Under $10 - Radicchio And Taleggio Flatbread, $8

The Age

Tuesday August 22, 2006

NICOLE BITTAR

There's fresh interest in the State Library of Victoria and it has little to do with the collection - although the grand institution's first librarian, Augustus Henry Tulk, would be duly impressed. A late-morning rendezvous at Mr Tulk, the library's cafe-cum-espresso-bar, calls for a quick bite to share. The crisp-toasted flatbread, from Dench Bakery, with bitter leaves and mildly flavoured melted taleggio, is a fine duet; simple, distinctive and instantly appealing - much like the cafe itself. Which, incidentally, features notable restaurant alumni in the form of Prince's Frank Van Haandel's son Peter, former Melbourne Wine Room head chef Andrew Kubale and the old Cafe Veloce's Michael Benko.

Place: Mr Tulk, 328 Swanston Street, city

Phone: 8660 5700

Cards: All

Hours: 7am-5pm Mon-Thurs;

7am-7pm Fri; 9am-5pm Sat (with plans to extend hours)

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