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Rowena Corner Store
Tucked in a side street off Punt Road in Richmond, is the Rowena Corner Store. Some refer to it as a hipster heaven, but for me, it's just my local where they pour great coffee, care quite a bit about the local clientele, and dare I say, it's the place where everybody knows your name. Set in what was once an old school corner shop, there is a distinctly Mediterranean feel about the venue. It's also upgrading every week it seems. Shelves are stocked with a plethora of comest
Aug 21, 20212 min read
An unexpected gem in an unexpected place.
As much as we love to get out and all over the place, our reach is sometimes limited and unexpected gems appear in our inbox like manna from heaven. Larry's Prosciutteria in Irymple in Victoria's far north west is one of those. It's a huge space, in an old co-op shed on Fifteenth Street, where at one end you can buy a piece of farm machinery, at the other a finely crafted coffee. The name is an ode to Larry, father of Cosi. With his wife Miranda, they do much more than honour
Aug 20, 20212 min read
A man stumbled into a bar. MV Surry Hills
You know when you find a little gem, it seems like its the only place you want to go for every event or occasion.. Yeah that! One of the regular haunts in the city of sin is exactly the kind of place I cant seem to get enough of. It is MV Pasta and Wine on Crown Street in Surry Hills and its fast becoming my go to hangout. Can I start with the fact I really hate their website. It does them no favours whatsoever. MV has a certain je ne sais quoi, one of those special things y
Aug 9, 20212 min read
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