Melbourne

It's been 2 weeks since my Melbourne expedition (photo above from my personal album). I am sincerely sorry for not yet relaying to you my scrumptious discoveries from there. So here's a much needed little peak into Gluten-Free Melbourne (as much that fits into 3 days)...

1. Outpost - 9 Yarra Street, South Yarra
http://www.stali.com.au/outpost.php
We were lucky enough to stay right next door to this cafe. Can you imagine my delight - walking a few steps from my accommodation and finding that they have PASTA on the menu that I can eat? Well sadly, I never did try that dish because I was more excited by the egg and asparagus breakfast which was certainly amazing in itself, even sans le pain. You might be discouraged by the fact the cafe is right across from a train station (see photo above) with nothing else in the street but dodgy buildings, but when you step into the kitchen and literally EAT in the open kitchen too, you sure will be thinking you've stepped into some cultural heaven far from Ozzie land.

2. Seamstress - 113 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
http://www.seamstress.com.au/
This is a modern Cantonese restaurant in China Town. It has been creatively decorated and the service is wonderful. Now, use the term 'Cantonese' lightly - I managed to eat a cheesy risotto but a delicious one at that. Just let them know you have the intolerance and they are extremely accommodating and will let you know exactly what is safe and what is not. You might find comfort in the fact that one of the hostesses (who I booked with) has coeliac herself and I have no doubt she eats in the restaurant where she works and endorses.

3. Tusk - 133 Chapel Street, Windsor
I can't review too much about this place as I was chatting too much with old friends that I was hardly concentrating on the food. But what really surprised me was after a simple question of "what breads do you have?" I had special toast for us cooler people on my plate. And it wasn't even on the menu!! Shows you just gotta be assertive sometimes.

4. Arcadia - 193 Gertrude Street, Fitzroy
Dragging my very unarty boyfriend through an area like Fitzroy (Brunswick, Gertrude, Smith Streets) was quite a feat. And you can imagine what a feat it was when I say it was Sunday and most shops were closed. We stumbled across this gem on Gertrude Street. You order at the counter from a chalk board with a huge selection of real goodies. They cooked me a normal egg breaky and as a side I got to eat this potato blob which they usually cook in flour, but for moi there was nudda of that. Yummy!

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