Food & Drink

THE CRUX AND CO. DINE PINK INITIATIVE TO SUPPORT THE BREAST CANCER NETWORK AUSTRALIA This November, renowned café and dessert connoisseurs , The Crux and Co. is hosting an intimate dinner in support...

Piccolina Gelateria has opened the doors of its  second location at 296 Smith Street, Collingwood just in time to satisfy all your gelato cravings this Summer. The new, purpose-built flagship store boasts a...

ELGEE PARK AND BALLIEU VINEYARD DINNER AT L'HOTEL GITAN Prahran’s own French gastropub, L’Hôtel Gitan will host the Elgee Park and Baillieu Vineyard wine dinner on Tuesday 31st October with a...

Pure South Dining is planning a night of Tasmanian ginspiration as they play to host to three premium artisan distillers from the pure south.   Curated and presented by 'The Gin Queen' Caroline...

When it comes to superfoods, you don't often think of broth, but Melissa Morphet, founder of Be Wellbeing Broth has set out to change that. Congratulations on the launch of Be Wellbeing Broth! What inspired...

PROVINCIAL HOTEL OPENS THE PROVINCIAL ROOFTOP Brunswick Street’s iconic Provincial Hotel opens Provincial Rooftop. The Provincial Hotel has long been known as the ‘grand old dame’ of  Brunswick...

GET TOGETHER, COME UNDONE at Melbourne CBD’s game changing hot spot The Mill House presents 'GIN CLUB" Thursday nights are being all shook up in Melbourne's inner-city drinking den the Mill House! Last...

GLACE     Internationally acclaimed pastry and dessert chef Christy Tania has opened her first permanent venue, Glacé, in Windsor. This stylish flagship store arrives in Melbourne off...

BIGGIE SMALLS FOOD TRUCK POPS UP AT FOUR PILLARS DISTILLERY TO CELEBRATE 'GIN AND JUICE COLLABORATION  Biggie Smalls – Windsor is due to open its doors this September. Expect Windsor to be bigger and...

WIN A YEAR'S WORTH OF BEER AND PIZZA AT THE GROSVENOR HOTEL The Grosvenor Hotel is giving one very lucky guest the chance to win an entire year’s worth of beer and pizza, delivered straight to their...

FARGO & CO OPENS IN RICHMOND Swan Street’s State Bank has reopened! Make your deposit at the tellers to withdraw your drinks at Fargo and Co. at 216 Swan Street, Richmond. The two-storey Edwardian...

Sick of ordering the same vodka sodas or G&Ts? You're in luck. Around The World in 80 Cocktails gives you all the #inspo you need to spice up your drink order.   Covering recipes from the...

Want to enjoy cafe quality at home whilst being environmentally friendly? Introducing Pod & Parcel the Melbourne-based start up that has introduced completely biodegradable and compostable coffee post...

To celebrate the launch of the "Specialty Coffee Melbourne" book from Smudge Eats, get a FREE coffee at participating venues on Friday 28th July until sold out. There are 30 participating venues across...

The wonder of winter arrives in Melbourne at the Madame Brussels Lane European Night Market so grab a woolly coat and get ready to embrace the chill! The Madame Brussels Lane European Night Market...

Campari is bringing a touch of Milan to Melbourne this winter. Campari’s latest experiential activation set to turn Melbourne CBD red for the month of July If Milan’s passion, style and...

We just found out that this Saturday is National Chicken Wing Day. Yes, that's right, these Aussie bbq favourites have their own day on the calendar, and what better way to celebrate than with wings, and lots...

Who says Rosé is just for the Summer?  Rosé is growing in popularity across Australia and whilst we're lucky to have a great range of local Rosé wines, we're also seeing a growing range...

MR. MIYAGI'S LIMITED EDITION MR. M'S GOON BOX Mr. Miyagi to launch a limited edition cask wine box, Mr. M’s Goon Box from this weekend 22nd & 23rd July 2017. From the team that...

Combine coffee and shopping to create the perfect experience at Country Road in Brighton with the opening of the newly refurbished Country Road Brighton store and the opening of The Brighton Buoy with...

We all know the old adage that red wine goes with steak but what red wine? Pepperjack Wines have come up with a way to help you find the perfect red for wine for your cut of steak with their #MadeForSteak...

UNCLE GIVES A UNIQUE TWIST FOR BASTILLE DAY his Bastille Day (14 July), executive chef and co-owner of Uncle, Dai Duong is dishing up Franco-Vietnamese fodder for Francophiles looking to celebrate the...

FANCY HANK'S MAJESTIC HAWKER POP UP The team behind Fancy Hank’s - Kent Bell, Mike Patrick, Daragh Kan and Myles Munro - will launch Majestic Hawker for one weekend only on Friday 14th July until...

Melbourne suburb of Chirnside Park welcomes Eastridge Entertainment Precinct (EEP), the first premium culinary hub for the outer north-east area, as it officially throws open the doors to three new...

Om Nom Kitchen have launched a remarkably innovative new set of cocktails for patrons to warm their palates and senses this Winter. Om Nom Kitchen Bar Manager and Mixologist Chris McDonald joins the...

ELEVENTH ANNUAL YOUNG GUNS OF WINE AWARDS - PEOPLE'S CHOICE EVENT The annual Young Gun of Wine Awards searches for, showcases and celebrates Australia’s young guns of wine. This year, the Top 12 of...

Melbourne's wintery Wednesday nights are about to get warmer with the return of the iconic Queen Victoria Market's, Winter Night Market, every Wednesday from 7 June - 30 August 2017. This...

Brighton hasn’t typically been recognised as a food and wine hotspot however Mr & Mrs P bucks the trend with its new Bay Street establishment, serving a wide variety of delicious morsels from head chef...

As someone who grew up in the outer south-eastern suburbs, the Dandenong Market is inextricably linked with my memories of childhood. Every Saturday morning my dad would drive there to do the weekly shop,...

Savoury or sweet? One or two? Champagne or sparkling? Questions that will cross your mind when you first arrive at Little Collins Kitchen at the Sheraton Melbourne. Their Parisian Afternoon tea will have you...

NEPTUNE, WINDSOR Neptune, Windsor’s newest all-encompassing food, wine and cocktail venue is set to become a neighbourhood institution. Residing on High Street, the multifaceted, two-level space...

Ever wanted to make your very own blend of wine? Well, at this year’s High Country Harvest Festival you can – with Brown Brothers Winery. The 2017 festival is headlined by the exclusive opportunity to...

Young Gun of Wine, the world’s most rigorous young winemaker competition, is presenting a Top 50 Event for the first time where 50 of Australia’s best young and emerging winemakers will be revealed at an...

Mother's day is just around the corner and we're here to help with our top picks on where to take your mum this Mother's day.   Parisian Afternoon Tea at the Sheraton Melbourne Take mum to...

Introducing Melbourne’s newest mini-golf club – unlike any you’ve experienced before. It’s a putt-putt course crossed with a cocktail bar and karaoke – all rolled into one crazy and chaotic...

Two of Western Australia’s most highly regarded distilleries tied for Champion Australian Distiller in a historical Australian Distilled Spirits Awards (ADSA) presentation last night in Melbourne, with a...

WHITEHART Whitehart is a two-storey open container bar nestled at the end of Whitehart Lane in the heart of the city. Built on a converted car park site, Whitehart is set to be one of the most...

The 2017 Rolex Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix is this weekend and it's the perfect time to host a glamorous bash with your own with your family and friends. Chandon, has joined forces with the McLaren-Honda...

Bligh Place’s new Middle Eastern restaurant and bar Souk has opened at the end of the laneway.  Souk (in the space formerly occupied by The Deanery) will give diners the opportunity to experience the...

Did you know that the style and shape of a wine glass makes a difference to the taste of the wine?  The size, shape and quality of the glass directly impacts on how wine tastes and smells, as the wine to air,...

Armadale's newest local gem, Wine 1160, brings a wine focused bar to High Street where locals or destination drinkers can experience the best in wine and food. Unlike many other establishments, Wine...

QUEEN OF THE SOUTH Queen of the South is the new Prahran restaurant and bar headed up by head chef Malcolm Williams (Senoritas, Rice Paper Scissors, Touché Hombre Melbourne and Bangkok),...

Sometimes hotel restaurants can be a bit average, but definitely not at the QT Melbourne. Pascale Bar & Grill takes hotel restaurant dining to a new level, making it a destination for foodies around...

EMPIRE STEAK AUSTRALIA DAY GIVEAWAY   Empire Steak is inspired by a true love of the humble steak sandwich, the unsung hero of our time. A champion of innovation, Empire Steak is also a loyal...

HOPSCOTCH MELBOURNE Hopscotch is the latest addition to Southbank and Melbourne's burgeoning riverside scene. Hopscotch is your latest downbeat gathering place with a beer for every occasion, up to...

Get your Gin on! There is nothing better on a warm Summer's day than a nice glass of Gin and this Summer, Mist Wood Gin makes your world much easier with a new, light and refreshing spin on gin. Mist Wood Gin...

Summer’s heating up: Adelphi’s pool sessions are back. Adelphi Hotel’s iconic rooftop will once again play host to a series of weekend pop-up pool sessions. Until the end of January,...

Forget santa knowing whether you’ve been naughty or nice, the wine-loving gods at Vinomofo believe every single mofo is on the nice list when it comes to devouring great wines. For adults,...

HEINEKEN SATURDAY AT ROYAL CROQUET CLUB It's Melbourne's turn to take part in a truly iconic experience as Heineken Saturday  makes its much anticipated return to Victoria. In partnership with Royal...

48H Pizza and Gnocchi Bar is one of those secret places you don't want to share with anyone because the food is excellent, but at the same time it's hard to tell everyone because you have such great food!...

The Royal Croquet Club is set to kick off another summer season bringing food, art and music to Birrarung Marr, Melbourne for it’s third year running. The 16-day festival will run from Thursday...

THE CRAFT & CO (TC&C) CHRISTMAS MARKET ON 11 DECEMBER One of the most innovative food enterprises – The Craft & Co (TC&C) is taking a passion for paddock-to-plate one step...

Let's face it, there are heaps of places in Melbourne to grab a fancy bite to eat, but there are very few that combine quality food with spectacular views of the city skyline and Port Phillip Bay. If ever...

Baklava fans will be thrilled with the news that Port Melbourne Greek yogurt store, blu spoon, has launched the nations first Baklava Bar this week. Those unfamiliar with the traditional Greek sweets...

Lavazza Australia launched Prontissimo! – the company’s first premium Italian style instant coffee range – in major Australian supermarket retailers earlier this month with a beautiful breakfast...

LADUREE OPENS ITS FIRST MELBOURNE STORE AT CHADSTONE Ladurée has officially opened the brand’s first Melbourne luxury Parisian tea room in Chadstone’s new redevelopment. Founded in Paris...

Melbourne’s highly competitive restaurant landscape will see MoVida (Frank Camorra), Pei Modern (Mark Best), Lee Ho Fook (Victor Liong), Thirty Eight Chairs (Mirco Speri), Tokyo Tina and Saigon Sally...

QT Melbourne has created its very own late night hotspot with the launch of Hot Sauce Laneway Bar. The menu is quirky and mixes both Korean and Japanese street food flavours that delivers a powerful punch to...

The Melbourne Cup Carnival begins in earnest this Saturday with Derby Day, a day that marks a week long carnival of racing, fashion, food and fun! The Birdcage at Flemington is home to a number of marquees...

Chan’s Yum Cha at Home - Swap your takeout for dumplings in Bao down to the mighty dumpling with Chan’s Yum Cha at Home launching three new delicious varieties that make it easy to serve up a little piece...

AMARO MONTENEGRO HOSTING A EXCLUSIVE COCKTAIL PARTY   Italy's favourite liqueur, Amaro Montenegro is hosting an exclusive cocktail party at Fitzroy’s newly reopened Rochester Hotel on Sunday...

MIDDLE BRIGHTON BATHS BRINGS THE BAY TO THE TABLE Enjoying one of the most breathtaking views of any restaurant in Melbourne, the Middle Brighton Baths has relaunched after an interior refresh of its...

Spring racing comes alive this season during the 2016 Spring Racing Carnival. Racegoers will be invited to ‘Sparkle in Spring’ at this year’s Yellowglen Terrace, with its latest makeover for the...

Time to devour & indulge at Melbourne’s newest design hotel, the QT Melbourne. The hotly anticipated launch of the designer hotel QT Melbourne brings four vibrant additions to the city’s famed...

The humble cheeseburger has come a long way in Australia and we're celebrating National Cheeseburger day this Sunday 18 September at some of our favourite places across Melbourne. Huxtaburger fans...

GASTRONOMIC GREATS AT CIRCA, THE PRINCE For one night only, this September, Melbourne’s upper epicurean echelon will prepare a feast to celebrate Laurent Rospars’ 30-year Australian anniversary,...

SAUCED PASTA BAR OPENS IN ST KILDA St Kilda’s historic ‘Mirka’s at Tolarno Hotel’, once the site of one of Melbourne’s most famous gallery/café by artist Mirka Mora, will be given new...

Think high tea and dainty chicken sandwiches, pretty petit fours and exquisite tea served in fancy china come to mind. At Runya’s Room in St Collins Lane, high tea has all those things – but with an exotic...

As someone who leads a super busy life, the last thing you want to do after a long day at work is spend a long time in the kitchen making dinner. It could be that you are just too tired, can't decide what to...

If Italy’s passion, style and design excellence could be encapsulated in a drink, that drink would be Campari. Created by Maître Liquoriste , Gaspare Campari, the inimitable Campari recipe has...

HEINEKEN CITY SHAPER'S FESTIVAL The Heineken City Shaper's Festival is a new exciting event which will be held in Melbourne on 4 August. Heineken fans can win their way into the festival for a worldly...

 Earlier this week we shared our special interview with Reynold Poernomo who shared his work with T2 to develop tea infused desserts. Today we're sharing the recipes for the two special tea infused desserts...

T2 has teamed up with ‘dessert king’ at KOI in Sydney and former MasterChef star Reynold Poernomo to create tea infused desserts. Reynold has created two very unique, tea-infused winter dessert...

FOOD AND WINE MAGIC ON LIZARD ISLAND WITH SHANE DELIA Lizard Island has announced its second Food and Wine Event with celebrated chef Shane Delia, island Executive Chef Mark Jensen and wines by Penfolds...

Berwick plates up the best of CBD dining at MPD Steak Kitchen. The serious steak restaurant and bar has opened on the corner of Greaves and Clyde Roads in Berwick, Victoria, led by former Vue Group...

Chill out – the Madame Brussels Lane European Night Market flies into town so grab your beanie, mittens and coat and get ready to embrace the magic of winter when Madame Brussels Lane transforms into...

From the outside, L'Hotel Gitan looks like your average local pub. Walk inside and you'll find that the spirit of the heritage art deco building is still there but this place isn't just your average watering...

Renowned French chef and restaurateur Philippe Mouchel returns to the Melbourne culinary scene with his new restaurant Philippe, just off the Paris end of Collins Street. With a passionate clientele...

Ever loved a cocktail so much you wanted to inhale it? Well, now you can – as Om Nom Kitchen & Dessert Bar launches its new theatrical cocktail menu encouraging quirky thinking when it comes to alcoholic...

THE UGLY DUCKLING WINE & CHEESE NIGHT The Ugly Duckling is bringing together the best in local produce and winemaking talent for a three-part ‘Local Series’. The first event in this series...

Celebrated nutritionist Lola Berry has teamed up with coffee mastermind Salvatore Malatesta of St Ali to open up Happy Place juice bar and cafe at South Melbourne market, with the goal of delivering a sense of...

This June Adelphi is changing up its happy hour – it’s inviting you to come down and paint the town red (literally) as its lobby transforms into a pop-up live art studio from June 14 to July 1. You...

TOKYO TINA'S RA-MEN MONTH THIS JUNE Windsor hot-spot Tokyo Tina commences its very first month of RA-MEN, featuring a different ramen special matched with a unique Japanese character (or RA-MAN)...

To celebrate the new friendship of Cadbury Diary Milk and OREO, a special survey was conducted to research Australian's emoji habits between friends and what it means for these relationships. Gone are the...

A few years ago I met a Sicilian girl who I lived with for a year. She was a true Italian in the sense of being super animated with her hands, passionate, expressive, warm and inviting but most of all she was...

Winter has officially arrived and one of Richmond's favourites The Ugly Duckling has revamped its repertoire of cocktails to warm up these cold nights. The bar’s new menu features an entire...

CAKE BAKE SHOW IN SYDNEY 3-5 JUNE Sticky fingers, sugar highs and defying gravity bakes will be just a few of the highlights at the acclaimed Cake Bake and Sweets Show. Returning to Sydney’s Olympic...

It might only be Monday but the countdown to the weekend has already started and we've got the latest and greatest place for you to head to once the clock ticks over to the end of your...

Attention Sweet Lovers- Nectar and Stone Pops Up at Melba Restaurant at The Langham, Melbourne for just four nights only from Monday 23 May until Thursday 26 May. Over 320 000 loyal followers of Nectar and...

SALLY'S GARDEN PARTY AT SAIGON SALLY Image by Simon Shiff Saigon Sally's head chef Adrian Li will host his very first vegetarian dinner, showcasing his passion for creativity, produce and Asian-inspired...

Good Beer Week kicks off this Friday 13th of May celebrating all things Beer until Sunday 22nd of May. There are many events on but we've rounded up some highlights over the festival. HOTEL...

UNTZ UNTZ has hit Hawthorn bringing a new level of entertainment to Hawthorn.  Formerly known as Cheers to Melbourne’s Gen X’s and Y’s) is now complete with Stage Two being HOLY MOLY (Pub...

New York skincare brand, Kiehl’s Since 1851, recently launched two new natured-powered masques: Turmeric & Cranberry Seed Energizing Radiance Masque for supercharging skin with instant radiance and,...

Not sure where to take your mum this Mother's Day? Here are some of our favourites that might help!   SAIGON SALLY This Mother's Day, Saigon Sally invites you to bring mum and the...

MR CLAWS POPS UP AT HUXTABLE With the recent closure of Huxtable, the venue is being used for a one day pop-up event on Saturday, 30 April. Mr Claws will be taking over the Huxtable kitchen, serving...

To celebrate Mother’s Day, Madame Flavour has created something special by releasing her first ever range of gift teas. The two limited-edition custom blends, Beautiful Breakfast and Lady Grey...

Feast of Merit takes its name from Naga culture in far North-eastern India.  There, when someone acquires wealth, they choose to hold a festival, a Feast of Merit.  The whole community including the poor and...

Sake Flinders Lane Opens this Friday   The latest addition to the famed Saké Restaurant & Bar family opens at 11am this Friday, 15 April and the launch weekend promises to be a blast....

Domain Chandon is synonymous with bubbles and a beautiful winery in the Yarra Valley. Whilst we enjoy the bottles at home or out, how often do we get a taste of the winery in the city? You can with the Chandon...

BARISTA-LESS CAFE HITS SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE TO GIVE EVERYONE FREE COFFEE Launching in Sydney and Melbourne, experience Australia’s first Barista-less Cafe where, although barista-quality coffee is...