Perching at the Birdcage at the 2014 Melbourne Cup
I couldn’t believe my luck when I walked into the rarefied world of the Birdcage at the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday. Four years ago, I was with the rest of the hoi polloi — this year I got to visit…
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Oktoberfest At Birrarung Mar
I have a lot of German friends who normally scoff at the thought of an Oktoberfest party outside of Germany. Melbourne had its fair share this year with the big three (Hofbrauhaus, Munich Brauhaus and Hophaus) all running a stream…
September’s Best Events
Spring is here! The Plus Ones took full toll of the intermittent Melbourne sunshine to get out and about over the first month of spring. Pentridge Prison – Northern Craft Beer Festival Melburnians love different, and a beer festival inside…
Forester’s Hall – Opening Night at Melbourne’s newest craft beer destination
Do people remember “A Bar Called Barry”? Melburnians surely do, with the institution firmly etched into Melbourne lore. It was a dirty place but dirty in the way we all like. Dim lights, late nights, roaring 90s pop, dingy make-out…
Polēpolē – Opening Night
Does Melbourne have an East African inspired bar? I don’t actually know. Having grown up around Dandenong I know we have excellent food from many African countries. Having ventured to the West side we definitely have the authentic stuff. But…
Thunder Road and Mensousai Mugen Japanese dinner
What happens when you combine one of Melbourne’s best microbreweries with a Japanese restaurant? A special Japanese-style award-winning beer — and a five-course dinner to celebrate and launch the restaurant. Mensousai Mugen is a hidden Japanese restaurant off a laneway, Bligh Place, near Flinders…
Old El Paso Mexican Pop-Up – Launch Party
Mexican food has quickly become a staple in Melbourne’s dining scene. Set in the recently renovated Strand Arcade, Old El Paso’s Stand ‘N Stuff pop-up restaurant is the new contender fighting for a spot in your lunch schedule in true…
Hophaus launches at Southgate
German Sparkle Party alert! (Okay, not really. But you never know.) Hophaus is a Bavarian-style beer hall and restaurant that’s just opened in Southgate in Southbank. Steins of beer, pretzels, and shots of Jägermeister all featured at the opening party — Prost! Hophaus is…
Good Beer Week 2014
200 events celebrating craft beer over nine days. Melbourne won’t know what’s hit it. It’s all due to the team behind Good Beer Week (17-25 May), who have seen 400% growth in events since their 2011 launch. I’ve been involved in…
Melbourne BeerFest
There are a number of beer festivals around town these days: Ballarat, Geelong, Great Australian Beer Spectapular, Good Beer Week. And I’ve been to most of them. Somehow, though I have never been to the Melbourne BeerFest. I hadn’t even heard…