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Dani Valent

Dani Valent

Food writer and restaurant reviewer

Dani Valent is a food writer and restaurant reviewer.

The labne manakish with zaatar, tomato, cucumber and olives.

Sure, this cafe-bakery’s cakes are elegant, but its flatbread is sprinkled with magic

Paris-trained baker Mariana Chedid, of Brulee patisserie fame, leans into her Lebanese heritage at Salam.

  • Dani Valent
“We’ve got open communication, respect for each other and patience”, says Le Tet.

‘To keep the dream alive, you have to be creative’: Restaurant roommates are surviving (and thriving)

Several Melbourne hospitality ventures are splitting rent and utilities to reduce costs, build community and reach out to new customers.

  • Dani Valent
Cheesy beef sando with mint in the mince.

‘What a combo!’ Tiny cafe serves mind-bending toasties and ‘frisky’ foamy coffee

Four Kilo Fish is one of the rare Melbourne places that serves Chinese specialty coffee, including one drink that tastes like a Jaffa.

  • Dani Valent
Pirate Life’s Melbourne pirate ship is a cruisy, spacious food hangout.
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This huge brewpub in Nowheresville is a bold move (much like its drink-friendly food)

Pirate Life’s beer is made off site, so does its 200-seat venue stand on its own terms as a food and drink drawcard?

  • Dani Valent
Costenisimo Colombian cafe in St Kilda East.

This Colombian cafe in a carwash is a total vibe, especially in the summertime

Costenisimo’s loaded fries, hot dogs and burgers are worth crossing town for.

  • Dani Valent
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Siconi Gelato offers puppy ice-cream at its shops.

11 new and underrated ice-cream spots for this sizzling hot day

Melbourne’s growing ranks of gelato and ice-cream shops are bringing tea, viral chocolate bars and tropical desserts into the mix.

  • Emma Breheny and Dani Valent
Liyin Rice Roll Master’s namesake cheung fun (rice rolls).

You’ve likely tried these rice noodle rolls at yum cha, but this silky version is extra-special

Roll into low-key city spot Liyin Rice Roll Master (Jade Delight) for smoky noodles, comforting congee and cheung fun.

  • Dani Valent
Jon Adgemis (left) with Guy Grossi outside the Clifton Hotel in Kew in July 2023.

Grossi jumps Kew following split with high-profile hospitality group

Puttanesca at the Clifton Hotel is in the hands of a new operator as Public Hospitality’s financial unravelling continues.

  • Dani Valent
Filter coffee using a V60 funnel.

How to drink affordable and excellent coffee at home, and avoid surging prices

Coffee prices are predicted to hit $7, but there are ways to get barista-quality brews without an espresso machine, like parachutes and new-wave instant.

  • Dani Valent
Where’s Next Honey pizza topped with hot salami, honey and fresh chilli.

Gather your friends and head to this big breezy tin-roofed shed in an industrial estate

This summer, skip the tents and pitch a meal at Campground Kitchen to your friends instead.

  • Dani Valent

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