New menu at Mookie: Burgers, wings and more

Posted on by Amelia Bidgood

Mookie first opened it’s doors in September 2017 and have been dishing up delicious burgers since then. Our Editor, Amelia, has been several times and thinks that they are one of the must try burger joints in Canberra. She recently took one of Eat Canberra’s new contributors, Maryanne Irhia, there after receiving an invite to try out their new menu. Mookie have made some changes to the burgers since opening and now have delicious wings on the menu! Maryanne had never been so read more to find out what she thought and to see what we tried….  Continue reading New menu at Mookie: Burgers, wings and more

The $13.90 Italian lunch special you need to try

Posted on by Emma Bickley

Does anyone remember a time when focaccia was the height of sophistication and restaurants serving huge portions of comforting pasta were the place to be? Let’s call it ‘the early 2000s’. This young foodie had just moved to the big smoke of Canberra and, back then, if you wanted delicious Italian with all the swank of Kingston, you headed to Santa Lucia. Continue reading The $13.90 Italian lunch special you need to try

Delicious Japanese food at Raku

Posted on by Amelia Bidgood
Raku Japanese Restaurant

Japanese food is one of my favourite cuisines but it wasn’t until I visited Japan in 2016 that I knew just how good Japanese food can be. It’s hard to find Japanese food as good as the food I ate in Japan…. My first memory of eating Japanese food is when my mum would cook tempura for my sisters and I when we were kids. If it was one thing we didn’t go without when we were growing up, it was amazing food. My mum is an incredible cook! I still remember the crunchy coating on the outside and the delicious and fresh vegetables or fish on the inside. Mum’s combination of onion rings and grated carrots in a tempura batter was one of my favourites! Continue reading Delicious Japanese food at Raku