Dani Valent
Food writer and restaurant reviewer
Dani Valent is a food writer and restaurant reviewer.
- Review
- Fitzroy
‘Melbourne wine bar’ has become its own genre, but this decade-old spot breaks the mould
Push past the orthodoxies at Fitzroy’s Bar Liberty, where spirit infuses everything from the playlists to the legacy of cheesy, peppery dishes.
- Dani Valent
- Review
- Caroline Springs
Head to a suburban shopping centre for this pork dish with ‘outrageous crispiness’
It can be difficult to decide which pork dish to order at Mrs Parks Kitchen. So don’t. Order the lot and take home the leftovers.
- Dani Valent
‘Chaotic in a good way’: The inner western suburb on the edge of a renaissance
Iconic pastries, deeply flavoured pho and ringside drinks. Dani Valent traverses Barkly Street in search of its best eats.
- Dani Valent
- Review
- Seaford
Beachside pocket near Frankston has a wine bar (and club sandwich) worth travelling for
Ordain has jolted the small bayside suburb with barbecue bento boxes, fried cheese and a precision-built sanger.
- Dani Valent
13 exciting restaurant openings we’re counting down to this year
Melbourne’s only Ukrainian restaurant, two very different charcoal chicken shops, and a bakery from a pastry master: there’s lots of good eating to look forward to.
- Dani Valent
Yes, it really is easy to make decent sushi at home. Here’s where to begin
Kisume head sushi chef Toaki Kyo shares how to make authentic sushi at home, without the requisite years of training.
- Dani Valent
- Review
- Melbourne
Bustling late-night Thai joint brings Bangkok’s Chinatown to Melbourne
Named after Thailand’s famous Yaowarat Road, this fast-casual eatery serves punchy, pungent street food from a cheery, clattery space.
- Dani Valent
- Review
- Abbotsford
Melbourne’s most expensive banh mi costs $58. Is it a gimmick or worth it?
Ostentatious and theatrical, OTT Vietnamese steakhouse TungThit makes an impact on scruffy Victoria Street.
- Dani Valent
- Exclusive
- Now closed
‘Southgate is falling apart’: Riverside restaurant calls time after 21 years
One of Southgate’s premier dining tenants has left the city shopping centre, saying standards have slipped while rents have remained the same.
- Dani Valent
- Review
- Delahey
Found! Melbourne’s best vanilla slice is at a suburban bakery in the north-west
It’s a big call, but critic Dani Valent reckons this family-run business has perfected the humble classic – all thanks to a South American twist.
- Dani Valent
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