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Bar Lourinha is putting on a one-off crab and sparkling wine dinner this month (Melbourne)

Matt McConnell, chef and co-owner of Melbourne’s popular Bar Lourinhã, is putting on something pretty damn special for locals who have a particular craving for crab. Drawing inspiration from his cultural homes of Portugal and Spain, Matt plans to host a one-off “Crab y Cava” party at the bar, set for Wednesday 22nd November with…

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Sarong Group opens steampunk-inspired Som Chai Bar & Restaurant in Seminyak (Bali)

Aussie visitors to restaurants like Mama San and Sarong already know what Bali’s renowned Sarong Group are capable of. So it should come as no surprised that the hospitality group’s latest venture is one of the island’s most anticipated openings of 2017. The restaurant, titled Som Chai, is a sophisticated Thai-influenced fine diner carved into…

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Sydney’s insta-famous Tella Balls Dessert Bar opens in Surfers Paradise (Gold Coast)

After a huge year of growth for Tella Balls Dessert Bar, which first made international headlines with their doughnut-topped milkshakes before opening in both Sydney’s Dulwich Hill and Concord, the self-proclaimed “King of Desserts” has finally gone interstate. Co-owners Aki Daikos and Simon Kappatos have now opened up a 54-seater cafe at the sun-soaked Surfers…

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Nike Australia to open Virgil Abloh “The Ten” pop-up store in Sydney this week

For a very limited time Nike are giving their excellent collaboration series with Off-White founder Virgil Abloh, “The Ten”, its own dedicated pop-up store in Sydney. The news follows the already announced raffle by pop-up partners Supply Store which allowed winners access to purchase both the Nike Blazer x Virgil Abloh ($200 AUD) or the…

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Matt Moran is delivering free boxes of hand-picked produce to Sydney homes this month

Matt Moran’s firing up his brand new retro Chiswick Veggie Van to deliver special complimentary veggie boxes to lucky Sydneysiders over the next few weeks, all containing seasonal produce hand-picked from his purpose-planted Chiswick gardens. Aimed at showcasing the new spring menus at his restaurants Chiswick Woollahra and Chiswick at the Gallery, the boxes highlight…

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Exclusive Single Premiere: Psychedelic Porn Crumpets “Little Moon” (2017)

With a name like Psychedelic Porn Crumpets, this WA band isn’t likely to be forgotten in a hurry. Since their formation in 2015, the Perth group have been elevating their sound to a more serious level, releasing two punchy albums in High Visceral Part One and Part Two. The result of these albums saw the band introduce themselves…

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Jack Daniel’s pop-up Barrel House returns to Melbourne this month

Barbecue, whiskey and live music are on the cards when Jack Daniel’s bring their epic pop-up Barrel House back to Melbourne’s Crown Riverwalk this month to coincide with Melbourne Music Week. From Friday 17th November, the Barrel House will be hosting a wide array of over 40 Australian artists spanning various genres, putting their sounds…

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The Grounds of the City extends opening hours to include late-night sessions (Sydney)

Since it opened earlier this year, The Grounds of the City has quickly established itself as one of the go-to spots for communal dining in the CBD. Though a 5pm closing time coupled with high demand meant longer wait times and a big no to after-work sessions; luckily that’s all been fixed now (well except…

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Hanoi Hannah and Huxtaburger hook up for limited edition Banh Mi Burger (Melbourne)

Vietnamese favourite Hanoi Hannah has hooked up with Huxtaburger to offer a special limited edition Bánh Mi Burger, clashing two food staples together in what is no doubt going to be a huge hit. Huxtaburger’s Daniel Wilson and Hanoi Hannah’s Mathew Johns worked closely together to come up with the perfect east-meets-west fusion, ensuring that…

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KFC re-launches the Double Shell Zinger Taco in Australia

KFC Australia is on a revival binge at the moment, putting a few long-forgotten favourites back onto the menu, much to the delight of fast food fans across the country. Recently it was the deep-fried greatness of gravy mashies, now it’s the Double Shell Zinger Taco. It’s pretty self-explanatory for those who don’t remember the…

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Deliveroo expands to include breakfast delivery across Australia

Online food delivery service Deliveroo have finally expanded to include breakfast in their extensive network across Australia, offering customers a wide variety of quality options from over 250 of the country’s favourite restaurants. Introduced just last month, Deliveroo breakfast is set to bring in a tremendous variety of breakfast options to start the day, from…

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Team behind The Barber Shop opening “proper pub” The Duke of Clarence this month (Sydney)

Sydney’s about to get a vintage-minded English tavern with The Duke of Clarence, a new venture created and led by renowned bartender Mikey Enright and Julian Train who are best known as the team behind one of the city’s most awarded bars, The Barber Shop. With a 19th century aesthetic, the new venue will be…

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Romance Was Born has collaborated with Handpicked Wines on a limited edition rosé

Enormously popular Australia fashion label Romance Was Born was hooked up with the crew at Handpicked Wines for a collaborative limited edition Yarra Valley Rosé inspired by the fashion house’s latest collection “Electric Orchid”. Following a visit to the gorgeous Handpicked Cellar Door in Chippendale, designers Anna Plunkett and Luke Sales worked with Handpicked Wines…

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Bungalow 8 has reopened as a beachside villa (Sydney)

It’s not just the relaunch of Cargo Bar that has King Street Wharf buzzing right now. The area’s beloved Bungalow 8 has also been given a brand new lease on life, reopening from today with fresh new interiors shaped towards a beachside villa alongside a new program of entertainment, and new food & drink menus….

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Multi-sensory creative showcase “Singapore: Inside Out” takes over Kensington Street this weekend (Sydney)

This weekend Chippendale’s vibrant Kensington Street precinct will be hosting various works from a diverse group of artists, chefs, designers, filmmakers and photographers from Singapore. Singapore: Inside Out, a multi-sensory creative showcase which has seen enormous success in cities like New York and Tokyo, will be stretched across three days, kicking off tonight with a…

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Exclusive Album Premiere: Sarah Leete – Self-Titled (2017 EP)

Sometimes a bit a country is good for the soul. Not only that, there’s definitely proof in the pudding that current country music has had the weight behind it to cross over into the commercial charts. Looking at the likes of Keith Urban, Lady Antebellum, The Wolfe Brothers, Kasey Chambers, Catherine Britt and early Taylor…

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Deliveroo and Messina are bringing an immersive pop-up milk bar to Sydney and Melbourne

Delivery service Deliveroo and reigning dessert kings Messina are hooked up to bring a very interesting immersive pop-up to Sydney’s World Square this weekend and Melbourne’s Southbank the week after. Dubbed The Infinity Field, the one-day-only Messina store will be shaped into an interactive infinity mirrored cube which will be erected on-site, operating as a…

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Sydney’s new pop-up cafe is dedicated entirely to the humble avocado

After similar pop-ups in New York and Amsterdam, an avocado cafe has made Sydney it’s temporary home with designs to serve exclusively avocado creations for breakfast, lunch and dinner throughout November. Good Fat by Australian Avocados, which opens today on Crown Street in Surry Hills, is being fronted by Sydney chef Liam Crawley who has…

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Interview: Sam Rui anticipates her Australian debut at Singapore: Inside Out

Australians are soon to get a taste of Singapore’s eclectic and thriving arts scene, when Singapore: Inside Out takes place in Sydney from November 3rd to 5th. Bringing artists from across the realms of visual arts and music, as well as some culinary boundary pushers, SG:IO is a way for Singapore to bring their cream of…

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Four Pillars teams up with Rockpool Dining Group for a new small-batch gin

Anyone heading along to Rockpool Dining Group’s premium restaurants anytime soon has the opportunity to get their palates around an exclusively created gin from the great Four Pillars, created just for the renowned hospitality group in a very limited run. The small-batch gin, titled Maker Session Gin, has been released in just 30 bottles, spread…

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A pop-up Bo’s Diner from Baby Driver has taken over The Soda Factory

Sydney’s renowned The Soda Factory in Surry Hills got a makeover earlier this week for the promotional home entertainment release of Baby Driver. To gear up for the film, which has just been released on DVD/Blu-Ray and Digital, the already popular American themed diner joint has transformed into the movie’s fictional Bo’s Diner. Bo’s Diner…

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5 Singapore Dining Hotspots for Tourists on a Budget

Singapore boasts a melting pot of cultures that has been drawing travellers from around the world to the city for decades upon decades. In its landscapes and historical buildings, through to its burgeoning artistic community, there has been something about The Lion City that has kept Singapore on the bucket list for many tourists visiting this…

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Cargo Bar is relaunching with a huge party this weekend (Sydney)

It didn’t take long for Cargo Bar to announce its triumphant return, but for a few months Sydney was without one of its most renowned party spots due a major refurbishment. The makeover is complete now; Cargo Bar is officially relaunching, and with a characteristically high-profile party on Saturday 4th November. The space, which is…

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Here’s how to buy Virgil Abloh x Nike “The Ten” in Australia this November

Some of the absolute hottest sneakers on the market right now are coming out of “The Ten” series, a collaboration between Virgil Abloh and Nike that has gone gangbusters across the global sneaker community. The Off-White founder has given the world some gorgeous footwear with this series, and Aussies are about to get their chance…

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Japan’s famous Gogyo Restaurant is making its Australian debut in Surry Hills

Following sister chain Ippudo, which now has four locations in Sydney, owners Chikaranomoto Global Holdings are planning on bringing Japan’s famous Gogyo Restaurant to Australia’s harbour city. The popular brand’s first ever restaurant is slated to open in Surry Hills by the end of the year, gutting out the former digs of Salaryman which is…

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Melbourne’s Guy Grossi brings some of his signatures to glass brasserie (Sydney)

Two celebrity chefs, one exclusive menu. That’s what you’re going to find at Sydney’s well-regarded glass brasserie for the remainder of this year, created by Luke Mangan in collaboration with Guy Grossi. That’s some serious culinary star power right there, and it’s been fused into a lunch menu that takes two signatures from Grossi’s Melbourne…

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Young Henrys are curating a live music series at the MCA this summer (Sydney)

The Museum of Contemporary Art Australia has hooked up with Newtown favourites Young Henrys for the latest iteration of their epic summer music series Sounds on the Terrace. The vibrant schedule of free live music will now be blended with a celebration of Sydney’s craft beer heroes on the first Wednesday evening of each month…

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Russel Westbook’s stylish travel collaboration with Tumi releases in Australia

Current NBA MVP and Oklahoma City Thunder Point Guard Russell Westbrook has hooked up with high-end global travel and lifestyle brand Tumi to craft a special collaborative collection first released earlier this month to great success in the U.S. As travel season looms, Tumi have brought that collaboration over to Australia for travellers who like…

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Australian market welcomes new premium wine label “I Am George”

Australia’s got a new wine brand with I Am George, a collection of premium reds that pay tribute to the history and life of beloved winemaker George Wyndham, who is often considered one of the pioneers of the Australian wine industry and one of the first to plan vines in the country. The range has…

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Five Canadian artists to perform free show in Sydney next Monday

On Monday, November 6th, no less than five Canadian artists are coming to Sydney – and they’re going to be performing completely for free at the Leadbelly in Newtown. The artists represent some of the best new music out of our friends in the North, and this special showcase, dubbed “Canada Down Under” is being…

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