Introducing MFWF’s Regional Edition, 18 to 27 November. Let's hit the road.
Melbourne Food & Wine Festival is a statewide celebration of Victoria’s food and wine industry that attracts more than 150,000 attendees to a diverse program of hundreds of events. Run by a small not-for-profit organisation, the Festival has grown from grassroots beginnings with only a handful of events in 1993, to now being recognised as Australia’s pre-eminent food and wine festival.
Ask anyone who’s travelled north for wine recently and they’ll tell you boasts one of the finer views of the Sunbury wine region, and its restaurant , is its shiny new addition.
Featuring Old World Italian favourites turned out with intuition and modern touch, this 120-seat room is worth the drive to Mickleham. For everything you ought to eat at La Vètta, head to the link.
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Maybe you remember the name from our 30 Under 30 line-up. Perhaps you remember him for his time at two-hatted restaurant . Either way, he’s recently taken the reigns at Doot Doot Doot in the Mornington Pen*sula, and things are looking decidedly tasty.
Mussels and foie gras, and salted cucumber with stracciatella and caviar, are just a couple of the dishes on his new menu. We asked Buijsse what he thinks you should order on your next trip to Doot Doot Doot; link here.
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Troy Walsh, winemaker at , is a champion of cool-climate wines.
For the past decade, Walsh has making wine in both Ballarat and the Macedon Ranges, and developing the dining experience at Attwoods Wines’ restaurant .
For what’s drinking well in Victoria, according to one of Central Victoria’s finest wine pros, head to the link.
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The silly season is a time for both serious and silly drinks, and no beverage straddles that line quite like sparkling wine.
Bubbles very definitely signal a party atmosphere, and answering the question, “what kind of bubbles do you feel like?” has been made easy this year thanks to our resident MFWF drinks expert Dr Drinks: your friend in the fridge helping you select the best bottle of fizz for every occasion.
For the Dr Drinks breakdown of styles, flavours, and everything else you wanted to know about buying sparkling wine but were too afraid to ask, head to the link.
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Is there any more Melbourne a drinking configuration than the rooftop bar?
While CBD locations usually dominate the rooftop bar chat, the neighourhood rooftop bar more than holds its own. For our round-up of the best top-floor drinking in the ’burbs, head to the link.
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Is there any more Melbourne a drinking configuration than the rooftop bar?
While CBD locations usually dominate the rooftop bar chat, the neighourhood rooftop bar more than holds its own. For our round-up of the best top-floor drinking in the ’burbs, head to the link in our bio.
Mo Zhou’s intimate 16-seat Fitzroy degustation restaurant, Restaurant Gaea, opened last summer to much acclaim. Now, he’s set his sights on Japanese izakaya-style dining, with his new pop-up, Shokkan.
For the inside scoop on what you might eat when you’re there as told by the man himself, head to the link - https://fal.cn/3uw3G
The festive season is a time for getting together, consuming too much ham and, of course, buying your favourite cookbooks for your favourite people. The team at MFWF has rounded up our favourites of the year, and boy, was 2022 jam-packed with hardbacked deliciousness.
From Beijing hot chicken to the world’s best croissants, a colourful trip to the market and beyond, Victoria’s cookbooks shone brightly this year, bringing some of our favourite restaurants into our home kitchens.
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Alex Boon, co-owner of Melbourne bar Pearl Diver Co., is a lover of dark beer, classic cocktails, and Victorian spirits.
With over a decade in the business and some big accolades to boot (Drinks World magazine’s best bartender in Australia being one of them) Boon’s bar is known for its delightfully kitsch nautical interiors and maritime-skewing drinks list.
For a list of what’s pouring well in Victoria according to one of the state’s great shakers, head to the link - https://fal.cn/3urxt
Is luxury your middle name? In 2023, our flagship festival event, the World’s Longest Lunch, presented by La Trobe Financial, is offering a brand-new, premium dining package like no other: the VIP Experience.
Ticketholders in the VIP section receive a transfer to the event from anywhere within 50km of the event, a dedicated lounge area with its own bar, cocktails and snacks on arrival, reserve wines from with lunch, a make-up touch-up, a gift bag with cult skincare products, a apron, and a signed copy of Alla Wolf-Tasker’s () book, Three Decades On: Lake House and Daylesford, as well as drinks afterwards at .
Places at the VIP Experience table are extremely limited; hit the link.
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Crab and chilli spaghetti, rib-eyes, ice-cream sundaes, all served beachside by one of Melbourne’s hospitality powerhouses: welcome to .
Overlooking the beach, Stokehouse’s sibling restaurant is St Kilda Road’s new home of fuss-free pasta and affordable wines.
For the inside scoop on what you’ll want to order as told by executive chef Jason Staudt, hit the link.
https://fal.cn/3unwB
Less than 10 tickets remain for the 2023 World’s Longest Lunch, presented by La Trobe Financial, and headlined by ’s incomparable Alla Wolf-Tasker ().
With nearly four decades of experience at Lake House, as well as the newer additions of Dairy Flat Lodge and Farm, and Wombat Hill House, Alla Wolf-Tasker will take the reins in the Treasury Gardens for the first time this March, with a menu set to celebrate the harvest-season bounty.
Head to the link in our bio to snag yourself one of the final remaining tickets.
Melbourne Food & Wine Festival is made possible thanks to our destination partner, .
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Gin that’s been distilled with botanicals from the edge of the Yarra and proofed with water from said river is about as Melbourne as it gets. Introducing: Little Lon Distilling Co.
The self-described ‘spirit of Melbourne’ was born from owner Brad Wilson and head distiller Taylor Spelt’s joint passion for both history and booze. Together, they’ve created a drink that encapsulates the taste of the city. For the inside scoop on this exciting new project, head to the link.
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The story of Carlton’s favourite corner store, King & Godfree, is a delicious one. So delicious, in fact, they’ve turned it into a book, written by food writer and Lygon Street historian, Michael Harden.
Spanning seventy years, King & Godfree: The Corner Grocer covers many strands of Melbourne history, from personal and family, to cultural and culinary, all while sharing with you some of the restaurant and delicatessen’s classic recipes.
We caught up with Harden to chat all things King & Godfree; hit the link below.
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It gives us great pleasure to announce that pre-sale for the Melbourne Food & Wine Festival World’s Longest Lunch, presented by La Trobe Financial, and the World’s Longest Brunch, presented by JAZZ™ Apples, is now open to MFWF subscribers.
This year sees ’s Alla Wolf-Tasker () take her regional farm-to-table stylings to our World’s Longest Lunch, while the queen of cakes, Natalie Paull of , has created a patisserie lover’s dream for our World’s Longest Brunch.
If you're not a subscriber, don't fret – tickets go on sale to the public this Thursday 8 December. To ensure you don’t miss out on early access tickets to the full MFWF program when it goes on sale, become a subscriber at the link in our bio.
Melbourne Food & Wine Festival is made possible thanks to our destination partner, .
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Sashimi with a side of dry ice, prawn toast magicked into Chinese doughnuts, roasted soy and yuzu caramel; Yugen Dining is setting the bar high for modern Asian dining in Melbourne.
This subterranean masterpiece unfolds in three parts: a bar, dining room and private dining space; a six-seater omakase; and a golden orb suspended from the ceiling that seats another six-to-ten, all backdropped by a six-metre tall bar and some exquisite chandelier work.
With two hats under its belt, the opening menu for Yugen is both ambitious and extravagant. If you’re looking for the inside scoop on what to order at this new Chapel Street spot, hit the link.
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Good tidings we bring: the 2022 MFWF Christmas gift guide is here.
Whether it’s larger-than-life-and-twice-as-tasty porchetta from , mince pies that sing with sugar, spice and Andrew McConnell’s deft touch from .melbourne, or, perhaps, an MFWF gift voucher that could be used at, say, the 2023 World’s Longest Lunch or Brunch, this year’s guide has you covered, no matter who you’re buying for.
Follow the link below. Now, bring us some figgy pudding.
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Mahmood Fazal contains journalistic multitudes: he goes from investigative reporter for ABC’s Background Briefing, to writing a memoir about outlaw motorcycle culture, to waxing lyrical about wine for to Be Magazine and under the Instagram handle, .
And he’s just as passionate about dining as he is about writing – a lover of bak k*t teh, mackerel dumplings and all manner of pastries. He shares with us a Melbourne rich in history, culture and sheer deliciousness at the link.
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It's nearly here. Australia’s favourite outdoor dining events, Melbourne Food & Wine Festival's World’s Longest Lunch and Brunch, are returning to Treasury Gardens in March 2023. This is not a drill.
Pre-sale for these events kicks off for our email subscribers this Tuesday 6 December, and tickets will move fast. If you like the sound of a long autumn lunch with Alla Wolf-Tasker AM of Lakehouse Daylesford or brunch in the sunshine with Melbourne’s queen of cakes, Natalie Paull from the mighty Beatrix Bakes, now is the time to sign up to our newsletter, which you can do at the link in our bio. Subscribers will receive a unique code in their inbox and have access to tickets two days before they go on sale to the general public on Thursday 8 December.
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What do you get when you invite hundreds of diners to Treasury Gardens, seat them around hundreds of metres of smartly dressed table and call on Australia’s best kitchen talent to sort out the food? Why, you get Melbourne Food & Wine Festival’s flagship events, the World’s Longest Lunch and World’s Longest Brunch, returning in style in March 2023.
Presented by La Trobe Financial, the 2023 World’s Longest Lunch will see Alla Wolf-Tasker AM take the reins in the Treasury Gardens. A true legend of the Australian culinary landscape, Alla is the founder of Lakehouse Daylesford, a standard-setter for regional luxury for over 40 years.
And what of brunch? In 2023, we’ll be joined by the queen of Melbourne cakes herself, Natalie Paull of Beatrix Bakes. Presented by JAZZ™ apples, this year’s World’s Longest Brunch menu is themed around what Nat calls a “cakewoman’s breakfast”.
Tickets go on sale to the public on Thursday 8 December at 10am, with pre-sale starting two days earlier for MFWF email subscribers at 10am on Tuesday 6 December. Tickets will move quickly; if you’re not already an MFWF email subscriber you can sign up now at the link.
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Ah, Kensington: an unsung inner-northern suburb bursting with tasty offerings, no matter what you're into.
Whether it’s tacos al pastor, East African classics, or a zero-waste cafe-cum-wine bar, there’s lots to eat, drink and see in Kensington. For more of our favourite spots south of Racecourse Road, hit the link.
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Lisa Jenkins is making some of the state’s most exciting wines in the South of Gippsland as one half of .
A qualified chef-turned-sommelier, Jenkins made the move to the world of wine and never looked back. Since 2016, she’s been farming her property with her husband Justin, making wines that speak of the lush hills and rich soil of the region.
We asked Jenkins to tell us about her favourite places to eat and drink around the state; hit the link.
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Stick Mareebo is a veteran of Melbourne’s airwaves and music scene, a DJ whose been filling dancefloors everywhere from pubs, bars, clubs, and venues for decades. The only thing he likes anywhere remotely as much as music is food, as his Cooking with Stick YouTube attests.
A proud son of Jamaica, Mareebo is one of Australia’s great champions of the music and food of the Caribbean. So when he tells you where he likes to eat around Melbourne, you need to listen.
From breakfast burritos to Red Stripe beers and oxtail, Mareebo knows how to sniff out some of this city's best eats. For more on Mareebo’s favourite eats around town, hit the link.
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This just in: Andrew McConnell is opening its first standalone bar – and it’s going to be a Gimlet. Hit the link in our bio for the details.
Ever wanted to learn the ins and outs of sustainable cheesemaking? Or find out how one of Australia’s most award-winning wines is made? Then our Milawa Crawl and Bite is just for you.
Presented by , our Crawl and Bite tours take you through some of regional Victoria's best restaurants and bars, and our Milawa edition is packed with some of the best producers the High Country has to offer.
We’ve got a few tickets left, so hit the link to secure your spot.
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Red-hot Sydney restaurant Totti's is making landfall in Victoria this summer, and it's bringing the city's favourite very large bread with it.
One of Sydney's best-loved restaurants is planting the flag on Victorian shores. Totti, of Sydney's Merivale stable, is scheduled to open at the Lorne Hotel in February 2023.
Hello road-trippers! The weather might be keeping things interesting but we’re rocking and rolling here today at The Village Feast in beautiful downtown Thorpdale in the heart of Gippsland. Grab clothes for, well, sun, rain and everything in between and come and join us for a great day of music, plants, fun, food and plenty of good drinks in country Victoria. We’ve got tickets on the door if you need them. See you soon!
And that, people, is how you feast! Thank you to everyone – the good people of Thorpdale, the producers, the artists, the artisans, the feasters, the publicans, the restaurateurs, and our friends at – who made day one of the Village Feast the barnstorming flavour-fest it was. And get this – we’re just warming up.
We’ll be back at it tomorrow, Sunday 20 November, for the final day of the Village Feast in Thorpdale. Tickets are available at the link in our bio, or on the door at the Feast.
Let’s hit the road.
We are officially one day out from the MFWF Regional Edition Village Feast. To secure your tickets, head to the link.
https://fal.cn/3tHBq
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Melbourne Food & Wine Festival, served to you by Bank of Melbourne, is an annual state-wide celebration of Victoria’s food and wine industry that attracts more than 250,000 attendees to a diverse program of hundreds of events. Run by a small not-for-profit organisation, the Festival has grown over its history from grassroots beginnings with only a handful of events in 1993, to now being recognised as Australia’s pre-eminent food and wine festival. In March, food and wine lovers indulge in events that fill Melbourne's restaurants, laneways, basements and dizzying rooftops while in spring, a dedicated program of events takes place in regional Victoria.
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