First Look: Indonesian Sambal Empire Waroeng SS Lands in Melbourne

07 Oct 2024

Food & Drink Things are about to get spicy. You’ll find 20 types of sambal – some substantial enough to be meals in themselves – at the brand’s first Australian outpost on Lygon Street, Carlton.

“Melbourne’s Best” Didn’t Survive Netflix’s Culinary Class Wars, but He Lived To Tell the Tale

Food & Drink

04 Oct 2024

Grant Smillie Returns Home for Marmont, a New Project at Crown

Food & Drink

08 Oct 2024

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Luther’s Scoops
Shop
This farm-to-freezer ice-creamery has a pastry chef behind the counter who’s done time in a handful of Michelin-starred restaurants. Inventive seasonal flavours are added weekly, so there’s always something new to try.
Andzero
Cafe
This compact Japanese-inspired spot has an impressive pedigree, and offers Wagyu hamburg rolls, traditional set meals and pastries from Cobb Lane.
Le Yeahllow
Cafe
The creators of a future-classic puppy cake dessert have opened their third shop in the old Black Star Pastry site in Melbourne’s CBD. Come for the signature puppy cake, plus a surrealist mandarin number and an exclusive chocolate dessert.

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Recipe: Sicilian Lemon, Raisin and Fennel Seed Fritters

15 Oct 2024

Food & Drink Dusted with sugar and rich in citrusy flavours, these fluffy doughnut-adjacent fritters are often eaten on Saint Martin's Day to celebrate the harvest.

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Five To Try: The Mejuri Guide to Summer Jewellery

15 Oct 2024

Fashion Soft, subtle statements are for winter. This summer, it’s all about bold shades, structural lines and embellishment in Mejuri’s latest collection.

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The Design Files Is Going Analogue With a Biannual Print Magazine for Its Most Loyal Fans

15 Oct 2024

Art & Design “A lot of the decisions we make start with a gut feeling,” says founder and editor-in-chief Lucy Feagins, who launched The Design Files as a side hustle almost 17 years ago.

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Home Visit: A Sentimental Art-Filled Retreat Inside a Warehouse Apartment

15 Oct 2024

Home & Lifestyle Amy Henderson, founder of creative agency THE ARTL–NE, has lived in the same place for over two decades. In that time the space has evolved alongside her, from “cobbled together” uni student digs to a sophisticated gallery-like sanctuary (that still knows how to party).

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Oscar-Winning Director Adam Elliot Talks Trauma and Hoarding in His New Latest, Memoir of a Snail

15 Oct 2024

Entertainment Filmed over 33 weeks, without any digital effects, the stop-motion animation features Sarah Snook, Jacki Weaver and Kodi Smit-McPhee.

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Legendary Italian-Australian Personality Franco Cozzo Could Be Honoured With a Park

14 Jun 2024

City File The Footscray icon who passed away in December last year has been nominated to have a Brunswick park named in his honour – but he’ll need your vote.

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Slow Down on the South Coast at Baia Where Mediterranean-Chic Meets Cottage-Core

08 Oct 2024

Travel With Carlotta + Gee sheets on the beds and Baina towels hanging in the bathroom, this aesthetic coastal stay is all about rest, relaxation and remembering to take stock.

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Now Open: Get Tailored Treatments at South Melbourne’s Trinity Curated Wellness

11 Oct 2024

Active Featuring reiki, hot yoga and breathwork classes, the new wellness centre connects clients with all types of practitioners for a fully customised experience.