Saint Crispin St Kilda Bowls Pop-Up

Overview

Anyone who's been to Saint Crispin will tell you the same thing: it's incredible. Us included. And if you're looking for an excuse to treat yourself to their culinary delights, the Melbourne Food & Wine Festival is presenting you with the perfect one. For one day in March, the Saint Crispin kitchen is swapping the hum of Smith Street for the saltiness of St Kilda beach, popping up at St Kilda Bowling Club for lunch, dinner and lawn bowls.

Feel the sea breeze on your skin as you savour each mouthful of head chef Joe Grbac's dishes, and sip on drinks from the restaurant's upstairs bar, Thomas Olive, on the green. Just to sweeten the deal, dessert comes from Pierre Roelofs: the guy that does the dessert evenings at Cafe Rosamond. A seat at the table will set you back $160, but includes five courses with matched drinks, as well as a healthy game of lawn bowls afterwards. Go for lunch at 12pm or dinner at 6pm.