Quick and fresh, new city bitesCity goers prepare to recharge, BON a Manger (Bon), Melbourne’s take on London’s renowned ‘Pret A Manger’, has taken up residence at the top of the quaint Hardware Lane and is dishing up quality fresh food fast. Lunch in the city can sometimes leave you a little less than inspired...
Burlesque bootcampThis is not for dabblers. You have to want the limelight bad if you attend Jo Wheldon, Jac Bowie, and Lola the Vamp’s booty shaking masterclass. Numbers are strictly limited to ten and you must have a routine ready to workshop; don’t think you can just rock up and Flashdance your way into these...
Oi Oi Oi According to Sam Kekovitch, it isn’t Australia Day unless there’s lamb on the barbie. And while there’s some truth to that statement, there’s much more to add to your quintessential Australia Day celebration table: With or without cream and jam? The jury’s still out on whether the humble lamington should contain that...
Open air flicks 1. Moonlight CinemaAdd a picnic rug, a scenic backdrop of Melbourne’s skyline, some gourmet food, a giant screen showcasing a carefully edited mix of films and you have the iconic and quintessential outdoor cinema experience. So popular it’s caught on in all capital cities. You can even have a “gold grass” experience...
So you’re back at work. Goodbye beach towel. Goodbye SPF 15. There is one thing you can do that will make the transition from beach bum back to office slave a little bit less gloomy; buy some new tax-deductible toys. Head for stationery mecca Kikki K to stock up on charming Post-it notes, storage solutions...
Once a stomping ground for DIY home renovators and eastern suburb tradies, the old hardware store on Bondi’s Hall Street has had a makeover of its own and is attracting more than the ‘Four-and-Twenty’ crowd these days. Now a pumping breaky joint, come boozy lunch spot, come evening bar and restaurant, Bondi Hardware (fittingly named)...
There’s certain irony eating pork in a restaurant affectionately named Wilbur’s (after the pig saved from the slaughter house in Charlotte’s Web). However one bite of the Porchetta Roll at Wilbur’s Place and your conscience goes out the Potts Point virtual window. This luscious combo of pork marinated overnight in fennel, rosemary, thyme and confit...
You won’t find any crazed scientists in thick-rimmed glasses and white coats in this laboratory, just rows and rows of gorgeous sub-zero desserts. Gelato Messina’s side-project, the ‘laboratorio’, is a gelato patisserie that’s just as indulgent and imaginative as you’d expect from the geniuses that brought you Gianduia Bianca gelato and Pandan and Coconut sorbet....
