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Melbourne’s newest food truck party

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If you ever needed an excuse to visit the east side, this is it. This summer, Hawthorn welcomes The Early Bird, Melbourne’s newest food truck party. The trucks will set up on the  grass laid hot spot tucked away next to Auburn train station, and will be serving up Melbourne’s best breakfast, brunch and lunch options every Wednesday to Saturday. All the regular food trucks will be there including  Mr. Burger, Doughboys Doughnuts, Toasta Food Truck, BeanToMelbourne, Danger Dogs, Sliders On Tyres, Baskerville Jaffles and more. Bring your dogs, bring your bikes or bring your dog on a bike, The Early Bird  is pet friendly, bike friendly and family friendly. Finally if you don’t wait to wait in line for your morning coffee fix or lunch you can pre order it  by contacting Jamie@beantomelbourne.com.au.  When: 7am – 3pm, Wednesday – Saturday  (Friday night with licensed bar coming soon) Where: 10 Newburgh Place, Hawthorn. Next to Auburn Train Station. Visit the website here.   

Drink a drop with us at Wine on Wednesdays!

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Wine, we all love to drink it, but do we know how to tell a good drop from a bad one? If you were to take a blindfold test, would you be able to tell the difference between a shiraz from a cabernet sauvignon, a riesling from the chardonnay? Meat Fish Wine have just launched Wine on Wednesdays where they aim to expand your wine knowledge, because let’s face it we’d all like that extra bit of help when you’re that person that has  to bring to dinner. The courses are designed for all wine enthusiasts, whether you’re a novice wine drinker or full-on wino. Moving through the 8 noble grapes (ten points if you can name them!), the course will discuss the origins of the grape, aliases, what it looks like, where it grows, the ultimate climate for best grape growth and how much of the grape is in production. To finish off the course, you’ll get to taste 6 wines typical of that grape variety. We Know Melbourne Giveaway: Want to enjoy some delicious …

Melbourne’s very first Gin festival

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Did you know there are more classic cocktails made with gin than with any other spirit? To celebrate this fine spirit,  Pilgrim and Riverland have joined forces with The West Winds Gin to bring to Melbourne, Melbourne first gin festival, Juniperlooza. Launching the summer season at Federation Wharf,  Junipeplooza’s program is filled with  gin tastings, ‘meet the maker’ sessions, pop up bars and gin inspired food stalls from some of Melbourne’s favourite and freshest establishments as well as plenty of live entertainment across. When: 28 November – 29 November Where: Federation Wharf Visit the website here.  Want to find out more about what’s happening in Melbourne? Sign up to the We Know Melbourne mailing list here to stay in the loop.

Time Out Melbourne Bar Awards are back

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Where do you go in Melbourne for the best bar food? Where’s the best new bar? How about the Bar of the Year? Find out all the city’s hottest watering-holes and most skilled bartenders, as the annual Time Out Melbourne Bar Awards returns once again at the brand new host venue, The Mill House. Now in their fourth year, the Time Out Bar Awards are the only consumer-based bar awards to celebrate the best of Melbourne’s bar scene, with the city’s top venues battling it out for the coveted awards.  When past bar winners include Everleigh, Le Bon Ton, Black Pearl, Bar Americano and Harry & Frankie, you know that they are all over the hottest spots. In addition to great music, snacks and all the excitement of the awards ceremony, partygoers will be treated to White Rabbit beers, Maker’s Mark bourbon whisky and hangover cures from Hydrodol. The 2016 edition of the Time Out Bar Guide will also be launched at the event. Early bird tickets are now on sale for Melbourne here and the full list of nominations …

Night Noodle Markets

Good Food Month

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Prepare yourself for a month long celebration of the tastiest and most flavoursome foods from Melbourne’s hottest chefs!  From fine dining, to one off dinners and night markets, November sees the return of The Age Good Food Month. Here are our top picks to mark in your foodie calendar. Night Noodle Markets – 12-29 November  Birrarung Marr, Melbourne Everyone’s favourite outdoor markets are back with 56 stalls and three bars. The Asian Hawker style market will feature old favourites like Longrain, Red Spice Road and Wonderbao along with newcomers, Din Tai Fung, Delhi Streets and Hawker Hall. We Know Melbourne exclusive offer: Receive a free yummy treat at the Red Spice Road/Burma Lane stand. Find out here. Sweet Fest – 28-29 November Meat Market, 5 Blackwood St, North Melbourne If you’re after the ultimate sugar high, this is the event for you. There’ll be masterclass presentations from dessert giants, Katherine Sabbath (Sydney); thee American heroes of soft-serve, Big Gay Ice Cream (New York); dessert queen Philippa ‘Snickers Dessert’ Sibley; king of dessert-for-dinner degustations Pierre Roelofs (Melbourne) and the cocktail wizards from Melbourne’s internationally …

Interview with Chuck Hahn

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Chuck Hahn is a name that any beer lover will recognise. As one of Australia’s highest profile brewers, his products (Hahn Premium and Hahn Ice) are well known and loved by all. We were delighted to spend some time with Chuck Hahn recently at The Swanston Hotel’s Beer Appreciation Evening and managed to ask a few questions about the brewing industry. You’ve been brewing beer now for over 30 years, can you tell us a standout moment in your brewery years? I guess the creation of new innovative beers might be the real standout reason for existence.  Even after ten years at Coors and six years brewing beers in Australia and NZ, the real standout moment was when we created Hahn Premium Lager in 1988, and I finally had my name on the bottle of a very fine pilsner style lager. What do you love about the Melbourne brewer scene? 25 years ago, no choice was available across the Melbourne pubs.  Now many styles of flavoursome lagers and ales are available and most pubs would …

Wine and Cheese Fest

Wine and Cheese Fest

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Sweet dreams are made of cheese! Following the great success of the inaugural 2014 event, The Wine and Cheese Fest is returning to Seaworks on 25 October 2015. Indulge in cheese tasting and wine sipping with beautiful sea and city views! This year, there’ll also be grape stomping, live entertainment, jazz bands and DJ’s. When: Sunday October 25th, 2015 Where: Seaworks, 82 Nelson Place, Williamstown Visit the website here.

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Oktoberfest in the Gardens

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Oktoberfest in the Gardens returns to Melbourne for it’s fifth year. Embrace the largest Australian Oktoberfest celebrations and taste your way across Europe with a large selection of imported German beer, cider, wine and a range of other beverages. The Festival will take over Birrarung Marr with a a massive beer hall, authentic German food stalls, roving performers, a silent disco plus, beer and more beer. So even though you might not be in Germany celebrating the traditional Oktoberfest, it’s the perfect  way to take part in the Bavarian Festival from afar. We’ll ‘prost’ to that! Our German friends have come to the party for We Know Melbourne readers. While the event is sold out Saturday, use the code FRIDAY BEER will get you discounted tickets to the Friday event! When: Friday, 23 October + Saturday, 24 October Where: Birrarung Marr Visit the website here.  Terms and conditions here. 

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Beer Appreciation Evening

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Do you love beer as much as we do? Then you’ll want to stop, hop and roll to The Swanston Hotel’s Beer Appreciation Evening. Curated by the man himself, creator of Hahn and James Squire breweries, Dr Chuck Han, the evening will  be filled with  5 different beers / cider tastings along with matched delicious bites. Also known as the Grandfather of beer, Chuck is one of Australia’s highest profile brewer, brewing his way all over Australia, New Zealand and America for over 30 years. (We’re sure you’re all familiar with Hahn Premium and Hahn Ice.) Don’t miss out on this ‘hopportunity’ to join The Swanston Hotel for a relaxed evening of quality beer, cider and food with spectacular sunset views of the city. Wednesday, 30 September 6:30pm – 8:30pm ON15 function room on Level 15 Tickets are $35 per person, with all proceeds going to Mission Australia. Bookings essential. To RSVP email H3028-GM2@accor.com or call (03) 8662 1301, or click here to book your tickets online. Visit the Facebook event here. 

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Hash Specialty Coffee & Roasters

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New to Melbourne, Hash Speciality Coffee & Roasters is the epitome of Melbourne hipsterdom. From the logo (yes, it’s a hashtag), through to their range of filter and cold brew coffees, this cafe, is one you’ll take your out of towner friends to, that will make them question why they aren’t living in Melbourne already. While we chose to dine there for breakfast, one cooler Sunday morning we must admit that the main drawcard for us was the speciality hot chocolate – We even passed up coffee to drink it. You’ve probably seen the photos already, the one that makes you look twice and wonder how it even works. (To be honest, we thought the same thing). Served on a wooden board, their signature “Hash Hot Chocolate”, is made with Mork Dark Chocolate (80% cocoa)  and served with fairy floss to sweeten the bitterness. Pour the hot chocolate over the fairy floss over and watch it dissolve like magic. For $6 it’s a chocolate mouthgasm! Visit the Hash Specialty Facebook page here.