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Have you ever come across a group of nicer guys?! Now that Clancy has gone, they’re all very datable.

Best Of The Web This Week: A clickable smorgasbord of celebrity trash talk, food porn, good-to-knows, generally interesting chat-starters, and anything else we think you should know about from around the Internet. It’s your watercooler cheat sheet for the week. 

Forget stackable rings or—horror of horrors—bangles, this season is all about loading up your lobes with unique statement pieces and pretty peircings.

Breaking the hearts of non-Melburnians around Australia, the first permanent Kit Kat store in the glorious land of Aus is opening in Melbourne Central.

It’s time to admit it: we are is bizarrely excited about eating. 

There is so much on this weekend we are going to struggle to figure out where to go! With the weather (erratically) starting to get better, all the foodie festivals and markets are starting to come out.

The dish credited for bringing countless food babies into the world, it’s time to graduate from your childhood instant mac and cheese.

One of Melbourne’s finest shopping and dining hubs is hosting a cheese and wine event you won’t brie-lieve!

It can be tricky to know exactly what to wear to each day of the Melbourne Cup Carnival, so we've done a little de-coding to make sure you're completely on-point at Flemington this year. Whether you're entering Myer Fashions On The Field, or just wanting to get glammed up for the best week of the year, these fashion inspo boards will point you in the right direction. 

Did you know that 80% of all signs of skin aging are due to the environment? Yep. Luckily for us, there’s now a solution. From investing in pollution-guarding facial mists to do-it-all moisturisers, here are six skin-commandments to step up your regime.

Ah adulting. You wonderful thing. Here are 32 signs you're nailing this grown-up business.

Quit your job, unenrol from uni and sell the house because the hottest sporting event of the year is coming!

Gen Y has built up quite the reputation—we’ve killed the music industry (byyeeee CDs), we’ve ruined relationships and taken social interaction online but, most importantly we’ve killed the English language. At least, allegedly.

Middletown is Prahran’s newest, design savvy, insta-perfect café. 

The Ultimate Fright Night is coming and this isn’t the kind of event you can avoid by going to the Winchester and waiting for it all to blow over!

When it comes to creativity in the kitchen, Melbourne’s best cafes are turning out some of the most drool-worthy dishes on our radar. And if there’s one ingredient that sums up Melbourne to a tee, it’s got to be coffee.

When the mercury begins to rise this summer, so too will the popularity of canned beer.

Over here at The Urban List, we want our readers to know what's in store for them for the week ahead. So we're bringing you horoscopes for real people - who want their cosmic predictions with a side of honesty. Here are your horror-scopes, including suggestions for where to drown those mystical sorrows when you find out what you're *really* in for this week.

Not to be that person who makes a big deal about their birthday, but please stop everything you’re doing at look how big we are, because The Urban List has just turned five years old! 

If you’re anything like us, you ate, drank and online shopped your way through winter like there was no tomorrow and now you’re feeling pretty sorry for yourselves, because there actually is a tomorrow and it’s looking bleak savings-wise.

​There are a few things we all accept about waxing: It’s not a luxury. It’s not like getting your nails done, and it’s certainly not a treat.

While we’re all for indulging in—well—everything, we also consider ourselves nature-loving adventurers and wannabe adrenaline junkies. Which makes the Mornington Peninsula the source of some ultimate #minibreakgoals in our opinion.

Melbourne has a bit of everything this week, from a seaside food truck festival to a jazzy circus act; we even have a film series kicking off at ACMI! Better start planning your week now.

We’ve got some bad news. Summer is coming. If your body is still in hibernation, don’t fear, The Urban List is here.

Paris has a lot to boast about. Not content to be home to the Mona Lisa, the Eiffel Tower and the original Chanel boutique, there’s also exceptional fromage, wine, nutella crepes and more striped Breton T-shirts than you can throw an artisan baguette at.

Complete with half price pizza.

Melbourne’s best dumpling makers will be fighting for your chopsticks on Friday the 21 of October!

In some ways it was a really great episode (Cam, that oil) and in others ways it was a bit of a yawn fest (the Sam v Rhys feud).

A clickable smorgasbord of celebrity trash talk, food porn, good-to-knows, generally interesting chat-starters, and anything else we think you should know about from around the Internet. It’s your watercooler cheat sheet for the week.

Wedding season is nearly upon us and shortly we’ll be in a right ol’ flap over what to wear. Fear not and read on. 

Join in this festive matrimony with a feast of wine tastings from Handpicked Wines, music, and toasties—because grilled cheese sandwiches are the wedding food everyone wants and no one ever gets.

Along with his legendary satirical art, over 80 Banksy stencils and paintings will be on display at ‘The Art of Banksy’ exhibition.

The Urban List has just turned 5 years old (we know, we're looking good for our age), and we want you to help us blow out the candles.

This weekend is choc-a-bloc with things to do! We’ve got a doggy music festival, a chocolate making workshop and an Oktoberfest food truck party. There’s plenty to keep us busy so without further ado, here are 12 awesome things to do in Melbourne this weekend.

*We take no blame for any dating misadventures, we're still figuring it out ourselves. 

Jumping eastward from the Perth International Arts Festival to take the reins of the 2016 Melbourne Festival, effervescent Englishman Jonathan Holloway is bursting to share the fruits of 18 months of hard work.

Our insatiable appetite for new cuisine isn’t showing any signs of slowing down, and our latest food crush HAS to be modern African food. Why? It’s got everything: Rich spices, fresh flavours, juicy meats AND mouth-watering vego options that mean we’re not always having to settle for a kale and feta salad.

Some of Melbourne’s finest restaurants have ingeniously opened up their roofs to sun-loving Melburnians, offering warm weather cocktails with a side of skyline. 

With the arrival of spring, there’s really no better time than right now to embrace a rosy flush, so say hello to the latest beauty trend you need to know about, draping.

Australia’s first gin festival, Juniperlooza is back once again, hitting Federation Wharf on November 19 and 20.

At The Urban List, we’re all about finding the very best of the best in Melbourne. That’s why we’re giving you the opportunity to win an exclusive luxurious experience at InterContinental Melbourne The Rialto—one of Melbourne’s most luxe hotels, situated on Collins Street—where you’ll learn everything there is to know about indulgence!

Is there a better bread than the mighty roti? All buttery, a little flaky, and fried to perfection.

​Over here at The Urban List, we want our readers to know what's in store for them for the week ahead. So we're bringing you horoscopes for real people - who want their cosmic predictions with a side of honesty. Here are your horror-scopes, including suggestions for where to drown those mystical sorrows when you find out what you're *really* in for this week.

If we had to choose just one cheese dish to sustain us for the rest of our lives, then this would probably be it.

From cheese festivals to world vegan day, why spend your hard-earned dollars this October when there’s this extravaganza of free events? Here are the best free things to do in Melbourne.

Look, we’re all for the sort of fancy-pants dining, where waiters deliver you dried husks of mummified kale while performing contortionist stunts, and the bone marrow’s sourced from the bones of Jesus himself. But sometimes, we ain’t got the time, patience or budget for those sort of shenanigans. 

Moving house is up there with getting married and going to jail as one of the most stressful life situations you’ll ever (okay, or might, depending on your felonies) encounter. There’s nothing that breaks a person quite like fighting over who paid for the share-house washing machine, or getting a wardrobe irreversibly wedged in a stairwell. So, if you’re on the move, how can you do it without turning into the human equivalent of Gollum with a fetish for white goods?

Many of us may still be nursing a post Grand Final day hangover, but we can still plan our week’s antics right? (Maybe with less Carlton Draft though). Melbourne is serving us up a Harry Potter trivia night, a Cherry Blossom festival and a brew master flown in from Germany.

If you’re anything like us, you love to look good, but you love sleep more! So we’ve put together the ultimate time-saving tips that’ll be your hairway to heaven! 

Makeup is a pretty mystifying world.  Do we contour anymore? Or is it strobing?  What the hell actually is contouring and strobing? For those blessed enough with the skills to master this mystifying world, you’re my idols. One thing that I do pride myself on, is my extensive knowledge of online shopping. So I sat down, flexed my (minimal) muscles and began typing.  It seems only fair I share my knowledge about where to buy makeup and someone will finally teach me how to nail a cat eye? Pretty please.

Food and wine pairing is great in theory but sometimes it can be such a bore. As someone who doesn’t like being told what to do, my initial reaction is usually something along the lines of “leave me alone, I’ll drink what I want”. But funnily enough, matching your wine to your food makes a huge difference to how much you’ll enjoy your dinner, and you don’t even have to be a pretentious a-hole about it!

​Get ready to indulge in three days of nothing but sugar because The Cake Bake and Sweets Show, aka the Festival of Deliciousness, is returning to Melbourne!

THIS is what happens to your body one hour after eating bacon. 

Spring has finally sprung here in Melbourne, and there’s no better way to celebrate the brighter days than with a trip to one of the best adventure spots just outside of the city’s borders.

Hair contouring is having a moment and we can understand why. A hairstyle that makes our face look amazeballs with no effort on our part, unless you count sitting in a chair reading gossip magazines as effort.

The big dance is almost here. The Western Bulldogs are looking to break a 61-year premiership drought, while the billionaires from Bondi (the Sydney Swans) are playing in their third grand final in five years.

This weekend could get a bit tricky if you’re planning on heading out for drinks or a feed. What’s going to be open? Where should I go to avoid the footy crowds? Will I need to book?

​The long weekend is upon us (hallelujah) and while most of us will be gearing up for the Grand Final, we’ve also got heaps of other goodies to fill your weekend. We’ve got a beer and cider festival, a cocktail masterclass and a fried chicken giveaway! (And seriously what's better than free chicken?)

I’m not sure if we’ve got footy finals fever or if we just genuinely love food trucks, but we’ve put together a list of all the foodie hotspots at this year’s Foxtel Footy Festival and it’s totally mouthwatering!

I was so darned excited to spend a week living off Aussielent, an Australian nutrient mix that’s designed to ENTIRELY REPLACE REAL FOOD. Yep, instead of tucking into actual bites of solid food, I’d be sipping on nutrient shakes for a whole seven days.

You deserve this. We know you worked hard this winter, so naturally, it’s time to start sipping Aperol Spritz’s and GET A TAN! And that is exactly why QT Gold Coast and The Urban List are treating two lucky people to the trip of a lifetime worth $10,000! 

The best annual foodie destination is back. Featuring the finest Melbourne restaurants, cafes, producers and growers in one foodgasmic space. Taste Of Melbourne is an unmissable event for any self-declared food lover.

If there’s one Melbourne bar that’s doing cocktails right—and that’s shaking up its foodie offering, thanks to an ex-elBulli chef—it’s this CBD drinking institution.

World-famous French patisserie Ladurée is bringing its lavish baked goods to Melbourne!

Celebrating everything Pinot Noir related, this music and drinking festival is springing up this spring at the Melbourne Showgrounds.

While some survive on caffeine and others tootle through life on real food, if you’re anything like my sugar-crazed self—you’ll think Melbourne’s best dessert pancakes are a pretty sweet start to any morning.

Over here at The Urban List, we want our readers to know what's in store for them for the week ahead. So we're bringing you horoscopes for real people - who want their cosmic predictions with a side of honesty. Here are your horror-scopes, including suggestions for where to drown those mystical sorrows when you find out what you're *really* in for this week.

Like you, we love the idea of reaping all those health (and body) benefits that those fitspoers are filling up our grams with. But, let’s face it—it takes so much damn effort to eat well, to go to the gym, to be the Prime Minister while finding the cure for cancer, looking like a god or goddess all while living in a mansion in St Mary’s Bay.

It's that time of the year once again, that one day in September......well, October...but anyway. Beer is flowing freely, pies are being injected with a healthy amount of tomato sauce, and the TAB is full to the brim with punters looking for some value in that first goal kicker (I never pick it). And what better way to watch the game than to gather around a table, throw a few jugs filled with amber liquid on top and scream at a team that you don't support at any other time of the year, today is different. 

Don’t let the title put you off, this will please any and all. Trust me. A breakfast stellar.

We've become totally hooked on booking our beauty appointments through Beauro - it takes the hassle out of booking

What the heck is Sun Country, you might be wondering? We recently discovered that it's a gaggle of quintessential Aussie towns dotted along the Murray River, bursting with natural phenomena (Inland beaches? Tick. Cactus fields? Tick.). You know, the kind of obscure places with names that are fun to say out loud: Mulwala, Barmah, Tocumwal, Barooga.

Woohoo! Four-day week! Still not entirely sure that the day before the Grand Final should be a public holiday but hey, we're not complaining. Anyway, Melbourne still has heaps to get you through the week. From burger master classes to cabaret shows at the Fringe Festival, there's even a fancy neon party to kick off the long weekend!

The assassination of JFK. The death of Lady Di. The capsizing of the Titanic. The fall of Rome. All of us remember exactly where we were when these momentous events occurred. Even if we weren’t born yet. Last week, we sadly added one more dark day to that list.

When city life gets too hectic, you have to escape to somewhere where the energy is chill but, let’s be honest, there’s also still amazing food and shopping. Enter Byron Bay.

Food and drinks are great and all, but when it comes to putting the icing on the cake of dining out, service that gives you the warm fuzzies is where it’s at. From an impressive-yet-not-intimidating array of factoids about the menu, to table service with an unforced smile—even at 1.30am—to presentation flourishes that’d put our Olympic gymnastics team to shame. Here are the Melbourne restaurants really nailing service right now. Bravo, you hospo heroes.

Spring has fiiiiinally sprung, which means sunny weekends that you’ll want to make the must of. And if you’re in need of a reason to lock in your first road trip since last summer, look no further than Shedfest 2016—an epic celebration of all things good in life—AKA food, wine, live music and epic scenery, only a short drive away from Melbourne.

Episode two has wrapped up in a whirlwind of changing hair lengths and a lot of male bitchiness.

As we gear up for our favourite week of the year—Melbourne Cup Carnival at Flemington—we took a little look at what’s what when it comes to Myer Fashions On The Field

Strap yourselves in, lovers of all things melted and stringy, Prahran Market’s annual cheese-tastic Say Cheese Festival is back with over double the number of vendors this October!

Japan's McDonald's have announced chocolate pumpkin french fries are coming soon. Is nothing holy? 

Red Hill is the perfect location for a glass of wine in winter, but now that we're into spring and with summer around the corner that definitely doesn't mean you should forget about visiting.

That’s right, the ultimate foodie event is back this November and we’re giving you the chance to win tickets—including flights to Perth, accommodation in the stunning foodie’s (and wino’s) paradise that is Margaret River as well as entry to the Gourmet Village and VIP tickets to Netflix presents: A screening of Chef’s Table under the stars… Wowsers!

Eating, dining, drinking – here are the best places to do all of them this year.

If you’ve got bachelor fatigue, we thought we’d make it easy for you—these power rankings are really the only thing you need at this early stage.

Stop whatever you're doing and open up iCal; you’re going to want to clear the whole weekend for this.

This weekend is one of the best we’ve seen in a while! For one it’s Bill Murray’s birthday and how ever you want to celebrate the funny man’s big day—Melbs has got you covered. There’s a food, wine and jazz weekend at the Tulip Festival, a 20-year anniversary show for Romeo & Juliet on at the Fringe Festival and Sea Shepard are putting on their annual fundraiser.

Melburnian's sure do love a food truck, but until now they were purely built for humans (silly imo). But the geniuses at The Canine Wellness Kitchen are launching a food truck to cater for your best four-legged friend and it launches this Saturday.

It’s that marvellous time of the year when the clouds roll away, leaves start reappearing on trees and the sun finally decides to show its face once again.

Is there anything more refreshing on a warm, breezy day than an icy cold gin and tonic? We don’t think so, which is why we’ve dubbed the humble G&T the drink of spring.

I’ll be the first one to admit that, unless I’m headed to bargain heaven Daiso to pick up some weird Japanese matcha snack, I’m literally the last person on earth that would admit to setting foot inside Melbourne QV in search of food and drink. However, after hearing news of the latest menu at Meat Fish Wine—the upper-floor restaurant that boasts one of the best wine lists in Australia—my interest was piqued and my diary was out, ready to lock in an evening getting acquainted with their mouth-watering new offerings.

Whether you’re a bacon and syrup kinda person, or a mascarpone and matcha aficionado—having the perfect pancake to slather with your favourite topping is a sure-fire way to reach breakfast nirvana. Here’s a recipe that’s quick, easy and 100% customisable to your every pancake need—whether you want to stuff it full of blueberries, or conjure up a gluten free creation.

​Australia, your beauty never ceases to amaze us! Just a couple of hours from Sydney we’ve got the stunning Wollemi National Park and the Gardens of Stone National Park, and in between those, in the Greater Blue Mountain World Heritage region, one of Australia’s most beautiful resorts. And guess what? We’re giving you the chance to win the ultimate culinary escape there!

There’s something pretty special about being able to walk in to a top-notch restaurant and order food that’s not even on the menu

Over here at The Urban List, we want our readers to know what's in store for them for the week ahead. So we're bringing you horoscopes for real people - who want their cosmic predictions with a side of honesty.

Lately, we’ve been spending our weekends exploring some of Victoria’s lesser-known regions that are packed full of incredible locations we never knew existed. Out of all of our road-trip travels, the one spot that’s totally flipped our proverbial pancake when it comes to jaw-dropping visuals, amazing feats of nature and, um….cake, *has* to be Cactus Country in Strathmerton—part of Sun Country on the Murray. Ten whole acres filled with cacti, as well as frozen margaritas on tap. And it’s only three hours’ drive from the city… I mean, WTF?

Growing up as a kid in the 90’s meant a whole bunch of great things: Harry Potter books, the first Toy Story movies, the reckless abandon of riding your bike until dark with your neighbourhood buds. However, some parts of your childhood were not so charmed.

Tender, juicy and lathered in lip-licking sauce – grab your bib, because we’ve got the ribs.

No longer do the ramen-obsessed need to cower in fear, here are the three places proud to serve you breakfast ramen through the AM.

Good old Melbs, giving us plenty to do (and eat) to get us through the week. Bistro Morgan is delivering us an instaworthy pop up shop, South Wharf is treating us to

Getting winged eyeliner just right is, quite frankly, a nearly impossible feat. 

Kimchi is to Koreans what a snag is to an Aussie. In South Korea, dedicated kimchi fridges are stockpiled with these sour spicy fermented vegetables through the warmer seasons. Running out (or low) of kimchi is not an acceptable way of life.

The Melbourne Showgrounds are being transformed into an emporium of food, rides and festivity, with Melbourne’s biggest food players making appearances throughout the show.

Oktoberfest 2016 in Sydney is the real deal.

Essentially rosé wine dumped into a slushie machine, served with a teensy straw in a wine glass (because, class), self-declared wine connoisseurs should probably look away now.

I’m not disappointed in you, Rich, I’m disappointed for you….

A clickable smorgasbord of celebrity trash talk, food porn, good-to-knows, generally interesting chat-starters, and anything else we think you should know about from around the Internet. It’s your watercooler cheat sheet for the week.

Busting open the Festival club’s doors at North Melbourne’s Arts House tonight for the Melbourne Fringe Gala, from here until October 2 there will be a cornucopia of 463 shows, with roughly quarter totally free.

If there’s one drink that sums up Melbourne, it’s coffee. Whether we’re lazily sipping a cold drip on a rare sunny day, or hitting the town for an espresso martini (or four?) after a week of killing it at work—coffee is our lifeblood. And when it comes to understanding the importance of this hallowed beverage in our daily lives, this coffee mecca is 100% on the same page as us. 

Set your watch to childhood memories, because Gumbuya Park is getting a multi-million dollar upgrade.

Do-nut panic, but Melbourne’s littlest doughnut prince is officially hosting his first pop-up store! The teenager baking whiz behind Bistro Morgan, Morgan Hipworth, will takeover Scroll Ice-Cream’s old location on High Street from this Sunday.

The weather is warming up and that means the swimsuit season is nigh *shudders*. But fear not because one pieces are totally in and 100% flattering.

Drinks in an old gaol, virtual reality, zombie survival and Oktoberfest kicks off! There really is quite a variety this weekend and we’re spoilt for choice.

Once settled nicely into my comfiest Pyjamas, what do sluggards like me do when our desire to plonk on the couch contends with a late-night sugar craving? The solution comes courtesy of a classic case of flipped logic: if you can’t go to dessert, make dessert come to you…

Fighting colds and cellulite, nourishment bowls are the salads you’ve been missing in your life. 

We pretty much live and breathe food and drink here at The Urban List, which means that even in our downtime, we’re adventuring to far-flung corners of Victoria on the hunt for delicious food finds that we’ll be gushing over for the coming weeks. The latest location on our hit list is Healesville, and little did we know that this Yarra Valley gem is a hotbed of fresh Japanese cuisine, served in a Scandi-inspired warehouse that’s as much about deer antlers as it is chopsticks. We’re talking about Alchemy, an incredible shop-cum-restaurant-cum-sushi-kiosk that’s been shaking up everyone’s favourite wine region.

Sake’s cool little brother, Sake Jr, is moving in to Melbourne this September.

Unbeknown to most, Melbourne is home to some of the most luxurious hidden experiences in Australia, from tucking into one of the country’s most prestigious champagne high teas, to being able to spend the night in a plush suite that has its very own balcony, overlooking some incredible architecture. 

This November, coffee-liqueur company, Mr. Black, is catering to all you coffee-and-liquor-loving Melbournians with an entire day dedicated to the Espresso Martini. 

We’ve got some excellent news, Folks. As you may well know, one of our absolute favourite cafés, Grub Food Van, has been dabbling in dinner for a few months now. They first dipped their toe in the pond of evening events with their inaugural dinner back in June. And now it’s time for the Social Food Project’s return, this time hosting Stories Over Summer: Spring Edition, and it’s set to be an absolute cracker.

Over here at The Urban List, we want our readers to know what's in store for them for the week ahead. So we're bringing you horoscopes for real people - who want their cosmic predictions with a side

Aye carumba! Simpsons fans rejoice, it’s legendary creator Matt Groening will be gracing our humble shores for Graphic 2016 at the Sydney Opera House. It’s the first time Groening will have been to Australia, so we can confirm that he has never played knifey-spoony before.

Ladies and gentlemen, it is a truth universally acknowledged that if you are living in Melbourne, you probably have an opinion about music. But did you know that over the years, tons of songs have been written about this fair city of ours?

Port Fairy is a quaint little coastal town with a great beach and an annual folk festival that is so popular, you need to enter a ballot just to get in. It’s like the Fat Duck Restaurant of regional music festivals... But even if you head to Port Fairy outside of festival time, there’s still plenty to delight your senses and divert your soul.

All you can eat (chocolate) dumplings, alligator cheesecake, and Masterchef worthy desserts. Melbourne has delivered yet again and we are spoilt for choice with food and events to get you through the week.

Oh shitballs it’s spring already. That means soon we will no longer be able to hide our drooping bodies beneath conspiratorial layers of clothing. 

The verb for “to section, slice, or cut” in Hawaiian, we promise this Poké is far superior to it’s Facebook and virtual animal counterparts.

I’m sure you knew this, but just in case you need reminding, Amsterdam is the greatest city in the whole damn world. Grab your bags, your can-do attitude, and don’t bloody worry about being tired. You can sleep later.

​Melbourne hosts an extraordinary number of fun runs, charity walks, and hardcore, out-and-out marathons. Targeting fitness junkies and strolling enthusiasts, there’s no doubt that they get us out and

Guys, what a time it is to be alive. Almost everything is on demand. Don’t feel like going out to pick up food? Order it via an app. Can’t be bothered waiting for a taxi? Order a random person to pick you up in their car. But with all of that, we have been missing one important thing. Alcohol delivery.

As Spring approaches ever-so-slowly, and the nights start to warm up, we start thinking about all things cocktail… so we decided to put together a list of Melbourne’s best pimped up cocktails – from

The potato is by no means the prettiest vegetable, but it could lay claim to being the most versatile.

OMG. OMG. OMG. 

Some things in life are just better together. Bert and Ernie. Kim and Kanye. Cheese and cake. From the traditional classics to the outrageously wicked, here are our picks for where to find the best

And then there were three. Richie gave Faith and then Rachel the boot this week - not entirely surprising. Which means that Olena, Alex and Nikki go in to the final week. We analyse each girl's home town visit and predict how things will play out from here. 

A clickable smorgasbord of celebrity trash talk, food porn, good-to-knows, generally interesting chat-starters, and anything else we think you should know about from around the Internet. It’s your watercooler cheat sheet for the week.

Babies. They just don’t get how lucky they are, hey? I mean, their jobs are essentially eating, sleeping, drooling, and throwing tantrums if they don’t get what they want. Sounds like the dream gig to me.

Fellas, if super-close shaves, to the smoothest of skin are on your agenda for the new season ahead, these are our favourite facial products, curated especially for you.

All we want is a sugar-coated, old school donut filled with piping hot raspberry jam, custard or Nutella. This must be what growing up feels like. 

Gone are the days of stalking your favourite four-wheeled restaurant across the state - Melbourne foodies have voted with their bottomless stomachs to achieve a historic foodie feat!

That’s right, we’re talking wine. FREE wine.

There's never a dull moment in Melbourne, and this weekend is no exception. From Harry Potter inspired cocktail nights and Craft Beer Bingo to doggie urban adventures and Chinese cultural festivals,

The weather is on the improve, and it's time to start thinking about having a cheeky snack and wine out on the deck once you get home. So with that we thought we’d throw together a list of our favourite charcuteries, butchers and salumi bars.

We're living in a golden age for indoor plants. Never has the humble pot plant been so trendy, so worthy of filling your Instagram feed. But, god damn, a nice sized Fiddle Leaf Fig can really set you back.

Together, we can make the hospitality world a better place.

Since you’re turning over a new (unhealthy) leaf, we think it’s only fair you know about Melbourne’s latest distinctly un-clean eating trend—S’mores for breakfast. Get s’more-all.

The glorious Golden Gaytime, there for us throughout our childhood and there for us on a warm Summer day well into our 30's. It really is the perfect Australian icon. 

To give you the strength to skip that mid-morning chocolate cake, here are some of the finest creamy concoctions that get a summer-diet tick of approval. You oat to get your hands on these.

I never really thought we’d be friends. After all I eat out far too much to really be a whiz in the kitchen and I can’t remember the last time I baked anything substantial.

We've got the most epic Yarra Valley tour up for grabs for you and three mates. 

Over here at The Urban List, we want our readers to know what's in store for them for the week ahead. So we're bringing you horoscopes for real people - who want their cosmic predictions with a side of honesty.

Second only to the ever-popular espresso martini, the Bloody Mary is a cocktail that just about everybody, no matter how unskilled, should be able to make. And there’s nothing that makes the vodka and tomato juice icon more appealing than a garnish that ensures your drink is dressed to impress.

Contouring your face is old news (even though the majority of us still haven’t mastered it, ahem…) but what about contouring for your hair? Yep, hair contouring is a thing and it’s set to be summer’s hottest hair trend.

The quiet cousin in Melbourne’s dynamic pizza family, we keep coming back to the humble margherita, haters be damned. 

Spring is finally here! With the weather starting to warm up its time to head back outside and enjoy the sunshine. From flower festivals to botanical cockatails, Melbourne is starting to get into the Spring

This year, celebrate National Cheese Pizza Day in style. To celebrate this monumental day, the champions at Gradi have brought back the 99 cheese pizza for one day only.

Just in case you were unaware, we really like food here at The Urban List. We like it in and around our mouths, we like it in our fridges and we like it on our clothes. So when there’s an entire day, week, or month dedicated to all things food and fun, we are always on board.

Often overshadowed by the Hunter Valley, Mudgee is its own, unique destination, with restaurants, wineries and scenery that can easily rival any other wine region in Australia.

A cucumber-watermelon hybrid, these teensy tiny fruits are shaped like miniature watermelons and grow off ornamental vines.

They say that South Yarra is king, Richmond is the best and Carlton is great for brunch, but I think there are some top-notch cafes in the Eastern Suburbs.

Boasting the most inefficient energy to output ratio, these bite-sized dachshunds will pound their paws on a thrillingly teensy 15-metre track.

Don’t shoot the messenger!

We’re down to the top five ladies of this season, meaning that there’s only one more to turf before hometown visits and shit gets real

A clickable smorgasbord of celebrity trash talk, food porn, good-to-knows, generally interesting chat-starters, and anything else we think you should know about from around the Internet. It’s your watercooler cheat sheet for the week.

When it comes to cocktails and mouth-watering food, we’re always wanting it to be bigger, better, tastier, more extravagant, super-convenient, and served in a palatial venue that’s also a secret to most of our city-loving friends. And with Dutchess, (the Flinders Street bar-restaurant that’s recently been revamped by an award-winning ex-Royal Mail Hotel chef) we’ve found all that and more.

There’s a huge emporium of budget-friendly Melbourne events this month, so tuck away your bubble jacket and leave your brolly at home–here are the best 18 free things to do this September!

We’ve pooled our collective current TV crushes into one handy guide of the best under-the-radar shows worth hunting down. Fellow couch potatoes, this list is for you.

Here are 8 of the best espadrilles. Pair yours with a tan and a jug of sangria.

Here are our picks of the city’s best chefs, bakeries and cocktail gurus who are really going for it. Prepare to pick your jaw off the floor.

We’ve found a cheese and wine food truck fest, Beyoncé is celebrating her birthday, and you can enjoy all the ramen thanks to Tokyo Tina taking bookings for one day only!

It’s a well-known fact that scary experiences bring people together, so if you’re looking to take your relationship with your lover, best mate or mum to the next level you might just have to face some of your worst fears with them.

We’ve been on the hunt for Melbourne’s best neighbourhood pub for a good long while now—you know, the kind of place you drop into for a drink and end up staying for dinner—and thankfully, Collingwood institution, The Gem Bar, has heard our calling.

Sure, being bilingual might help your job prospects, but let’s be honest you really just want to learn a bit of the local dialect for that big Summer holiday you’ve just booked. Don’t worry, we get it. That’s why we’ve put together a list of the best places to learn a language in Melbourne…

We have more than one million words at our disposal to give items a name that befits them, a name that describes them perfectly and allows us as humans to make a decision right then and there as to what said item will be, and, most importantly, taste like.

I arrived to check out The Crux & Co a little late. My breakfast date arrived before me and sent a simple text saying “I’m going to move into this place. Permanently.”

Get tail-wagging excited – Melbourne’s pup-friendly music festival, Dogapalooza, is returning for the second time this October! 

This year Chin Chin and Go Go Bar are taking their spring cleaning seriously. There’ll be a fresh coat of paint, new drinks and a new vibrant menu.

It has been a hard year on our waistlines. 

Sagittarius, down that espresso martini and let them know who’s boss. 

When it comes to relaxing and rebooting, getting away from it all—the always-late trams, the endless Punt Road traffic, the two-hour queues for a doughnut—the heart of nature really is the best way to hit the reset button. Here are seven incredible accommodation hot-spots that make for soul-restoring getaways, all within Victoria. Who knew holiday bliss was only a few hours’ drive away?

Fear not Melburnians, just because the weather is yet to catch the memo on the change of seasons, doesn’t mean we haven’t! 

When it comes to skincare, we just had to let you all know about the best organic beauty products on the market right now.

Expect organised outdoor activities like colour wars, meditation and laughter yoga to de-stress from the horrors of 2016.

We’ve included tram stop numbers, we’ve considered postmodern dietary requirements, and all that remains now is for you to embrace your inner hipster (ironically, of course).

Featuring produce from Montalto’s expansive gardens, locally-sourced seafood and house made charcuterie, each intimate dinner includes five deliciously seasonal dishes each paired with an Montalto wine. 

Today is officially “Dog Day” and we’ve found all the best spots in Melbourne for you chill out over a crafty pint and a Parma with all your mates, and yes of course, that includes your furry four-legged wingman.  

I’m feeling nauseated after watching the latest episode of The Bachelor, which involved some kind of chocolate-covered snog session and a bunch of people shovelling haggis into their mouths.

In what could be the most Melbourne move yet, James Fry has launched a caravan park hotel nestled on top of Flinders Lane.

This clique of dogs is cooler than you, and no you can't join. 

Our cheesiest four-wheeled food trucks will be rolling in from the 2 of September, bringing their best cheese-filled street food for all cheese brie-lievers.

Don’t keep reading if you don’t want spoilers about season one. Here's everything you need to know about season two. 

There’s nothing we love more than splurging our pay day cashola on some new beauty buys, but lately we’ve been reconsidering our top picks and paying more attention to the cruelty-free small print. If you’re keen to keep your look on point in the most animal friendly way possible, check out these eight top picks that are certified cruelty-free. Better yet, they’re all available on the high street—we found every brand at Mecca Cosmetica—meaning you’ve got no excuse to buy harmful alternatives

If Pidapipo’s new limited edition Death By Chocolate gelato range is any indication, it’s never too cold for ice cream.

Spring is nearly here and we’ve been on the hunt for the ultimate cocktail to match our mood, as the weather gets warmer. We’re huge fans of all things sour – the freshness about it that you just can’t beat. We recently stumbled upon the Disaronno Sour – the ultimate mixture of flavours. Here are our top six reasons it’s the cocktail you need to try.

This final winter weekend is jam packed with things to keep you busy. After all, what more do you expect from Melbourne?

To bring you up to speed, oil pulling is a health craze that’s been floating around for a while now

There’s heaps of time before summer comes around, right guys?    

Stop the bus, guys. The Falls Festival lineup is here. And it's an absolute cracker. 

Let’s be straight-up here. You’re going to Bedford Street for the fried chicken and waffles. Yes, they have a great fry-up breakfast option. Yes, they have a serviceable broccoli salad for those who like their arteries without a side of clogging. But the hero dish is indisputably the caramel-coloured stack of fried chicken and waffles drizzled with maple syrup and bourbon butter.

Flying everywhere first class is basically the dream, but unfortunately it’s a very costly dream that the vast majority of us won’t dare fork out for. If you’re keen to score yourself a flight upgrade without forking over the cash (hey, I could go to Bali for a week on the fee for extra legroom…), read on for some tips that have worked for the world’s savviest travellers.

Leo, keep your eye on the prize think of a plan of attack – big things are coming your way. And no, we don’t mean the six-pack from Doughnut Time you’ve been dreaming about. 

Armed with a trusty silver (table)spoon, I like eating Nutella out of the jar as much as the next person. If I’m feeling particularly pathetic, the spoon is optional. 

Everybody loves a bargain, and our great state has a ton of hidden shops full of treasure (or trash) ready to discover. We’ve scoured the good, the bad and the dusty so you don’t have to!

All you can eat oysters, sandwich deliveries to your best mates, and even a Vogue shopping night – your only trouble will be squeezing it all in.

Prepare to be astounded by the food world’s determination yet again: someone has created avocado buns and they’re as dysfunctional as you would imagine.

Often overlooked for being nothing more than a train station location, Balaclava is in fact a small but bustling little area of cafes and more. With the majority of its life being centred on Carlisle street, it’s a strip just bursting with sights, sounds, and things to do. 

Bali is considering banning alcohol? Gasp! Here's why they shouldn't.

Here are some of Melbourne's best restaurants, bakeries, bars and delis in which to begin your Polish food exploration (and for our Polish listers, we hope you'll find a place with food just like your babcia used to make). 

We've wrapped up all the best bits of this week's Bachelor episodes so that you don't have to sit through any more of Richie's laughs. 

We’ve reached peak food mash up: introducing the mufgle.

If you saw Kanye West’s mildly horrendous “Life Of Pablo” range and thought you absolutely needed a piece that could call your wardrobe home – now’s your chance.

Going out is fun and all but sometimes you just want an intimate dinner in your own backyard. And while entertaining is fun once everyone has arrived, it can be super stressful getting everything prepared. But, newsflash, it doesn’t have to be. If the aim of the game is to hang out with your friends and not to become the next Blumenthal, then put down Ottolenghi’s NOPI cookbook, embrace some simple sharing dishes and break open the wine.

Look, I’m just going to come out and say it: shopping for wedding gifts blows.

There’s one sneaky dish that’s slowly been working its way onto just about every café menu in Melbourne. Enter: The Super Salad.

An Asian street food weekend, a Scorsese quiz night, and even an O.C themed party – ya’ll are absolutely spoilt for choice. 

It's a paradise of cocktails complete with DJs, tasty snacks, terracotta fittings and a pastel color scheme.

Dear determinedly not-alcoholic-at-all friend - here are the 50 bars you need to try in Melbourne this year, just in case you feel like venturing further than your local favourite.

We're HUGE fans of Melbourne's hospitaltiy industry (heck, we use it, enjoy it and write about it every day)

In a cosy little log cabin in Fitzroy, graced with deer pelts and the kind of freshly sawn wood smell that would make Ron Swanson proud, we have discovered a new kind of gelato. Gelato spiked with Sriracha flaked almonds. Gelato with candied bacon strips sticking out the top. Basically, gelato heaven–for anyone who isn’t on a diet, that is.

From Guy Tea, to Tokyo Tina feasts, and Sicilian-style BBQs, your old man will be spoilt rotten this Father’s Day! 

Next year, I’ll be turning thirty, and while age might be but a number, it’s certainly a number that I’d rather wasn’t rounding itself up to the big three-oh in a matter of months. 

Cancer: hit the gym, tighten those buns, and spruce yourself up. The luurve department is waiting for you. 

Do you ever get the impression that literally everyone has their grown up stuff together but you? A house, a holiday, hell even a pretty pooch; why does no one speak about their secret saving behaviour and how do people budget when there’s so much do (read: eat)?

There must be something in the water. We've been traipsing around Albury, Wodonga and Corowa to find the best places to sleep, eat, drink and explore, and have found, quite frankly, a shedload of surprising hot-spots around the Murray River. Make a run for the border with our guide to the best, unexpected finds in the region.

Just as sometimes you want a no-fuss breakfast, sometimes you want something with a bit of ‘weird’ factor. Something that would make even the most hardcore hipster do a double take. Something that would be described as ‘kooky’ if it were a contestant on a reality tv show. Without further ado, here are some of Melbourne’s most experimental cafes to satisfy your inner Heston Blumenthal.

You can grab yourself a $5 lunch, celebrate International Rum Day, or feast on a five-course truffle dinner. Just your average week, right?!

Four delicious ways to avoid a sad desk lunch.

To start you on the right (walking) track, here are Victoria’s 8 best campsites for newbies.

Think Snickers smoothies, PB waffles and peanut butter hot chocolate. 

An eclectic, vibrant cuisine with traces of south-east Asian, Spanish, American and Mexican flavours, eating Filipino food is like getting all your favourite foods rolled into one downright delicious dish.

There’s never really a bad time to curl up with a good book, but the middle of Winter does make it an extremely inviting prospect. With cold nights and weekends fairly frequent we thought it best to put together a list of good reads so you don’t even have to think about it. So grab that blanket, find a good spot by the fire and settle in.

Swedish fish-centered Oreos now exist in what is surely a sign of end of days.

While we’re all stuck here shivering and bundled up in as many puffy jackets as we can find, it’s summer on the other side of the world (so our social media accounts keep reminding us). And while they’re all loving the sunshine, they’re also loving colours. And anything with pompoms. 

This has to just about be our favourite weekend of the year. You, guessed it, Flour Market is on again.

What a nauseating heart-warming episode of The Bachelor, centred around the importance of children, and how people who aren’t obsessed with them are less deserving of love than those who are. Here’s the incredibly accurate power ladder after Wednesday’s episode.

As always, Melbourne is offering a bunch of activities to keep you busy while you’re Pokémon hunting. 

Towel, water bottle and suspicious lack of tap shoes in hand, I set off to my very fist class ready to throw a few jazz hands…

Imagine a world where you can eat all the oysters you want, tuck into the tastiest falafel in the city, get to enjoy all the high tea you can handle, and even have access to some of the most decadent cocktails and dancefloors in Melbourne. Pretty dreamy, hey? No, we’re not talking about life as an Urban Lister (ha, we wish…), we’re talking about or latest competition where you can win VIP treatment at SEVEN of Melbourne’s top venues.

Apparently I eat a lot of ‘hipster’ health foods. I’m in no way a hipster, but I do love a good turmeric latte, I have almond milk in my coffee and my favourite dessert is banana ‘nice’ cream. A couple of weeks ago I made my friend a turmeric broth with kale and chickpeas before sitting down on the couch to enjoy a cup of Tension Tamer tea (yep, that’s a real thing) and a punnet of medjool dates. Rolling her eyes at me, she challenged me to eat ‘normal’ food for a few days.