If you believed yum cha was all about chicken feet and choosing sometimes slightly unidentifiable baskets of rations from a trolley, you need to make a hasty dash to Spice Temple. As if he doesn’t already have enough on his plate (see what we did there?), superchef Neil Perry has worked with his Melbourne team...
Whether you’re a fully fledged sweet tooth or simply enjoy the finer things, life is patently too short to eat bad chocolate. Here, we guide you to some of Melbourne’s best chocolate makers. If you’re taking in the bayside views make sure you turn away from the water to try the Belgian confectionary and macarons...
Enter the doors and imagine you’re on the Rue de la Paix. The new Cartier Maison on Collins Street may not have the history of its chic Parisian flagship, but there is certainly something timeless about French architect Bruno Moinard’s new space. It starts with the marble and bronze façade imported from France and the...
Like many great ideas, Lucy Owens and Desiree Deravi came up with theirs while travelling overseas. They were in the Balinese jungle at a retreat. Each day, they’d do a yoga class in an open-air pavilion and the experience of being in that space – partly undercover but still in the fresh air – was...
Come close, check who’s around and adjust your screens accordingly because we’re about to let you in on Melbourne’s best kept fashion secret…Two words, one name – Adolfo Dominguez. For those unacquainted you could say the name roughly translates to ‘royalty’ in the fashion world and you wouldn’t be telling a lie. Founded in 1973,...
Crown is clustered with many highlights but Club 23 is the new crowning glory that dominates this entertainment mecca. Making it into the social pages and onto the lips of everyone even before the official opening, Club 23 is the new niche for the notable. Definitely don your finest because you never know who you’ll...
Rubik’s cube, eat your heart out. We are not starved for entertainment in Melbourne, however, every now and then something spectacular is served up and clocks pole position in the next-level stakes. Kubik Melbourne is the illuminated open-air live music venue that was born in Germany six years ago and has been on tour since....
