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    Chef David Kew Has Relaunched as an Art-Filled Asian-Fusion Fine Diner

    Sporting a futuristic, gallery-like space, the restaurant is now championing an innovative nine-dish degustation menu filled with modern Chinese flavours.

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    Vegemite Baked Beans Now Exist — Which Is Either Inspired or Gross, Depending on Your Tastebuds

    This is either your new favourite breakfast or your worst nightmare.

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    Gelato Messina Is Bringing Back Its Golden Gaytime-Inspired Super-Fancy Viennetta

    Two beloved desserts combine again in this returning — and delicious — limited-edition Messina special.

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    Seven Vivid Sydney Highlights You Need to Add to Your Winter Calendar

    With pop-up cabaret bars, thought-provoking conversations and free live music, the 2022 run of Vivid Sydney is set to shine bright.

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    Sydney Fine-Diner Nel Is Dishing Up a Spectacular 'Moulin Rouge!'-Themed Nine-Course Degustation

    Joining the menu to coincide with 'Moulin Rouge! The Musical' hitting Sydney, the decadent spread is inspired by truth, beauty, freedom and love.

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    Macca's Wants You to Eat Pickle-Free Cheeseburgers and McNuggets Just Like The Kid LAROI

    The Sydney rapper has teamed up with Macca's for the latest of its Famous Orders celebrity collaborations.

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    These Cosy Private Igloos Are Popping Up at a Bunch of Melbourne Venues for Winter

    Book out one of these snuggly winter-themed pods for date-night drinks and snacks, or dinner and mulled wine with mates.

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    Huge Cheese Festival Mould Is Touring Its Dairy-Filled Spread Across the East Coast This Winter

    Feast on Australia's best cheeses — over wine, beer, whisky, vodka, gin and sake, of course — when this returning fest hits up Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney.

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    This Nifty Online Map Will Help You Find a Democracy Sausage Near You This Election Day

    Use this website to locate which polling places are serving Election Day sausages — as well as coffee, cake, and bacon and egg rolls.

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    The Queen Vic's Legendary Winter Night Markets Will Return From Next Month

    The long-running night market is back to warm up your Wednesdays with a cosy program of street food, mulled drinks, live entertainment and market stalls.

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    CP Picks: Here's How Our Editors Are Celebrating American Express delicious. Month Out in Melbourne

    Follow us to these incredible food and drink events happening in Melbourne this May.

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    La Cabra Is Carlton's Colourful New Modern Mexican Bar and Eatery

    The fourth in the La Cabra family, this playful corner spot is dishing up a contemporary take on classic Mexican fare, plus margarita jugs, weekly food specials and a weekend bottomless brunch offering.

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    New Zealand's Famed Botswana Butchery Will Open Its First Melbourne Restaurant This Month

    After bringing its luxe meat- and seafood-focused offering to Sydney last year, this NZ mainstay is set to land on Flinders Lane.

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    Pearl Chablis & Oyster Bar Is the Sophisticated New Spot Celebrating Bivalves and Fine French Wine

    This chic speakeasy is serving a taste of the high life, pairing primo Aussie oysters with a dizzying collection of chablis.

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    The Continental Sorrento and Its Many Venues Are Now Open for Seaside Good Times

    The 150-year-old limestone beauty now features a slew of venues, including a public bar, beer garden, speakeasy and fine diner — all with eats by Scott Pickett.

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    Charcoal Chicken Joint El Jannah Is Officially Opening Its First Melbourne Store This Weekend

    From Saturday, April 30, the Sydney-originated cult-favourite chain will officially be slinging its charcoal chook on High Street in Preston.

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    How This Australian Farm Combines Tech with the Natural Cycle of the Ocean to Combat Overfishing

    Looking to nutrient-dense arctic waters and the tides that bring them to shore, Yumbah Aquaculture delivers the highest quality of greenlip abalone to the world over. Plus, Guy Turland shows us how to deliver the delicate morsel straight to the plate.

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    How This South Australian Fishery Looks to Centuries-Old Indigenous Practices to Fight Overfishing

    Harnessing community power, Goolwa Pipi Co is bringing the taste of the ocean to eager seafood-lovers — sustainably. Plus, Masterchef-alum Courtney Roulston shares the recipe for her winning pipi dish.

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    Food Artists Bompas & Parr Are Coming to Australia to Fill Melbourne with Edible Fruit-Flavoured Fog

    Wander through oversized food sculptures and experience the world's first flavoured mist, all as part of Bompas & Parr's flavoured fruit weather installation.

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    Four Melbourne Chefs Share Their Favourite Local Restaurants for When They Don't Feel Like Cooking

    Where do chefs eat on their nights off? Four Melbourne chefs share their favourite local picks for a night away from the pass.

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    The Postina Is St Kilda's New Italian Eatery at Home in the Iconic Post Office Hotel

    With $12 'Marg-Duo Tuesdays' and an Italian family-style menu, this new eatery is bringing all the Euro-vibes to one of St Kilda's historic venues.

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    Messina Is Dishing Up Limited-Edition Tubs Stuffed with Tangy Lemon Meringue Pie Gelato

    Served in an octagonal tub, this Messina special comes with burnt vanilla gelato, pie crust and lemon curd mousse, all topped with an intricately piped and torched Italian meringue.

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    The Fork Festival Is Doing Half-Price Meals at Restaurants Across Australia for the Next Six Weeks

    Snag cheap eats at restaurants in Sydney, Melbourne, the Gold Coast, Western Australia, South Australia and the ACT until the end of May.

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    All the First-Rate Food and Drink Stops to Make When You're in Upstate New York

    Let your tastebuds lead you outside the city limits to sample farm-to-table fine dining, fresh seasonal produce and boundary-pushing craft brews.

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    Sydney Favourite Firedoor Just Came in Third in the World's 101 Best Steak Restaurants for 2022

    Firedoor was one of seven Australian spots to make the list — and one New Zealand eatery made the cut, too.

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    Beloved Bakery Chain Rustica Has Opened Another Go-To Brunch Venue in the Melbourne CBD

    The Gothic-inspired CBD opening is serving up tried-and-true Rustica favourites alongside some delicious new additions.

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    This Wizard-Inspired High Tea Will Get You Sipping Cocktails During Potions Classes

    Get magical over drinks and bite-sized snacks at these boozy high teas in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

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    You Can Now Tuck Into Pre-Flight Snacks from Betty's Burgers in Virgin's East Coast Airport Lounges

    If you're keen on trying a Betty’s truffle cheeseburger or the chain's take on popcorn chicken, this is the only place you'll find them.

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    Now Open: Bar and Food Truck Park Trinity Has Opened in a Former St Kilda Church Hall

    The historic site at the junction of Brighton Road and Chapel Street has been reimagined as a 300-person pub, beer garden, event space and food truck park.

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    Connie's Pizza Is Taking Over the Space Upstairs and Will Be Reborn as a 100-Seat Italian Diner

    Heartbreaker's legendary hole-in-the-wall pizza joint is getting a new incarnation as a modern trattoria and leafy rooftop terrace.

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    Melbourne's New Nordic-Inspired Diner Will Boast Two Chefs From a Michelin Starred Restaurant

    From June, Freyja will bring an expert taste of new Nordic fare to Collins Street's heritage-listed Olderfleet building.

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    Gelatissimo Wants to Pay You $500 to Spend a Morning Taste-Testing New Gelato Flavours

    Getting paid to spend four hours eating dessert? Next month, one lucky dessert lover will spend a morning doing just that.

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    McDonald's Is Dishing Up 350,000 50-Cent Cheeseburgers for One Day Only

    Tuck into a cheeseburger for pocket change on Wednesday, April 6 — all by ordering via the MyMacca’s app.

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    The Minds Behind Beloved Lockdown Pop-Up Parco Have Opened a Ramen Bar in Moonee Ponds

    The pair that elevated your lockdown nights with lobster ramen are back — this time, with a permanent restaurant that holds just 19 diners.

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    Seven Weekend Activities to Try If You Want to Shake Up Your Usual Routine

    Stuck doing the same old? Add some flavour to your schedule with these fun activity swaps.

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    Messina Is Bringing Back Its Super-Sticky Bake-at-Home Hot Cross Bun Scrolls for Easter

    It comes filled with choc chips and vanilla custard, and topped with cinnamon malt caramel — or you can grab a giant Messina Easter egg packed with sweet treats.

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    I Went to the Luxe 11-Course KFC Degustation Dinner — Here's What Happened

    Eleven courses of KFC with a wine pairing to boot? Challenge accepted.

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    Piccolina Has Unveiled Its New Hawthorn Flagship Gelateria

    Drop by for signature scoops of all-natural gelato — and have a crack at the Better Than Nutella sauce fountain while you're there.

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    Din Tai Fung Is Now Serving Up Hot Cross Bao Filled with Molten Nutella

    You can enjoy them in-store, or get them delivered frozen to eat at home.

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    First Look: Barlow Is the Luxe Speakeasy Tucked Within the New-Look Continental Sorrento

    Sorrento's chic new resident is serving clever cocktails, late-night snacks by Scott Pickett, and a sumptuous live entertainment program that trips from comedy to jazz.

  • Guide

    All the Melbourne Spots Serving Bottomless Brunch for When You Want to Go Big at 11am

    Book a catch up with friends over bottomless mimosas and martinis.

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