The Plus Ones’ Shortlist for May Events
It can be hard to get motivated to go out when the air’s this crisp, but Melbourne — you sure aren’t slowing down on the event front this month! Dig out your winter clothes, throw on a scarf and beanie,…
Category: food
French Classics at The House of Wine and Food in Port Melbourne
After a brief stint at retirement, Alan and Debbie Giles returned to hospitality as the proud new operators of The House of Wine and Food. This power couple dabbled in retirement, moving to France for a year before they ‘got…
Meatstock: The Meat and Music Festival
Meat, meat, and more meat. Hosted at the Melbourne Showgrounds, the multi-day festival was jam packed with meat lovers from all walks of life. Okay, so it was 90% men collectively dressed in a sea of flannel and denim. Luckily,…
Nieuw Amsterdam Hosts First Humulus Beer Dinner
As both a craft beer obsessive and food lover, I can safely say I’ve eaten and sipped some pretty clever things. But while I’ve enjoyed plenty of dishes crafted from beer, I’d never tried (or even heard of) food being…
Melbourne Paella Festival comes to the Queen Victoria Market
Who doesn’t like a good paella? (Is there even such a thing as a bad paella?) This year, the Queen Victoria Market is playing host to the 57th Concurs Internacional de Paella Valenciana Pacific Semi Finals. When I learned that this…
Your Guide to Yum Cha At Tim Ho Wan
If you’re hankering for a genuine yum cha experience look no further than Tim Ho Wan. This little Bourke Street gem ticks all the boxes for authentic, delicious, and good value yum cha. Plus, it’s got a Michelin Star! We were…
Melbourne Food & Wine Festival 2017: Truly Madly Deeply Part 2
The Melbourne Food & Wine Festival is always a highlight of the year for The Plus Ones. The program hosts a carefully crafted smorgasbord of experiences, and every now and then – something truly magnificent. Truly Madly Deeply is definitely an event…
The World’s 50 Best Restaurants – the inside scoop from the global food awards
The Royal Exhibition Building has hosted scores of events since its construction in 1880 — from rock concerts, to an aquarium, to an indoor Ferris wheel. But there’s never been anything like The World’s 50 Best Restaurants Awards. The biggest…
Melbourne Food & Wine Festival 2017: World’s Longest Lunch
Nothing drives home Melbourne’s food and wine obsession quite like sitting down to lunch with 1700 keen fellow diners, something I was lucky enough to experience this year for Bank of Melbourne’s 25th annual World’s Longest Lunch. The event is…
Exclusive Estrella Damm Gastronomy Congress comes to Melbourne
If ever there was a time to be a foodie in Melbourne, this is the week. The World’s 50 Best Restaurants will be awarded at the Royal Exhibition Building, the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival is in full swing, and…