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The Roast Collection

More than 100 events this June

Metro Event 7 days 7 animals
$32
Date: –

EVENT: 7 days 7 animals

Venue: San Telmo, Melbourne

Metro Event All the trimmings!
$49
Date: –

EVENT: All the trimmings!

Venue: Hotel Lincoln, Carlton

Regional Event The art of the Belly
$18.90
Date: –

EVENT: The art of the Belly

Venue: Tuck's Ridge Cafe, Red Hill South

Regional Event Beer and Burger
$16.50
Date: –

EVENT: Beer and Burger

Venue: Bridge Road Brewers, Beechworth

Metro Event City Break: Roast Refuel
$50
Date: –

EVENT: City Break: Roast Refuel

Venue: Trocadero, Melbourne

Regional Event Counting House Roast Special
$35
Date: –

EVENT: Counting House Roast Special

Venue: Counting House, Mornington

Metro Event Curry Leaf Winter Roasts
$25
Date: –

EVENT: Curry Leaf Winter Roasts

Venue: Curry Leaf Cafe, Elwood

Regional Event Dal Zotto Lamb and 'Baaa-Bera'
$55
Date: –

EVENT: Dal Zotto Lamb and 'Baaa-Bera'

Venue: Dal Zotto Wines, Whitfield

Metro Event The Deanery Half Duck Roast
$29.50
Date: –

EVENT: The Deanery Half Duck Roast

Venue: The Deanery, Melbourne

Regional Event First and Last Rack of Nations
$30
Date: –

EVENT: First and Last Rack of Nations

Venue: Old Post Office Seymour, Art Gallery & Restaurant, Seymour

Metro Event FOG's Winter Roast Duck
$50
Date: –

EVENT: FOG's Winter Roast Duck

Venue: FOG, Prahran

Free Event Metro Event Get Toasted
Free
Date: –

EVENT: Get Toasted

Venue: Ferdydurke, Melbourne

Metro Event Girarrosto of the Day - Grill
$32
Date: –

EVENT: Girarrosto of the Day - Grill

Venue: Grossi Florentino Grill, Melbourne

Free Event Metro Event Homage to Coffee & Eggs
Free
Date: –

EVENT: Homage to Coffee & Eggs

Venue: Industry Beans, Fitzroy

Regional Event Il Signore Pig
$85
Date: –

EVENT: Il Signore Pig

Venue: Casa Luna, Myrrhee

Free Event Metro Event The Lions Roast
Free
Date: –

EVENT: The Lions Roast

Venue: The Imperial Hotel, Melbourne

Regional Event Mornington Peninsula Roasts
$28
Date: –

EVENT: Mornington Peninsula Roasts

Venue: The Rocks Mornington, Mornington

Metro Event Mr Wolf Sunday Arrosto
$28
Date: –

EVENT: Mr Wolf Sunday Arrosto

Venue: Mr Wolf, St Kilda

Metro Event Rare Breed at The Aylesbury
$28
Date: –

EVENT: Rare Breed at The Aylesbury

Venue: The Aylesbury, Melbourne

Metro Event Rare Breeds Rhone Valley Roast
$55
Date: –

EVENT: Rare Breeds Rhone Valley Roast

Venue: Middle Park Hotel, Middle Park

Metro Event Roast Buffalo & Bravas
$55
Date: –

EVENT: Roast Buffalo & Bravas

Venue: Newmarket Hotel, St Kilda

Regional Event The Roast Collection
$68
Date: –

EVENT: The Roast Collection

Venue: Masons of Bendigo, Bendigo

Metro Event Roasted Pulled Pork Burger
$17
Date: –

EVENT: Roasted Pulled Pork Burger

Venue: Park Lounge at Hilton on the Park - Melbourne, Melbourne

Metro Event Roman Celebrazione
$28
Date: –

EVENT: Roman Celebrazione

Venue: Franco Choo's Italian, Prahran

Free Event Regional Event Rubix, Rutherglen and The Bull
Free
Date: –

EVENT: Rubix, Rutherglen and The Bull

Venue: Rubix Cafe and Catering, Wodonga

Metro Event A Sausage Masterclass
$129
Date:

EVENT: A Sausage Masterclass

Venue: Kitchen Garden Foundation Learning Centre, Collingwood

Regional Event Slow Cooked Lamb Shoulder
$30
Date: –

EVENT: Slow Cooked Lamb Shoulder

Venue: Mildura Brewery, Mildura

Metro Event Slow Roast Goat 'Nero D'Avola
$36
Date: –

EVENT: Slow Roast Goat 'Nero D'Avola

Venue: Mister Bianco, Kew

Metro Event Slow Roasted Italian
$40 – $65
Date: –

EVENT: Slow Roasted Italian

Venue: Terra Rossa, Melbourne

Regional Event Smokebox Prague Ham
$20
Date: –

EVENT: Smokebox Prague Ham

Venue: Sally's Paddock, Redbank

Regional Event The Star Roast Off
$25
Date: –

EVENT: The Star Roast Off

Venue: The Star Hotel, Sale

Metro Event Sustainable Seafood Roast
$45
Date: –

EVENT: Sustainable Seafood Roast

Venue: Albert Park Hotel, Albert Park

Metro Event Swine and Cider
$25
Date: –

EVENT: Swine and Cider

Venue: Virginia Plain, melbourne

Regional Event Taste of Sorrento
$45
Date: –

EVENT: Taste of Sorrento

Venue: Various Sorrento Venues, Sorrento

Metro Event Traditional Sunday Roast Lunch
$22
Date: –

EVENT: Traditional Sunday Roast Lunch

Venue: Yorkshire Hotel, Abbotsford

Metro Event Weekend Lamb Leg
$175
Date: –

EVENT: Weekend Lamb Leg

Venue: Nuevo37 restaurant at Hilton Melbourne South Wharf, South Wharf

Metro Event Where Else but Feddish?
$22 – $29.90
Date: –

EVENT: Where Else but Feddish?

Venue: Feddish, Melbourne

Free Event Metro Event Where Else but Feddish
Free
Date: –

EVENT: Where Else but Feddish

Venue: Feddish Restaurant and Bar, Melbourne

Metro Event Winter Roast at Geebung Polo Club
$15
Date: –

EVENT: Winter Roast at Geebung Polo Club

Venue: Geebung Polo Club, Hawthorn East

Metro Event Winter Roast at The Exchange Hotel
$22
Date: –

EVENT: Winter Roast at The Exchange Hotel

Venue: The Exchange Hotel, Port Melbourne

Metro Event Winter Roast at The Golden Gate
$18
Date: –

EVENT: Winter Roast at The Golden Gate

Venue: The Golden Gate Hotel, South Melbourne

Regional Event Winter Roasted Mushrooms
$20
Date: –

EVENT: Winter Roasted Mushrooms

Venue: Olive Jones of Macedon, Macedon

Metro Event Winter Solstice Shank
$33
Date: –

EVENT: Winter Solstice Shank

Venue: Mitre Tavern Steakhouse and Grill, Melbourne

Metro Event A Winter Taste of Victoria
$20
Date: –

EVENT: A Winter Taste of Victoria

Venue: Agent 284, Collingwood

Metro Event The Baths Sunday Roast
$65
Date: –

EVENT: The Baths Sunday Roast

Venue: The Baths Middle Brighton, Brighton

Metro Event Captain Baxter Vintage Sundays
$40
Date: –

EVENT: Captain Baxter Vintage Sundays

Venue: Captain Baxter, St Kilda

Metro Event A Celebration of Pork
$30
Date: –

EVENT: A Celebration of Pork

Venue: Temperance Hotel, South Yarra

Metro Event Cheeky Rascal's Cider Roast
$35
Date: –

EVENT: Cheeky Rascal's Cider Roast

Venue: Brunswick Street Cider House, Fitzroy

Metro Event Ducks in a row
$85
Date: –

EVENT: Ducks in a row

Venue: Taxi Dining Room, Federation Square, Melbourne

Metro Event Get Pork on Your Fork
$24
Date: –

EVENT: Get Pork on Your Fork

Venue: PJ O'Briens-Southbank, Southbank

Metro Event Get Roasted at Livingroom!
$55
Date: –

EVENT: Get Roasted at Livingroom!

Venue: Livingroom Restaurant, Malvern

Free Event Regional Event Glen Erin Roast & Red
$0 – $35.95
Date: –

EVENT: Glen Erin Roast & Red

Venue: Glen Erin at Lancefield, Lancefield

Metro Event Grosvenor Hotel Roast Series
$24 – $49
Date:

EVENT: Grosvenor Hotel Roast Series

Venue: Grosvenor Hotel, St Kilda East

Metro Event Local Sunday Roast
$26
Date: –

EVENT: Local Sunday Roast

Venue: Meat Market South Wharf, South Wharf

Free Event Metro Event Peninsula to your Plate
$0 – $79
Date: –

EVENT: Peninsula to your Plate

Venue: Allegro Restaurant, Melbourne

Metro Event Peruvian Roast at Piqueos
$45
Date: –

EVENT: Peruvian Roast at Piqueos

Venue: Piqueos, Carlton North

Metro Event Polentata at Fitzrovia
$35
Date: –

EVENT: Polentata at Fitzrovia

Venue: Fitzrovia, St Kilda

Regional Event Rare Breeds & Red Wine
$35
Date: –

EVENT: Rare Breeds & Red Wine

Venue: Mountain View Hotel, Whitfield

Metro Event Regional Roasts at Mama Baba
$50
Date: –

EVENT: Regional Roasts at Mama Baba

Venue: Mama Baba, South Yarra

Metro Event Republica Sunday Roast for Two
$60
Date: –

EVENT: Republica Sunday Roast for Two

Venue: Republica St Kilda Beach, St Kilda

Metro Event The Roast Collection
$30
Date: –

EVENT: The Roast Collection

Venue: Albert St Food & Wine, Brunswick

Metro Event The Roast Collection
$40
Date: –

EVENT: The Roast Collection

Venue: Matteo's, Fitzroy North

Metro Event The Roast Passport..
$38
Date: –

EVENT: The Roast Passport..

Venue: Lamaros Bar Dining Room, South Melbourne

Regional Event Rutherglen Slow Roast Sundays
$45
Date: –

EVENT: Rutherglen Slow Roast Sundays

Venue: The Pickled Sisters Cafe, Wahgunyah

Metro Event Saké Sunday Fare
$44
Date: –

EVENT: Saké Sunday Fare

Venue: Saké Restaurant & Bar, Melbourne

Metro Event Sapore's Roast Collection
$30
Date: –

EVENT: Sapore's Roast Collection

Venue: Sapore, St Kilda

Regional Event Sensational Sunday Roasts
$60
Date: –

EVENT: Sensational Sunday Roasts

Venue: Healesville Hotel, Healesville

Metro Event Smoke & Roast at Stokehouse Cafe
$29
Date: –

EVENT: Smoke & Roast at Stokehouse Cafe

Venue: Stokehouse Cafe, St Kilda

Metro Event Sunday Italian Style Roast
$55
Date: –

EVENT: Sunday Italian Style Roast

Venue: Gorski and Jones, Collingwood

Metro Event Sunday Roast
$29.90
Date: –

EVENT: Sunday Roast

Venue: Old England Hotel, Heidelberg

Regional Event Sunday Roast at Merricks
$30 – $45
Date: –

EVENT: Sunday Roast at Merricks

Venue: Merricks General Wine Store, Merricks

Metro Event Sunday Roast at The Deck
$29.50
Date: –

EVENT: Sunday Roast at The Deck

Venue: THE DECK SOUTHBANK, Southbank

Regional Event Sunday Roast Breakfast & Lunch
$35
Date: –

EVENT: Sunday Roast Breakfast & Lunch

Venue: The Connection, Shepparton

Metro Event Sunday Roast by the Bay
$38
Date: –

EVENT: Sunday Roast by the Bay

Venue: Windows on the Bay, Mordialloc

Metro Event Sunday Roast on the Hill
$36
Date: –

EVENT: Sunday Roast on the Hill

Venue: Richmond Hill Cafe & Larder, Richmond

Metro Event Sunday Victorian Royal Roast
$29.50
Date:

EVENT: Sunday Victorian Royal Roast

Venue: TOWN HALL HOTEL, FITZROY

Metro Event Where Victoria & Portugal Meet
$25
Date: –

EVENT: Where Victoria & Portugal Meet

Venue: The Post Office Hotel, Coburg

Metro Event A Grand Roasting-5 Days 5 Ways
$23
Date: –

EVENT: A Grand Roasting-5 Days 5 Ways

Venue: Grand Hyatt Melbourne, Melbourne

Metro Event Toast the Roast
$29
Date: –

EVENT: Toast the Roast

Venue: Comme, Melbourne

Metro Event Winter Free Range Roast Feasts
$42
Date: –

EVENT: Winter Free Range Roast Feasts

Venue: Clancy's Restaurant and Overflow Cafe, Mount Waverley

Metro Event A Franco- Mountain Feast
$40
Date: –

EVENT: A Franco- Mountain Feast

Venue: Koots Salle à Manger, Kooyong

Metro Event The Hearty Italian Roast
$50 – $70
Date: –

EVENT: The Hearty Italian Roast

Venue: Tutto Bene, Southbank

Metro Event Louie's Roast Collection
$45
Date: –

EVENT: Louie's Roast Collection

Venue: Louie, South Yarra

Metro Event The Roasts of Guangdong
$110
Date: –

EVENT: The Roasts of Guangdong

Venue: Flower Drum Restaurant, Melbourne

Free Event Metro Event Winter Seasonal Stars
Free
Date: –

EVENT: Winter Seasonal Stars

Venue: Queen Victoria Market, Melbourne

Metro Event Meat the Ladies
$55
Date: –

EVENT: Meat the Ladies

Venue: Huxtable, Fitzroy

Metro Event Rebel's Feast
$75
Date: –

EVENT: Rebel's Feast

Venue: Captain Melville, Melbourne

Regional Event Roast lamb amongst the vines
$30
Date: –

EVENT: Roast lamb amongst the vines

Venue: Shadowfax Winery, Werribee

Regional Event The Weekday Roast
$65
Date: –

EVENT: The Weekday Roast

Venue: Terrace Restaurant at All Saints Estate, Wahgunyah

Metro Event Lamb Please Ma'am
$60 – $90
Date: –

EVENT: Lamb Please Ma'am

Venue: Campari House, Melbourne

Free Event Metro Event No35 Winter Roast to Share
Free
Date: –

EVENT: No35 Winter Roast to Share

Venue: No35, Melbourne

Metro Event Rabbit On...
$45 – $48
Date: –

EVENT: Rabbit On...

Venue: Transport Public Bar, Federation Square

Metro Event Roast for Two by the River
$35
Date: –

EVENT: Roast for Two by the River

Venue: The Wharf Hotel, Docklands

Metro Event A Rural Victorian Landscape
$45
Date: –

EVENT: A Rural Victorian Landscape

Venue: Bohemian Bar and Restaurant, South Wharf

Free Event Metro Event Victorian Roast Thursdays
Free
Date: –

EVENT: Victorian Roast Thursdays

Venue: Railway Hotel Windsor, Windsor

Metro Event Pork on the Sidewalk - Part 2!
$25
Date:

EVENT: Pork on the Sidewalk - Part 2!

Venue: Bottega, Melbourne

Regional Event The Great Alpine Roast
$40
Date: –

EVENT: The Great Alpine Roast

Venue: Ensay Winery, Ensay

Metro Event If it ain't Dutch...
$85
Date:

EVENT: If it ain't Dutch...

Venue: Merricote, Northcote

Regional Event Winter Wine Fest & Weekend
$60
Date:

EVENT: Winter Wine Fest & Weekend

Venue: Red Hill Showgrounds, Red Hill South

Metro Event Babi Guling Roast
$65
Date:

EVENT: Babi Guling Roast

Venue: Little Hunter, Melbourne

Free Event Metro Event Beastly Winter Roasted BBQ
Free
Date:

EVENT: Beastly Winter Roasted BBQ

Venue: The B.east, Brunswick East

Regional Event The Gosling Creek Roast Event
$15 – $35
Date: –

EVENT: The Gosling Creek Roast Event

Venue: Gosling Creek Winery, Murroon

Regional Event Native Creative Slow Lunch
$65
Date: –

EVENT: Native Creative Slow Lunch

Venue: Peppermint Ridge Farm, Tynong North

Metro Event Rotisserie Royale
$31
Date: –

EVENT: Rotisserie Royale

Venue: Builders Arms Hotel Bar & Bistro, FItzroy

Regional Event Winter Seafood Roast + Cruise
$80
Date: –

EVENT: Winter Seafood Roast + Cruise

Venue: Miriams Restaurant, Lakes Entrance

Regional Event Peninsula Pork and Pinot
$70
Date: –

EVENT: Peninsula Pork and Pinot

Venue: Foxeys Hangout, Red Hill

Metro Event Casa Ciuccio presents 'The Roast Collection'
$110
Date:

EVENT: Casa Ciuccio presents 'The Roast Collection'

Venue: Casa Ciuccio, Fitzroy

Metro Event Terroir v Terroir
$65
Date: –

EVENT: Terroir v Terroir

Venue: Royal Mail Hotel On Spencer, West Melbourne

Regional Event Byng's Razzle Dazzle Roast
$89
Date:

EVENT: Byng's Razzle Dazzle Roast

Venue: Royal George Hotel, Kyneton

Metro Event Cider + Slider at Ombra
$14
Date:

EVENT: Cider + Slider at Ombra

Venue: Ombra Salumi Bar, Melbourne

Metro Event Girarrosto D'agnello
$15
Date:

EVENT: Girarrosto D'agnello

Venue: Merchant Osteria Veneta, Melbourne

Free Event Regional Event High Counrtry Roast Dinner
$0 – $69
Date:

EVENT: High Counrtry Roast Dinner

Venue: Grand Mercure Pinacle Valley Resort, Merrijig (Via Mansfield)

Metro Event Jumbuck Roll South
$10
Date:

EVENT: Jumbuck Roll South

Venue: St Ali Next Door, South Melbourne

Regional Event Mandala: 'The Pig and Barrel'
$95
Date:

EVENT: Mandala: 'The Pig and Barrel'

Venue: Mandala Wines, Dixons Creek

Metro Event Braveheart In Windsor
$45
Date: –

EVENT: Braveheart In Windsor

Venue: Orange Windsor, Windsor

Regional Event High Country Roast at Rundells
$45
Date:

EVENT: High Country Roast at Rundells

Venue: Rundells Alpine Lodge, Dinner Plain

Free Event Regional Event Roasting the Farmers' Market
$0 – $15
Date:

EVENT: Roasting the Farmers' Market

Venue: James Park, Koondrook

Metro Event Sunday Spit-tacular
$77
Date: –

EVENT: Sunday Spit-tacular

Venue: Left Bank, Southbank

Regional Event Tuki Roast at Eastern Peake
$100
Date:

EVENT: Tuki Roast at Eastern Peake

Venue: Eastern Peake Vineyard, COGHILLS CREK

Metro Event Royal Saxon Rare Breed Roasts
$75
Date:

EVENT: Royal Saxon Rare Breed Roasts

Venue: Royal Saxon, Richmond

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AARON
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BEN HANGI
27 Mar
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ED KENNEY
27 Mar
News: MasterClass

Ed Kenney's Imu

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MASSIMO
27 Mar
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Guinea fowl wrapped in culatello and baked in clay

Massimo Spigaroli's Earth MasterClass recipe

MAGNUS
27 Mar
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Magnus Nilsson - Magnus Vs Wild

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AUNTY
27 Mar
News: MasterClass

The Food of the Beginning

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26 Mar
Recipe: MasterClass

All-Almond Florentines

Dan Lepard's recipe from MasterClass 2013

PASTA
26 Mar
Recipe: MasterClass

An old-fashioned pasta with vegetables from our garden

Massimo Spigaroli's recipe from 2013 MasterClass

Virgilio Chia
26 Mar
Recipe

Arapaima , chia seed, sacha inchi oil, Amazon fruit

Virgilio Martinez shares his MasterClass 2013 recipe

willy
26 Mar
Recipe: MasterClass

Arnold Schwarzwälder (The macaron gets terminated )

Alistair Wise's MasterClass 2013 Recipe

BABA
26 Mar
Recipe: MasterClass

Babas

Dan Lepard bakes for MasterClass 2013

BEAN TAMAL
26 Mar
Recipe: MasterClass

Bean tamal, charred red tomato sauce, salad and fresh cheese

Enrique Olvera's recipe from 2013 MasterClass

olive seed bread
26 Mar
Recipe

Black olive sesame bread

Dan Lepard's MasterClass 2013 Recipe

Martin Farm Shot
26 Mar
Recipe: MasterClass

Black Vinegar Dressing

Martin Boetz's dressing recipe from MasterClass 2013

buratta
26 Mar
Recipe

Burrata with white anchovies, pine nuts, currants and parsley

Karen Martini's MasterClass 2013 recipe

guil
26 Mar
Recipe: MasterClass

Cassoulet with pork neck, hock, belly with duck confit, Toulouse saucisse and bitter greens

Guillaume Brahimi's MasterClass 2013 recipe

Enrique Olvera 23
26 Mar
Recipe: MasterClass

Charred baby corn, chicatana and coffee mayonnaise

Enrique Olvera cooks for MasterClass 2013

chicken skins
26 Mar
Recipe: MasterClass

Chicken Skins, Seeds, Berries & Leaves

Three Blue Ducks recipe for 2013 MasterClass

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