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    Lune Has Just Dropped Its First-Ever Cookbook So You Can Make Its World-Famous Croissants At Home

    The Melbourne-born croissant haven's founder Kate Reid has penned the ultimate tome for baking Lune's beloved flaky pastries — and a heap of its specials.

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    Here Are the Aussie Distilleries That Won Big at the 2022 Australian Distilled Spirits Awards

    This year's awards saw a record-breaking number of entries across 11 categories.

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    Food Mashup Fiends Harajuku Gyoza Are Now Serving Up Decadent Ferrero Rocher Dumplings

    The Japanese chain has already done air cheesecakes and lemon meringue gyoza — and now it's dipping dumplings in chocolate and topped them with crushed hazelnuts.

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    Two Aussie Bars Are Doing $15,000 Gold-Infused Old Fashioneds If You're After a Ridiculously Expensive Drink

    On offer in Sydney and Melbourne for Woodford Reserve Old Fashioned Week, this cocktail just might be Australia’s most expensive.

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    Now Open: The Gold Coast Just Scored Australia's First European-Inspired Floating Beach Club

    Head to the Glitter Strip to kick back on daybeds, hang out in cabanas and take a dip in the pool at La Luna, all while overlooking the Marina Mirage.

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    Check Out the Winners of the 2022 Melbourne Royal Wine Awards

    Yarra Valley’s very own Oakridge Wines snags The Champion Victorian Winery Trophy.

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    Purple Palm Is Woolloongabba's New Palm Springs-Inspired Garden Bar with a Ten-Foot Wall of Gin

    South City Square has scored another luxe venue from the crew behind Sasso Italiano and Casa Chow.

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    Messina Is Releasing a Sticky Date and Toffee Pudding Trifle to Level Up Your Christmas Lunch

    The festive season just got tastier — and it even comes topped with an edible white chocolate and coffee chocolate wreath.

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    Coles Will Trial Its First Store-to-Door Grocery Deliveries via Drone in Southeast Queensland

    If you live in Ormeau, Ormeau Hills and Yatala, you'll soon be able to get 500 grocery items flown to your home as part of a new store-to-door drone trial.

  • News

    Electro Duo Peking Duk Just Launched Their Own Non-Alcoholic Beer with the Minds at Sobah

    The booze-free sip will be available to buy online — but only for a limited time.

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    Master of Aged Sushi Chef Kimura Is Taking Over Two Standout Sydney and Byron Bay Restaurants This November

    Getting into his two Michelin-starred restaurant in Tokyo is almost impossible, so get a seat here while you can.

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    Now Open (Again): Matt Moran's Riverbar + Kitchen Has Finally Relaunched on Eagle Street Post-Floods

    Eight months after being fully submerged during this year's devastating floods, the waterfront venue is back with a Miami Beach shack look and a new menu.

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    Newstead Supper Club Maggie May Is Your New Gloriously 70s-Inspired Go-To for Cocktails and All-Day Bites

    Settling into The Defiant Duck's old digs, this Gasworks Plaza newcomer sports retro decor, and serves up baked stone fruit bruschetta, prawn rolls, s'mores, chocolate fondue and 'Saturday Night Fever' cocktails.

  • Feature

    The No Bullsh*t Guide to Pairing Wine with Food

    Like most things in life, balance is the cornerstone of any good food and wine pairing.

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    René Redzepi's Noma Is Doing a Ten-Week Residency in Kyoto If You Need Another Excuse to Visit Japan

    The globally acclaimed Copenhagen restaurant will set up shop at Ace Hotel Kyoto from mid-March to mid-May, coinciding with cherry blossom season.

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    Gelato Messina Is Releasing Its First-Ever Advent Calendar to Make the Festive Season Extra Delicious

    Spend the first 24 days of December eating your way through mini waffle cone bites, salted cashew brittle, Messinatella biscuits, panned Panettone and other Messina treats.

  • News

    Concrete Playground's Guide to Getting Into the Halloween Spirit When You're Over 25

    If you're pushing 30 and still unsure how to get into the spirit of Halloween, let us guide you.

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    Meal Delivery Service Providoor Is Now Doing Same-Day Drop-Offs From Some of Australia's Best Restaurants

    Fancy a restaurant-quality meal brought to your door? You now just need to book by 1pm and you'll be feasting at your own dinner table that night.

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    Surfers Paradise Will Soon Be Home to a Challenge Room Hotel That You Can Play (and Drink) Your Way Through

    Taking design cues from 'The Grand Budapest Hotel' and Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory, this game-filled bar is setting up shop underneath Cali Beach.

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    Ben & Jerry's New Vegan Ice Cream Supports Climate Change Action — and It's Giving Away Free Pints

    The ice cream chain will hand out free pints of its new 'This Is Our Whirled' flavour at all scoop stores Australia-wide — but only for four hours on Friday, October 14.

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    We're Giving Away the Ultimate Five-Day Foodie Holiday For Two to Tasmania

    You and a lucky plus-one will get to experience some of the best the Apple Isle has to offer, straight from the source.

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    Mark Wahlberg's Wahlburgers Chain Has Opened Its First Queensland Burger Joint on the Gold Coast

    Featured on reality TV, and co-owned by the Hollywood actor, this burger empire has set up shop in Surfers Paradise.

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    The Best Advice Ever: Josh Niland on Collaboration in the Kitchen

    We chatted to the peerless Josh Niland about the art of collaboration in the kitchen, teamwork and the best advice he's ever received.

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    Coming Soon: New Brisbane Fine-Diner Da Biuso Will Serve Up Intimate Degustation Dinners on a Bus

    By the end of this year, you'll be able to tuck into fancy meals on wheels in iconic spots around Brisbane.

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    Allonda Is Newstead's New 90-Seater Laneway Restaurant with a Burrata Bar From the Nota Crew

    Located off Longland Street, it's serving up modern European-style dishes with vino and cocktails — such as the signature risotto, a 90-bottle wine list and white chocolate negronis.

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    Gelatissimo Has Released a New Vegan Gelato Flavour That Humans and Dogs Can Share

    Scooping just in time for the warm weather, the gelato chain's new limited-time banana strawberry flavour is safe for humans and pooches alike.

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    Four Pillars' 2022 Christmas Gin Is On Its Way So You Can Get Drunk on Pud with Nan

    Back for another year, the annual release sees Christmas puddings distilled with spicy botanicals to create a truly festive tipple.

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    Retro Nightclub Superfly Disco Has Brought Its Light-Up Dance Floor to Alhambra Lounge's Old Digs

    Bust out your best 70s-style threads for a night of disco tunes, 'Theme From Shaft' cocktails and throwback fun.

  • News

    Post Malone Has Created His Own Rosé and It's Now Available in Australia

    There are only 10,000 bottles available in Australia.

  • Feature

    The No Bullsh*t Guide to Choosing Wine

    For the uninitiated, the wine world can seem a bit pretentious. But it doesn't need to be.

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    Birthday Cake Croissants Are Lune's New Must-Try Baked Treat — But Only in October

    It's been ten years since Lune first started serving up its coveted pastries, and it's celebrating in the tastiest way possible.

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    Sydney's Maybe Sammy and Cantina OK! Have Made the World's 50 Best Bars List for 2022

    These two Sydney spots just keep earning international acclaim — and for the first time, the list was topped by a bar that isn't in New York or London.

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    Holey Moley Is Bringing Its OTT Mini-Golf Hijinks (and Drinks) to a New 350-Person Chermside Bar

    From November, you'll be able to tap, tap, tap your way through themed putt-putt holes and sink cocktails mid-shopping.

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    A Melbourne Barista Was Just Named the Coffee-Making Champion of the World for 2022

    Axil's Anthony Douglas beat out 47 global competitors for the esteemed title.

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    The Company Behind Japan's Strong Zero Is Bringing a New Double Grape -196 to Australia

    Pretend you're in Tokyo with Suntory's new premix — you'll find it in bottle-os from late October.

  • News

    Where to Sip a Spritz in the Sun Now the Weather's Warming Up

    These top-shelf Brisbane and Gold Coast venues are bringing big summer energy.

  • Feature

    A Northern Forage Road Trip: Follow a CP Writer's Tasting Tour Across Tasmania's North

    Proceed with an empty stomach, an open mind and a readiness to build a more meaningful relationship with what’s on your plate.

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    Just Add Olives: Four Pillars Has Released a Ready-to-Pour Double Gin Martini in a Bottle

    Forget shaking or stirring — with Four Pillars' new bottled cocktail, all you need to do is pour.

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    Two Australian Bars Have Nabbed Spots in The World's 50 Best Bars 51–100 List for 2022

    The top 50 hasn't yet been revealed, but Melbourne's Caretaker’s Cottage placed 60th and Sydney's Re came in at 87.

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    Sydney's Josh Niland Is the Only Australian to Make the Top 100 Best Chefs in the World List for 2022

    The Best Chef Awards just served up its latest round of gongs — and seafood king Niland won the Best Chef Innovation Award, too.

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    The Zoo Crew Is Opening a Bottle Shop, Takeaway Pizza Joint and Coffee Spot in Tym Guitars' Old Digs

    After opening a pizzeria within the venue, then launching a cocktail bar, the team behind The Zoo will soon be selling booze — at a new shop called Booze on Winn Street.

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