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Everything you need to know about the 2024 Melbourne Food & Wine Festival

Australia’s preeminent food and drink event runs March 15-24. It’s officially the festival’s biggest program in years, with more than 400 events across 10 days, including free events, collab dinners between local talent and big-name international chefs, and life-changing pasta by a Roman master. The Fed Square festival hub returns, along with a nostalgic Pizza Hut-style spectacular, the World’s Longest Brunch and Lunch and lots more.

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Melbourne Food & Wine Festival’s full program is now available, with more than 400 events.

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Anthea Loucas Bosha, head of Food & Wine Victoria, has lunch at Marion Wine Bar.

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Local legend Andrew McConnell is cooking the World’s Longest Lunch.

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