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Dani Valent

Dani Valent

Food writer and restaurant reviewer

Dani Valent is a food writer and restaurant reviewer.

Sarma (cabbage rolls) at Balkan Skara.

It’s worth the drive just for the cabbage rolls at this suburban Macedonian diner

Marijan Nikolovski and his family serve kebapi sausages, flavour-forward dips and more at Balkan Skara in Melbourne’s north.

  • Dani Valent

Michaela Sacho has been with All Things Equal for three years and now works every Monday in the cafe’s kitchen.

‘We can continue to complain about staff shortages, or we can widen our hiring lens’

Social enterprise All Things Equal has released a blueprint it says can help fix hospitality’s staffing issue, while making workplaces more inclusive.

  • Dani Valent
The prawn toast uses fluffy Japanese shokupan bread.
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You’ll hit the jackpot at this suburban Chinese restaurant with heart – and perfect prawn toast

Come for the dumplings and prawn toast, stay for the warm, cosy atmosphere at convivial Potluck.

  • Dani Valent
Panko-crumbed eggplant bao at Saigon Street Eats.

Saigon Street Eats

An upbeat Vietnamese canteen operating out of a shared space on Chapel Street.

  • Dani Valent
Konnyaku aglio olio.

Bounty of the Sun

A cosy izakaya serving contemporary Japanese fare and cocktails.

  • Dani Valent and Emily Holgate
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A sample of what to expect at the Village Belle.

Village Belle

A rollicking hangout, low-key boozer and classy cocktail bar in one.

  • Dani Valent and Emily Holgate
Pre-prepared casseroles make great camping food.

Camping this Easter? These are the foods to take (and the ones to leave behind)

Be the envy of the campsite these holidays with filling, tasty and impressive meals that are easy to throw together with the minimum of prep.

  • Dani Valent
Wok-tossed crab requires rolling up your sleeves and getting hands-on.

Ministry of Crab

Sri Lanka’s most famous restaurant, now on Flinders Lane.

  • Dani Valent
Alessandro Luppolo.

The Melbourne chocolate shop using AI to design astronaut bunnies

This Easter Alessandro Luppolo embarked on a space odyssey to create egg-shaped rockets and oversized bonbon moons.

  • Dani Valent
Wok-tossed crab requires rolling up your sleeves and getting hands-on at Ministry of Crab.

Where to sit, the total bill and best dishes: Your cheat sheet to Australia’s first Ministry of Crab

A Sri Lankan seafood restaurant with nine international branches has opened on Flinders Lane, bringing bibs, claw crackers and the theatre of wok-cooked mud crabs.

  • Dani Valent

Original URL: https://www.watoday.com.au/goodfood/by/dani-valent-hven6