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Purple Peanut's Vegetable Salad = Fresh, and healthy Japanesey goodness in a bowl! Such a good dish for lunch/ dinner on the go. Clean but filling too!

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Check out my one of my favorite cheap eats in Melbourne: Jalan Alor's Nasi Goreng Belachan (i.e. fried rice with seafood and egg, served in a coconut). I'm very picky with my fried rice and usually prefer Thai or Indonesian fried rice but this one is amazing. It's full of flavour and not too salty and they are usually quite generous with the shrimp. The rice is also a tad mushy and sticky (the way I like it!), perhaps because it is served in a coconut?

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Solo lunch at #Wonderbao. Yum! Place was a tad hard to find but it was packed when I got there and seating is very limited so had to eat standing up. Food was great nonetheless. The highlight of my meal was the custard bun; warm and fluffy and very generous with the filling. Their menu is very limited though so I hope they will expand their range of baos in the near future...I love bao! (Taken with Instagram)

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Pimm's summer drink at St.Ali... Such a good drink for a sunny day. At $12, it's a lil pricey but so worth it on a hot day! 

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#foodie share: my new fav snack! doesn't satisfy me as much as real dairy ice cream though 😁 (Taken with Instagram)

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Smorgasburg Saturday

Smorgasburg can only be described as a food lover's heaven on earth! It was hands down the best food festival I'd ever been to. Filled with a vast array of gourmet food and beverage stands, there is something for every taste bud and budget. All the food was affordable and served in a mini portion which allowed us to try all kinds of food. Also, despite being outdoors and in tents, the quality of most of the food was not compromised, which is often the case with food stands in other festivals. I would have spent the entire day there if I could! 

P.S. We consumed a whole lot more than pictured but hands were tied with food most of the times that I couldn't be bothered to take photos of everything ;) 

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Finally back in Melbourne and missing NYC already despite Melbourne's incredible weather today. Neglected this blog during my travels because time was precious and was not to be wasted on Tumblr, ha! Anyways a yummy NYC post is coming in due time :) 

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First Gua Bao @ BaoHaus NYC

Gua bao with pork belly. This was my first gua bao ever so I didn't really have anything to compare it with but it was so good. The bao was sweet and soft and so was the pork. I loved it but the sister said that Momofuku's is alot better.

Gua bao with fried chicken. So good! Fried chicken had a unique slightly curry taste. I am rarely impressed by fried chicken and would not have selected this one if the guy behind the counter didn't recommend it, but it was amazing! Better than the pork one too imho. 

Fob drink: Lemonda with Jelly. So sweet, so asian, and oh-so good!

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Starters. Half eaten Foie Gras with brioche (not pictured) and grilled octopus @ Cumulus Inc (Taken with Instagram)

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Lunch feast at Cummulus Inc. been awhile. good as always 😊 (Taken with Instagram)

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Every now and then the belly craves junk like this :P 'The Special One' with pork and mild spicyness..at Zap Thai (Taken with Instagram)

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Lunch at Newmarket Hotel St. Kilda

Browsing theburgeradventure.com brought me to Newmarket Hotel St. Kilda for lunch today. It was my third visit to the restaurant (check out first visit here) and all dining experiences there have been marvelous. Food and service is always great and I absolutely love the spacious and modern yet unpretentious architecture. 

I came here today with the intention of trying the burger (Rare breed Warialda Belted Galloway dry aged Beef Burger) as I'd read great things about it and my expectations were definitely met. The patty was thick and perfectly juicy and it came in a slightly sweet bun. I don't usually like burgers with super thick patties but I sure loved this one. Newmarket Hotel's burger definitely isn't your traditional burger; it had a unique slightly spicy mexican flavour and was served with patatas bravas instead of your usual chips. Great burger experience nonetheless.

We also ordered some tacos because a visit to Newmarket Hotel wouldn't be complete without it! The restaurant has a wide variety of tacos and today we ordered the soft taco with spice wood rubbed bbq steak, soft taco with calamari and chorizo, and soft taco with slow roasted heritage pig & pineapple salsa. All were delicious and tasted fresh. It wasn't covered in sauce like most tacos and the taco skin was grilled slightly but remained soft so it wasn't sloppy.

Despite being in a food-comma after our burgers, we had to order dessert because Newmarket Hotel has insane desserts. We shared the chocolate pot with dulce de leche and it was the perfect ending to a good lunch.

Will definitely be returning to Newmarket Hotel again and again until I've tried all of their menu items. Dying to try the pork hock! :)

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purchase of the day: Asian Spice ice cream. love trying new ice cream brands :) (Taken with Instagram)

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Hello fellow foodies. Don't forget to follow @LookSeeFood on instagram! Have a wonderful day and happy Melbourne day to all your Melbournians :) xx

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Dined at The Sharing House today for lunch. Food was delicious! As the name suggests, all the menu items are made to share so between the two of us we ordered the Croquettes with goats cheese, Gravlax, 'Belly', and the Ice Cream Man (highlight of my meal!). Everything tasted great although the pork belly was a tad overcooked so some of the meat was a little dry. Absolutely loved the dining experience nonetheless. The service was great, music was great (some Angus & Julia Stone played) and I loved the design of the restaurant; simple, clean and spacey with a few quirks like the Leggo bar. Will definitely be returning, perhaps for dinner next time! :) 

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The B.East

Had a real heavy dinner yesterday consisting of a pulled-pork burger, soy chocolate milkshake, and chili & cheese fries at The B.East. The milkshake was good; not too thick and not too watery, but it could've been colder. Probably best to share it since it's massive (although I managed to finish it by myself as le dining partner did not like the subtle taste of soy he felt it had). The pulled-pork burger was also massive but so delicious that I had to finish it too. Served in a sweet brioche bun, the pork was tender and juicy but not too porky in taste and there was bits of pork crackling under the pulled-pork slices. Absolute yumness overall. Unfortunately I can't say the same for the chips. It was too heavy on the cheese and came at room temperature. It wasn't yucky or anything, just not something I would order again, although the eating partner and I did end up finishing that large basket of fries!

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Korean food always tastes better in the winter and with friends. Pictures are from a Friday night at Yami Yami, where we always order the chicken w/ cheese. Most of the dishes I've tried are good, but my personal favorite here is the Cap Chae (not pictured here unfortunately)...getting hungry now reminiscing about it!