What’s on Melbourne. Food and Wine Festivals and Event.
: 24—29 May, 2018
While we might be heading into winter, Melbourne is doing anything other than cooling down. Here is a great selection of food and wine festivals and events for Melbourne and beyond.
Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea is on today. Thursday May 24thbut you can host any time throughout May or June.
Help raise money for cancer research while enjoying a cup of tea with friends.
https://www.biggestmorningtea.com.au
FESTIVALS
The Italian Wine and Food festival is a one-day event this Sunday featuring pop-up restaurants and over 200 varieties of Italian wine. This is a ticketed event, so be sure to book!
www.italianwinefoodfestival.com.au
Darebin homemade Food and Wine Festival. 26th of May to the 3rd of June.
Sample local creations, expand your cooking repertoire, brew your own beer or make your own kombucha, you will find something to suit your tastes. The program is book-ended by two wonderful markets showcasing our ingenious creators and Indigenous culture.
The Darebin Homemade Food and Wine Festival . 2018.
MARKETS
It’s hard to work out which markets run every week, and which ones are only running this weekend, but we’ve put the work in for you. All of the markets listed below are on this weekend!
Alphington Farmers Market. Sunday 27th9am.
Berwick Farmers and Craft Market (8am – 12:30pm Saturday)
Camberwell Fresh Food Market (Friday and Saturday)
Dandenong Market (open Friday through Sunday) — Celebrate national burger day!
Eltham Farmers Market. 27thMay. 9am.
Gembrook Community Market. 27thMay. 9am.
Merrifield Farmers Market (9am – 1:30pm Saturday)
St Andrews Market (9am – 2pm every Saturday) Mulgrave Farmers Market (8am – 1pm every Sunday) Celebrating their 9thbirthday this weekend!
Preston Market. Saturday and Sunday 8am to 3pm. Including the Master Paella Demonstration this Sunday 10am.
Williamstown Farmers Market. Sunday 27thMay. 9am – 2pm.
Wonga Park Market. Saturday 26thMay. 9am – 1pm.
OPENINGS/NEW RESTAURANTS
If you’re looking for somewhere brand new to try, here’s are two eateries that are brand new to Melbourne this month.
Cheeky Rabbit, Balwyn opened earlier this month, offering a selection of delicious sounding wood-fired pizzas.
Mr Crackles has just opened! Previously a staple of Sydney’s nightlife, Mr Crackles was well-known for servicing the post-club crowd. Now Melburnians can also enjoy sandwiches, potato gems and gravy, pork crackling and more in the small hours of the morning after a night out.
ONCE OFF
Well, maybe some of these events run multiple times a year, but some are genuine one-offs! If you’re looking for something to do this weekend that you probably haven’t tried before, hopefully this list will help you get started.
The Coburg Drive-In Food Truck Festival is showing Star Wars this Thursday and Friday. You heard that right, food trucks and watching a movie from the comfort of your car. It’s the closest thing to a night-in you can have outside of your house!
The Rocky Road Festival of Flavours continues at the Yarra Valley Chocolaterie and Great Ocean Road Chocolaterie, featuring new flavours as well as offering classes teaching you how to make your own rocky road. If you have a sweet tooth, you won’t want to miss this.
Belleville’s 90s throwback vegan hip hop high tea this Saturday features all vegan snacks and cocktails while you get nostalgic to DJ MzRizk’s 90s hiphop and RnB mixes. This is a ticketed event.
The Very Veggie Yum-Cha Party is running this weekend at Rice Paper Scissors in Fitzroy. If you love dumplings but are always wary of what’s in them, you can enjoy this yum-cha party with reckless abandon! Entry is $55 for all-you-can-eat, so you’ll have a chance to sample all Rice Paper Scissors have to offer.
Eat Street 2018, a ‘a roving foodies delight across three exquisite rooms of the Sofitel Melbourne on Collins’. It features over 50 of Melbourne’s best chefs, brought together to create an evening of exquisite taste and variety, paired with the finest beverages the city has to offer. This is a ticketed event on Tuesday, May 29.
Mulled Wine and Hot Cheese Party – need we say more? Ward winter off a little longer with Thornbury’s wine and cheese night with a twist. Whether you’re after a humble cheese toastie or something new and unusual, there’s an option guaranteed to satisfy.
REGIONAL SPOTLIGHT: Ballarat
Plate Up Ballarat has been a month-long showcase of local food and craft beer. Ballarat’s Heritage Weekend is also on the 26th and 27th of May, so it’s a great excuse for a drive or to head down on the train.
If you needed something else to draw you to Ballarat, local gallery The Lost Ones is hosting an intimate evening exploring Aboriginal heroes of fire. You can enjoy a bushfood cocktail while hearing stories about amazing historical examples of Aboriginal fire use and technology.
www.thelostones.com.au/events/
Coming Up
Melbourne Good Food and Wine Show.
June 1-3.
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Saturday 23rd of June.
What’s on in your neck of the woods? Did we miss anything? Please let us know in the comments or on Facebook.
PLUS
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Dani