Melbourne... a city obsessed.

It's a place where house prices are affected by proximity to a produce market, discussions about where to get the best bread can quickly get heated and access to a well constructed wine list is considered something of an inalienable right.

It's a city crammed with little restaurants, bars, cafes and produce stores tucked down stencilled laneways, in lights-turned-down basements, on rooftops of buildings or in the shadow of the bridges that span the Yarra. It's where countless migrants have added flavours to the pot and where eating out is as much a part of life as breathing, or going to the footy.

But best of all, Melbourne's the type of place where a good meal is never far away...

From the 2 - 21 March 2012 the streets of Melbourne will come to life with the Festival's 20th year celebrations. Save the date and join in the foodie fun.