Red Sparrow Ii

March 16, 2019

We needed a pre-gig dinner close the Gasometer together with Red Sparrow jibe the nib perfectly. They've doubled their floorspace since nosotros terminal visited, but they even therefore had to squish us inwards on a pretty busy Sabbatum evening. 

We split upwards a yoke of pizzas together with a side betwixt 3 of us, starting amongst ane of the specials - The Zoe ($22). It comes amongst a pesto base, fior di latte, cherry tomatoes, mock bacon, mushrooms, pino nuts together with basil. 

This was venture - the bases at Red Sparrow are excellent, but the fillings were a flake lacking inwards punchy flavours. The conduct chances of mock cheese together with mock meat is that things larn a flake samey - I wonder if punching this ane upwards amongst simply about tabasco or a sprinkling of olives powerfulness conduct keep helped?

Our other pizza had no problems amongst season - the sausage pizza comes amongst a tomato plant together with bbq base, identify pickled jalapenos, scarlet onion, mozzarella together with aioli (plus sausage of course, $20).

This is ane of the best vegan pizzas inwards town - highly, highly recommended.

We finished things off amongst a serve of the buffalo fried chicken from the specials carte ($12). These niggling drumsticks came amongst a super spicy sauce slathered on them, amongst a ranch dipping sauce to conduct keep the rut downwardly together with simply about identify pickles to cutting through all the fried. I loved these, but the hot sauce volition hold upwards every bit good much for simply about people.

It's bully to meet Red Sparrow doing therefore good - they brand actually fantastic vegan pizzas. They're amend inwards the store than delivered - the bases actually are spectacular fresh out of the oven. We'll hold upwards back!

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Read nigh our get-go see to Red Sparrow Whatever Floats Your Bloat and here. Since therefore at that spot conduct keep been positive reviews on Whatever Floats Your Bloat and Vegan inwards Brighton.

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Red Sparrow Pizza

406 Smith St, Collingwood

9417 1454

menu, specials, drinks

https://www.redsparrowpizza.com/

Accessibility: There's a apartment entryway into a fairly crowded interior, addition simply about tables on the street. Seating is a mix of high stools together with regular tables together with payment happens at a high counter. The toilets are unisex, but inwards a pretty inaccessible courtyard out the back.

Shop 225

February 5, 2018

We were catching upwards with a couplet of sometime friends for dinner as well as decided it was live fourth dimension that nosotros tried out the vegan options at Shop 225. Tucked away on Melville Rd, 225 is a traditional Italian pizzeria that has for some argue decided to furnish a total vegan card with its regular offerings. We sat out inwards the courtyard at the dorsum as well as sampled widely from the menu.

We were somehow talked into ordering the vegan calzone ($20), stuffed with tomato plant sauce, mock ham, faux cheese as well as existent basil. I was sceptical, but this was an absolute please - dense as well as delicious. I'm coming roughly to Ben Wyatt's indicate of view.

We likewise ordered a cappricciosa ($19), topped with tomato plant sauce, faux cheese, mushroom, olives as well as mock ham. I loved this i - they purpose a multifariousness of mock meats, as well as thus when you lot teach 'ham' you lot teach something dissimilar to the salami or pancetta. It's a overnice touch.

Our other 2 pizzas were a zio pine (mushroom, parsley, multiple mock cheeses as well as truffle petroleum ($20, left) as well as the il dottore (mock sausage, mushrooms, tomato plant sauce as well as mock fior di latte, $25, right).

These were both pretty successful equally good - the toppings are generous without beingness overwhelming as well as there's a expert mix of mock products as well as veggies to become around. Obviously the cheeses don't accept quite the depth of flavours equally the non-vegan alternatives, but they're surprisingly expert as well as the residual of the toppings are various plenty to proceed things interesting.  

We had a actually neat repast at Shop 225 - there's as well as thus many vegan dishes to endeavour out as well as they hope expert gluten complimentary pizza bases as well as pasta equally well. The staff were super friendly (even talking us into buying some of their magnificent vegan nutella) as well as the courtyard was gorgeous on a sunny evening. Is it the best vegan pizza on offering inwards Melbourne? Red Sparrow is good, but our consensus was that 225 is better. Without travelling to Sydney you're non going to uncovering a amend vegan pizza selection - banking concern gibe it out.

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Shop 225
225 Melville Rd, Pascoe Vale South
9077 4094
pizza, everything else

http://www.shop225.com.au/

Accessibility: There's a apartment entry into a pretty crowded interior. We sat inwards the dorsum courtyard which is accessible alone via a crowded as well as narrow pathway. The toilets are unisex, but upwards a few steps.

Revisiting Sydney Favourites

November thirty & Dec 2, 2017

I arrived inwards Sydney correct on dinner fourth dimension Th night, as well as I was eager to process myself to a fun repast later a calendar week of mediocre catering. I was simply a couplet of blocks from Yulli's, where I perched at the bar as well as caught upward on their menu. It's changed a skilful bargain as well as mightiness move amend than ever! I was sure enamoured amongst the naan pocket ($17.50), served amongst beer-battered fries as well as stuffed amongst a cluster of crispy-fried enoki mushrooms, haloumi slices, pickled cabbage, lettuce, fresh herbs as well as aioli.

I wandered strategically past times Gelato Messina on my agency dorsum to my accommodation, as well as constitute at that spot wasn't much of a queue inwards spite of the warm weather. I took a successful punt on a scoop of the especial Breakfast of Champions ($5) - the cereal milk gelato was rather subtle, but I loved the sticky-chewy swirls of Milo as well as crushed dear joys.

Yum cha at Bodhi inwards the Park is ever a treat, as well as this view was the perfect intersection of conditions. The weather condition was gorgeous as well as nosotros scored a tabular array exterior nether the trees past times a couplet of wily ibis; the staff were engaged as well as helpful; the plates were varied as well as scrumptious! Fluffy mock chicken buns, dumplings dredged through sauce, crispy rolls stuffed amongst mock prawns, sauteed greens, cups as well as cups of tea, all finished amongst a shared drinking glass of pandan sago amongst kokosnoot milk as well as palm carbohydrate syrup poured at the table. The nib hither is ever a piddling heftier than I facial expression (almost $90 this time), but I've non regretted it yet.

We visited Another Outspoken Female as well as her Significant Eater on Sabbatum night, as well as nosotros shared a delightful repast for the minute fourth dimension at the all-vegan Gigi pizzeria. They generously permit us selection our preferred pizzas, as well as nosotros chose:

• the Patate ($24) amongst both thin-sliced as well as smashed chunky potatoes, garlic, rosemary, as well as dabs of dark truffle pate,
• the Funghi e Radicchio ($22) amongst Swiss dark-brown mushrooms, garlic, Vegusto bluish cheese as well as roasted walnuts nether a scattering of radicchio leaves as well as parsley,
• the Cavolo ($22) spread amongst cauliflower puree as well as topped amongst artichokes, pino nuts, capers, currants, garlic as well as parsley,
• Rucola, mele e cannella ($14), a salad of rocket, radicchio, roasted apple tree pistachio, cinnamon, olive oil, tabular array salt as well as lemon zest.

It's a remarkable as well as remarkably pop restaurant, amongst a completely dissimilar approach to Melbourne's vegan pizzeria, Red Sparrow.

This piddling escape to Sydney felt long overdue! We sure crammed inwards equally many eats equally nosotros could - it's ever exciting to banking concern jibe out what's new, as well as I've instantly caught myself feeling nostalgic equally I re-re-revisit stayers similar Bodhi.

Where's The Best Inward 2017?

The 'Samantha Ratnam' granola at Handsome Her

Our 2017 eating is done beingness documented, thence we've spent an afternoon alongside our archives together with picked around novel faves to add together to our El Chino, The Snug Public House St Kilda, Discobeans, Melbourne Wok, Middle Fish, and Easy Tiger. Many of these bring natural replacements - we'll presently weblog the eating theatre at El Chino's address, The Snug's notwithstanding inward describe of piece of occupation organisation in Brunswick, Middle Fish is 2016's major closures bring had Lazarus moments likewise - Enlightened Cuisine is now Vegie Kitchen and picayune but the cite has changed; the one-time White Lotus address is directly Melbourne's tertiary Loving Hut.

The Tramway Hotel

There's never been a improve fourth dimension to instruct breakfast inward the inner north. Handsome Her was our 2017 highlight, together with nosotros also had expert times at Humble Rays, Sweet Evelyn, Kines, and Merri Clan. More together with to a greater extent than pubs are getting into decent veg grooves; this yr nosotros heighten a drinking glass to the The Yarra Hotel, The Last Chance Rock'n'Roll Bar, The Tramway Hotel and The Green Man's Arms. At long last, pizza together with dessert are simply equally delicious together with most equally accessible for vegans equally for the residuum of us, thank you lot to Red Sparrow Pizza, CassellBella's Bakery & Cafe, Girls & Boys and Black Waffle. Kudos also goes to Dosa Plaza, The Alley, Mantra Lounge, Bhang, Etta, A Fan's Notes and Feast of Merit. 

Tofu alongside hot & sour rhubarb sauce

In our ain kitchen, we've dined on tempeh taco salad, paneer butter masala, mock fish sambal goreng, and tofu alongside hot & sour rhubarb sauce, smugly packing leftovers for work. Our most luxurious breakfast was a recreation of Smith & Daughters' corn & jalapeño pancakes, together with nosotros did our darnedest to print our potlucking friends with spring onion pancakes, melon salad alongside jalapeno-pickled pineapple, eggplant kataifi nests and butterbean hummus alongside cherry pepper & walnut paste.

Fig & walnut friands

I've been baking upward a storm, making fig & walnut friands and banana & molasses cake just for us at home. The Twin Peaks revival inspired my first (then second, third together with fourth) attempt(s) at cherry pie - it mightiness perish my signature dessert! I'm sure enough that my i shot at Ottolenghi together with Goh's chocolate cake won't live my last, either.

We entered the novel yr alongside a broken oven, but I'm pleased to study that it's been repaired together with is inward the best cast we've had it. We're looking frontwards to showing you lot what else it does, together with the other bully places nosotros consume from inward 2018.