sometimes you find treasure where you less expect it to find. one of our fav dinning places Elgin Inn Hotel for dinner ordering pork ribs and angus scotch fillet https://docs.wixstatic.com/…/04332b_bc5a438f3f2b4f579ec79e4…
about the food: tasty, fresh and you can feel it in every bite: cooked with so much love. paid $37 for two.
do you want to dine like kings and still stay on the budget? then go to this page:https://fundraiser.entertainmentbook.com.au/orderb…/182v887… and support us by buying the Entertainment Book that not only lead you to the great places around Aus, but will save you lots of $$. More to that : every $15 from the book purchased will go to our Bohemian Rhapsody Club and Magazine funds to support our work towards theraputical arts and assist us to run even more beautiful projects that you will love...

lunch with a friend: 
gluten free softest bread ever (it tasted almost like a yummy almond cake) 
mashed avocado
baked vegan feta
alfalfa
poached egg
black sesame seeds
coffee and very dark chocolate
at Recovery Prahran - it is a very quiet but tasty place :) :) :) - the locals know about it - the menu is limited but very filling. 
Entertainment Book special - we loved it....

my coffee cream tubes and salty caramel nuts - this IS what the FOOD ART is all about - incredibly tasty and YES, you know what I am about to say: they ARE cooked with love...
I look at it and I say: "ого! ничего себе!!!!!" Oksana Newton's cakes and sweet deserts - get them direct from the international pastry chef and
that's it folks! :) when you buy once there is no "stop me here" point - you will get addicted and hooked!
// Oksana's Pastries

Trio Pasta - Sweets - Nuts.
· I guess it’s my real one and it’s deliciously well brewed .

added 74 new photos to the album: COLDSTREAM ALBUM.
 · History
we did not have much sleep with Alex for the last 3-4 days working on the new surprise for all our readers so we shamelessly slept in today and woke up at 0900am ... so our decision to leave the city for the short and sunny country trip was rather spontaneous and driven by the excuse of fresh air head-cleansing and green grass views brain-washing (the latter was literate of course!)
Reality
The Tokar Estate Winery hooked us in I guess... They never stamp our Entertainment Book card so we are so much attached to that place now by our own flagrant greediness... If they never do that we will end up visiting them weekly... so we should be very persistent to end this vicious Coldstream circle... I restrained myself from photographing all their flowers outside and decided to do some more dumb food-photos. I praise their olives.I have no idea where this tree is that produces such a gorgeous variety of green, small, black and giant species like that mixed in virgin olive oil with a pinch of red chilly peppers added to the brew... gorgeous... gorgeous... I praise their fresh and crusty bread that I loooooooove the most with the sides of course... i praise their coffees .. they know their coffees very well .. .we failed on the duck last time so lamb (bara---aaaa---aaa---aa--shek) was 
taking the top notes and votes. I voted too to be a friendly company for Alex. The lamb won the elections and was praised.
The Star Wars
We drove off happy after this meal, chatting and ... as you know the red helicopters appear always unexpectedly in movies.... THEY DID APPEAR!!! Dasha and Tosha were even more surprised as less they expected here the aliens... We thought at once: STAR WARS; THERE ARE STAR WARS.... Finally!!! but after driving around them for almost an hour we could not find any stars , no wars were present either... It was a Levantine Hill Estate with its weird sculptures.
~ baba in yelllow lying around quite free-vo-ly 
~ the arc of French triomphe (Australian variety) 
~ petal ad more petals
~ parking meters (my favorite as at least this one had some sense!!!) 
~ two kids without driving licence driving a turtle
~ three aliens! (Dasha and Tosha were very excited to see their bodies from outer space - ok!!!) 
~ two rabbits acrobats although Alex was quite sure he saw the wallabies with long ears 
~ another baba in gold
~ cherry tree and live Ferrari
~ a pine tree made out of rusty iron although I always prefer ugly plastic Christmas trees.... 
~ that's it folks!
As we were in a slight culture shock after this wide local exposition of talents (Alex personally preferred the wooden baba in yellow top) but I was so overwhelmed with suggestions I could not choose what I liked the most... it was very silent in the car after that for around 12 min... till the next stop of which I suddenly remember - we did not make it last time - TarraWarra Estate - at least we had something on our list to look forward to.
Tara Unbottled 
was like an empty, bitchy, aging and heartless model: still ok on the outside and unwelcoming from the inside.. I suddenly realised what I liked so much some 20 years ago lost its charm and not only the exterior one... but perhaps even the interior was never there:.. all my emails to the owners of this place for the last two years remained unanswered. All the "sings" surrounding this venue were so wrong but I still did not listen and did not trust to my intuition... My stubbornness was pushing me to speak. No one looked important until I walked into the cellar door. The reception was cold and after being neglected for 20 minutes the reticence was finally followed by quite a strange conversation with the "manager" - I got the message right. It was kindly mentioned between the lines #noonecareswhatyouwant with the most unfamiliar words to me like #whoareyou #nationaltrust#mymanagerisineurope #Europe, #Europe #Ferrari, Maserati, @Porsche#bigmoney, #TVcompanies #everyonewantsus #marketingdirector, #willspeakwithyou #misunderstanding #ispeakwithwinebuyersonly#youdonotlookserious #youwilllnotbuyanythingfrommesovanish#staryjperduntysam etc etc. I realised the place got a "self promotion" right in front of my eyes and in its worst way from us straight away. If you pass it buy - just pass it by, do not stop, no one waits for you there, there are better wineries out there, there are better art galleries out there, with young, very welcoming people who work hard for their money, and who understand how marketing really works. They did not buy me for 4 cents and i was dear. they lost a many million dollars business unless - and I got it right - they did not want it. I suddenly realised I am deeply loosing the interest to the company that does not even want to know and does not care what the others do. Good luck to them. One more thing: I open my house to everyone no $10 charge for the entrance fee... and it is not even a National Trust. I thought always National Trust of Australia (Victoria) mean people belonging, it is for people as museums in Russia are free for Russians and not free for the foreigners - that was the reason of creating it - for the nation - but I think it was otherwise now...
Home,
sweet home after the last experience. We will come back to Tokar Estate 100% and will investigate the other wineries and art galleries in the region - and there are many very new and good architecture-wise - for the subject of a photoshoot, We just need not to work that hard and wake up earlier. .. Well, apart from TarraWarra the others do not charge money for stepping our feet on their soil... after all they are the ones who produce that soil so it does not belong to our feet... it belongs to their feet.

We got together to discuss some of the upcoming photo shoots and to say happy birthday to one most talented photographer peter Morris . We hope peter will enjoy his nutrition plan presents 🎁 :) happy birthday peter ! at Royal Savoy, Richmond

what a day with a very very late lunch - we were the last ones as the kitchen shut down after we ordered - and so much fresh 
air and space around us, so much sun and so much tranquility after running around all day! 
we did not even pay attention how the food was but one thought was apparent: 
we were happy with coffees, wine, olives and very crusty italian bread and dukka and olive oil, we should not have gone for the mains... but we did: we both went for the duck (Dasha did too)
at Tokar Estate Winery with Elena Tretiakova
starters: 5/5
food (mains): 2.5/5
service: 5/5
atmosphere: 5/5
Entertainment Book special: https://www.entertainmentbook.com.au/orderbooks/182v887

at Furlan Club for dinner .. no idea but I thought they were better.. we should stop coming to the place when they are about to shut the doors... they do not have time to catch the proper animals... or to pick up the proper vegetables... something like that!
food: 3/5
service: 2/5
atmosphere: 2/5
Entertainment Book special: https://www.entertainmentbook.com.au/orderbooks/182v887

we did not have anything to do on the weekend so we went to Adriano Zumbo Melbourne cafe South Yarra for coffees but nothing has changed
so I am not sure if it was an orange color or us... ​

do you know what? we loved our Entertainment Book previous experience involving duck so much at Railway Hotel South Melbourne that the repeat was unavoidable. 
Thank you, guys! 
You never fail with the quality on all levels! 
we made our plan in selling the books this year but if you still missing yours please visit the page where you can get your own vouchers and join us in entertainment journey:
service: 5/5
food: 5/5
atmosphere: 3/5
https://fundraiser.entertainmentbook.com.au/orderbo…/182v887

Sweet India Caroline Springs cafe has opened its doors on Wednesday 15 August at 0600pm at the #CentralShoppingCentreCarolineSprilngs
review: Roslynne Garwood-Webb
photos: Peter Morris Photography
http://bohemianrhapsodyclub.weebly.com/lovely-taste.html
Bohemian Rhapsody Club and Magazine expresses its special thanks to the managers of the place (and personally Huzi Bagasrawala ) for the invite to the opening night and the opportunity to cover this event as well as to Ros and Peter for their dedication

eating lunch with Yoshi Lis at Railway Hotel South Melbourne.
· Lunch today at Railway Hotel South Melbourne
The place was very busy. We had no idea it was Father’s Day - not because we are illiterate, ignorant and not because we do not watch Tv and listen to the radio (although I think all of the above and much more) but simply because our culture does not celebrate the day. I hate those celebrations also: I believe it is not the date to take your father out once a year , give him one more lame present or just remember him... Your father has to be remembered daily and given presents often just because there is no one else like him and never will be... Anyway, this culture kills me the same way the 8th of March gets celebrated in Russia (the only day the women are not allowed to wash the dishes... as if...) anyway enough of my talking.. back to the Railway business... the place was so busy there was not even one table anywhere.. .however we were seated and offered drinks (the manager of course did not know how boring we were) , The seats and the best table (in the sunny spot of the house) were found for us following my question... but wait... less we expected the food in such a humble place was to die for: cooked with love (and we know what we talk about) , great value for your money and so fresh and tasty - the way I like it , just like at home... no wonder the place was full.... 
Dear Entertainment Book please continue to include this place in your next year offers - they are superb and we ARE coming back! 
we ordered duck and lamb shanks and we swapped to try each other's meals - spotless, gorgeous and high class... - that was the collective verdict 
our bill with two coffees: a low as $32 for two
service: 4.5/5
food: 5/5
coffees: 2/5
atmosphere: 3/5
want yours experience to be the same as ours? 
you should not feel envy by any means because you can repeat it too with your beloved ones.
just buy the book from us and support our cause (theraputic arts) and keep entertaining yourself by eating out, enjoying the company of your friends for less and saving your money: https://fundraiser.entertainmentbook.com.au/orderbo…/182v887

this place has probably the best kebabs and chicken tapaka you have ever tasted people - please check it out - made by an extremely friendly #Afghanfamily which hospitality is beyond any possible appraisal . Check this mouthwatering pictures and try their food please - the smell goes all over that street.... thanking Oksana Newton for sharing her secret... you knew I will tell everyone right?.. only share good things with our readers...
we ordered lamb kebabs for Alex and chicken with rice for myself - less than $30 for two and we took half of our meal home - so big it was! the atmosphere is humble but the place is very warm in all ways... pus this bread is to die for... hot and fresh - my son had the majority of it ...
Balkh Takeaway at 256/258 Thomas St, Dandenong VIC 3175

​what's the perfect cup of tea?
is it consumed in the perfect company? hm, preferably a queen?
is it drunk from the perfect china? hm, in China? 
is it made with perfect water? hm, preferably from rain?
is it brewed with the perfect tea leaves? hm, Dilmah?
is it sipped at the perfect location? hm, river picnic on the sunny spring day or queensland top roof or balcony with the ocean view?
is it accompanied by the perfect desert?.. hm, do I have a choice? probably not! Oksana's Pastries anyone? 
// Oksana Newton

​I am gradually adding these new associates to our list and I am very happy about it - make sure you check them out via the links I am posting here:
http://bohemianrhapsodyclub.weebly.com/our-sponsors-and-sup…

Lincoln of Toorak https://www.lincolnoftoorak.com.au/

Wild Cherry Natasha Nataliya Negrienko MUAH, body artist and image creator

#Spin at Northcote Town Hall Arts Centre http://www.darebinarts.com.au/whats-on/spin-anna-seymour // Prue Bassett Publicity

@Tomfoolery at Gasworks Arts Park, Albert Park http://www.gasworks.org.au/event/tomfoolery/ // Make A Difference (MAD) PR

Cat Lovers Show / Cat Lovers Show Melbourne 2018https://catloversshow.com.au/melbourne/ // HotHouse Media & Events

@AfterHero at Malthouse Theatre https://malthousetheatre.com.au/whats-on/after-hero// Prue Bassett Publicity

Vogue American Express Fashion's Night Out Sydney by Vogue Australia and American Express https://fno.vogue.com.au/ // Nelly Yoa

Emil and the Detectives at Monash University / MADA Monash University Art Design & Architecture / MLIVE https://www.monash.edu/…/wh…/events/emil-and-the-detectives/// Prue Bassett Publicity

Family Day Out "Let's Unite To Make A Change" run by Arzum Caglayancay / Arzum Caglayancay / 2018 Mrs Australia Globe National Finalist - Arzum Caglayancay // Mrs Australia Globe in support of Lifeline Project Karma / HOYTS Australia Chadstonehttps://www.trybooking.com/book/event?eid=418896&

The Melbourne Musicians new concert 18 Nov #DoubleTrouble featuring Grigoryan Brothers https://www.trybooking.com/book/event?eid=361683&track=MMweb // Frank Pam

Zelman Symphony Orchestra Camberwell Grammar School #PerformingArtsCentre http://zelmansymphony.org.au/Concerts/1December2018 // Holly Hayes / George Deutsch

Saying biggest thank you to Jatin King who kindly gave me the gift with very special Indian hand made sweets 🦋I so greatly appreciate it , the real King's treat ! Thank you dear jatin Jan !

we are having coffees with Oksana Newton at the Coffee House-Dandenong... there is an owner there who looks exactly like a famous russian actor Азамат Мусагалиев... I was even scared to look at him, but thank god they do not know each other. how do I know? the owner of the dandenong coffee house does not speak russian and we do :)
anyway... we stared chatting and he liked Oksana and me and gave us a free cake to accompany our coffees... we refused to take his cake at the start telling him that our sweets are better and there is no way he can surprise us with anything ... he did not believe us till Oksana said to me: "bloody hell, bring him ours from your car!"... so I did ... he said: "I trust you now.." , started smoking Oksana's nut tube (I guess this is the way people from Afghanistan eat everything - they smoke it) and he did not want to let it go... then he said: "good sweets... find me a russian wife now..." we laughed... right, Oksana Newton ? where could we find him a russian wife in the middle of Dandenong at lunch time?... these species do not live there... wrong habitat ... wrong country too... want to find a good russian wife - go hunting to siberia!. but we made a photo for him with a russian bear - just to compensate for a russian wife. russian bear - now also in canada and usa.
why did I write this all? ok.. here we go:
Oksana Newton's cakes : buy, eat and spoil him... oh, sorry.., and spoil yourself!..

breakfast!

Are you coming to play with us ???? Oksana Newton and her sweet jewels - made to impress Kings , queens and royalties alike ... so what are you waiting for ????

OKSANA'S VTORNIKI
OMG!! this is the place where you can have
первое
второе и 
компот
aka
entre
main and
desert
We are speechlessly swallowing our tongues: all four of them - all our own ones of course - while the aroma of Oksana Newton's professional international cooking spreads down the rooms distracting the neighbourhood from what ever they do at 1200pm on Tuesdays....
первое - seafood laksa - I lost my words in this soup or were they prawns?... and I literally turned into "Captain Forever".... sea and food I mean.
второе - spring rolls and Russian salad which I wanted keep for tomorrow but then thinking of Alice in the Wonderland and what happened to her I smartly decided to keep it in the safer place: my belly.
компот - was n reality a gorgeous coffee from a newly bought coffee set made in Holland and hand painted with blue flowers and golden strings in Holland too (something good at last coming down to Aus from Holland!) - hand made coffee and hand made Алёна Вишнёвая's eclairs.
would one even remember HOW to get back home after that lunch? But we had to go... why??? Hey, Tosha finally met Freddie and he kissed the kitty for the first time in his life... now: he will have it: "BEFORE and AFTER I saw kitty life" . He could not keep it all the way back home and looked for Freddie from the car window - all in vain: Freddie did not follow the car, no, Tosh, you have to remember love is like carrots - someone has to suffer and usually it''s a carrot! :)
"what is that green thing you drink?" - I can hear your silent question, and I will reply: "it is not what you think, we still had champagne from the last time..." time for a new bottle... don't ask me, just don't!!!! I had mineral water.

with Rada Tochalna at BOOSA.
I guess it’s a zephyr day , we surprised the waitress in a good way at the boosa coffee shop , I love eco coffees here but alena vishnevaya strawberry marshmallows and Rada’s company changed the whole set to be wowing! New @jazzy magazine is here !!! I got 5 extra copies for the crew ! Buy out please , they are $45 with us $ conversion and international transaction fees !

added 26 new photos to the album: Dosa Hut Caroline Springs: delicious Indian cuisine — with Deepti Alurkar and 2 others at Dosa Hut Caroline Springs.
· Dosa Hut Caroline Springs restaurant of finest Indian cuisine has opened its doors on 8 August in #CarolineSprings https://www.dosahut.net.au/indian-cook-2/
photography: Peter Morris at Peter Morris Photography 
review: Michelle Schembri-Lipscombe: http://bohemianrhapsodyclub.weebly.com/lovely-taste.html
Bohemian Rhapsody Club and Magazine expresses its special thanks to the restaurant chefs, waitresses and waiters and the event organisers and the restaurant managers and owners (with special thanks to Deepti Alurkar) for the superb service, hospitality, delicious food and for the kind invite of their family and friends exclusive event with the opportunity to cover it as well as to Michelle Peter and Erkin for their superb art work. 
Food: 4.5/5
Atmosphere: 4/5
Service: 3/5 (but there were 500 people in a restaurant that probably seats 150!!!)

added 18 new photos to the album: Dosa Hut Caroline Springs: delicious Indian cuisine — at Dosa Hut Caroline Springs.
Published by Natasha Marchev · August 19 at 10:30 PM · Dosa Hut Caroline Springs restaurant has opened its doors on 8 August in #CarolineSprings https://www.dosahut.net.au/indian-cook-2/
photography: Erkin Kalayci at Cheers Melbourne Photography 
review: Michelle Schembri-Lipscombe: http://bohemianrhapsodyclub.weebly.com/lovely-taste.html 
please stay tuned for more photos coming up soon
Bohemian Rhapsody Club and Magazine expresses its special thanks to the restaurant chefs, waitresses and waiters and the event organisers and managers (with special thanks to Deepti Alurkar) for the superb service, hospitality, delicious food and for the kind invite of their family and friends exclusive event with the opportunity to cover it as well as to Michelle and Erkin for their superb art work. 
Food: 4.5/5
Atmosphere: 4/5
Service: 3/5 (but there were 500 people in a restaurant that probably seats 150!!!)

​I am adding more associates to our list - very happy to do so and see so many new businesses joining forces with us:
http://bohemianrhapsodyclub.weebly.com/our-sponsors-and-sup…

​Jurassic Creatures at St Kilda Triangle www.jurassiccreatures.com.au/‎ // Remark Marketing

​Sweet India Caroline Springs https://www.sweetindia.com.au/ // Deepti Alurkar

National Gallery of Victoria with #BaldessinWhiteley#ParallelVisionsExhibition / George Baldessin and Brett Whiteley at #NGVhttps://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/exhibition/baldessin-whiteley/

​Soul Chic concert with PC debut // Bloom Entertainment by Design / Paris Cat Jazz Club / Michelle Schembri-Lipscombe / Nardia Rose and Georga Byrne https://www.rollerdigital.com/pariscat/product/201768…

​Selby & Friends concert Tour 4 #TormentedSouls / Mlc James Tatoulis Auditorium Methodist Ladies' College MLC Kewhttp://www.selbyandfriends.com.au/buy-ticke…/2018/melbourne/

​Silvers Circus now at #Nunawading // Cavanagh PRhttp://www.ticketmaster.com.au/Silvers-Circus-tic…/…/1086147

​P TV Melbourne // Prad VT https://www.facebook.com/ptvmelbourne/

THE TASTE OF YOUR CHILDHOOD!
Oksana Newton cakes are made to order to spoil your relatives and friends. The lobster tails from puff pastry filled up generously with light cream ,sweet baskets full of cream and strawberry jam, sweet and sea salt caramel "nuts" The taste will bewitch you but the price will never shock you: they are $1-$2 per piece.
You have to organise your own pick up from the с East Bentleigh location. Call 0449554601. The min order is 15$. Oksana is the International Chef with the master degree in confectionery. Her professional skills and the divine taste of her deserts already taken Melbourne by storm. Please order one week in advance to avoid the disappointment as she makes the cakes around the clock.
Oksana also takes large cakes orders. Mrs Newton's cakes are not a Newton's apple science but they will puzzle you for sure as you will be pleasantly surprised: how did not you know about this yummy place before.
Bohemian Rhapsody Club and Magazine is proudly supporting Oksana with everything and anything possible! Oksana, just cook baby! Your hands are gold! and we will keep ordering... and we wish you the best and most generous clients!