A restaurant plating of green peas, nasturtium leaves and a coil of thin zucchini slices.

Black charcoal gnocchi, in a dark corn tea broth, with a few marigold petals.

A dessert of panna cotta topped with sunflower seeds and preserved orange. Surrounded with bands of thinly sliced mango, so the whole arrangement presents like a sunflower.

Stunning #MFWF event, at the collaboration lunch between Monique Fiso (Hiakai) and Alejandro Saravia (Farmer's Daughters). Showcasing the best of Gippsland and Aotearoa. At least I'm properly carb loaded ahead of #Run4Kids tomorrow. 😂

As planned, got lap #swimming in the pool done early. Then did the bakery and #coffee run,follwed by 日本語 practice. Domestic chore to attend to (mopping hard floors) - then it's off to sample Monique Fiso's food at Farmer's Daughters. #MFWF

Then it's off to a #MFWF event for dinner (Andy Ricker's Laab Shaak, at Dessous).

Going to be taking it easy on the #running front this week, to be rested ahead of the #Run4Kids. Doesn't quite balance with attending a couple of #MFWF events too; but that's just carb loading, right.

Last day to buy tickets to this special night that’s happening next Wednesday as part of #MFWF. 👇🏼

Ticket sales end tomorrow (Thurs)! The ASRC are proudly part of the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival for the first time! Taste Palestinian & Sri Lankan flavours by Hero Cooks Noha & Nige on March 25th. Tickets going fast! All inclusive. Grab yours:
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The ASRC are proudly part of the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival for the first time!

Taste Palestinian & Sri Lankan flavours by Hero Cooks Noha & Nige.

March 25th

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For the first time, the ASRC joins the Melbourne Food & Wine Festival! 🍽️

Feast for Freedom – A Longer Table brings Palestinian & Sri Lankan flavours by Hero Cooks Noha & Nige. Three weeks left — tickets are selling fast! 🔥

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I love this.,,,,maybe a little too much. But Im ok with that. #MFWF!

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In a similar vein, Jeong Kwan is likely to be a special guest at #MFWF nect year. Which would be very special too.
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A group of people lined up in a laneway outside a restaurant.

Here for the second sitting of the Toyo/Inato x Serai collab dinner. There is a line. #MFWF

OK, enough ranting for the day. Time for a 日本語 class then another #MFWF event at Serai.

A menu titled, Feast On The Flesh Of The Pig. Features a line drawing of a pig and lists numerous pork based courses (smallgoods, ragu, etc).

Two plates of finely sliced smallgoods (prosciutto, lardo, pancetta).

Definitely going to have meat sweats tonight. 🤣 #MFWF

Glad I burned plenty of calories this morning, as I've a #MFWF dinner this evening. The famed 'Suckling Pig' event (though no longer at La Luna). And more later this week too...

Don't know if this works with the timing of tour travel plans, but a great combination event for #MFWF. Yayoi Kusama and exquisite dining, as a package deal!

Spanner crab with macadamia ajo blanco

Grilled mackerel with sorghum and raspberry sauce vierge

Coconut and lime leaf tiramisu.

... but wait, there's more... #MFWF

Sydney rock oyster, in the shell with grilled jalapeno and green tomato xni-pec. Cassava foccacia Barese.

Gold St Dairy 'La Lot' with fig caponata.

First #MFWF event for this year us the Pamela Yung dinner at Etta. Creative flavour combinations done with exquisite subtlety.