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Shane Delia's Collingwood kebab house Biggie Smalls to open in December

Roslyn Grundy
Roslyn Grundy

Chef-restaurateur Shane Delia is opening a kebab shop, Biggie Smalls, in December.
Chef-restaurateur Shane Delia is opening a kebab shop, Biggie Smalls, in December.Supplied

Shane Delia's Collingwood kebab house Biggie Smalls is on track for a December 10 opening.

Delia, whose CBD restaurant Maha has a hat in the Age Good Food Guide, says Biggie Smalls scratches a creative itch. "I love Maha but I've got other food in me that I want to cook. I don't want to be pigeonholed as just doing high-end Middle Eastern."

The 40-seat New York-style diner, on Collingwood's hipster-choked Smith Street strip, is named after late American rapper Biggie Smalls, and '90s hip-hop provides a springboard for dishes like puffy Turkish pita stuffed with maple syrup-glazed pork belly and peanut butter hummus, or fried chicken and pumpkin pie hummus, which can be customised old-school (garlic yoghurt) or new-school (Kewpie mayo).

Crinkle-cut chips come with preserved lemon and spiced butter, and the Middle Eastern bread salad has been renamed "phat touche".

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After ordering at the counter, park on a comfortable stool or in a booth and sip a can of beer or a Brooklyn shake (bourbon, ice-cream and cherry) from the brief drinks list and soak up some tunes.

"It's fun, accessible, tasty food that people are going to want to eat. It's food that I want to eat."

Biggie Smalls, at 86 Smith Street, Collingwood, will be open daily for lunch and dinner.

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Roslyn GrundyRoslyn Grundy is Good Food's deputy editor and the former editor of The Age Good Food Guide.

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