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Ludo The Good Food Store is the sort of retailer we believe every suburb should have, one which offers a brilliant mix of foods and ingredients for every occasion. Ludo can help when you need terrific antipasto ingredients, fresh pastas, a beautiful gift for a food loving friend, real sourdough bread, the best of local and imported farmhouse cheeses, this seasons olive oil or Italian and Asian pantry essentials. A store which always seems to have your favourites when you need them or a seriously good coffee any time of day. A place to sit and relax over a bowl of soup on a cold winter's day or to pick up something for dinner on the way home. We hope you can all come and pay us a visit very soon.

Ludo The Good Food Store - 5 Waltham Street, Sandringham Vic 3191. Tel 03 9598 5488.
Open 7 days a week. Mon-Fri 8.30 am-6 pm - Saturday 9 am-5 pm - Sunday 9 am-4 pm
Melway map 76 G9 (opposite Coles supermarket and the Sandringham library).

Ludo in the press
We have some fantastic mentions in the food media recently including a feature in Vogue Entertaining + Travel which said "Situated in Melbourne's bayside suburb of Sandringham, Ludo The Good Food Store is a veritable treasure trove of a grocery store, delicatessen, homewares store, bookshop and café. Its aim is to sell the best ingredients and products available, and its owners have just the right qualifications for the task. The team behind Ludo includes prolific and passionate cooks and food writers, Allan Campion and Michele Curtis, who choose the products for John and Rose Hudson (who have backgrounds in fashion and theatre respectively). Ludo stocks all Melbourne's favourite brands including Phillippa's, Genovese Coffee, Larsen & Thompson Tea and Richmond Hill cafe & Larder."

Restaurant reviewer Matt Preston recently wrote in Bayside Weekly 'Ludo is a winning bet on any throw of the dice'.

Ludo was also awarded three stars in The Age Cheap Eats 2005, the only Bayside retailer to receive their highest rating.

"If you were after proof that sleepy old Sandringham has changed, Ludo The Good Food Store would be Exhibit A." Michael Harden, The Sunday Herald Sun Magazine.

Baby tomato, basil and goats' cheese tarts Boccincini wrapped with proscuitto and basil Pork terrine on lavosh with onion jam Celebrate in style
Ludo offers a catering service to Bayside Melbourne. Our extensive menu offers beautiful hot and cold savouries, delicious salads, antipasto platters, main courses, sweet treats and desserts. Delivery can be arranged in the Bayside area. We work closely with each customer to ensure that the catering is perfectly customised for each occasion and to suit your tastes and budget.

View our current catering menu here.

Meg's giant couscous salad Tuna nicoise salad Side salads

Food and wine
The menu at Ludo is always growing to ensure there's something special on offer. Meg's salads are always a big hit, especially her giant couscous salad. We also have an array of sandwiches as well as great take-home dinner options. Everything from sausages and fresh gnocchi to filled ravioli and amazing wood-fired pizza bases. We're also thrilled to have our liquor licence now so you can enjoy a glass or wine with a great lunch or snack. Also don't miss our Ludo 'Free-range egg and smoky bacon' toasted sandwiches. We also offer a selection of daily changing casseroles, tagines and soups to take home for dinner.

Suppliers at Ludo The Good Food Store
Ludo The Good Food Store hosts tastings from our top suppliers on a regular basis. This gives customers a great opportunity to meet the makers of the products we sell, learn how the product is made and get great ideas on how to use it. We stock Annie Smithers Preserves - Ball's Gnocchi - Christine Manfield - Cunliffe and Waters - Curry Creations - Emma & Tom's Life Juices - Ezard Parmesan Oil - Foodgatherers - Green & Black Organic Chocolate - Green Eggs - Genovese Coffee - Holy Goat Cheeses - Jonathan's - Kennedy & Wilson Chocolate - La Madre organic sourdough breads - Larsen & Thompson Tea - Maggie Beer - Martelli Pasta - Max Brenner Chocolate - Meredith Dairy - McDougall & McLean - Mt. Zero Olive Oil - Nicolas Olive Oil - Phillippa's Bread, Biscuits and Pastries - Raw Materials - Red Hill Muesli - Richmond Hill Cafe & Larder - Ricketts Point Ice Cream - Simon Johnson - Tiro Carbonated Waters - Tom Cooper's Salmon - Valley Produce Company - Will Studd's Cheeses.

Spotlight on Annie Smithers - Chef Annie Smithers is one of Ludo's star suppliers. She has an amazing approach to making preserves, using only seasonal produce from Central Victoria and hand makes each and every batch of jam, chutney and relish herself. This hands-on approach to her ingredients and products has produced a range that is second to none. Summer 2005 has seen the arrival of amazing jams including apricot, raspberry and a delicious blackberry creation. We have also been lucky enough to secure more of her Yandoit cold pressed honey and lemon butter, which she makes with her own chicken egg yolks. Ludo is one of only a handful of retailers in Melbourne to stock Annie's products.

Spotlight on Green & Blacks Organic chocolate - Green & Black's are one of the worlds leading chocolate producers and a real favourite of everyone at Ludo. One reason is they only use organically grown cocoa beans, fruit, nuts and sugar in their products. Secondly and most importantly , Green & Blacks are one of the worlds most progressive companies and are heavily involved in Fair Trade. Fair Trade means Green & Blacks trades direct with cocoa growers, paying them a premium for their organic cocoa and an additional Fair Trade price. They also set long-term contracts with them, guaranteeing to buy all the cocoa they can produce. Farmers are also encouraged to grow their cocoa trees under the shade of indigenous trees alongside other crops, including avocado, pineapple, coffee, papaya and bananas. By having a variety of cocoa and shade trees as well as interspersing this with other plants the biodiversity within the organic cocoa farm is greatly increased. This means farmers don't suffer from the health related from using pesticides. Green & Blacks chocolates are available in a variety of different flavours including milk, caramel, dark, currant & hazelnut, almond and mint, plus the ever popular hot chocolate powder.

Food Books at Ludo The Good Food Store
Ludo stocks a terrific range of cook books and food guides. Many of the authors also produce top quality food products we sell in-store. Names such as Stephanie Alexander, Greg Malouf, Neil Perry, Christine Manfield and Maggie Beer. As you would expect Allan Campion and Michele Curtis's books feature too, their latest release Food with Friends as well as the classic Every Day in the Kitchen. The renowned Foodies Guide 2006 and the Seasonal Produce Diary 2006 are also in stock.

Top organic products at Ludo
La Madre seeded sourdough $4.95 - Holy Goat black silk goats' cheese $9.95 - Foodgatherer's salted butter $4.95 - Soba and green tea noodles $3.95 - Green & Black's Maya gold chocolate $6.50 - Dutchy butterscotch shortbread $12.95 - Tamari roasted almonds $9.95 - Naked organics mayonnaise $7.95 - Mt Zero organic chickpeas $7.95.

'A New York-style deli, a Parisian café and a foodies' haven, all in one. In Sandringham? Well aren't we baysiders lucky?' Leanne Tolra, The Age Epicure

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