Melbourne Food and Wine Festival 2007
16 Mar 2007 - 30 Mar 2007
Federation Square and Various Other Venues
Crn Swanston & Flinders Streets
MELBOURNE VIC 3000
Since its launch in 1993, the Melbourne Food & Wine Festival has grown to be the world's largest food and wine festival. Each year it attracts over 250,000 food and wine lovers from Australia and around the globe to over 150 events.
Highlights of the program include the World's Original Master Class hosting the largest line-up of international chefs and wine experts, the World's Longest Lunch, and the Ultimate Cellar Door showcasing some of the state's finest drops.
For bookings, call Ticketmaster on 136100.
Web: [url="http://www.melbournefoodandwine.com.au/"]http://www.melbournefoodandwine.com.au[/url]
It's a huge program - here are some of the highlights:
Friday 16 March
[url="http://www.melbournefoodandwine.com.au/html/custom/2259-event-details.asp?Event=5009"]World's Longest Lunch at the Telstra Dome[/url]
Lunch with 1,500 other foodies at a continuous table running around the boundary. Or visit one of 20 other locations across Victoria, from the banks of the Murray to the dramatic Trestle Bridge at Noojee. dine en plein air, with [url="http://www.melbournefoodandwine.com.au/html/custom/2259-event-details.asp?Event=4374"]Breakfast with the Orang-Utans[/url]
Saturday 17th & Sunday 18 March
[url="http://www.melbournefoodandwine.com.au/html/custom/2259-event-details.asp?Event=4504"]A Celebration of Time[/url]
Head to the Yarra Valley on the first weekend of the Festival and on Saturday 17 March, indulge in three exceptional masterclasses, followed by an unforgettable dining experience, a stunning dinner prepared by Geoff Lindsay of Pearl.
[url="http://www.melbournefoodandwine.com.au/html/custom/2259-event-details.asp?Event=4296"]Thai Culture and Food Festival[/url]
On Saturday, dont miss Food and fashion in Greville Street's Gratten Gardens in the Fresh Air section. On Sunday Melbourne's Thai restaurants descend on Fed Square for this annual celebration.
Tuesday 20 March
Join martini maestro Vernon Chalker for the first of four explorations of [url="http://www.melbournefoodandwine.com.au/html/custom/2259-event-details.asp?Event=4535"]Martini Mysteries[/url]. Check our comprehensive Drink program for other excuses to whet your whistle with everything from Giaconda chardonnary to dynamic Bordeaux.
Thursday 22 March
[url="http://www.melbournefoodandwine.com.au/html/custom/2259-event-details.asp?Event=5004"]Legendary Performance[/url]
Visit our exhibition of Melbourne Food & Wine Festival Legends at The Arts Centre. This year's Legends will be announced in the Smorgon Family Plaza tomorrow.
Friday 23 March
[url="http://www.melbournefoodandwine.com.au/html/custom/2259-event-details.asp?Event=4997"]Festival Gala Dinner
[/url]Join France's Chef of the Year, Thierry Marx, and a team of world class international chefs for our glamourous five-course signature dinner.
Saturday 24 & Sunday 25 March
The City Comes Alive
This weekend we turn the banks of the Yarra into a huge celebration of Victorian food and wine. Taste wines from over 70 Victorian wineries at our largest ever [url="http://www.melbournefoodandwine.com.au/html/custom/2259-event-details.asp?Event=5014"]CellarDoor at Southgate[/url].
Learn - and try - the recipes of a stellar international line-up of chefs at the [url="http://www.melbournefoodandwine.com.au/html/custom/2259-event-details.asp?Event=5030"]Original MasterClass[/url]. Or join fellow wine lovers at our [url="http://www.melbournefoodandwine.com.au/html/custom/2259-event-details.asp?Event=5030"]Wine MasterClass[/url] discussing and trying some of the finest drops.
On Saturday head to Federation Square for the [url="http://www.melbournefoodandwine.com.au/html/custom/2259-event-details.asp?Event=5005"]International[/url][url="http://www.melbournefoodandwine.com.au/html/custom/2259-event-details.asp?Event=5005"]FLOUR Festival[/url] a celebration of this humble yet cosmopolitan ingredient as used by Victoria's different cultural communities.
Then there's [url="http://www.melbournefoodandwine.com.au/html/custom/2259-event-details.asp?Event=5006"]Wicked Sunday[/url], a delicious day of decadence. Chocolate. Ice cream. Coffee. Pastries. Sticky wines. Need we say more?
Monday 26 March
[url="http://www.melbournefoodandwine.com.au/html/custom/2259-event-details.asp?Event=5007"]Out of the Frying Pan[/url]
Spend the day with leading international culinary thinkers, editors and publishers at a thought-provoking conference on how you can help shape the future of food and the media.
Tuesday 27 March
Your final chance to join MasterClass presenters Sam and Sam Clark from London's Moro as they host their final dinner at Circa the Prince. Over at Grossi Florentino Rose Gray and Ruth Rogers from the River Café complete their season of dinners.
Wednesday 28 March
[url="http://www.melbournefoodandwine.com.au/html/custom/2259-event-details.asp?Event=4487"]Australian Cheese Forum[/url]
A must for all aspiring dinner party show-offs, cheese fanatics and wine lovers. It is part of the Festival's Discover program featuring a selection of events designed to educate and stimulate the tastebuds. From learning how to spot a good zucchini to tips on starting your own hospitality business.
Friday 30 March
It's a meeting of Mediterranean minds when visiting culinary stars Morocco's Mokhtar Azhary and Greece's Christophoros Peskias host a relaxed [url="http://www.melbournefoodandwine.com.au/html/custom/2259-event-details.asp?Event=4604"]al-fresco BBQ[/url] to close the Festival.
Throughout the Festival
Want to live like a restaurant critic?
With [url="http://www.melbournefoodandwine.com.au/html/custom/2259-event-details.asp?Event=5008"]The Age Good Food Guide Restaurant Express [/url]you can lunch for next to nix at a selection of Victoria's exquisite restaurants, cafes and gastro-pubs chosen from The Age Good Food Guide. $30.00 buys you a two-course lunch and a glass of delicious Victorian wine.
[url="http://www.melbournefoodandwine.com.au/html/custom/2259-event-details.asp?Event=5021"]B-4-7 Festival Cocktails
[/url]How about a pre-dinner crawl through the city's best bars tempting you with special cocktails? Find out how your favourite bar will buy you a drink!
Regional Events
From the Yarra Valley and Yarrawonga to the Bellarine and the Mornington Peninsula you'll find a dizzying choice of diversions to tempt you to visit at this year's Festival. Whether you want to be a vigneron for a day with a wine-making legend, meet the people who grow Victoria's beautiful produce or just enjoy it at a lavish dinner or two.
And many more events!
Full program available here: [url="http://www.melbournefoodandwine.com.au"]http://www.melbournefoodandwine.com.au[/url]
16 Mar 2007 - 30 Mar 2007
Federation Square and Various Other Venues
Crn Swanston & Flinders Streets
MELBOURNE VIC 3000
Since its launch in 1993, the Melbourne Food & Wine Festival has grown to be the world's largest food and wine festival. Each year it attracts over 250,000 food and wine lovers from Australia and around the globe to over 150 events.
Highlights of the program include the World's Original Master Class hosting the largest line-up of international chefs and wine experts, the World's Longest Lunch, and the Ultimate Cellar Door showcasing some of the state's finest drops.
For bookings, call Ticketmaster on 136100.
Web: [url="http://www.melbournefoodandwine.com.au/"]http://www.melbournefoodandwine.com.au[/url]
It's a huge program - here are some of the highlights:
Friday 16 March
[url="http://www.melbournefoodandwine.com.au/html/custom/2259-event-details.asp?Event=5009"]World's Longest Lunch at the Telstra Dome[/url]
Lunch with 1,500 other foodies at a continuous table running around the boundary. Or visit one of 20 other locations across Victoria, from the banks of the Murray to the dramatic Trestle Bridge at Noojee. dine en plein air, with [url="http://www.melbournefoodandwine.com.au/html/custom/2259-event-details.asp?Event=4374"]Breakfast with the Orang-Utans[/url]
Saturday 17th & Sunday 18 March
[url="http://www.melbournefoodandwine.com.au/html/custom/2259-event-details.asp?Event=4504"]A Celebration of Time[/url]
Head to the Yarra Valley on the first weekend of the Festival and on Saturday 17 March, indulge in three exceptional masterclasses, followed by an unforgettable dining experience, a stunning dinner prepared by Geoff Lindsay of Pearl.
[url="http://www.melbournefoodandwine.com.au/html/custom/2259-event-details.asp?Event=4296"]Thai Culture and Food Festival[/url]
On Saturday, dont miss Food and fashion in Greville Street's Gratten Gardens in the Fresh Air section. On Sunday Melbourne's Thai restaurants descend on Fed Square for this annual celebration.
Tuesday 20 March
Join martini maestro Vernon Chalker for the first of four explorations of [url="http://www.melbournefoodandwine.com.au/html/custom/2259-event-details.asp?Event=4535"]Martini Mysteries[/url]. Check our comprehensive Drink program for other excuses to whet your whistle with everything from Giaconda chardonnary to dynamic Bordeaux.
Thursday 22 March
[url="http://www.melbournefoodandwine.com.au/html/custom/2259-event-details.asp?Event=5004"]Legendary Performance[/url]
Visit our exhibition of Melbourne Food & Wine Festival Legends at The Arts Centre. This year's Legends will be announced in the Smorgon Family Plaza tomorrow.
Friday 23 March
[url="http://www.melbournefoodandwine.com.au/html/custom/2259-event-details.asp?Event=4997"]Festival Gala Dinner
[/url]Join France's Chef of the Year, Thierry Marx, and a team of world class international chefs for our glamourous five-course signature dinner.
Saturday 24 & Sunday 25 March
The City Comes Alive
This weekend we turn the banks of the Yarra into a huge celebration of Victorian food and wine. Taste wines from over 70 Victorian wineries at our largest ever [url="http://www.melbournefoodandwine.com.au/html/custom/2259-event-details.asp?Event=5014"]CellarDoor at Southgate[/url].
Learn - and try - the recipes of a stellar international line-up of chefs at the [url="http://www.melbournefoodandwine.com.au/html/custom/2259-event-details.asp?Event=5030"]Original MasterClass[/url]. Or join fellow wine lovers at our [url="http://www.melbournefoodandwine.com.au/html/custom/2259-event-details.asp?Event=5030"]Wine MasterClass[/url] discussing and trying some of the finest drops.
On Saturday head to Federation Square for the [url="http://www.melbournefoodandwine.com.au/html/custom/2259-event-details.asp?Event=5005"]International[/url][url="http://www.melbournefoodandwine.com.au/html/custom/2259-event-details.asp?Event=5005"]FLOUR Festival[/url] a celebration of this humble yet cosmopolitan ingredient as used by Victoria's different cultural communities.
Then there's [url="http://www.melbournefoodandwine.com.au/html/custom/2259-event-details.asp?Event=5006"]Wicked Sunday[/url], a delicious day of decadence. Chocolate. Ice cream. Coffee. Pastries. Sticky wines. Need we say more?
Monday 26 March
[url="http://www.melbournefoodandwine.com.au/html/custom/2259-event-details.asp?Event=5007"]Out of the Frying Pan[/url]
Spend the day with leading international culinary thinkers, editors and publishers at a thought-provoking conference on how you can help shape the future of food and the media.
Tuesday 27 March
Your final chance to join MasterClass presenters Sam and Sam Clark from London's Moro as they host their final dinner at Circa the Prince. Over at Grossi Florentino Rose Gray and Ruth Rogers from the River Café complete their season of dinners.
Wednesday 28 March
[url="http://www.melbournefoodandwine.com.au/html/custom/2259-event-details.asp?Event=4487"]Australian Cheese Forum[/url]
A must for all aspiring dinner party show-offs, cheese fanatics and wine lovers. It is part of the Festival's Discover program featuring a selection of events designed to educate and stimulate the tastebuds. From learning how to spot a good zucchini to tips on starting your own hospitality business.
Friday 30 March
It's a meeting of Mediterranean minds when visiting culinary stars Morocco's Mokhtar Azhary and Greece's Christophoros Peskias host a relaxed [url="http://www.melbournefoodandwine.com.au/html/custom/2259-event-details.asp?Event=4604"]al-fresco BBQ[/url] to close the Festival.
Throughout the Festival
Want to live like a restaurant critic?
With [url="http://www.melbournefoodandwine.com.au/html/custom/2259-event-details.asp?Event=5008"]The Age Good Food Guide Restaurant Express [/url]you can lunch for next to nix at a selection of Victoria's exquisite restaurants, cafes and gastro-pubs chosen from The Age Good Food Guide. $30.00 buys you a two-course lunch and a glass of delicious Victorian wine.
[url="http://www.melbournefoodandwine.com.au/html/custom/2259-event-details.asp?Event=5021"]B-4-7 Festival Cocktails
[/url]How about a pre-dinner crawl through the city's best bars tempting you with special cocktails? Find out how your favourite bar will buy you a drink!
Regional Events
From the Yarra Valley and Yarrawonga to the Bellarine and the Mornington Peninsula you'll find a dizzying choice of diversions to tempt you to visit at this year's Festival. Whether you want to be a vigneron for a day with a wine-making legend, meet the people who grow Victoria's beautiful produce or just enjoy it at a lavish dinner or two.
And many more events!
Full program available here: [url="http://www.melbournefoodandwine.com.au"]http://www.melbournefoodandwine.com.au[/url]