The $800 cocktail vs the $275 cocktail
Yes, it looks like the Margie Noir from Umbaba in London’s West End is the world’s most expensive cocktail. It’s called the Magie Noir and costs The post The $800 cocktail vs the $275 cocktail appeared...
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1806 and the pole dancer
The bittered sling. The really bad news is that the posse is falling apart. My favourite pole dancer is leaving town. I can only console myself with her leaving celebrations on Sunday, possibly...
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Febfast spoils cocktail challenge (for now)
Mint julep 1806 Bugger! Just as I decide to drink the menu at 1806 in the city I decide to join the Febfast challenge as part of my frugal February. The idea is that give give up booze for a whole...
View ArticleSex in the City and the Wine Room
It was a close escape. About 300 women and two men packed into the foyer of the George last Sunday afternoon. I was saved from seeing Sex in the City and instead spent a few hours in the Melbourne Wine...
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Drama at Der Raum
It’s about theatre. And Der Raum does it well. Gin – there’s a selection of all the good stuff – is chilled with liquid nitrogen. It boils in a glass jug with clouds spilling down its sides and along...
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The Everleigh: ice cool on Gertrude St
For a very hot country, it is remarkable how little care we give our ice. Sure, you can buy large bags of ice pretty much anywhere, but it’s the kind of ice to stick in a bath or an Esky and chill...
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