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Fog City Red Sangria

March 18, 2013 – 4:46 pm | No Comment
Fog City Red Sangria

Pop the top. Pour the deep scarlet sangria over a chilled glass with ice. Throw in a slice of orange. Take a sip. And reminisce about the days of “free and different thinking.” So recommends …

The Urban Coffee Farm & Brew Bar

March 4, 2013 – 11:12 pm | No Comment
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Reason number 88790 why being in Melbourne right now would be dreamy: The Urban Coffee Farm & Brew Bar, a lush, jungle-esque plantation popping-up in the city’s center.
On March 1, Melbourne launched its annual …

Shophouse Ramen: A Melbourne Pop-Up

February 4, 2013 – 8:41 pm | No Comment
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Handmade wheat and rye noodles. Warm broth. Pork belly. If that’s not enticing enough, add to it a limited-time offer. This, my friend, is Shophouse Ramen: A flash pop-up hitting Melbourne for an all-too-quick ten-day …

Pop Up Patch, Melbourne

December 10, 2012 – 10:28 am | No Comment
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From Brooklyn to Hong Kong, Durban to Melbourne, urban gardening is on the rise. Adding a bit of green to the concrete jungle, clever urbanites-turned-green thumbs are creating hidden spaces to nurture and grow everything …

My Birthday Wish List

September 19, 2012 – 4:06 pm | No Comment
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My birthday is just a few weeks away and these brilliant food-inspired necklaces and bangles from Eat.Me.Do are high on my wish list. The woman behind these too-good-to-eat pretzels, fruit loops and dumplings on wearable …

Winter Warmth: Luna 1878 Night Market

August 7, 2012 – 8:48 pm | One Comment
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It may be hot and sticky where you are but in the Southern Hemisphere, winter is well under way. And ‘tis the season for mulled wine, comfort food, and hibernating beside a fire with a …

Fog City Cloudy Cider, Melbourne

July 17, 2012 – 11:01 pm | No Comment
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Urban farming is on the rise and the fruits of these labours are proving to be pretty sweet indeed. Taking their cue from the ‘urban hunter-gatherers’ of San Francisco is Melbourne’s East Ninth Brewing Co. …

Kitchen Ink

November 29, 2011 – 6:42 pm | 4 Comments
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Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles is a haven for glossy celebrities. It’s the kind of place where the freshly botoxed and blow-dried go to see and be seen. But deep in the kitchen, Executive Chef …

Sensory Lab Plants Plantation, Melbourne

October 5, 2011 – 9:12 am | No Comment
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Some people (read: you) are just built for loving coffee. You join an esteemed group of folks that commonly congregate around Sensory Lab locales. Meet their newest collaboration, Plantation – superior specialty coffee beans packed …

Ristretto, Recycled: Slow Poke Espresso

September 21, 2011 – 9:13 am | 3 Comments
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Picture this: a cozy café that’s so inviting you’ll want to linger over your morning cuppa well into afternoon tea. Now imagine this space is completely and utterly sustainable. Enter Slow Poke Espresso.
Everything at …