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...
Birthdays, weddings, girls nights, Friday nights – is there ever a bad time to pop open a bottle of bubbles? Spring is here and with it comes champagne. Bullion Bar Could there be a better place to sip on some liquid gold than The Mint? The brand new Veuve Clicquot Champagne pop-up bar brings a...
Bets on, bottoms up, pinky out and glass by the stem, of course : It’s hats off (symbolically) to the Melbourne Cup. And while there’s a lot to be said for being there in the thick of things, that doesn’t have to mean getting your favorite heels stuck in the grass. Come the 5th November...
Down the bottom end of the city, sure, Collins Square feels a little cold, but we’re told it has great things in the pipeline. The Walker – Evans – Baker Restaurant Group is taking matters into its own hands and has started with Bar Nacional. Lang Walker (property development), Pete Evans (celebrity chef, author) and...
Picture this. Someone comes to your door, picks up your most prized bottles of wine – It’s ok, just go with it – takes them away to be stored in a 24 hour secured, perfectly tempered room. There they will stay, nurtured, until you wish for them to be dropped back to you. A myth?...
Another pub in Balmain? Yep, and she’s got a chequered past. Dating back to 1869, The Balmain was once owned by underworld figure Abe Saffron and frequented by mafia goons and wharfies. How times have changed. This Victorian beauty has had a facelift but underneath her stern veneer, The Balmain is all frilly knickers and Mai...
