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What to order at 81 Bay

The first of Ian Curley’s Brighton venues is go – a bayside wine bar with a steak frites that won’t quit. Here’s what to order at 81 Bay.

Ben Mullen and Ben Hine of Mulline Vintners.

Drink Victorian

Drinking Victoria: Ben Mullen and Ben Hine of Mulline Vintners

Your guide to what’s in the glass, with the duo behind Geelong’s Mulline Vintners.

Julia Busuttil Nishimura's olive oil loaf cake with pear and hazelnut.

Recipes

Recipe: Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s olive oil loaf cake with pear and hazelnut

An autumn stunner from friend of the Festival, Julia Busuttil Nishimura.

Welcome Merchant founder Marjorie Tenchavez

People

How I Melbourne: Marjorie Tenchavez

Shop local produce

Beetanicals Honey

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Beetanical Honey

Cookie Grove Ice Creamery.

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Cookie Grove Ice Creamery

Tall Poppy Farm's Paola Crofts.

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Tall Poppy Farm

Farm My School vege box

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Farm My School

DK's Potoates

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: DK’s Potatoes

Buxton Trout Farm salmon caviar.

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Buxton Trout Farm

Te Amo Honey.

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Te Amo Honey

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Montague Farms

Bunbartha Beef & Fine Produce

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Vic Grown: Bunbartha Beef

Gerald Diffey at Gerald's Bar

Drink

Gerald’s Bar is moving to a new and bigger site

Drink Victorian

Neighbourhood Group beverage manager, Gus Cluck.

Drink Victorian

Drinking Victoria: Gus Gluck

Poodle's Alex Pineo holding several wine bottles in a dining room.

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Drinking Victoria: Alex Pineo

Calypso Wine Party co-founder, Claudelle Savannah.

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Drinking Victoria: Claudelle Savannah

Illustration of picnic with sparkling wines being poured

Drink

Summer drinking special: sparkling wine

Lara Chan-Baker

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Drinking Victoria: Lara Chan-Baker

Circle Wine House's Xavier Vigier.

Drink Victorian

Drinking Victoria: Xavier Vigier

Amaro Tonic.

Drink

The Pitch: Amaro Tonic

Drink these now: springtime beers (Illustration: Ol Elliot).

Drink Victorian

Drink these now: shoulder-season beers

Coralie Gelot

Drink Victorian

Drinking Victoria: Coralie Gelot

The Footscray Bar Crawl (image: Ol Elliot).

Drink Victorian

Best bars in Footscray

Autonomy Amaro

Drink Victorian

The Pitch: Autonomy Amaro

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Drink Victorian

Ask Professor Drinks: next-level non-alcs

Drink Victorian

Best bars in Thornbury

Lauren Bonkowski, Marionette Liqueur

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Drinking Victoria: Lauren Bonkowski

Drink Victorian

The Pitch: Dutch Rules gin

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Drinking Victoria: Jacob Bell

Drink Victorian

Best bars in Yarraville

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Drinking Victoria: Clare Burder

Richard Hemming

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Drinking Victoria: Richard Hemming

Collingwood: a one-time backwater turned nightlife wonderland.

Drink Victorian

Best bars in Collingwood

The Bar Crawl: Fitzroy North (illustration: Ol Elliot).

Drink Victorian

Best bars in Fitzroy North

Emily Kinsman of ECK Wines (image: Carmen Zammit)

People

Drinking Victoria: Emily Kinsman

New Restaurants

Snapper crudo at Suze (image: Warren Davel).

Restaurants

What to order at Suze

A seasonal spread at Barragunda Dining (photo: Arianna Leggiero).

Restaurants

What to order at Barragunda Estate

Late night drinks at Aster.

Drink

What to order at Aster

Raw scallop and tomato.

Bars

What to order at Tiny Bar

Canard rôti de la Maison Bâtard (image: Pete Dillon).

Restaurants

What to order at Maison Bâtard

Wood-roasted chicken, African spices, dried chilli.

Restaurants

What to order at Marmelo

Tom Sarafian at Zareh in Collingwood

Eat

Tom Sarafian is opening his new restaurant, Zareh, in Collingwood

Pebble at La Roca

Eat

What to order at Pebble at La Roca

Entrecôte's companion bar, Gigi.

Eat

What to order at Gigi

Kolkata Cricket Club - one of Melbourne's best new restaurants.

Restaurants

Forty-five of Melbourne’s best new restaurants, bars and cafés

Amatrice's ink fettuccine with prawns, sorrel and stracciatella.

Eat

What to order at Amatrice Rooftop

DOC Osteria

Eat

What to order at DOC Osteria

Reed House roast chicken

Eat

What to order at Reed House

Venues

What to order at Carnation Canteen

Paringa Estate's kingfish, pil pil cream, nori and vinegar cracker

Eat

What to order at Paringa Estate

Restaurants

What to order at Orlo

Eat

What to order at Bar Spontana

Restaurants

What to order at Eat Pierogi Make Love

Eat

What to order at Askal

Eat

What to order at Bansho

Eat

What to order at Songbird

How I Melbourne

Harvard Wang.

People

How I Melbourne: Harvard Wang

Jowett Yu

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How I Melbourne: Jowett Yu

Jamila Rizvi

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How I Melbourne: Jamila Rizvi

Club Kabarett's Bernie Dieter by Theresa Harrison

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How I Melbourne: Bernie Dieter

Ben Townsend, aka Yung Cook God.

People

How I Melbourne: Yung Cook God

Grace Shaw, aka Mallrat (photo: Casey Garnsey).

Arts & Entertainment

How I Melbourne: Mallrat

Alex Drewniak

People

How I Melbourne: Alex “Lady” Drewniak

Chloe Wheatland.

People

How I Melbourne: Chloe Wheatland

Michelle de Kretser (photo: Joy Lai).

People

How I Melbourne: Michelle de Kretser

Bumpy (photo: James Morris).

People

How I Melbourne: Bumpy

Photographer Michael Pham

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How I Melbourne: Michael Pham

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How I Melbourne: Robyn Lea

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How I Yarra Valley: Zoe Birch

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How I Melbourne: Gideon Obarzanek

Lee Ho Fook chef Victor Liong

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How I Melbourne: Victor Liong

Author of cookbook, Garlic, Olive Oil & Everything Else, Daen Lia.

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How I Melbourne: Daen Lia

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How I Melbourne: Sez

Luke and Sassy Scott

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How We Melbourne: Luke and Sassy Scott

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How I Melbourne: Gary McBean

People

How I Melbourne: Loretta Bolotin