I’ve already done one post on the history of the Black Cat cafe, but these photos are worth sharing. First, from 1985, then from 2001 as it was about to close.
Courtesy of Museum Victoria / ID: MM90440 / photographer: unknown / copyright: used under the fair dealings provisions of the Copyright Act 1968 / c1985…
I hate being spammed, scammed or generally lied to. I hate people who behave like this. I recently advertised a motorcycle for sale in a popular free online classifieds website, and within an hour the spam scams started arriving, presumably bots, though perhaps analogue losers.
My ad was brief but thorough in describing the condition and specification of the bike, with recent photos. Apart from more detailed questions, such as whether it had been crashed, raced or stolen, the only other question would normally be ‘when can I come and have a test ride?’
Except that it is not what I got.…
Food trucks have been able to operate in the City of Yarra since July, but are limited to a single location, whereas in the City of Moreland they appear to have more flexibility to roam and face less hostile council restrictions.
Is this council bureaucracy stifling innovation? Is it council pandering to business ratepayers at the expense of resident wishes? Do all residents want food trucks, or are they a social hazard attracting crowds and noise to residential areas?…
On the Greeves St side wall of Alimentari.
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One of the highlights of this year’s MIFF for me was the Leos Carax retrospective. I loved Les Amants du Pont Neuf when it first came out here c1992, and saw it twice at the cinema, but I’d not seen it since. I’d searched for years for a copy of Mauvais Sang and saw a worn out VHS copy once only about a decade ago, so it was thrilling to finally see it on the big screen.…
On the Greeves St side wall of Alimentari.
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Marmalade and Soul opened at the start of the year in a former scruffy pub in a bit of a backwater location in between but apart from the busy Brunswick St and Queens Parade strips. The food is a mixture of the modern and the retro, and the current offer of 3 courses for $60 is a tempting offer.
I met a friend there for dinner recently and this is what we ate. For entrees, smoked eel with cauliflower and eel jus and ancient grains salad.…
A curious work featuring a Lego Statue of Liberty over a map of Manhattan. It’s in the carpark adjacent to the Grub food van on Moor St.
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The southern end of Chapel St in Windsor (south of Union and James streets) is not known for food. It is however op shop central for vintage lovers. The northern end of Windsor is much busier in terms of food. I don’t rate Ghin Kopi for flavour of Dino’s for service (see below). But there’s a new Americana diner called Parlour that is worth trying (see below).
Perhaps the best place to eat in this area is Minghouse, which is modest in appearance but makes excellent char kway teow (and other dishes), much better at least than at New Wind further north (yes I know New Wind is Vietnamese-Thai, but they have it on the menu and I thought I’d try it).…