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Melbourne Food and Wine Festival

Julia Busuttil Nishimura will prepare the World’s Longest Brunch in the Royal Botanic Gardens.

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 Busuttil Nishimura will cook the World’s Longest Brunch.

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
Pasta carbonara from Sarah Cicolini, a young gun chef from Santo Palato in Rome.

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
Fish nadan, a crowd favourite from the Rochester Hotel.

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
Melbourne celebrities will be sharing their fantasy sausage sangers at Fed Square.

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
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Ricos Tacos and El Primo Sanchez will serve tacos and tequila on the Yarra.

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
Pizza making at Flglia

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
Melbourne Food & Wine Festival is taking over the city for 10 days in March.

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.

Left to right: Helly Raichura, Mischa Tropp and Harry Mangat are cooking at the World’s Longest Brunch.

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.

Melbourne Food & Wine Festival’s full program is now available, with more than 400 events.

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