A night of storytelling at The Wheeler Centre What do books, films, dinner conversations and your facebook status updates have in common? They all revolve around the art of storytelling; passing on experiences from one friend, family and generation to another. From the life defining stories (how you met your partner) to the short term...
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Star bard
Shakespeare’s stars twinkle in the gardens The plot: two sets of twins who are separated at birth wind up in the same town as their estranged parents. Mayhem ensues. Some might call it a Comedy of Errors (Shakespeare did). Grab a picnic blanket and hamper full of goodies and head down to the Royal Botanic...
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A retro love affair
Melbourne Vintage Market We are having quite the retro love affair at the moment. First it was Mad Men influencing the return of the womanly curves and red lipstick, liquid eyeliner and 50’s style dresses. Now, there’s a new drama “Boardwalk Empire” said to bring the Vintage Jazz era back with flapper dresses, sequins and...
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LuxBite patisserie cafe
Luxe dessert designers We all deserve a little luxe in our life and when it comes to pretty delectable bites, there’s no exception. LuxBite is the most welcome addition to South Yarra, a sweet petite pâtisserie café that’s truly mastered the art of all things sweet (macarons are their specialty, and Adriano Zumbo votes theirs one...
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To market, Newmarket
Summertime sojourning The posse who brought you Albert Park, Royal Saxon and Middle Park Hotel certainly know how to kick-start summer. Newmarket Hotel has just joined the set, the newest watering hole amid their stellar collection of hip hotel pubs. The place for sharing summer bites, Sunday sessions and the like, this St Kilda hot...
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Schkinny Maninny arrives in Melbourne
Whilst the Schkinny Nutritional Cleanse is liquid based, it really is a polar opposite to the liquid diet you prescribed to during the New Year’s festivities (cocktails with real orange bits just don’t count). Schkinny founder Catherine Craig has been operating in Sydney since late 2008 and has recently launched her detox cleanse service in...
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Introducing PM24
Post The Brasserie, French chef extraordinaire Philippe Mouchel has reemerged, this time in the city with bedfellows George Calombaris’ Press Club Group to offer Melbournites PM24. With more than 20 plus years under his belt and a CV spanning the world over, Mouchel bestows his forte – fresh French contemporary cuisine minus the fancy fanfare....
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Get your Bon on
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...
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Shake your moneymaker
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...
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Australia Day edible essentials
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...