| Main Title: |
Lygon Street : stories and recipes from Melbourne's melting pot / Michael Harden. |
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| Author: |
Harden, Michael.
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| Imprint: |
Sydney, N.S.W. : Murdoch Books, 2008. |
| Collation: |
366 p. : ill. (some col.), ports., hbk, ; 24 cm. |
| Summary: |
A historical view of the street since the suburb of Carlton was settled in Melbourne in the 1850s to the present day.
Lygon Street is in the heart of the inner-city Melbourne suburb of Carlton. It is a street that was responsible for bringing authentic home-style cooking to Australia and introducing the first espresso machine.
This absorbing and entertaining history features a collection of stories and recipes from iconic Lygon Street restaurants and celebrates the rich diversity of cafes, shops and businesses that have existed on this colourful shopping strip over the past 150 years. Lygon Street captures the feeling, stories and richness of this very unique Australian street.
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| Subject: |
Lygon Street, Carlton
Roads, streets etc
Recipes and cookbooks
Cafes and restaurants
Restauranteurs
Carlton (Vic.) (Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Country)
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| ISBN: |
9781741962321 (hbk.) |
| Notes: |
Includes index. Contents: Recipes, History p10. Melbourne General Cemetery p16. Trades Hall p26. Immigrant p36. Kadimah Jewish p48. Cooking Influence, Italian, Jimmy Watson Wine Bar p82. Bohemian p152. Pizza p207. The Mayor of little Italy: Nino Borsari p217. Trendy p220. Jamaica House p 225. La Mama p237. Albion Hotel p239. Poppy Shop p246. Readings Bookstore p249. Shakahari p250. Lygon Food Store p258. The Lygon Street Festa p278. Decline Change p294. Alphonse Gangitano p305. Epilogue p352.
Bibliography: p. 361.
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