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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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Guide
The Summer Food & Drink Guide

You've not a care in the world besides finding that new cabana bar and staying there.

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The Bluffer’s Guide to Craft Beer

There's a whole world to be explored beyond your usual draught.

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The Five Best Summer Drinks in Melbourne

Quench your thirst with these summer concoctions both spiked and non-alcoholic.

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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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The Interactive Urban Winery Where You Can Stomp the Grapes

Noisy Ritual is set to give us a hands- and feet-on role in every step of the winemaking process.

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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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Fat Duck Ballot Hijacked by Scalpers

Winning wasn't all about being a lucky duck.

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Five Gin-Paired Dishes to Try at the Project Botanicals Pop-Up

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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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Wine Milkshakes are an Actual Thing and Probably Shouldn’t Be

Nope. Not on board.

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In-N-Out Burger Sneakily Popped Up in Melbourne Today

BURGERS. NOW. GO.

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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 Tanqueray Gin Gift Pack

To mark the appearance of their Gin Garden at Brisbane's Night Noodle Market, Tanqueray is getting gifty.

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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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Australian Coffee Teams Crowfund All-in-One Hot/Cold Brewer

One for the coffee nerds.

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Give your autumn a blooming boost with this floral event, featuring flower displays, acrobats, food trucks and, for the first time, a soaring ferris wheel.

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Corteo — Cirque du Soleil

Fri, 22 Aug - Sun, 24 Aug 2025
John Cain Arena, Melbourne

Focusing on a clown imagining his funeral procession, this dazzling hit filled with acrobatic wonders features the Montreal-based company's first-ever central stage setup.

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This Photographer Has Captured The Strange Faces People Make After a Shot

Prepare to be very self-conscious next time you're at the bar.

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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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Fireball Whisky Recalled for Containing Cheeky Components of Antifreeze

Shots. Shots. Shots. Shots.

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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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This Device Could Make Your Cheap Whiskey Taste Good in Just 24 Hours

Three years of ageing in one day. That's one hell of a life hack.

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Check Out the Winners of Australia’s First Craft Beer Awards

This is what will be filling your esky this summer.

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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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Forget Aerogard, This Beer Carton is Also a Mosquito Repellent

Your summer BBQ just got a lot less sticky.

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Sydney’s Pocket Bar Has Somehow Made Parking Tickets a Good Thing

Parking tickets = cheap food and drink. Genius.

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Pucker Up for Sour Beer: The Cult Brew You’ve Never Heard Of

The world's oldest brew is making a comeback, and it packs a real punch.

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Watch These Sassy Kids React to Food at One of New York’s Best Restaurants

"This looks like soap. It tastes like soap. Why am I eating soap right now?"

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Goodbye Sugar High: Killer Pythons Are Being Halved in Size

Tragic.

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New Impossible Foods Startup Makes Veggie Burgers That ‘Bleed’

Carnivores, leave your hatin' at the door.

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McDonald’s is Introducing Gourmet Burgers and Table Service

"Maccas is going hipster."

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Eating Your Way Through Melbourne Festival 2014

Because nothing beats dinner and a show.

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