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A compelling, clear-eyed memoir from a cook and writer about her time in the heady and not entirely wholesome world of celebrity chefs, Mario Batali, Anthony Bourdain and 21st century New York food and media.

Photographer and author Harvard Wang’s Melbourne is a wildly flavourful one, and this is where he makes it so.

Australian pop icon Mallrat talks Hare Krishna feasts and “boy matcha” on the eve of her biggest world tour yet.

Melbourne photographer Alex “Lady’ Drewniak on the Sicilian pasticceria that’s hiding in plain sight.

One of our most daring and original novelists, Michelle de Kretser comes to The Wheeler Centre for Spring Fling: Wild Abandon to discuss her new book Theory & Practice. 

Award-winning composer, vocalist, and Noongar woman Bumpy is the First Nations Artist in Residence at this year’s Melbourne International Jazz Festival.

Virginia Trioli’s food memoir, A Bit on the Side, is a celebration of the small joys that keep life delicious.

Talking $2.50 espressos and bottomless soft-serve with Food for Everyone founder, Gemma Leslie.

Talking Japanese musubi breakfasts and Korean bulgogi sandwiches with Rising's co-artistic director, Gideon Obarzanek. 

“Australia’s number one artist and poet” leads us on a guided tour of Melbourne.

Pasta! Pinot gris! Pubs! Parmas! The podcast moguls on their top picks of Victorian eats and drinks.

Emily Nolan is a Melbourne made-to-measure tailor and garment designer.