Dani Valent
Food writer and restaurant reviewer
Dani Valent is a food writer and restaurant reviewer.
‘We need to be part of the tide that lifts’: How hospitality is tackling its dark side
A new Good Food Guide award will shine a light on positive initiatives. And after explosive coverage of toxic behaviour, many are hopeful that change is afoot.
- Dani Valent
- Review
- Malvern
Let’s give this sophisticated Italian restaurant a quiet clap for its lovely acoustics
Sincero is a charming high-street restaurant with high-concept dishes from the team behind Buono in Melbourne’s bayside.
- Dani Valent
- Review
- Burwood East
Is breakfast the new dinner? This rooftop cafe adds fine dining touches to brunches
Perched atop a suburban shopping centre, Rombe serves a daytime menu with dinner aesthetics and patisserie-style desserts.
- Dani Valent
- Review
- Gruyere
Yarra Valley’s deluxe new winery restaurant is shaking things up, and we’re here for it
Most winery restaurants steer towards the cuisine of traditional wine-making countries. Not so at Re’em.
- Dani Valent
- Review
- Port Melbourne
Stop by this sunny cafe for its Scandi-style coffee happy hour
Lilijana embraces the Swedish “fika” tradition of slowing down for coffee and a pastry, and for less than $10.
- Dani Valent
- Review
- Camberwell
Eating this extra-special tofu dish is like being softly covered by a blanket
Hakka Cuisine is on a mission to expand Melbourne’s understanding of Chinese food, one burbling claypot, sticky dumpling and pork-stuffed tofu pillow at a time.
- Dani Valent
Star chef lifts the (pie) lid on Victoria’s feral animal problem
Award-winning chef Jo Barrett has cooked up a delicious way to rein in some of the state’s biggest environmental vandals.
- Dani Valent
- Review
- Fitzroy
Why this ‘killer’ charred cauliflower stopped our reviewer in her tracks
It didn’t look that different from a hundred other vegan offerings around town. Eating it was a different story.
- Dani Valent
- Review
- Fitzroy North
‘Like a general store in a country town’: This 13-year-old local favourite finally gets a hat
Charming neighbourhood bistro Pinotta is experiencing a golden period under chef Philippa Sibley.
- Dani Valent
‘It’s a toxic culture’: The sexual assault reckoning in the hospitality industry
Bars are common sites of abuse but fine-dining restaurants are not immune, and cultural change is urgently needed.
- Dani Valent
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