UPDATE: MARCH 13, 2020 — Due to concerns surrounding COVID-19, Melbourne Food and Wine Festival has postponed its March program. The organisers are intending to reschedule the program for a later date in 2020. Ticketholders will be contacted about refunds in the upcoming weeks.
Plants get their turn at being kings of the jungle, at this lush loud, plant-based party, featuring some of Melbourne's favourite purveyors of cruelty-free eats. The rollicking, all-vegan shindig transforms the Queen Victoria Market's Shed X into a leafy jungle wonderland on Friday, March 27.
Legendary chefs including Smith & Daughters' Shannon Martinez, Charlie Carrington (Atlas, Lomah) and Jerry Mai (Annam, Pho Nom), join names from Mary's, Fancy Hank's and Bar Saracen, to dish up an offering of plant-based party fare you won't forget in a hurry.
Meanwhile, a very on-theme pop-up bar from CBD tiki haunt The LuWow will be slinging a matching all-vegan booze lineup, and a program of live tunes and entertainment promises to keep the good times kicking on till late.
A $25 ticket will get you through the door, with drinks and food available to purchase separately throughout the night. Don't forget to bring your card — this event's cashless.
Mary's vegan burger by Kitti Gould