Lara Dunston 
Cocktail time. A class on how to make a Mojito was one of the highlights of the Taste of Melbourne festival. Out of all the events we went to, the cocktail making lessons were the ones that seemed to excite festivalgoers the most. Long lines, packed sessions, and lots of locals taking their cocktail educations … Read more
Afternoon tea at The Hotel Windsor is a quintessential Melbourne experience for many, and for locals as much as tourists. While afternoon tea may currently be in vogue – it was inevitable it would follow on from the cupcake fad – the Hotel Windsor has been serving its traditional afternoon tea continuously since 1883, and … Read more
From Taste of Melbourne to Melbourne Food and Wine Festival, I have to say that we ate and drank very well on our recent trip to the Victorian capital and city that many would argue is Australia’s culinary capital, Melbourne. Like all good foodie cities, Melbourne, Australia, is home to a handful of delicious food festivals, … Read more
You can take a culinary trip around the world, eating out in Melbourne – from Europe to Asia and back again – and that’s virtually what we did on our recent Melbourne foodie trip, eating everything from Italian, French and British to Japanese, Thai and regional Chinese. To Australians, this kind of eating isn’t unusual. … Read more
We were excited about eating out in Melbourne. For food and wine lovers, the chance to spend 12 days eating in Melbourne was thrilling. Melbourne’s food scene is considered by many to be the best in Australia and its restaurants are serving up some of the finest contemporary Australian cuisine. Being lapsed Sydneysiders, having not lived in Sydney … Read more