Lauren Vadnjal

Name: Shimmerlands
Start: 2017-01-04
End: 2017-02-26
Location: University of Melbourne

Lauren is the editor of Concrete Playground.

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Bar
Bistro Vue - CLOSED

430 Little Collins Street, Melbourne

The piece of the Vue de Monde pie that's a little more casual (and affordable).

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Restaurant
Mama's Buoi - CLOSED

Melbourne GPO, 350 Bourke Street, Melbourne

Satisfy your Vietnam-eeds with this cheap and casual offering from the Roll'd crew.

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Guide
The Ten Best Things to Eat, Drink and Do at the Melbourne Food & Wine Festival 2015

This year it's all about parties, pastries and partaking in long, long lunches.

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Event
Restaurant Express: MFWF

Fri, 27 Feb - Sun, 15 Mar 2015
Various Melbourne venues, Melbourne

Long lunches are happening.

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Event
Beasts From the Bush at B.East

Sat, 7 Mar, 2015
The B.East, Brunswick East

An all-Australian bush barbecue in Brunswick East.

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Event
Saint Crispin St Kilda Bowls Pop-Up

Fri, 6 Mar, 2015
St Kilda Bowling Club, St Kilda

Saint Crispin goes south for a day of degustation.

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Event
Day Tripping at the St Hotel

Sat, 7 Mar, 2015
St Hotel, St Kilda

Take the 96 to Tokyo, come home via Ho Chi Minh.

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Event
Food Truck Jam

Sat, 28 Feb - Sun, 1 Mar 2015
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, South Wharf

We know where Taco Truck is this weekend.

Book Now

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Event
Advanced Mixology with Matt Bax

Sat, 7 Mar, 2015
The Langham Melbourne, Southbank

Mixology tips from Melbourne's cocktail master.

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Event
Rodney Scott at Rockwell and Sons

Sun, 1 Mar, 2015
Rockwell and Sons, Collingwood

A tale of two cities, told with the deep-fried, slow-cooked food of the South.

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Event
Windsor & Co. Block Party

Sun, 1 Feb, 2015
Artists Lane, Windsor

Good food and good vibes on Windsor's coolest block.

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Event
Wine and Cheese Crawl 'n' Bite

Wed, 11 Mar 2015
Various Melbourne venues, Melbourne

Because the best type of crawl is a wine and cheese crawl.

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Event
Highway 1 Street Party: MFWF

Sat, 7 Mar, 2015
Abbotsford Convent, Abbotsford

Sit down to dinner under the stars with some of Victoria's best producers

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Event
Melbourne Food & Wine Festival 2015

Fri, 27 Feb - Sun, 15 Mar 2015
Various locations across Melbourne, Melbourne

Nineteen days of eating, drinking and learning at Melbourne's biggest food event of the year.

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Restaurant
Code Black Howard Street

119 Howard Street, North Melbourne

Code Black starts a spin-off on Howard Street, and it's not just the same shtick.

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Guide
The Ten Best New Summer Bars in Melbourne

Start the year off right and tick these summer-friendly bars off your 2015 bucket list.

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News
The Ten Best Summer Getaways From Melbourne

When the Fitzroy Pool just doesn't cut it, get your friends together for one of these jaunts out of town.

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Bar
Botherambo - CLOSED

65 Swan Street, Richmond

Richmond's newest Asian joint is a little bit different to its Victoria Street neighbours.

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The Grand Trailer Park Taverna - CLOSED

87 Bourke Street, Melbourne

East Coast trailer trash at its finest (and funnest).

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Restaurant
C.H. James - CLOSED

86 Station Street, Fairfield

Find yourself in Fairfield’s newest cafe and you won’t find the same old fare.

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