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We spent the morning at Chef Wong a dim sum restaurant that is not just about great food but preserving heritage and carrying on a late father’s legacy. Doris & Chung are the owner operators of Chef Wong, a restaurant that started as a hobby business after Doris’s Dad (Chef Wong) fell sick with cancer. What started as Chef Wong folding dumplings with his buddies soon became an operation that required an actual restaurant with Doris & Chung quitting their corporate roles to learn the art of dim sum. They now work alongside their Dad’s friends- aunties and uncles who laugh and work together crafting dim sum for the Huntingdale community. Dim sum has been a staple in my life ever since I was a kid. Mum and Dad worked 7 days running their Chinese takeaway but would always keep Sunday morning free so we could come together as a family along with our grandparents on both sides, for yum cha. These dishes are indelibly linked to my memories of family and togetherness so it was incredibly special to see how they’re made and to learn of the part they play in Doris, Chung and their family’s life. Video now up on our YouTube channel! Hope you enjoy it guys! 💜 📍 Chef Wong, 284A Huntingdale Rd, Huntingdale VIC 3166. Open Monday 11am-3pm and Tuesday-Friday 11am-4pm, Saturday 10:30am-3:30pm and Sunday 10:30am-3pm. Chef Wong also have restaurants in Hawthorn and Point Cook. #chasingaplate #cantonesefood #melbournecantonesefoof #dimsum

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Time for another Melbourne laneway food adventure as we revisit some of our favourite hidden eats and discover brand new spots around the city. 📍Shandong Mama Mini, 5 Centre Place, Melbourne. Open 7 days 11am-9pm. Mackerel Dumplings $20.90 and Dill-icious Dumplings $17.90 🍽️ Mackerel Dumplings $20.90 and Dill-icious Dumplings $17.90 📍 Two Conversations, 26/10 Equitable Place, Melbourne VIC 3000. Open Monday to Friday 7:30am-3pm. 🍽️ Magic $5.50 and Hojicha $6 📍ALT Pasta Bar, 30 Niagara Lane, Melbourne, VIC 3000. Open Tuesday to Sunday 12pm-3pm and 5pm-9:30pm. 🍽️ Lunch Set Menu $55 for two courses. 📍Mitre Tavern, 5 Bank Place, Melbourne, VIC 3000. Open Monday to Wednesday 11am-11pm, Thursday to Friday 11am-midnight, Saturday-Sunday 12pm-11pm. 🍽️ Pot of Mitre lager $5, Pint of Furphy $14. #chasingaplate #visitmelbourne #melbournefood #melbourneeats

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There have been a bunch of new (ish) openings in Melbourne CBD recently- here are 3 spots that are worth your time and money! 📍Bloomwood, R00-017, Galleria, 385 Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000. Open 7am-5pm Monday-Friday and 8am-4pm Saturday and Sunday. 🍽️ Pastrami $12.50, Apple Caramel Danish $11 📍 Bammi Flinders, 342 Flinders Ln, Melbourne VIC 3000. Monday-Friday 8am-7pm and Saturday and Sunday 9am-5pm. 🍽️ Crispy Pork Banh Mi $15 📍Gamja Hotteok, 87 Peel St, West Melbourne VIC 3003. Open Wednesday-Friday 10am-2pm and 4pm-8pm. Saturday and Sunday 10am-4pm. 🍽️ Original hotteok, bulgogi hotteok and fruit vinegar ade combo $25 #chasingaplate #melbournefood