“Bananas, water and maybe get a little cuddle from my wife.” Aussie musician G Flip – born Georgia Flipo — is imparting hangover remedies during a home soil stopover. In early September, G Flip was back in their hometown to accept the Melbourne Fashion Week ambassador mantle at a drizzly launch event at Queen Victoria Market before jetting back to Los Angeles to begin crafting a third album.
The ARIA-award-winning singer and drummer took some time out to enthusiastically shared the eateries and dishes they have a hankering for when they’re back home. Favourite Melbourne cafes and pubs When in Melbourne, cafes Glass Merchants and Batch Espresso (both in Balaclava) — where the porridge “absolutely slaps” are firm favourites. At the top of the list sits St Kilda’s Hotel Esplanade , where treasured memories run deep.
“I always love going to The Espy where I played my first gig when I was 14 or 15 and I just love being in St Kilda.” More fond reflections surface, as G Flip reveals their birthday dinner is always “dad’s spag bol” by request. “He’s been making spaghetti bolognese for me and the family since I was a wee, little baby.
” Sydney favourites Sydney’s Chin Chin and Spice Alley are among the key Sydney meal stops for the artist and band, who share a passion for “awesome” Asian flavours. And for a parmi as it’s known in Sydney, Chippendale’s The Lord Gladstone — aka The Gladdy — is their pub meal stop of choice. On the road A gr.
