Little Miss Dive Shop

From the same people that brought you Little Miss Mexico, Little Miss Miami and Crab Shack, comes their latest nautical themed project, Little Miss Dive Shop. With the drinks outnumbering the food offerings on the menu, it’s safe to say this place is more of a bar than anything else. Their small snacks include Fried…

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Kang Kong – New Winter Menu

Adelaide Food Central was invited to sample the new Winter menu at Kang Kong. All food and drinks were provided free of charge. Nearly open for 3 months, Kang Kong has had huge success with their Autumn menu, but with the Winter months approaching, the owners felt it was time to spice things up a…

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Ellen Street Restaurant

Ellen Street Restaurant has been open for about a year and half now – so why didn’t I find out about it until a few weeks ago!? Never mind – better late than never – and what a find! Tom Boden sure can cook! You’ll fine Ellen Street at Maxwell Wines on the rise of…

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Hispanic Mechanic – Revisit

When I first started as a Food Blogger, I quickly learnt that the most popular posts were from new eateries that opened up. I would always aim to visit new establishments within a week of their opening. My first visit to Hispanic Mechanic was no different as I dined in on their third day of…

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Kristian’s Kitchen

It’s not uncommon for a business to undergo re-branding in order to change their fortunes. The owners of the former Ambient have done just that by renaming themselves to Kristian’s Kitchen. The former was a restaurant and I was told that that put customers off, so they’ve now opted for a more casual setting. There…

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New Haveli Restaurant

New Haveli is a restaurant located on Grange Road at the former site of Red Lenny’s. I only noticed it while driving past recently and was intrigued by the fact it was an Indian and Italian restaurant. The menu is all Indian but they do offer Italian food when catering. Their offerings are fairly standard…

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Ming Room

Funnily enough, I do love Chinese food, in fact I could eat it every day! Perhaps it’s because I’m Chinese? So I was excited at the prospect of trying out Adelaide’s Ming Room in Angas Street (formerly Beijing Chinese Restaurant), right near the Arts Theatre. Ming Room’s website boasts Chinese cuisine based on the freshest…

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The Beigelry

In the United States in the early 1900’s, 300 bagel craftsmen established standards for bagel production. The bagels were prepared by hand and weighed between 57 and 85 grams. The bagels were smaller and dense, and were made with high gluten flour and mixed with malt syrup, salt, water and yeast. They were then rolled…

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The Highway – Mushroom Month

Last night, Adelaide Food Central was invited to sample The Highway’s “Mushroom Month” menu. All food and drink were provided free of charge. For the fifth year running, The Highway Hotel is giving customers the chance to get their vitamin B fix by celebrating “Mushroom Month” with a selection of dishes that feature nature’s hidden…

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European Cafe

Some eateries have that magic formula, and it’s obvious that European Café on the Parade, Norwood has it. 36 years in business is evidence enough! This casual, busy café has maintained its popularity by continuing to serve delicious, hearty home-style Italian food with lashings of old fashioned Italian hospitality. I’ve been there a number of…

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