Melbourne - Michael Harden - The Making of a Drinking and Eating Capital - 9781740667456
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Melbourne's bustling laneways and tree-lined streets are renowned for their incredible choice of places to eat and drink - from stylish sidewalk cafes and dark, hidden-away bars to elegant award-winning restaurants and cheap and cheerful eateries.
But it has not always been this way. As little as fifty years ago the six o'clock swill held the pubs in its crazed binge-drinking grip and as little as twenty years ago you could break the law trying to get a drink with your meal. Now the city has blossomed into a cosmopolitan food-lover's paradise, which is all thanks to the changes to Victoria's liquor licensing legislation in 1988.
Regarded as a hero in restaurant and bar circles, Professor John Nieuwenhuysen was the driving force behind these changes with his visionary and controversial report on the existing liquor legislation. The recommendations within the Nieuwenhuysen Report changed Victoria's licensing laws from the most conservative in the country to the most liberal and saw an explosion of creativity and innovation in bars, cafes, wine bars, bottleshops, wineries and restaurants around the state.
| Format |
BB - Hardback |
| Height |
258 Millimetres |
| Width |
191 Millimetres |
| Thickness |
27 Millimetres |
| Unit weight |
970 Grams |
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