This week on Relish, how do our favourite wineries make sure we love the food as much as the vino? Kate asks the blokes in charge of food and wine at Montalto just that.

Also,  thought you’d heard the last of the lockdown success stories?  Well, there's another doozy brewing. 

And This Week in Food, Melbourne's best spots to eat and drink outdoors this Spring!

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This week on Relish, Kate unveils the famous Rutherglen wine family who are now dabbling in Whisky, and doing it seriously well. Also - food legend Donovan Cooke has set up a series of collaborations with up and coming chefs, so who's up first?

And This Week in Food …your chance to visit Italy (well, via Flinders), The Westin puts on a High SocieTEA, and some fathers days options at Brogans Way distillery and Koko at Crown.

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This week on Relish, it's back! After a devastating fire, Pt Leo Estate is opening a temporary Pavillion ahead of a formal reopening, Kate will have the details. And if you like your craft spirits and cocktails, you’re going to want to hear about the Holy Water Festival in Williamstown.

Plus - this week in food - a father’s day option at Tokar Estate in the Yarra Valley, Meatsmith is now slinging hot pies,  and some new openings in Richmond’s Tartine, and Stella in South Yarra

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This week on Relish, Melbourne has no shortage of talented individuals doing fabulous things with booze, and the founders of Maidenii are right up there. Kate asks Shaun Byrne and Gilles Lapalus where it all started and what's next.

Also, it's a cracking snow season, and food journo Wendy Hargreaves has all the tips you need for eating and drinking at Mt Buller. And This Week in Food, Robata and Pastuso join forces for "Nikkei Nights", the Holy Water Festival brings real spirit to Williamstown, Preston Market’s Italian Day returns, and how you can eat well and do good at a special Box Hill Institute dinner.

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This week on Relish, forget lick, sip, suck … Kate will speak to the guys from Vivir Tequila, who are trying to transform the way Australians drink the spirit, plus Visit Victoria is giving us the ultimate excuse to enjoy a long weekend away – just take a not-so-public holiday!

And Ths Week in Food, news on Mr Miyagi's pop up extending its stay at QT Hotel, Tom Sarafian popping back up at Cumulus Inc, Anglers Tavern embracing winter, and Stringers reborn in Sorrento.

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This week on Relish, it’s not easy to last 20 years in the food biz, but Kirsten Tibballs has done just that with her pastry and chocolate school Savour - Kate will ask how.

Also, it's Dry July for some, so Kate asks the Herald Sun's Kara Monssen how the booze free wines stack up.

And This Week in Food, Marameo's Pasta Parties to see out winter, new owners for Prahran's Flying Duck Hotel, high tea returns to The Waiting Room at Crown, and the Winter Wonderland that awaits at Grazeland. 

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This week on Relish South Korean-born Jae Bang has landed at Melbourne's New Nordic-inspired restaurant Freyja straight from some of the best kitchens in the world, so what's he serving up?

And Alejandro Saravia is the Peruvian who fell in love with Gippsland and is now opening Victoria by Farmers Daughters, a restaurant celebrating ALL of regional Victoria.

And This Week in Food, a focus on the Yarra Valley, where some of the regions best are ready to welcome you with fresh new menus this winter.

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This week on Relish, Tracey Lester has been described as a Melbourne party legend, so what does she think makes the perfect local pub, and how has she applied that to the refreshed Gertrude Hotel. Also, fresh from running an ever-popular bayside French bistro, Rosalin Virnik has opened Anchor Restaurant in Elwood, so what are they doing to keep the locals so very happy?

And This Week in Food,  news on a chef flying in for a special dinner at Prahran's Firebird, a truffle dinner at Poodle in Fitzroy, The Villager is back up and keeping punters warm at Mt Buller, Scott Pickett is serving up Sunday High tea at the Continental Sorrento, and a brilliant foray into Oysters at Montalto on the Mornington Peninsula.

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This week on Relish, the chef who’s worked in Michelin starred venues in Paris and the world’s 2nd best restaurant in Denmark, and who is now cooking for us right here at Lume Restaurant in South Melbourne. 

Also, talk about paddock to plate, Michelle Visser is behind Bellarine business Havest Experience, and she'll have you you picking, prepping and cooking your own food!

And This Week in Food - Heidelberg's Little Black Pig & Sons are taking you on an edible Giro d'Italia, Koko Black Chocolates & Black Star Pastry have come up with a special creation for World Chocolate Day, Ladybird Cakes new website lets you get your hands on their fabulous cakes for you special event, and Babajan opens in the city. 

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This week on Relish, the group behind popular Melbourne venues New Quarter and Tokyo Tina just opened Chinese Bistro Moonhouse, Simon Blacher will explain what we can expect. Also Cutler & Co’s head chef will talk about designing a wild new bar menu for winter.

And This Week in Food, some excuses to get out of town a bit with your chance to bag $20 return tickets on the Queenscliff Sorrento ferry or an indulgent high tea at the Werribee Mansion, Mr Miyagi bringing great Japanese to a pop-up at QT hotel, and how to get your hands on some very special Aussie Wheat Ales.  

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