House of Food and Wine: Day 1

Overview

Whether you're keen to sharpen your own culinary skills, or just rub shoulders with a few of your idols, MFWF's House of Food and Wine hub is a must. It's set to whip the Malthouse Theatre into a frenzy of feasts, masterclasses, talks and parties, and a day pass is your all-access ticket to enjoying the best it has to offer.

Those venturing in on Day 1 (Saturday, March 9) will catch the likes of Dan Hong (Sydney's Mr Wong, Ms G's) and Jowett Yu (Ho Lee Fook, Hong Kong) in a chef-to-chef onstage chat for the Theatre of Ideas. The series also features insights from Lune Croissanterie's Kate Reid, and a panel discussion on the future of women in food, led by Fully Booked Women's Sharlee Gibb and Maria Kabal of Añada.

Culinary tips and tricks will be flying as names like Momofuku Seiobo's Paul Carmichael and dessert queen Kirsten Tibballs whip up their signature dishes during a series of masterclasses.

And you'll find a mix of old favourites and one-off creations being plated up by the day's food truck ensemble — a star cast that includes Mamasita, Belles Hot Chicken and Sundae School Ice Creamery, as well as Morgan McGlone and Christian Robertson's low-waste-focused, natural wine-slinging pop-up bar, The Kyoto Protocol.

House of Food and Wine is part of Melbourne Food and Wine Festival. Check out more of the festival's events here.

Image: Lune CBD, Marcie Raw.