Melbourne is often synonymous with good coffee. This tends to mean new cafes pop up faster than you can say cold drip. In the last few weeks there have been some noteworthy additions to the café scene so here are five of the newest, for your drinking – and eating – pleasure. Touchwood Café...
Boiling water is added to a metal bowl of curds and Kirsty Laird begins the process of working and stretching them to create fresh balls of mozzarella. It seems to take just minutes and soon a platter of the still warm, creamy, salty cheese is being handed around and devoured by a small group of...
Sorry, White Men Wearing Google Glass – fashion is closing in on your home turf. Yep, this is wearable tech à la mode. A crusade against ugly electronics, boring headphones, bulky speakers and throwaway iPhone cases. Get on board with the movement at Move, where fashion and technology cease their hostilities to refine the aesthetic...
Traveling glamorously isn’t just resisting the temptation to wear Ugg Boots. It’s all in the details. And one of the easiest routes to move a la mode? Giving your beauty drill a first class upgrade. Enter Bali-based Enfants Paradis, a delicious range of botanical beauty products, the brainchild of Seminyak-via-Sydney creative Kirsty Ludbrook and...
It’s rather ironic that the newest eatery in Surry Hills is called Nomad, but feels just like home. The team behind Nomad Restaurant has gone out of their way to make sure you feel like it’s your own abode – the 100 year old warehouse has been decked out in comfy wooden tables, soft mood...
Melbourne Festival is on. The coming together of art, design, theatre and dance has never looked so good. The overwhelming feeling of choosing what to do and where to go is normal. Let’s all take a deep breath. Here are a few of our top picks for the festival. Contemporary Music – Husky With their...
Nights starting with pink neon signs don’t often end up in the ‘memorable’ category (for the right reasons). Especially if you’re welcomed by a huge brass peacock sitting on a perch. But that’s where the clichés end and breath taking originality takes over. Newly minted Ananas, with its recently crowned 2014 hat proves there are...
You’re all for sourcing local goods. Our wool’s top-notch, our wine’s not half bad, and as long as it hasn’t been too long a day at work, you’ll always go the extra aisle for home-grown bell peppers. But your inner Francophile’s a sucker for sumptuous French silks. And there are some things, like whirlwind romance...
High ceilings, a big ol’ marble bar and a hell of a lot of good wine make for happy hearts (and stomachs) at Riley Street’s newest café and wine bar. If you’re a fan of Newtown’s sweetheart Bloodwood, then you’ll love this new little wine den – coming to us courtesy of their award-winning wine guru Gabrielle...
Does the word doughnut make your mouth water? Does the thought of eating a macaron make your heart rapidly flutter? What about a zonut? Too much? It’s time to prepare yourselves, sweet treat fiends, Adriano Zumbo’s patisserie is coming to Melbourne. In a matter of days. On Wednesday October 9, South Yarra is going to...
