Best New Bars of the Year, Elevated European From a Vue Chef, Best June Art Shows, 70% Off Ceramics

Plus all-you-can-eat pasta.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌   [Broadsheet]( 14 June 2019 [Weekend] Friday [Showers]17° | Saturday [Sunny]16° | Sunday [Partly Cloudy]16° Fri [Showers]17°|Sat [Sunny]16°|Sun [Partly Cloudy]16° [[ ] Food & Drink Melbourne’s Best Bar Openings of 2019 … So Far Martinis and late-night snacks in a bar with a miniature nightclub out back, sake at a tiny izakaya with killer fried chicken, Nuttelex Hot Buttered Rum and swanky heated seats at a fabulous rooftop spot, and the most imaginative drinks in town in a steel-and-glass “sphube”. Cross some off your hit list this weekend.]( [[ ] Food & Drink A Former Vue Chef Is Heading Up This Elegant New Test Kitchen in South Yarra Sink into a tan leather booth for refined European fare – and botanical-inspired cocktails by a World Class Bartender of the Year – at this new diner designed to let chefs get creative, before something much bigger takes its place. But you haven’t got long to check it out.]( [[ ] Art & Design In the Galleries: Five Shows to See in June Walk through a cavernous space where playfulness, mystery and doom collide; explore works by the first woman to win the prestigious Archibald Prize (and evidence that leopard-print hotpants were in vogue in the ’30s); and discover some slightly disturbing modern takes on ventriloquism.](    Sales Wrap - best of the week [ ]( [Fashion 75% Off Books and Records at the Readings Warehouse Sale Plus 70% off ceramics and Alice McCall, and 50% off The Standard Store and Viktoria & Woods. And those sandals-that-never-go-on-sale? They’re on sale.](  Your last chance [ ]( [Entertainment Palace Cinemas Is Doing $7.50 Tickets for (Almost) One Week Step aside, cheap Tuesday. If you haven’t seen Rocketman, here’s your chance.]( [ ]( [City File The 22-Year-Old Filmmaker Bringing Dreamtime Stories Into City Homes Sign up this weekend to the First Nations Bedtime Stories Challenge – it begins on Monday.](  What we’re cooking this weekend [[ ] Fettucine Carbonara By Da Orazio On the table in 20 minutes, serves 2 Silky pasta. Crisp pancetta. And a fine veil of pecorino and parmesan. This winter warmer is ready in less than half an hour, and it’s a cinch to make.](   [ ]( [Travel A Guide to Spending a Winter Weekend in Bendigo House-blend coffees brewed inside a tram turned pop-up cafe, five-course degustations and an art exhibition exploring five royal dynasties of the British monarchy.]( [ ]( [Active How to Get Yourself From Sand to Surf With Mick Fanning From the gear to buy to the waves to avoid, here’s everything you need to know before you hit the water, from a three-time world surfing champion.](   Our picks for this weekend [14 Friday]( [ ]( [Bottomless Pasta All-you-can-eat handmade pasta at Fatto Bar & Cantina in June. 100 St Kilda Road Melbourne 3004]( [15 Saturday]( [ ]( [Viti Biti An informal chat and intimate dinner with chef David Moyle and natural winemaker Jordy Kay. 18 St Heliers Street Abbotsford]( [15 Saturday]( [ ]( [Best Jumpers Pop-Up A rare chance to try the online label’s new tennis-inspired line, featuring cool-mint tracksuits and Japanese-cotton jumper dresses. 231 Gertrude Street, Fitzroy]( [16 Sunday]( [ ]( [Robin Boyd, a Portrait of an Australian House Re-examine one of the architect’s most iconic houses through a contemporary lens. 860 Ferntree Gully Road, Wheelers Hill]( [16 Sunday]( [ ]( [Aperitivo Hour A weekly celebration of low-alcohol cocktails and Detroit-style pizza at Capitano in Carlton. 421 Rathdowne Street Carlton 3053]( [Check out more things to do](   What we’re reading this weekend [Los Angeles Fire Season Is Beginning Again, And It Will Never EndNew York Magazine]( [Keanu Reeves Is Too Good for This WorldNew Yorker]( [Guerilla Napping: A How-ToBroadsheet](    - [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](