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Not to drag any of the hot shots on Netflix right now, but sometimes you just wanna kick back, hit up something that’s spoiler-free, and literally chill. There’s zero chance Facebook will ruin it for you—which means you can genuinely be surprised when a plot twist hits, instead of pulling the ol, “So that’s what that meme meant”. #firstworldstruggles

Yes. We went for a deep-dive into the MAFS contestants’ instas because we have nothing better to do with our lives.

​All right, you true crime pervs. We’re back for another month of watching shows about real things happening to real people in real time. And there’s plenty on the menu. We’ve got a couple of golden oldies (Man on Wire, Amy) and brand new docos on everything from Nora Ephron to guys collecting coral.

We don’t often consider eating one Durian, let alone hundreds of them. But on March 10 we’re going to make an exception, because the annual Durian Feast is back.

Fries are pretty good hey, but have you ever wondered how to make them just that little bit extra? Well, Huxtaburger have done exactly that.

Let’s talk vegan goodies, here’s a menu that is breaking the mould. 

Swan Valley. It sounds like the name of a place a Disney princess might live, right? Well, this beautiful wine district (just outside of Perth, mind you!) is pretty much on par with the picturesque landscape of a fictional fairy tale realm – except there’s wine. The Swan Valley boasts some of Australia’s best wineries, and is home to Western Australian icon Houghton Wines (which is worth a visit alone, if you ask us).  It’s Australia’s oldest wine region, so yeah, the wine here is pretty epic. 

We're not the only ones to notice this, right? Melbourne's gone Golden Gaytime NUTS. Our cafés, bars and restaurants have taken the OG Golden Gaytime and turned it into...go knows what. Golden Gaytime-themed desserts and bevvies have been popping up all over the shop. And here at The Urban List is the ultimate guide to finding them.

We’ll let you in on a ‘lil low-key, hush-hush secret guys: star signs aren’t accurate.

Well, the Love Mince has well and truly hit the fan this week on the Great Australian Fake Off. 

Sometimes (often) plain old vanilla ice cream just doesn’t quite cut the mustard. Unless it’s got shards of English toffee and rivers of caramel running through it, you’re better off wrapping it in Glad Wrap and using it as an ice pack. Fortunately, some genius came up with a delicious alternative that only costs a few years of your life.

#6 Down. Nine letters. Word puzzle that often appears in weekend papers.

Well, bloody hell. Here we were thinking that the fireman of our dreams Cam was a lock to be the next Bachelor, but rumours today are hinting that recent MAFS leaver Ryan is in the sights of Ten’s producers.

The former POTUS is headed to Australia’s shores and we are ready.

Wondering what the first week of Autumn has in store? The stars have aligned and dealt out the good, the bad and the (very, very) ugly. As usual, we’re here with some cosmic advice to get through it all. Here’s what you’re *really* in for this week. 

We’ve all got our vices, but it’s not often you get a chance to go to a festival where they’re presented to you on a silver platter—but On The Bend / On The Mend is exactly that.

Think of these as the Airbnbs of the fashion realm. You can hire out a frock, wear it, avoid spilling red wine down the front of it and then return it to your boutique of choice. 

Oh fake tan, you sinister bronze sun serpent. Thankfully someone has invented a soap bar that almost instantly scrubs away fake tan (without scrubbing away the top three layers of skin). 

Here are 45 thoughts we had during last night’s episode of Married At First Sight.

How’s the head this morning, Melbourne? Big weekend? It’s all good, we’ll type quietly...

Attention all kidults, rejuveniles and adultescents! Summer might be over but thanks to Australia’s sunny clime the warm weather is set to stick around well into autumn, so we’ve put together a huge assortment of warm-weather activities for you to enjoy before you have to pretend to adult again at winter’s many boring dinner parties (ugh).

Every now and then an event comes along that involves all of our hopes and dreams all rolled into one neat little package—Donut Fest on the Green is that event.

Calling all foodie travellers. We’re here to give you a few local secrets on how to best eat your way around Italy’s most famous island - Sicily. 

Movie enthusiasts gather round! We’ve got your monthly round up of all the best  movies coming your way, and March is really shaping up to be great. There’s a bit of everything for everyone, from nightmare inducing horrors to Russian spy thrillers, to romcoms that will having you gushing over your date. 

It's a MASSIVE week of eating and drinking, so we made a list of the best events happening at Melbourne Food and Wine Festival.

Alejandro Saravia is no ordinary chef, and his restaurant Pastuso is no ordinary place to eat. Alejandro set up Pastuso back in 2014, bringing proper Peruvian food to the city for the first time. And since then he's developed great relationships with Gippsland's best cattle farmers, working closely with them to produce (no joke) some of the best beef in Melbourne.  

And how to order it.

We had a pretty eventful week in terms of food and... food. Here’s all the news you missed this week. Stretchy pants, on.

Toblerones are friggin’ amazing. But let’s be honest, when was the last time you bought one that wasn’t a gift from Duty Free? If someone came home after work with a big Toblerone, we’d probably assume they won some sort of raffle.

New Zealand’s North Island is like one big playground, filled with places to swim, things to eat, mountains to climb, and adventures to be had. Here’s 10 fabulous things to do in the North Island.

Usually in the middle of the day in Melbourne it’s just your standard traffic gridlock that will ruin your trip to wherever you’re going, but today, there’s something a little different causing some issues in the CBD.

Guys, we know we make it hard for you to stick to your diet, but with the amount of amazing food festivals, massive burgers, loaded fries, and ridiculous donuts that appear in Melbourne we can’t just leave you hanging.

Australia’s first surf park is coming to Melbourne and that means we’re gettin’ some man-made swells.

The first thing visitors need to know is ‘The Dandenongs’ are very different to ‘Dandenong’. Do not mix these up. The second thing you need to know is that The Dandenong Ranges are about MUCH more than laced doyleys, monstrous tourist buses and scones jam & cream.

This entire season is a fiasco. We're obsessed.

Unfortunatley, it's the last weekend of summer. So here are 23 awesome things happening this weekend in Melbourne.

Answer these 5 questions to find out your perfect Married at First Sight match.

We’re well into the year now, and by now, our new year’s resolutions have gone completely by the wayside. #Cleaneating has been pushed aside for bulk Golden Gaytime panna cottas, and Nutella injected doughnuts.

How many spots can you hit in one night?

You’ve got to admire the ambition behind HWKR. Basically what happened is this: ICD Property had just developed a new residential CBD tower (because, heaven knows, CBD housing is in short supply) and they wanted to install something useful on the ground floor.

Your favourite emoji (aka the window into your soul), can tell us a heck of a lot about you. In fact, these teeny tiny graphics are all you need to decide your next adventure. 

There’s been more drama in a dozen episodes than the last 150 years of Home & Away and Harry’s Practice combined.

 Hint: It’s a lot closer (and easier to access) than heaven.

 The. Perfect. Nude. 

Sometimes, you just need your espresso brewed express. We’re rounding up the coff’ connoisseurs specialising in the art of a no muss, no fuss caffeine injection.

Here’s our round-up of the latest wave of thrillers you won’t be about to put down.

While Melbourne’s current atmospheric climate is just flat out hot. On a possibly unrelated note, we’ve decided to round up all of our favourite African restaurants in and around Melbourne so you can get out there and have a carefree meal with some damn good grub at one (or all) of these superb local businesses.

We’re massive advocates for adopting a new friend from the local shelter, and this weekend the RSPCA are running an adoption drive where you can take home a dog, cat, rabbit, bird—or any other animal for that matter—for just $29.

You could say soundtracks are the make or break of a film…or maybe we’re just being dramatic…like a good soundtrack would be. Seriously though, think of an iconic movie and right behind your favourite quote, an even more iconic theme is wiggling its way into your brain. 

Just when you thought Welcome To Thornbury were out of surprises...The North’s biggest food truck park just announced it’s throwing a huge Flamingo Festival this weekend. It’s all in celebration of...well....we’re not sure. Flamingos, presumably. Maybe long-legged alkaline wading birds in general.

Ever wonder where sunflowers come from? Yeah, us neither. Going by the enourmous bloom this week, we’re guessing most of the world’s sunflowers come from the Bellarine Peninsula.

And how to order it (without sounding like a dunce).

We’re all chomping at the bit for another week of throwing our havvys at the telly and mouthing Dean on Instagram.

 Through this summer the team behind The Bridge Hotel are opening up their laneway for the The Tanqueray Gin & Juice pop-up bar

So there’s this thing happening on the 26 of Feb. There’s no real way to describe it so we’re just going to come straight out: thousands of people are heading to Fed Square to gather and say ‘Wow!’ like Owen Wilson. That’s it. That’s exactly what’s happening.

​Mark this one in your diary. Then draw a small wine bottle next to it, plus an attractive Argentinian couple doing the tango and a couple of exclamation marks.

Just when we thought we had heard it all, a little birdie told us that a sausage festival is happening right now.

Get ready to give your taste buds the education.

Welcome to Season 5 of Help, I’ve Been Paired With Someone Because We Have The Same Eye Colour & He Doesn’t Know How To Wash His Own Clothes, Get Me Out Of Here.

Whether you’ve spent the week basking under the stars with your SO, or seeing them from a couple (hundred) bevs on a ha-uge night out with the gang, we’re translating what they’ve got in store for you this time ‘round. 

There’s grape-picking for a stellar cause and a Vietnamese feasting set to woo. A classy pub crawl has even landed in some sophisticated, boozy glory. That sounds like a fat oxymoron, but we promise it’s actually happening. 

There’s a new trend in shades getting around town.

Guys, we’ve got news that will just make your day. You’d be lying if you said that the children’s classic – Charlie and the Chocolate Factory didn’t have you dreaming about visiting the magical land of sweets and happiness, well those dreams can actually come true now!

​Start carving your chilli spoons—Melbourne’s third annual Chilli Eating Championship is on next month.

Valentine’s Day is now behind us, but that doesn’t mean you have to stop searching for your soul mate. And if you’d rather you soul mate was covered in fur, has a tail that wags furiously, and has big floppy ears—then you’re going to want to read on.

While we are major fans of the Espresso Martini, it's usually wayyyy overpriced for a drink that only holds three ounces. So we made a list of where to find cheap-ish Espresso Martinis in Melbourne every night of the week.

We all know how much a doggo loves a job, but have you ever wondered what our other fave four-legged critters get up to in their day jobs?

We found new restaurants worth your time, cheap eats and an bowl of ice cream that might make you drunk. Here's all the news you missed this week.

Get ready to pop bottles Melburnians, because The Prosecco Festival is finally upon us.

Rise and shine, sweet brekkie thieves, because today is a brand new day and another opportunity to wrap your lips around an egg and bacon-loaded brioche bun. With burgers in general basically dictating our entire diets, ney, lives now, it makes sense that having one for brekkie has become law in this city.

Not many people know this about Geelong, but it’s got one of the highest vintage-market-to-person ratios on the planet. We haven’t done the maths, but it’s something like 1:3 (give or take, you know...)

Sometimes it can be easy to just lob half a block of chocolate and an unripe banana in your bag while you’re zombie-ing around in the kitchen each morning before inevitably missing your train. But, put simply, this is a fast track to being one of those parents who packs their kid six packs of Cheetos and a $20 note for lunch each day at school. So, we’ve come up with a few simple meal prep ideas to help transform you from a lazy moll into an organised, health-conscious gazelle.

Bring on the tears, the love square and even a proposal.

​Brace yourself, nature nerds. You know that recurring dream where you and David Attenborough become friends and have adventures like The Wild Thornberrys? It’s about to come true...

Presenting Ukiyo—an interactive story-driven studio that uses cutting-edge tech (and beautiful set design) to create enclosed, mystical worlds. How’s that for an elevator pitch.

For those of us who struggle with spatial relations and can’t assemble a plate of charcuterie without eating the whole thing, we have good news: there’s now a way to outsource the sh*t out of the process.

Ready to take on another goliath of a weekend? Summer never looked so good. Here're 25 awesome things happening this weekend in Melbourne.  

February is marching on, but it still feels like we live about 5km from the surface of the sun. And that means you need weekend roadtrip plans—preferably with multiple tastings of cool, alcoholic beverages. In other words, you need cellar doors.

When Benni Lui came to Australia as a kid over 40 years ago, he and his family were thrown straight into the hospitality industry, learning the restaurant scene from a young age. After his awesome venture Seoulja Boy, Benni decided to brand out and share his love of Japanese eating and drinking culture and thus— Yokocho was born.

As we approach the business section of the year, the back-to-work feels can pretty heavily impact that ambitious new years resolution to get fit and healthy… for once.

Well, it looks as though Melbourne may have finally become Golden Gaytime’d out, and now we’re looking for something new (or old as it were). Milo is that thing.

Contrary to what anybody else says, the best thing since sliced bread is a seared beef patty wedged between two milk buns and paired with a tall flute of french champagne.

Iceland is one of those places you’ve seen on your ‘gram but have never actually ventured to (yet). 

Barnaby better get on to reserving that insta handle, like, now.

​It’s the pop-up we deserve, but also the one we need right now. Yep, buttery juggernaut Lune Croissanterie is landing in the David Jones Bourke St Foodhall this week, in celebration of Chinese New Year.

We as Melburnians are a very groovy bunch, just ask us. We’re spoilt for choice when it comes to choosing where we want to eat, drink and spend our hard earned dollars— but everyone’s got their own little spot that keeps drawing them back in every time. Maybe it’s the burgers, maybe it’s the cocktails and just maybe, it’s the Insta opportunities. Whatever the reason, where you end up on the regular can say a lot about a person.

Here’s where to celebrate Chinese New Year in Melbourne. Oh, and ICYMI, it’s the year of the dog. 

Beauty behemoth MECCA has just dropped the news that they’ll be launching a massive 3-day ‘festival for the beauty-obsessed’. They’re calling it MECCALAND—a fairy tale paradise where the bronzer is always subtle, the contouring superb and the lashes enormous.   

As Jane Bunn put it, it’s bloody haaaawwt in Melbourne this summer, which means the traditional skinny cap with extra choc just won’t cut it in 40-degree weather. Fortunately, an anonymous beverage legend came up with a cool alternative—the iced coff. It may cost an extra $2 and it may be slightly awful 90% of the time, but once you’re craving one, nothing else will suffice.

Anyone who grew up in Australia knows it was a unique and totally awesome experience. So when Drumstick presented us with the opportunity to relive our favourite past-times in this sunburned country of ours, we jumped at the chance—with one of their brand new Jatz Sweet & Salty Cracker ice creams in hand, obviously.

We’ve all heard of New Year’s resolutions and to be honest, we’ve probably all failed them at some point in our lives because well, often they can be a little on the unrealistic side. It’s time to ditch the resolutions and make a commitment to developing a few, easy habits in 2018 that can improve your life but are so simple to incorporate, you’re bound to succeed!

Now it’s not just a double tap on that selfie from 10 months ago to terrify us.

Now that sitting in an open-air field in Melbourne won’t give you pneumonia, it’s time to make use of its flora-rich spaces for some good old fashioned picnicking. Because when the weather isn’t putting on a tuneful medley of reasons to stay indoors (think Melbourne’s greatest hit single: ‘It Was 38 Degrees 5 Minutes Ago, Why Is It Hailing Now?’), the only thing to do is pull up a patch of grass, smear some Mersey Valley cheese on a piece of Baker’s Delight herbed focaccia and sip from a plastic cup of Oyster Bay Chardonnay.

Want to know how the other half live? Specifically the half that puts expensive, ridiculously OTT, uber rich stuff on their burgers? Take a gander at this monstrosity.

​Pinch us, because we might be dreaming. Bill Freaking Murray, AKA the greatest legend ever to grace God’s green earth, has just announced he’ll be touring Australia this November.

Thai milk iced tea with giant, fairy floss character heads. We repeat, GIANT FAIRYFLOSS HEADS

Hey guys, this just in: following the Last Quarter Moon, the stars are pointing to a serious crisis of consciousness. Ga-reat. With V-Day just around the corner, the cosmos are plotting some total eclipses (of the heart). Wanna know what else is in store? We’ve got a few ideas...

This week goes out to the lovas. But, if you blatantly refuse to embrace the occasion, there’s a bunch of other things to beef up the agenda with in the coming days. Ice-cream by the truckload? A Docklands-based event series? Yes and yes. It’s gonna be a big one.

What better way to celebrate Australia’s long-overdue embracing of marriage equality than by escaping two hours north east of the city to the lush surrounds of Marysville’s Lake Mountain Alpine Resort for the third annual Gaytimes festival?

So how do you invest in Bitcoin?

If you want to be seen from space, here’s every glitter item you need for festivals this summer to help you shine head to toe.

Once upon a time you actually had to leave the goddamn house just to have talking animals trot around your 20” Panasonic flat screen. Now that Blockbuster has gone A over T and you don’t even need to leave the couch to cast something from your phone onto the 70” curved-mirror-3D-smart-HD-interactive TV that takes up a whole wall in your bedroom, it’s easy to forget about the cheeky flix that first made you fall in the love with the silver screen.

If you’re all about living the high life, Marrakech is the place for you.

Purveyors of soaps, bath bombs, and that sleepy-time lotion that became a viral sensation, Lush are in the business of pretty things that smell nice. In keeping with that mission statement, Lush are also master perfumers and have just released a slew of new fragrances. 

Staying home and watching Bridget Jones with a bottle of gin is tempting, but we have a better Valentine’s Day solution for singles. Presenting the Bumble Single Mingle at Hawker Hall.

Man, have we ever written a more northside headline than that? Well it’s true, guys. The news just broke today that Thornbury Picture House will be opening in March.

You may have noticed that Barefoot Cinema is back for another year, which means live music, good food, plentiful wine and movies on the grass at Rippon Lea Estate. 

It’s February already and we all know what that means: summer is almost over. 

In case you’ve been a good employee and haven’t been distracted by the deep, dark depths of the Interwebs, we made a list of everything you missed this week. 

Sad news just across the desk, Melbourne’s OG rooftop glamping hotel St Jerome’s is closing down in April.

If you’ve spent a reasonable amount of time reading The Urban List, you’ll know we go absolutely wild for a secret party, and the team from Secret Foodies are the experts at throwing this kind of thing.

Six tonnes of mussels. That’s what is promised at the fifth-annual Port Phillip Mussel & Jazz Festival.

Grab the leash, stuff some schmackos in the bag and pull on your cutest matching Gorman puppy ‘n human outfit—Melbourne’s best (and only?!) doggo cinema has reopened for another tail-wagging season.

We’re getting what we want, what we really really want.

Calling all lovers of streetwear! If high fashion runways have you scratching your head or yawning, you’ll be thrilled to know that Australia’s very first streetwear runway, the Ego Expo, is coming to Melbourne.

Oh how we love sleep. We would even go so far as to say there is literally nothing better than a great night’s sleep and nothing quite as terrible as a shitty night’s sleep. Waking up feeling refreshed and well rested is the absolute best way to start the day. Try adding these eight super simple sleep hacks into your bedtime routine and prepare to slay the day!

If you’re anything like us, any getaway must (must!) involve delicious food and drink alongside a decent dose of culture. Luckily, there’s no need to jet off to the other side of the globe or fork out zillions of dollars to have your perfect holiday. 

Prepare your liver, gather your mates and put on your dancing shoes. We found 17 awesome things to do this weekend in Melbourne.

Good news. Melbourne has a new concert gracing its Hamer Hall stage this April, courtesy of the MSO. It’s a little reminiscent of our fave 2002 anime flick, Spirited Away. Just not in the people-turning-into-pigs sense. (Damn).

Sometimes it can be hard to transform three litres of Coolabah Crisp Dry White into something that doesn’t taste like it could remove stubborn mould from bathroom grout. Unfortunately, if you’ve spent all your money on Falls tickets and parking fines like the rest of us, then you don’t really have a choice when it comes to wetting your whistle. You can, however, choose to make it taste less like bathroom cleaner.

Well, in bloody bonza news, Windsor just got itself a new Australian-focussed bar—and it’s bloody magnificent.

Valentine’s Day is probably one of the most awkward holidays in existence. If you’re single, it’s annoying. If you’re loved-up, it’s stressful. And if you’re someone who finds it hard to articulate their exact position on capitalist scams, rampant commercialism and exorbitantly overpriced floral arrangements – because while all that Valentine’s Day criticism is probably valid, flowers are nice, aren’t they?—it’s exhausting.

Gin and tonic: the drink of bright, balmy days and pink-coloured nights.

Your favourite cult outdoor cinema is back for two weeks.

​We’re currently knee deep in awards seasons, but while everyone’s going mental for the latest film to hit the big screen, there’s plenty to watch on the small screen from the comfort of your couch as well. And the best part is, nobody is judging your snack choices at home.

We’ll take two scoops of the Hell Yes, please. The Chocolaterie’s annual Ice Cream Festival is launching next week (on Valentine’s Day) and it’s looking freaking delicious. There are some things in life that are worth love handles, and this is one of them.

It’s the question that keeps us up at night: who makes the best burger in Melbourne? We’ve actually recruited a professional burger eater to try and find out—but every year Melbourne’s burger scene evolves. New burgers emerge, old burger favourites bite the dust. It’s a never-ending quest.

Would we really make this up?

If you’ve ever been on a ‘gahp yah’ to ‘Europa’, you know what it’s like to return home from Napoli, where you paid four euros for an authentic wood fired pizza the size of a tractor wheel, and now have to pay $25 for a ‘deep dish’ meat lovers Dominos pizza. Admit it, you know the pain I’m talking about. Fortunately, Melbourne has a crazy good Italian food scene (as well as whispers of a crazy Italian mafia…), which means you don’t have to travel far for an authentic Napoli pizza. You will, however, typically have to fork out an alarming amount of money to do so. But you can’t win them all.

It happens every year. The Oscar nom's come out and all of a sudden we're expert film buffs. The list of flicks to watch spirals out of control, and inevitably we don't watch them all before the big Red Carpet. But this year's gonna be different. This year we can all be winners with this comprehensive list of the movies you definitely need to see before the Oscars air on 4 March (mark it in your diary now). 

Juuuuust long enough.

We understand your need for ice cream and gelato, especially during those hot summer days, so we made a list of where to find vegan ice cream in Melbourne. You're bloody welcome. 

As Ghandi once said, Friday knockoffs are the window to the soul. It’s the perfect opportunity to size up a potential date or m8, because you can tell a lot about a person from what bev they choose to wrap their lips around in the warmer months. Something flat? Something bubbly? Something brewed? Something aged? Are they living at home? Do they have a successful career? Would they be comfortable sharing a bowl of beer battered chips? Have they done a murder? We can answer all of these important questions and more.

 On a secret beach, no less. 

You may be feeling moody, romantic, energetic or all of the above. Here’s what your horoscope has in store for you this week.

The video. Watch. The Video.

If you didn’t know (and why would you, really) today is World Nutella Day. The one arbitrary day of the year that we celebrate the sweet, spreadable goodness that is Nutella. AKA The God Condiment

The ultimate treat yo’self getaway away is right here in Victoria. 

Now that Melb’s had its mandatory mid-summer hissy fit, it’s time to get back to business. The call to action: dismiss the brollies, grab those togs out, assemble your mates, deploy the bevs. We’ve got a lineup of free concerts for the musos, plant sales for the green thumbs, and prime destinations to watch (imbibe and pretend to understand what is going on) Superbowl showdown. Get ready to reclaim the sunshine season.

Momo Fest is quickly becoming a Melbourne favourite and it’s easy to see why—it’s kind of impossible to hate on a festival that serves boatloads of tasty Nepalese dumplings. 

Coriander haters are a privileged bunch.

We’re all about following relatable, positive and uplifting sources of fitness and healthy living.

Yes, you read right Perth—a bingo rave night is coming.

If we had to pinpoint one sign that there, in fact, is a God, it would be the invention of Kombucha cocktails. Finally, there’s an answer to staying (partially) healthy while living in Mellbourne— the city where all we seem to do is eat and drink. 

Here we go, guys. The Urban List Culture Edit, otherwise known as Thinga That Make You Go Hmmm. Art openings, exhibitions, cutting-edge theatre from around the world—if it’s creative and awesome, we’ll be covering it here. Take notes if you want to be super obnoxious at your next dinner party.

Now that we can finally move on with 2018, let’s talk about all the awesome things that happened this week.

Good news, sugar addicts. Remember Reynold Poernomo from Masterchef 2015? Well he’s the brains behind cult Sydney smash, KOI Dessert Bar. And it’s landing in Melbourne next week for the first time EVER.

Melbourne’s Hot Sauce and Chilli Festival is a festival celebrating the hottest locally-made sauces and spiciest foods that Melbourne has to offer. Try and buy different hot sauces from local makers, have some extra spicy food truck meals and sign up for the Hot Sauce Taste Battle to win major prizes.

Ahh Melbourne, the food capital of Australia. Our city so generously offers us so much choice when we need to eat, but there’s nothing worse, however than finally getting the whole gang together and setting your sights on the latest #instaworthy spot only to find that it’s not taking bookings, and the wait time is a zillion hours.

Market season isn't over yet, guys, and February's looking like a doozy. A bit of this, a bit of that, some out West, others popping up eastside. There's a perfect market for everyone. 

This irresistable summer weather and this beautiful city is both a blessing and a curse. It has a way of sucking our bank accounts dry because its so damn vibrant and inviting all.the.time.

Thanks to Oriental Teahouse, this V-Day is going to be different: cocktail-fuelled, sans cringe and all about double D’s. Dumplings and dating, that is. 

White Night is scheduled to turn Melbourne and Ballarat aglow again this February, and the program is looking all sorts of awesome. It’s safe to say, these cities are about to get LIT.

We’ve found a whopping twenty things you can do in February that won’t cost you any more than a crisp 'pineapple'—winning!

Valentine’s Day is a rough time for everyone. Let’s put it this way: we’re more Ralph Wiggum’s heartbroken self and less Kim Kardashian with her wall of flowers. Because some people have a few more problems than being salty at their desk on February 14 as their co-workers get very, very large bunches of flowers delivered, we thought we’d compile a list of 12 deliciously game-changing Valenentine’s Day date spots with a difference.

The end of the Australia Day weekend well and truly symbolises the fact that holidays are OVER people, over. There are no more public holidays until March, and its back to the weekly grind and into the swing of things. Sigh.

Confession: we’re still not over the fact that Game of Thrones will not be returning to our screens in 2018 (you cried too, right?). While others have been filling the void with the Graces and Frankies of the world, others—read: me—have been hanging out in sketchy GoT internet group chats and scouring Facebook pages (if none of you are following Game Of Laughs I suggest you do so, pronto) waiting, sort of patiently, for a teaser to drop. Something. Anything.

When we heard a dedicated Italian pasta bar was opening ‘round the corner from Urban List HQ, we had to stop the whole team charging over to consume their body-weight in gnocchi.

If you’re like me and completely fascinated by things you have no scientific or technical understanding of, then you’ll be absolutely psyched for this cool space phenomenon that’s about to occur which is unofficially known as the ‘Super Blue Blood Moon’. If you haven’t heard about it by now, well, to be honest, you’ve come to the wrong place for the proper rundown on what the heck is actually happening.

We hate to break it to you, but it’s almost half way through the year already, and we don’t know about you, but we’re seriously behind on our travel goals for 2018. That’s why we’ve put together this list of under the radar (yet epic) destinations you need to tick off before the year is out.

​The next time someone tells you vegan food = rabbit food, show them a pic of this thing. It’s a genuine vegan ‘Double Down’ (aka God’s Mistake).

The answer to the meaning of life, the universe and everything? Asian food.

They say truth is stranger than fiction, but those people probably never watched Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone. Nonetheless, there are a stack of excellent docos around right now. Maybe it’s the whole true crime trend, or the fact the world is slowly melting, but people seem to care more about real stuff now. That’ probably a good thing.   

Sydney Rd is Melbourne’s equivalent of the desk draw marked ‘Misc’. It has two things in abundance (bridal gowns and kebabs), but there’s also a killer range of op-shops, second hand stores, weird boutiques and independent retailers, clogging the high street between Brunswick Rd and Bell St.

If you fancy getting a little cheeky this Valentine’s Day, here’re the best places to shop for lingerie in Melbourne.

However fancy you think you are, it’s no secret that everyone loves aiming their face at a sticky, deep-fried chicken wing. Some of us are spice-lovers sand some of us are wimps not, but none of that matters when you're getting your hands dirty and munching on that chicken-y goodness.

It seems like only yesterday we were all crowding into stadiums to watch the long-awaited inaugural season of AFLW.

Attention all babysitters, parents and giant adult-kids.

It’s that time of the month again: new films are on the way for your viewing pleasure! There’s romance, adventure, horror, comedy and tragedy heading soon to a theatre near you.

Oh you better brie-lieve it.

Summer is traditionally all about spilling melted Zooper Doopers on Mum’s good couch cushions, reconnecting with old friends (who have pools) and buying fresh fruit from the supermarket and never eating it. But it’s also about second degree sunburn, steering wheels that melt the flesh off your hands and 47-degree days that make you want to die. And sometimes we just can’t rely on our basic survival instincts to get through these dark days.

Will it be money? Love? Will you score an UberEATS discount code? We've got all the big answers this week, guys.  

 The team at South Yarra hotspot, Supersmall Club is whipping up Golden Gaytime martinis and our hearts can’t take it.  

Well, Melbourne, the long weekend is over. And who knows how many years it’ll be till we see another one. In the meantime, there’s heaps to keep you busy this week. 

​Gird your loins, people. Fromage A Trois cheese fest is coming back in April this year, and it’s looking feta than ever (last cheese pun—we promise).

Even though us reading enthusiasts will often agree how good the movie was whilst secretly agreeing with ourselves that the book was better, we could not be excited.

We’re still trying to work out how it’s 2018, but, it is. And with a new year comes the chance to start afresh and finally fix your place up so that you’re not mega embarrassed when your friends and family come over.

Prahran Markets Sausage Fest is back and it is bigger than ever!

We get it. The allure of the Sunday Sesh. Listening to some delicious beats while sipping a Savvy B in the sun. It's probably the best way to spend your last day of freedom, but there are alternatives. Particularly if your bank balance (and your liver) need a break. 

We know you guys love a cheeky tipple.

The capital of Chile boasts some of the best food, wine and art you’ll come across. So pack your bags for 48 hours in Santiago.

If you want to know where to smash hot wings, scoff hot dogs and watch the match live in Melbourne, read the hell on. 

Australia might be best known as the land of diverse natural beauty and the most relaxed populace south of the equator, but that doesn’t mean we don’t know how to let loose in our spare time. 

No doubt by now your new year’s resolution has been completely thrown by the wayside, but if by some miracle you wanted to surround yourself with indoor plants in 2018 to take the focus away from your crushing loneliness—this is the event you’ve been waiting for.

Hear that, Melbourne? That’s the sweet sound of a long weekend approaching. As you might have guessed—Melbs is going into meltdown over the next three days. 

It’s the summertime and the feels to get amongst the sun and cut some shapes are real. Here’s a heads up for some upcoming boogie events and festivals that are guaranteed to provide plenty of tunes and plenty of good times.

The game has officially changed as of today, no longer is Uber you’re the only competitor to the taxi throne with Taxify expanding into the world’s most liveable city.

Getting to and from work is an absolute chore at the best of times, but you’ll be glad to know while you’re staring blankly out the train window listening to Atlanta Monster of a morning there’s work going on to produce Melbourne’s newest fleet of trains. And they’re all purpose built here in Melbourne.

We’re currently knee deep in wedding season, and while weddings at wineries and hidden Melbourne warehouses with exposed brick are cool and all, there’s nothing quite like getting married while sharks and stingrays float around you.

It’s not often a restaurant gets written up in design mags, but Hinoak is a very sexy exception. It’s a brand new Koran BBQ joint in Glen Waverley, right opposite Syndal station. 

Nothing says summer like spending hours indoors with the blinds closed playing video games!

Ever felt your true calling might be eating dim sims professionally? Screw this 'career' thing, right? Smashing dimmies is what you're best at. Well get ready to put your mouth where the money is—becase there's a dim sim eating comp on this Friday, and there's $300 up for grabs. 

Here’s our hitlist of the top seven lunch spots in the city that are sure to illicit a jealous line of questioning from your workmates across the kitchen table… and they all do takeaway too.

Ever wake up in the morning and think you've not been eating enough carbs in lockdown?

The interweb’s been buzzing as the stars align this week to bring us a very special series of moon-related cosmic treats. In fact, there are three very rare and important things you need to know about the full moon on January 31:

Well, your fast food options in Victoria are about to get a whole lot more complicated. Today Carl’s Jr. has announced that they have plans to open a restaurant in Victoria in 2018 and have plans to build a further 30 throughout Victoria following that.

If you’ve ever been sipping on a glass of the good stuff and wondered ‘why don’t we have an entire festival dedicated to this heavenly beverage’ then wonder no more— Melbourne is gearing up to be the home of the first ever prosecco festival.

For too long the kid's menu at cafes and restaurants around Melbourne has been an afterthought. Pies, chicken nuggets, and other uninspiring dishes have been all that’s been on offer to the kids of Melbourne, but luckily Death To Nuggets is looking to end all of that by aiming to improve the relationships that kids have with food.

Australian cult cinema experience company, Beyond Cinema, are staging a very special screening of the 1994 classic Shawshank Redemption…inside a mystery Melbourne gaol.

For the win(nies)—too far?

Melbourne is basically in a state of dietary-requirement paradise—there’s a vegan, vego, paleo, gluten-free alternative to almost any bloody thing you can think of. Having a dietary requirement in Melbourne basically opens new doors to delicious dishes meat-lovers wouldn’t even dream of.

We know you would (shamelessly) risk arm and limb #fortheInsta. Like seriously, our social followers depend on it. *Hair flip*.

You need someone to pull you out of your slump, and who better to join you on the rack then your partner?

As if hanging around and adopting adorable cats and kittens wasn’t enough, The Lost Dogs Home will be holding a garden party this week which is shaping up to be an almost perfect event.

Vegan burgers. To some people, they're an unholy monstrosity. To others, they're the most fun you can have with a falafel. 

​Buckle up, Williamstown. Dozens of Melbourne’s best food trucks are heading over the West Gate this week, and they’re coming your way.

Heyyaaa Melbs! We know, the struggle to not jump out the window at lunchtime and never come back to the office is seriously real at this point. Sigh.

Buckle up for the next season of The Bachelor.

Let’s hear it for Auckland—she’s the food and wine haven that has been whetting our appetite for years with local and international culinary delights.

Everyone needs a holiday—fact. If you’re anything like us, you’ve got countless Instagram and Facebook posts saved in preparation for when you decide to take the plunge and finally use your annual leave. And, if you’re even more like us most of these dream destinations are probably a $50 million flight away. Okay, they’re probably not that much, but, point being the searching is probably all in vain because we’ve got a seriously #goals destination that’s reeaalll close and is a serious stunner.

The stars must be over their grudge from last week and are offering up a ton of opportunities to us peasants. Here's what's in store for you this week. 

Get your woofers, doggos, and pups in the car!

We all know the fashion world goes crazy for that quintessential French girl look.

Put down that damn Jodi Picoult novel because we’ve dug up the best Aussie true crime books on the market just in time for Christmas, and Jodi’s latest heartbreaking courtroom drama is going to have to wait. Hours of bookshop research have told us that Australia is home to some pretty insane, real-life murder mysteries, and paired with a hot cup of tea and a few choccie bikkies, they make for a delicious night in this festive season.

Ahhh, Australia Day— the greatest public holiday of them all.  Seriously, name us another country who pride themselves celebrating our great nation by being generally rowdy and forgetting all responsibilities, and it's totally acceptable (and maybe even a little bit encouraged).

Here's some news to cheer you up, Melbourne: the Queen Vic Market market is bringing back its epic Brazilian festival in February.

Get ready to ‘zig-a-zig-ah’, people. Moonlight Cinemas has just announced possibly the greatest sing-a-long of all time.

It’s a bit of everything. Art. DJs. Bars. Food. Ideas. Dance. Design. It is a ten-night festival that incorporates it all in a celebration of the very best Melbourne has to offer right now.

The wizards at Piccolina Gelateria have created a Lamington Gelato cake for Australia Day and we’re currently in a daze.

It's official. Victoria's most luxe hotel is opening a sister venue in the CBD. Yep, we're talking about the multi-award-winning Jackalope. 

Boutique makeup brand, Too Faced is launching their new Chocolate Gold collection and we’re high-key very excited about this.

The city has come alive this week because, unless you’ve been living under a rock, you might have noticed that the Australian Open is in full swing. What's upppp Federer! 

It’s the home décor trend that is showing no signs of slowing down, but is your #crazyplantlady obsession putting your most loved furry friends at risk? Whilst indoor plants are a plus for air purification, raising the energetic vibes of your home and interior style cred, many can be toxic for four footed family members. To avoid an emergency visit to the vet, read on and get your green thumb ready with our list of the indoor plants that won’t harm your pets…

Unlimited butter beer.

There are very few things that can bring us as much comfort and happiness as puppies do. Except maybe, a glass of pinot. Can you imagine the two harmoniously brought together for a one off, free event?

​Wine tours are fun, but they’re less fun for the DD. Someone’s gotta be the responsible one, right? Well not at these places. These are wineries that double as hotels. 

​We gin lovers are a dedicated bunch.

You know it’s a Melbourne summer when you've got multiple, weather-dependant backup plans. Will we be burnt to a crisp this weekend? Will a raging torrent of water run down St Kilda Rd? Only Jane Bunn knows.

Hoorah! Essential Oils are fast becoming more popular than Kylie Jenner’s lips. We've broken down everythang you'll ever need to NOES about them.  

Ah yes, we definitely can’t have an event in Melbourne without having a burger based on that event. The AFL finals wouldn’t have been the same without The Merrywell’s Geelong, Richmond, and Essendon creations, and the same can be expected of the Australian Open.

Boston might just be one of the prettiest cities we’ve ever set foot in. The leafy green streets of this US town are the perfect place to wind down after a hectic few days in New York City.

​The first time you visit Palermo, you might get a weird sense of déjà vu. That’s because you’ve probably been in here before. Everyone has. This used to be The Apartment—a sticky-floored dive bar which clung grimly to life, despite not turning a profit since Rhianna released Umbrella.

It’s usually weird when adults want to have a go on the bouncy castle. Kids cry, everyone’s uncomfortable, it’s just generally not a great idea. But not this time.

Everyone set to compete (we mean, look for love) this season. 

Ever tucked into a meaty cheeseburger and thought, ‘This thing could use more yeast’? Well Neil Perry and the crew from Vegemite are here to answer your prayers. They’ve just collab’d to produce Australia’s first ever Vegemite burger.

After spending Christmas waxing lyrical about “new year new me” while stuffing our faces with Lindt ball after Lindt ball, January offered a whole of promise. But, much like our brand new active wear (purchased for the promised “new me”), our aspirations of having a killer rig by “this time next year” are already taking a hit.

New year, new you, new pot plant, that’s how it goes right?

You’re starting the new year off right, new year, new you. But we all know that’s only going to last at least until the end of January. Then, you’ll be back eating chocolate-coated Golden Gaytime cheesecakes on a stick in no time.

We've got good news and bad news, Melbourne. The bad news is your promise to get fit and say goodbye to sweets is O-V-E-R. The good news is that churros snack packs are now a thing.

Starting your day with a G&T used to be the sign of a troubled drama queen living beyond her means, but now it means exactly the same thing except after she’s run out of ice cubes. London's famed Fortnum & Mason, a spendthrift’s haven of tchotchkes, picnic baskets and artisanal chocolates, have released their own range of gin and tonic teabags for the man or woman who has (quite literally) everything.