Eat Drink Westside is on again to satisfy the western suburbs’ growing appetite for good food and wine.
Eat Drink Westside has become a regular feature of the MFWF, shining a light on the west’s enviable gastronomic heritage and diverse food culture.
The 2024 program includes 19 events involving 46 venues in Hobsons Bay, Maribyrnong, Brimbank, Melton, Wyndham and Moonee Valley.
The two core elements of the program are Westside Wanders and Special Events.
Westside Wanders are a special series of 12 movable feasts or ‘wanders’ across Melbourne’s west. Each wander takes intimate groups of food lovers to three venues, with a MFWF host leading, on a mini tour, stopping for a bite, a drink or a snack at each spot.
The wanders are similar to a progressive dinner, with a short walk between spots, celebrating the eating and drinking culture of the neighbourhood. Well-known food-media personalities will host each event.
Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay will host four local wanders, one in Bar Thyme Footscray on March 20, another at Luxsmith Seddon on March 21, another at The Fifth Wine Bar in Newport on March 21, and finally at Hobson’s Bay Hotel Williamstown on March 17.
Bar Thyme owner Howard Stamp said the event will start off with a few glasses of wine, some snacks, ceviche and maybe a light salad.
“It is a wandering grazing tour, so the group will start here, we will come in and tell them what we are doing and explain the menu before we talk them through the wandering events,” he said.
“We did it a few years ago and it’s always fun.
“It’s nice because we get fresh faces into the venue who maybe haven’t been here before , we always want people to come into our house and have a good time.”
Tickets are now on sale.
Details: www.melbournefoodandwine.com.au/event-series/eat-drink-westside/
