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A bowl of rich and warm laksa at Etta.

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Express Lane: Melbourne’s most digestible food and drink news

Short, sharp and fresh food and drink news from around the grounds.

A portrait of Hayley Percy

Arts & Entertainment

How I Naarm: Hayley Percy

Hayley Percy, music boss for Rising, enjoys Naarm in ways as diverse and delicious as the programs she puts together. Here's where she's eating before and after the show.

Thi Le's deep-fried spring rolls.

Recipes

Recipe: Thi Le’s deep-fried spring rolls

Nem rán, just like you'd find in Hanoi, from the chef and co-owner of Anchovy, Thi Le.

A portrait of Stephanie Breschi.

People

Talking Shop: with Stefanie Breschi of Suupaa and Future Future

The co-founder of Future Future and Suupaa on the meeting of intel and instinct, and how to ride the cycle.

Shop local produce

Umberto Frattali of Murrindindi Olive Grove

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Murrindindi Olive Grove

Scoops of Timboon ice-cream.

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Timboon Fine Ice Cream

Wayne Schild of Grange Garlic

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Grange Garlic

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Vic Grown: How Now Dairy

Purple, crunchy potato crisps from DK's Potato Chips.

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: DK’s Potato Chips

Irrewarra sourdough

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Irrewarra Sourdough

Fresh fruit and vegetables in a basket, from Common Ground Project.

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Common Ground Project

Beetanicals Honey

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Beetanical Honey

Cookie Grove Ice Creamery.

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Cookie Grove Ice Creamery

Sad Girl matcha spread

Eat

The Pitch: Sad Girl matcha spread

Spoiler alert: you don't need to be sad (or even a girl) to enjoy this sweet Melbourne matcha innovation.

Drink Victorian

Drinks professional Mikey Agudelo standing in front of his back bar.

Drink Victorian

Drinking Victoria: Mikey Agudelo

Drink Victorian

Drinking Victoria: Andy Chu

Jessica Audas

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Drinking Victoria: Jessica Audas, Head of Revel

Neighbourhood Group beverage manager, Gus Cluck.

Drink Victorian

Drinking Victoria: Gus Gluck

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

Drink Victorian

Drinking Victoria: Alex Pineo

Calypso Wine Party co-founder, Claudelle Savannah.

Drink Victorian

Drinking Victoria: Claudelle Savannah

Lara Chan-Baker

Drink Victorian

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

Drink Victorian

Drinking Victoria: Lauren Bonkowski

Drink Victorian

The Pitch: Dutch Rules gin

Drink Victorian

Drinking Victoria: Jacob Bell

Drink Victorian

Best bars in Yarraville

Drink Victorian

Drinking Victoria: Clare Burder

Richard Hemming

Drink Victorian

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

Nobody's Baby, South Yarra

Drink

Nobody’s Baby is the bar South Yarra has been waiting for

Eat

What to order at Sogumm

Pork loin tonkatsu at Suupaa

Eat

What to order at Suupaa

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

Erik Jensen in his kitchen.

People

How I Melbourne: Erik Jensen

Kaytetye producer Rona standing proudly in the sunshine.

People

How I Melbourne: Rona

Harvard Wang.

People

How I Melbourne: Harvard Wang

Jowett Yu

People

How I Melbourne: Jowett Yu

Jamila Rizvi

People

How I Melbourne: Jamila Rizvi

Club Kabarett's Bernie Dieter by Theresa Harrison

People

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

People

How I Melbourne: Michael Pham

People

How I Melbourne: Robyn Lea

People

How I Yarra Valley: Zoe Birch

gideon_ozbarnek_rising_Melbourne

People

How I Melbourne: Gideon Obarzanek

Lee Ho Fook chef Victor Liong

People

How I Melbourne: Victor Liong

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

People

How I Melbourne: Daen Lia

People

How I Melbourne: Sez

Luke and Sassy Scott

People

How We Melbourne: Luke and Sassy Scott

People

How I Melbourne: Gary McBean

People

How I Melbourne: Loretta Bolotin