Good Food Month 2016

Overview

Good Food Month is set to hit Melbourne for yet another chock-a-block November. This year's hot ticket lineup pulls together a host of local, interstate and international culinary wizards, with events both big and small promising to send those tastebuds of yours to foodie heaven.

The al fresco feast that is the Night Noodle Markets will return to Birrarung Marr, bringing with it the usual smorgasbord of live entertainment, chef appearances and well-loved food stalls, as well as a few tasty treats not seen before.

New additions to Melbourne's Good Food Month calendar include a couple of buzz-worthy parties, like the Spring Social — a croquet and Pimms-infused picnic on the grounds of Rippon Lea Estate, featuring bites from the likes of Fergus Henderson (author of The Whole Beast: Nose to Tail Eating), Pope Joan's Matt Wilkinson, and Tivoli Road Bakery's dessert masters.

Those keen to get their hands a bit messier can get stuck into a fried chicken feast at the Belles Hot Chicken Party, while ping pong fiends can grab tickets to a table tennis party of epic proportions at Supernormal. Aptly named Beer Pong, May Chow of Hong Kong's Little Bao, will be heading up the snack menu, and a couple of Australia's table tennis titleholders will be bringing their A game.

Meanwhile, Mike Patrick, Duncan Welgemoed and Belles' Morgan McGlone will christen the new Fancy Hank's rooftop bar Good Heavens with their Southern Sunday Sesh, complete with a DJ, Coopers brews and some clever cocktails to wash down all those glorious Southern-style snacks.

As usual, the Good Food Month program also boasts sit-down feasts aplenty, including Oter's five-course Young Chefs lunch, a pop-up from Brisbane's Gerard's Bistro at MoVida Aqui, and From The Vault — a Yalumba-matched dinner featuring dishes from six of Melbourne's most influential food legends.

For the full program, visit goodfoodmonth.com.