Broadsheet Melbourne: Around Town

At Raymond Capaldi's new Wonder Pies outpost in Coburg North, a large viewing window lets you watch the pie-making process first-hand. Plus, Melanie Katsalidis’s jewellery and design collective, Pieces of Eight, has just opened a new CBD location with a fit-out that feels like you're walking into a treasure box. 

Featured in today's episode: 

• Wonder Pies
• Pieces of Eight 

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 Heartattack and Vine team has taken up residence in a sun-drenched corner shop with a cafe, wine shop, deli and general store. Stop by for dippy eggs and a vibrant morning plate, or grab a bottle of wine and a bouquet to-go. Broadsheet contributor James Williams joins us with the details. Plus, a 'brutalist' bathhouse in Torquay brings together leading facial studio Little Company and holistic massage practice Still Beauty. 

Featured on today's episode: 

• Still Beauty at Little Company and About Time
• Sunhands

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.

As we kick off the Easter holiday, it’s time to hunt down the city’s best HCBs. From a traditional style packed with fruit and spice to something more inventive, like a spiced custard-filled doughnut-croissant hybrid, make sure you cross one of these buns off your list. Alternatively, break tradition with several spins on the humble hot cross bun. Quincy Malesovas joins us with her guide to Easter treats including booze-filled chocolate bunnies and a super-sized Golden Gaytime gelato-packed egg.

Featured on today's episode: 

• Melbourne's Best Hot Cross Buns
• Melbourne’s Best Chocolate Eggs and Other Easter Treats 

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.

The new Le Meridien features 235 rooms across 12 storeys, a spectacular rooftop pool and several dining spaces, including a restaurant and ground-floor cafe-slash-wine bar. Broadsheet contributor James Williams joins the podcast with all the details (including Prince tribute cocktails). Plus, Pidapipo launches a range of single-origin chocolate bars finished in a temperature-controlled room at Fitzroy HQ Pidapipo Laboratorio. 

Featured on today's episode: 

• Le Meridien 
• Pidapipo Cioccolato

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.

What started as a conversation about collaborating on a rug has morphed into a larger, more conceptual project for painter and sculptor Brendan Huntley (also the frontman for Eddy Current Suppression Ring) and sibling duo Georgie and Alex Cleary, founders of homegrown fashion label Alpha60. The collaborative exhibition, titled Sense of Direction, is showing at Heide Modern until April 10. Plus, much-loved bakery Penny for Pound has opened a new storefront on Bridge Road, just around the corner from the original location behind Mayday.

Featured on today's episode: 

• Sense of Direction
• Penny for Pound 

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.

At Bowtiful's new CBD location, a window into the kitchen provides a full view of the chefs (also known as noodle masters) as they painstakingly hand-pull all the noodles and prepare everything fresh daily. Plus, Sarah & Sebastian has been offering its soldered service for years at its boutiques in Melbourne. But for the first time, it’s hitting the road and popping up in seven other locations around Australia including the Mornington Peninsula this weekend.

Featured on today's episode: 

• Bowtiful
• Sarah & Sebastian 

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.

In a residential neighbourhood in Bangkok, journalist and presenter Sofia Levin was taken to the edge of chilli enlightenment. She joins Around Town to chat about the dish responsible, pad kra pao (Thai holy basil stir-fry) and how Melbournians can find it this weekend. 

Featured in today's episode: 

• Phed Mark’s Pad Krapao 

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.

The third edition of the Rising winter arts festival will feature 400 artists, 185 events and 12 world premieres. Publications Director Nick Connellan joins us to talk through the lineup. Plus, a new twist on the classic Vietnamese-Australian bakery dishing Black Angus brisket and rare beef banh mi dipped in a rich pho broth. 

Featured in today’s episode:

• Good Days Hot Bread 
• Rising Melbourne 

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 Produce

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Walk through the door of an unassuming shopfront along Barkly Street, and indulge in a multi-course meal expertly prepared by a chef who trained at Kenzan for a decade. Plus: at his latest offering, Maha North, chef-owner Shane Delia is focused on creating a produce-driven menu that features interesting takes on Middle Eastern classics.

Featured in today's episode: 

• Matsu
• Maha North 

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.

Channelling Amalfi Coast vibes, the Great Ocean Road pub will soon be serving Totti’s famous puffy woodfired bread, house-made pastas and seafood. Quincy Malesovas is back to gives us the details on Merivale's first Victorian offering. Also: following a blockbuster year, artist Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran discusses his new Melbourne exhibition and Zonzo Estate starts bottling 'liquid gold'. 

Featured in today's episode: 

• Totti's Lorne
• Zonzo Estate 
• Undergod at Sullivan and Strumpf 

Can't make it to the gallery? You can experience Undergod online here: https://www.sullivanstrumpf.com/viewing-spaces/ramesh-mario-nithiyendran-2/

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.