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HOT: The Langham Christmas in July Pudding Making Workshop, The Langham Melbourne, 1 Southgate Avenue, Southbank
August still counts as winter, right? So Christmas in JulyAugust isn’t too much of a stretch. One of the more exciting emails to land in my inbox recently was an invitation to The Langham Melbourne for a Christmas in July Pudding Making Workshop. Apparently the workshop is something of a tradition for the hotel and [...]
HOT: Magnolia Square, Malvern Town Hall, cnr Glenferrie Rd and High Street, Malvern
Magnolia Square is a pop up market that comes to Melbourne a few times a year (and goes to other Australian cities) and it’s full of stylish goods aimed mostly for women. It’s mostly babies/kids stuff, with really ups the cute quotient, but there’s also handmade crafts, jewellery, clothing and gourmet food. On my most [...]
HOT: Lost & Found Hotel Room, Little Collins Hotel, 27 Lt Collins St, Melbourne – Part 2
I like myself the most when I’m on holiday. I’m positive and energised, I’m endlessly curious about places and people, I’m intensely mindful of my surroundings and I take the time to enjoy small moments. So when the temporary Lost & Found Hotel Room told me that they had room at the inn for two [...]
HOT: The Cupcake Bakery, Cnr Flinders Lane and Elizabeth St, Melbourne
Where can one find the best cupcakes in Melbourne? This is a question which seems to occupy a lot of space on places like the Vogue forums, and the opinions are wide-ranging and strongly held. I don’t really have anything to contribute to the debate as frankly, I think the best cupcakes in Melbourne come [...]
HOT: Kat’s Cakes, 309 St Georges Rd, Fitzroy North
Over the years I’ve been to many weddings and being a huge sweet tooth, I always pay particular attention to the cake. Modern couples have definitely moved away from fruit cake and white royal icing, and I’ve had chocolate cake, sponge cake and lemon poppyseed cake (although I’ve yet to be cheated with a wheel [...]
NOT: Boynton’s Feathertop Cafe, Boyntons Feathertop Winery, 6619 Great Alpine Rd, Porepunkah
In the second of this long weekend’s out-of-town series, today we head to Porepunkah (near Bright) in Victoria’s Alpine region. In my view, a perfect Sunday involves friends, lots of food and a long white table under the shade of a big tree with rolling hills as far as the eye can see. The setting [...]
HOT: Milawa Cheese Company, Factory Rd, Milawa
It’s a long weekend and the perfect time to think about taking some trips outside of Melbourne. Today we’re off to Milawa, about 2.5 hours drive from Melbourne and the home of the renowned Milawa Cheese Company. David and Anne Brown founded the Milawa Cheese Company in 1988 when they set out to make Australian [...]
HOT Spots Winter 2010
Once again the City of Melbourne have produced a free pocket-sized booklet full of lots of ideas to inspire you to get out of the house and enjoy winter in Melbourne. This is a post to bookmark! I sat down with a cup of tea and flicked through the booklet, which you can pick up [...]
HOT: Costco Wholesale, 381 Footscray Rd, Docklands
Costco was nothing like I expected. What I was expecting was an outsized version of Aldi, full of cheap generic goods imported from random Eastern European countries, rather than name-brand products. I was expecting it to be large, but not the size of a football field. I was expecting an eclectic assortment of items, but [...]
HOT: Organic Angels
Did you know that the lions at Werribee Zoo are fed organic meat? Apparently when they used to be fed conventional meat they’d get sick all the time. Doesn’t that make you wonder what effect eating non-organic food has on our health? Regardless of whether you buy into the organic-is-better-for-your-health claims, I like to buy [...]
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