Broadsheet Melbourne: Around Town

With its masses of restaurants, bars and clubs, Chapel Street is one of Melbourne’s most bustling hubs. In spring the iconic strip will score Studio Amaro, a new two-level Italian restaurant and bar courtesy of the Commune Group, already behind some of the area’s most popular spots, including Firebird, Hanoi Hannah and Tokyo Tina. Publications Director Nick Connellan joins Around Town with the details. Plus, a dark, moody CBD wine bar will highlight American wines alongside greats from Australia and France. 

Featured on today's episode: 

• La Rue
• Studio Amaro 

New episodes of Broadsheet Melbourne Around Town drop Monday, Wednesday, Friday each week. Subscribe on the LiSTNR app to make sure you don’t miss an episode. And keep up-to-date on everything Broadsheet has to offer at www.Broadsheet.com.au, or at @Broadsheet_melb.

Broadsheet Melbourne Around Town is hosted by Katya Wachtel and produced by Nicola Sitch.

Deirdre Fogarty is the Executive Producer.

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Chinese-ish: Home Cooking, Not Quite Authentic, 100% Delicious, the cookbook collaboration from Etta head chef Rosheen Kaul and illustrator Joanna Hu is a finalist in the prestigious James Beard Media Awards. The James Beard scheme – based in the USA – is a heavy hitter in global food culture, pushing new standards in culinary storytelling and the restaurant industry. What started out as a Melbourne lockdown project has become internationally recognised in food media and the pair join Around Town to chat about the  nomination. 

Featured on today's episode: 

• Chinese-ish: Home Cooking, Not Quite Authentic, 100% Delicious

New episodes of Broadsheet Melbourne Around Town drop Monday, Wednesday, Friday each week. Subscribe on the LiSTNR app to make sure you don’t miss an episode. And keep up-to-date on everything Broadsheet has to offer at www.Broadsheet.com.au, or at @Broadsheet_melb. 

Broadsheet Melbourne Around Town is hosted by Katya Wachtel  and produced by Nicola Sitch.

Deirdre Fogarty is the Executive Producer.

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The menu at Chessel and Clarke is based on whatever produce the team can get their hands on at South Melbourne Market – think fried eggplant, tahini toast, stuffed capsicums and brown butter-doused Turkish eggs. Quincy Malesovas joins Around Town to chat about the new daytime eatery. Plus, Hepburn Springs’ new villas provide an ideal base for bespoke mineral bathing and massage experiences and a weekend exploring Victorian spa country.

Featured on today's episode: 

• Chessel and Clarke
• Hepburn Bathhouse and Spa

New episodes of Broadsheet Melbourne Around Town drop Monday, Wednesday, Friday each week. Subscribe on the LiSTNR app to make sure you don’t miss an episode. And keep up-to-date on everything Broadsheet has to offer at www.Broadsheet.com.au, or at @Broadsheet_melb.

Broadsheet Melbourne Around Town is hosted by Katya Wachtel and produced by Nicola Sitch.

Deirdre Fogarty is the Executive Producer.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Yan is a new restaurant in South Yarra that combines Asian flavours with American barbeque technique. Diners are encouraged to start their meal by peeling smoked king prawns and dipping them in a ginger-shallot sauce. The aim is to infuse the hands with a subtle smokiness and prepare diners for the rest of the evening. Plus, a compact new outlet for Melbourne's favourite Lebanese bakery. 

New episodes of Broadsheet Melbourne Around Town drop Monday, Wednesday, Friday each week. Subscribe on the LiSTNR app to make sure you don’t miss an episode. And keep up-to-date on everything Broadsheet has to offer at www.Broadsheet.com.au, or at @Broadsheet_melb.

Broadsheet Melbourne Around Town is hosted by Katya Wachtel and produced by Nicola Sitch.

Deirdre Fogarty is the Executive Producer.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sydney artist and Archibald Prize winner, Julia Gutman, joins Features Editor Emma Joyce to discuss her path to winning the prestigious prize, and reflects on her unique perspective as a young woman with an unconventional style of portraiture and what that means for the future of modern art in Australia. 

Featured on today's episode: 

• The Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes 2023

New episodes of Broadsheet Melbourne Around Town drop Monday, Wednesday, Friday each week. Subscribe on the LiSTNR app to make sure you don’t miss an episode. Keep up-to-date on everything Broadsheet has to offer at www.Broadsheet.com.au, or at @Broadsheet_melb. 

Broadsheet Melbourne Around Town is hosted by Katya Wachtel and produced by Nicola Sitch. Deirdre Fogarty is the Executive Producer.

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Grab a coffee and a Sebby’s scroll or house-made scone while your bike is serviced next door at the newly opened Velo Espresso in Ormond. Plus, we have the insiders guide to Melbourne Design Week 2023 from NGV's Curator of Contemporary Design and Architecture, Simone LeAmon.

Featured on today's episode:

• Velo Espresso and Velo Rapport
• Melbourne Design Week 2023 

New episodes of Broadsheet Melbourne Around Town drop Monday, Wednesday, Friday each week. Subscribe on the LiSTNR app to make sure you don’t miss an episode. Keep up-to-date on everything Broadsheet has to offer at www.Broadsheet.com.au, or at @Broadsheet_melb. Broadsheet Melbourne Around Town is hosted by Katya Wachtel and produced by Holly Mitchell. Deirdre Fogarty is the Executive Producer.

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'It blushes at you while you blush back at it'.

Broadsheet contributor Rory McKenna knows good burgers. But there's one on the supper menu in a gilded dining room that keeps drawing him back. The combination of a hefty, marbled patty, pillowy potato bun and dill-packed mayo has proven so irresistible that he has visited every week for two months. Rory joins Around Town to divulge his love affair with Gimlet's Cheeseburger. 

Featured on today's episode: 

• Gimlet

New episodes of Broadsheet Melbourne Around Town drop Monday, Wednesday, Friday each week. Subscribe on the LiSTNR app to make sure you don’t miss an episode. And keep up-to-date on everything Broadsheet has to offer at www.Broadsheet.com.au, or at @Broadsheet_melb.

Broadsheet Melbourne Around Town is hosted by Katya Wachtel and produced by Nicola Sitch.

Deirdre Fogarty is the Executive Producer.

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Nipaluna/Hobart’s annual mid-winter festival Dark Mofo once again returns in June for a two-week run of music, art, food, drink, performance and uncategorisable creative chaos. Marcus Teague is a music and culture journalist who has attended and reported on every Dark Mofo since the festival's inception (with the exception of a pandemic year). Marcus joins Around Town to divulge his festival picks and chat about some of his favourite Dark Mofo memories (like the time he was kidnapped and chained to gym equipment by a gimp). 

Featured on today's episode: 

• Dark Mofo: Exaltation 

New episodes of Broadsheet Melbourne Around Town drop Monday, Wednesday, Friday each week. Subscribe on the LiSTNR app to make sure you don’t miss an episode. Keep up-to-date on everything Broadsheet has to offer at www.Broadsheet.com.au, or at @Broadsheet_melb.

Broadsheet Melbourne Around Town is hosted by Katya Wachtel and produced by Nicola Sitch. Deirdre Fogarty is the Executive Producer.

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The co-founder of Wolf and Swill has swapped his woodfired oven for a cabinet smoker and flat-top griddle. Plus, hear about the new 250 capacity band room hoping to fill the hole left by the closure of the Brunswick Hotel five years ago.

Featured on today's episode:

• Pinche Cantina
• The Bergy Seltzer

New episodes of Broadsheet Melbourne Around Town drop Monday, Wednesday, Friday each week. Subscribe on the LiSTNR app to make sure you don’t miss an episode. Keep up-to-date on everything Broadsheet has to offer at www.Broadsheet.com.au, or at @Broadsheet_melb.

Broadsheet Melbourne Around Town is hosted by Katya Wachtel and produced by Holly Mitchell. Deirdre Fogarty is the Executive Producer.

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The biggest week on the beer calendar is back with more than 70 events across Melbourne and regional Victoria. Broadsheet contributor, Evan Jones, has put together some of the program’s highlights – including beer brewed with native ingredients, funky cheese pairings and a beer bake-off. Plus, Angola-born, Melbourne-raised sisters Laurinda and Fatuma Ndenzako launched their fashion label, Collective Closets in 2016, which marries their Australian and African Cultures. Fatuma joins host Katya Wachtel to share what exciting things Collective Closets has coming up, including being a part of the NGV’s Melbourne Now exhibition and ACMI’s Goddess exhibition.

Featured on today's episode: 

• Good Beer Week 2023
• Collective Closets

New episodes of Broadsheet Melbourne Around Town drop Monday, Wednesday, Friday each week. Subscribe on the LiSTNR app to make sure you don’t miss an episode. Keep up-to-date on everything Broadsheet has to offer at www.Broadsheet.com.au, or at @Broadsheet_melb.

Broadsheet Melbourne Around Town is hosted by Katya Wachtel and produced by Holly Mitchell. Deirdre Fogarty is the Executive Producer.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.