Esposito joins the rank of leading restaurants at Taste of Melbourne 2011. The much loved seafood restaurant and bearer of one chef’s hat in The Age Good Food Guide joins a bevy of leading and hatted restaurants – Stokehouse, Sarti, The Millswyn, Mahjong Black, The European, The Kitchen Cat, Mezzo & Mr Bianco, St Katherine’s, Libertine & Le Traiteur and The Botanical.
The ever expanding group of restaurants formerly known as The Press Club Group now named The Made Establishment Group will present a new gastronomic sensation for Taste of Melbourne 2011. The seven restaurants in the group – The Press Club, Maha, Hellenic Republic, St Katherine’s, P M 24, Little Press & Cellar and the soon to be opened, Mama Baba have landed together to offer a degustation menu with a difference – one signature dish from each restaurant – a 30 minute taste bud tantaliser served with selected wines. In an event first, guests will graze on a bespoke menu created by each of the Group’s award winning restaurants within a specially designed private dining room . Seats for these sessions are strictly limited and will be much sought after, so book early to ensure your place at the table.
And that’s not all, the lineup of producers and purveyors provide a mouthwatering accompaniment to the restaurants. Keep a keen eye peeled for jams, chutneys, relishes and sauces at Jam Lady, Black Forrest Farm Shop, Hot n Spicy and Roza’s Gourmet Spices.
Take a wine trip through Victoria’s best regions – in the Yarra Valley try Boat O’Craigo, Yering Station, Punt Road Wines, Seville Estate, Giant Steps, up in King River – Dal Zotto, and Pizzini Wines, then head to Northern Victoria for Dalwhinnie and Mount Avoca, while in The Grampians it’s Mount Langi Ghiran and Grampians Estate; down to Gippsland Lakes for Nicholson River Winery and back up to Plunkett Fowles in Avenel.
Want to go interstate or across the Tasman, it’s easy In WA taste Capel Vale and Xanadu; In Coonawarra SA imbibe Hollick, Parker and Katnook Estate; have a sniff or more at Petersen House in the Hunter and Charles Sturt in Wagga NSW; be roguish at Rogue Wines from Bribie Island in QLD and taste some of those memorable Sauvignon Blancs at Giesen Wines from New Zealand.
In addition to great wines, some of Australia’s best hand crafted beers will be on show, watch out for Bluetongue, Prickly Moses, McLaren Vale Beer Company, Otway Estate or try the many and varied apple and fruit ciders.
You can pick up some of the best and most flavorsome meat from Dunav Butchers and Small Goods, Bultarra Salt Bush Lamb or Hopkins River Beef, while the Yarra Valley Regional Food Group and the Upper Goulburn Region showcase the quality and innovative produce from their respective regionals.
Want to be a bit naughty and indulge in the sweeter things in life? It’s all here at Taste of Melbourne – Dello Mano brownies, Chocolate Master rocky road, AbFab Cakes, Ganache Chocolate, Luxebite macarons, Pat and Sticks, Glendowing Ice Cream, 180 degrees cupcakes and more, more, more!
Give your tastebuds a present; take them to Taste of Melbourne 2011.
Save time queuing, go online at www.tasteofmelbourne.com.au and pre-purchase tickets, crowns and special offers.
WHAT: Taste of Melbourne – Melbourne’s Ultimate Tasting Menu
WHEN: Thursday 15th September – Sunday 18th September 2011
WHERE: Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton Gardens, Melbourne
