Tag: cocktails

donut and beer fest

Donut and Beer Festival 2017

Donuts and beer you say? What a combination! This weekend the winter addition of the Donut and Beer Festival hit Melbourne in a very ‘holey’ celebration of the much loved sweet. The brainchild of the festival is none other than…

Pastuso’s Pisco Masterclass: serving up a Peruvian cocktail classic

Pastuso‘s Peruvian Pisco cocktail is sure to please. The laneway restaurant is launching a new masterclass showcasing the grape-based spirit, pisco. The Plus Ones were treated to a preview of the event co-hosted by bar manager Miguel Bellido and executive chef…

Smoke and Mirrors Loretta's World Class Cocktail Week

World Class Cocktail Week – Smoke and Mirrors at Loretta’s

It was a real treat to head to Loretta’s Bar for their ‘Smoke and Mirrors‘ event as part of World Class Cocktail Week. Loretta’s Bar is cosily situated within Bluebonnet Barbecue, Fitzroy North’s very own slice of Texas. As you would expect, the evening…

World Class Cocktail Week – 1806 Preview

Diageo is giving Melburnians another excuse to drink cocktails. (As if we needed one.) Their 3rd instalment of World Class Cocktail Week kicks off in Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane on May 7th. The week is well timed – with the…

high spirits

Top 10 Events in Melbourne April 2017: Dates for your Diary

April is shaping up to be a jam packed month! Have a look at our Top 10 to see what to scribble in your diaries. Whether it’s indulging in burgers and beer at Meatstock, raving at Transgenre, or sipping on red wine…

Souk

Souk – North Africa on a Dish

A neon pink sign beckons from the end of a Melbourne city laneway. The building it adorns looks small and unassuming, and as I start to imagine the layout inside, words like intimate and cosy spring to mind. I couldn’t…

Whitehart bar Melbourne

Whitehart Bar: Dreamy Drinks in a Concrete Jungle

Within moments of stepping into Whitehart Bar, the newest, hip venue hidden around a corner in Melbourne’s CBD, I was confronted with a juxtaposition of vibes. In my hand was a gorgeous crafted cocktail, pink in colour, fizzy by nature…

Jet Set Fridays at Blue Diamond nightclub on Queen Street

The place to be on a Friday night: Blue Diamond nightclub on Queen Street. Their new Jet Set Fridays series has all the happy hour specials your heart desires: $5 Coopers and wines;  $7 Chandon, Tanqueray gin, Havana Club rum;…