MEL: HOT Or NOT
Blog URL http://www.melhotornot.com
Located Melbourne, Victoria Australia
Tags art, culture, shopping, restaurant, food, dance, music, markets, tours
The decisive guide to Melbourne
Latest Blog Posts
- NOT: Burning Daylight, Marrugeku, Meat Market, Arts House, 5 Blackwood St North Melbourne on Nov 21, 2009 in ballet and dance north melbourne theatre
Burning Daylight is a contemporary dance and theatre production about the remote north-western coastal town of Broome by the indigenous and multicultural troupe Marrugeku. It was a reasonably entertaining production but on balance I have given it a N...
- NOT: Time Traveler’s Wife, Palace Dendy Brighton, 26 Church St, Brighton on Nov 21, 2009 in brighton films and cinemas
I dithered a bit about whether to give The Time Traveler’s Wife a HOT or NOT. It was a moderately pleasant experience and I didn’t feel like I’d wasted 2 hours of my life, but would I encourage my friends to see it? Probably not ...
- HOT: O’Connell’s Centenary Hotel, 407 Coventry Street, South Melbourne on Nov 20, 2009 in mid-range restaurants and cafes south melbourne
After a brief wander through the South Melbourne Night Markets, C and I found ourselves in a South Melbourne black hole. Both of us were familiar with daytime cafes in the area, but where to go for dinner? Fortunately, we remembered the gastropub O&#...
- HOT: Brunetti, 214 Flinders Lane, Melbourne on Nov 19, 2009 in bakery melbourne cbd restaurants and cafes takeaway
Given the heatwave that we’ve been experiencing in Melbourne lately, I think it’s perfectly acceptable to eat icecream for lunch. Scooping gelati under the shade of a big umbrella makes me feel like I’m on holiday! Brunetti in City...
- HOT: Berlei Bus, Federation Square, Melbourne on Nov 19, 2009 in free stuff melbourne cbd shops and markets
Have you notice the big red inflatable bra at Federation Square? Ladies, this one’s for you. Berlei has wheeled their plush red Berlei Bus to Federation Square to provide free bra fittings for all of us crippled with back pain, shoulder pain, r...
- HOT: Beautiful Losers, Anode 2009, Speakeasy Cinema, 1000 £ Bend, 361 Lt Lonsdale St, Melbourne on Nov 18, 2009 in festivals films and cinemas melbourne cbd
Beautiful Losers begins with an amusing introduction by two middle aged men in front of the Sydney Harbour Bridge: “Hello Melbourne! Hope you enjoy the film. We brought cocaine!” Who are these people? You wonder. They look like two ordinary, non-...
- HOT: Speakeasy Cinema, 1000 £ Bend, 361 Lt Lonsdale St, Melbourne on Nov 17, 2009 in films and cinemas melbourne cbd restaurants and cafes
Speakeasy Cinema is one of the newest cinema experiences in Melbourne and I loved its hip, low-fi aesthetic. A ramshackle collection of mismatched chairs. Nostalgic lolly bags and ice creams for sale. Milk crates to steady your drinks. The whole expe...
