Lauren Vadnjal

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Cafe
Hard Pressed - CLOSED

76 Wellington Parade, East Melbourne

Cuban sandwiches and urban comfort at East Melbourne's newest cafe.

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News
The Ten Best Melbourne Meals of 2014

2014 has been a great year to be in Melbourne - particularly for our stomachs.

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Bar
Milk the Cow Carlton

232 Lygon Street, Carlton

Carlton cheese dreams at the Cow.

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Restaurant
Naughty Boy

499-501 Lygon St, Brunswick East

It doesn’t matter if you’re naughty or nice when brunch is this good.

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Bar
Romeo Lane - CLOSED

1a Crossley Street, Melbourne

It's cocktails all round at newly-spawn Romeo Lane.

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Restaurant
East - CLOSED

25 Little Collins Street, Melbourne

Szechuan chicken, Shangainese pork ribs and those Hutong dumplings.

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Bar
Gradi Crown

Ground Floor, Riverwalk, Southbank

Bigger, louder and shinier than before, Gradi 2.0 opens at Crown.

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News
How To Spend 60 Hours in the Barossa Valley

Spoiler: it includes a lot of wine.

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Restaurant
Gazi - CLOSED

2 Exhibition Street, Melbourne

Greek street food in a Calombaris' casual fine dining setting.

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Cafe
Heal.Thy Self Co.

28 Ballarat Street, Yarraville

All the superfood smoothies and organic snacks to heal thy self for good.

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Event
Secret Foodies Jamaican Dinner

Sat, 25 Oct, 2014
Secret Melbourne location, Melbourne

A food event for food lovers who like to keep a secret.

Buy Tickets

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Bar
Pastuso

19 ACDC Lane, Melbourne

Fun, convivial Peruvian dining in the CBD.

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Bar
Polepole Bar & Kitchen

Level 1, 267 Lt Collins Street, Melbourne

Step out of Lt Collins Street and into Africa with killer cocktails and bar snacks.

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Event
Pinot Palooza 2014

Sat, 4 Oct, 2014
Circa, The Prince, St Kilda

A party for diehard pinotphiles.

Buy Tickets

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News
The Five Best Bars in Christchurch

This 'city of opportunity' mentality has spawned a new wave of small bars.

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Event
Dine the Spanish Regions

Tue, 30 Sep, 2014
Robert Burns Hotel, Collingwood

Get the food experience of regional Spain without venturing further than Smith Street.

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Bar
White Oaks Saloon

115-117 Greville Street, Prahran

A southern-western bar serving up some of the most unique cocktails south of the river.

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News
Meet Smash Palace, the Bus Bar Driving Christchurch’s Hospo Revolution

More than just a booze bus, Smash Palace is a temporary bar bringing good spirits to town.

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Four Creative Projects to Visit in Christchurch

Bars on buses, pop-up public buildings and shipping container shopping centres are part of a city brimming with innovation.

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The Age Good Food Guide Winners Announced

Both bold newcomers and hospo veterans were winners at the 2015 Good Food Guide Awards.

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