Australia wouldn’t be Australia if there wasn’t sea food for Christmas, New Year, Australia Day any other occasion where people get together. ‘Chuck a few prawns on the Barbie’ is a sort of a joke but it is also what happens. All summer in Australian households across the country, sea food is being ‘chucked’…
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Books for Cooks has moved. The shop is no longer in that cute little house on Gertrude Street in Fitzroy. After all these years it now has a greater and more comfortable space at the Queen Victoria Market. I first wrote about this fascinating bookshop several years ago – Books for Cooks. There is…
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There is a sustainability tour you can join and take with a leader to tell you the behind the scenes stuff or you can pick up a map and followed the route at your leisure. Sustainability covers everything: Stall holders supporting small farmers whose approach to farming and animal welfare they know and approve…
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The South Melbourne Market has been up graded over the years. I can still remember when it was the cramped and crowed market that I fell in love with years ago. Now there is more space and there seems to be more light. I’m not sure if this is true but I remember it…
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December arrives and the fabulous and fun St Kilda Twilight Market is up and running again. It’s on again this Thursday, the 8th of December and goes right through summer until March next year. Every year during summer the St Kilda Twilight Market brings the local community and visitors together on Thursday evenings with…
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The Hank Marvin Market is a good place to get breakfast on a Saturday. See melbourneplaces visit a few weeks ago. There are various options and last Saturday I opted for the breakfast burger from The Little Mushroom Company food truck. I love mushrooms and I could think of nothing nicer on a cold…
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Those Girls Beveridge company was at the South Melbourne Night Market last year and I met with them for the first time then. Their iced tea was an ideal thirst quenching drink on a warm February evening in Melbourne. Since that meeting their business has surged ahead. Melbourneplaces needed a catch up. They pitched…
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Fun, food, fashion, music and crafts – it is all at the South Melbourne Night Market. The market is held in the South Melbourne Market building every Thursday night until the 5th of March. It is lively and most of it is under cover so regardless of the weather you can enjoy it. Music…
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The market opened on the last evening of October. It was a good start. The weather was pleasant, sunny and coolish and the people were turning up. This a craft market with food. I am only going to look at the craft in this post and leave the food for another post. The craft…
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St Kilda markets are where to hang out in the evening on Thursday 20th December For those who follow this blog I want to let you know about a couple of night markets in St Kilda ( one starting this week) that you can check out before Christmas, it’s another opportunity to browse for…
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