The Broadsheet print paper last hit Melbourne’s streets in 2015. It’s been a long hiatus, but this week we’re thrilled to announce the return of the tactile version of our site.

Print offers a slower, more immersive experience that digital just can’t match. We’re fans – a paper encourages us to linger over a story we might miss when scrolling through our phones. Free copies are available right now in cafes, restaurants, bars, shops and hotels across Melbourne.

Inside, you’ll find the new series, “A Closer Look”, which examines the city’s restaurants with a more critical eye. At a time when slick new diners are opening almost every week, we think it’s worth looking at some in more detail. First up, Broadsheet editor and noted food writer Max Veenhuyzen visits Sunda, a new Southeast Asian restaurant with one of the country’s most exciting young chefs in the kitchen. Around the corner on Flinders Lane, comedian Ryan Shelton documents an absurd challenge involving 10 of Supernormal’s lobster rolls, while in Preston, we find out how Dexter makes its cult meat doughnuts.

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We also take a trip to Williamstown and tour Melbourne’s last hand-pleating workshop, which is fighting to keep the time-honoured craft alive for clients such as Toni Maticevski, and try out the Nuraphone, a potentially revolutionary pair of headphones invented right here in Melbourne.

This is our 23rd issue, but it’s also the beginning of a new chapter. We’ll be publishing six print editions a year, and while we’ll always offer a digital version, I recommend picking up a copy at your local, sitting down with a coffee, and having a good old fashioned read.

Ellen Fraser
Melbourne editor
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