Places covered in Part One of the St Kilda Food Focused Amazing Race: Miss Jacksons, St Kilda Rickshaws and Monarch Cakes.
Places covered in Part Two of the St Kilda Food Focused Amazing Race: Babu Ji and Ichi Ni Izakaya.
In the final part of this three part series, I will be covering: Il Fornaio, St Kilda Bowling Club, Milk The Cow and Bar Di Stasio.
Il Fornaio
Address: 2 Acland St, St Kilda, VIC 3182
Phone: 03 9534 2922
Website: http://www.ilfornaio.com.au
Twitter: @ilfornaio1
Facebook: here
Instagram: @ilfornaio1
After our two lunches at Babu Ji and Ichi Ni Izakaya, we walked over in our very full belly to our second coffee for the day at Il Fornaio.
After we arrived, barista Matt gave us an insight into official coffee competitions and what it is all about. It’s not just a matter of extracting coffee and making our beloved golden liquid, but it also requires attention to detail; flavour; symmetrical patterns when making coffee art, and the colour of the espresso.
We also learned that Ilfornaio takes their coffee seriously – they use St. Ali coffee beans and St Davids Dairy for their milk to ensure their is consistency with the coffee served. Did you know that each bottle of St Davids Dairy Milk is hand bottled?
After our little education on coffee, one of the baristas, Oscar gave us a demonstration on how to make our own coffee art. After making my own coffee art, it has made me more appreciative towards coffee art. You can see my coffee art here.
Between the six of us, we shared a plate of delicious coffee & juice bircher made out of blood orange juice, st ali coffee yoghurt, hazelnut, coffee crumb, date confit and blood orange crackers.
Although we were quite full, the head chef – Simon Turner insisted that we try a plate of ethical bacon – pigs that have been hand fed, and cured in house. He also discussed about the use of Australian sourced produce and ensuring as much ethical measures as possible.
Following coffee and “brunch” at Il Fornaio, we went off to St Kilda Sports Club for a friendly game of lawn bowls and cider before our final lot of activities.
St Kilda Sports Club
Address: 66 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda
Phone: 03 9534 5229
Website: http://www.stkildasportsclub.com
Facebook: here
St Kilda Sports Club has a rich history in the Melbourne social and sports scene. It’s been operating since 1865.
They are currently undergoing renovations to restore the club to its former glory, but also adapting to the ever changing needs of Melbourne, which now offers its club for parties, functions and events.
When we arrived we all grabbed a glass of cider each before heading out to the lawn bowl area for a friendly game of lawn balls.
I’ve never played lawn bowling my whole life, but I did find it exciting and fun! There were a group of men playing lawn bowls that afternoon and I kept through my lawn ball into their field. :P
Following our game, the venue manager took us around the St Kilda Bowling club. It was very interesting to see the history of the club.
The old locker rooms at the club. Apparently it was used to film one of the scenes for Offspring.
After our little tour, we went off to our second last destination – Milk The Cow.
Milk The Cow
Address: 157 Fitzroy St, St Kilda
Phone: 03 9537 2225
Website: http://milkthecow.com.au
Facebook: here
Twitter: @milkthecowmelb
Being an avid cheese lover and the occasional wine drinker (a lot more recently due to food blogging), I was all smiles when I arrived at Milk The Cow.
We were each offered a Cheese & Wine Flight pairing, where each wine was paired with a cheese.
The flight was started from left to right, as it the flight became heavier.
#1: 6 month old manchego paired with Madame Coco Blanc de Blanc.
#2: 6 month old blue milk cheese paired with Peter Lehmenn Riesling
#3: Gouda paired with Chardonnay.
#4: Bella Vitano Merlot Cheese paired with Kelly Brook Pinot Noir.
After our cheese and wine tasting we were given a pop quiz and Ashley from Im So Hungree won it!
Milk The Cow has a serious amount of cheese and wine offerings that I will definitely need to visit when I have the chance. Now that they are opening a second store in the North, I just might have to visit :)
Following our cheese & wine, we went off to our final destination:
Bar Di Stasio
Address: 31 Fitzroy St, St Kilda 3182
Phone: 03 9525 3999
Website: http://distasio.com.au
Facebook: here
Twitter: @CafeDiStasio
Bar Di Stasio is a brand new addition to Di Stasio, where one can meet and drink in sophistication. The moment you step into the bar, you will notice the stylish and sophisticated interiors.
When we arrived we were offered a refreshing yet slightly bitter Ramazzotti Cocktail. It’s a cocktail made out of Italian bitter – Ramazotti. I don’t actually know the name of this cocktail, so i named it Ramazotti Cocktail. I love how they served it in a stainless steel cup with retro straws.
Although we were SOOOO full, we still managed to stomach: chicken pate on toasts, potato skin crisps and egg plant chips! True foodies we are!
Restaurant Mallory was kind enough to give us the opportunity to try out this herbaceous Italian alcohol called Zucca. Interesting in taste but quite strong!
Following our drinks and snacks, Jessica announced the winner of the Amazing Race, which was Ashley from Im So Hungree! Yay :) Congratulations.
After the announcement, we decided to catch the tram back into the city together, before making our way home.
It was definitely a fun and food filled day at St Kilda. This is just a brief encounter of the food places that St Kilda has to offer. There are always new businesses opening in St Kilda, and I’m very sure that I will be returning back to St Kilda to try out their other foodie places!
Disclaimer: Peach was invited as a guest of Tyrell Publicity, St Kilda Tourism and respective eateries mentioned in above post to experience the dining offers within St Kilda. All opinions and views on views on www.peach-water.com are honest and purely based on my own experiences and how I feel about the product.
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