Donna Demaio
Donna Demaio is a freelance arts, travel, entertainment and food journalist and broadcaster.
Sicilian style comes to Frankston’s waterfront (plus nine hot and new-ish venues to try)
The Frankston Yacht Club’s shiny new restaurant is part of a wave of changes rippling through the sometimes scoffed-at bayside suburb.
- Donna Demaio
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Popular Johnny, Vince and Sam crew are opening a nonna-style sandwich shop in Lygon Street
Their restaurant always has lines stretching down Lygon Street. Soon, there’ll be a grab-and-go spot nearby that feels like walking into nonna’s kitchen.
- Donna Demaio
The best – and the riskiest – of the first half of Fringe
From weather apps and controlled chaos, to artists baring all, here are our latest reviews of the Fringe.
- Andrew Fuhrmann, Cameron Woodhead, Donna Demaio, Guy Webster, John Bailey, Nell Geraets, Sonia Nair, Tyson Wray, Vyshnavee Wijekumar and Will Cox
The best heckles, riskiest jokes and strangest moments from this year’s comedy festival
After a month packed with shows, our reviewers have come together to pick out the best (and most memorable) moments from this year’s comedy festival.
- Donna Demaio, Guy Webster, Hannah Francis, Lefa Singleton Norton, Mikey Cahill, Sonia Nair, Tyson Wray and Vyshnavee Wijekumar
The good, the weird and the unmissable from this festival’s final week
From absurdist scribbling in a notebook to a show that digs into the dark recesses of the internet, and ChatGPT acting as matchmaker, here are our latest reviews.
- Cher Tan, Donna Demaio, Hannah Francis, John Bailey, Lefa Singleton Norton, Sonia Nair, Tyson Wray, Vyshnavee Wijekumar and Nell Geraets
Ghosts, lies, and conspiracy theories: This festival has it all
From a show where musicals meet PowerPoint, to a trip back in time, here are our latest reviews.
- Cher Tan, Donna Demaio, Elizabeth Flux, Guy Webster, Hannah Francis, John Bailey, Lefa Singleton Norton, Nell Geraets, Sonia Nair, Tyson Wray and Vyshnavee Wijekumar
The best, the strangest, and the most daring of the comedy festival so far
From an Aunty Donna star to a performer who taps into Joan of Arc, here are our latest reviews of the comedy festival.
- Cher Tan, Donna Demaio, Guy Webster, Hannah Francis, John Bailey, Karl Quinn, Lefa Singleton Norton, Mikey Cahill, Sonia Nair, Tyson Wray and Vyshnavee Wijekumar
Top serves: Your essential guide to eating and drinking at this year’s Australian Open
Whether you’re taking the kids or maxing out the credit card, this year’s tournament has a menu to match. Choose from shattery fried chicken, two-hat restaurants, vibrant noodle salads or money-can’t-buy moments.
- Donna Demaio
‘I can take a lot of painkillers’: Kyrgios determined to play Open
Nick Kyrgios says he is nearly 100 per cent certain to play the Australian Open, despite picking up an abdominal strain.
- Billie Eder and Donna Demaio
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.
- Donna Demaio