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Everything you need to know about the 2025 Melbourne Food & Wine Festival
Australia’s preeminent food and drink event runs March 21-30, featuring fabulous food across Victoria.
Julia, Curtis and St John: Get set for a huge Melbourne Food & Wine Festival
March means fabulous food, whether it’s an epic brunch in lush grounds, world-famous chefs cooking with hometown heroes, or tributes to the humble dimmie.
- Emma Breheny
Star Italian chef Sarah Cicolini spills the secret to making classic carbonara even better
Four easy tips (and one great recipe) to raise your carbonara game. And no, there is no cream to be seen.
- Roslyn Grundy
The hot new (and upcoming) Indian restaurants you need to know about right now
A wave of young chefs is transforming the city’s Indian dining landscape. We find out why, and reveal the best places to try it.
- Tomas Telegramma
Ten events under $50: How to do Melbourne Food & Wine Festival on a budget
Soak up the festival vibes for less at a shawarma party, an all-star snag sizzle, and an old-school diner with new-school tricks.
- Tomas Telegramma
A late-booker’s guide to Melbourne Food & Wine Festival
A porchetta party, a Filipino-Laotian feast and a floating fiesta with unlimited tacos.
- Tomas Telegramma
The secret to making the perfect margherita pizza (leopard spots ’n all)
I’ve been an amateur pizzaiola for 15 years, but the perfect crust has eluded me. Can a margherita masterclass change my (leopard) spots?
- Ardyn Bernoth
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Everything you need to know about the 2024 Melbourne Food & Wine Festival
With more than 400 events across 10 days, it’s officially the festival’s biggest program in years.
Win the ultimate foodie weekend for two in Melbourne valued at $2300
Good Food and Melbourne Food & Wine Festival have teamed up to give away a fun food-filled trip, including flights, accommodation and excellent eating.
Good Food’s picks of the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival program
With a whopping 400 events on this year’s program, it’s hard to know which pop-up restaurant or one-off chef collaboration to prioritise. This guide will help.
- Good Food team