Author Archives: Ruki D.

Melbourne Comedy Fest: Best Female Comedians

WIN 4x double passes to our favourite female comedian’s performances. Get in quick – it’s ending soon! This year’s Melbourne International Comedy Festival is playing host to tons of great female comedians. Our reviewers have been having a field day at…

Comedy Fest Review: Stephen K Amos

Did you know that Stephen K. Amos’ greatest fear is shitting in public? After having the joy of attending Welcome To My World you’ll know that and a lot more. Amos is a Melbourne Comedy Fest stalwart. His material, though,…

Best Upcoming Events – April 2015

Melbourne in April is all about the Comedy Festival however we scoured 1,000 events occurring in April to find 5 that we can’t wait to get to! Comedy Festival (25 March to April 19) – We pored through 500 Melbourne Comedy Festival shows…

Melbourne Comedy Fest Review: Arj Barker

WIN 4X DOUBLE PASSES TO THE 4  BEST FEMALE COMEDIANS OF THE MELBOURNE COMEDY FEST I hadn’t seen Arj Barker for three years. which feels like a long time in the land of comedy – that is, until Arj mentioned…

Smart Bar – Poison To Pestilence

Melbourne Museum’s Smart Bar series has been a feature of my event calendar for several years now. The concept brings the after work crowd to the museum and gets people learning whilst having a tipple or two – a bit like university. I…

I’m New Here – Luxury Food & Music Festival

I’m New Here is literally Melbourne’s newest music festival. Held in Shadowfax Wines‘ gorgeous gardens, the day promised an afternoon of picnic-ing, fine food, finer music and the finest wine. The Plus Ones are quite familiar with the Werribee Park area of town,…

Footscray Markets

Melburnians are crazy about their markets. Whilst I don’t cook that much (ok, ok I basically don’t cook) I have had the chance to go on several market experiences via The Plus Ones which have somewhat opened my eyes to…

Chow City – Pan Asian Authentic

Chow City is a Pan-Asian culinary post that combines authentic Asian with a rocking city bar. The restaurant is the brainchild of Thu, fashion designer cum-restauranteur. Her story is probably familiar to many in the fashion industry: moving on, post-GFC, into…

Helados Jauja – Ice Cream Masterclasses

Jauja (pronounced ‘hauja’) roughly translates to ‘indulge like a child’ – and via Helados Jauja’s 24-scoop masterclass, indulge we did. Helados Jauja was formed by Po-Lin, an ex corporate type that jumped off the ladder following a life-changing encounter with ice cream…

Best Upcoming Events – March 2015

White Night, a New Orleans Mardi Gras Festival, jazz parties — February was great! Here’s what we’re excited about in March. Melbourne Food & Wine Festival – Sifting through the MFWF events is a herculean task, but we’ve narrowed it down to the…