If you're looking to set the tone for some top-notch eating in 2025, we've found the ultimate place to start. Through January and February, social enterprise Free to Feed is dishing up a multicultural bounty of goodness as part of its latest dining series. The not-for-profit hosts food experiences aimed at helping refugees and people seeking asylum overcome social and economic barriers. And, working with talented cooks from all corners of the globe, it's delivered some pretty special dining events — and delicious cultural exchanges — during its time. Next up, the summertime feasts will take over Free to Feed's North Fitzroy events space for a program of intimate home-style dinners starting at just $55 per person. Each event will see one of the organisation's culinarily-gifted participants share the flavours and stories of their culture via a generous shared feast. Take your tastebuds on an international adventure via Nada and Aziza's Egyptian and Eritrean feast (January 25 and 25), featuring beloved recipes passed down through generations. Or perhaps Daniel and Verena's Colombian and Venezuelan spread (February 20 and 21), starring cassava bread, fresh seafood and flan. You can even drop by on Sunday, February 2 for a special Palestinian cooking workshop, or join the Story Table Series (January 6 and 7), which consists of a big dinner paired with conversations led by Bahaa, Rana and Somaya — some of Free to Feed's cooks — as they share their lived experiences of displacement and navigating new beginnings. You can even drop by the Free to Mingle evening on Thursday, February 13 to enjoy a really chill friend-making evening filled with canapes and craft workshops. [caption id="attachment_883689" align="alignnone" width="1920"] One of Free to Feed's cooking classes, by Hugh Davison[/caption] Top Images: Emily Weaving