The individuals powering hospitality

The highly anticipated Daphne debuts with Diana Desensi at the helm.

Sophie McIntyre keeps busy hosting the city's favourite supper club at least a few nights a week, but the dining doesn't stop when she's off the clock.

Whiskey, sake and a Victorian sangiovese with "serious length". Brae's head sommelier, Lyndal Taylor, on what's in her glass right now.

Hayley Percy, music boss for Rising, enjoys Naarm in ways as diverse and delicious as the programs she puts together. Here's where she's eating before and after the show.

The co-founder of Future Future and Suupaa on the meeting of intel and instinct, and how to ride the cycle.

You might know him best as a hard-charging newspaper editor and publisher, but when he's not skewering politicians on both sides of the aisle and offering keen-eyed commentary on Australian culture at large, Erik Jensen knows his onions, is more than conversant with the dining scene, and is the confidant and pen pal of some of our finer chefs.

From behind the bar to behind the camera, Instagram's cocktail guy Mikey Agudelo is getting more shakers in hands thanks to his exceptionally easy to follow and outrageously easy to drink recipes.

Kaytetye producer Rona on her Melbourne hit list - and the one particular meat raffle that keeps her coming back for more.

The globe-trotting champion of cheese, Will Studd, on Victorian dairy, fabulous local fromage and his new TV show, Cheese: Searching for a Taste of Place.

Your guide to what’s in the glass with the brains behind Australia's biggest pinot party.

Ahead of her Comfort Zone exhibition at Melbourne Design Week, your neighbourhood creative, author and artist Beci Orpin weighs in on princess cakes, Lygon Street's top boozers and a Gippsland skin-contact that bats well above its price per glass.

The founder of social enterprise Welcome Merchant is a newly minted citizen of Melbourne, having moved here from Sydney a little over a year ago, but has already made great strides in making the city her own, not least when it comes to great eating and drinking.