Andy Harmer and the QT Melbourne team are hitting some serious home runs with their newSecret Garden at Rooftop at QT.Perched high above the city hustle and nestled behind the iconic Rooftop at QT, QT Melbourne’s rooftop garden was a space unbeknown to Melbournians up until now. I can imagined the well healed and corporates booking up the Secret Garden with bespoke functions. A stunning sensory experience. Is this the hottest destination in Melbourne right now?
Adam D'Sylva is one of Australia's premier chefs and he has got behind top notch duck producer Luv-a-Duck for a pop up sensation in Melbourne. For one night only The World Loves Melbourne was treated to a stunning 8 course degustation featuring Luv-a-Duck dishes with a twist.
Saxe restaurant in Melbourne was the perfect venue for the first of a series of Suckling Pig Dinners featuring Western Plains Pork. The World Loves Melbourne was invited along as a guest of PorkStars.
Dandelion restaurant in Elwood Village is an iconic Melbourne dining experience, featuring Vietnamese cuisine with a modern expression. While primarily Vietnamese the restaurant also diverges into other South East Asian cuisines. The World Loves Melbourne was invited for lunch and we were highly impressed.
Babajan is one of Melbourne's best cafes. Hands down. Of course it's described as an eatery so in some ways it's more than a cafe. The World Loves Melbourne was invited to brunch to experience the Babajan magic.
Alepat Taylor was the venue for an “The Extraordinary Italian Taste” event hosted by the Consul General of Italy in Melbourne Mr. Pierluigi Trombetta and Carlo Travaglini, Director of Alepat Taylor. Alepat Taylor is a leading specialist company in the import of extraordinary Italian wines, liqueurs and other beverages and the event was held at their showroom in Preston.
The World Loves Melbourne was invited to Benny Burger in Richmond to sample the menu across the range. "The Ethical Burger" is a great thing and Shannon Bennett delivers in terms of sustainable and ethical, as well as taste. The burgers are fresh, delicious, rewarding and interesting, if not innovative. And there's even more to Benny Burger than just burgers - so much to discover.
Merricks Creek offers visitors a fabulous cellar door experience, with a range of wines on tasting, ability to purchase wines, and wines by the glass that can be enjoyed with gourmet share plate dishes. The showcase wine is the Pinot Noir made in the Burgundy style, as well as an Estate Chardonnay. The cellar door experience is bespoke as these wines are not sold anywhere else; only at the cellar door. Merricks Creek is a fabulous cellar door experience also offering a plethora of attractive dining spaces and vineyard setting.
The World Loves Melbourne was invited to the Piccolina x Future Future gelato mochi launch. This was a top notch Italo-Japanese event and a great example of the innovative collaborations that are taking place in our city right now.
Chef Kenji Ito has opened his first Melbourne restaurant, Wa Kenbo in Fitzroy and The World Loves Melbourne was invited along to experience this already highly acclaimed Japanese restaurant. Chef Kenji, who for the last 11 years ran the award-winning Adelaide restaurant, Kenji Modern Japanese in Adelaide, opened the doors to Wa Kenbo in September 2018.
The eagerly awaited Night Noodle Markets presented by Citi has kicked off with sizzling menus and a feast of signature dishes and innovative tastes from Melbourne and Australia-wide favourites. The bustling Asian street food festival has returned to Birrarung Marr from 8-25 November (18 balmy nights), filling the riverside air with spicy, salty and sweet aromas as over twenty sizzling hawker-style stalls take Melbournians on a vibrant flavour journey through Asia.
We have picked out standout Taylor's Wines suitable for Spring/Summer celebrations including for Spring carnival & Melbourne Cup. We were invited to sample Taylors Wines are we admit we've been a long time fan. We are looking for medium bodied wines with personality and verve as we celebrate in the season. These are classy wines as opposed to quaffers and are a step up in terms of quality at a reasonable price.
Melbourne’s favourite pizza institution, Ladro, is turning 15 and to help celebrate, the team have checked in to Grand Hyatt Melbourne with a short-term residency at the hotel’s signature restaurant, Collins Kitchen.
Sunda Dining restaurant is one of the hottest new restaurants in Melbourne, and recently awarded a hat by Good Food. The World Loves Melbourne had a top notch dining experience at Sunda via the OpenTable app (sponsored by OpenTable). The OpenTable experience is highly recommended.
David's Restaurant is an icon in Melbourne and we were invited to attend the Two Decades of Decadence event - a feast for the ages. The World Loves Melbourne indulged with a nine-course set menu complete with matched drinks - a greatest hits menu from the last two decades. For David's Restaurant to dominate the culinary landscape in Melbourne for so long is a huge achievement and they are to be congratulated. It's a great story.
