus £6.75 for a glass of Portugese red wine) to be excellent value because the food is glorious. From the top down: salmon rillette and cucumber jelly, rump of veal with polenta and vegetables, and lemon curd beignets with berry compote.

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