A sea of oysters and free flowing booze kept the winter chill at bay at PJ O’Brien’s OysterFeast. This annual event featured two hours of all-you-can-eat oysters. My plus one and I readied our lemon wedges and bravely rose to…
Need a place for an arty conversation? The Arts Centre Melbourne bar is set up to be your pre, post (and possibly during) show chat. In appropriately-titled The Barre (dance pun!) you can both grab a drink and gander at art….
‘The Events‘ is a play about a community-shattering act of violence. Each night actors Catherine McClements and Johnny Carr are joined on stage by a different Melbourne choir to tell the story. Before we even entered the theatre the foyer was…
When attending a Melbourne Theatre Company production, I am always confident of two things. One, the script will be interesting. Two, the set design will be excellent. ‘Skylight‘ delivered on both of these elements. The story takes place over a…
Jack Daniel’s whiskey is know the world ’round. Straight out of Lynchburg, Tenneessee, it’s one company that makes this American’s heart sore with pride. 150 years old this year, they’ve set up one of their iconic whiskey barrel houses along the…
Daniel Schlusser invites audiences to ‘soar like an eagle covered in cheese’ this Valentine’s weekend with the production of ‘Schmaltz‘ at the Malthouse Theatre. Clearly this theme struck a chord with Melbourne audiences, as the Tower Theatre was packed to the rafters…
It’s a full-time job keeping up with all the restaurant launches and revamps in Melbourne. A tough job, but someone’s gotta do it. Those someones are us, the team at The Plus Ones. Here we spotlight two of the newest places…
I love wine. Period. I show up at wineries and wine tasting nights, dressed slightly South Yarra, part Fitzroy hipster. I act like a wine connoisseur – carefully swirling the juice in the glass, ever-so-daintily whiffing the rim, scrunch my…
Circa’s ‘Carnival of the Animals’ follows a group of acrobatic performers as they journey to their circus home to perform. Along the way they take on the persona of a variety of animals, including butterflies, cats, chickens, elephants and frogs. This…
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…