Cravin Crepes by Katherine

After dinner Sally and I went to Cravin Crepes a place on Edgewater Boulevard. They are nestled in an apartment area and are right near the waters edge. Hence they have outdoor and indoor seating.

But it was very quiet by the time we went in. Is it because people hated their crepes? Especially the savoury ones? I seem to think so.

There was only one Asian lady on at this time of the night. She was very friendly and smiling in which I liked. Sally and I both like friendly service.

I went to the bathroom and they are outside. You need the key for the bathroom. Its in a tricky spot so you might need to ask the waitress as to where.

They cater for kids as well by having many books and toys around. They also have a tv.

Sally got the crepe special and I got a simple lemon crepe (about $13). They came with ice cream (1 scoop). I love simplicity and I had too much dessert at the gelato world. Sally started eating hers before I can take the picture. Damm. She should have waited!


The crepe was just ok. It wasn't the greatest, although Sally loved hers with the lovely strawberry filling inside.

Meh I don't know if I'd come back seeing as there are many other good places around. But if nothing else was opened and I needed a late night fix then yeah sure.

Gelato World tour.

"Gelato World Tour, Melbourne (Australia) stage, 25-27 October 2013. Join us at Argyle Square on Friday (12.30pm - 9.30pm), Saturday (11.00am - 9.30pm) and Sunday (11.00am - 7pm), during the Carlton Italian Festa. The event is organized by Carpigiani Gelato University and Sigep (with main partners IFI and MEC3). The objective: to share with the public this fresh, high-quality food that represents the excellence and creativity of thousands of gelato artisans.

Eight cities in the five continents will become capitals of gelato, that good, genuine, nutritious food, presented in hundreds of flavors. These cities will welcome thousands of people to their public squares and will contribute to highlighting artisans and local products. Sixteen gelato artisans are selected for each stage and they compete with flavors that combine tradition with innovation, bringing out the taste of the best ingredients. It´s an incredible opportunity to make themselves known and to show their own recipes to the audience and the media." Quote about the event from the Gelato World Tour Melbourne site


It is $10 per ticket but with that you get two mini cups of ice cream and some samplers.

Here there was a long line of people everywhere trying to get their ice cream fix. Most of the crowd were International students although some were local. For Melbourne Uni students they got two extra scoops. Bonus!

Here I had a lot of fun sampling the chocolate, the mascarpone, vanilla bean and another flavour that I cannot remember. I had just had lunch hence there was no fifth flavour. When I see chocolate I think fun and that is what this was.

I didn't really like the mascarpone that much. But I loved the vanilla bean and the small cone that it came in.

There were also demonstrations to be had. One of them was about owning a gelato store and here they talked about the gelato university in Italy. Prospective gelato makers need to study there in order to own a successful shop.

Many thanks to the City of Melbourne for sponsoring such an International event like this. Its great to see businesses get together and promote. More so it is great for the International students to learn about gelato and what it is all about. I hope that the City of Melbourne can have more events like this for International and Local students

Thai Thonglor 55 by Katherine

Sally had decided to come to my side of the town just for a change. She decided to visit me.

We caught up over dinner and desserts.

Dinner was at a place which just opened last year, Thai Thonglor 55. Already two bloggers Krapow and Bloop Bloop Bleep have written good things about it.

I'm about to do the same, as it had lots of good things about it.

The staff are still trying to find their feet, but they are lovely and smiling. They are always willing to help customers when need be. There were a lot of Caucasians there. They welcome children. A lot of people wanted wine in which they have. Myself and Sally are not wine drinkers. We never have been.

The bathrooms are small and are out the back. They were very cramped as the dryer kept turning on.

They have great WI-FI

I love the Thai decor.

Whilst I went for the Pad Thai ($18.90) Sally went for the Thai Green Curry with rice ($19) and the iced Milk Tea ($4.50).

I loved my Pad Thai- it had the right amount of spice in there. It was light and I loved the tofu. I was still full from the gelato and the brunch at Top Paddock.

Sally loved, but couldn't finish her Thai Green curry. She loved all the spices and the chicken. Sally loved her tea as she finished it.

Sally and I vowed to be back as the cuisine wowed us. Oh and they do take EFTPOS. At last a great Thai place near Highpoint that is welcomed by the locals.

Top Paddock by Katherine

Top Paddock has been raved about for some time now as one of the best brunch places around.

So Sally and I met again, this time at Top Paddock. Since there was no please wait to be seated sign I just thought that I'd take a seat and wait for Sally. This time she moved to Richmond which is much closer to uni. In fact she can bike ride there.

Sally had known about Top Paddock for some time now but we thought that the prices were a little bit on the high side. Ok for a special occasion this might be great.

I had to wait in the queue for a seat and for Sally. Sally was running a tad bit late. I was put on a waiting list. They were just simply busy on a Saturday morning. The waitress was really overworked. Maybe they should have more wait staff on a Saturday morning.

But the food and Sally's coffee was great. I also loved my orange juice ($6). It was freshly squeezed.

I had the chilli scrambled eggs ($16) and on the waiter's recommendation Sally had the Top Paddock big breakfast ($19) which came with onions, bacon, eggs any way you like and toast. Mine came with one big slice of toast but I wanted an extra one ($3). I loved this and I loved the gorgeous flowers on top. I also loved the chilli kick to this. It added a dimension of being modern.

I also had a chance to try Sally's onions which she did not like. I loved them. They were nicely done, not overcooked and not undercooked. They worked really well with my dish. I wonder why they hadn't included them on the menu

I also had the chance to try Sally's cappuccino ($3.80). I have to say for a well known coffee place the single origin didn't work as well in this drink. I think its better suited to pour overs and long blacks. The drink tasted like medicine.

My advice is to come really early as they run out of everything early in the day. I really don't know why there are so many negative complaints because the food was simply stunning to look at and really delish.  As for me and for Sal we'd love to come again.