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Tolarno Eating House + Bar St Kilda

Sitting on the lonely side of Fitzroy Street in St Kilda is Tolarno Eating House + Bar. Having recently undergone a facelift, this South Side local has been welcoming in locals and tourists alike to see what’s new. My plus one…

So Frenchy So Chic Melbourne

So Frenchy So Chic In the Park in 2018

If you can’t afford a trip to Paris and are still a Francophile, then the So Frenchy So Chic festival is for you. Held at Werribee Park, the gardens were in full bloom — a beautiful setting for the day….

Twenty Pho Seven Melbourne

Twenty Pho Seven – the new 24/7 Vietnamese restaurant

When’s the best time of the day for pho, you ask? Well, it’s anytime you want, at Melbourne’s newly opened 24-hour pho joint, the first of its kind in the country. The wittily-named Twenty Pho Seven opened with an intimate…

The East Pointers rock the Toff in Town

The East Pointers are folk legends. Anyone who’s been to Woodford (i.e. not me) has heard their name flung about, usually accompanied by gushing over how good they are. I finally got to cure my FOMO with their recent gig…

Best of December: Where to Eat, Drink, and Be Merry

Melbourne! Tis’ the season of holiday parties, Christmas shopping, and drunk uncles. With a range of markets, parties, and plays, you’ll definitely find something to do this December. Check out out guide for the top ten events around you this…

‘LOST: 5’ by Illumi-Nation Theatre at the 2017 Poppy Seed Festival

‘An unengaged mind, is an empty mind.’ The world premier of Daniel Keene’s LOST: 5 provided insight into where the mind wanders when there is emptiness or hopelessness. Illumi-Nation Theatre invites audiences to consider homelessness through five distinct monologues. The Rain, Two Shanks,…

‘REDSHIFT’ by Chunky Move

  Director, choreographer, and performer James Batchelor has created an outstanding performance that explores the relative distance between objects in space. The ensemble for REDSHIFT consists of Amber McCartney, Jack Riley, Jacqueline Trapp, and Batchelor himself. As the 2017 Next Move…