There’s a refined elegance about our favourite memories of Europe. A romance, like that in Paris coupling inimitable passion with palpable restraint. The essence of Paris weaves its way through the art, the culture, the people and the food. Something we don’t get to experience often enough. Access to sublime cuisine, however, is now completing...
Old factories, abandoned churches, heritage listed cottages – cafes, art galleries and shops pop up in all sorts of places in Sydney. Petersham’s Majestic Gourmet Grocers is the latest space to emerge from the dust of an abandoned space, and boy, has it done so in style. The Majestic Theatre opened on New Canterbury road in...
Erskineville doesn’t need any more pubs. Whether you want burgers, schnitzels, a rack of ribs, craft beer, wine, fine dining, even a Priscilla Queen of the Desert flash back, the suburb has a public house on almost every corner for every purpose. What it has been lacking is a restaurant. Enter Erskine Villa. Sitting on...
Melbournians love brunch. That is no secret. So this summer Andrew McConnell’s Luxembourg Bistro wants to serve up something a little different for the morning time. No avocado, no superfood smoothies. This is a no fuss, good quality offering. And the prices won’t break the bank. For all those times you’re looking for a simple...
Know that saying – The only thing that is constant is change? Applies to our restaurants too, with their tendency to upgrade, down grade, change hands, change vibe. Golden Fields moved on, with parts of it appearing at Supernormal. But now, on Fitzroy Street in St Kilda, Luxembourg Bar & Bistro sits where Golden Fields...
When people describe inanimate objects as having personalities, physical attribute, names even, others might shy away. We, however, see creativity, and something a little different. This is what we see in The Standard Store, which has opened its second shop here in Melbourne. Husband and wife Orlando and Nicola Reindorf envisioned the Melbourne store as...
