Sandi Sieger’s guide to what’s hot and happy(ning) this week. Eat, drink, buy, try, visit, read, be merry.
EAT: Yakimono’s Flame-Licked Bento Boxes
Fancy a mid-week lunch that won’t break the bank? Melbourne’s favourite Japanese eating house is serving up mouth-watering Bento Boxes for just $29.50 a pop to spice up your work week. It’s the perfect excuse to ditch the homemade sandwich and step inside the fiery grill-driven eatery at 80 Collins Street.
From 12pm until 4pm, Monday to Friday, gather your crew and join Yakimono for a lunchtime feast. Think edamame and wasabi dip with charcoal crackers, kingfish sashimi, pork gyoza, tokyo grilled chicken and more. Vegetarian, pescatarian and gluten-free options are also available to suit every diner.
DRINK: Bombay Citrus Collins
Keep that summer feeling going as we roll into autumn with the newly released Bombay Citrus Collins. With a bar-quality finish, this canned cocktail is the perfect addition for summer entertaining or outdoor celebrations. The Citrus Collins pre-mixed cocktail is a bright, vibrant cocktail which features a blend of 100% natural Mediterranean lemons with the brand’s London Dry Gin, mixed with premium soda water.
Inspired by the classic Tom Collins cocktail, Bombay Citrus Collins allows gin fans to enjoy Bombay Sapphire’s latest innovation of flavoured gin wherever they are. So, no matter if you’re on-the-go, at a BBQ or relaxing on the beach, this canned cocktail is the perfect pour for any occasion. Just simply, crack open and enjoy over ice with a squeeze of lemon.
Bombay Citrus Collins accompanies the new, lemon infused range, Bombay Citron Pressé – Pushing the boundaries of flavour and innovation, Bombay Citron Pressé is made from a 100% natural fruit infusion and captures the taste of freshly squeezed Mediterranean lemons, perfectly balanced with the vibrant juniper notes of the brand’s signature vapour-infused London Dry Gin.
BUY: Coverluxesilk 100% Silk Zippered Pillowcase
I’m obsessed with a silk pillowcase. Look after your skin and hair while you’re fast asleep…what more can you ask for? A Coverluxesilk 100% Silk Pillowcase is the foundation of your beauty routine! These silk pillowcases have a number of beauty benefits including preventing wrinkles, blemishes, improvement of hair growth and many more:
- ANTI-AGING: Prevents wrinkles, and fine lines, & maintains strong skin elasticity
- ANTIBACTERIAL:Prevents acne breakouts, skin infections & blemishes
- HYPOALLERGENIC: Reduces allergies, and asthma, & prevents dust mites/mildew
- 100% NATURAL:Breathable fabric that contains 19 amino acids
- MOISTURE WICKING:This does not absorb beauty products like cotton, therefore improves skin, hair, eyebrow & eyelash hydration.
- IMPROVES HAIR GROWTH: Prevents split ends, hair loss, & hair frizz by over 40%
- TEMPERATURE REGULATING: Improves overall duration & comfort of sleep
- HIGH MOMME: The most muscular silk weight on the market, highly durable & thick momme has 58% more silk than 16 momme
TRY: Myrkl, The Hangover-Busting Capsule
Counter your hangovers by minimising its dreadful effects with Myrkl. Myrkl is a game-changing capsule set that allows for social drinking without the dreaded morning after.
It’s unique because it completely changes the way your body processes alcohol, working to stop your hangover before it even starts. The power-packed supplement is the first product in history shown by independent clinical trials to break down booze effectively in the gut before it reaches the liver.
I tried this on Saturday night, after enjoying a few too many pomegranate sours at Bar Jayda. I was fresh as a daisy on Sunday. I’ll try again on my next night out and report back, but so far consider me impressed.
VISIT: Alba Thermal Springs For Their Monthly High Tea
The team at Alba Thermal Springs & Spa understands indulgence is as vital to well-being as discipline, and that treats can be enjoyed with treatments. Alba’s onsite restaurant, Thyme, has announced a year-long series of high tea sittings known as Tea Thyme, to be held on the last Sunday of each month.
Chef Mario Di Natale has drawn inspiration from local and seasonal produce to create a sensational sweet and savoury menu. It includes a signature Alba Springs cocktail based on local Bass and Flinders’ distillery Heartbreak Pinot Noir Gin.
While the quintessential offering of savoury and sweet morsels may be traditional, this menu is anything but, with its tastes of both native and exotic flavours. Among other high tea delights, Tea Thyme guests will be treated to tasty toasted brioche with duck liver parfait, mirin jelly, Davidson plum and charred spring onion; dainty ribbon sandwiches with Sichuan white pepper roasted chicken, chives, and avocado; savoury tart topped with whipped fetta, beetroot relish, and spiced seed praline; a pressed sandwich of black sesame cream cheese, pickled wakame cucumber, and dill; sherbet madeleines with yuzu curd custard; profiteroles with Chantilly cream, pandan jelly, and strawberries; blinis, blondies, tiramisu, and more. Gluten-free and vegetarian options are available.
High tea is served with a choice of teas, including Alba’s signature blend, Unearthed English breakfast, green jasmine, Earl Grey, peppermint, chamomile, or lemon and ginger. Thyme’s spectacular setting, with its indoor and rooftop terrace dining, allows guests to enjoy restful vistas across the pool and tea tree ridges towards the Peninsula horizon. The Tea Thyme experience includes all-day bathing in Alba’s thermal springs and a take-home gift of Alba’s custom-blend herbal tea.
There are just 24 spots available per Tea Thyme sitting, so book online to reserve your place.
