We’re coming up to that wonderful time of year once again when the Melbourne International Comedy Festival is upon us. As always, there is a massive selection of shows and venues. Some fabulous big-name local and international stars are Wil Anderson, Hannah Gadsby,…
Sufjan Stevens‘ Melbourne session at Hamer Hall was simply epic. You didn’t want it to end, you left wanting more and listened to him on your way home. His Hamer Hall sessions sold out in quick time and we counted…
Have you ever wondered about the absurdity of it all? Have you ever had an entirely inappropriate emotional reaction to a real life tragedy? If you have, then Stork Theatre’s production of Albert Camus’ The Outsider is an excellent…
Pretty Mama is the latest eatery launching in Melbourne’s West End. The west side of Melbourne’s CBD is going through a culinary uprising of late with many of Melbourne’s famous chefs testing the waters in uncharted territory. The home of…
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlBwWDbPETI] Cheese. All of the cheese. All of the award winning cheese. All for free. The Australian Grand Dairy Awards presented Cheese Please, a twilight urban cheese festival. Meaning, all the delicious dairy products at the festival were award…
By now Melbourne, you may have realised that we are in the grip of a burger craze in this fine city of ours. No longer are we resigned to the fish and chip shop on the corner or a greasy…
I was genuinely excited to make my way for the first time to fortyfivedownstairs – the renowned independent not-for-profit gallery and theatre. It was great to have fellow TPO writer/theatre major Jenny as my guide to the Paris-end Flinders Lane…
I know, it’s hard to leave your neighbourhood once you get comfortable. But half the fun of going to brunch should be in exploring new necks of the woods. Which is exactly why I’m recommending that this weekend, you head…
As if we really needed an excuse to drink margaritas? But okay, here it is – World Margarita Day. It happened one quiet little Monday across some of Melbourne’s finest drinking holes: Nieuw Amsterdam, Mesa Verde and Touche Hombre. Sponsored…
Every year the we compare Virgin Australia Melbourne Fashion Festival with your Parises, your Milans and Japans, but this year we’re going to go out on a limb and suggest that after 20 years it’s come in to its own. Indeed,…