A Gorgeous Destination Diner, Best Things to Do in Melbourne This Month, Vintage Fashion in an Architectural Icon, Hole-in-the-Wall Gnocchi

 ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌   [Broadsheet]( 6 September 2019 [Weekend] Friday [Storms]15° | Saturday [Showers]13° | Sunday [Showers]15° Fri [Storms]15°|Sat [Showers]13°|Sun [Showers]15° [[ ] Travel Weekend Road Trip: A Destination Diner in the Country, Inspired by Memories of Childhood Summer Holidays At the serene and little-known Lake Mulwala, just a few hours from Melbourne, you’ll find a restaurant with elegant interiors and woodfired pizza. In summer, lounge beneath pink-tasseled sun umbrellas after boating on the river. But for now, stick by the fireplace.]( [[ ] Fashion A Gorgeous New Vintage Fashion Boutique Filled With Gucci, Céline and Dior, in a 1920s Architectural Icon A Melbourne-born graduate of New York’s Parsons School of Design is filling the striking CBD space with clothing, bags and shoes from the late ’80s through to the mid 2000s. All the European fashion houses are here, from Givenchy to Pucci.]( [[ ] Entertainment Editor’s Picks: The Best Things to do in Melbourne in September Get up close with a deranged, murderous bride at an immersive show in an old warehouse, dine at the new bistro from the Reymond restaurateur dynasty, learn how to score free business-class upgrades, and watch classic films while floating in a hot spring.](   New openings we’re loving [ ]( [Food & Drink Choose-Your-Rim Margaritas and Inventive Tacos Come to Windsor Among pops of vibrant orange, greenery and jars of pickles feast on soy-braised beef short rib, tostadas and ceviche.]( [ ]( [Art & Design New Plant Delivery Service Jacob and Roy Makes Gifting Easy There are handmade copper pots, classic ceramic pots, cascading sweetheart vines, prayer plants and more.](  Sales Wrap - best of the week [ ]( [Fashion 60% off Ganni, Kenzo, Marc Jacobs and Rag & Bone, and 20% off Spring Court Sneakers Plus 80% off Lightly’s sleek furniture and homewares, $15 lipsticks, and a huge plant sale by Vasette.](  Your last chance [ ]( [Art & Design The Oz Ballet’s “Wonder Woman of Dance” A 19th-century French ballet, with costume and set design by world-renowned Jérôme Kaplan (and an original 1876 score), has been transformed into a romping tale of armoured superheroines. See it this weekend before it spins away for good.]( [ ]( [Entertainment The Melbourne Writers Festival 2019 Top authors, journalists, playwrights, poets, songwriters and artists from here and overseas delve into the unbridled emotions that emerge when we talk about love.](  What we’re cooking this weekend [[ ] Fancy Footy Thermos Snacks: Cowboy Chilli Cheese Nachos By Bad Frankie (and the former culinary director at St Ali) Ready for the thermos in 90 minutes The finals are here. The players are upping their game and you can too – all you need for a tasty alternative to fries and pies is a bit of prep time and a thermos. These hot, cheesy guys will pep you up even if your team is down.](   [ ]( [Food & Drink A Hole-in-the-Wall Gnocchi Shop Is Opening in a CBD Arcade Today It’ll be easier to find than the first shop’s Collingwood ordering window, and this one has a liquor licence.]( [ ]( [Entertainment New Subscription Service Puzzle Post Delivers Jigsaws From the couple who brought us Australia’s first book-subscription business.]( [ ]( [City File Door Dash, the Largest Food Delivery App in the US, Just Launched in Melbourne Its waiving delivery fees on launch, and if you don’t get your food in half an hour, you’ll get $30 off your next order.](   Our picks for this weekend [06 Friday]( [ ]( [$1 Fried Chicken Week Cheap American-style fried chicken ribs – with a vegan option. 256 Glen Eira Road Elsternwick 3185]( [07 Saturday]( [ ]( [Affordable Art Fair More than 1000 world-class artworks under one roof – starting at $100 a pop. 9 Nicholson Street, Carlton]( [07 Saturday]( [ ]( [Bangarra’s 30 Years of Sixty Five Thousand A look back over three decades – and 65,000 years – of Indigenous culture and expression.]( [08 Sunday]( [ ]( [Knox Immerse Arts Festival Forty-four artists take over the Eastern suburbs of Wantirna, Bayswater and Ferntree Gully this September for a 29-day art festival. Various locations]( [08 Sunday]( [ ]( [154-Cheese Pizza at 400 Gradi This pizza holds the world record for cheesiness. 99 Lygon Street Brunswick East]( [Check out more things to do](   What we’re reading this weekend [How a South-Sudanese superstar found home in Australia with the help of an indie-punk labelThe Guardian Australia]( [My Family’s SlaveThe Atlantic]( [The Book of PrinceThe New Yorker]( [The American Missionary and the Uncontacted TribeGQ](    - [Food & Drink]( - [Fashion & Style]( - [Art & Design]( - [Entertainment]( - [Travel]( - [Active]( - [Things to do]( - [Forward to a friend]( - [View online]( - [Update Preferences]( - [Unsubscribe]( - [Privacy Policy]( - [Contact]( - [Advertise]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Broadsheet]( - [Food & Drink]( - [Fashion & Style]( - [Art & Design]( - [Entertainment]( - [Travel]( - [Active]( - [Things to do]( - [Forward to a friend]( - [View online]( - [Update Preferences]( - [Unsubscribe]( - [Privacy Policy]( - [Contact]( - [Advertise]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram](  © 2019 Broadsheet Media Design by [The Company You Keep](