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Dani Valent

Dani Valent

Food writer and restaurant reviewer

Dani Valent is a food writer and restaurant reviewer.

Tuna on betel leaf at Lah Bros.

‘Outstanding curries’: Chapel Street spot showcases a new side of Nepalese cuisine

Lah Bros is a warm and welcoming place for lentil pancakes, betel leaves and a modern take on momos.

  • Dani Valent
Cam Tay-Yap at Pebble in his climbing gym’s car park.

‘If you see hi-vis, keep going’: Melbourne’s most hidden restaurants and takeaway spots

From Columbian hot dogs in car parks to barbecues at climbing gyms, some of the city’s best eating is increasingly found in unlikely locations.

  • Dani Valent
Scallop and prawn dumplings (top) and prawn and chive dumplings.
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Is this suburban yum cha spot serving Melbourne’s best dim sum?

Melburnians should be grateful for Chef Wong’s beautiful dumplings and exemplary egg tarts, writes Dani Valent.

  • Dani Valent
Across most Muslim communities, dates are a Ramadan tradition.

A beginner’s guide to fasting (and feasting) during Ramadan

Everything you need to know about what is – and isn’t – on the menu during Islam’s holy month.

  • Dani Valent
Ahma’s popcorn chicken.

Taiwanese diner makes a bid for Melbourne’s best popcorn chicken

Halfway down a Chinatown arcade, Ahma is much more than a simple fuel stop in the city.

  • Dani Valent
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Close to the water on the sheltered deck at Cptn Jack’s.

The secret’s out about seaside shack Cptn Jack’s (and its ‘extraordinary’ locals’ deal)

Dani Valent discovers a delightful waterfront hideaway at a little-known Mornington Peninsula boat harbour.

  • Dani Valent
A new collective called Sorry Not Sorry, from left Alex Hooker, Jenna Hemsworth, Reuby Kahl, Britt Rowe and Rocky Hair.

‘Kicking down the door’: What’s next for women in hospitality in wake of investigations

The Good Food Guides’ Cultural Change Champions want 2025 to be a year of momentum that leads to a safer industry for women.

  • Dani Valent
Chef Kirbie Tate has flipped James into the eponymous Kirbie.
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Restaurant goes from modern Korean to broadly European and finds its identity

Chef Kirbie Tate finally has her name up in lights at her eponymous bistro Kirbie (nee James).

  • Dani Valent
Temaki platter, nori sheets and rice, ready for DIY assembly.

Get hands-on with this sushi platter with a difference at this 10-seat city restaurant

Tiny Temaki Sushi joins Melbourne’s growing number of Japanese specialty venues.

  • Dani Valent
The king-size thali at Namaste Haifa in Ormond.

This affordable, female-led eatery provides an ‘extraordinary’ discount to certain diners

Create your own vegetarian thali from the day’s 20 specials, all cooked by a team of mothers.

  • Dani Valent

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