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Missed issue 25 when it came out, in February 2019? Catch up below.

2019 is hurtling forward, and we’re excited. In Melbourne new things are always on the horizon, but in this issue we spent time with a group of people determined to create more widespread and fundamental change in our city’s hospitality industry, beyond just serving delicious food in an attractive room. As a counterpoint we also re-visited an icon that’s been going since 1986, and much more.

From the Editorial Director, Katya Wachtel
From the Editorial Director, Katya Wachtel
City File
Welcome to print issue 25, where we’re celebrating innovation in hospitality and beyond.
Sourdough Versus White Bread
Sourdough Versus White Bread
Food & Drink
In our ongoing series, “Versus”, we look at two similar ingredients or products and ask: what are the actual differences between them?
Work Uniform: Amy Coombes
Work Uniform: Amy Coombes
Fashion
Comfort and functionality are always front of mind for the co-owner of Melbourne fashion label Kloke.
Objects of Desire
Objects of Desire
Home & Lifestyle
A round up of things we don’t strictly need, but most definitely want.
Very Serious Business: Retail Warfare
Very Serious Business: Retail Warfare
Fashion
Think you’re impervious to impulse purchases? Think again – boutiques have the upper hand much more than you probably suspect.
Make it a Double
Make it a Double
Food & Drink
Two new cocktail bars are here to give Melbourne’s already impressive bar credentials a substantial boost.
Catch Up with Ellen Fraser, Melbourne Editor
Catch Up with Ellen Fraser, Melbourne Editor
Food & Drink
Everything you need to know about what's happening around the city now.
The Keys to the City
The Keys to the City
Entertainment
Melbourne Town Hall’s awe-inspiring grand organ is the largest of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere and belts out everything from classical to techno. And as our arts editor Will Cox found out, it’s surprisingly fun to play.
Staff Meal: France-Soir
Staff Meal: France-Soir
Food & Drink
The team at Melbourne’s most treasured French restaurant sits down for lunch at 4pm every day, no ifs or buts. We joined them for tandoori chicken and some family-friendly conversation.
How It’s Made: Lesa’s Beetroot Terrine
How It’s Made: Lesa’s Beetroot Terrine
Food & Drink
This dainty veggie terrine is a bright-purple highlight of any dinner at Embla’s upstairs neighbour.
A Closer Look: Carlton Wine Room
A Closer Look: Carlton Wine Room
Food & Drink
An experienced chef, sommelier and restaurant manager walk into a bar – and help create a blueprint for new-wave neighbourhood drinking and dining.
Unwined with Mike Bennie: February 2019
Unwined with Mike Bennie: February 2019
Food & Drink
Seven drinks to seek out as summer gradually slips away and the leaves begin to fall, from Victorian gamay to dry Adelaide Hills cider.
2019: The Year That Gut Health Broke
2019: The Year That Gut Health Broke
Entertainment
Kombucha and kefir are in the supermarket and microbes have gone mainstream. In partnership with Museum Victoria, we work out if our growing obsession with gut health is a fad or based on hard science.
On the Rocks
On the Rocks
Art & Design
Jeweller Cushla Whiting’s stunning new showroom is inspired by outer space – more specifically, the primeval chunks of rock that float through it.
Genesis Owusu: Black, Red, White and Rap
Genesis Owusu: Black, Red, White and Rap
Entertainment
This 20-year-old Ghanian-Australian rapper from Canberra will scare you, then win your heart.
Cafe Highlights: February
Cafe Highlights: February
Food & Drink
New cafes are opening constantly. In partnership with Vittoria, we’re shining a light on the best recent entries, whether they’re pushing the genre forward or simply excelling at the classic.
A Day in the Life of a Kisumé Sushi Chef
A Day in the Life of a Kisumé Sushi Chef
Food & Drink
What does it take to make good sushi? We got up (really) early to shadow some of Melbourne’s foremost fish wizards and find out.
Techno Shuffle: 30 Years of Raving in Melbourne
Techno Shuffle: 30 Years of Raving in Melbourne
Entertainment
Despite its remoteness from key cities such as Chicago, Detroit, London and Berlin, Melbourne was incredibly quick to embrace electronic music. Our first illegal raves were held from 1990. In this extract from his new book, Techno Shuffle, author Paul Fleckney unearths this early history and more.
Travel: Wineglass Bay
Travel: Wineglass Bay
Travel
This elegantly curved beach is one of many beautiful sights in Freycinet National Park, on Tasmania’s east coast.

Other Series

Rising 2026
Rising 2026
General
For Your Entertainment
For Your Entertainment
Commercial
Where Chefs Eat in Melbourne
Where Chefs Eat in Melbourne
General
General

VIDEOS

01:35

No One Goes Home Cranky From Boot-Scooting

01:24

Three Cheese Mushroom and Ham Calzone With Chef Tommy Giurioli

01:00

The Art of Service: There's Something for Everyone at Moon Mart

More Guides

RECIPES

Recipe: In Italy, These Fluffy Bomboloncini, or Doughnut Holes, Are Considered the Perfect Morning Mouthful
Recipe: In Italy, These Fluffy Bomboloncini, or Doughnut Holes, Are Considered the Perfect Morning Mouthful
Recipe: A Peppery Native Ingredient-Driven Dressing for Fresh Oysters
Recipe: A Peppery Native Ingredient-Driven Dressing for Fresh Oysters
Recipe: You Can Have Rosheen Kaul’s Burnt Spring-Onion Oil Noodles on the Table in Under 15 Minutes
Recipe: You Can Have Rosheen Kaul’s Burnt Spring-Onion Oil Noodles on the Table in Under 15 Minutes
Recipe: Put On Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s Weekend Sauce and Let It Simmer Into Magnificence
Recipe: Put On Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s Weekend Sauce and Let It Simmer Into Magnificence

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