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Craft Check App Distinguishes Between Craft Beers and Fakes

Is that a craft beer you're drinking, or merely a crafty one?

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The Ten Best Laneway Bars in Melbourne

Melbourne is always bragging about its 'best-kept secrets'. These are what we mean.

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Controversial Burger Chain Carl’s Jr is Coming to Australia

Great news for sex pests and very bad news for people with high cholesterol.

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Heston Blumenthal’s Fat Duck Is Moving to Australia for Six Months

As you do.

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Crowdfunding Hospitality: IconPark’s New Approach to the Pop-Up

The phrase 'vote to keep your favourite in the house' just got interesting.

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Dinner for Breakfast: Ten of Melbourne’s Best

Inverting the traditional, Australian morning menu, more and more cafes are serving up dinner for breakfast — with everything from hearty breakfast burgers and burritos to stews, salads and souvlaki.

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The Ten Best Events at the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival 2014

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In Dramatic Role Reversal, Melbourne-Inspired Eatery Opens in New York

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The Ten Best Cocktail Bars in Melbourne

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Mr & Mrs Smith’s Ten Hottest Hotel Bars

If you're a jetsetting barfly, get ready to spread your wings and drool over the world's top ten hotel bars.

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The Bluffer’s Guide to Summer Entertaining

Be the host/hostess with the most/mostess.

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Yourfork Wants to Let You Order Home-Cooked Food from Your Neighbours

Hooking up the home cooks and the take-out fiends.

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Stock Up on Sriracha Sauce as Factory Goes Into Shutdown

Fans of the spicy sauce might want to stalk up, or risk battling it out in the aisles.

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The Hunger Games Luxury Chocolates Are the Most Delicious Movie Tie-In

Because you certainly want to know what District 12 tastes like.

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Celebrate in the Middle of the Day with Appletiser Lunch Club

Appletiser launches a club for the ladies (and gents) who lunch

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The Art of Artisan Gelato with Messina

The Sydney cult has made it to Melbourne. Gelato Messina talk us through the art of artisan gelato.

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Jellyfish Protein Gives Us Creepy, Glowing Ice-Cream

Calcium-activated luminescent protein takes dessert to a whole new level.

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Thinking Global and Drinking Local With Cascade Brewery

With the rise of craft beer and a focus on local ingredients, we chat to Australia's oldest brewery, Cascade, about Tasmania, local produce and a good stout.

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A Melburnian’s Guide to Turning Japanese

We've come a long way since sushi.

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Five Tips for the Best Taste of Melbourne Experience in 2013

Melbourne's foodie Mecca is back as the city's best restaurants converge on Albert Park.

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Robot Bartenders Mix Manhattans in San Francisco

Now robots can get you drunk.

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The Ten Best Things to Do at Melbourne Good Food Month 2013

We've taken some of the stress out of choosing what to do this Good Food Month.

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Eat Streets: Meyers Place

Take a closer look at Meyers Place: that tiny laneway capillary between Bourke and Little Collins streets.

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Dine In or Dine Out, as Long as You Give a Fork!

Get in the practice of eating sustainably, before the world gets too forked up.

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Try Banana Bread and Espresso Butter Beer from 4 Pines and Single Origin

It's Up & Go for beer enthusiasts.

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A Fine Blend: Wine, Business and Family

Three tales of wine, family and smart business.

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