Your guide to Australian craft spirits & Melbourne's cocktail culture
“The whole ethos here is about local, seasonal and sustainable,” says Kirsty Angus of the food at her all day St Kilda cafe Fitzrovia. Now they are turning the local love towards their back bar, “once we opened the door to local spirits it’s amazing what is out there! Gin is […]
Here’s a round up of new Melbourne drinking establishments to hunt out soon (plus some new drinkables). — Who is Jane Doe? She’s a new Chapel Street bar serving up Espresso Martinis and Boulevardiers (like a negroni only with American whisky) on tap, that’s who! Prahran – The Southsiders go […]
Presenting DrinkMelbourne’s top 10 tipsy events in Melbourne this month (in no particular order)… — 1. Melbourne’s very first collective end-of-year wrap-up party is coming. And it sound SO much lovelier than having to listen to your boss doing drunken karaoke – again – or dodging Trent from sales every […]
The team from Less Than Zero have taken over the space where Little & Olver used to be and have given it a novel makeover. And we mean ‘novel’ literarily literally: Glamorama nods towards the satirical, 90s, Bret Easton Ellis book of the same name in which models are terrorists. […]
From little things big things grow. Congratulations to Smalls who have taken out the Best Bar Design Award at the 2015 Eat Drink Design Awards. The new South Melbourne wine bar was designed by Fiona Lynch. The Awards’ judges – Stuart Krelle (Luchetti Krelle), Karen Martini (chef/restaurateur), Pascale Gomes-McNabb (Pascale Gomes-McNabb […]
With the new addition of “bodega” to its name and a lot of spit and polish, Lamaro’s – the decade-old pub – becomes South Melbourne’s new Latin lover. A bodega is typically a little Spanish wine and food shop or cellar, but Lamaro’s Bodega is a full on restaurant and […]
If you’ve read my top 10 deliciously drinkable events happening in Melbourne this month, you’ll already know that Taste of Melbourne returns this week! Want in? The good folk at LongLeaf Tea Vodka will be at the food & drink festival and they’d love to introduce you to their award-winning, organic […]
Here’s a round up of new Melbourne drinking establishments to hunt out soon (plus some new drinkables). — Gin-makers Four Pillars have finally opened up the doors to their Healesville distillery. You can pick up a bottle of their exclusive Spiced Negroni Gin while you’re there. Healesville — Oooh there’s […]
Turning Good Food Month into Good Drink Month with our top ten picks of the food fest… 1. Sweetfest: Get ready for a sippable sugar high among the desserts at this Good Food month weekender via grown-up spiders, Redbank sparkling wine cocktails and drink demonstrations by arguably Melbourne’s best bar […]
Presenting DrinkMelbourne’s top 10 events in Melbourne this month. — 1. Yaaas. On a swish yacht is the way to contend with Melbourne Cup Day. Lounge in the Hecker Guthrie designed interior of the luxury M.V. Pearl as Bright Young Things serves up their amazing bites, acoustic music and plenty […]