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Here, try this - Australia’s biggest and best festival of food and drink is back from 20 to 29 March.

Featured Events

World’s Longest Lunch 2026

Presented by La Trobe Financial

20 March

Kings Domain

CAKE PICNIC

Presented by QUEEN®

21 March

Kings Domain

Lunch with Helen Goh

29 March

Zinc

Winsome x Reed House

Presented by Polestar

24–25 March

Reed House

Andy Ricker’s Laab Shaak at Dessous

Presented by Polestar

24–25 March

Dessous

JP Anglo x Serai Kitchen

Presented by Polestar

25 March

Serai Kitchen

Clichy: Original Food in the French Manner

23–25 March

Bistra

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Global Dining Series

Amalfi: Fico x Osteria Ilaria

Presented by Polestar

22 March

Osteria Ilaria

Musings & Merienda: Filipino Tea & Culture

Presented by Polestar

20 March

Halaya

Mindy Woods x Residence: Native Ingredients with a Modern Twist

Presented by Polestar

25–28 March

Residence at the Potter

Noni x Maha

Presented by Polestar

24–25 March

Maha

AngloThai x Clover

Presented by Polestar

22 March

Clover

Firepop at Lee Ho Fook

Presented by Polestar

20–21 March

Lee Ho Fook

Café Paci x Embla

Presented by Polestar

29 March

Embla

Tala at Stokehouse

Presented by Polestar

24–25 March

Stokehouse

Tipo 75

Presented by Polestar

29 March

Tipo 00

James Lowe x Harriot

Presented by Polestar

28–29 March

Harriot

Special Events

Manzé x Meredith Dairy x Worktones

21 March

Boire

Caregiver’s Place Launch Party

22 March

Wesley Place

Masses Bagels x Amy’s Pizza

22 March

Masses Bagels

Messina x Hugo’s Sunday Session

22 March

Gelato Messina

Hats And Wine: Create Your Own Custom Hat

21 March

Stelios Kimonides Wines

Ruzia’s & Ruben’s NYC Deli Party

22 March

Ruzia's Wine

A Spritz Summer at Gracie’s

23 March

Gracie's Wine Room

Super Super Crab Fest

24 March

Albert Park Hotel

Little Bourke, Big Bites

25–26 March

Daughter In Law - Ho Chi Mama - Longrain

Bear’s Chicken Shop Date Night

26–27 March

Bear's Wine Bar

Regional Roadtrip

Chin Chin Weekend Takeover at Pt. Leo Estate

28–29 March

Pt. Leo Estate

Sip, Stroll and Sounds

28 March

Jayden Ong Wines

Echuca’s Longest Lunch on the Wharf

20 March

Echuca Wharf

Cheesy Zoe’s

21 March

Trapeze at Six J's Estate

Messmates Dining Presents: Mezze With Mates

22 March

McIntosh Farm

Vintage at Stonier x MoVida

29 March

Stonier Wine

Lunch on the Farm with Annie Smithers, Thi Le and Aaron Turner

28 March

Great Ocean Road Ducks

Running all Festival

Running All Festival

Yiayia’s Table

20–29 March

Kafeneion / Supper Club

Running All Festival

Lona Misa x Daen Lia: A South American Feast

20–28 March

Lona Misa

Running All Festival

Atlântico: Martini And Bikini

20–29 March

Mr Mills

Running All Festival

Order Up: A City Fed by Many Cultures

20–29 March

Immigration Museum

Running All Festival

Aperitivo Afloat

20–29 March

Queenscliff or Sorrento Ferry Terminal

Free Events

Baker’s Dozen

Presented by McKenzie's

28–29 March

Fed Square

The Spicy Side of Collins Street

Presented by Melbourne Quarter

25–26 March

Melbourne Quarter

Hot Cross Bun Bar at Baker’s Dozen

Presented By Western Star

28–29 March

Fed Square

Something Saucy: The Pizza Party

Presented By Leggo's

26 March

Leonardo's Pizza Palace

The Festival of Korean Fried Chicken

Presented By Brights & Park

24 March

Park St Laneway

Jo McGann and Andrew McConnell at Cote Basque

Eat

Introducing Côte Basque, Andrew McConnell’s new CBD restaurant

Things are about to get a whole lot more Spanish on the former Becco site on Crossley Street.

Drink

Hands Down in three drinks

This Fitzroy bar is one of the city’s most exciting new openings, hands down.

Eggplant parmigiana

Recipes

Recipe: Sooshi Mango’s eggplant parmigiana

The Sooshi Mango lads put “one of the woggiest vegetables” front and centre in this classic and crowdpleasing eggplant parmigiana recipe.

Meni Valle

People

Buy the Book: Meni Valle’s Thessaloniki

"This cookbook became more than I'd planned: a way of meeting the young woman my mother had been, understanding how Thessaloniki had lived on in her kitchen all these years."

How I Melbourne

Milo Eastwood

People

How I Melbourne: Milo Eastwood

People

How I Melbourne: Renee Buckingham

Mel Tracina

People

How I Melbourne: Mel Tracina

Amy Tanner in the kitchen.

People

How I Melbourne: Amy Tanner

A portrait of Sophie McIntyre.

People

How I Melbourne: Sophie McIntyre

Michaela Webb

People

How I Melbourne: Michaela Webb

Kate Jinx

People

How I Melbourne: Kate Jinx

Erik Jensen in his kitchen.

People

How I Melbourne: Erik Jensen

Kaytetye producer Rona standing proudly in the sunshine.

People

How I Melbourne: Rona

Harvard Wang.

People

How I Melbourne: Harvard Wang

Jowett Yu

People

How I Melbourne: Jowett Yu

Jamila Rizvi

People

How I Melbourne: Jamila Rizvi

Club Kabarett's Bernie Dieter by Theresa Harrison

People

How I Melbourne: Bernie Dieter

Ben Townsend, aka Yung Cook God.

People

How I Melbourne: Yung Cook God

Grace Shaw, aka Mallrat (photo: Casey Garnsey).

Arts & Entertainment

How I Melbourne: Mallrat

Alex Drewniak

People

How I Melbourne: Alex “Lady” Drewniak

Bumpy (photo: James Morris).

People

How I Melbourne: Bumpy

Photographer Michael Pham

People

How I Melbourne: Michael Pham

People

How I Melbourne: Robyn Lea

People

How I Yarra Valley: Zoe Birch

Lee Ho Fook chef Victor Liong

People

How I Melbourne: Victor Liong

People

How I Melbourne: Sez

Chino, by Sopra.

Drink

The Pitch: Sopra Chinò

Chinotto, but make it 18+.

Drink Victorian

Tristan Jallais and Joyce Chua of Natural Science.

Drink Victorian

Drinking Victoria: Tristan Jallais, Natural Science Wine & Liquor

A portrait of Lyndal Taylor, head sommelier at Brae.

Drink Victorian

Drinking Victoria: Lyndal Taylor

Drinks professional Mikey Agudelo standing in front of his back bar.

Drink Victorian

Drinking Victoria: Mikey Agudelo

Drink Victorian

Drinking Victoria: Andy Chu

Jessica Audas

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Drinking Victoria: Jessica Audas, Head of Revel

Neighbourhood Group beverage manager, Gus Cluck.

Drink Victorian

Drinking Victoria: Gus Gluck

Poodle's Alex Pineo holding several wine bottles in a dining room.

Drink Victorian

Drinking Victoria: Alex Pineo

Calypso Wine Party co-founder, Claudelle Savannah.

Drink Victorian

Drinking Victoria: Claudelle Savannah

Lara Chan-Baker

Drink Victorian

Drinking Victoria: Lara Chan-Baker

Circle Wine House's Xavier Vigier.

Drink Victorian

Drinking Victoria: Xavier Vigier

Amaro Tonic.

Drink

The Pitch: Amaro Tonic

Drink these now: springtime beers (Illustration: Ol Elliot).

Drink Victorian

Drink these now: shoulder-season beers

Coralie Gelot

Drink Victorian

Drinking Victoria: Coralie Gelot

The Footscray Bar Crawl (image: Ol Elliot).

Drink Victorian

Best bars in Footscray

Autonomy Amaro

Drink Victorian

The Pitch: Autonomy Amaro

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Drink Victorian

Ask Professor Drinks: next-level non-alcs

Drink Victorian

Best bars in Thornbury

Lauren Bonkowski, Marionette Liqueur

Drink Victorian

Drinking Victoria: Lauren Bonkowski

Drink Victorian

The Pitch: Dutch Rules gin

Drink Victorian

Drinking Victoria: Jacob Bell

Drink Victorian

Best bars in Yarraville

Drink Victorian

Drinking Victoria: Clare Burder

Shop local produce

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Tom’s Paddock

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Crossies ‘Cados

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Schulz Organic Dairy

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Silvertine Farm

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Brooklands Free Range Farms

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Madelaine’s Eggs

Buxton Trout & Salmon Farm

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Buxton Trout & Salmon Farm

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Mr Lamb

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Bassine Specialty Cheese