Name: Yotam Ottolenghi — Flavour of Life
Start: 2023-01-25
End: 2023-01-25
Location: Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre

Event
Share the Spirit Festival 2020

Sun, 26 Jan, 2020
Treasury Gardens, East Melbourne

Also known as Balit Nurran, this free music-filled event gives you a chance to celebrate Australia's Indigenous culture on January 26.

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Event
Butter X Kong BBQ Kim Chi'Ken Sandwich

Fri, 24 Jan - Mon, 3 Feb 2020
Kong BBQ, Cremorne

A limited-edition fried chicken sandwich from Sydney's Butter.

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Guide
Melbourne's Best New Restaurants of 2019

These are the places that you need to try — or revisit — as soon as you can.

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Event
Barefoot Cinema 2019–20

Thu, 26 Dec 2019 - Tue, 3 Mar 2020
Various Melbourne locations, Melbourne

A mix of recent and classic films will screening under the summer sky.

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Event
Cinema at the 'G 2020

Fri, 14 Feb - Sat, 15 Feb 2020
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Richmond

Watch a film on the pitch of Melbourne's most iconic sporting venue.

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News
The Ten Best Books of 2019 to Read This Summer

Use your time off to get deep into this year's Man Booker Prize winner and a timely nonfiction work on Australian bushfires.

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Event
Dandenong Night Market

Multiple single dates
Dandenong Market, Dandenong

Spend four evenings listening to free live music and downing sangria at Dandenong's new night market.

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Furphy Outdoor Cinema 2020

Multiple single dates
Little Creatures Geelong Brewery, Geelong

Make a trip to Geelong and catch a film under the stars — beer in hand.

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Event
Howler Free Taco Party

Fri, 10 Jan, 2020
Howler, Brunswick

The Brunswick bar is hosting a summer party with free tacos and $5 frozen margaritas.

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Guide
Melbourne's Best New Bars of 2019

The city's very best boozy additions of the year.

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Event
Momo Fest 2020 — POSTPONED

Sat, 4 Apr - Sun, 5 Apr 2020
Footscray Park, Footscray

A dedicated Nepalese dumpling festival.

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Event
8 Days of Christmas

Wed, 18 Dec - Wed, 25 Dec 2019
Section 8, Melbourne

Section 8's free eight-day party with 30 music acts, cocktail specials and an orphan's Christmas Day barbecue.

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Event
Laneway Festival 2020

Sat, 8 Feb, 2020
Footscray Park, Footscray

This year's fest is headed by Charli XCX and Earl Sweatshirt.

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Midsumma Festival 2020

Sun, 19 Jan - Sun, 9 Feb 2020
Various Melbourne venues, Melbourne

Melbourne's premiere LGBTQI+ festival returns for three weeks of colourful cabaret, 11-hour carnivals and interactive art.

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Event
FOMO 2020

Sun, 12 Jan, 2020
Melbourne Showgrounds, Ascot Vale

The "world's greatest boyband" and 'Good As Hell' Lizzo lead the one-stage festival.

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Event
Lido Cinemas' Fourth Birthday

Thu, 12 Dec - Wed, 18 Dec 2019
Lido Cinemas, Hawthorn

The Hawthorn cinema is celebrating its birthday with seven days of $7 movie tickets.

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Gami Is Giving Away Its New Extra-Spicy Fried Chicken at All Its Aussie Stores Today

The limited-edition fried chicken comes doused in mala — a hot and numbing chilli sauce.

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Five Things to Do This Summer When You Want to Spend All Day Outside

Sun's out, fun's out — here's where to make the most of the season's outdoor events.

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Melbourne's Best New Cafes of 2019

Start your day at one of our favourite newcomers — there are spots dedicated to crumpets, traditional Japanese breakfasts and famous Korean sandwiches.

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Things to Do in Melbourne That'll Help You Live in the Moment This Summer

Slow down and appreciate right now with these five spectacular events.

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