Dani Valent

2 weeks ago | smh.com.au | Sue Williams |Dani Valent

I’m always mildly amused when food critics – usually the overseas kind – airily dismiss the notion of an Australian cuisine. It’s such a Euro-centric criticism. Apart from the fact Indigenous people developed their own richly varied cuisine here for more than 50,000 years, modern Australian cuisine has evolved into one of the most diverse in the world, reflecting our rich cultural mix – although it wouldn’t hurt if we took more creative and commercial risks with our abundance of native foods.

2 weeks ago | watoday.com.au | Sue Williams |Dani Valent

Hack booksMarco dreamed of owning a bookstore and spending his days talking to customers (invariably hot, librarian types) about literature. As a trial run, he erected a colourful street library outside his fence, curating it with copies of his favourite novels. That these didn’t fly off the shelves exasperated him. “Illiterates!” he’d rave to anyone who’d listen. Worse, locals dumped some absolute dross in his boutique bibliotheque – books he simply wouldn’t be associated with.

2 weeks ago | theage.com.au | Dani Valent

RecommendedEating outMelbourneDone Dae Mun is located in the heart of Melbourne’s Koreatown. , register or subscribe to save recipes for later. You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Save this article for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime.

2 weeks ago | theage.com.au | Dani Valent

ReviewEating outDocklandsJuan Berbeo of Berbeo Bar & Grill isn’t Melbourne’s best-known steak specialist, but it’s hard to imagine many local chefs have cooked as much meat as he has (including for 5500 people in one day, once upon a time). , register or subscribe to save recipes for later. You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Save this article for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime.

2 weeks ago | theage.com.au | Dani Valent

, register or subscribe to save recipes for later. You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. In this Good Food series, Dani Valent explores Melbourne’s best Eat Streets. See all stories. Hankering for spicy fried chicken and beer? Want a seafood pancake and soju? Need it all at midnight?