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Rushani Epa

Critic · Journalist — Melbourne restaurants, with real depth on Southeast Asian and migrant-run kitchens.

writes Time Out Melbourne's signed venue reviews under the masthead's stated policy of paying its own bills; describes technique and dish construction rather than atmosphere.

Their own reviews and picks.

Their own judgment, in their own words, by the piece it appeared in.

• Time Out Melbourne ↗their review · 2021-04-25
  • Nana ThaiCBD

    “Dessert isn't served but isn't necessary at Melbourne's first Thai hot pot and barbecue joint. And, if this is the first to grace our city, we're ridiculously lucky.”

• Time Out Melbourne ↗their review · 2021-04-06
  • ShanDong MaMaCBD

    “the greatest thing about ShanDong Mama might be that it knows a good thing, and it's the consistency of each dish that makes it feel like going home to mum's house.”