The 20th Melbourne Food and Wine Festival (MFWF) presented by Bank of Melbourne will kick off culinary celebrations with a giant splash with the Festival's first Riverside Opening Weekend (3 - 4 March) along Melbourne's Yarra River extending to the Docklands and the launch of the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival Greenhouse by Joost, a living, breathing waste-free restaurant and bar.
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Dockland's stylish Yarra's Edge precinct will be bursting at the seams with food and wine lovers on 3rd and 4th of March for the start of the 2012 Melbourne Food and Wine Festival.
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Veneto's most famous producer of Valpolicella, Marilisa Allegrini and Guy Grossi join forces and celebrate the land they love with an indulgent 5 course dinner reflecting the gastronomic heart of the Veneto matched with Allegrini wines. Guy and Marilisa will present this Venetian carnival with stories of their food and wine.
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A seafood journey with celebrated chef Donovan Cooke. Enjoy a behind-the- scenes preview into this great kitchen operation, and marvel at the tastes of the ocean in true ocean-to-plate style.
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Sip your way through history to celebrate the ritual of the great cocktails of decades past – enjoying some classics with a twist along the way.
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Located on the prominent Port Melbourne Station Pier, it has some of the most pleasant and relaxing views. Hollyhock has been uniquely designed to accommodate dining, drinking and functions in a number of different spaces with attention to detail setting it apart.
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Situated at the iconic and heritage listed Station Pier is Port Melbourne's most elegant dining experience, Waterfront Seafood Bar & Grill.
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Located in one of the most elite locations of Melbourne, 3 Station Pier is well known for its elegant and stylish functions and events.
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Celebrated Melbournian restaurateur Sam Zeneldin, (formerly of Street Cafe and Cafe Neon) has collaborated with Head Chef Lenny Weis in executing classic European style cuisine that boasts freshness, quality and quantity at reasonable prices that will have locals flocking.
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A lot of places serve great coffee, but Blackbird Express strive to serve the best coffee in Port Melbourne.
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D'lish Fish is situated on Port Phillip Bay adjacent to historic Station Pier. We offer a fantastic selection of fabulous fish and chips, delicious seafood and shellfish, succulent salads, ice creams, cold drinks and coffee.
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Spuntino, the finest cafe in Port Melbourne, located opposite The Spirit of Tasmania, Station Pier and Port Melbourne Beach.
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Owned and proudly operated by a family of restaurateurs whose history of being a part of the hospitality industry in Australia dates back to the early sixties.
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Bella Cosi invites you to come along and experience "A Taste Of Life" with a European influence of homestyle cooking. Come and feel like you are eating back home in your "mother's kitchen"...
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R Bar function venue situated on Beach Street Port Melbourne offers a boutique atmosphere and relaxing dining experience, modern fusion with focus on Japanese and modern Australian cuisine with a laid back seaside vibe and a romantic panoramic view over Port Phillip Bay.
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Down by the seashore where life is a little easier;
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Come dine with us - award winning French / Nordic cuisine, elegant and comfortable with a large separate bar for pre / post dinner drinks. Enjoy a free glass of wine with our $35 luncheon or $29 Sunday Duck Confit or choose from the extensive a la carte 'cafe casual' menu designed to graze with lots of entrees and wines by the glass.
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Floor to ceiling glass doors allow diners to soak up the sights and sounds of Port Phillip Bay, which is only metres away. The Pier is an ideal location for breakfast, lunch, dinner or just to relax over coffee & cake.
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Welcome to The Lonsdale... an exciting restaurant and bar located on the ground floor of the HM@S Lonsdale apartment building in Port Melbourne.
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The year has flown, we are now officially less than 8 weeks away from Christmas and a month out from the start of our long awaited summer, or as some might say, the summer we never had at the start of this year.
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Mad Duck Cafe has undergone major exciting changes in the last couple of months. With over twenty years combined experience in the hospitality industry, the new owners, Adam & Jay transformed Mad Duck Cafe into a slick yet relaxed cafe offering modern Australian food with a big focus on customer service.
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With their recent launch and a front of amazing restaurants overlooking the Yarra River, WTC Wharf is Melbourne's newest meeting place.
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Having a Christmas Party?! Why not try "Strike" for all your party needs. With 4 amazing venues covering Melbourne's CBD, Chapel Street, Glen Waverley and Bayside (Frankston), we have functions to suit any suit!
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Turning one year old, gave Platform 28 a chance to thank the many people who have helped make this venue one of the biggest and most successful within Docklands.
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Bob's Steak & Chop House is Melbourne's first traditional & upscale American steakhouse.
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Kinya Japanese Restaurant fuses Japanese and western styled cuisine to create mouth watering delicacies in a superb riverside location.
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An underwater world of fine dining and style, Five Star Functions at Melbourne Aquarium boasts five spectacular and unique event spaces perfect for creating memorable special events.
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The Groove Train has long been known for its relaxing, contemporary venues and inviting, comfortable atmosphere where you can chill-out, unwind and relax.
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This month, it gives me great pleasure to share with you my favourite local bites and to bring focus to the places I believe, make Docklands such a great place.
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Grill 66 features prime quality Certified Australian Beef, including Black Angus and Wagyu; cooked over a flaming grill right before your eyes on plasma screens.
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Perfect for beer enthusiasts, drop by the James Squire Hotel for a leisurely pint with friends, or take a seat for a meal either inside or in the outdoors overlooking the waterfront and city skyline views.
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Welcome to Mischa's, all new pizza pasta house full of friendly faces, funky food & family fun!
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Once again Docklands will host a New Year's Eve celebration with a fireworks spectacular, not just once as the new year clicks over at midnight but twice, with a family friendly display at 9:30pm.
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Bistro Vite, on the banks of the river at Yarra's Edge, presents live jazz from 2pm every Sunday afternoon.
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After eighteen years at Southgate, Bistro Vite moved to the magnificent promenade at Yarra's Edge in late 2010. With its warm and inviting atmosphere overlooking the tranquil yet splendid views of the water and city skyline,
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The Good Food and Wine Show is Australia's largest consumer food and wine exhibition. This event celebrates every aspect of cooking and entertaining from good food, top wines, tempting chocolates, delectable cheeses, and great coffee. The show will feature some of the biggest celebrity chefs including Melbourne's own Gary Mehigan and George Calombaris with live celebrity chef demonstrations.
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The Good Food & Wine Show is back again this year on Friday 3 - Sunday 6 June, and the line up is tastier than ever with new features and activities added to the already bursting line up.
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There are many different variations of gnocchi some of which uses many different variety or types of flour, from semolina to strong flour, both of which works but would mostly be dense, heavy or starchy.
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Cooking with paperbark
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As a seafood lover, I've tried my fair share of good seafood and know the difference between what's fresh and what's not.
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Grilled Octopus With Lemon & Olive Oil
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The James Squire Hotel has recently re-opened after undergoing some substantial renovations.
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Key points for slow simmered beef dish
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Super Tuesday
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Recipe by: Head Chef John Simon, Fish Seafood Grill
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Review by Darren Binstock
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Amarendar Kirti, Head Chef BlueFire Churrascaria Grill
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Get festive this summer with Happy Hour Cocktails
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Recipe by: Dan Szwarc Chef de Cuisine, Livebait
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Dan Szwarc - Livebait
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Serves 4 Match it with James Squire Pilsener
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Orient Express has taken the concept of sushi train dining to another level with the world\'s first double decker sushi train restaurant.
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Recipe thanks to Jay Soon Butchers Grill Bourke St CBD & Docklands www.butchersgrill.com.au
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Oregano, Rosemary, Thyme & Sage are essential herbs used to create Greek flavours in your cooking.
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Livebait has recently undergone a transformation, with award winning Chef Dan Szwarc climbing onboard to take the role of Chef de Cuisine.
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Choosing Sashimi Grade Fish:
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A Beautiful Italian
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Herb & Orange Baked Chicken with Fennel & Orange Salad Serves 2
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If you told Peter Van Haandel 18 months ago that he would soon been running a cafe in the Docklands corporate precinct, he would\'ve shaken his head in defiance and likely turned around and marched off.
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When seasoning your red meat on a char-grill
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Don\'t stop til you get enough
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Spiced Lamb Tagine with Preserved Lemon & Green Olives
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Cooking meat using Chinese techniques:
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Make mine Meze at Mecca Bah
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Serves one
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Amarendar Kirti, Head Chef BlueFire Churrascaria Grill Ph 9670 8008 www.bluefiregrill.com.au
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Having heard encouraging comments regarding the Butchers Grill in Melbourne’s Bourke Street, I figured it was time to visit and see for myself. It’s a generous dining space and the patterned wallpaper, wood grain finishes and a spectacular wall of wine bottles all work to create a stylish, inviting dining room.
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Stir fried chicken with Asian Greens and Szechuan sauce Serves 4
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Renzo’s Bar offers authentic Italian cuisine and traditional style pizzas in a stylish setting, the perfect place for celebrating Mother’s Day.
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Create infused oil at home
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Greece is the Word
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Saffron Prawns with Tomato Tartar and Olive Salsa
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• When adding butter to a hot pan, include a little oil as well – this will help stop the butter from burning.
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As a Melburnian, I’ve had my fair share of Chinese food. We are spoilt for choice in our fair city with many a dumpling house in and around the winding streets.
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Pollo al Ajillo
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The Groove Train at Harbour Town, Docklands is one arrival that is right on time!
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To reduce the bitterness of tomatoes in Napolitana sauce, add some sugar to the sauce while cooking, then remove from heat and add some freshly chopped basil.
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Serves 2-3
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1. Always use plenty of boiling water when cooking green beans to ensure water will return to boiling point as soon as possible. If you are going to use the beans in a salad, cool in iced water.
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Fish Seafood Grill takes the concept of sourcing fresh quality produce seriously. Its dazzling array of dishes treats the core ingredients with the respect they deserve and ensures that fresh seafood remains the focus of each creation.
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Makes 5
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John Simon, Head Chef Fish Seafood Grill
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On a hot Melbourne day we made our way down to Waterfront City where the breeze coming off the water made it extremely pleasant for our dining experience at Butchers Grill. Butchers Grill caters for carnivores, with a Mediterranean influence. Although our entrees of ½ dozen oysters (accompanied by the chef’s selected condiments) and seared scallops on a potato puree were satisfying, it was all about the main course.
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Chinese cuisine is a favourite among many, the flavours, the colours, the variety and combinations of dishes have tantalised the palates of Australian’s for decades.
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Kinya Japanese Restaurant fuses Japanese and western styled cuisine to create mouth watering delicacies in a superb riverside location.
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In celebration of their first birthday, Va Bene Pizzeria e Pasta Cucina is excited to announce Va Bene next door – a private dining space catering for up to 50 guests and a perfect location for your end of year event.
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Who doesn’t love Italian food? Well if by chance there happens to be someone out there, then Medici is the place to be this festa (festive) season. Offering a full range of Italian staples such as gourmet and traditional pizzas, risottos and varied pasta dishes and a variety of international dishes derived from other Mediterranean locations as well as Asian inspired choices. At Medici there is quite literally something for everyone.
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Steakhouse at Pier 35 in Port Melbourne sits almost on the water allowing guests to breathe in the view, admire the stunning sunsets and take advantage of both indoor and outdoor areas for those balmy summer nights ahead. At Pier 35 you can expect nothing less than a sensational event.
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Yum Cha Dragon is an outstanding Chinese Restaurant for many reasons. Apart from rave reviews on the quality and diversity of the menu and wine list, praise for staff and management and the level of customer service, Yum Cha Dragon has been applauded as an exceptional venue for memorable events.
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When selecting cabbage, always opt for the heaviest one. A weighty cabbage will have tightly packed leaves and be nice & fresh.
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BlueFire Churrascaria’s distinctive dining concept originates from the traditional Brazilian custom of cooking a multitude of meats and seafood over an open flame. The best way to experience Churrascaria style dining at BlueFire is with the fixed price, all you can eat menus, but make sure you arrive hungry.
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Recipe
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Shinsei Fish and Sushi Bar specialises in grilled fresh fish, delicious fish and chips and sushi, and is one of a kind in Victoria Harbour.
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To make fresh cut calamari tender, marinate in kiwi fruit flesh for 20 minutes then wash in salted lemon water. Then pat dry and it’s ready for cooking.
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You may not hear the sounds of traditional Greek plate smashing along the NewQuay promenade, but you will discover smashing plates being served at Saganaki Greek Cuisine & Grill Restaurant. Set amidst a sea of blue and white checkered table dressings, elegant interior design, floor to ceiling windows, popular Greek music and warm service, a sense of an intimate and authentic Mediterranean journey immediately falls upon you.
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Makes 3-4 tarts
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Perfect potatoes – potatoes have a lot of protein which breaks down when over cooked so we can then turn them into mash. But sometimes we want them firm for salads. Let’s change your rule at home that you always cook potatoes in cold water. When you need potatoes for a salad, cook diced potatoes in plenty of salted BOILING water. This prevents proteins from breaking down, giving you a firmer potato.
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The best way to describe the vibe of reliving 80’s music dancing with a live band, whilst cruising along the Yarra and out into Melbourne’s twinkling bays for 3 ½ hours featuring a wonderful 3 course silver service dinner, dressed in 80’s colourful fashion, would be a floating ‘Love Shack’ itself.
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Ingredients Serves 2
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