{"id":1246,"date":"2013-02-28T13:28:22","date_gmt":"2013-02-28T21:28:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.highheelgourmet.com\/?p=1246"},"modified":"2013-02-28T13:28:22","modified_gmt":"2013-02-28T21:28:22","slug":"red-spice-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.highheelgourmet.com\/?p=1246","title":{"rendered":"Red Spice Road in Melbourne – Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I\u2019ve been waiting to share my favorite restaurant in Melbourne with you. Yes, yes, yes, Australia, and the restaurants in Nice and New York City and many other places too. I either have to blog every day for a month or you have to stop requesting recipes for a while. Australia was the latest trip so I still remember what I had, so let\u2019s start from there.<\/p>\n

Aussies are so lucky, they have all this great produce that was picked at the just right time, and nice meats there as well. I ate fruits from the supermarket (one great thing about Australian supermarkets, they tell you where the produce came from) and LOVED them.<\/p>\n

There wasn\u2019t only a lot of tropical fruit but also a lot of Asian ingredients. I don\u2019t know the percentage of Asian population there, but it seems to be easier to find ingredients to make Asian food from scratch and also a lot of pre-mixed offered. Plus there are Asian restaurants are on every corner.<\/p>\n

Red Spice Road is one of the \u201cAsian Fusion\u201d restaurants. On their website, they claim to be a \u201cSouthEast Asian-style dining\u201d place, but don\u2019t believe the advertising. On the menu you can find not only Thai, Malaysian, Indonesian, Vietnamese and maybe even Laotian, Burmese and Cambodian (I have to admit that I\u2019m not so familiar with their cuisines as much as the first four), but also Chinese, Indian, and there might be more.<\/p>\n

However, each dish has been \u201ccreatively modified\u201d. Even though the traditional dishes are recognizable, the mysterious aura of creativity peaked my interest and I wanted to try ALL of them. Unfortunately, I can only carry one stomach while I travel, you know, so that was my only disappointment with the restaurant.<\/p>\n

WHERE:<\/strong>\u00a0Red Spice Road<\/a><\/p>\n

27 McKillop St., Melbourne, VIC 3000<\/p>\n

Phone no. (03).9603.1601<\/p>\n

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There is another location at QV Melbourne, 31-37 Artemis Lane QV, Melbourne, VIC 3000. This one is right in the QV Building. I almost got to eat there but the day I decided to go, they closed for their employee holiday party. Sad story, very, very sad indeed.<\/p>\n

Phone no. (03).8660.6300<\/p>\n

WHO:<\/strong> John McLeay<\/p>\n

WHEN:<\/strong><\/p>\n

McKillop St.<\/strong> Open Monday – Saturday<\/p>\n

Lunch 12 \u2212 3pm, Dinner 5pm – late (but not too late) Saturday 6pm – late<\/p>\n

QV Building<\/strong> Open every day<\/p>\n

Lunch 12 \u2212 3pm<\/p>\n

Dinner 5pm – late (but not too late) Saturday, Sunday 6pm – late<\/p>\n

Check their website for exact hours\u00a0http:\/\/redspiceroad.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

HOW:<\/strong> Walk in or make reservation either call or book on their website<\/p>\n

WHAT:
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The menu here seems to change quite often so don’t be married to these samples I offer. Explore and experiment but check with the waitstaffs regarding how spicy it would be. I recommend twice-cooked lamb ribs…eat them for me….(sobbing)…until I get back there again.<\/p>\n

Watermelon with Sticky Duck and Cashew Relish<\/p>\n

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Scallop<\/p>\n

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Oyster<\/p>\n

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This is the can’t-miss dish that makes us want to go back there again. Twice-cooked lamb ribs. My guess that it’s the “Chilli Salt Lamb Ribs with Pineapple Tamarind Dipping Sauce”.<\/p>\n

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Fried fishes with snake beans and basil that was too spicy for me.<\/p>\n

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The vegetable salad in curry that was so much milder and taste like Indian food…yummy<\/p>\n

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Black sticky rice and mango but I’m so use to the real Thai style sticky rice and mango so this dish is just good.<\/p>\n

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