Curious Kate

Winter Hits Melbourne

Week two - June 11, 2010

• Food

  The Olsen Hotel's Bluebottle Restaurant

  The Olsen Hotel is home to the new Bluebottle Restaurant. The menu is inspired by Mediterranean cuisine; they tempt with a selection of contemporary cross-cultural classics. Offering dishes such as freshly shucked oysters, lobster pots and chocolate mousses.

  Location: 637-641 Chapel St, Sth Yarra
  Ph: 9040 1333

  

• Shop

  Luisa

  Luisa offers an amazing range of designer shoes and handbags at phenominally low prices. As they are designer, even with significant reductions they still set you back a bit, but 70% off last seasons products is pretty exciting. With discounts on coveted brands such as Gucci, Dolce & Gabbana, Balenciaga, Chloe and Prada, you'd be crazy not to check it out.

  Locations: 161 Collins St, Melbourne (Inside KPMG Building) & 14/933 North Rd, Murrumbeena

  

• Listen

  Ash Grunwald

  Ash Grunwald is a Melbourne born acoustic/blues musician and songwriter.

  His latest album release, Fish Out of Water, is his sixth studio album since 2002 and is a hot favourite on Triple J this month. His work has earned him 4 Aria nominations.

  Listen

  

• After Dark

  Cypress Hill Live

  Cypress Hill are a Californian hip-hop group that formed in 1988. They have sold over 18 million albums worldwide and were the first Latin group to have platinum and multi-platinum selling albums thanks to hits such as I Wanna Get High and Insane In The Brain. They have released 8 studio albums, the eighth of those was released in April of this year.

  To celebrate and promote their latest album Rise Up they are touring the world and will be in Melbourne, playing at The Palace on September 23rd.

  Buy tickets