The Sheraton’s Parisian High Tea
Fancy being fancy? What better way to do this than at the top end of Melbourne’s Collins Street? Colloquially known as the ‘Paris’ end of town, you can now indulge in a Parisian High Tea at The Sheraton. This high…
Tag: tea
The Melbourne Tea Festival
Now in it’s second year, the Melbourne Tea Festival is a congregation of 53 stalls and specialty tea vendors who are out to challenge coffee’s supremacy in a town otherwise besotted by the brown bean. For a day, the Melbourne…
Learning how to make the perfect brew at Dilmah School of Tea
If you want to learn about something at depth, it pays to go to the source, which in this case is internationally renowned tea grower and vendor Dilmah. Founded as a tea exporter in Melbourne (of all places) by Merrill…
Ditch the cucumber sandwiches and scones for beats, tea, and high times at MzRizk’s Hip Hop High Tea
One of my favourite pastimes on a Melbourne Saturday in winter is dropping the turntable needle on some soulful beats, brewing a pot of Genmaicha, and sinking into the plump clefts of my brown leather armchair. Thanks to MzRizk’s Hip…
Monthly wrap: our fave events of May 2016
Food porn. A Quention Tarantino cutout. Food in a historic location. And more chai than you can possibly guzzle. Read on for some of the adventures The Plus Ones had in Melbourne in May! The Tarantino Ball Northcote bar 24…
Stonnington Jazz: High Tea with Kate Hetty
The Stonnington Jazz Festival‘s array of events makes it hard to narrow down a favourite or two. When I saw Kate Hetty’s jazz high tea, though, the images of pleasant Sunday afternoon were too much to resist. Given the event…
T2 Mother’s Day collection launches
Mother’s Day is always a toughie. Do you take your Mum to high tea? Brunch? What else do mums love? One year I got my mother the Pulp Fiction soundtrack, but I realise that’s not something most mums would appreciate….
World Class Cocktail Week: Brew Detective at Nieuw Amsterdam
Do you like tea? Do you like drinking cocktails? Ever tried mixing them together? Nieuw Amsterdam combined our two favorite beverages at their Brew Detective event, part of Melbourne’s World Class Cocktail Week. Think of it as a tea party for grown ups—but with…
MFWF: High Tea at the Hellenic Museum
Dionysus would be pleased. This weekend my +1 and I were treated to a garden party high tea at the Hellenic Museum. The catering was flawless with tea, champagne, coffee, and frappe martinis making the rounds in-between beautifully presented courses. As part…
Night time desserts at Om Nom Dessert Bar
Unless you’re a devotee of the unusual events we put on The Plus Ones’ calendar, your options are somewhat limited in the evenings: restaurant, bar, film. (Or stay home and be boring. But you’re not one of those, are you,…