Merivale Winter Feasts What makes a good meal? The company you eat with. It helps naturally, when it’s gourmet and at a steal. Step in Justin Hemmes and Merivale’s new Winter Feasts. For a funds friendly sum of $35; you can opt for 1, 2 or 3 course lunch and dinner menus, plus a glass...
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Home made
Personal Pilates Studio It’s dark, it’s now cold outside, and such non-incentives make it too easy to skip the gym. You don’t, however, have a get out-of-work-out pass altogether. Not with your own Personal Pilates Studio. Created by former Australian Olympic swimmer Jade Winter, the secret’s in the springs. Secure the PPS apparatus to any closed...
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Quick digi draw
Cut&Paste You may have learnt how to cut and paste in kindy, but this tournament isn’t for small fry. You could call it the Olympics of rapid fire digital design. Cut&Paste arrives in Sydney on the last stop of its world-wide tour, having travelled to creative hubs such asBarcelona and Tokyo. This year’s format expands to include 3D...
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To select, to Edit
Fine furnishing boutique I spy with my little eye something beginning with E. E for Edit that is. You may have seen Edit stores popping up around town, but this time it’s found a home for good. Shrug off the banal, and get your creative juices flowing when you walk into this colourful and kooky...
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Like to watch
Sydney Film Festival 2009 Who needs Cannes? Nine World premieres, three International and 86 Australian premieres plainly show – we can hold our own. It’s red carpet time as the 2009 Sydney Film Festival kicks off with Looking for Eric this Wednesday. Teri Hatcher’s even making an appearance at the Australian premiere of Henry Selick’s Coraline (10 June), and director John Woo...
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Going green going up
If you thought ‘going green’ was all tie-dye and fisherman pants, time to think again. There’s a new hip way to show you care. GreenUps is the meeting place for those concerned for the environment, and interested in sustainability. Turn up on the 1st Tuesday of each month, have a drink or two and let...
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Old frocks for new
Leona Edmiston on consignment As pre-loved as it is, there’s always a frock in your wardrobe that’s taking up precious space. It’s been re-accessorised, worn with and without stockings, and has done its duty admirably amongst your social set. Time to let some other lady love it, and get a new season piece in return....
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Better beers tapped
The Local TaphouseThe Local Taphouse might be new to Darlo but it’s well established in a much older craft. Following the success of its sister pub in St Kilda, Sydneysiders now have a place to drink better beer. Located on the site of the old Palace Hotel, The Local is the brainchild of documentary filmmaker...
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Treasure society
If you’re looking for that j’ai ne sais quoi to take your decor from ordinary to magazine-worthy, Sibella Court may just become your new BFF. A self-confessed hoarder, she scours flea markets around the world for knick-knacks finding treasure in other people’s trash. Think quirky teapots and bohemian blankets to birdcages and rocking horses. ‘Slap-dash...
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The X factor in TED
TEDx comes to SydneyEvidently, some things are wholly not worth spreading – Swine Flu and spam mail quickly come to mind, but chart a scale of polar opposites and you’ll arrive at TED. Its talks, and new program of independent events dubbed TEDx, are all about ideas worth spreading. You might have caught wind of TED’s impressive...