The art world in Melbourne has a new kid on the block, and this new kid is aiming to make a difference as a not-for-profit art gallery in Fitzroy. Neometro, the organisation that focuses on design-driven development has provided a space without charge where Utopian Slumps founder, Melissa Loughnan along with Director Brooke Babington and...
Just over an hour from the city, the Yarra Valley offers an escape from the everyday, without having to spend hours in the car to get there. While there are plenty of great wineries, there is a lot more going on. You could spend weeks exploring everything it has to offer, so we’ve chosen a...
Geelong has never really been known for top-notch cocktails, and intimate cocktail bars. Until now. Strasse Bar has moved in to The Barking Dog’s back room and is serving up good food, good banter and great drinks. Leading the charge is Nick Reed (from Melbourne’s 1806) and Paul Marinelli (from Scotchmans Hill Winery) both Geelong...
If you’ve ever been to a house party, you’ll know the phrase “We’re just going on a liquor run.” But those liquor runs are all dependent on someone being under .05, there being a bottle shop close by, that particular bottle shop being open, and, well, the list goes on. That’s where LIQUORUN, a new...
If you’re anything like us, you love to get in the kitchen every now and then, between the restaurant hoping of course. Finding cookbooks are not hard, but finding great ones is a little harder. Here’s what’s on our book shelves – hot off the press and certainly worth the read. Chin Chin The Book...
Ever since we heard the news of Gelato Messina coming to Melbourne, you could say we’ve been sitting here counting down the days. Come November 14 we will have our very own Gelato Messina on Smith Street in Fitzroy. A clear win for the north-siders, right? And the largest Messina store yet. Starting with 20...
You wake up at 7am, all ready to go to work. Feeling a little stretched for time you open your front door about to leave and you see a box on your doorstep. You open it to find a range of the freshest fruit and vegetables, along with a recipe or two. Good morning Kelly...
Are you in a rut with your breakfast? Do you think there should be more cranberries in your muesli mix? Maybe you hate dried apricot, or just want something out of the muesli norm. Enter Yousli. Just like create-your-own-adventure stories, Yousli is all about what you want. An online store where you can design your...
The Kelvin Club opening back in 1865 is one of those members only establishments with ‘particular’ club rules, dress codes and hushed gentlemen-only dealings, what you might consider a little old-fashioned. Lucky then for the greater folk its decision (likely by committee) to update and open the doors to seek a new kind of patron....
The Keystone Group is at it again. The group behind the likes of The Rook, The Winery, and The Newtown Hotel has joined forces with Longrains’ Martin Boetz and the Cooks Co-op to bring us Rushcutters, an oasis of fresh produce with a serious paddock to plate philosophy behind them. The large industrial space designed...
