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Dani Valent

Dani Valent

Food writer and restaurant reviewer

Dani Valent is a food writer and restaurant reviewer.

Smashed peas on toast with citrus labne, pickled beets, puffed wild rice, halloumi, chilli oil and poached egg at Yolk Group cafe Tinker in Melbourne’s Northcote.

Crack the code: How to poach eggs like a pro, every time

Three egg-sperts spill the secret to cooking cafe-style poachies that are as round and bouncy as ping pong balls.

  • Dani Valent
Plenty of lunch options to grab and go at Foti and Friends.

Find grab-and-go Greek lunch packs and sweets at this new bayside cafe

Foti and Friends is a new sweet spot in Albert Park.

  • Dani Valent
Hand rolled ju-meokbap.

Make DIY crab rice bowls at this late-night Koreatown hot spot

Jang Gun was one of the first Korean restaurants to open on Healeys Lane.

  • Dani Valent
Inside Arlo in Elwood.

Conversation-stopping spuds make this cafe a must-visit in Elwood

Plus three more food spots to try in Melbourne’s heartland of “oat lattes and Bugaboos”.

  • Dani Valent
Ravi Presser, owner of Caulfield North wine bar Ruzia’s.

A south-eastern suburb loses a local favourite, but gains the cosy wine bar it was missing

Pick at preserves and smallgoods, or meatballs and cheesecake made to family recipes at longtime chef Ravi Presser’s “wholesome” first venue.

  • Dani Valent
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The kavurma snack pack with chicken.

A food truck in an op-shop car park serves some of the best Turkish snacks in town

Find crusty kavurma rolls and meaty snack packs at Latif’s Street Foods in Melbourne’s northern suburbs.

  • Dani Valent
Falafel with tahini, pickles and zhoug.
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One of Melbourne’s favourite falafel crosses the river to get to this southside bar

It’s worth coming to cocktail bar Nobody’s Baby for the crunchy-fluffy falafel alone.

  • Dani Valent
Army stew (budae jjigae) with sausages, beans, tofu and kimchi.

Seven Star Pocha

Street-food energy at a late-night Koreatown haunt.

  • Dani Valent
Fried chicken washed down with Cass beer at Seven Star Pocha in Koreatown.

Finger-licking late-night fun: An expert’s guide to eating (and drinking) in Koreatown

Good Food joins Doju chef Mika Chae for a tour of the city’s now-official Korean hub, Healeys Lane.

  • Dani Valent
Outside Dong Dae Moon in Melbourne’s Koreatown precinct.

Find kimbap, tteokbokki and more at this energetic Koreatown restaurant

Dong Dae Mun is located in the heart of Melbourne’s Koreatown.

  • Dani Valent

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