DRIVE > IONIQ 6

Hang on are you really writing a review about a Hyundai car? How did that happen? Well, it may have sneaked up on you but Hyundai have gone from being a low cost entry level vehicle to high performing, fully featured brand offering quality motor vehicles. Yep sure I get…

ByAl ManakMay 13, 2023

EAT EAT > MELBOURNE

EAT > Trattoria Emilia (Melbourne)

Hidden away in a laneway, off another laneway you find Trattoria Emilia a traditional Italian restaurant that makes you feel warm and alive the moment you enter. The restaurant is in Gills Alley, the location formerly home to another fine Melbourne restaurant Gills Diner. It is a wonderful space with high…

ByAl ManakMay 10, 2023

RIDE RIDE > BIKES

RIDE > Vello Sub – World’s Lightest E-Cargo Bike

Cargo bikes are a bit like a pack horse, they are not designed to go fast, rather they are designed to efficiently help the rider carry a significant load. By their nature they are heavy, stable and fairly slow, but all that changes with the new 'SUB' an E-Cargo bike from VELLO. Vello is…

ByAl ManakMay 9, 2023

CARS

DRIVE > The Most Beautiful Car In The World Electrified

The Jaguar E-Type is so very super stylish, so much so that Enzo Ferrari described it as "the most beautiful car in the world". And now thanks to innovators like Electrogenic in the UK you can drive an electric conversion that transforms beauty into a future proof masterpiece. …

ByAl ManakMay 8, 2023

DRINK > WINE DRINK > WINE > Pinot Noir

WINE > Paradox Pinot Noir – Zero Alcohol (NV) 60/100 Points

Recently I heard from friends and colleagues that the quality of alcohol free wine had dramatically improved. Given I had set the challenge to my wonderful wife that we attempt to get through a dry May (well mostly dry), it seems that now is an excellent opportunity for us to face the challenge. So we…

ByAl ManakMay 8, 2023

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