After a brief stint at retirement, Alan and Debbie Giles returned to hospitality as the proud new operators of The House of Wine and Food. This power couple dabbled in retirement, moving to France for a year before they ‘got…
As both a craft beer obsessive and food lover, I can safely say I’ve eaten and sipped some pretty clever things. But while I’ve enjoyed plenty of dishes crafted from beer, I’d never tried (or even heard of) food being…
Who doesn’t like a good paella? (Is there even such a thing as a bad paella?) This year, the Queen Victoria Market is playing host to the 57th Concurs Internacional de Paella Valenciana Pacific Semi Finals. When I learned that this…
The Royal Exhibition Building has hosted scores of events since its construction in 1880 — from rock concerts, to an aquarium, to an indoor Ferris wheel. But there’s never been anything like The World’s 50 Best Restaurants Awards. The biggest…
The team behind We Are Kerala and Host Brunswick have joined forces to present a series of collaboration dinners, showcasing Indian food from the state of Kerala with a fusion twist. Mischa Tropp, together with Laura Neville, create a beautiful…
Sea Salt began in unusual circumstances. As owner Nick Fragoulis recanted on the night, ‘It was kind of an accident’. Having plied his trade as a fish monger for a couple of decades Nick was offered Sea Salt restaurant on Lygon…
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…
Food paradise Melbourne turns into the seventh level of heaven during the Melbourne Food & Wine Festival. Running 31 March to 9 April 2017, there’s something for everyone: express lunches for the CBD workers, nighttime cocktail excursions, all-day free festivals, and…
Holy Margarita! The Queen of the South has arrived and she is flaunting Mexico’s finest traditional fare. The new restaurant and bar opened on High St Prahran this January and is already getting a name for herself amongst Mexican food…
The first thing that has you smiling when you step through the door of the newly opened Frankie’s Top Shop is the verdant colour palate, with lush green hues across the velour banquette seating, the smart stretches of subway tiles,…