March 22, 2008: Giant Steps/Innocent Bystander Ii

Tom Phat, Mike, Jo, Cindy as well as I made role of a borrowed machine to caput out for some assort of route trip. By the fourth dimension nosotros got our acts together as well as picked upwardly Tracy it was already getting on for 4 inwards the afternoon, pregnant that our initial plans of driving to the Dandenongs as well as going on a 7km lyre plane walk were looking a tad optimistic. Instead, nosotros decided to caput towards Healesville as well as become for a quick stroll simply about 1 of the nearby nature reserves earlier finding something delicious for dinner.

Our previous trip to Giant Steps/Innocent Bystander had been fairly successful, as well as therefore nosotros decided on a follow-up visit. Both Cindy as well as I ordered pizzas this fourth dimension simply about - pumpkin, marinated caprine animal feta, pomegranate as well as roasted garlic for me ($22) as well as dark-green zucchini, capers, fennel & lemon for Cindy ($17). These were some fine pizzas - perfectly cooked sparse bases, thoughtful combinations of toppings as well as an appropriate score of cheesiness. Mine (see the pic above) was a fairly straightforward pumpkin pizza, amongst the improver of a sprinkling of pomegranate seeds, which added a overnice variation inwards texture as well as petty bursts of tart sweetness.

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April 9-13, 2009: Easter Eats

Christmas, Easter was a fourth dimension of sharing recipes in addition to restaurants nosotros already know in addition to love.

• On Th night, I bought my blood brother a belatedly pub repast at the East Brunswick Club afterwards he made the nerve-wracking campaign due south from Tumut;
• On Friday, Carol brought over a bottle of blood-red in addition to I cranked out roughly pizzas. We finished upwards amongst icecream.
• Dinner on Fri nighttime was at Sue's, where my Dad in addition to his married adult woman were staying. While they generously catered, I delivered an Easter packet of golden bars, grubs in addition to carrot cake biscuits.
• On Dominicus nighttime I cooked a comforting 'meat'-and-veg repast for blood brother Liam, featuring vegan sausage rolls; he was oblivious to his offset ingestion of tofu.
• Monday night? Dinner amongst Dad in addition to Anne at Shakahari. The croquettes were mildly disappointing, the laksa excellent, in addition to I lastly sampled the tofu caramel:
  

While the tofu was every bit shine in addition to creamy every bit I'd dreamed, the electrical sweetness of the candied pistachios came every bit a shock. H5N1 welcome one.

The residue of the weekend I worked. Reluctantly, but steadily. It would convey been lonelier if it wasn't for our other houseguest, Missy:

(That's the reproachful hold back of a truthful cat who knows I shouldn't live checking my Yahoo account.)

April 24, 2009: Mojo's Weird Pizza

Umago has been our regular choice but it has only intermittently satisfied. So when I flora out that nosotros were inward the delivery expanse of the Clifton Hill branch of Mojo's Weird Pizza I was non bad to hand it a try.

For all their utter of weirdness (and to hold out fair, a banana as well as bacon pizza is pretty strange), the vego options aren't specially wacky, amongst options similar tomato, artichoke as well as rocket, roast vegie as well as bruschetta sounding delicious without likewise much craziness.

Cindy tried to dial upwards the weirdness every bit much every bit she could, ordering the 2 almost interesting sounding veg options. First up, the cheeseathon known every bit Kaas Kop - caramelised onion, blueish vein cheese, regular cheese, parmesan cheese as well as cream cheese. We only got a modest 1 of these, which was a proficient selection - the blueish vein as well as caramelised onion were a fantastic combination but the whole thing is only incredibly rich. You tin experience your arteries clogging.


Our minute selection was The Gringo (salsa base, corn chips, cheese, spanish onion, fresh tomato, jalapenos, cream cheese. topped amongst sour cream as well as guacamole), which is shooting for the same territory every bit Umago's Mexican pizza. I actually liked the stance of this pizza - specially the loads of jalapenos as well as slatherings of sauces, but the chip layer was a chip much for me. I could grip a smattering of corn chips on operate past times of a pizza, but this came amongst a layer of chips 2-3 deep correct across it. Apparently the chip score is pretty variable, then I haven't given upwards promise on this 1 entirely.


Cindy couldn't resist ordering a garlic staff of life ($5), which wasn't anything specially special (beyond the fact that it was garlic staff of life of course).


And, inward a nod of the caput towards healthfulness, nosotros also ordered Mojo's ain garden salad, which came amongst its ain trivial subway of Heinz dressing as well as a dense layer of fetta as well as olives across the top. It was okay, but a long means from existence salubrious I suspect.

I had high hopes for Mojo's, but this was all only a trivial disappointing. I mean value I'll endeavor them 1 time again but my expectations convey been suitably modified.

Address: 384 Queens Parade, Clifton Hill (there's also a Port Melbourne branch)
Ph: 9489 6588
Licensed.
Price: weird pizzas from $11 (small) to $22 (family), classic pizzas $10-$20
Website: http://www.mojosweirdpizza.com.au

October 30, 2009: Crust Pizza

great pizza otherwise), alongside my favourite (Umago) depression on Cindy's rankings. Last time nosotros had this interminable news on the blog, recommended Crust Pizza, as well as then when Jetsetting Joyce flagged their novel Smith Street store, nosotros were railroad train to plough over them a try.

The bill of fare is chock-full of vego options, from 'healthy' Heart Foundation pizzas to the weirder upper crust options (curry pizza? Really?). We went a fairly conventional route, ordering 3 of the criterion vego pizzas ($20 each for large ones) - Wild Mushroom, Sweet Potato as well as Vegie Moussaka. The pizza bases are sparse as well as light, as well as they select a lite impact alongside the toppings - the sauces as well as cheese don't dominate the primary ingredients.

The best of the bunch was the wild mushroom, alongside 3 kinds of mushrooms, asparagus spears, pino nuts as well as parmesan cheese. Mushroom pizzas are ever looked kindly upon inwards this house, as well as the improver of asparagus as well as pinenuts elevated this i from the commons fare.

The moussaka was a fantastic idea, alongside grilled eggplant, roasted potatoes, garlic, parmesan as well as bechamel sauce. It nearly carried it off, but the tater slices were non likewise cooked equally they should select been, which lowered this i from outstanding downwards to adequate.

Finally, the sweetness tater pizza, alongside roasted capsicum, cherry tomatoes, pinenuts, cerise onion as well as gorgonzola. With all those ingredients, you'd aspect a season sensation, but this pizza actually alone came hold upwards when y'all got a chip alongside gorgonzola inwards it. I may hold upwards a chip biased yesteryear my anti-tomato agenda, but on the whole this was the to the lowest degree impressive of the three.

At $20 a pop, Crust is a tiny chip pricier than to a greater extent than or less of the other places we've tried, but belike a tiny chip improve equally well. It's non a clear winner, but it's leading as well as volition most probable hold upwards the house nosotros telephone phone adjacent fourth dimension nosotros desire mortal to convey pizza to us.

Address: 350 Smith Street, Collingwood (they're all over Melbourne)
Ph: 9095 0955 (again, this is the Collingwood store)
Price: Large vego pizzas - $20
Website: http://www.crust.com.au/

September 16, 2009: Bande A Business Office Pizza

December 31, 2012: Bande Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Part is no longer trading.

Pizza Meine Leibe inward Northcote, but the house has a few problems: it's besides far away for a lazy nighttime out in addition to you lot in all probability necessitate to mass to brand certain you'll larn a table. Problem solved! Bande a Part inward North Carlton is a Meine Leibe's closer, emptier sister. We turned upwardly amongst Mike in addition to Jo on a Midweek eve in addition to had our selection of tables inward the spacious in addition to trendy interior.

The friendly staff rapidly had us sipping our commencement beers in addition to perusing the long in addition to varied menu. After a brief ability struggle, nosotros agreed to social club 4 vego pizzas to share, along amongst a duet of salads to hand us the illusion of nutrition.

The commencement salad (Ms Pink, $9.50) was a delicious concoction of radicchio in addition to greenish leaves, orange, beetroot in addition to blood-red onion, dressed inward a blood-red vino veaigrette. Despite the protestations of around at the tabular array that fruit doesn't belong inward salads, this was a hitting - sweetness in addition to tangy plenty to cutting through all the delicious pizza grease.

The instant salad, ordered for the Ms Pink naysayer, was a typical rocket in addition to parmesan job. It was a generous plateful, in addition to 1 nosotros mightiness non convey ordered if we'd realised that 1 of our pizzas would await similar this:

The plain of dreams ($15) is a pretty measure vego pizza of mushroom, buffalo mozzarella in addition to garlic, amongst a pile of rocket in addition to parsley popped on overstep for around textural variety. As amongst all the pizzas, the base of operations was perfectly cooked, in addition to all the ingredients were tasty - but on the whole this was in all probability the to the lowest degree memorable of the iv pizzas nosotros ordered.

Next upwardly was the eggplant pizza ($13) ,with roasted eggplant, Lycopersicon esculentum sauce, fio di latte, pesto in addition to semi-dried tomatoes. This was an outstanding flavor combination - the slightly smokey eggplant working surprisingly good amongst the pesto in addition to semi-dried tomatoes.

I Carusi's broccoli pizza is the Greenpeace ($13), although Bande a Part add together tellegio in addition to silverbeet to the mix piece dropping off the chilli. Whether it quite measured upwardly to the simpler broccoli, lemon in addition to chilli combo of the Holmes Street pizzeria was contested, but the fact that nosotros were fifty-fifty talking nearly them inward the same breath is high praise indeed.

Finally, something a flake wacky: the bluish velvet ($15), amongst mozzarella, bontazola bluish cheese, spud in addition to soused pear (Mike in addition to Jo were form plenty to inquire for the measure prosciutto from this pizza to endure served on the side). This was in all probability the star of the show, amongst the pungent bluish cheese applied amongst appropriate restraint in addition to the sweetness pears taking the border off perfectly.

Bande Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Part is non a inexpensive local pizzeria for evenings when cooking is besides much hassle, it's targeting the same marketplace every bit the I Carusis, Pizza Meine Leibes, DOCs in addition to Oskars of the world, in addition to it's delivering the goods impressively. It's fantastic to convey a delicious pizza house nearby that you lot tin flame basically walk into in addition to larn a table. The service is corking in addition to the pizzas are competitive amongst the places listed above. It's surprising that, despite existence opened upwardly for to a greater extent than than 6 months, this house has developed real petty buzz (e.g. this is the exclusively vaguely relevant spider web review I tin flame find). Here's hoping they keep a prissy balance: successful plenty to remain open, but non in addition to thus successful that nosotros can't simply stroll upwardly in addition to start eating.

Address: 749 Nicholson Street, North Carlton
Ph: 9388 8950
Licensed
Prices: Small vegie pizzas - $11-$15; large - $16-$20; salads - $8-$12

December 25, 2009: Pizza Iv

home-made base of operations mishap on Christmas day, but flora an insufficient render of ready-made pizza bases. I was going to accept to supplement them amongst something home-grown.

Lindy Loo's "easiest pizza dough inwards the world". Using dry out yeast (I had the not-yet-expired form this time), this dough would allegedly live on ready inwards fifteen minutes. And it seemed to be, though amongst all the chatter as well as drinking as well as snacking it truly had a picayune longer to prove. I rolled ii messy tray-shapes out of it as well as they baked into lovely medium-thick crusts - a picayune airy inwards the oculus as well as enough crispy on the base of operations to back upwards the toppings. I won't hesitate to larn dorsum to this recipe side yesteryear side fourth dimension I'm making pizza at home.

For the showtime circular I kept it simple, sprinkling the base of operations amongst olive oil, crushed garlic as well as dark sesame seeds - it worked both on its ain as well as slathered amongst dip; I intend it would accept been spectacular amongst a picayune rosemary added but I knew that non all of my guests would accept agreed. For circular two, my aim was to role upwards some vege-box-delivered mushrooms as well as silverbeet. I layered upwards a splash of olive oil, silverbeet sauteed amongst garlic, sliced mushrooms as well as a twosome of rehydrated porcinis, as well as then lite scatterings of mozzarella as well as parmesan cheese. Finally, I couldn't resist revisiting the apple-pesto pizza.

It was cracking materials for lounging roughly a grazing over, as well as it's been a pleasance to consume the leftovers inwards dissimilar topping combinations inwards the next days.



The Quick as well as the Dead Tasty pizza dough
(using a recipe seen at Yeah, That "Vegan" Shit, where it's credited to Everybody Likes Sandwiches)

7g sachet dry out yeast
1 loving cup warm water
2 1/2 cups apparently flour
1 teaspoon agave nectar (or 2 teaspoons sugar)
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons fresh rosemary, chopped (optional)
cornmeal/polenta

Preheat an oven to 200°C.

In a large bowl, stir together the yeast as well as warm H2O until the yeast has dissolved. Add the flour, salt, agave/sugar, rosemary as well as olive stone oil as well as stir until good combined. I flora that this dough was a lot drier than other pizza doughs I've made, as well as it took a field to pick upwards all the floury bits as well as contain them into the dough. Allow the dough to balance for 10 minutes.

Lightly flour a build clean bench meridian as well as scroll out the dough to stand upwards for your pizza tray - I flora that I could brand ii medium-thin bases amongst this quantity of dough. Sprinkle cornmeal over the tray, identify the base of operations on top, as well as suit over your toppings. Bake the pizza for 20-25 minutes, or until the crust is golden.

January 9, 2010: Plush Pizza

two reviews, both of them from 2007. Plush has a lot going for it - the card boasts nineteen vegetarian pizza topping combinations, they're willing to veganise only virtually all of them together with they offering gluten-free bases (although I listen that these aren't great). They're correct on the #75 tram describe of piece of occupation together with patch they've a few seats for eating in, St James Park is a brusque stroll downwards the street amongst a gourmet beer purveyor on the means (just stimulate got a bottle opener if you lot desire much choice).

And for all that, they plow out roughly damn fine pizzas (thank goodness!). Michael couldn't resist the Hothead (pictured above, $15.80), together with had the veganised version amongst tomato plant sauce, 'mozzarella', tomato, capsicum, vegetarian sausage, fried tofu, jalapenos, tobasco sauce, parsley together with spices. This was sufficiently spicy that Michael advised me non to displace it. Alternatively, it may stimulate got been together with therefore delicious that he didn't desire to portion it. I did, at least, larn to displace a chunk of the vegan cheese. It was pleasant, if bland - if I were going vegan I'd likely asking no cheese rather than paying out extra for the mistaken stuff.

I Carusi, but they sure border out the typcial takeaway competition, such every bit Crust. If alone they did habitation delivery!

Edit 10/07/11: Sadly, Plush Pizza has unopen - Melbourne veg community volition immature lady it terribly.

Address: 85 Burwood Rd, Hawthorn
Ph: 9819 1188
Unlicensed
Price: veg pizzas $6-$21, vegan cheese 50c-$1 extra
Website: www.plushpizza.com.au

January 23-26, 2010: Port Fairy

Cindy together with I, similar the bulk of Australians, decided to plow the Commonwealth of Australia Day vacation into a four-day long-weekend, together with trekked off to Port Fairy to laze around. It's a prissy niggling town - clearly good ready for foodie tourists, alongside maybe the highest density of Good Food Guide hats per capita of anywhere inwards Victoria. We didn't focus likewise heavily on the fine-dining (although in that place is some other transportation service coming well-nigh our i fancy repast for the weekend), instead surviving on a heady mix of local cafe food, trail mix together with chips.

The weekend started off alongside a wander roughly the town - it's an interesting mix of historical buildings, trendiness together with natural beauty. We focussed mainly on the natural beauty, heading through some prissy niggling wetlands on the agency to Griffiths Island.

haloumi together with grape salad, which got us through until morning.

On Sunday, I somehow convinced Cindy that hiring bikes together with riding for thirty-odd kilometres was an awesome idea. So, afterwards a fairly forgettable breakfast nosotros laid off for Koroit on 2 of the hardest bike-seats always built. They were basically simply hard-plastic. Throw inwards a pedal that cruel off inside the kickoff kilometre, together with things weren't looking good. Luckily, the The Girl alongside the Dragon Tattoo.

All nosotros had the lay out energy left for was a dinner outing, which volition live the plain of written report of its ain transportation service shortly. Our Port Fairy jaunt was a pretty ideal long weekend - a fighting of physical activity, lots of reading, likewise much sun, some proficient nutrient together with a niggling fighting of nature.

February 6-7, 2010: Silverbeet Calzoni & Watermelon Salad

Green Refectory in addition to gave them a walking tour of Sydney Road.

On Lord's Day nosotros headed out to the Dandenongs amongst a elementary conception - they furnish the transport, nosotros furnish the food, everybody strolls in addition to has a overnice afternoon. I took corking please inwards planning the card in addition to amongst Michael's assistance it wasn't likewise difficult to trace together. We started amongst crackers in addition to dips - muhammara, sun-dried tomato plant hummus in addition to that elementary pizza dough wrapped roughly silverbeet, mushrooms, garlic, pino nuts in addition to preserved lemon. (Thanks to inspiration!)

Hellenic Republic. In that fourth dimension I've operate increasingly irritated yesteryear George Columbaris' ubiquitous media presence, but I convey to admit: the Near-pure chocolate, of course.


Silverbeet calzoni

Finely chop some silverbeet (stems in addition to leaves), mushrooms in addition to a niggling preserved lemon. Gently toast some pine nuts inwards a nestling pan until golden. Remove them from the pan, the purpose the pan to rut a niggling olive oil. Add some minced garlic in addition to the mushrooms, cooking gently for a few minutes. Add the silverbeet in addition to gear upward until it's commencement to wilt; perchance some other five minutes. Turn off the rut in addition to stir through the preserved lemon in addition to pino nuts. Set the filling aside to cool.

Prepare a pizza dough in addition to when it's ready to roll, preheat the oven to 180°C. Sprinkle a baking tray amongst a niggling cornmeal. Sprinkle a build clean bench in addition to a rolling pivot amongst flour in addition to pinch off a pocket-size ball of dough - country 1/4 to 1/3 cup. Roll the dough into a sparse circle in addition to spoon some of the silverbeet filling onto one-half of it, leaving a 1.5 cm border. Fold the dough over in addition to pinch together the edges to seal your half-moon calzone; house it on the baking tray. Repeat amongst the remaining dough in addition to filling, in addition to hence bake y'all calzoni until the dough is cooked in addition to a niggling golden, most xv minutes. Serve hot or at room temperature.

Watermelon salad

Slice the flesh of a watermelon into large cubes, removing equally many seeds equally y'all tin stand upward to. Place the watermelon inwards a large bowl in addition to drizzle it amongst pomegranate molasses in addition to a tiny flake of rosewater. Dice some feta, rip upward some mint leaves in addition to toast some flaked almonds. Toss these ingredients through the watermelon entirely when you're ready to serve the salad.

The Moor's Head

September 30, 2012

We've been pregnant to striking upwards The Moor's Head since Claire reviewed it close a twelvemonth ago. Even amongst our semi-regular visits to Thornbury for Rumi, The Moor's Head is aiming at existence a fancy version of Mankoushe. Their tag-line is 'inauthentic pizzas', in addition to manoushe in addition to pide brand upwards the mass of the menu. We turned upwards correct equally they were opening in addition to settled correct into our selection of the tables.

The card is super veg-friendly - almost one-half of the pizzas are vegetarian, equally are most of the starters in addition to all of the salads. Vegans volition struggle, although at that topographic point were a yoke of pizzas that looked modifiably vegan. They create gluten-free bases for the coeliacs (at an extra $3). We deliberately over-ordered, prophylactic inward the cognition that nosotros could pack upwards whatsoever leftovers to get got habitation (side-note for those inward the area/with a car: everything at The Moor's Head is available to takeaway).

We started amongst the a serve of the babe peppers, stuffed amongst feta in addition to served amongst walnuts in addition to olive fossil oil ($8). There was something vinegary close the peppers, which worked nicely amongst their sweetness in addition to the salty feta stuffing. The walnuts were a reasonably expert accompaniment, although I wouldn't get got minded them halved in addition to stuffed within the peppers amongst the cheese.

We also ordered a salad to accompany our pizzas - chickpeas, parsley, tahini, yoghurt in addition to almonds ($8.50).

This didn't wow either of us - it was fine, but anything thence reminiscent of the famous Moroccan Soup Bar fatteh is going to endure a chip of a let-down inward comparison. The almonds were good, in addition to the dressing was fine, but a chip of extra tabular array salt in addition to perhaps having it at room temperature rather than mutual frigidity would get got tipped things to a greater extent than inward its favour.

To the original event! After a quick twitter consultation amongst Claire, nosotros settled on 2 of the pides - offset upwards the Istanbuli (pumpkin, tahini, dukkah in addition to parsley, $17).

This was keen - a expert combination of flavours served inward tasty in addition to tender dough.

The pièce de résistance was the much vaunted Omar Sharif, a combination of 3 cheeses amongst oregano, mint, nigella in addition to soused onion ($17.50).

You tin can almost experience your arteries solidifying equally y'all gobble it downwards - salty in addition to gooey, amongst merely plenty herby flavours to cutting through the hefty cheese filling. I recall a whole i of these would endure besides much, but splitting it inward one-half (and saving one-half of that one-half for tiffin the twenty-four hours after) meant that it was a existent highlight.

I was really impressed yesteryear The Moor's Head - the service was friendly in addition to speedy (helped no dubiety yesteryear our early on arrival) in addition to the nutrient fresh in addition to delicious. I was feeling pretty happy amongst the prices ( $60 bought us to a greater extent than than nosotros could swallow addition 2 drinks) until Cindy drew the straight comparing amongst Mankoushe. The pizzas hither are definitely a pace upwards inward terms of ingredients in addition to variety, but when y'all recall close the haloumi or spiced fetta manoushes available for approximately a fiver at Mankoushe, it's difficult to justify the expense. Still, The Moor's Head shouldn't endure punished for Mankoushe's insanely expert value - it's nonetheless a really satisfactory in addition to affordable repast (especially if compared amongst the fancy pizza places it's to a greater extent than realistically going upwards against).

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The Moor's Head has received some splendid reviews from melbourne gastronome, Let's Get Fat Together, jessinabubble, Food Sailor, piece Double Dutch Oven prefers the value on offering at Mankoushe.

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The Moor's Head
774 High Street, Thornbury (it's genuinely a chip of the agency downwards Collins Street)
9484 0173
starters/salads $4.50 - 8.50, veg pizzas $16.50 - 17.50
http://www.themoorshead.com/

Accessibility: The Moor's Head has done a expert project inward terms of accessibility - there's a ramp on entry, a reasonably spacious interior in addition to a unisex, disability accessible bathroom. Ordering is at the table, payment at a depression counter.

Kaprica

October 31, 2012

We've long been fans of I Carusi inwards Brunswick, then when Eat Pizza instead!

We couldn't resist the broccoli pizza (broccoli, mozzarella, parmesan, chilli, $12). It's just the same equally the i served upward at I Carusi, which is virtually the highest praise I tin offer. We likewise tried out the Funghi (asiago cheese, enoki as well as oyster mushrooms, $12). I was relieved to encounter a vego mushroom pizza on the carte (the I Carusi version combines mushies amongst prosciutto for closed to ridiculous reason), but I didn't honey this equally much equally I'd hoped. I hateful at that topographic point was naught incorrect amongst it, but it paled adjacent to the wonders of the broccoli pizza - I wonder if it was the asiago rather than mozzarella that disappointed me.

Even without loving the funghi, I left pretty happy - service was friendly as well as reasonably efficient (although it would brand everyone's life easier if they had a drinks list), as well as the atmosphere was lovely. It's groovy to lead maintain a local competition to DOC, producing high character pizzas amidst the mediocrity of Lygon Street. Kaprica's depression primal vibe as well as affordable prices arrive Carlton's standout pizza articulation for me, although whether I'll experience the same means in i trial the queues starting fourth dimension to laid is closed to other matter. Even if they create instruct popular, I tin encounter Cindy as well as I spending the strange summertime eve amongst a brace of takeaway pizzas inwards Lincoln Square (with the possibility of Casa del Gelato for dessert!).

* Thanks to Sammy inwards the comments for letting us know that closed to of the pasta tin last done gluten-free - accept it away coeliacs!

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Kaprica
xix Lincoln Square South, Carlton
9639 6222
minor veg pizzas $10-$12, large veg pizzas $15-$17 (they're cash solely at this stage, fyi!)

Accessibility: Kaprica has a apartment entryway, but is pretty cramped inside. Ordering is at the table, amongst the nib paid at a lowish counter. We didn't take in the loos.

The Moor's Caput Ii

November 25, 2012

The Moor's Head to sample to a greater extent than of their menu. This fourth dimension roughly nosotros were joined past times Cindy's aunt Carol, pregnant nosotros could safely society 2 pizzas without having to worry virtually carting leftovers dorsum domicile amongst us.

We started amongst the Saladin (red za'atar, felfeleh (red pepper together with pomegranate), labne, parsley, mint, walnuts, cumin together with roquette, $16.50), every bit recommended to us by a commenter on our offset review.

This was truly function past times notch - the za'atar makes a fantastic base of operations for a pizza, piece the felfeleh (which nosotros guessed was the orangish sauce) was tangy together with creamy. Throw some crunchy nuts (plus the beautiful base of operations of course), together with you've got a superb pizza - position this at the function past times of your ordering listing on whatsoever hereafter visits.

To accompany it, nosotros ordered the Beiruti (za'atar, fresh tomato, olives, onion, labne together with roquette, $16.50).

This was dominated past times the big fatty dollops of labne, which were messy but enjoyable. The whole affair was a chip similar a fantastic Greek salad on a pizza - I particularly enjoyed my slices stockpiled amongst all of Cindy's discarded olives. We were all a chip tired of the roquette though - particularly because we'd chosen a roquette salad to intermission upwards the pizzas (with shanklish together with dried Iranian raisins, $8).

The bits of this where you lot got some shanklish together with a raisin were great, but they were a chip sparse on the solid soil for my greedy tastes.

Speaking of greedy, nosotros were feeling brave plenty to tackle a post-pizza dessert. Carol together with I wanted coffees but The Moor's Head is strictly a tea-based hot potable eating theatre (which strikes me every bit bonkers, but anyway). Instead, nosotros each grabbed a scoop of their java H2O ice cream ($3.50), which to a greater extent than than made upwards for the lack of a latte.

Cindy grabbed a sweetness dark tea to larn along amongst a giant bowl of Western Farsi fairy floss ($5). I was merely telling her that I institute the fairy floss a petty chip lacking on its own, but she pointed out that I withal managed to consume one-half of it, therefore I gauge it was meliorate than I remember. She surely seemed to savor the bits that I didn't steal.

I think I enjoyed The Moor's Head fifty-fifty to a greater extent than on the minute see - nosotros ordered a chip meliorate (the Saladin inwards detail truly won me over), together with nosotros institute room for dessert. I can't recommend it plenty - the staff are friendly, the meals are pretty affordable together with everything we've eaten has been fantastic.

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Read virtually our previous see to The Moor's Head here. Since then, there's merely been 1 extra review (positive of course) - cheque out the grazing panda.

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The Moor's Head
774 High Street, Thornbury (it's truly a chip of the agency downwardly Collins Street)
9484 0173
starters/salads $4.50 - 8.50, veg pizzas $16.50 - 17.50
http://www.themoorshead.com/

Accessibility: The Moor's Head has done a skillful chore inwards price of accessibility - there's a ramp on entry, a reasonably spacious interior together with a unisex, disability accessible bathroom. Ordering is at the table, payment at a depression counter or at the table.

Basil Pizza

February 1, 2013

During our Sydney eat-a-thon a couplet of years ago, nosotros brunched at (the similar a shot relocated together with rebranded) Naked Espresso. We didn't larn to motility out its nocturnal identity, Basil Pizza, though the Moody Noodles loved their repast at that spot a few nights later. We made certain to grab upward on it this time.

Basil's bill of fare is non alone vegetarian or alone pizza - they've got a attain of tapas on the wall, thus meat pizzas, approximately pastas, sides together with salads inwards impress - but the vegetarian together with vegan pizzas are front end together with centre. Most are thoughtfully composed from fresh vegetables together with cheeses, together with a few characteristic mock meats. Cheezly together with gluten-free bases are available at extra cost.

We constitute the bases to travel quite thin, together with crispy circular the edges; 'the regular' size makes a prissy repast for i at our appetite level. Michael's Vegan Mexicana ($14.50) layered the love apple tree base of operations amongst vegan pepperoni, Cheezly, roasted blood-red capsicum, Castilian onion, jalapenos together with chilli flakes.

I constitute myself indefensibly nostalgic for Hawaiian pizza ($14.20) - this i had enough of vegan ham together with Cheezly together with less canned pineapple. H5N1 garnishing sprinkle of parsley barely elevated the nutritional value or gourmet rating of my meal.

Though at that spot are tapas together with gig posters on the walls together with candles on the tables, Basil retains the atmosphere of a suburban pizza shop. The pizzas gibe that vibe too, amongst a knowing nod to Sydney's inner-city veg*ns inwards their topping selection.

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Basil Pizza seems to travel loved primarily past times vegan bloggers, run into cupcake kitteh, The Tropical Vegan, In The Mood For Noodles together with Sydney Vegan. Omnivores at For the dearest of Pizza together with Conquering King Street, Newtown cause got had to a greater extent than mixed (but to a greater extent than oft than non positive) experiences.

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Basil Pizza
126 King St, Newtown
(02) 9519 4880
veg pizzas $10.20-24.70
http://www.basilpizza.com.au/

Accessibility: There is a real small-scale stride upward on entry (see photograph above) together with a fairly crowded but apartment interior. Pizza tin travel ordered takeaway from the counter, or at the tabular array to consume it. Michael paid for our repast at the medium-height counter. We didn't view the toilets.

September 9, 2008: One Carusi Ii

last time (professionally painted signage!*), though their MO remains unchanged - high lineament mid-price pizzas too accoutrements. Michael generously allowed me to guide the 2 pizzas we'd share, too I tried to reciprocate past times picking around toppings I knew he'd specially like. Up summit in that place is the Broccoli ($13): "in bianco, fior di latte, broccoli, lemon, chilli & parmeggiano". The freshness of the ingredients made it great, though the uneven distribution of the chilli created a flake of a rollercoaster ride.

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November 9, 2008: Pizza Iii

Piedemonte's on our agency abode from Babka. Yet things went awry when I pulled out ingredients mid-afternoon to brand the dough. First, this recipe. Though it's a white pizza he elected to starting fourth dimension amongst slather of Lycopersicon esculentum paste, together with thence worked his agency upward through a diverseness of chunky-cut mushrooms amongst around fresh parsley, marjoram together with garlic. Finally he topped it amongst pieces of pungent, gooey taleggio cheese. I convey a fractured human relationship amongst such cheeses at best, together with this i packed a existent punch - it was fifty-fifty a trivial equally good potent for Michael! Given the odor that lingered throughout the household inwards the proceeding 36 hours, there'll hold upward no to a greater extent than taleggio at abode for a loooong time.

My pizza's a faithful replication of this apple, onion together with vegan cheddar pizza I saw at Yeah, That "Vegan" Shit. Working from the bottom up, it features pesto, caramelised balsamic crimson onions, capers, sliced apple tree together with mozzarella-style Cheezly. The combination of store-bought pesto together with caramelised onions came out a trivial oily, but it's a damn fine flavor mix! The cheezly was a subtle but undeniably creamy addition. I've since tried it grilled on toast - inwards that province of affairs it melted admirably.

December 14, 2008: Swallow Pizza

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