Sydney’s undercover coffee spotsWe all have secrets. Love affairs, Swiss bank accounts and days spent in bed with food poisoning (aka hangovers). Secrets add electricity to our lives so where better to get your next buzz than at one of Sydney’s undercover caffeine joints? Pigeon: Tucked away at the back of St Margaret’s Complex, Pigeon...
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Educate your palate
The Wine Society Introduction to WineThe dinner party dilemma: love a good tipple, but don’t always know how to select the best bottle? Watch your party host shine with sanction as you gift the perfect drop for the occasion. The Wine Society’s Introduction to Wine course covers all the basics about wine. It answers those questions...
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We brake for cake
Rocket Fuel Scavenger HuntYou’re on yer bike to keep fit, show a bit of your competitive side, also be green smart shunting from A – B. And now thanks to Susan Goodwin, Designer ofRocket Fuel, there’s a time to simply pedal for good old fashioned fun. She’s inviting anyone with two wheels, disposed towards scavenger...
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Charity begins at home
The conversation goes like this; You say “I want to do some charity work but I don’t know where to start,” your friend says “Oh yeah. Me too.” End of conversation. We all want to help but sometimes we need a push in the right direction. This September, that direction is towards Oxfam Exchange for...
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Shadow self
Lior Shadows and LightTwo fingers and a thumb make a rabbit. Linked thumbs and flapping hands make a bird. Shadow puppets take us back to our childhood, thanks to torches and sheets, but now they have a place in the present with Sydney Theatre Company’senchanting new production. Lior’s liquid voice draws you into the curious world of...
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Let them eat cake
Sweet Art opens in the Strand ArcadeIt’s a special kind of synaesthesia to think that art tastes like bakery goods. Michelangelo’s David; marble cake? Van Gogh’s Self Portrait; carrot cake? Everything by Salvador Dali; 100% fruit cake? What if you could turn ordinary, everyday objects into your favourite cake? Sneakers, flowers, handbags; hell, why not...
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Deliver me from evil
Organic food and wine delivered to your doorSometimes being good is just plain inconvenient. You plan to rustle up a fresh, organic salad and sip on a glass of biodynamic wine this evening but come 7pm, the siren song of takeaway drowns out your inner Gwyneth and before long, you’re wolfing down a pad thai...
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Bags that one
Designer Handbags for hireIt’s not a puppy in the window that has caught your attention. It’s the new Louis Vuitton, calling out to you from behind the glass, speaking of adventure, Casa Blanca-style romance and royal heritage. You emerge from the fantasy and slink away, knowing that rent is more important than a smoking hot...
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Sizzle and shop
Fashion Weekend SummerThere comes a time when a girl has just got to shop. Buy without remorse or fear of guilt. Blow the budget and stand proud with your purchases. Fashion Weekend Summer will be Australia’s biggest summer sale for fashion lovers to shop from 120 of Australia’s leading fashion designers offering fabulous discounts of up...
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Meet Victor Churchill
He’s the dinner party guest that will win everyone over and he’s the go to man when you’re having a Masterchef moment. Victor Churchill Butchery is inspired by classic European butcher shops and is the first of its kind in Australia to have a full range of traiteur (ready to eat) dishes like Braised Wagyu cheeks on...