Selector is an Australian food and wine magazine. This article is a review of the best Japanese Izakaya in Melbourne. An Izakaya is a Japanese cross between a pub and a restaurant that serve many tapas and beverages. The three Izakaya it focuses on are Izakaya Maedaya Sake & Grill in Richmond, Ichi Ni Izakaya in St Kilda and the award winning Izakaya Den. Izakaya Maedaya is reviewed as being the most affordable of the three with most tapas costing between $7 and $10. Izakaya Maedaya also has a fantastic selection of over 55 sakes on offer. Ichi Ni Izakaya is reviewed as a favorite for groups and dishes range from $6.50 to $18. The biggest write up is saved for Izakaya Den, which goes into the history of it's inception, a description of the space and a review of some of the choicest of the menu selections. Having eaten at Izakaya Den I can attest to the deliciousness of the fare, although the menu prices do push the boundaries of our affordable eats focus, with dishes running in price from $12 up to $30. The article's photographs capture some of the ambiance of the Izakaya. To really appreciate an Izakaya, gather some friends and share a selection of dishes and beverages and a good time is guaranteed for all, "kanpai!" (cheers!). T.N.
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Showing posts with label Japanese. Show all posts
Tuesday, 17 May 2011
When tapas goes east, Selector Life.Food.Wine Magazine
'When tapas goes east', 2010, Selector Life.Food.Wine, spring, 2010, p.134, Selector Magazine, Newcastle, NSW. T.N.
Selector is an Australian food and wine magazine. This article is a review of the best Japanese Izakaya in Melbourne. An Izakaya is a Japanese cross between a pub and a restaurant that serve many tapas and beverages. The three Izakaya it focuses on are Izakaya Maedaya Sake & Grill in Richmond, Ichi Ni Izakaya in St Kilda and the award winning Izakaya Den. Izakaya Maedaya is reviewed as being the most affordable of the three with most tapas costing between $7 and $10. Izakaya Maedaya also has a fantastic selection of over 55 sakes on offer. Ichi Ni Izakaya is reviewed as a favorite for groups and dishes range from $6.50 to $18. The biggest write up is saved for Izakaya Den, which goes into the history of it's inception, a description of the space and a review of some of the choicest of the menu selections. Having eaten at Izakaya Den I can attest to the deliciousness of the fare, although the menu prices do push the boundaries of our affordable eats focus, with dishes running in price from $12 up to $30. The article's photographs capture some of the ambiance of the Izakaya. To really appreciate an Izakaya, gather some friends and share a selection of dishes and beverages and a good time is guaranteed for all, "kanpai!" (cheers!). T.N.
Selector is an Australian food and wine magazine. This article is a review of the best Japanese Izakaya in Melbourne. An Izakaya is a Japanese cross between a pub and a restaurant that serve many tapas and beverages. The three Izakaya it focuses on are Izakaya Maedaya Sake & Grill in Richmond, Ichi Ni Izakaya in St Kilda and the award winning Izakaya Den. Izakaya Maedaya is reviewed as being the most affordable of the three with most tapas costing between $7 and $10. Izakaya Maedaya also has a fantastic selection of over 55 sakes on offer. Ichi Ni Izakaya is reviewed as a favorite for groups and dishes range from $6.50 to $18. The biggest write up is saved for Izakaya Den, which goes into the history of it's inception, a description of the space and a review of some of the choicest of the menu selections. Having eaten at Izakaya Den I can attest to the deliciousness of the fare, although the menu prices do push the boundaries of our affordable eats focus, with dishes running in price from $12 up to $30. The article's photographs capture some of the ambiance of the Izakaya. To really appreciate an Izakaya, gather some friends and share a selection of dishes and beverages and a good time is guaranteed for all, "kanpai!" (cheers!). T.N.
Very Cheap Eats
AOF 2008, Very Cheap Eats, weblog, viewed 17th May 2011, <http://www.verycheapeats.com/>.
This is a blog that came into existence in 2008 because the bloggers believed that The Age Cheap Eats Guide did not honestly represent it's $30 price guide any more. One of the writers had eaten at a past Cheap eats restaurants of the year, Rumi and paid $80 for a meal! So the Very Cheap Eats blog was formed with reviewers able to contribute reviews of any eateries for meals that cost round about $20 for at least two meals. People can contribute reviews from any where in the world, although the majority appear to be from Melbourne and some from other parts of Australia. There are 38 reviews of different eateries to be found on this blog archived by year, month, restaurant title and contributor. It is disappointing that there is no way to search eateries by countries cuisines. Initially there were 27 reviews in 2008 but since then review numbers have tailed off and it's seems the contributors enthusiasm is not as great as it once was with only 2 reviews for this year. There are reviewing guidelines and the reviews are all well written, informative with information on ambience, service, price, taste and most come illustrated with photographs. It is great to see a collective of blog food reviewers come together to create such a useful resource. T.N.
Monday, 16 May 2011
Urbanspoon website
Wanderspot, LLC 2006, Urbanspoon, viewed 20 April 2011, <http://www.urbanspoon.com/>
Urbanspoon is an American based website with global impact and with local restaurant reviews. The website automatically begins on the Victorian section displaying the latest most popular reviewed restaurants and cafes, a best of fine and casual dining and cheap eats. Also listed are the top reviewed suburbs. Of great use for those wishing to find multicultural foods is a section entitled Top Food Types listing seventy-five categories. Each category has an indication by a number figure of how many restaurants have been reviewed in the category. Clicking upon a category will display that categories page with title, Google map and a list of the best restaurants for that category. Within the list of all restaurants visitors to the site are able to sort the list by name (default), price and popularity. The percentage rating is derived from restaurant visitors using the Urbanspoon website, or mobile application, to click on a 'I like it' or 'Didn't like it' button. Each restaurant and eatery has an individual listing giving eatery name, phone number, address and website. Included with each listing are a Google map showing location and, where applicable, links to critic reviews from newspapers and magazines, links to food blogger reviews and Urbanspoon user reviews posted to the page. An indication is given for the average cost of main meals. A desire to find food places in a particular suburb in Melbourne is easy using the All Suburbs area from the main page and selecting either a region or a particular suburb within each region. Urbanspoon is one of the largest restaurant review websites in the world with indepth coverage for Victoria, and Melbourne. J.S.
Urbanspoon is an American based website with global impact and with local restaurant reviews. The website automatically begins on the Victorian section displaying the latest most popular reviewed restaurants and cafes, a best of fine and casual dining and cheap eats. Also listed are the top reviewed suburbs. Of great use for those wishing to find multicultural foods is a section entitled Top Food Types listing seventy-five categories. Each category has an indication by a number figure of how many restaurants have been reviewed in the category. Clicking upon a category will display that categories page with title, Google map and a list of the best restaurants for that category. Within the list of all restaurants visitors to the site are able to sort the list by name (default), price and popularity. The percentage rating is derived from restaurant visitors using the Urbanspoon website, or mobile application, to click on a 'I like it' or 'Didn't like it' button. Each restaurant and eatery has an individual listing giving eatery name, phone number, address and website. Included with each listing are a Google map showing location and, where applicable, links to critic reviews from newspapers and magazines, links to food blogger reviews and Urbanspoon user reviews posted to the page. An indication is given for the average cost of main meals. A desire to find food places in a particular suburb in Melbourne is easy using the All Suburbs area from the main page and selecting either a region or a particular suburb within each region. Urbanspoon is one of the largest restaurant review websites in the world with indepth coverage for Victoria, and Melbourne. J.S.Spatula, Spoon and Saturday blog
Kat 2008, Spatula, spoon and Saturday, weblog, viewed 28 April 2011, <http://www.spatulaspoonandsaturday.com/>
Spatula, spoon and Saturday is one woman's personal Melbourne-based food diary giving full reviews of each eatery, and at times including recipes, of weekend meals with family and friends. The reviews are clear, well written and insightful from the author's personal eating experience for each eatery visited. High quality photographs adorn each review depicting the food and venue under review. The photographs alone tell a story but can almost overpower the review due to their size and quantity. The reviewer's blog has been included in the popular urbanspoon website and its associated smartphone application. Each review gives details of the eatery, food consumed, price, overall ambience and feel as well as service recieved. The blog is well indexed with seperate indexes for recipes, reviews by eatery category (cafe, restaurant, Melbourne CBD lunches, etc) and most importantly for this project, by cuisine. As a place to gather ideas and inspiration for multicultural eatries to try, on a budget, Spatula, spoon and Saturday would be a great place to start, and to keep coming back to read new reviews and blog entries. J.S.
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Spatula, spoon and Saturday is one woman's personal Melbourne-based food diary giving full reviews of each eatery, and at times including recipes, of weekend meals with family and friends. The reviews are clear, well written and insightful from the author's personal eating experience for each eatery visited. High quality photographs adorn each review depicting the food and venue under review. The photographs alone tell a story but can almost overpower the review due to their size and quantity. The reviewer's blog has been included in the popular urbanspoon website and its associated smartphone application. Each review gives details of the eatery, food consumed, price, overall ambience and feel as well as service recieved. The blog is well indexed with seperate indexes for recipes, reviews by eatery category (cafe, restaurant, Melbourne CBD lunches, etc) and most importantly for this project, by cuisine. As a place to gather ideas and inspiration for multicultural eatries to try, on a budget, Spatula, spoon and Saturday would be a great place to start, and to keep coming back to read new reviews and blog entries. J.S.
Top 5 the best of Melbourne
Atkinson, F (ed.) 2008, Top 5 the best of Melbourne, Fairfax Books, Pyrmont, NSW.
Top 5 the best of Melbourne from the The Age's A2 Top Five column contains, not surprisingly, the top five recommendations in over seventy-five categories ranging from healing foods, breads, hot chocolates, doughnuts, creperies, kid-friendly cafes through to butchers, greengrocers, bookish bites and bookshop cafes. More importantly other top five lists included cover Middle Eastern suger hits, tastes of Africa, Korean specialists, sushi bars, Thai dishes, tapas stops and native Australian bush foods, giving a selection of the multicultural cuisines available in and around Melbourne. The contents pages lists all categories and each category is spread over two pages. Each category contains the reviewer's name, a colour photograph best illustrating the cuisine and a brief review of the top five for that category. Each listing contains the name of the eatery, address and phone number. The reviews are brief and may only refer to one individual dish as ordered by the reviewer. As each category has been compiled by a different reviewer, the feel and style of the reviews vary from category to category but still give an overview of the cuisine and venue being reviewed. It is recommened to use this guide in combination with another source, such as the urbanspoon website or phone applications, to gain greater details such as pricing, variety of menu and service as these are lacking from Top 5 as although the reviews certainly identify quality multicultural cuisines available in Melbourne their overall suitability for being budget friendly is not indicated. The Age's weekend A2 Top 5 column is seen as an authoritive and independent source for food related reviews with contributors to the column including Matt Preston of MasterChef fame, although none of the entries contained in Top 5 the best of Melbourne are by this celebrated reviewer. J.S.
Top 5 the best of Melbourne from the The Age's A2 Top Five column contains, not surprisingly, the top five recommendations in over seventy-five categories ranging from healing foods, breads, hot chocolates, doughnuts, creperies, kid-friendly cafes through to butchers, greengrocers, bookish bites and bookshop cafes. More importantly other top five lists included cover Middle Eastern suger hits, tastes of Africa, Korean specialists, sushi bars, Thai dishes, tapas stops and native Australian bush foods, giving a selection of the multicultural cuisines available in and around Melbourne. The contents pages lists all categories and each category is spread over two pages. Each category contains the reviewer's name, a colour photograph best illustrating the cuisine and a brief review of the top five for that category. Each listing contains the name of the eatery, address and phone number. The reviews are brief and may only refer to one individual dish as ordered by the reviewer. As each category has been compiled by a different reviewer, the feel and style of the reviews vary from category to category but still give an overview of the cuisine and venue being reviewed. It is recommened to use this guide in combination with another source, such as the urbanspoon website or phone applications, to gain greater details such as pricing, variety of menu and service as these are lacking from Top 5 as although the reviews certainly identify quality multicultural cuisines available in Melbourne their overall suitability for being budget friendly is not indicated. The Age's weekend A2 Top 5 column is seen as an authoritive and independent source for food related reviews with contributors to the column including Matt Preston of MasterChef fame, although none of the entries contained in Top 5 the best of Melbourne are by this celebrated reviewer. J.S.Sunday, 15 May 2011
The Australian Veg Food Guide, 2011
Dempster, L (ed.) 2011, The Australian veg food guide 2011, aduki Independent Press, Brunswick, Vic.
Compiled by aduki Independent Press with a stable of food reviews The Australian veg food guide carries 200 reviews and specialises in eateries who are vegan and vegetarian friendly or who are primarily vegetarian. The guide is divided by state and by geographic location within each state and in alphabetic order for each range Each pages holds a review of one eatery containing the following details: eatery name, address, phone number and where applicable a website listing. Average prices for entree, main and where applicable sweets. Also indicated at the top of each listing are the opening hours of the eatery. An overall rating is given, as well as individual ratings for food, service, ambience and value. Written reviews contain the reviewers impression of their dining experience, recommendations of food to select and more specific information such as whether booking are essential. The bottom of each page contains symbols to easily identify the degree of vegetarian options on the menu, offering vegan and/or gluten free, licenced or BYO and which credit cards are accepted. Most importantly each listing throughout the guide identifies the cuisine such as Asian, Ethopian, Italian, Vietnamese, etc. The size of the guide, measuring 15cm x 10cm makes it easily transportable in a pocket or bag for easy quick reference. J.S.
Compiled by aduki Independent Press with a stable of food reviews The Australian veg food guide carries 200 reviews and specialises in eateries who are vegan and vegetarian friendly or who are primarily vegetarian. The guide is divided by state and by geographic location within each state and in alphabetic order for each range Each pages holds a review of one eatery containing the following details: eatery name, address, phone number and where applicable a website listing. Average prices for entree, main and where applicable sweets. Also indicated at the top of each listing are the opening hours of the eatery. An overall rating is given, as well as individual ratings for food, service, ambience and value. Written reviews contain the reviewers impression of their dining experience, recommendations of food to select and more specific information such as whether booking are essential. The bottom of each page contains symbols to easily identify the degree of vegetarian options on the menu, offering vegan and/or gluten free, licenced or BYO and which credit cards are accepted. Most importantly each listing throughout the guide identifies the cuisine such as Asian, Ethopian, Italian, Vietnamese, etc. The size of the guide, measuring 15cm x 10cm makes it easily transportable in a pocket or bag for easy quick reference. J.S.Sunday, 8 May 2011
Sweet And Sour Fork blog
Ming 2011, Sweet And Sour Fork, weblog, viewed 29 April 2011, <http://sweetandsourfork.blogspot.com/>.
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