Tag: Melbourne Food and Wine Festival

Truly Madly Deeply Melbourne

The Melbourne Food & Wine Festival (MFWF) is always a highlight of the year for The Plus Ones. After all, what’s not to love about Melbourne’s world-class offerings of both of these delicious things. The program hosts a carefully crafted…

Melbourne Food and Wine Festival 2018 – All American Vegan Dinner

Vegetarians and vegans can often be forgotten during food festival events, but the team at The Creators Lounge put them at the forefront during their recent All American Vegan Dinner at the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival. Recreating the American…

Melbourne Food and Wine Festival 2018 – Dusk Till Dawn

‘Moonshine’ was originally a slang term for high-proof distilled spirits usually produced illicitly, but Melbourne Moonshine have brought credibility to the drink at their boutique operation in Port Melbourne. Together with Shannon Martinez from Smith + Daughters and Mike Patrick…

Melbourne Food and Wine Festival 2017

Melbourne Food & Wine Festival 2017: the top 8 events

Food paradise Melbourne turns into the seventh level of heaven during the Melbourne Food & Wine Festival. Running 31 March to 9 April 2017, there’s something for everyone: express lunches for the CBD workers, nighttime cocktail excursions, all-day free festivals, and…

March 2017: all the events to make your month soar

Melbourne never fails to amuse. March is no exception, with its naked bicycle rides, its festivals with whacky names (Hot Dub Wine Machine), and its crazy-awesome food festivals. Margaritas? Food and film? Donuts and…beer? We have it all in Melbs this…

MFWF: High Tea at the Hellenic Museum

Dionysus would be pleased. This weekend my +1 and I were treated to a garden party high tea at the Hellenic Museum. The catering was flawless with tea, champagne, coffee, and frappe martinis making the rounds in-between beautifully presented courses. As part…

MFWF: Aperitif Masterclass at Collins Quarter

An aperitif a day keeps the doctor away, and it’s the perfect prescription for a lazy autumn afternoon. “On a scale from one to really good sex, this cocktail is just below really good sex.” The bartender immediately went red…

Melbourne Food & Wine Festival 2015: The Plus Ones’ Picks

Every year we look forward to the Melbourne Food & Wine Festival. For a glorious fortnight, hundreds of events elevate Melbourne from culinary capital of Australia to — we daresay — the culinary capital of the world. (Yeah, you heard us.)…

Port Phillip Mussel Festival

A Mussel Festival, I hear you say. Easier to explain when it’s written — the number of people who said ‘but you’re kinda scrawny’ when I explained what I was doing… The invite highlighted the event as a seafood street…