Author Archives: Ruki D.

Best Melbourne Events – June 2015 Mid-Month

The Plus Ones go to so many events that a monthly wrap up just doesn’t cut it. Here’s what’s been on in Melbourne for the first two weeks of June 2015! Game of Rhones  100 vinos and an actual Iron Throne….

Melbourne Magic Festival: The Plus Ones’ Guide

Do you like magic? What kind of person says no to this? Clowns I understand, they’re terrifying. But magic?! The Melbourne Magic Festival has been delighting audiences since 2008 and this year it’s bigger and better than ever. Over two weeks…

Wine Tasting Event’s Pinot & Yum Cha Extravaganza

WIN A $1,300 Wine Tasting Events Wine & Food Matching Extravaganza After a long week at work I was very excited to be venturing south of the river on Saturday for an event littered with some of my very favourite words…

Good Food & Wine Show – Melbourne

The title says it all really. Does anyone ask for average food and wine? After 15 years of exhibiting, the Good Food & Wine team know how to put on an exhibition. Imagine hundreds of incredible Australian and international proprietors giving you…

A Dining Room Tale – Melbourne International Jazz Festival

The family dinner: one where everyone knows your name, stories are swapped and true joy is experienced. As a feature of the Melbourne International Jazz Festival, the team at A Is For Atlas provided 15 lucky strangers with a very special…

What To Do In Melbourne – June 2015

Winter has arrived and we’ve sorted through thousands of events occurring in June 2015 to suss out the seven best things to do in Melbourne! Queen Victoria Winter Night Market (3 June to 26 August) – “Cocooned within the historic sheds of Queen Victoria…

Monkey King & The Secret Opium Den

On an icy Melbourne day I had the chance to explore Little Saigon. Even better, I did so in the delightful company of Little Miss Melbourne and the The Weekly Review team. The first stop was the warming spices of Monkey King….

Shifty Chèvre: cheesy delights in Fitzroy

As far as I’m concerned there cannot be enough fine wine and great cheese places in Melbourne. Shifty Chèvre fits this most glorious of bills. The Shifty team, Tom, Noemi, and Alex, saved a prime location on Brunswick Street from becoming…

St. Jerome’s Rooftop Glamp

We love it when a group of  like-minded people come together and create something special. With St. Jerome’s Rooftop Hotel Melbourne has gained (temporarily) a gorgeous, green urban landscape in an unused space on one of Melbourne’s most iconic buildings. St. Jerome, The…

Kellybrook Cider Festival

Kellybrook Winery is tucked away in the hills of Wonga Park which is just a 30 min drive out of Melbourne. On a perfect sun-kissed autumnal day the estate was literally golden. The annual cider festival was held over two days…