Can you hear the cheers from Melbourne food and wine lovers? The event we’ve all been waiting for is just around the corner: Melbourne Food and Wine Festival 2014.
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Every year the Festival reminds us of the role Australia’s great quality produce plays in our cooking. But not everyone can cook like the chefs in the Festival. The reality is that all of us can use some extra help now and then. Sometimes, there simply aren’t enough hours in your day to feed yourself the fresh, natural, organic foods you deserve!
Luckily our vegetarian catering Melbourne can help with any of the dietary and health-food needs you and your guests might have with. We provide the vegetarian catering Melbourne has been waiting for! Your Private Chef spends hours researching, planning and thinking about what you like to eat. We take into consideration your unique tastes, dietary requirements and lifestyle when planning your custom menu. As a result, we serve up the most nutritious and delectable vegetarian and vegan menu options.
Featured menu item
Mini charcoal slider w smoked salmon, dill & cream cheese (slider contains squid ink) from $4.88
A striking mini charcoal slider bun made with squid ink, filled with premium smoked salmon, smooth cream cheese and fresh dill. Light yet flavourful,
And the most essential ingredient in all this? Our passion for good quality food.
What to Expect of this Food Festival
The Melbourne Food & Wine Festival 2014 hits our culinary capital with a virtual smorgasbord of our country’s premium produce and a who’s who of celebrity chefs and winemakers. For 17 glorious days from 28 February to 16 March, you can eat, drink and be merry. (As if you needed another excuse!)
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Turkish roll box – Brekky bacon & egg platter (large) (warm) from $79
Fried egg (2), short cut bacon (4), house made tomato relish on toasted large Turkish roll (8) – cut in half & served warm
This year’s theme is ‘water’, but don’t worry, that doesn’t mean only fish and seafood is on the menu! There’s a whole feast of events in Melbourne and the region. And true to the festival’s watery theme, this year the festival hub can be found on the Yarra in the form of a floating barge bar, open-kitchen eatery and skyline community space. We’ll see you there!
Our Recommendations for Melbourne Food and Wine Festival 2014
We’ve perused the menu and here’s Your Private Chef’s pick of the best vegetarian friendly events (some of them are also gluten free!):
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Spring Racing Grazing Collection – Cold Canape Station – 10 pieces (Substantial meal, min 15) from $46
Choose a selection of our premier signature canapes to create your table. Delivered in our stylish disposable craft platters 10 pieces is a main meal
Water, wheat & wine: Relax lakeside for a two-course lunch at Philip Lobley Wines and learn about the making of sourdough bread and wine from a wheat farmer, an artisan baker, and an expert vigneron.
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From our Caulfield kitchen, we deliver catering to suburbs all across Melbourne — including Kilsyth · Parkdale · Noble Park · Wallan · Viewbank · Meadow Heights and dozens more.
Willows, wilderness & wine: Tuck into Ezard’s completely new five course vegetarian menu at the Caledonia Australis vineyards in Leongatha, South Gippsland, and listen to the stories of lifelong vegetarian, sustainability advocate and winemaker Mark Matthews. Also a gluten free event!
Dancing with the tides: Exotic north-east Africa is the inspiration for this feast of stews and platters capped off with a coffee ceremony. Enjoy Ethiopian stews, both mild and spicy, meat and vegetarian served alongside a platter of injera bread. Gluten free also available.
The Foodscray Race: You can always count on Lentil As Anything for some good hearty fun! Grab the kids and set off on a mission is to search for the missing ingredients that complete the symmetry of Vietnamese, African and Indian soups. Oh and you’ll get to eat them too.
The 2014 Melbourne Food & Wine Festival promises to be tastier than ever! Can’t wait? Check out https://www.melbournefoodandwine.com.au
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How Your Private Chef Helps You with Event Catering
If you’re planning Event Catering in Melbourne and want it handled properly, we make it straightforward. You tell us about your event — guest count, date, location, dietary needs — and we design a custom menu around your guests. Our chefs cook everything in our Caulfield commercial kitchen and we deliver it beautifully presented in eco-friendly platters, ready to serve.
You don’t need to source ingredients, hire a chef, or worry about cleanup. You take the lid off, use your own tongs, and serve. For larger events (typically 80+), we can also arrange chafing dishes, grazing styling, and service staff — quoted separately based on your event.
We’ve spent fourteen years catering Melbourne events — corporate functions, weddings, milestone celebrations, family dinners, and everything in between. Over two thousand events served, four hundred verified customer reviews, full public liability and food safety compliance. The food is the same restaurant-grade craft every time, because our chefs stay in the kitchen rather than getting shipped to events one at a time.
Get in Touch with Your Private Chef
Ready to discuss your event? Get a custom menu and quote in one business day — no obligation. We’ll ask about your guests, your venue, your dietary needs, and your preferences, and we’ll come back with a tailored plan.
Call or text: 0497 333 100
Email: info@yourprivatechef.com.au
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