Pancakes for dinner. Purple lipstick. Naked yoga. Not everything needs a damn reason, and why should it? Life’s too short for justifying your #YOLO tendencies. It’s also too short for bad booze, making Chambord’s decadent berry flavours your ultimate partner in crime. And while we’re on the subject of delicious things you don’t need a...
Year: 2014
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Luxe for Less at Foveaux Street Dining
Moloko is cranking out ‘Sing it back’ as the 80’s and 90’s fest soundtrack progresses to ‘Pump up the Jam’. Wooden boards heaving with Bondi’s Nelson Road black rice and quinoa cob loaves land on your table as you kick back on the comfy red leather banquettes. For fans of Darrell Felstead’s hatted Foveaux which...
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Take a Dip in Adelphi’s Rooftop Pool
Pool parties remind us of simpler times, being young, not caring about getting burnt, and usually hoping our parents don’t arrive to pick us up any time soon. But Adelphi Hotel is trying to change that image, and we’re ok with that. The Adelphi Hotel, found on Flinders Lane is known for its dessert degustations,...
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You Had us at Boozy Shakes, Grand Trailer Park
Sometimes all you want is a good burger and an alcoholic milkshake, right? It can’t be just us. The Grand Trailer Park Taverna has answered our calls. Well Josh Lefers (Pawn & Co) and Dani Zeini (Dandenong Pavilion) have, to be exact. The first thing you’ll notice about the space on Bourke Street in the city...
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The #BecauseNoReason Guide to Sydney & Melbourne
Wine comes out at engagement parties, beer comes out at sporting matches, but Chambord comes out #BecauseNoReason, and why shouldn’t it. We’re getting a little tired of having to wait for a reason to celebrate, go on adventures, and try new things. So is Chambord. So we thought we’d bring you a guide to things...
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Take a Trip to Italy with Heartattack and Vine
Heartattack and Vine, it’s not just the name of a Tom Waits song. It’s now also the newest all day bar and eatery in Carlton. Who do we have to thank for this? The team behind Wide Open Road and A Minor Place, Hootan Heyderi and Jono Hill and two of their long-term employees Nathen Doyle and Emily...
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Newtown has a Sweet Spot for Cuckoo Callay
Newtown definitely doesn’t need anymore Thai restaurants. Or burger joints, dive bars, fro yo spots and chocolate bars. What it always needs is more spots away from the hustle and bustle, where you can walk up, sit down and spread out for a meal with friends. Cuckoo Callay has found the sweet spot in Newtown – good...
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Have Breakfast for Dinner at The Kettle Black
Too much of a good thing is never enough. We’ve always believed that to be true. Which means The Kettle Black, the new and may we say very busy café from the team behind Top Paddock, have decided to open on Friday night, which we think is very good news indeed. The team hailed from night...
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Because Pasta Never Went out of Style
Superfood smoothies for breakfast mean you can have pasta for dinner. This is the world we live in and we’re ok with that. It’s all about balance anyway, right? Sometimes all you want is to sit down to a good, honest bowl of pasta and a glass of red wine. And that’s exactly what you...
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Want to Come to Santa’s House Party?
Christmas is around the corner, which is both exciting and terrifying. Where did 2014 go? Who cares, there is eggnog and gingerbread in our near future. Thanks to The Carlton there is Christmas house party inspired fun to be had as of December 1. Level 4 of The Carlton has been turned into Santa’s House...