Carlton | Almost Always Ravenous

Recap part 1: Breakfast in the ‘burbs

Posted by Almost Always Ravenous on May 11, 2013 · 3 Comments

Eating too much and not having enough time to blog is a running theme, and ongoing problem… I am officially overwhelmed with the number of posts I have to trawl through before being anywhere close to being up to date, not to mention the enormous amount of digital processing I have to do for my … Continue reading →

Category Breakfast, Carlton, Hawthorn, Preston, Templestowe, Yummy, Yummy +1 · Tagged with apple salad, breakfast, brunch, food, fried egg, fritters, melbourne, review

Brunetti – Food trail

Posted by Almost Always Ravenous on September 25, 2011 · 8 Comments

Truth be told, I never thought I would visit Brunetti again, in part due to my dislike of Lygon Street, but also in part due to previous experiences. But being easily swayed to anything that comes without a price tag, I thought I would give this place another go when Ashley from Food Pampering suggested … Continue reading →

Category Average, Blogger events, Carlton, Dessert, Italian · Tagged with cake, carlton, lygon st

Universal Restaurant

Posted by Almost Always Ravenous on May 22, 2011 · 9 Comments

I am back! Given this short hiatus, I am officially miles behind in posting. However, I look forward to sharing with everyone all the food I’ve engorged and delicious photos from China amongst my many catch-up posts! Yours hungrily, AAR 139-141 Lygon Street Carlton, VIC 3053 03 9347 4393 Thanks to Ashley from Food Pampering and … Continue reading →

Category Blogger events, Carlton, Events, Italian, Yummy · Tagged with buffalo wings, gelato, lygon, oyster, panna cotta, pizza, risotto

French Lettuce Patisserie & Bakery

Posted by Almost Always Ravenous on May 13, 2011 · 9 Comments

237 Nicholson St Carlton, 3053 03 9347 7311 What better place to get a birthday cake than from this 30 year old patisserie out on Nicholson St just a short walk off Alexandra parade. Though fairly remote (far from most other shops), despite nearing closing time there were still diners about and a small queue … Continue reading →

Category Bakery, Carlton, French, Yummy +1 · Tagged with best in Melbourne, cake, chantilli, kirsh, vanilla slice

Seven Seeds – sister of BBB and DeClieu

Posted by Almost Always Ravenous on April 24, 2011 · 7 Comments

114 Berkeley St Carlton, 3053 03 9347 8664 Just a quick stop after dropping Ms JH off at Uni… I seriously don’t understand this trend for café obscurity – what happened to big fluoro signage that was easy to spot? Thank God for iPhone GPS, for the front entrance is so hidden away you could … Continue reading →

Category Breakfast, Carlton, Coffee, Dessert, Yummy · Tagged with brioche, brother baba budan, canele, carlton, coffee, declieu

Taste of Melbourne 2010

Posted by Almost Always Ravenous on August 29, 2010 · 2 Comments

Arriving extra early (5pm) to meet Thanh (so he can pass me some of his free tickets), meant extra time spent in the dreaded chilly weather, and it almost started pouring. Then before the opening … a firetruck pulled up after what seemed like a “fire” accident inside, and all the staff inside were evacuated – – what … Continue reading →

Category Carlton, Events · Tagged with esposito, Le Traiteur, Mezzo, stokehouse, taste of melbourne, the european