Gabriella Cilmi – On a Mission
Gabriella Cilmi (pronounced Chill-me, not Kill-me) has a new album. With the totally ubiquitous Nothing Sweet About Me behind her, Gab has new and very different fish to fry.
Author: Lucie
23 is a Whole Other Level
Sofitel Gold Coast Broadbeach: 81 Surf Parade, Broadbeach QLD (07) 5592 2250 or www.sofitelgoldcoast.com.au Our collective consciousness has been branded with the number 23. It’s the number of champions for who the sky’s the limit. First there was Michael Jordan, then Shane Warne, more recently, superstar basketballer LeBron James… and now: Sofitel Gold Coast Broadbeach.
CHANGE OF THE SEASONS
Four Seasons Hotel Sydney: 199 George St, Sydney NSW (02) 9250 3100 or www.fourseasons.com/sydney It’s spring at the Four Seasons Sydney. After shedding its coat and embarking on a $1.2m refurbishment of its public areas, hot on the heels of a $16m facelift to the hotels rooms and suites last year; the hotel has sprouted
Eco Beach
Eco Beach Wilderness Retreat: Broome WA (08) 9193 8015 or www.ecobeach.com.au Eco Beach Wilderness Retreat, in the Kimberley region over an hour from Broome, is the result of Karl Plunkett and partner Natalie Kimpton’s steely resolve to rebuild the original 1998-launched version that fell victim to cyclone Rosita in 2000. With great tenacity, Plunkett carried
It’s the little things that can bite you
I recently returned from a family holiday in Tasmania. Nothing glamourous, just a self-catering week in the interior — tall trees, waterfalls, leeches. We set off one afternoon from our cabin on an hour-long walk, ostensibly to spot wedge-tailed eagles. With two kids under the age of 10 I was bringing up the rear of
Circa 2010
The Prince: 2 Acland St, St Kilda VIC (03) 9536 1111 or www.theprince.com.au The Prince of Wales has a split personality: for Melbourne rock fans, it’s a rite of passage that leads straight out of the front bar, past security, and upstairs to the band room. If you let it out of the bag that
William Deague
This man is crazy enough to believe he can launch a national chain of boutique five-star hotels from scratch – the Art Series Hotel Group. Just who does Will Deague think he is? Photo: Corey Sleap Property developers? Pah! If they’re not tearing down community centres to build condos they’re buying off whole councils and,
Shannon Bennett
The chef behind Australia’s best French restaurant, Vue de monde, has always done things his way. But with new cafés, and a move upstairs to the top of the Rialto tower, is he riding himself into the ground? Photo: Corey Sleap How does a Westie kid go from chip shops and milkbars to become one
Mumford & Sons – Little Lion Man
Mumford & Sons is a band. Which might sound bleeding obvious, but surely they could just as easily be a goldfield-era ironmongery firm? If I saw the words embossed into the cast iron frame of a pedalboard sewing machine I wouldn’t bat an eyelid. But riding high atop the Triple J Hot 100? Well, that’s
Mastering the Senses
Sensory Lab: David Jones, 297 Lt Collins St, Melbourne, VIC (03) 9643 2222 or www.sensorylab.com.au St Ali owner and coffee evangelist, Salvatore Malatesta, wants to ‘own’ the coffee learn space, just as, he says, Apple ‘owns’ the touch space. Malatesta has got one up on Apple though; because with the opening of Sensory Lab, which