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Oktoberfest in Melbourne

Say Prost to Oktoberfest!

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We love any good excuse for a party, and there’s no better time to sink a few ales than the next couple of months when Oktoberfest takes over Melbourne. With so many spots to celebrate this Bavarian tradition, you’ll never be short of parties to get into the festive spirit. Here’s our top picks of where you can say Prost and  join in on the Oktoberfest fun: Oktoberfest St Kilda at St Kilda Foreshore Dress up and have a few cold ones at St Kilda’s Biggest Oktoberfest at St Kilda Beach. With food trucks, beer halls, multiple stages, amusement rides, Oompah Band, Melbourne’s favourite DJs & plenty of Australian acts including Shannon Noel, this is going to be one giant beachside party! When: Saturday 15 October, 12pm Hoptoberfest at Hophaus Bier Grill Southgate Kicking off the celebrations early, Hophaus Bier Grill will bring Munich to Melbourne this September. The Official Opening Party is on  September 17 with the traditional tapping of the keg at midday with free bier whilst the keg lasts and the whole …

Meyers Place Latin Fiesta

A Latin Block Party

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Nobody throws a block party like the Meyer Place Latin Fiesta! Taking inspiration from the Sunday street markets of Sal Telmo, the Fiesta is made up of San Telmo, Loop, Loop Roof, Lily Blacks and Pizza Pizza Pizza. Wear your comfiest shoes as this laneway party will get you showing off your tango and salsa moves to live Latin music. As always, there’ll also be DJs, street performers, dancers and market stalls selling all sorts of Latin trinkets and wares. The festival is free, but if last year’s festival was anything to go by, we recommend getting down there early as this block party fills up fast. When: 11am – 6pm. Sunday, 16 October 2016 Where: Meyers Place Visit the Meyers Place Latin Fiesta website.

Taste Melbourne

Taste of Melbourne

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Foodie friends unite! Taste Melbourne returns to Albert Park this November with all of Melbourne’s hotspots for you to try. A favourite annual event for all Melbourne foodies, the festival will run from November 10 – 13, with over 80 artisan producers, craft beers, wine tastings, live music, inspiring talks and interactive masterclasses. Buy your tokens at the ticket desk and eat your way across the park. Each restaurant will offer a choice of three delicious dishes, plus their limited edition ‘icon dishes’. When: November 10 – 13 Where: Pelican Lawn, Albert Park Visit the Taste of Melbourne website. 

Melbourne breweries

5 Craft Beer Breweries to Visit This Spring

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The craft beer movement is in full swing in Melbourne (and surrounds). Today, there’s only the odd bar or pub that doesn’t have at least a couple of craft beers on tap. However, if you’re after the full craft beer experience we’d recommend a trip out to these craft breweries where you can down  a crafty pint and learn a thing or two about the brewing process. The Crafty Squire (James Squire Brewhouse) | 127 Russell St, Melbourne James Squire, a featured name is the craft beer world, have set up their own microbrewery within the Melbourne city center (the only one in the CBD), located in the iconic venue formally known as the Portland Hotel. Sample the much celebrated range of James Squire varieties (my personal favourite, The Chancer Golden Ale) and hand-crafted special ales brewed onsite. If you’re feeling peckish, try same true Australian delicacies including crocodile meatballs, emu koftas and chermoula roasted kangaroo. Mountain Goat Brewery | 80 North St, Richmond  From humble beginnings as a backyard project in the mid 90’s to now …

Melbourne Day

Melbourne Day

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Melbourne is celebrating it’s 181st birthday on August 30 and everyone is invited. Celebrate everything that’s great about Melbourne and join the Lord Mayor at Enterprize Park at 10am for the official Flag Raising Ceremony followed by a birthday concert at Federation Square (from 12-2pm) with musical acts Ross Wilson (Daddy Cool, Mondo Rock), Jack Howard (Hunters & Collectors) and Lisa Edwards (John Farnham Band). There’ll also be free cupcakes and the cutting of a giant birthday cake, made by Ferguson Plarre Bakehouses. The event is free, so bring your Melbourne spirit and wish our city a big happy birthday! When: 30 August, 2016 Where: Federation Square Visit the Melbourne Day website. 

Cake Bake & Sweets Show

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Indulge, experience and be inspired by the greatest baking, dessert and entertaining show on Earth this October at the Cake Bake & Sweets Show. The show will take place over 3 days and will be filled with hundreds of demonstrations, hands-on classes and interactive workshops catering to all skill levels. Learn new techniques, get top tips and baking advice, shop for the latest supplies.  Leave the diets at home, this show will be filled with everything from cakes, pastries and chocolate, to breads, savouries and other delicious temptations, so whether you’re a home baker, cake decorator, home cook, baking professional or simply a foodie with an appreciation for deliciously tasty food, your eyes (and your bellies) will be in for a treat at the Cake Bake & Sweets Show. A great day out with family and friends! When: 10am – 5pm, 21-23 October 2016 Where: Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Convention Centre Pl, South Wharf Visit the Cake Bake & Sweets Show website.

A Chocolate Roadtrip

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All Melbournians know, a road trip to the Yarra Valley is nowhere near complete without a cheeky little stop on the way home to the Yarra Valley Chocolaterie (& Ice Creamery) to stock up on edible Christmas presents, random gifts or even just something fabulous to eat on the drive home. There is even SIMPLY GINORMOUS bowls of chocolate drops at the front entrance, so you can go a little ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ and have good old taste of the wares for FREE. Now, Victoria’s other world-renowned road trip, The Great Ocean Road is about to get its very own chocolate stop, when the Great Ocean Road Chocolaterie & Ice Creamery opens its sweet, sweet doors on September 17. In a similar (yet bigger and better) set up to its sister site in the Yarra, the Chocolaterie sits on 15 acres of landscaped grounds kitted out with an orchard, kitchen garden, scent-sational (see what we did there…) lavender maze and a play area for the kids. The promise of ‘abundant’ free tastings, over …

Project Botancials

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Bombay Sapphire’s Project Botanicals  is back in town this September. The experience will elevate the gin drinking experience through a sensory experience of flavours, scents, sounds and visuals, inspired by the ten botanicals found in each bottle of Bombay Sapphire vapour infused gin. The city’s most creative bartenders will collaborate with head chef of Taxi Kitchen Tony Twitchett,  to create some amazing dishes plus botanically inspired Bombay Sapphire cocktails all night. To top off the night, there’ll be live music from internationally renowned DJ duo Yolanda Be Cool plus fragrance specialist and creator Samantha Taylor, and installation artist Missy to reveal the ‘artistry’ of Bombay Sapphire. When: 8 September – 18th September 2016 Where: Taxi Riverside, Federation Square Visit the Project Botancials website. 

Cine Latino Film Festival

Interview: Alex Castro | Cine Latino Film Festival

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This August, Melbourne cinephile will be treated to the first ever Cine Latino: A NewFestival of Latin American Cinema. With over 30 films from over 11 countries, the festival is dedicated to exploring the diverse and exciting Latin American cinema of now. We spoke to festival programmer, Alex Castro (former Melbourne Latin American Film Festival Director) ahead of the festival to find out his recommendations for the festival and the inspiration behind it.  This is a brand new film festival to Melbourne (and Australia). What inspired you to put together this festival? For many years now the Spanish Film Festival has presented excellent Spanish-language films from Latin American countries such as Argentina, Peru, Chile, Uruguay and Colombia. But too many great films were missing out. Cine Latino: Festival of Latin American Cinema gives us the chance to screen a greater number of these quality films, plus we get to see films from Latin America that are not in Spanish, especially Brazil. Latin cinema has become more and more popular here in Australia, why do you think that is? Latin America …

Burlesque Extravaganza

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If you have ever imagined being at the Moulin Rouge in 1920, or kicking back in a smoky club in Chicago in at the height of prohibition, Burlesque Extravaganza will deliver! Presenting some of the most stunning, sultry and hottest burlesque acts in Melbourne, Burlesque Extravaganza is a presentation that will transport you! Burlesque Extravaganza is a stunning, risque show featuring record holding burlesque artists at Australia’s only vaudeville theatre. Choose from shows with world-record speed twerking champion Lord Lovat, fan dancer Camilla cream or many others. You will never experience burlesque like it again. When: Until November 25 Where: Speakeasy HQ Visit the Burlesque Extravaganza website here.