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    Vegans Rejoice, Smith & Daughters' Cookbook Is Now In Stores

    This might just be your key to unlocking the vegan kingdom.

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    Luxury French Macaron House Laduree Has Opened in Melbourne

    More double-decker sweet treats coming at ya.

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    Hospitality Giants Urban Purveyor Group and Rockpool Group Have Merged

    Yep, all of your favourite restaurants are now part of the same company.

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    Inside Maurice Terzini's Italian Riveria-Style Bali Restaurant Da Maria

    The Bondi local behind Icebergs is putting down roots in Bali.

Latest Guides
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    The Ultimate Local's Guide to St Kilda

    Where to get the best coffee, dinner, drinks, fish and chips, cheese — everything you need to know, basically.

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    Vegan Cupcakery Baking Bad Is Opening Their First Permanent Location

    Just because it's vegan doesn't mean it's good for you.

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    Gelato Messina Has Unveiled Their Amazing Melbourne Night Noodle Markets Menu

    See what ridiculousness the gelato gods have created this year.

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    The Night Market Returns to the Queen Vic Market for Summer

    It's back for another summer of pizza pockets, frozen cider and balmy nights.

  • News

    Someone Has Invented Ice Cream That Improves Your Sporting Ability

    If this isn't the best excuse to eat dessert you've ever heard, we don't know what is.

Latest Places
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    Hotel Mexico

    238 Whitehall Street, Yarraville

    Hotel Mexico is Yarraville's huge group hang spot that's made for margarita-fuelled sessions.

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    Bendigo Hotel Collingwood

    125 Johnston Street, Collingwood

    Collingwood's legendary live music pub The Bendigo Hotel is back in action thanks to The Mill Brewery Crew.

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    Punters Club

    376 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy

    Millennials and Gen Zs might lament the loss of Kewpie, but Gen X music lovers will rejoice in seeing this old boozer return to Brunswick Street.

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    Mork Chocolate Looking Glass

    13 Centre Place, Melbourne

    The site is showcasing the team's unconventional chocolate bars, elaborate drinking chocolates that never made it onto the menu, chocolate cocktail pairings and creative desserts.

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    Windsor Wine Room

    60 Chapel Street, Windsor

    Keep it classic with a rosé matched with burrata and oysters, or get a bit more playful by pairing a natty number with jerusalem artichoke and hazelnut gnocchi.

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    Asado

    6 Riverside Quay, Southbank

    The 250-seat Southbank venue is working magic with an open fire pit and three-metre-long parilla grill.

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    Champagne Problems

    238 Little Collins Street, Melbourne

    If you loved drinking and dancing at Evie’s Disco Diner but now feel a little too old for it, consider a trip to its older sibling in the CBD.

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    Greenhart Camberwell

    1226 Toorak Road, Camberwell

    This Melbourne wine bar is straying away from the usual European influences, instead showing how contemporary Asian food and Australian wines can be a perfect pairing.

  • Restaurant

    Hotel Lona

    473 Nepean Highway, Frankston

    A two-level venue with a restaurant, public bar and rooftop in one of Frankston’s oldest buildings.

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    Moon Dog Wild West

    54 Hopkins Street, Footscray

    Make your way through the swinging saloon doors to find bucking bulls, arcade games, pool tables, a dog-friendly rooftop, and food and drinks aplenty.

  • News

    Sensory Lab Has Opened A Machine-Like Cafe on Collins Street

    Combining calmingly minimalist design with spacey vibes — and coffee, tea, tartines and spreads, of course.

  • GALLERY: Eau De Vie Take Out Auchentoshan Whisky's Distilled Different Competition

    Australia's best bar teams battled it out for a trip to Glasgow.

  • Guide

    The Ten Tastiest Events You Can Still Get Tickets for at Melbourne Good Food Month 2016

    Fancy garden parties, fried chicken feasts and — of course — the noodle markets.

Latest Events
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    How to Create a Killer Last-Minute Barbecue with Work-Shop and The Farmed Table

    Surprise guests? Nail the ultimate barbecue with these handy tips to make the most of your time.

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    Australia's First Social Enterprise Beer Is Coming to a Bottleshop Near You

    Half the profits from this brew will be used to protect the Great Barrier Reef.

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    Stokehouse Has Opened a Sustainable Fish and Chip Kiosk on St Kilda Beach

    Tempura fish, sweet potato cakes and 'grown up' granitas by the beach.

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    Win VIP Double Passes to Taste of Melbourne 2016

    The four-day foodie festival returns — our stomachs are rumbling just thinking about it.

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    A Hereford Beefstouw Is Melbourne's New Nordic-Inspired Steakhouse

    Duckboard Place and ACDC Lane have a new Danish neighbour.

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    Three Mouthwatering Summer Barbecue Recipes From Three Blue Ducks

    We asked our favourite barbecue experts for some recipes, tips and techniques.

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    Dingo's Is Collingwood's New Nostalgia-Heavy Australiana-Themed Bar

    Expect Alf Stewart references, Cottee's-inspired cocktails and Shapes (barbecue, or course).

  • News

    Five Bars for Afternoon Drinks in Melbourne

    Whether it's after work or on the weekend — head here and soak up the sun.

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    Win a KitchenAid Artisan Mini

    Make your kitchen prettier (and more versatile).

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    We Asked Big Poppa's To Throw Us a Mini Dinner Party

    Head chef Liam O'Driscoll cooked up three courses of rustic Italian food — and there was the cheese, wine and hip hop Big Poppa's are famous for.

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    You Can Now Buy a Cookbook Dedicated to Brad Pitt's Onscreen Eating Habits

    The team from Long Prawn were as mesmerised by the constant scoffing in Ocean's 11 as you were.

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    Melbourne Is Getting a Dedicated KitKat Chocolatory

    MasterChef regular Anna Polyviou's KitKats looks a hell of a lot more fancy than we're used to.

  • GALLERY: Concrete Playground and James Squire's Spring Banquet at The Crafty Squire

    Fresh spring produce paired with some of Australia's favourite craft beers.

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    Josie Jo Is Melbourne's New Sushi Burrito Bar

    How has nobody done this before?

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    Fancy Hank's Spinoff Knuckles BBQ Sandwiches & Bar Is Open For Business

    It may not be called Hank's, but it does a pretty good impression.

  • News

    Antenna Documentary Festival Is Serving Up Ant-Covered Choc Tops

    Available at a screening of an edible insect doco, the crawling critters are 100% real.

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    A Ron Burgundy-Themed Bar Is Popping Up in Melbourne

    And it includes as many Anchorman references as possible.

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