Normal People film, Summer Flings and silly season in full swing! ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏

Normal People Film with Isobel Whelan-Little

Meet Isobel Whelan-Little, someone who’s been in hospitality longer than most of us have known how to make toast. For the sixth instalment of our Normal People series, we joined her at the Marrickville Markets in Eora/Sydney to talk about where her love of cooking comes from and how those early years shaped everything that followed.

She opened up about growing up in kitchens, why seasonality matters so much to her, and what she hopes the next generation of cooks inherits from the industry. It’s an honest look at belonging, purpose and the power of good food.

MEET ISOBEL

Black Next Friday Promo: 50% OFF on collab merch!

Ok, now that your inbox has finally stopped screaming after last week’s chaos, let us gently slide in with something a little… calmer.

Introducing Black NEXT Friday: our very own “fashionably late” sale, giving you 50% off all collaborative merch. It’s your chance to tick off a few early holiday prezzies (or panic-buy, no judgement).

Code BlackNextFriday must be added at checkout

Valid until December 16.

LET'S GET SHOPPING!

On December 10 we are teaming up with We Met At A Bar to turn Tio's Cerveceria into a playground for easy, friendly interaction. Forget small talk and forget the pressure to be interesting. Their card game does the heavy lifting, giving you fun little prompts that make meeting new people feel natural, relaxed, and honestly pretty refreshing.

All you have to do is show up, sip on your free Fresh Orange Sour Fling, and let the prompts open the door to the kind of conversations and moments that are too good to be wasted.

No strings, no pressure.

RSVP HERE!

The silly season is officially upon us, which means we’re about to slip into our annual holiday hibernation.

We’ll be taking things slow from December 22 to January 5 with very leisurely replies to emails and DMs.

If you want your order to land before the festive chaos peaks, make sure you hit “checkout” by December 16.

Based in Eora/Sydney? Dodge the delivery mayhem entirely and swing by our brand-new Heaps Normal Health Club for local pick-up until December 19, by 2pm.

We’ll be back to our usual programming from January 5.

FIND GIFTS

It's that time of the year again! Make sure you add our Quiet XPA to your top 5 at GABS 2025 voting until January 12.

Our second release from Heaps Normal Records with JUPiTA has been blasting through our speakers. A transcendent journey through neo-psychedelic jazz, spiritual R&B and resonant, healing-focused frequencies. The limited-edition 7" vinyl features selected tracks from her debut album iO. Final copies available here (as always, all profits go directly to the artist).

BOY SODA is hitting the Heaps Normal Health Club in Eora/Sydney for a one-night-only set in March 2026!

Fresh off his sold-out SOULSTAR tour, ARIA win, and US breakout, you can expect huge energy, big emotion, and one of Australia’s most exciting new soul voices live and up close. Info & tix here.

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