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Perth Now
14-07-2025
- Business
- Perth Now
New sauna & cold plunge opens in bustling Perth suburb
There is a new sauna & cold plunge in Perth and it's redefining the wellness and hospitality experience. Melt Sauna & Cold Plunge recently opened in Subiaco with a single-minded determination to serve the community's mental, physical and social well-being. According to founder Scott Taylor, Melt was opened with the clear understanding that wellness is the new hospitality and that social wellness is now as habitual as meeting friends at the pub. 'We designed Melt to be a place for you, whether individually, with a friend or a small group, created specifically for one thing: 30 to 60 minutes of social recovery,' explains founder Scott Taylor. While Melt's two Finnish saunas can fit up to 20 people, you'll never find more than eight per sauna, to ensure a more comfortable experience. Its saunas are divided into 'more chat' for those wanting to socialise and 'less chat' for anyone preferring a more solitary sauna experience. The custom-built cold plunge pool is a refreshing 8.5 degrees – providing all the perks of the colder temps while remaining more 'palatable' for a social interaction. Melt Sauna & Cold Plunge. Credit: Supplied But Melt is not your typical sauna and cold plunge. 'Hospitality is in our DNA at Melt,' explains founder Scott Taylor. That's why you'll find complimentary Micrology coffee on tap - with all the milk options - alongside still and sparkling water and XO herbal teas. Melt also offers unique experiences, such as Sunday Sessions every weekend from 8 am to 10 am, where live DJs curate the soundtrack for your sauna and cold plunge. 'It's all the vibes, without the hangover.' Melt Sauna & Cold Plunge. Credit: Supplied Demonstrating Melt's strong community focus, Scott also teamed up with Beyond Blue to offer Melt at Dawn, a free session available from 5 am to 6 am daily. As Scott explains, 'We didn't want anyone's financial situation to be a barrier to enjoying the healing benefits of sauna and cold plunge.' The benefits of sauna and cold plunge are well documented. The sauna's heat promotes deep relaxation, improved circulation and detoxification. The cold plunge helps reduce inflammation, activates the parasympathetic nervous system, and aids in muscle recovery. Moving between the two (known as contrast therapy) boosts the immune system, improves skin tone and creates a deep sense of well-being. It also cultivates what the Finnish call Sisu, which Scott describes as an almost spiritual determination and grit to push past perceived limits and persevere with quiet courage. Melt Sauna & Cold Plunge. Credit: Supplied Later this year, the Melt team will expand their wellness services to include classes. Expect breathwork, yoga, mat Pilates, meditation, and sound healing to complement sauna and cold plunge sessions. As Scott explains, 'We're going to have Morgan Freeman's AI voice leading one of the breathwork classes, which I thought was very fun.' Melt Sauna & Cold Plunge is located at 8/1 Forrest St, Subiaco WA 6008.
Style Blueprint
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Style Blueprint
9 Frozen Cocktails to Try in BHAM This Season
Share with your friends! 891 SHARES 7 Pinterest LinkedIn Email Flipboard Reddit Summer days are luxuriously long and tinged with the spirit of celebration. Parks are packed, and restaurant patios clatter with activity. Every day feels like a Friday, and there's no better way to beat the heat than a frosty treat (or two). Pull up a seat at one of these local spots for a round of frozen cocktails! Tucana Painkiller Where to Get It: Tucana Tiki Bar Neighborhood: Downtown More Info: Cool off with Caribbean vibes in downtown Birmingham at Tucana Tiki Bar. Owner Nicky Vann Tisdale is constantly reinventing the seasonal menu filled with exotic rum drinks, and the frozen Painkiller is the tonic you'll be reaching for all summer. It starts with a mix of Pusser's British Navy Rum and Planteray Stiggins' Fancy Pineapple Rum, then blends in pineapple, banana, guava, orange, lime, and coconut cream. Pin Adult Capri Suns Where to Get It: Melt Neighborhood: Hoover More Info: Head to Hoover to sip on an 'adult Capri Sun' on Melt's patio. These fun drinks come in a pouch with a straw, and you can enjoy a variety of fruity flavors. Try the classic piña colada, the frosé, or a Bushwacker. You can also order them in bulk for your next summer party! Pin Frozen Mojito Where to Get It: Social Taco Neighborhood: Homewood More Info: Wind down and refresh at SoHo's Social Taco with one of its irresistible frozen cocktails. The frozen mojito tops our list with its mix of Cruzan silver rum, mint, agave, and lime. Pair your drink with their popular Tlayudas (Mexican-style pizza) or the one-of-a-kind Tablitas (mesquite-grilled short ribs). Plus, catch happy hour for half-off beverages every day from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Pin Coco Piña Colada Where to Get It: Cayo Coco Rum Bar & Restaurant Neighborhood: Downtown More Info: Cuban-inspired Cayo Coco offers a tropical vacation in the heart of Birmingham. Enjoy a few sips of paradise with something from the frozen drink menu, which includes classic favorites like frozen daiquiris and piña coladas — all featuring high-quality spirits and syrups made in-house with fresh fruit. Complement your drink with ceviche or traditional ham and cheese croquettes. Pin The Rougaroux Hurricane Where to Get It: The Rougaroux Neighborhood: Forest Park & Mountain Brook More Info: At The Rougaroux, you'll feel like you've walked into a shotgun-style house on the outskirts of New Orleans — one that's serving up authentic Cajun and Creole food in Forest Park and Mountain Brook. And now that it's high season for frozen cocktails, you can also try the Hurricane, made with freshly squeezed orange juice, spiced rum, lime, passion fruit, and strawberry. There are also rotating frozen flavors like Blackberry Moonshine, Piña Colada, and the Salty Dawg. Pin Paramount Paloma Where to Get It: Paramount Neighborhood: Downtown & Homewood More Info: Blanco tequila, grapefruit, fresh lime juice, and simple syrup create this refreshing frozen Paloma at Paramount, with locations in Downtown Birmingham and Homewood. 'I love its classic simplicity and versatility in pairing,' says Tim Wardlow of Paramount. Tim suggests enjoying the frozen Paloma with the El Capitan Burger, a juicy patty topped with bacon, avocado, pico de gallo, mayo, and pickled jalapeños. Pin Rocket Booster Where to Get It: Saturn + Satellite Neighborhood: Avondale More Info: Saturn's signature frozen drink, the Rocket Booster, combines Cathead honeysuckle vodka and Aperol with Tang — yes, Tang, the orange powdered drink mix that's 'a kick in a glass' as the '90s commercials went. Tang was used in specially-formulated drinks for astronauts in the early days of space travel, making it a fitting ingredient in the space-themed bar's beloved cocktail. 'It's one of our best sellers for over 10 years now!' says General Manager Jennifer Waldrip. Pin Moe's Classic Bushwacker Where to Get It: Moe's Original BBQ Neighborhoods: Hoover, Lakeview, Trussville, & Vestavia More Info: If you're craving a classic boozy milkshake, head to Moe's Original BBQ for its signature frozen cocktail, the Bushwacker. Kahlua, rum, crème de cacao, and cream of coconut are blended for a sweet treat with a caffeine and alcohol kick. Pin Continental Vice Versa Where to Get It: Continental Drift Neighborhood: Downtown More Info: Prepare to be transported through travel, music, and nostalgia at Continental Drift and stay cool with one of its signature frozen cocktails. Along with seasonal offerings, the house menu offers three frozen beverage options: the A1A (a twist on the classic strawberry daiquiri), a blue tropical piña colada, and the Vice Versa, a dreamy combination of the two. Pin Stay cool out there, BHAM! ********* For the best of the South delivered straight to your inbox, subscribe to StyleBlueprint HERE! About the Author Katie Leigh Matthews A Birmingham native, Katie is a lifelong waterfall chaser and is passionate about the outdoors. She also loves connecting with remarkable women in the Birmingham community and bringing their stories to life. Katie has been writing professionally for over six years; you can find more of her work at and
Yahoo
05-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Heidi Wicks's new novel, Here, imagines a century of St. John's history
When Heidi Wicks was researching for Here, she experienced a chance encounter that might have made a fitting entry for the book. It happened the day she toured the heritage property on Circular Road in St. John's that — in effect — became the book's central character. "I came out of the house," said Wicks. "I was walking home, and I ran into a friend on the street, and I said I was working on something about this house in the neighbourhood. And she said, 'My friend lived there for 30 years, and she's going to be in town in a couple of weeks. Do you want to meet her?'" A few weeks later, Wicks spent several hours chatting with the former occupant of Canada House, collecting stories the woman had heard from her mother. "The ballerina storyline that recurs throughout is inspired by her," Wicks said. Released in June, Here is Wicks's second collection of short stories. Her first book, Melt, was released in 2020 and named one of The Globe and Mail's hottest reads that summer. It also received a silver medal from the Independent Publisher Book Awards. Wicks, who was born and raised in St. John's, describes Here as a "family connection book," identifying the ways she has drawn on influences from her parents to inform the stories of Newfoundland history and culture honestly. "My dad did a history degree, so we grew up hearing the stories. And mom is a music educator, so we grew up with music from Newfoundland," she said. In her family lore, there is a grandmother who worked as a house servant in the same neighbourhood where Here is set. Living in the past, present, and future Does Heidi Wicks have a preoccupation with the past? Although the historical and somewhat magical elements of Here distinguish it from Wicks's first book, both books share a spirit of nostalgia. "Maybe I'm a bit obsessed with how the past shapes who we are in the present and the future," she said. In her engagement with the past, Wicks can track her own development as a writer. Melt, also a collection of interconnected short stories, is concerned with the evolving relationship of childhood friends growing into adulthood. "That's how you start to learn to write, is to write about your own experiences. So, my experiences at that time were relationships ending … being a new parent, and friends starting to deal with parents who were ill, those kinds of things that start to happen when you're in your 30s," she said. For Here, by contrast, she explains, "I went deeper into that, and I tapped into my interest in history and folklore and music and the culture of Newfoundland and how that weaves into how we interact with each other." The colonial-era architecture on the streets surrounding downtown St. John's provided the inspiration for the interconnected stories in Here. In turns historical fiction, magical realism, and Newfoundland folklore, but they all provide a nostalgic framework for a contemporary story of St. John's life. Her short stories imagine the perspectives of those who might have occupied the house during different eras — a troop of suffragette house servants, a crew of Blundstone-wearing musicians, the province's first premier, and even a pet crow. Although the house and characters in Here are fictional — or fictionalized — Wicks based her stories on actual events in Newfoundland history and set the stories inside the house located at 74 Circular Rd. Canada House, as it is known locally, was built in 1902 and served for a time after Confederation as the residence and offices of premier Joey Smallwood. Wicks said the writing process for Here brought her down many avenues of learning. "A lot of it was researching, watching old documentaries, going deep into the Heritage N.L. website, the Boulder book Birds of Newfoundland, I had that next to me all the time. And the Jenny Higgins book [Newfoundland in the First World War]. The old footage with Smallwood, Waiting for Fidel, all that stuff." In the stories set closer to modern day, Wicks says she draws to some extent on her own experience. Of the story titled Birdsong, she said, "that was me during the pandemic, wandering around the neighbourhood and looking at the birds and trying to escape what we were dealing with down here." Despite the Birdsong connection, she pushes back on suggestions that her stories are literal depictions of her personal life. "The emotions that I have felt in my life are connected to some of the characters, but that's really it," she said. Download our free CBC News app to sign up for push alerts for CBC Newfoundland and Labrador. Sign up for our daily headlines newsletter here. Click here to visit our landing page.
The Guardian
30-03-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Notes on chocolate: more Easter eggs, because these are quite special
I really think this has to be my last column on Easter eggs, don't you? One egg had sat on my sideboard for a few weeks. I didn't hold out much hope for it, but it was wolfed down in two sittings (not just by me) with a strong recommend from my testers to 'write how good it is', so here you go: Coco Chemistry's Large Milk Honeycomb Crunch egg, £25. (A dark chocolate version is also available.) This is not a craft-chocolate egg by any stretch, but maybe that's not what people need all the time. Melt has two cute eggs, one is just milk and in very simple packaging with a cardboard bunny cut out. The idea is that you paint it and it comes in two sizes, from £14.50. The Breton eggs are beautiful to look at yet expensive at £69.99 each – but they are a hefty 700g and would easily satisfy a large group. We tested the pistachio and kataifi one – milk chocolate, pistachio, caramel blond chocolate and caramelised kataifi. It's inspired by Dubai chocolate, which I'm in two minds about, but is everywhere. Testers liked it, but weren't really sure what it was trying to be. I'd personally buy the White Lotus egg (pictured) next time, also £69.99 but for a full kilo of chocolate and 14 segments that give you seven different flavours. A not-cheap but great gift to bring to someone's house. I personally really liked Salcombe Dairy's 73% organic, vegan cacao-nibs egg, £29.50, which came with two full-sized bars – one made of the same stuff as the egg and one dark chocolate with peppermint: both very good.
