Lunch at Max's Restaurant Cafe & Wine Bar, 3 Leake St, Essendon

Calamari salad. 7/10

Linguine calabrese. 7.5/10

Dinner at Cumulus Inc, 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne

Seared scallops and bacon. 7.5/10.

Grilled zucchini. 6/10.

Organic carrots. 6/10.

Alyesbury duck. 8/10.

Oysters. 7/10.

Slow cooked octopus. 7/10.

Organic almonds. 7/10.

Soft shell mud crab. 7/10. A bit too salty.

Kurobouta prosciutto. 6/10

Dessert at Cafe Delphi, 11 Puckle St, Moonee Ponds

Great value for money but nothing special. 6/10.

Lunch at Bismi Gold and Fork, 380 Elizabeth St, Melbourne

The pratas were usually good but it's bad today. Too doughy and was
given the kind curry they usually served for butter chicken. Thumbs
down! 2/10.

The briyani was a tad too salty for me.

Joe's homemade pizza (version 3).

Inspired by Jamie Oliver's 30-min meals! Yummy! 9/10!

Homemade pasta by Sue.

Lunch at KimChi Lunch Box, 650-652 Glenferrie Rd Hawthorn

1) Terriyaki chicken lunch box. 7.5/10

2) Spicy chicken BBQ lunch box 7/10

Love the rice! Very soft! :)

Yum Cha at Shark Fin Inn Chinese Restaurant, 50 Little Bourke Street, Melbourne - (03) 9662 2681

Overall rating: 8/10.

Dessert at Cafe Nova, 307 Brunswick St Fitzroy 3065 VIC

1) Sticky date pudding was lovely. 8/10.
2) Mars Bar cake was huge! Very rich but nice. Served with a scoop of
ice cream. 7.5/10.

Baked cheesecake with ice cream. 7.5/10.

Pad Grapow or Pad Kra Pao by Joe.

Love it! 7.5/10.

Dinner at Ladro, 224 Gertrude St, Fitzroy

Bianco w parmagiano , figs, gorgonzola prosciutto and vincotto. 8/10.

Bose pear, truffle, honey + shaved pecorino. 8/10.

Pizza Puttanesca! 8.5/10!

Sue's homemade quiche!

The best homemade quiche! 10/10! :D

Homemade sausage roll by Joe.

One of Jamie Oliver's 30 min meals recipes. Yums! 8/10.

Lunch at Tokar Estate, 6 Maddens Lane, Coldstream

Had the homemade linguini with pine nuts and pumpkin. 8/10.

Dinner at Kedai Nasi Uduk, 386 Burwood Rd, Hawthorn

Esteler's pece lele is still nicer but I like theirs too!
Their additional egg is a bit ex though $2 compared to Esteler's which
is only $1.

7.5/10

Dessert at Brunetti, 298-204 Faraday St Carlton

Strawberry tart

Macarons.

Hot chocolate.

Mixed fruit tart.

Low fat cheese cake

Never fails to please. :)

8/10.