Daily Detours for the Week of November 13
Featuring a brunch of fried chicken, waffles and dips you paint on.
Daily Detours for the Week of November 13
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Featuring a brunch of fried chicken, waffles and dips you paint on.
When your nine-to-five plays out like a well-oiled machine, it can sometimes feel like each week is a little same-same. But Melbourne is brimming with a fine bounty of things to experience and explore each and every day. So aside from casual laziness and a little lack of inspiration, there's really nothing stopping you from squeezing some adventure and spontaneity into your schedule.
We've teamed up with Mazda3 to help you celebrate the little things that bring a sense of adventure to life. Shake things up, as we give you seven different detours to take each week in Melbourne. From Monday to Sunday, enrich your everyday with one completely achievable activity that inspires you to take the scenic route as you go about your daily routine.
This week, test your bouldering skills, enjoy a four-course meal at IDES for $70 and bike to Abbotsford for a day at the Convent. Plus, we've got your future detours sorted for the new few weeks here.
All require no more effort than a tiny break from the norm — what's your excuse for not trying them all?
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Mondays can be rough. We know it. You know it. And the folks behind Northcote Social Club know it better than anyone, which is why they’ve devised a plan to make the start of your week that little bit easier to swallow. Introducing Wind It Up, a free weekly Monday night live music session to help you cruise through the start of that week like a total boss. Just as you’d expect from one of northside’s favourite live music haunts, there’ll be tunes — and lots of ’em, with a trio of homegrown heroes taking the stage from 8.30pm each week. And in case you burnt through a little too much coin over the weekend, entry is totally free. Plus, there are also a few cheeky specials to get into, including $15 parmas of both the eggplant and the chicken variety.
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Image: Toho/Akira.
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The Night Noodle Markets are back, and this year they have 30 different stalls that have descended on Birrarung Marr for over a whopping 18 nights. Among the spoils, there are all manners of noodles, dumplings and other delights from Hochi Mama, Mr Miyagi, Hoy Pinoy and Wonderbao. For dessert, Gelato Messina made its return with a menu of pure wonder, including a deep-fried gelato katsu sandwich and a green tea and pistachio gelato version of the popular Japenese snack, onigiri. Grab some mates or your SO, and head to the markets of culinary delights this Friday.
Image: Kimberley Moore.
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Described as a maple-drenched brunch/lunch of epic proportions, Belleville‘s Southern Fried Sundays feast has answered all of your deep-fried desires. There’ll be baskets of buttermilk-brined fried chicken that you can ‘paint’ sauce onto, plus waffles of both the jalapeño cornbread and bacon and cheddar varieties, smothered in maple syrup. If you’re really hankering for a feed, the Southern Style Spread will be right up your alley. Comprised of chicken skin butter garlic bread, leek and ham hock greens, roast potatoes, two types of waffles and southern fried chicken with maple, buffalo and ranch dips, this whopping meal will leave you fully satisfied (and then some).
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