There’s a new crocodile king on Smith Street and his name is Chalawan. Opening its doors a few months ago, Chalawan is a cosy, contemporary ‘croctail’ bar and eatery that’s adding some pizazz to the ever-expanding Collingwood dining scene. Cocktails…
Virtual reality is sweeping the globe and from all indications it is far more than a passing fad. Inner city Melbourne can rejoice – That VR Joint is now open in Collingwood and ready to show you a whole new…
‘Regression’ the play explored how perception of self affects not only how we relate to our present selves, but our future and past selves. Written by Gabriel Bergmoser, the 2015 winner of the Sir Peter Ustinov Television Scriptwriting Award and…
After spending an evening at a whiskey masterclass last year, I was sure I knew everything there was to know about the wonderful drink. Turns out I was missing a whole lot of specialised knowledge, especially regarding Canadian whiskey and…
Good things happen after dark in Melbourne. On a cold and wet Melbourne night my plus one and I met up in the comfortable, grubby clutter of The Tote. We were here to do what everyone loves to do in…
Melbourne’s newest bakery, the eponymous Gontran Cherrier, has just opened its doors on Smith Street in Collingwood. Say it with me: Gontran Cherrier. gone-TRA share-ee-EH. Oui, it’s French! It also happens to be the name of the Frenchman responsible for this outpost of French…
I’ve been listening to Jordie Lane ever since I was a fresh faced little teenager, and got to see him perform live as part of last year’s Rubber Soul Revolver tour at Hamer Hall. This time however, I got to…
So many great things happen in Melbourne that it’s all we can do to keep up! We’ve dedicated our monthly wrap series to highlighting some of our favourite events that happen each month. Here are our selections from January 2016: …
Melbourne, you just keep getting better and better. In September, we darted between launch parties for Melbourne’s new Southbank market, a pirate tavern, Scribble Creative’s salon featuring an independent publisher, the opening of a new Thai restaurant in Collingwood, and…
Glory Box – La Revoluciόn is the new season of the electro-charged freak show from Melbourne burlesque icons Moira Finucane and Jackie Smith. The Plus Ones were lucky enough to be invited along on Saturday night to take part in…