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2 Days in Yarra Valley: Vineyard Voyeur, Artisanal Appetites, Fabulous Feta

by Honey, on Wed, March 17, 2010 - 5:36:37 AM, 0 comment
Melbourne Food & Wine Festival

We spent two glorious days in Yarra Valley. The sun could not be sunnier nor the sky any bluer. The views of undulating grape vines and farm patches with grazing bucolic cows are postcard perfect.


Drives here are languorous and there is much to indulge on. From artisan products to beautifully crafted meals sourced from fresh local produce (and of course more wine you can hope to drink), Yarra Valley is a little piece of sun-drenched paradise. Watch out for our Yarra Indulgent FoodCrawl coming soon. Here's a little taste of things to come...

We chatted with the charming Dominique himself at Dominique Portet…  Continue reading »

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Day 2: Swap Sense, Coffee Culture, Med Madness

by Honey, on Wed, March 17, 2010 - 5:10:45 AM, 0 comment
Melbourne Food & Wine Festival

Eating and drinking is a social pursuit. The second day was even sunnier than the day before (hard to imagine that a week before Melbourne experienced a freak hail-storm). We met a whole bunch of avid gardeners all doing their bit to ensure food security then dipped our toes into Melbourne’s fabulous coffee culture. Then at night sampled some of the best food from the Mediterranean from trendy Italian to family run Greek ending with a huge gelato cone.

Edible Garden and Veggie Swaps.


- Officially experienced tomato envy as I ran my fingers through all the heirloom tomatoes the prolific Digger’s Club grow.
- Diggers Club teach people not only how to preserve their food heritage but also how to turn their gardens into edible…  Continue reading »

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Day 1: Long Lunch, Cool Chef, Tall Tower

by Honey, on Mon, March 15, 2010 - 2:58:47 PM, 0 comment
Melbourne Food & Wine Festival

Since Friday we've been the guests of Victoria who have taken us on a whirlwind eating tour of Melbourne. The 2010 Melbourne Food and Wine Festival is '12 Glorious Days' of food and drinking debauchery of the finest kind. So for starters we're going to do short recaps of what's been going on daily while we are still here and I can still reach the keyboard with my ever-pudgier fingers. Here are 3 bites on each of the stuff we did. Longer morsels to follow soon.

Longest Lunch


-Over 1,000 people showed up this year in various hats and parasols. The day was hot and breezy, near perfect for an outdoor lunch with 999 strangers.
- The theme was oriental and we were entertained throughout the lunch by dragon dances, martial artists,…  Continue reading »




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