Print Issue #27: How Australian Is the Chicken Parma, Really? An Unsung Yarra Valley Restaurant and Exploring a Rugged Coastline By Foot

The latest print issue is here. Grab a free copy from your local cafe or catch up below. [How Australian Is the Chicken Parma, Really? The combo of flattened chicken breast, ham, napoli sauce and melted cheese is a total classic. But who invented it? And how did it become so popular?]( [A Colosseum and Statue of David, Hidden Inside a Northside Pub How – and why – did the inside of a beloved Brunswick hotel end up looking like an Italian piazza?]( Cafe Highlights: August Lasagne pies, handmade crumpets topped with taleggio and a toastie-slinging record store are a few of the things we’re loving this month. [The Madrusans Make Drinks Better Michael and Zara Madrusan run three of Melbourne’s best cocktail bars: Heartbreaker, the Everleigh and now Bar Margaux. But that’s only part of what they do – the ambitious duo is elevating drinks right across the city in a way no bar, or bars, has managed to.]( [Five Sippable Spirits for Winter A peach-flavoured aperitif, coffee liqueur and single-malt whisky from France are among the recommendations from bottle shop owner and wine writer Mike Bennie.]( [Very Serious Business: Duly Noted Should waiters use a notepad to jot down orders? Should you care? Hospitality, um, “expert” Patrick Boyle has some thoughts.]( [An Unsung Restaurant in the Yarra Valley Melbourne is surrounded by excellent winery restaurants. But very few are committed to the DIY ethos like this one, where the chefs make their own bread, cheese, charcuterie and more. We can’t understand how this tranquil, undulating estate has flown under the radar for so long.]( [Recipe: Golden Wagyu Croquettes Richmond’s Minamishima is renowned for its peerless sushi, but these korokke are pretty special too.]( [How It’s Made: Ides’ Black Box The dramatic finale to every meal at Ides is a featureless jet-black cube. What’s inside? And how do they put it there?]( [Travel: Three Capes Track Only 48 hikers a day are granted entry to this four-day, three-night trek skirting some of the country’s most rugged and scenic coastline.]( [Green Tea Versus Black Tea What’s the difference? Find out in this quick 30-second read.]( [Objects of Desire This month we’re crushing on sculptural jewellery, a quirky incense holder and affordable handmade pots.]( [A World-Famous Torrential Downpour, On Top of a Melbourne Carpark The first step is the hardest at Rain Room. But then you have a God-like experience: walking through a deluge, without getting wet. It’s already generated hours-long lines at galleries in New York, Los Angeles, London and Shanghai. Now it’s your turn.]( [Have You Noticed? Vending Machines in Restaurants Beer, T-shirts and Dom Perignon – it’s surprising what’s inside machines at Melbourne’s restaurants nowadays.]( [Work Uniform: Thalea Michos-Vellis Shop the “bourgeois or bizarre” style of the Melbourne-based freelance stylist, whose clients include Gucci, Prada, Miu Miu and Adidas.]( [Update email preferences]( or [unsubscribe]( ©2018 Broadsheet Media [Design The Company You Keep]( ​