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The Plus Ones’ Guide: Melbourne Food & Wine Festival 2016

The Melbourne Food & Wine Festival is one of our highlights of the year. The creativity of organisers, the free events and the festival vibe make it a great time to be in Melbourne. We’re going to don our comfy pants…

Cloud St. Pop-Up Store

Do you ever feel when you’re Christmas shopping that you’ve looked in every shop you could possible look in, and you’re finding nothing new. Well, this problem could be solved. St Cloud is a nifty pop-up shop operating in Little…

STREAT Cookbook Launch

Mondays are the new Fridays. This I found out last Monday as I headed to not one, but three events across the city. To kick off my killer Monday evening, I headed to Meat Fish Wine in Artemis Lane for…

I See MINIs Everywhere

I see MINIs everywhere. I nod to the ones I see parked, or wave as they drive by. And I can’t stop thinking of my MINI. See, I am now part of a secret MINI driver’s society, and all it…

Dinner Menu Sneak Peek at Sir Charles

Sir Charles is a cafe located at 121 Johnston St, Fitzroy, just up from the corner of Brunswick Street. They are currently open for breakfast and lunch only, however they are planning to hold monthly dinner events with fixed menus. We were…

Tetsujin VIP Launch

What do a giant manga robot, a sushi train and views over the city’s rooftops have in common? Ok, I’ll admit it’s a tricky question, so how about I just tell you: Tetsujin. Tetsujin is the latest jewel in indefatigable…

Affair Play at Mechanics Institute

Enjoying a local brew in the Mechanic Institute’s events bar before Affair Play, a new play from Freshly Ground Theatre, my plus one and I speculated what the moral of the story would be, and wondered if the play could convince…

Land Rover’s Polo in the City

‘Polo could be my new favourite thing,’ my plus one said at the end of our day at Polo in the City. I have to agree. It has all the ingredients for the perfect outing: a day in the open air…

‘The One’ at fortyfivedownstairs

Dark, humorous, and vicious. The One closes out the inaugural Poppy Seed Festival and this ‘one’ you don’t want to miss. The 65 minute show packs a punch. The dark comedy features Harry and Jo, an intelligent, engaging, attractive, and…

Underground Cinema: Hope 2.0

The Underground Cinema experience is gathering a grand following in Melbourne, despite its reputation for secrecy and surprise. The setup is simple: ticket holders are shown an undisclosed film at the end of an evening of live interaction and participation….