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Nellie the Mellie

October 20, 2017

I ran away to Europe for two months and it was a photographic odyssey. I’m finally starting to sort through a few of them and this is my favourite series I’ve found so far. While driving through Croatia on our way to Bosnia and Herzegovina (from Split to Mostar), we drove past so many roadside fruit stalls that we suddenly decided we had to stop! So all four girls yelled at Dan to pull over straight away. Gab ran across the road because she spotted the world’s best watermelon and I saw that as my opportunity to take as many photos as possible of the tasty treats for the Cactus Banana collection.

The real treasure that was found on this stop, however, was Nellie the Mellie. She was the tastiest watermelon one could ever have and she lives on in our memories!

Short Stop Donuts

October 17, 2014

I have fallen in love. With Short Stop. Their donuts are just so divine. I have been lucky enough to try four of them now, over a couple of visits and shared with friends. The cruller you see above, an Australia honey & sea salt donut, is so so so good that I can’t explain it here. I have also had their cinnamon and cardamon – one of the best donuts I’ve ever eaten – while also sampling apple, maple & bacon, earl grey & rose and red velvet. So far each time I’ve had something different and all have been a delight but the cinnamon and the honey & sea salt are hands-down-favourites. Thank you Short Stop. Trust me, I’ll be back.

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The Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood

September 19, 2014

Gasometer Hotel is an awesome gastropub on the corner of Smith Street and Alexander Parade. They have a great live music venue out the back, with a retractable roof for summer! Their food is also amazing – see the cauliflower hot dog above. And I mean, just look at the steak below! This was another of my Time Out Melbourne spots and I highly recommend dropping past this place, especially on a chilly Melbourne day, as I did, because that fireplace is phenomenal.

The Reverence Hotel, Footscray

September 7, 2014

The Reverence Hotel was another stop for me with Time Out Melbourne. It was to celebrate these guys, Matt and Melanie, winning Publicans of the Year. They were just lovely to shoot and meet and I’m so glad they won that award. Their pub is awesome – my boyfriend loves going to all the gigs there and I am smitten by their tacos. And there is even a pub dog! Jack! He is so loveable and gorgeous and you should visit just for me so if you are over on that side of the city, definitely drop past because you can’t go wrong here.

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Eat8Bit, Footscray

September 6, 2014

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This is probably my favourite burger in Melbourne. I desperately want to go back. It is also my favourite burger joint because look! Hama Beads! These two photos can’t do justice to how awesome it was – I couldn’t even take many photos because I was just too hungry for that epic deliciousness! Suffice to say, just got there and try it for yourself.

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Tru Bru, South Yarra

September 2, 2014

Tru Bru is a quirky little place, another that I covered for Time Out Melbourne. It is a place where you can buy bottles of draught beer and cider, that normally is only sold in kegs. It makes craft beer so accesible. And the cider was really great too. Anton Sagan is the owner and he got the idea when at the Ringwood RSL because “they wouldn’t sell me draught beer to take home, so I filled my own under a table. I was desperate.” It is definitely worth a visit, as Anton is so lovely and even convinced this non-beer drinker to have a few sips and not hate it!

Boston Sub /Jungle Boy, Windsor

August 30, 2014

Another place I visited while working for Time Out Melbourne was Boston Sub and her hidden bar, Jungle Boy. I really loved this place. The food was delicious – I had to come back again because the pork one was just amazing. The bar out the back was so quirky – even though it was lunch time, I desperately wanted a Tiki cocktail! I highly recommend this little hole-in-the-wall place but I’ll let the photos do the talking.

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Los Amates, Fitzroy

August 26, 2014

Melbourne is the home of the amazing breakfasts but one that is a bit different is this one at Los Amates, Fitzroy. I had the pleasure of shooting this delicious meal of Mexican coffee, chilaquiles and the Los Amates Bloody Caesar for Time Out Melbourne. It looked as delicious as it was. I really enjoyed shooting different things, through my internship at Time Out earlier this year. Quite a few of my photos made it into the print magazine, which was an incredible honour and now I can say I am published photographer. Soon, I’ll start sharing a few more of these shoots, of bars and restaurants around Melbourne.

The Waffle Club

July 28, 2014

Not sure what to have for breakfast while visiting the Queen Victoria Markets in Melbourne? The Waffle Club is the place to go. With delicious waffles that give me an excuse to have ice cream for breakfast – it is perfection. I’ll let the photos do the talking for how yummy it is!

Long Weekend Stills

January 31, 2014

This past weekend was Australia Day weekend which meant in this lovely country we had a three day weekend! It was a glorious sun filled three days, full of sunshine, hay bales, friends, family and of course food.