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The bruschetta of the day changes with the seasons, with the charred bread perhaps topped with ricotta mousse, tomato, shaved zucchini and prosciutto.
14/20

Lunchtime BYO, ‘glorious’ bruschetta: Count yourself lucky if this Italian is your local

The 30-seater from two ex-Caffe e Cucina stalwarts is slicker than your average middle-suburban restaurant, reviews Dani Valent.

  • Dani Valent

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A doctor holds a placard during an emergency public meeting about the Cohealth closures at Fitzroy Town Hall on Friday October 24.

More health centre closures planned as calls to save cohealth grow

Another healthcare provider plans to shut sites, following cohealth’s announcement, with the Allan government facing growing pressure to do more to help the sector.

  • Broede Carmody, Rachel Eddie and Rachael Dexter
Kan Masuda has developed his own special flour mix for chewy udon.
13.5/20

Musashino Udon Kan

The delicious passion project of a noodle-obsessed railway engineer.

Luke Iles from The Lucky Pig butchers has been enjoying an increase in foot traffic in Centre Road, Bentleigh.

‘Not just a place of transaction’: Melbourne’s most popular shopping strips revealed

A surprising new champion of Melbourne’s high streets has emerged after near-historic high vacancy rates.

  • Lachlan Abbott
Anna Dollard from Kids’ Own Publishing with (from left), Nikita Rozmosh, Karolina Bogachova and Petro Lazoriv.

As bombs rained down, Nikita fled his home. Now he’s written a grand interstellar adventure

Kids’ Own Publishing is celebrating 20 years of helping children write and illustrate picture books.

  • Carolyn Webb
Wagyu meatball toastie.

Little Z

This cafe is a finalist for best food in Good Food’s Essential Melbourne Cafes and Bakeries of 2025.

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Musashino Udon Kan

An engineer was so obsessed with chewy udon noodles, he created his own. Lucky us!

Kan Masuda quit his job to perfect the art of udon making, before bringing his signature recipe to Bentleigh. Say hello to Musashino Udon Kan.

  • Dani Valent
9 Belinda Street, Rye

Our 11 favourite properties for sale in Victoria right now

Looking for your next home in Victoria? From a renovated Federation cottage to a beach house with grenache vines, we’ve got you covered.

  • Jacqui Hammerton, Lou Sweeney and Mary O'Brien
Glen Eira City Council.

Glen Eira City Council: What your candidates said

Voters in Glen Eira will choose nine people to represent them on council for the next four years. Here is what the candidates said about why they are running in the Victorian council elections and what they want to achieve.

  • Cara Waters and Rachael Dexter
Chiodo Corporation has touted itself as one of the best developers of opulent, high-priced resorts.

Trouble in paradise: How an ambitious property developer came a cropper

An investigation by this masthead raises new questions about developer Paul Chiodo and the Keystone-managed Shield Master Fund. The Melbourne businessman says he’s been unfairly targeted.

  • Sarah Danckert