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Author: Sonia Nair

Sonia Nair is a Melbourne-based food writer who persists with her love of everything deep fried and spicy, despite being diagnosed with a histamine intolerance and lactose intolerance after incorrectly thinking she was fructose-intolerant for several years.
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Aangan, West Footscray

  • by Sonia Nair
  • Posted on April 6, 2021April 6, 2021

I don’t typically dine out on South Asian food, but I’d heard so much about Aangan that I had to try it and what better reason to celebrate than Proud Perthian moving to a new house within walking distance of it. 

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Ichigo, Melbourne

  • by Sonia Nair
  • Posted on March 29, 2021March 28, 2021

Dishes as tasty as they look make up Ichigo’s menu, but be prepared to fork out a little more than you would for brunch.

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Burger Shurger, Elsternwick

  • by Sonia Nair
  • Posted on March 10, 2021March 10, 2021

Burger Shurger specialises in fusion food, specifically that which sees chicken 65 and malai kebab sandwiched by bread, lamb keema tossed with spaghetti in a makeshift bolognese, butter chicken strewn across fries, and biryani moulded into arancini.

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Neruda’s Brunswick

  • by Sonia Nair
  • Posted on March 2, 2021March 1, 2021

It didn’t matter who I told – everyone would speak highly of Chilean cafe Neruda’s upon hearing that I now lived in Brunswick.

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Oh Loretta!, Northcote

  • by Sonia Nair
  • Posted on February 22, 2021February 23, 2021

Oh Loretta! was one of many restaurants to have opened up in the aftermath of the pandemic, not that you could tell from the diners squashed into its bustling, deejayed confines.

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Vex, Northcote

  • by Sonia Nair
  • Posted on February 1, 2021January 31, 2021

With only one meat dish on the menu, Vex’s menu is perfect for pescatarians and vegetarians. Simple, clean flavours are elevated, showcasing the quality of the fresh produce and seafood on offer.

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Faye, Brunswick East

  • by Sonia Nair
  • Posted on January 25, 2021January 25, 2021

In Melbourne’s fickle dining landscape where style sometimes wins over substance, I hope Faye’s dishes speak for themselves and garner more well-deserved fans.

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Shaanxi-Style Restaurant, Box Hill

  • by Sonia Nair
  • Posted on January 11, 2021January 11, 2021

The family-run Shaanxi-Style Restaurant makes no bones about what it specialises in – Shaanxi cuisine. Shaanxi is a landlocked region in the northwestern corner of China, and carbs are the name of the game here – specifically noodles.

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Lulu’s Char Koay Teow, Melbourne

  • by Sonia Nair
  • Posted on January 4, 2021January 3, 2021

I’m loving the number of Malaysian specialty restaurants that are popping up in Melbourne – Lulu’s Char Koay Teow is the latest addition.

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Broccoli tuna pasta: Matilda Dixon-Smith

  • by Sonia Nair
  • Posted on July 26, 2020July 26, 2020

This pasta was incredibly easy to whip up and I looked forward to my leftovers for days.

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When you’re histamine- and lactose-intolerant as well as lacking a somewhat vital organ such as a gallbladder, everything floats your bloat – tomatoes, eggplant, mature cheeses (so most good cheeses), wine, spinach, almond milk, every form of preserved meat (yes, that includes bacon), that little bit of ghee your mum slips into her dahl to make it taste all the better.

Bloat Scores

0 Living the dream

1 Had to loosen my belt a notch

2 The belt had to be completely removed

3 I could have balanced a glass of wine on my bloated stomach

4 If I were lying prostrate on my tummy, it would have looked as though I was levitating

5 So full of gas I floated home like a hot air balloon

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