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Vegan AND raw food restaurant in Melbourne. For REAL!
Hello World!
I’m making my return to blogging!
I have been waiting for something to truly inspire me to write a blog and nothing has forced me to sit down and write for a long time.
The ad that started it all.
But then, our first issue of Vegan Voice arrived and as I lay reading it in bed Monday night, I noticed an advertisement for a new vegan and raw food restaurant in Melbourne.
Melbourne? Really? Are you sure you weren’t lying in bed in L.A or New York?
I could only wish. No, for real – Melbourne!
I’m not sure if this is the first restaurant offering the fullest selection of vegan AND raw food options in Melbourne, I’ve been away awhile. But I don’t care! I have found my new home.
I have been thinking how cool it would be to have a little hide out where I could go and order my chai latte with home made nut milk and agave nectar and not be stared at like I spontaneously grew a third eyeball in the middle of my face.
Then BANG!
The business card.
Yong Green Food. 421 Brunswick St Fitzroy. Right around the corner from Go-Go class. Perfect.
So Fion and I trotted off to Yong’s (YGFs? Greenies? I’ll come up with something..) and ate a splendid raw version of nachos. Well, let’s be honest here. I was all for it, Fiona was less than ecstatic, but she’s slowly coming around to dehydrated versions of typically fat-laden foods! Home made guacamole, tomato relish and hommus. Despite Fiona’s raised eyebrows, it didn’t last long.
We moved on to the gyoza – OMG. Too good. Better than Soul Mama’s gyoza for sure. No need for chopsticks, we inhaled them right out of the steamer.
We topped it all off with a slice of raw pecan pie with cashew cream (“I think, really, I’m French inside. I just want cream and butter. The real shit.” Fiona) which I was happy not to share! Delicious. Chai and café latte with fresh almond milk and agave nectar and I was born again.
The staff are delightful and attentive. That shouldn’t surprise us, but it does.
It’s a little on the pricey side (not much change out of $50) and the serves are a little lean, but really, who’s not prepared to pay for wholesome, love-filled food and have someone gently teach you what a more than adequate portion size actually looks like?
Go. There. Now.
Jade
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thankyou so much for this information…I live in Ocean Grove and the area is starved for a vegan or raw food cafe…Now I will have to make a special trip to melbourne when I can to experience this…if there are any raw foodies in my area I would love to meet them…
thanks again
hi jade I like your blog page and the three c’s.. very nice!
How do you get to create a blog page like this?
Juliet
ps I am living in Wellington, NZ now and I am thinking about moving to
Melbourne. I see you are a musician.. I am a dancer.. I have a little boy called Keone who is 9 and goes to the steiner school here and two other older girls..17 and 19 years old…nice to make contact.
Hi Juliet, my web designer, Sarah at Malvolio, created the layout of this blog for me. I just update it via word press. She does my website as well. Keep in touch if you come to Melbourne! Jx
WOW thank you so much for this info!! There’s not a huge raw movement in Melbourne yet hey? well I haven’t really found it anywhere…so its sooo nice to know there’s a place to go in Melbourne now! I’m from the Mornington Peninsula and there is NOTHING down here at all…may have to make the trip to Brunswick street!! I’ll see you there!!
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