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If the option was between Iggy Pop or John Farnham, I walked away thinking, maybe I am a Sadie after all.

I live in Brunswick East and drink flat whites. Now I’m engaged in a sordid affair

As a Melburnian, your coffee order signals a certain sense of taste. So what happens when you decide you’re not a flat white person anymore?

  • Bianca O'Neill
The cinnamon babka with cream cheese icing.

10 beaut places open today for your Anzac Day coffee and pastry fix

Of course, surcharges will apply, but it will be worth it for that sweet, sweet caffeine (and cake) hit.

Jade Morgan is the manager at Leeroy cafe in Vermont. The suburb has the highest median coffee price in Melbourne.

Where to find the cheapest and most expensive coffee in Melbourne

The price of a cup of coffee in Melbourne varies wildly depending on which suburb you order it in. Search our interactive graphic to find out how coffee prices compare in your suburb.

  • Cara Waters
Guy Grossi likes a daily espresso, but the most popular coffee order at his restaurant Grossi Florentino is a latte.

Guy Grossi drinks espresso, but most Melburnians like to add milk. Find out your suburb’s most popular coffee order

Our deep dive into Melburnians’ preferred coffee orders tells a story of changing tastes. Use the interactive to find out where your suburb sits on Melbourne’s cappuccino curve.

  • Cara Waters
Peter Dunn and his 20 month old daughter Eleanora on the Dunn’s North Blackwood spud farming family farm in Central Victoria. They’ll be part of the Trentham Spudfest, a festival celebrating all things potato.

Goodbye music festivals, hello food festivals? Where to plan your next regional road trip

From community-led harvests, to cheese and bread workshops with Australia’s best, regional food festivals have a lot to offer – and they’re booming. Here’s our pick of five to visit this autumn.

  • Bianca Hrovat
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What is the best way to store a bottle of port if it has a screwcap?

The bottle cap doesn’t need to be kept wet like cork does. Just don’t call it “vintage port”.

  • Huon Hooke
Josh Uljans (left) and Karl van Buuren on the rooftop of their new Footscray venue, Moon Dog Wild West.

How a cobbled-together ‘Franken-brewery’ became a craft-beer juggernaut

This local brewer does venues with childlike imagination, and beers and seltzers that are now quintessentially Melbourne. We find out where it all began and what’s to come.

  • Tomas Telegramma
Moon Dog Wild West in Footscray, featuring the mechanical bull ridden by owners Josh Uljans (left) and Karl van Buuren.

Footscray’s legendary Franco Cozzo site has undergone a wild transformation

A mechanical bull, tequila-sunrise slushies, sizzling fajita platters and a huge rooftop bar. Welcome to Moon Dog Brewery’s new three-level mega-venue.

  • Tomas Telegramma
A pint of beer should not be $16.

$16 a pint, in this economy? Stuff that, I’m starting a moonshine side-hustle

In recent years, I made the mistake of acquiring a taste for expensive booze. I would find beers with exceptional can designs and phrases such as “NEIPA” and “hazy pale” which made me feel special. Now I can’t afford the cheap stuff.

  • Doug Hendrie

Drink straight after buying: Is the majority of wine made to be enjoyed immediately?

The most popular wines at the moment are not intended for storing in a cellar, writes Huon Hooke.

  • Huon Hooke

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