By Connie Lambeth.
There’s a whole lot happening on the food lover’s scene this Autumn, with just an appetiser of events mentioned below to wet your appetite. If there’s a food event happening in your city, town or state, we’d love to hear about it!
connie.lambeth@theaustraliatimes.com.au
HIGH RECOMMENDATION FOR FOOD RELATED ART EVENT THIS WEEK:
CJ Hendry’s 50 Foods in 50 Days Art Exhibition
Only Until Sunday12th April 2015
166 Gertrude Street,
Fitzroy (Melbourne)
A unique art and food experience not to be missed!
This talented photorealist artist uses fine tip pens to sketch a variety of foods on beautiful Hermes plates…so real the tastebuds go into overdrive! No matter, as though you may not be able to eat the art, there are gourmet delicacies for sale. This extraordinary event, staged by Bill Tikos of The Cool Hunter, is set up in an events space decked out as a pop up gourmet food store…not just any old food shop, but with products of the highest quality from around the globe.
Got a spare 10 grand or more? Check out CJ’s art works at:
The following Foodie Events coming up in Victoria during April/May can be explored further on the Events Victoria Website:
The Steam and Cuisine Luncheon Train
Website: www.puffingbilly.com.au/wine-dine/steam-cuisine-luncheon-train/
Email: info@pbr.org.au
Phone: 03 9757 0700
Event runs until: 30 June 2015
Sunday High Tea at Marybrooke Manor
Event runs until 20 December 2015
Marybrooke Manor
10 Sherbrooke Road, Sherbrooke, VIC 3789
Website: www.marybrooke.com.au/events/
Email: enq@marybrooke.com.au
Phone: 03 9755 2755
The Social Kitchen
Cnr Peel & Victoria Street Queen Victoria Market, Melbourne, VIC 3000
Website: https://www.fisherpaykel.com/au/experience/the-social-kitchen-cooking-school/
Email: thesocialkitchencookingschool@fisherpaykel.com
Event runs until: 5 May 2015
Festival of Lunchtimes at Melbourne Central
Melbourne Central
300 Swanston Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000
Contact:
Website: www.melbournecentral.com.au/festival-of-lunchtimes
Email: bronte@undertowmedia.com
Phone: 03 8419 9320
Event runs until: 30 April 2015
Get out of the office and into Melbourne Central for a unique, midday reboot
A Tavola! Cooking School
Pizzini Wines
175 King Valley Rd, Whitfield, VIC 3733
Website: www.pizzini.com.au/pizzini/cooking-school.php
Email: talkdirect@pizzini.com.au
Phone: 03 57298278
Event runs until:13 December 2015
Daylesford Macedon Produce Harvest Festival
Thursday 30th April until 3rd May 2015
Various venues
Vincent Street, Daylesford, VIC 3460
Website: dmproduce.com.au/events/harvest-festival-2015/
Email: enquiries@dmproduce.com.au
Phone: 0409845061
Daylesford Macedon Produce Harvest Week Festival is a celebration of the harvest of Central Victoria, showcasing the region’s abundant food and wine, and celebrating the best of producers, farmers, provedores, restaurateurs and vignerons
Harvest of Wellington Food and Wine Festival
Friday 10th April until 19th April
Wellington Shire
Various Venues, Tinamba, VIC 3859
Website: www.wellingtonregionaltourism.com.au/
Email: wrt@tourismwellington.com.au
Wellington Shire Council, Wines of East Gippsland and Wellington Regional Tourism present the inaugural Harvest of Wellington Food and Wine Festival with events spanning across the Wellington region
A Dinner to Die For
Saturday 11th April until 18th April 2015
Retreat Hotel
226 Nicholson Street, Abbotsford, VIC 3067
Website: www.bare-elementsproductions.com.au/tickets/
Email: enquiries@bare-elements.com.au
Phone: 03 9417 4629
Back for a fifth season, its not molecular gastronomy, but a wickedly funny Melbourne based Musical, Murder Mystery Show and Dinner
Wandiligong Nut Festival
Sunday 26th April 2015
Alpine Park
White Star Road, Wandiligong, VIC 3744
Website: www.brightvic.com/wandinutfestival/
Phone: 03 57501440
The Wandiligong Nut Festival is the only nut festival in Australia.Taste roasted chestnuts, crack hazelnuts and walnuts, sample local wines and beers, talk to producers and chefs, relax listening to music admits the most beautiful surroundings – an idyllic event engaging all the senses.
If that’s not enough of a food lover’s feast then tantalise your tastebuds some more:
KLM Dutch Orange Day
26th April 2015
Queensbridge Square
1A Queensbridge Street
Southbank VIC 3006
Contact details
0419 370 332
pvanduyn@espero.net.au
dutchorangeday.com.au
The KLM Dutch Orange Day festival is a lively celebration of Dutch culture.
Sample Dutch delicacies such as croquettes, poffertjes and Dutch pea soup, or pick up some Dutch groceries
North South Feast West
Immigration Museum
400-424 Flinders Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
Contact details
13 11 02
NSFeastW@museum.vic.gov.au
www.facebook.com/NorthSouthFeastWest
Until 14/06/2015
it’s an evening cantina with pop-up bars, music and authentic street food or festivals celebrating chocolate, chilli and coffee, there’s sure to be something for everyone at the Immigration Museum
Good Beer Week 2015
www.onlymelbourne.com.au/good-beer-week#.
GOOD BEER WEEK IS BACK, READY TO TEAR UP MELBOURNE AND VICTORIA FOR A FIFTH TIME WITH AN INCREDIBLE LINEUP CELEBRATING THE VERY BEST OF AUSTRALIAN AND INTERNATIONAL BEER!
Friday 22nd of May 2015 To Sunday 24th of May 2015
Live somewhere other than Melbourne? Check these food events out:
QLD
Trivia with Taste
The Fox Hotel
South Brisbane
15th and 22nd April 2015 7pm-9pm/food & drink/food trivia!
NSW
Orange Food Week
Orange NSW
10th to 19th April
S.A.
Kangaroo Island FEASTival
1st to 8th May 2015
www.tourkangarooisland.com.au/kifeastival
TAS
Tastings at the Top
15th to 17th May 2015
Peppers Cradle Mountain Lodge
www.cradlemountainlodge.com.au/food-wine/tastings-at-the-top/
A.C.T.
Canberra District Wine Harvest Festival
11th to 12th April 2015
www.canberrawines.com.au/events.html/
N.T.
The Darwin Festival
Early Dates to Book Best Flights: 6th to 23rd August
www.darwinfestival.org.au/contact-us/
18 days of food/arts/culture
Ph: (08) 8941 5457
Images taken by Connie Lambeth at ‘CJ Hendry’s 50 Foods in 50 Days Art Exhibition’.
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