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How to Make, Eat and Love the Xiao Long Bao
How to create and — more importantly — devour the perfect xiao long bao according to a real-life dumpling master.
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Twelve International Restaurant Dishes to Travel for in 2015
Turn your holiday into a pilgrimage by making one of these dishes your holy grail.
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Guide
Eight Classic Melbourne Dining Institutions That Never Get Old
Hype is one thing, but tried and true resilience? That's a whole other ball game.
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The Original Iron Chefs are Ready to Do Battle in Australia
Kitchen Stadium has come to Melbourne.
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Eurovision Alert: Here's When and Where 2024's Song Contest Is Unleashing Its Europop Marvels
Electric Fields are representing Australia with 'One Milkali (One Blood)', which features the language Yankunytjatjara from the Anangu peoples.
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Twelve Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream This Month
Spend your couch time watching Andrew Scott step into Tom Ripley's shoes, a shattering docuseries about Nickelodeon's kids TV hits and Colin Farrell as a PI.
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Must-Stream TV: All the Best Shows You Should Be Watching From 2024 So Far
Don't spend hours scrolling through streaming platforms — here's 2024 standout shows that you need to see.
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Seven New Movies You Can Watch Right Now That Have Been Fast-Tracked From Cinemas to Streaming
Get comfy on the couch with Sydney Sweeney as a nun, Timothée Chalamet's return to Arrakis and a Bob Marley biopic.
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Twelve Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in March
Spend your couch time watching Adam Sandler in space, a stunning Oscar-winning documentary, girl group-fuelled sitcom hilarity and Noel Fielding's latest show.
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Hop to It: 16 Classic and Eclectic Films You Can Stream This Easter Long Weekend
Some feature bunnies. Some include eggs or chocolate. Some have provocative takes on religion.
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Twelve New Movies You Can Watch in March That Have Been Fast-Tracked From Cinemas to Streaming
Get comfy on the couch with a haunting Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal romance, Sofia Coppola's take on Priscilla Presley and stunning Oscar-winner 'Anatomy of a Fall'.
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From the 'Mona Lisa' to 'Codex Atlanticus': A Look Inside The Lume's Multi-Sensory Leonardo da Vinci Exhibition
The only 360-degree exact replica of the world's most-famous enigmatic portrait, da Vinci's notebook pages, 40 of his machine inventions brought to life: they're all on display.
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Nine 2024 Oscar-Winning Films That You Can and Should Watch Immediately
'Oppenheimer', an astonishing Ukraine-set documentary, a Wes Anderson short, Emma Stone's most-spectacular performance yet: they each won 2024 Oscars, and you can check them all out now.
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Say Cheers to Hollywood's Night of Nights: Concrete Playground's Oscars 2024 Drinking Game
Whether you're hoping that 'Oppenheimer', 'Barbie', 'Poor Things', 'Past Lives' or something else picks up Academy Awards, here's how to sip along.
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Meet Tokyo Tina: Saigon Sally and Hanoi Hannah's New Chapel Street Sister
The family is growing.
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Get Ready For Australia's First Ever Cereal Cafe
The nostalgia-fuelled global food trend is hitting Melbourne.
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A Short History of Giant Food Chains Trying Desperately to Be Cool
McDonald's isn't the first chain to try and capture a trendier market share, and it certainly won't be the last.
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Shop
Counterweight Vinyl & Espresso
32 Chambers Street, Footscray
Browse secondhand vinyl — the specialty is classic dance and bass — or sit down for a coffee and pastry.
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Brunswick Street Cider House to Open Summer Pop-Up Garden
Just in time for the Australia Day weekend.
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Entrecote Brings Parisian-Style Dining to South Yarra
Dine like a Parisian — late, simple, with fries.
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Lollipop Kale is the Newest Vegetable You'll Probably Have an Opinion About
If you've already rolled your eyes at the headline, take another look at that adorable photo.
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Top Chefs Pair Their Favourite Summer Recipes with the Ideal Craft Beer
Your summer barbecues just went up a big, fancy notch.
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Gelato Messina to Launch International Soup Kitchen
You won't find boring ol' tomato soup in these cans.
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Dimmy and Dumpling Festival
Saturday, May 11, 2024
Welcome to Brunswick, Brunswick
Food trucks will be slinging all the jam-packed Asian bites you can handle.
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Maker's Mark Gold Rush x Wheen Bee Foundation
Monday, April 1 - Monday, June 3, 2024
Various Melbourne venues, Melbourne
Maker's Mark is cementing its status as a certified B Corp distillery by giving Melburnians something worth raising a glass to.
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Winter Warmer Events at Navi
Wednesday, May 1 - Wednesday, July 31, 2024
Navi, Yarraville
The intimate fine diner will collaborate with boutique drinks producers for speciality cocktails and bites this winter.
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Event
Pint of Origin
Friday, May 10 - Sunday, May 19, 2024
Various Melbourne venues, Melbourne
Discover hundreds of different craft beers by 225 breweries from across the world at this ten-day tap takeover across the city.
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Event
Mama Paws: A Mother's Day Soiree for Dog Mums
Saturday, May 11, 2024
Big Paws Little Paws, Ravenhall
Paw parents and their fur babies can join in on a morning of glamour and grooming, photoshoots, crafts and giveaways.
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Event
Firelight Festival
Friday, June 28 - Sunday, July 14, 2024
Docklands Harbour Esplanade, Docklands
Melbourne's after-dark arts festival is back for a fiery time at Docklands, complete with an underground light show and labyrinth beneath Marvel Stadium.
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Event
Boy Kills World
Thursday, May 2 - Wednesday, May 22, 2024
Various cinemas in Melbourne
Bill Skarsgård makes a mesmerising action star in this cartoonishly OTT revenge flick that's produced by iconic 'Evil Dead' filmmaker Sam Raimi.
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Good Food & Wine Show 2024
Friday, May 31 - Sunday, June 2, 2024
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, South Wharf
Expand your gastronomic horizons with a star-studded lineup of chefs and over 300 exhibitors at this annual event.
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ALUMNI at Crown Melbourne
Thursday, May 16 - Sunday, August 4, 2024
Evergreen, Southbank
This pop-up restaurant will feature residencies from four former 'MasterChef Australia' contestants.
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Event
Raclette Supper at Handpicked Wines
Wednesday, April 10 - Saturday, August 31, 2024
Handpicked Wines Cellar Door, Melbourne
Cosy up with some melted cheese and bold wines this winter.
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News
Cookie Team to Open New Magic Mountain Saloon
The brains behind The Toff in Town, Cookie and Boney have made a new nest in a 19th century warehouse.
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Swan Street Chamber of Commerce is Actually a New Pop-Up Food Precinct
Pop-up record stores, ice cream sandwiches and retro films. Hell-o, Swan Street.
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Ten Tasty Ways to Break Your 2015 New Year's Resolution
Rules are made to be broken - especially ones that cut out food.
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Food Truck Feasts: Make The Little Mushroom Co.'s Ratatouille Burger
No time to track down your favourite food truck? Make it yourself at home.
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Pulling Off the Perfect Last-Minute Christmas Dinner
You don't need days of prep time; you just need these few simple slacker's tips.
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Pidapipo Opens Permanent Gelateria Just in Time for Summer
After a successful pop-up 'test lab', Pidapipo is back for good.
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Meatmother to Open Pop-Up at Mountain Goat Brewery
Cool your pulled pork meat sweats with a Nitro-Hightail Ale.
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Mr Claws Lobster Rolls Pop Up On Smith Street For Summer
The guys behind Huxtable and Huxtaburger have teamed up for a mouth-watering new venture.
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This Classy Trailer Park Has Spiked Milkshakes and Mac & Cheese Burgers
It's finally fashionable to overindulge.
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{"id":264924,"type":"food-2","icon":"newspaper-clipping","info":"","name":"Fat Duck Ballot Hijacked by Scalpers","description":"\u003Cp\u003EWinning wasn't all about being a lucky duck.\u003C\/p\u003E","thumbnail":"https:\/\/cdn.concreteplayground.com\/content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/heston-blumenthal-488x300.jpg","photo":"https:\/\/cdn.concreteplayground.com\/content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/heston-blumenthal.jpg","url":"https:\/\/concreteplayground.com\/melbourne\/food-drink\/food-2\/fat-duck-ballot-hijacked-by-scalpers","latitude":"","longitude":"","address":"","booking":"","archive":{"title":"News","url":"https:\/\/concreteplayground.com\/melbourne\/latest"},"banners":[{"src":"https:\/\/cdn.concreteplayground.com\/content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/heston-blumenthal.jpg","width":1281,"height":780,"alt":""},{"src":"https:\/\/concreteplayground.com\/content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/gordon-ramsay.jpg","alt":""}]}
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{"id":262354,"type":"drink","icon":"newspaper-clipping","info":"","name":"Five Gin-Paired Dishes to Try at the Project Botanicals Pop-Up","description":"","thumbnail":"https:\/\/cdn.concreteplayground.com\/content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/crabz-488x300.jpg","photo":"https:\/\/cdn.concreteplayground.com\/content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/crabz.jpg","url":"https:\/\/concreteplayground.com\/melbourne\/food-drink\/food-2\/five-gin-paired-dishes-to-try-at-the-project-botanicals-pop-up","latitude":"","longitude":"","address":"","booking":"","archive":{"title":"News","url":"https:\/\/concreteplayground.com\/melbourne\/latest"},"banners":[{"src":"https:\/\/cdn.concreteplayground.com\/content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/crabz.jpg","width":1280,"height":776,"alt":""},{"src":"https:\/\/concreteplayground.com\/content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/line-trans.png","alt":""},{"src":"https:\/\/concreteplayground.com\/content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/oysters.jpg","alt":""},{"src":"https:\/\/concreteplayground.com\/content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/line-trans.png","alt":""},{"src":"https:\/\/concreteplayground.com\/content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/line-trans.png","alt":""},{"src":"https:\/\/concreteplayground.com\/content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/mushie.jpg","alt":""},{"src":"https:\/\/concreteplayground.com\/content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/line-trans.png","alt":""},{"src":"https:\/\/concreteplayground.com\/content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/chicken.jpg","alt":""},{"src":"https:\/\/concreteplayground.com\/content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/line-trans.png","alt":""},{"src":"https:\/\/concreteplayground.com\/content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/strawberry.jpg","alt":""},{"src":"https:\/\/concreteplayground.com\/content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/line-trans.png","alt":""}]}
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Get a Little Fancy with Gin Cocktails and Chicken Sliders From Project Botanicals
Unlike the Colonel, Gary Mehigan's recipes aren't a secret.
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{"id":262640,"type":"drink","icon":"newspaper-clipping","info":"","name":"Wine Milkshakes are an Actual Thing and Probably Shouldn’t Be","description":"\u003Cp\u003ENope. Not on board.\u003C\/p\u003E","thumbnail":"https:\/\/cdn.concreteplayground.com\/content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/red-robin-wine-488x300.jpg","photo":"https:\/\/cdn.concreteplayground.com\/content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/red-robin-wine.jpg","url":"https:\/\/concreteplayground.com\/melbourne\/food-drink\/food-2\/wine-milkshakes-are-an-actual-thing-and-probably-shouldnt-be","latitude":"","longitude":"","address":"","booking":"","archive":{"title":"News","url":"https:\/\/concreteplayground.com\/melbourne\/latest"},"banners":[{"src":"https:\/\/cdn.concreteplayground.com\/content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/red-robin-wine.jpg","width":1280,"height":781,"alt":""},{"src":"https:\/\/concreteplayground.com\/content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/wine-milkshake.jpg","alt":""},{"src":"https:\/\/concreteplayground.com\/content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/joan.gif","alt":""}]}
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Win Tickets to So Frenchy So Chic in the Park
Don your best-floral-headband-and-sundress-combo and gear up for un merveilleux après-midi.
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{"id":260592,"type":"food-2","icon":"newspaper-clipping","info":"","name":"In-N-Out Burger Sneakily Popped Up in Melbourne Today","description":"\u003Cp\u003EBURGERS. NOW. GO.\u003C\/p\u003E","thumbnail":"https:\/\/cdn.concreteplayground.com\/content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/innout-488x300.jpg","photo":"https:\/\/cdn.concreteplayground.com\/content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/innout.jpg","url":"https:\/\/concreteplayground.com\/melbourne\/food-drink\/food-2\/in-n-out-burger-sneakily-popped-up-in-melbourne-today","latitude":"","longitude":"","address":"","booking":"","archive":{"title":"News","url":"https:\/\/concreteplayground.com\/melbourne\/latest"},"banners":[{"src":"https:\/\/cdn.concreteplayground.com\/content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/innout.jpg","width":1280,"height":581,"alt":""}]}
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Brisbane’s Cooking Up a G20 Tribute Burger: ‘The Big Bad Vlad’
No one's naming names, but this is your chance to stick it to the shirtless, horse-riding man.
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Win a Double Pass to Melbourne’s New Bombay Sapphire Gin Bar
It's time to go beyond the classic G&T.
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This Artist is Testing Our Tastebuds With Dangerously Impractical Ice Blocks
Even more dangerous than the plastic corners of Zooper Doopers.
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A Five-Storey Burger Restaurant is Coming to Collingwood
Prepare to put on an extra few kilos this festive season.
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Should Rude Customers Be Charged More For Their Coffee?
Being nicer to your barista might save you some dosh.
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Delivery Hero Launch Doggy Bag: an Online Ordering Service For Pets
There's a good chance your pet will be eating better than you.
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The Ten Best Things to Do at Melbourne Good Food Month 2014
Good Food Month may seem overwhelming, but with this guide all you need to know is what you want to eat: everything.
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Five Dining Trends That Are Big in Japan
Japan has 32 Michelin-starred restaurants. These aren't them.
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