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Broadsheet’s Melbourne Specialty Coffee Map

On the occasion of the World Barista Championships being held in Melbourne this week, Broadsheet has created a detailed map to help you navigate your way around Melbourne’s finest specialty coffee offerings.

Hihou

Simon Denton of Izakaya Den brings us Japanese-influenced bar, Hihou.

Birds of Unusual Vitality Volume 1

Melbourne coffee blog Birds of Unusual Vitality has put together its first printed magazine to tell you the stories behind specialty coffee.

Into the Workshop

Perched amid the quiet, slightly rundown Carnegie pocket of Glen Huntly Rd is a shiny newcomer that aims to bring great coffee and food to the area.

Mr Burger Settles into the City

Having garnered a reputation for delivering hearty burgers to the masses via their fleet of food trucks, Mr Burger opens in a permanent location on Bourke Street.

A Lunch Oddity

Delivered directly to your office, new lunch service The Odd Pod means that the midday meal no longer has to involve a limp, soggy salad.

10 Cheap Eats Under $10: Carlton

With its large student population, eating on the cheap in Carlton is a snap. Here are our top Carlton lunch picks for $10 or less.

Going Against the Grain

Nestled in the business end of Flinders Lane, The Grain Store is breathing culinary life into the CBD’s western periphery.

Chingón Brothers Open Fried Chicken and Crab Shack

The brothers behind Chingón bring the bold tastes of the Deep South to Public Bar with their latest street food offering - Dr. Juicy Jay's.

A Sweet Greek on the Shelf

The woman behind Prahran Market favourite Sweet Greek is releasing her first cookbook – just in time for Mother’s Day.

Butchering the Beast (slide show)

Chef Scott Pickett butchering his beast.

Coffee Cupping (Slide Show)

Images from the Food and Wine Festival Intro to Cupping at Market Lane

The Finer Art of Takeaway

With a whole new spectrum of delivery options at our fingertips, we take a look at what it takes to fit a restaurant’s character, flavour and reputation into a takeaway container.

Dishing up Insects with Kylie Kwong

We chat to chef Kylie Kwong about turning her fear of bugs into a hunger for them.

CafeSmart Does Caffeine for a Cause

Adam Robinson, director of charity organisation StreetSmart, explains how the smallest of habitual behaviours, like buying a morning coffee, can be harnessed for the greater good.

Our Native Palate

A new coming together between Indigenous wisdom and modern creativity is seeing Australia’s paddock-to-plate phenomena take a native twist.

The Magic of Wild Mushrooms

Broadsheet chats to wild mushroom forager, Richard Ford to discuss the mystery behind Victoria’s rare edible fungi.

Maturing Nicely with a Cheesemonger from the Grocer

Twenty-something Anthony Femia is young, profoundly knowledgeable, gently persuasive and quietly ambitious. Melbourne, it’s time to meet your cheesemonger.

The Godfather of Italian Food: Antonio Carluccio

We chat to internationally recognised chef, restaurateur and Italian icon Antonio Carluccio, between celebratory Easter dinners.

In the Raw with Botanical Cuisine

Raw food isn’t all about crudites and super food smoothies these days. We talk to local chef Omid Jaffari about botanical cuisine, an alternative dining experience for eaters of all sorts.

How to Poach an Egg with Top Paddock

Weekend brunches in Melbourne are vast and varied, but there is one staple that is almost always at the forefront of the menu – the poached egg. Richmond’s Top Paddock shows you how.