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Day 184: Should Have Been Called “The Good Wine Show”
Blog: Brooke vs. the World | RTW Travel Blog - 9 July 2011
Day 184: Should Have Been Called “The Good Wine Show” is a post from: Brooke vs. the World. Don't forget to check out more awesomely awesome travel goodness at WhyGo Australia and Her Packing List.
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HOT List: Melbourne International Film Festival picks
Blog: MEL: Hot or Not - 9 July 2011
YAY! It’s the time of year when I can bunker down in dark cinemas for hours on end during the Melbourne International Film Festival. This year RM and I have selected the films for our 10 film mini-pass in a slightly different manner. In one way we’ve been constrained by the fact that we have a [...]
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HOT: Pillar of Salt, 541 Church St, Richmond
Blog: MEL: Hot or Not - 7 July 2011
In The Melbourne Magazine’s recent list of Melbourne’s best cafes, Richmond’s winner was Pillar of Salt. Intrigued by its biblical name, I made a mental note to visit it the next time I was around Richmond. Let me just say at the outset it’s a place worth a trip across town. On a weekday afternoon the place [...]
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Day 177: Pancakes, Because People are Feeling Homesick
Blog: Brooke vs. the World | RTW Travel Blog - 6 July 2011
Day 177: Pancakes, Because People are Feeling Homesick is a post from: Brooke vs. the World. Don't forget to check out more awesomely awesome travel goodness at WhyGo Australia and Her Packing List.
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HOT: Naked for Satan, 285 Brunswick St, Fitzroy
Blog: MEL: Hot or Not - 6 July 2011
When Naked for Satan first opened in September 2010, it was all about the drinking. The bar infuses its own vodka in a polished metal engine-like contraption and as the wall of wine attests, it’s a gathering place for people to drink and be merry. A year later, the focus seems to have turned to the [...]
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HOT – Bistrot Bistro – 14 Logan Rd, Woolloongabba
Blog: BNE: HOT OR NOT - The decisive guide to Brisbane - 6 July 2011
Watch out Montrachet, you have a new contender in the modern French cuisine competition with south side contender Bistrot Bistro. Regulars to the Logan Rd precinct across from the Gabba (with the occasional tipple at nearby Canvas), Bistrot Bistro was a chance encounter for MM and I recently, even though we’d had our eyes on [...]
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Different Australia Visa Options for Different Reasons
Blog: PassportChop.com Travel Blog - Reviews, Travel Experiences - 1 July 2011
PassportChop had received a few email enquiries from confused readers who were not sure on which visa to apply for their trip to Australia. Thus we had prepared this article which hopefully will help to clarify on the visas to apply for.
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HOT – Biagio Restaurant – 191 Musgrave Rd, Red Hill.
Blog: BNE: HOT OR NOT - The decisive guide to Brisbane - 29 June 2011
Congratulations Red Hill, you’re now home to my favourite Italian restaurant! I have no idea how Biagio has remained off my radar for this long, but thanks to a friend who literally stumbled across this little gem, I now know where to go for awesome Italian cuisine. Biagio is essentially a fine dining Italian restaurant, [...]
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HOT: Melbourne Sustainability Drinks, Slate Bar, 9 Goldsborough Lane, Melbourne
Blog: MEL: Hot or Not - 29 June 2011
Melbourne Sustainability Drinks are part of a national networking evening hosted once a month by the Shaper Group with the byline ‘connecting passionate people to create a better world’. In Melbourne it happens on the first Wednesday of every month and is well attended by ‘light to medium green’ types who work in or have an [...]
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Marvellous Melbourne
Blog: velvet escape's blog - 29 June 2011
“Marvelous Melbourne” (a page from my Travel Journal) Melbourne is a city with aspirations and you can tell. It’s a large city with loads of character, a laid-back pace and a lifestyle that oozes quality. Magnificent Tudor and Victorian buildings graciously reflect the city’s colourful history while impressive skyscrapers and other buildings by world-renowed architects [...]Marvellous Melbourne is a post from: Velvet Escape's blog
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HOT: Melba Mannequins, Melba Restaurant, The Langham Melbourne, 1 Southgate Ave, Southbank
Blog: MEL: Hot or Not - 28 June 2011
Melba Mannequins is the twinning of my two loves – fashion and food. The name of the event comes from experiencing lunch at the Melba Restaurant at The Langham while beautiful models parade fashion around the restaurant. Thanks to The Langham, I attend the first sold out Melba Mannequins event which featured the Autumn/Winter collection from Anthea [...]
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HOT: Duckfest, The Provincial Hotel, 299 Brunswick St, Fitzroy
Blog: MEL: Hot or Not - 27 June 2011
I am an unashamed omnivore – my favourite meat is duck, followed closely by pork. So when I heard that a Duckfest was being organised at The Provincial Hotel, how could I say no? The dining room at The Provincial has an earthy stone-set warmth which is a fitting backdrop to the rustic European style food [...]
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HOT: Cacao Green, 258 Swanston St, Melbourne
Blog: MEL: Hot or Not - 26 June 2011
The landscape of Swanston Street changes so often that it’s hard for me to keep up. Even the areas of the street that I’ve passed a thousand times are a blur of noodle shops and fast food outlets such that I’ve never noticed Cacao Green, a store near the corner of Lonsdale Street which opened [...]
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NOT – The Villager Hotel (Gastrobar) – 185 George St Brisbane CBD.
Blog: BNE: HOT OR NOT - The decisive guide to Brisbane - 23 June 2011
Underwhelming is probably the best term I can use to describe my verdict on lunch from the gastrobar menu at The Villager Hotel. Once again my expectations probably got the better of me, but gastrobar and supper club are the kinds of words you associate with awesomeness and big expectations when it comes to food. [...]
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HOT – The Burrito Bar (Southbank) – 5/167 Grey St, South Brisbane
Blog: BNE: HOT OR NOT - The decisive guide to Brisbane - 21 June 2011
Mexican seems to be the new black of the food world at the moment and although it takes a certain kind of mood (read: hang over) to get me feeling the Mexican vibe, my arm can generally be twisted if a slushy margarita is on the menu. The Burrito Bar Southbank adds a pretty funky [...]
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HOT: Slowpoke Espresso, 157 Brunswick St, Fitzroy
Blog: MEL: Hot or Not - 21 June 2011
This time last year it seemed that Smith Street was the place to open a cafe or restaurant. Funky eateries launched one after the other and the punters flocked to the slowly gentrifying grunginess. This year it seems that maybe it’s Brunswick Street’s turn, with two new openings within a short space of each other and [...]
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The Weekly Photo: Daintree Rainforest
Blog: Nomadic Matt's Travel Site - 19 June 2011
Daintree Rainforest, Australia ©Nomadic Matt's Travel Site. Want to save OVER $700 USD on your next trip? Get Free Travel Coupons with my guide to traveling the world. Related Travel ArticlesThe Weekly Photo: Millaa Millaa FallsThe Weekly Photo: Beach Time in AustraliaThe Weekly Photo: Litchfield National ParkThe Weekly Photo: Cape LevequeThe Weekly Photo: Fraser Island
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NOT: Moth, Malthouse Theatre, 113 Sturt St, Southbank
Blog: MEL: Hot or Not - 17 June 2011
Being a regular theatre-goer, I’ve been a subscriber of the email newsletter for Theatre Alive for years. It’s an Arts Victoria website which provides information on Melbourne’s independent theatre scene and it’s a great way to discover new dance, theatre and comedy shows. So I was quite thrilled when they contacted me to see whether I’d [...]
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HOT: La Parisienne Pates, 290 Lygon St, Carlton
Blog: MEL: Hot or Not - 15 June 2011
In the middle of Italianate Lygon Street is a Francophile foodie paradise. Charcuterie La Parisienne Pates is a white, bright storefront housing a long refrigerated counter full of smallgoods made by the owner/charcutier Stephane Langois. The shelves are also groaning with stocks of French food items like mustard, vinegars, jams and teas. There is a small [...]
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HOT – Brisbane Alpine Winter Festival – King George Square, Brisbane CBD.
Blog: BNE: HOT OR NOT - The decisive guide to Brisbane - 14 June 2011
The words ‘Brisbane’ and ‘alpine winter wonderland’ don’t exactly go together like franks and beans, but this winter every attempt to bring these things together like birds of a feather has been made, as the Alpine Winter Festival comes to balmy Brisbane for the month of June. King George Square has been converted into a [...]
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The Age Good Cafe Guide Awards 2011
Blog: MEL: Hot or Not - 14 June 2011
The results of The Age Good Cafe Guide Awards 2011 were announced today and I’m glad to see that some of my favourites have made it along with some new names that I’m keen to try out! Best Coffee – Seven Seeds, Carlton. Guess I’ll have to rope along my coffee-drinking friends to try it as [...]
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HOT: Eat Drink Man Woman, 413 Brunswick St, Fitzroy
Blog: MEL: Hot or Not - 13 June 2011
On the site of the much maligned Retro cafe on Brunswick Street is a new project from Daniel Schelbert, the short-lived head chef from Hare & Grace. The dingy saggy couches and stained ripped vinyl chairs have been replaced with sleek marine palate of black, cream, gold and blue. The expansive space is dominated by a [...]
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The Weekly Photo: Beach Time in Australia
Blog: Nomadic Matt's Travel Site - 12 June 2011
Relaxing at the reef near Coral Bay, Australia ©Nomadic Matt's Travel Site. Want to save OVER $700 USD on your next trip? Get Free Travel Coupons with my guide to traveling the world. Related Travel ArticlesThe Weekly Photo: Coral BayThe Weekly Photo: Cape LevequeMy Beach ParadiseThe Weekly Photo: Sunrise in KarijiniThe Weekly Photo: Daintree Rainforest
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HOT – My Thai Kitchen – Shop 18, 36 Baroona Rd, Milton
Blog: BNE: HOT OR NOT - The decisive guide to Brisbane - 9 June 2011
The offspring born of Brisbane’s infamous My Thai (in Auchenflower), My Thai Kitchen is a welcome addition to the Milton and Rosalie areas with their super quick and easy lunch time specials, their agonisingly awesome and extensive dinner menu (for dine in or takeaway) and to top it off….a cooking school! My work buddies and [...]
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HOT: Elegy, The Australian Ballet, The Arts Centre State Theatre, 100 St Kilda Rd, Melbourne
Blog: MEL: Hot or Not - 9 June 2011
The Australian Ballet’s latest production for its Melbourne-only winter season is a double bill entitled Elegy ‘A meditation on Bach, beauty and the great beyond’. The company’s resident choreographer (and former company dancer) Stephen Baynes has devised two works inspired by Faure’s Requiem and various Bach pieces. Both show a similar aesthetic style – clean classical [...]
