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25 Years Of Celebrating Great Food And Wine In Melbourne
The Melbourne Food and Wine Festival (31 March – 9 April 2017) returns for the 25th year and all eyes will be on Melbourne as the Festival in a special collaboration will coincide with The World’s 50 Best Restaurants Announcement! The iconic Lygon Street, known as Melbourne’s own Little Italy, will host the 25th Bank of Melbourne World’s Longest Lunch, with the godfather of Italian cooking, Antonio Carluccio, at its helm. A record table length of over 580 metres, with space for 1600 diners, will run the length of Carlton’s Lygon Street. This iconic dining strip claims many Australian culinary firsts, including espresso coffee, pizza and alfresco dining. Culinary godfather and Festival favourite Antonio Carluccio will design a menu […]
The Melbourne Food and Wine Festival (31 March – 9 April 2017) returns for the 25th year and all eyes will be on Melbourne as the Festival in a special collaboration will coincide with The World’s 50 Best Restaurants Announcement! The iconic Lygon Street, known as Melbourne’s own Little Italy, will host the 25th Bank of Melbourne World’s Longest Lunch, with the godfather of Italian cooking, Antonio Carluccio, at its helm. A record table length of over 580 metres, with space for 1600 diners, will run the length of Carlton’s Lygon Street. This iconic dining strip claims many Australian culinary firsts, including espresso coffee, pizza and alfresco dining. Culinary godfather and Festival favourite Antonio Carluccio will design a menu […]
The Melbourne Food and Wine Festival (31 March – 9 April 2017) returns for the 25th year and all eyes will be on Melbourne as the Festival in a special collaboration will coincide with The World’s 50 Best Restaurants Announcement!
The iconic Lygon Street, known as Melbourne’s own Little Italy, will host the 25th Bank of Melbourne World’s Longest Lunch, with the godfather of Italian cooking, Antonio Carluccio, at its helm.
A record table length of over 580 metres, with space for 1600 diners, will run the length of Carlton’s Lygon Street. This iconic dining strip claims many Australian culinary firsts, including espresso coffee, pizza and alfresco dining.
Culinary godfather and Festival favourite Antonio Carluccio will design a menu of autumnal Italian fare inspired by his latest cook book, and brought to life by Peter Rowland Catering. Aperitivo and espresso bars, plus live entertainment inspired by the original Lygon Street Fiesta, makes this highlight event the hottest ticket at next year’s celebrations.
For those who prefer to get out of town, Victoria’s spectacular regions will collectively host 20 Regional World’s Longest Lunches. Serving up the very best of local produce, wine and craft beer framed by breathtaking scenery, locations include the Echuca Wharf where diners can enjoy a five-course menu of Murray cod, yabbies and salt bush lamb at the mouth of the Murray river. Diners can also feast on cocktails, canapes and an Argentinean feast held on the platform of Puffing Billy’s last stop in Gembrook.
Melbourne’s first House of Food and Wine offers 10 days of unforgettable events, including Monday Family Night Dinner by mother-son duo Dan and Angie Hong and Fire 2.0 by Neil Perry. Tucked down a laneway off Little Lonsdale Street in the heart of the CBD, the House will be reflective of a true home, complete with a dining room (event space), a lounge room (the House bar), a garden (laneway) – even a gallery.
The gallery will exhibit a food-meets-art collection by illustrator Anna Vu of Good Food Crap Drawing. Vu will create a body of work profiling iconic dishes from the last 25 years. The gallery is open to the public daily from 12pm, and entry is free. The House bar will offer Victorian wines from artisan producers and small plates inspired by chefs from past Festivals. Victoria’s front-of-house experts, chefs, producers, winemakers and distillers will be consulted to bring the bar to life.
As the Festival will coincide with The Word’s 50 Best Restaurants awards, the House Bar provides an opportunity for a large contingent of visiting wine influencers – sommeliers, critics and media – to taste the best of Australian wine. Across the program, vinous events will range from spectacular dinners with matched wines to fast, lively tastings. There’s a wine bar crawl by tram; a party celebrating minimal intervention and biodynamic drops; unique opportunities to meet the makers and more.
More information about the events and ticketing details of the 25th Melbourne Food and Wine Festival can be found at http://www.melbournefoodandwine.com.au.
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