The Keys
The Keys
• Seven to try: Australia’s best destination restaurants. Handily, two have on-site accommodation, meaning you can enjoy a full, leisurely lunch or dinner – and go deep on the wine list – without worrying about the drive home.
• First Look: “No one’s on their phone” at The Keys, Preston’s 600-person bowling and leisure centre. With 12 bowling lanes, three bars and a massive front beer garden, the nostalgic, family-friendly venue – from a co-founder of Dexter, Takeaway Pizza and Dom’s – will change the face of the suburb forever.
• The team behind Carlton pasta paradise Al Dente is turning its next-door Italian provedore into a relaxed trattoria inspired by childhood memories. Think mozzarella-filled panzerotti (like a mini calzone) and spaghetti alle vongole. It opens on November 22.
• Coming soon: Amatrice, a slick Italian rooftop restaurant for Cremorne – with skyline and MCG views. It’s by San Telmo Group’s Dave Parker and Alex Brawn of Williamstown hotspot Sebastian.
• First Look: A Melburnian has converted his nonna’s Fitzroy North house into a nostalgic Italian sub shop. Enter through the discreet side gate, order at the garage window, then head to a leafy nearby park with a saucy meatball sub.
• Recipe: transform any croissant into a magnificent Lune creation with this clever hack.
• This Saturday: 1800 Lasagne is turning into a wine marketplace, selling all sorts of fun, interesting and delicious vino from Australia and Italy. Stock up.
• Melbourne Food & Wine Festival is taking over a tiny Victorian town for a food fair like no other. All the details.
• First Look: Boozy brunch on a budget? The Mimosas are always $5 at colourful new Kew East cafe Gilbert’s.
• First Look: Amphlett House, a retro, fancier-than-your-average pub – by two Aussie hospo heavyweights – opens today. Sip smoky Margs and gummy-bear-garnished Cosmos by the co-founder of Australia’s best-ranked bar.
• This wine advent calendar means no more rubbish chocolates at Christmas.
28 Jul 2023
28 Jul 2023
27 Jul 2023
27 Jul 2023