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The Ten Best Events at the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival 2014

Melbourne, it's time to make some dinner plans.

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Immersery Pop-Up to Transform the Banks of the Yarra

The mother of all pop-ups.

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Adriano Zumbo Teams Up with Tim Tams

Two Aussie icons get together for a sweet collab.

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Detroit Chef Creates a Ten-Course Menu Based on Radiohead’s Kid A

Everything on its right plate.

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Eight Exciting Food and Drink Trends Brewing in 2014

Hybrid snacks, whole pigs, one-food wonders and an abundance of green.

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In Dramatic Role Reversal, Melbourne-Inspired Eatery Opens in New York

Start spreading the news, New York has got a taste of Down Under.

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World’s First Kitchen-Ready 3D Food Printer Is Coming

Become a pastry chef at the push of a button.

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The Best Cold Coffees in Melbourne

Caffeine hits without the heat.

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Boozing Now Acceptable at Breakfast Thanks to Spreadable Beer

An Italian duo have done their bit to make the world a better place, engineering a chocolate-flavoured beer spread.

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The Ten Best Cafe Courtyards in Melbourne

Because coffee tastes better with the sun on your back.

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The Bluffer’s Guide to Oysters

Everything oyster is illuminated in conversation with chef Sean Connolly.

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The Secrets of the Abbotsford Quadfecta

The the Abbotsford Convent's food precinct is about as far away as you can get from bain-maries and plastic cutlery.

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Charitable Melbourne: Nine Ways to Give Back, One Bite at a Time

Melbourne hospitality is doing its part for charity. One bite at a time.

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Can Andrew McConnell Strike Restaurant Gold Again?

One of Melbourne's best restauranteurs and chefs is planning to do it all again.

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Plating Up: The Bespoke Tableware Inspired by Chefs

Chefs lend a hand in creating unique tablewares, fit for their food.

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Get Helados Jauja Delivered to Your Door For One Day Only

The ice cream gods have answered our delicious and lazy prayers all at once.

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Eating Your Way Through Bastille Day in Melbourne

Champagne and macarons for breakfast? Only on Bastille Day. Here are the best spreads around town.

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Try Revolving Cuisine with Social Enterprise The Cutting Table

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The Ten Best Breakfasts in Melbourne

No matter what time you decide to have it.

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Concrete Playground Talks Meat with Gavin Baker from Little Hunter

We learn about smoking and curing meats from a chef who earned his chops at the Fat Duck and with Justin Timberlake.

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The Best Laneway Cafes in Melbourne

We select our favourite laneway spots to grab a latte or two in the shade.

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