This week on Relish with Kate Stevenson.

Bar Lourinha’s Matt McConnell on how 15 years in the Melbourne restaurant scene has set him up for the current merry-go-round of restrictions, and how Melbourne pastry chef Christy Tania is saving us and our scales, with GUILT FREE lockdown dessert packs.

Plus - this week in food news, how you can get your hands on Peter Rowland's FAMOUS chicken sandwiches, an online Italian dinner with a chef from Tuscany popping in, King & Godfree are bringing their dinners to you, and one for the calendar when we get out and about - Copycat to open in Elsternwick.

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Melbourne Whisky Week is approaching, so it's whisky week on Relish! 

Greg Sanderson is taking fans on a Dram Fine Adventure around Melbourne’s best bars, and he'll talk about desert island dram with Kate.

Also, and Sam Slaney is from Port Melbourne’s Starward Distillery, who this weekend will release the latest in their Projects Program – and it’s something they reckon is pretty "Unexpeated".

And This Week in Food, some news on Melbourne Food and Wine's Winter Edition, bookings open for the Lillian Terrace at Society, Greg Malouf is back cooking up a storm at O'Connells, and the CBD venue tempting us back with 15 buck burgers and fries. 

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In this week episode of Relish, Ray Capaldi ruled the restaurant world, and now he’s turned his talents to both business and baking with Wonderpies & Baketico. Kate will chat to him about both, and congratulate him on the wonder that is the Cheeseburger pastie.

She's got five questions for food journo, PR pro, cookbook author and hospitality industry supporter Hilary McNevin.

And This Week in Food, a nod to Melbourne Whisky Week, a cheesy, truffle-y High Tea at the Westin, a reminder to get back to Prahran Market, and a message for us all as we head out and about to indulge this weekend. 

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This week on Relish - Alex Xinis launched lockdown success "Almost Like YiaYias" when the pandemic first hit, it's still going strong, but he's heading back behind the pass at Classico to feed his customers in person.

Also, forget the dark arts, Kate's going to learn all about dark beers with Moondog co-founder Karl Van Buuren.

And This Week in Food is an ode to World Tequila Day as Kate rounds up some of the best Mexican joints in Melbourne - including La Tortilleria, Superchido, Taquito and The Black Toro. 

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The boozy and the not-so-boozy! Kate chats to Mornington Peninsula winemaker Rollo Crittenden about the best wines for winter but also why you should still be getting down to that stunning part of the state over the colder months.

Also, Yolanda Uys has joined the now very popular throng of distillers making non-alcoholic spirits that are so good, she'll chat about Banks Botanicals. 

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Our travel options seem to be shrinking by the day, so how about travelling with your tastebuds! Kate speaks to Juan Berbeo, to the man who has brought his native Colombian cuisine to the streets of Melbourne, including a new CBD location.

Plus, Nerida McPherson had never made a pavlova before last year's lockdown, but her creations have proved so popular she’s now opened her own pav café. 

And This Week in Food - prolific Melbourne restaurateur Chris Lucas announces the opening of Grill Americano, the Carolina Group will get you through winter with Truffles and tales of the city, the Fishmonger's Son has lunch covered with daily fish sandwiches and a reminder that Truffle Melbourne is finally going ahead at the Queen Vic Market. 

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This week on Relish, there have been some pretty amazing hotels open this year in Melbourne, so how do you stand out? Kate will chat to the "Spirit Master" at Next Hotel Melbourne about their secret weapon.

Plus, video didn’t kill the radio star, and supermarkets haven’t done away with the local butcher. Troy Wheeler explains the success behind Meatsmith. 

And it's less this week in food, and more this week in booze - with new bottled cocktails from Starward, seltzers from Moondog, a big brewery opening in Glen Iris, and thankfully, something for those who are off the booze - Zero Proof Drink lists at a range of venues across the city. 

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This week on Relish, not busy enough running restaurants or a food delivery empire, Shane Delia is launching yet another TV show - Kate will speak to him about A Middle East Feast. She'll also pose Five Questions for A Food Lover to the Herald Sun's official new food critic Kara Irving.

Plus, This Week in Food there's news on an Elwood icon closing but a new door opening, a Wisteria Garden sprouting at the Smith, and two personal recommendations from Kate - one in bustling Hardware Lane, and a moody bistro in Fitzroy. 

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This week on Relish, get ready for the biggest Truffle Festival outside Europe, Truffle Melbourne is on its way to the Queen Vic Market.

Plus, how to get your hands on award-winning cocktails, without a shake or a stir, Kate will speak to the man behind Curatif.

And of course, plenty of food news and dining tips This Week in Food.

Saturday 12th June 2021

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