Once again I’ve come back from Melbourne feeling like I’m missing out on so much by living in Darwin. Besides having the nation’s best circus institutes and trainers Melbourne has so many other attributes that makes it such an ideal place to live. The shopping is great, you can be free to experiment with fashion and there’s always something happening to keep you entertained. One of the things I love the most is the food and on this visit I managed to experience some of the best that I’ve ever had.
The highlights started with ‘Richmond Hill café and larder’ on Bridge Road. This picture here is my breakfast, a spinach and onion tartlet with three different kinds of fresh bread. We also went into their cheese room where we were able to sample from a wide selection maturing cheeses. On another night we went to the ‘City Wine Shop’ where there was one of the biggest wine selections on display. We ate dinner in what seemed like a cellar room and the food was delicious. Whilst I was training I had dinner most nights at a nearby thai restaurant whose chef was happy to cook whatever I wanted, how I wanted it. The difference I find is that fresh, quality ingredients are used. People seem to take pride in their food and dishes. It also helps that Melbourne has earned a reputation for great food so establishments need to keep up with it as well as compete with other restaurants.
On my last day I had lunch at a popular bakery at the end of Bay Street in Port Melbourne which was decked out as a restaurant. There were so many different sweet and savoury items to choose from, if it wasn’t for the fact I was about to do an acrobalance class I would have sampled as many of them as I could. It’s a good thing my main reason for wanting to move to Melbourne is for circus because I’m sure I’d be stacking on the kilo’s in no time if I lived there and I wasn’t training!
The highlights started with ‘Richmond Hill café and larder’ on Bridge Road. This picture here is my breakfast, a spinach and onion tartlet with three different kinds of fresh bread. We also went into their cheese room where we were able to sample from a wide selection maturing cheeses. On another night we went to the ‘City Wine Shop’ where there was one of the biggest wine selections on display. We ate dinner in what seemed like a cellar room and the food was delicious. Whilst I was training I had dinner most nights at a nearby thai restaurant whose chef was happy to cook whatever I wanted, how I wanted it. The difference I find is that fresh, quality ingredients are used. People seem to take pride in their food and dishes. It also helps that Melbourne has earned a reputation for great food so establishments need to keep up with it as well as compete with other restaurants.
On my last day I had lunch at a popular bakery at the end of Bay Street in Port Melbourne which was decked out as a restaurant. There were so many different sweet and savoury items to choose from, if it wasn’t for the fact I was about to do an acrobalance class I would have sampled as many of them as I could. It’s a good thing my main reason for wanting to move to Melbourne is for circus because I’m sure I’d be stacking on the kilo’s in no time if I lived there and I wasn’t training!
