Wine shops :

HOT: make Designed Objects, 194 Elgin St, Carlton

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Even though Christmas is over, there are another eleven months of the year where you might have a need to buy nifty, gifty things. If that’s the case, drop into make Designed Objects . This two-storey converted cottage in Carlton is a[...]

Ask the Doctor: Where to buy Japanese ingredients

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Help me Doctor! : Do you know where in Melbourne I can buy black sesame paste and matcha powder (green tea in powder form)? I have not noticed them in Asian grocery stores. – Jenny T Your prescription : Perhaps you would have better[...]

HOT: Kat?s Cakes, 309 St Georges Rd, Fitzroy North

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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,[...]

HOT: Johnston Street Foodstore, 256 Johnston St, Fitzroy

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As human beings, we all have our strange little foibles, don’t we? My friend R will eat tomatoes, but only if they’re on pizza. RM likes strawberry jam, but won’t eat strawberries. I don’t drink coffee, but I’m[...]

HOT: NGV Artbus to the Yarra Valley (Part 1) ? Yering Station

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The National Gallery of Victoria regularly runs arty bus tours for its members and non-members. Usually they?re conducted during the week and aimed at an older crowd, but for the first time in February they held the tour on a Saturday and[...]

HOT: Jock?s Ice Cream and Sorbet, 83 Victoria Ave, Albert Park

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Given the far-reaching reputation of Jock’s Ice Cream and Sorbet, I was surprised to discover that it occupied such a small space on Victoria Avenue. But the unassuming storefront belies the high quality icecream made daily (by Jock!)[...]

HOT: The Cupcake Bakery, Cnr Flinders Lane and Elizabeth St, Melbourne

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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[...]

HOT: Scandinavian Christmas Bazaar, Swedish Church, 21 St Georges Rd, Toorak

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Even though I’ve spent most of my Christmases in the Australian summer, I have to admit that I don’t think I’ve ever felt more Christmassy than my time spent in the Northern Hemisphere. Maybe I’ve been indoctrinated by[...]

HOT: Joy Cupcakes, Shop E7B, Southern Cross Lane, 127 Exhibition St, Melbourne

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It’s hard to think of something that could be more JOYful for JOYce than Joy Cupcakes . OK. Enough with the JOY puns, let’s cut to the chase. Joy Cupcakes sell some of the best cupcakes I’ve eaten so far from a[...]

HOT: Taste of Melbourne 2010, Royal Exhibition Building, 9 Nicholson St, Carlton

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It seemed that every foodie brought their taste-testing appetites to the Royal Exhibition Buildings this weekend for the four days of Taste of Melbourne (26-29 August). The Taste festivals in Melbourne and Sydney are a chance for diners to[...]