I have not forgotten about you! Just been a bit busy at the end of our visit here in Melbourne.
Here is my list of Must Visit places:
Prahran market in South Yarra is foodie heaven – fresh seafood, organic meats, local honey, cheese, bread, and produce. They also sell all kinds of kitchen supplies. There is an excellent store and cooking school called The Essential Ingredient.
I visited Burch & Purchase sweet studio, like I planned. The entire store smells delicious, with concoctions like Jamaican ginger cake layered with mango jelly and little gingerbread men balancing on top.
We also shopped for fish and visited Queen Victoria Market on Suzuki Wednesdays, which is one big summer fest of fun.
Books for Cooks in Fitzroy/Collingwood is a dangerous place for a foodie, with a very complete collection. I bought some local books including one called Is Emu on the Menu?
And we did go to Gingerboy. It was as delicious as I imagined. I particularly loved the chili jam-packed son-in-law eggs, the duck salad, and the fried snapper. Cocktails are great, service is wonderful, and I wish I could fit their 10lb huge cookbook into my bag. I’ll try to order it online.
Oh I remember the Queen Victoria Market trip… my parents left me dead asleep so early one morning and sneaked out to the market… so I didn’t even actually go on the trip after all, but they came back boasting about it so much I was angry for that whole day!
Glad to know you’re enjoying Melbourne as much as I did.. Will definitely book in a whole day for a trip down to that Prahan market. Didn’t know about it back then 🙂
wow, you are having a great time, i would love to hang out in that book for cooks store! Tho i have no cookbooks at all (except my own one) I could start a collection,…c
It’s just such a great space – like a food research library!
I’m such a foodie. I carried a cookbook back from New Zealand as a souvenir. As you say, it probably weighed ten pounds. Love your description of ‘Jamaican ginger cake with mango jelly and gingerbread men’. Wow. Sounds like a party all by itself.
Thanks:). And it’s always nice to have readers who understand the true foodie conundrums! What can I say, I am a book-buying fiend!
Looks like heaven!
it was fantastic!
Oh my gosh! I find it wonderful that you posted groceries, etc. as must see places. I’ve traveled around the world and ALWAYS hit these places first too. What better place to learn about another culture and to try amazing new foods! I walked around Dubai one day with a 5kilo bag of basmati rice in my backpack!
~Susan
Thanks, Susan! And yes, I know the perils of carrying much too heavy foodie things around with you as you travel 🙂 Doesn’t it always seem like there must be magical room in your backpack or suitcase for some more?