Bridget Amor and Mark Dundon from Seven Seeds are purists of the coffee bean sort. Not only do they make brilliant coffee but they travel the world to source the best ‘green’ beans and meet the farmers themselves. Located on the city fringe, this coffee haven is easily mistaken for a warehouse, which it was,...
Visit www.farmgatecheese.com.au. That alone could serve as our (albeit stark) recommendation. But we thought we’d whet your artisanal cheese palette that little bit more. We figured you’d want to know that young Melbourne couple Travis and Laura Sanders have just launched the first dedicated cheese hamper company. Whilst there are predictable hamper companies, if you...
Most ten year olds would be content with a new puppy or Playstation, but if you’re a wickedly decent establishment like Bond Lounge Bar and want to mark your tenth birthday, launching a new Seven Deadly Sins cocktail menu is much more apt. Designed by owner Phil Anderson, the cocktails feature names such as the...
Design and style are so intrinsically linked, so it’s appropriate that one of the most stylish venues in town, Comme is hosting a dinner that’s all about design and fused with food. Ingredients – * 3 well renowned bloggers (Mikael Colville-Andersen (Copenhagen), Dan Hill (Sydney) and Lucy Feagins (Melbourne) * Comme’s executive chef Daniel Southern...
If you consider yourself a true coffee connoisseur then you’d be familiar with the Third wave of coffee movement. It’s all about flavour, educating coffee lovers through defining taste profiles and offering a truly bespoke coffee experience. As one of the coffee capitals of the world, Melbourne is home to the creative St Ali team...
Let’s first get the pronunciation right. It’s ma-kuh-ron, not macaroon. And at the beginning of Baroque’s first macaron masterclass Chef Jean Michel Raynaud rattles it off in a perfect French accent – what’s been lost since the macaron’s migration from Europe to Australia. The Charkos family of Le Renaissance and Baroque fame is doing its...
Your mix: a classic fruit muesli with added goji berries. Your partner’s: extra bran flakes and protein packed almond and cashew. Your boss’s: gluten free with plenty of fruit antioxidants. At MuesliMixer it’s all about being picky, in fact, you’re encouraged to go wild with your fussy streak and be hard to please. Whatever your...
Ketel One House is a venue entirely created using bespoke pieces. Where, for one night only, its guests will have an opportunity to sample exceptionally created cocktails by some of Melbourne’s leading mixologists whilst surrounded by Melbourne craftsmanship. As you sip on your Ketel One Vodka Martini, Ketel on Tea Time (Ketel One Vodka and...
If there ever were a dessert goddess, Phillippa Sibley from the renewed Il Fornaio would fill the shoes with room to spare. After taking over the helm at the iconic St Kilda café, she has joined forces with St Ali coffee in what is a match made in foodie heaven. Phillipa, formerly of Bistro Guillaume...
Not that an annual trip to Paris to buy antiques and artwork, home wares, jewellery, women’s and children’s wear is an unpleasant undertaking, but we’ve found the ladies that have to do it. Their once a year sojourn to some of the best suppliers in Paris means you can find divine and delectable things at...
