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Night Noodle Market 2017

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The highly-anticipated Night Noodle Markets returns to Birrarung Marr from 9-26 November, setting Melbourne alight with the smells, sights and sounds of more than thirty sizzling hawker-style stalls. The Asian market feast will see food-lovers indulge in the signature dishes and innovative tastes from Melbourne favourites such Hochi Mama, Bambu, Mr Miyagi, Hoy Pinoy, Wonderbao and Gelato Messina, all served alongside roaming performers, DJs and live music. Over eighteen flavour-packed nights, the markets will shine a light on Melbourne’s multi-cultural flavours, fusing cuisines from across Asia in one vibrant, open-air experience. Old favourites Hoy Pinoy will be serving their sizzling ‘ Inihaw na manok – Chicken skewers in traditional soy glaze’, while St Kilda’s Mahjong showcases their regional signatures from across China, including their ‘Dan Dan Noodle’ – Szechuan hawker style spicy chicken noodles. Wonderbao is cooking up heavenly steamed buns with tasty flavours and fillings, including their ‘ Guabao box’ with roast pork belly, sweet & spicy korean fried chicken, panko crumbed eggplant as Vietnamese food truck, Nem N’ Nem, brings their signature bahn …

Say Cheese Festival

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Say Cheese! Once again, Prahran market will be transformed into the “fromage capital” of Victoria. Held on Sunday 29th October from 10am to 4pm, the Say Cheese Festival will see local cheese makers, producers, mongers and other local producers gathering at the market to demonstrate their products. This year’s program will include Yarra Valley Dairy, Berrys Creek Farm Cheese, Apostle Cheese, Grampians Olive Oil Co, and Tolpuddle Goat Cheese and Farm Foods. There will be melted cheese, grilled cheese, cheese workshops, a tone of tasty cheese treats, cheese sculpturing, cheese on cheese on cheese, and more cheese. Say cheese again. You will also enjoy some delicious beverages at the cute prosecco bar, or chill out on the mezzanine and appreciate some live music to help break up the lactose intake. So come along and Say Cheese! When: 29 October 2017 Where: Prahran Market More information: Check their website.

WIN: Tickets to the Sweets Expo

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The SWEET expo is the perfect destination to taste, touch, see and smell for yourself. It’s the perfect day out for lovers of baking, foodies with a sweet tooth, and anyone who loves to celebrate! Hundreds of delectable exhibitors including; cake decorating shops, specialist ingredient suppliers, party supply shops, specialty baking equipment suppliers, event caterers, sweet food makers & bakers and party industry service suppliers like stylists and photographers will all be there. Offering delectable demonstrations, hands-on tutorials as well as showcasing all of the latest gizmo’s and gadgets from leading Australian brands, the Sweet expo has all you need under one roof for two spectacular days. SWEET expo brings the pages of Sweet Magazine to life in the perfect day out for lovers of baking, foodies with a sweet tooth, and anyone who loves to celebrate! Shop the latest kitchen gadgets and cake decorating tools, eat your way through a market filled with pop up bakeries, ice creameries, chocolatiers and more – and learn from Australia’s favourite chefs and cake decorators at hourly demonstrations across …

Melbourne dumpling festival 2017

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For Asian cuisine lovers, this will be one of your favourite events in Melbourne. Get your chance to try more than 50 varieties of dumpling this Friday 20th October on Bourke Street. There will be Melbourne’s top Chinese restaurants –  Tim Ho Wan, China Red, China Chilli and Dragon Boat. While you are there, check out dumpling and beer pairing station, Double Happiness bubble tea cocktails and the Brooklyn Brewery beer garden. Don’t forget to grab a free green tea ice-cream and fortune cookies while you enjoy the live entertainment. A lot of prizes to be won and freebies to get on the night including the limited edition of Tim Ho Wan’s Gold Dust Bun made exclusively for the night! Only the first 500 people to arrive will receive this special offer. Start your Friday “dumpling-stic”! Get there early and not miss out! When: 20 October 2017 Where: Ground lever, 206 Bourke Street More information: Check their website.

The Glen’s Your Market Festival

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To celebrate the launch of their new fresh food market hall, The Glen in Melbourne’s south-east is gearing up to host their Your Market Festival with the culinary event highlighting Melbourne’s thriving and diverse food culture. The free festival from Thursday 19 October to Sunday 22 October includes four days filled with cooking demonstrations, kids entertainment, giveaways and tasty samples to enjoy. MasterChef contestant and renowned ‘golden ball dessert creator’ Michelle Lukman, Chef Adam D’Sylva from CBD restaurants Coda and Tonka and “The Wholehearted Cook” Dani Venn will showcase their famous and favourite recipes and share their tips to recreate their delicious dishes at home. Across the weekend kids will love rolling up their sleeves and getting involved in workshops with Andy Trieu, the Kitchen Ninja from SBS’ Kitchen Whiz and there will also be fairy floss, a food-inspired balloon artist and colouring stations thanks to Crayola. To make cooking at home even more convenient, The Glen’s complimentary Produce Butcher will also be on hand to help with chopping, dicing and preparing fresh fruit, vegetables …

Get your Freekeh on at the Spring Vegan Market

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Meat lovers watch out! Soon you will exchange your juicy piece of meat for an amazing mix salad of red, green, orange and yellow colour, as the market will be taken over by the Spring Vegan Festival. This exciting new event will take place at the historic Meat Market in North Melbourne. The venue which once served the modern needs of the meat trade will be transformed into a day celebrating veganism, ethical shopping and compassion for animals. The festival will feature 100% vegan vendors and non profits, as well as animal rights cinema, vegan high tea, an art zone, golden tickets and more. PENCIL THE DATE in your calendar, and “less meat” on Saturday October 28 @ The Meat Market. WHEN: Saturday 28 October 2017 WHERE: Meat Market, North Melbourne VIC (map) ORGANISER: Animal Liberation Victoria SEE MORE: Spring Vegan Festival event webpage

The better way to pizza – brought to you by Fiona Tuck

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Melbourne will be buzzing as the warm days approach. We know how important it is for you and us to get that bikini body back. Try this delicious cauliflower pizza recipe design by Fiona Tuck that will assist with weight management, digestive issue, liver health and blood sugar imbalance. Enjoy the Melbourne spring while you bake away in the kitchen! CAULIFLOWER PIZZA Prep time: 20mins, cook time: 30min. Serves: 2. Base Ingredients: 1 cauliflower, stems removed, chopped 1 egg, beaten ½ small brown onion, finely chopped 3 tbs almond meal 1 tsp dried mixed herbs 1 tsp olive oil Topping Ingredients: 2 tbs tomato paste 1 zucchini, finely sliced lengthways into ribbons ½ capsicum, deseeded, cut into very thin slices 1 tbs pitted and sliced black olives 4 tbs crumbled feta  Step 1 Preheat the oven to 200°C. Line a large baking tray with baking paper. Step 2 Steam the cauliflower until just tender, then place in a blender and blend until it resembles crumbs. Place the cauliflower in a clean tea towel or piece …

Sweet, Savoury, Special: September Edition

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If you’re a Melbourne local, you know Winter is like a relative who overstays their welcome. You want to kick them out, but you know the minute things get tough (read: Our simmering summers) you’ll be begging them to come back. So while we wait for Auntie Winter to pack up her mothball suits of grey clouds and sudden sideways rain, let’s celebrate all the great things about Spring via this month’s edition of Sweet, Savoury, Special: Fresh flavour, shared experiences, and being a little more conscious of that waist line in preparation for summer. Sweet: Serotonin Eatery, Burnley Practically an institution in the #cleaneating tribes of Melbourne, Serotonin eatery is a trendy little space tucked away in Richmond’s sister suburb of Burnley. Only adding to their philosophy of “food that promotes serotonin (The chemical released when we feel happy)”, you’ll find this cafe next to the Golden Square Bicentennial Park, making this a good spot for a vegetarian feast with the kids. Serotonin gets our sweet pick for September thanks to it’s Positive Pancakes …

Fiona Tuck, health and wellness expert

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Time to get your spring/summer body back on as the warm days approach. We got a chance to speak with Fiona Tuck, a Nutritional Medicine Practitioner, Skincare Expert, Yoga Teacher and an accredited member of the Australian Traditional Medicine Society, and also for her to teach us a sneaky spring snack that will not destroy that fit-bod of yours. But first, let Fiona tell you a little more about the health industry and herself. Tell us how you got into the health and wellness industry 25 years ago, Fiona. I have always had a keen passion for health and wellness and after working in banking for a short while I realised I needed to follow my heart and study health and wellness which included three years full time of nutrition, skincare and spa therapies. I have worked in a variety of roles including hands on therapy, skincare, education, nutritional consults and manufacturing. One of my roles as an International Training Manager included lots of travel and after working in Asia and discovering the medicinal benefits …

Interview – Daragh Kan

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Hightail bar, the new go to spot for an after work drinks, catch up with old mates or maybe just for a casual lunch. The décor of the bar is so elegant, yet quirky. The drinks are delicious and the food is unbeatable. Everything you need and want in one place, all you need to do is bring along your friends and have 100 Orders app ready to go. Let Daragh Kan, one of the owners of Hightail Bar tell you a little bit more about the venue and himself. Tell us Daragh, what was your team’s main inspiration behind this extravagant Hightail Bar and what makes it different? We wanted to create an escape for people in the surrounding areas and that’s where the concept of building a watering hole came from. With so many office workers in the area, having a bit of an oasis for them to take a break from work seemed like a smart idea. For Hightail Bar first timers, what is the best way to experience it? With a …