Pop-Up: The Balvenie Craft Bar

Fromager, glass-blower, jewellery maker. It may not have quite the same ring to it as ‘butcher, baker, candlestick-maker’ but there’s poetry in celebrating these crafts and the artisans behind them nonetheless. The Balvenie whisky company professes an affinity for handcrafted things (aside from their own single malt scotch) and has […]

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Limoncello Frizz: The Meatball and Wine Bar

The Meatball and Wine Bar recently celebrated its first birthday. For a year the bar has been the place to settle into a cosy stool and sip an Aperol Spritz alongside a serve of spherical-comfort-food-turned-chic-late-night-bites. They’ve since added a sister bar in Richmond and are soon to offer tasty items […]

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GQ Speakeasy presents Belvedere Unfiltered

The crystal-like space of Mon Bijou was transformed for one night only into a darkly seductive speakeasy as GQ magazine hosted a launch for Belvedere’s newly released unfiltered vodka. Bartenders weren’t shy about showing off the potent vodka; serving powerful martinis, manhattans and a cucumber smash cocktail that put hair on my chest […]

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Frocktails: Melbourne Spring Fashion Week

Cocktail hour traditionally starts at five, but attendees at MSFW know what it is to be fashionably late. Melbourne Spring Fashion Week starts their official afterparties at 8pm. MSFW Emerging and Designer Series ticket holders can enjoy the following afterparty offers along with the obligatory model-spotting; Tuesday 4th – Terra […]

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Mon Bijou

Don’t be fooled by the rather “weathered” street level entrance. Once you alight from the elevator, what a pleasure it is sip a passionfruit-scented cocktail upon the airy, white-washed rooftop of Mon Bijou. Officially launching as a special events space this week; the lower level is more akin to Mon […]

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