March into Merivale Festival Returns with a Unique Spin on Food and Wine

Tickets are now on sale for the sixth annual March Into Merivale Food and Wine Festival. The eight-week feast will include over 60 gourmet events across Sydney, offering everything from pastry classes to wine tastings to mafia-themed Italian feasts. This year's theme is 'Born to Cook', with Merivale's super chefs concocting culinary delights based on their earliest and fondest food memories.

You can celebrate the festival's kick off on Wednesday, February 12, by heading along to the 3000 guest-strong launch party at Ivy. There's live entertainment and the chance to meet and sample the wares of Merivale's favourite chefs, sommeliers and bartenders. Pricing is actually pretty reasonable, with a $35 ticket getting you entry, plus eight food and drink tokens to redeem at the various stalls.

During the festival you might be tempted by 'Things on Sticks' at Ms G's — an eight-course banquet of food on sticks with a cocktail thrown in for good measure. Or the urban barbecue party at Ivy presided over by Manly's Papi Chulo. Palmer & Co will be running several mixology classes (canapes and cocktails included) and the Beresford's doing a beer tasting. Those fortunate enough to still be able to stomach tequila can experience El Loco's tequila tasting and Mexican snack event, whilst fancier folk can take high tea and champagne at Est. There's also $33 meal deals across all 11 Merivale restaurants to take advantage of.

The festival runs from February 12 to April 11. Tickets can be purchased at the Merivale website, and booking in advance is a must. You can check out the full events listing here.