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Baker's Dozen 2026

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That's a wrap on MFWF 2026

Tens of thousands of pastries, more than 200 events, the biggest names in the game from Melbourne, Australia and the world on the pans and in our kitchens, and a monumental celebration of cake.

MFWF x Box Hill Central

In the Box

Over four finger-lickin’ episodes, Matcherchef's Sofia Levin and chef Rosheen Kaul – Box Hill Central enthusiasts both – will share the inside picks they’ve refined over years of combing the centre for its choicest finds.
Bar Sophia

Eat

What to order at Bar Sophia

A fresh taste of Athens comes to Glen Iris.
Hummus from Zareh, one of Melbourne's best new restaurants.

Restaurants

Twenty-five of Melbourne’s best new restaurants

Melbourne goes Greek, charcoal chicken gets a glow-up, and the city scores a few unexpected openings along the way. You want ’em, we got ’em – it’s the very best new restaurants from the year that was.
Daniela Maiorano at Sunhands.

People

How I Melbourne: Daniela Maiorano

“I hope Melbourne never loses that incredible ability to welcome difference”

How I Melbourne

Tayla Kendall

Food & Hospitality

Drinking Victoria: Tayla Kendall

Tayla Kendall’s mission is simple: to get more Victorian spirits in more glasses across the state and beyond.
Lemon and labneh cake

Recipes

Recipe: Helen Goh’s Ottolenghi lemon and labneh cake

An Ottolenghi showstopper made easy by baking sensation and MFWF 2026 headliner Helen Goh.

Drink Victorian

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