Yes, wobbly coordination can be improved – get ready to waltz, rumba and breakdance your way into summer.
Continue reading “Melbourne’s Best Studios to Learn How to Dance”
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Yes, wobbly coordination can be improved – get ready to waltz, rumba and breakdance your way into summer.
Continue reading “Melbourne’s Best Studios to Learn How to Dance”
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A co-founder of Carlton’s D.O.C and his former head chef have teamed up to transform an old car-wrecking site into a buzzing, family-friendly space that gets moving at 7am and doesn’t stop until near midnight. And there’s room for 250 people, plus dogs. Continue reading “Urban Ground Is a Massive, All-in-One Food-Truck Park, Health-Food Cafe and Distillery in Mordialloc”
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The redesign, by award-winning Adelaide firm Studio Gram, features dramatic curved archways, terrazzo-topped tables and soft green sunshades. Step aboard for Ponystar Martinis, rosé-sangria jugs and – soon – an Asian-focussed menu. Continue reading “The New-Look Ponyfish Island Is a Slice of Palm Springs Smack Bang in the Middle of the Yarra”
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The fourth outpost has an industrial-chic fit-out by Melbourne firm Hecker Guthrie – and greyscale never looked quite so good. Plus, get your favourite gelato crowned by a new whipped-cream machine, just like in Italy.
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Ever wonder what the world’s top chefs whip up when out of their whites? Well, Massimo Bottura makes a nut-free pesto pasta; Mauro Colagreco of the top restaurant in the world does a fish stew, and Clare Smyth – soon to open a diner in Sydney – makes a fiery chicken stir-fry.
Continue reading “For the First Time Ever, The World’s 50 Best Restaurants Releases a Cookbook”
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Embla’s Dave Verheul, Maha’s Shane Delia, ex-Marion head chef Natasha Burnett and more share their top fish and chipperies. (One spot even appears on this list twice, so you know it’s a sure bet.) Continue reading “Where Melbourne’s Chefs Get Their Fish’n’Chips”
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The latest from the owner of Horn Please and Daughter In Law has a bar on each eclectic level – including one on the roof with city views – with vindaloo pies, samosa burgers and curry chips on the menu.
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Step inside for Malaysian chicken-curry pies; egg-and-Spam brioche rolls; jazzed-up fortune cookies; and the signature kuih (petite, glutinous desserts flavoured with mung bean paste, coconut and more).
Continue reading “First Look: A CBD Cake Shop-Slash-Cafe From Insta-Famous Baker Raymond Tan”
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Modest and sustainable designs reigned supreme at this year’s celebration of Australia’s best residential architecture. And, as budgets shrink and the line between home and work blurs, the winners think the pandemic could change the face of home design.
Continue reading “Revealed: Winners of Australia’s 2020 Houses Awards”
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Expect a seafood-focussed menu and cocktails that “kick like a mule”. A drive-through just for boats is also on the cards.
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Lucas Restaurants has launched its own delivery service with a flat fee of $7.50. Order in deluxe sushi boxes from Kisumé, Chin Chin’s barramundi-and-ginger dumplings with XO sauce, or a coconut-y beef rendang from Hawker Hall. Plus, bottled cocktails and more.
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“We opened Prior in March – Friday the 13th specifically,” says owner Ahmed Mekawy, laughing. Continue reading “First Look: Prior is a Sophisticated Cafe Addition to High Street, Thornbury”
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Chef David Green, formerly of Daylesford’s Lake House, is at the helm of this seafood-centric bayside diner. Continue reading “First Look: Fire-Roasted Clams, Charry Octopus and Whisky-Glazed Basque Burnt Cheesecake at Dakota, Port Melbourne’s New Dining Destination”
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Five years after opening Hampton Wine Co, a trio of hospitality vets is back in the restaurant game with this small, well-polished venue. Continue reading “House-Made Pasta, Aperol Margaritas and Unmissable Tiramisu at Highett’s Swish New Italian Restaurant, Abbiocco”
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There’s Cannoleria’s GIY (garnish-it-yourself) panettones; a four-tiered cheese tower; Piccolina’s gelato-filled or Four Pillars’ gin-spiked Christmas puddings; a next-level chook with black truffles; Mörk’s decadent, chocolatey take on the mince pie; and more.
Continue reading “Melbourne’s Best Festive Foods (and an Apple Pie Gin) to Order for Christmas”
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A 19th-century building in the city’s south becomes home to one of the neighbourhood’s favourite Italian restaurants. Continue reading “Ciao Cielo Moves Into Port Melbourne’s Heritage Courthouse”
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On the site of a former carpark, Whitehart is an industrial two-storey spot in the middle of the city. Continue reading “Once a Carpark, Now a Whitehart”
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The team behind Hochi Mama opens Melbourne’s first 24/7 Vietnamese joint. Continue reading “All Day, All Night Pho in the CBD”
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A self-taught chef serves up sophisticated dishes in a spectacular space. Continue reading “Atta Brings Contemporary Indian to Albert Park”
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An ex-Tulum chef’s new restaurant is a tribute to his grandfather. Continue reading “Yagiz Brings Contemporary Turkish Food to South Yarra”
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House-made cakes are the specialty at this sibling-run south-side cafe. Continue reading “Mr Tucci Opens in Glen Iris”
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Enter for bagels, doughnuts, coffee and smoothies in a former real estate agency near Balaclava railway station. Continue reading “Poppy and Seed Bagelry Opens on Carlisle Street”
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Contemporary takes on traditional Greek dishes – and dairy-free baklava. Continue reading “Rebel Blue Arrives in Windsor”
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The owner of Chapel Street’s Meatball & Wine Bar gives the site a new identity. Continue reading “Windsor, Meet Ines: A European-Style Wine Bar Dedicated to a 93-Year-Old Nonna”
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The casual fine diner has doubled down on the Asian inspiration behind its dinner menu. Continue reading “Menu Reveal: Lunch is Served at Chapel Street’s Ramblr”
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A family-friendly spot for a coffee or meal, opposite an impressive new park. Continue reading “Upsy Daisy Opens in Glen Huntly”
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A neighbourhood thirsty for more bar options gets cocktails and craft beers in an old heritage bank. And there’s an outdoor tiki bar adorned in fairy lights. Continue reading “Mammoth Drinking Hole Sonder Opens in Bentleigh”
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The former site of Saigon Sally and BKK is now home to refined contemporary Australian. Continue reading “Alter Dining Opens in Windsor’s Backstreets”
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Glenferrie Road’s Italian diner adds Roman-style pizza to its repertoire, by popular demand. Continue reading “Malvern’s Sagra Opens a Pizza Bar”
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Inside This is Life you’ll find a chiropractor, nutritionist and meditation workshops, as well as a bright and airy daytime diner.