STAY > Hotel No, Melbourne

The thing about Hotel No is that it is not really a hotel at all, rather it is truely unique glamping in the centre of the city. It starts with a secret 'speak easy' entrance which takes you to the rooftop and there you will find your shiny chrome Airstream. I know you…

ByEd ItorFebruary 12, 20240Comments

DRINK > WINE > Pinot Noir

DRINK > François Lumpp Givry 1er Cru ‘Crausot’ 2020 (94/100)

Crausot is a relatively recent premier cru, established in the 1990's, the vineyard sits at the southern tip of the appellation. Soils are very calcareous driving complexity and minerality. The Lumpp family originally come from Baden, Germany and emigrated to France in the late 1800's. Two brothers François and Vincent began…

ByEd ItorFebruary 9, 20240Comments

CAFE > MELBOURNE

CAFE > Bench Coffee Co, Melbourne

Bench coffee has been roasting coffee and building a brand of smart coffee houses around Melbourne including Slater Street, 580, and Saint Dreux. Now on Little Collins Street they have launched a beautiful flagship store, that you would be forgiven for thinking was in Tokyo. Bench talk about the elegant and familiar flavours…

ByEd ItorFebruary 9, 20240Comments

STAY > MELBOURNE

STAY > Adelphi Hotel, Melbourne

The Adelphi was the first boutique designer hotel in Melbourne build into a narrow warehouse that dated back to 1938 by renowned Melbourne architects Denton Corker Marshall for a couple of decades it held that top spot for those looking for style and individuality for a hotel in the centre of the city. In 2013…

ByEd ItorFebruary 9, 20240Comments

SEE & DO SEE & DO > SYDNEY

SEE&DO > Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney

The Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW) stands as a cultural beacon in Sydney, Australia, tracing its roots back to 1871 when it was established as part of the Sydney International Exhibition when a Fine Arts Annexe building was established in the Botanical Gardens. The fine arts commissioners of the NSW Academy of…

BySimonFebruary 7, 20240Comments

DRINK > SYDNEY

DRINK > Fix Wine Bar, Sydney

The team at Fix Wine Bar love their wine. It doesn’t really matter to them if you are drinking a Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand, or a Grand Cru Barolo they show the same enthusiasm. Led by Stu Knox who was recognised as sommelier of the year in 2012 and has been a wine…

ByLulu MasterdonFebruary 7, 20240Comments

STAY STAY > SYDNEY TRAVEL TRAVEL > AUSTRALIA

STAY > Paramount House Hotel, Sydney

The Paramount House Hotel is a boutique hotel that resides in the old offices of Paramount Pictures. Today it is a very funky space with rooms that are cleverly designed to feel like the very best of your home. That is if you have french linen sheets, polished wooden floors, insanely…

ByLulu MasterdonFebruary 6, 20240Comments

CAFE > MELBOURNE

CAFE > Wall Two 80, Balaclava

Known to most as simply ‘The Wall’ the cafe opened in 1998 as a simple hole in the wall. A place where people largely consumed a latte or flat white sitting on the pavement and eating turkish toast with the always delicious ‘jam lady jams’ and fought over the newspapers. Fast forward twenty…

ByJames CampbellFebruary 6, 20240Comments

CAFE > SYDNEY

CAFE > Paramount Coffee Project

When it comes to coffee royalty Mark Dundon of Seven Seeds is pretty close to the top. He started with St Ali in South Melbourne (a coffee roaster, cafe that has grown significantly) and then Seven Seeds a coffee roaster and cafe, Brother Bada Budan, Traveller and the Paramount Coffee Project which has…

ByLulu MasterdonFebruary 6, 20240Comments

CAFE > SYDNEY

CAFE > Room Ten, Potts Point

Llankelly Place runs parallel to Macklay Street and only a few years ago it would have been way too seedy for a fancy coffee or breakfast bar, but after all of the change in Kings Cross you are more likely to be run over by a real estate agent in a Range Rover than you…

ByJames CampbellFebruary 6, 20240Comments

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