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Donna Demaio

Donna Demaio

Donna Demaio

Donna Demaio is a freelance arts, travel, entertainment and food journalist and broadcaster.

Chef Charlie Carrington is cooking for the Lexus marquee.

Secret bars, cooking stars: What’s hot to trot in the Birdcage this Melbourne Cup Carnival

These are the don’t-miss dishes, drinks and secret bars to track down at Flemington this Derby Day and beyond.

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Anthony Puharich at Victor Churchill

After a high-profile split, G.H. Mumm saddles up with a meaty new Cup Carnival partner

The premium champagne brand has found a replacement for Reine & La Rue in their Birdcage marquee at November’s Melbourne Cup Carnival.

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G Flip in Melbourne recently to launch Melbourne Fashion Week.

‘I love just getting a pot and a parma at my local with the fam’: G Flip’s home town food favourites

The Aussie music superstar has a few favourite pubs and cafes they can’t wait to return to from Los Angeles. And they are refreshingly relatable.

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tra16cover ***Photo credit: Maude Maude, Los Angeles Curtis Stone's degustation dinners at Maude are one of LA's hot dining tickets

Curtis Stone’s first Michelin-starred LA fine diner has closed. The pie’s the limit for what’s next

After 10 years, it’s the end of the road for Stone’s much-loved Maude, with the fine diner switching to become a pie shop.

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Celebrity chef Curtis Stone with the 2023 Lexus Melbourne Cup.

Grilled octopus with Vegemite? What guests will be eating at this year’s Melbourne Cup Carnival

Curtis Stone joins local and international chefs feeding the well-heeled at Flemington’s Birdcage enclosure.

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Burrata with anchovy and pangrattato at Torino Aperitivo.

Torino Aperitivo brings Italian bar tradition to Melbourne’s CBD (but don’t call them snacks)

Expect free bites with your first round of drinks when this Italian-style bar opens in a tiny laneway.

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The Sooshi Mango trio are opening an Italian restaurant in Lygon Street.

Sooshi Mango comedy trio enlists hospo heavyweights for new ‘nonna-style’ Italian restaurant in Lygon Street

Named after the trios’ comedy characters, Johnny, Vince & Sam’s will serve traditional Italian food in a homely and gimmick-free setting.

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Curtis Stone’s new restaurant Woodend is named after the Victorian town he has fond memories of.

Curtis Stone is opening a ‘fancy’ beach resort restaurant in Mexico (named after a regional Victorian town)

The LA-based chef will source Australian wagyu for his rustic-yet-chic fine diner, which is named after a Macedon Ranges town that holds special family memories.

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