RNIS was invited by the organisers and Study Melbourne to attend. All up they paid $16 (out of Study Melbourne's money for the food)
It was on for two days at the Melbourne Showgrounds. But after the first day the organizers received a lot of negative criticism about the costs and all. Surely it wasn't all that bad as RNIS soon discovers this.
The International food festival is supposed to be about food and a nice outing and that's exactly what it was. I came by train so it was no problem for me.
I didn't really like the comedy show that much as comedy is not my thing. The comedian in there was rather offensive talking about old women and other things. I didn't really get why everyone laughed along with him.
Inside there is a world of food that awaits and a world of samples and if people stayed until dinnertime a lot of the samples would be offered at the main stage. There was also a Jols stall offering free glasses and Frisbee in return for a photo of you and the truck. We sampled the free lemon lime and bitters, Mideye's mussel, the pakora stuff, the chicken in four different sauces at Sabours de Timor, a veggie ball and dessert from Gad. We also sampled some Gridon grill's food and Mesa verde's sauce. We loved the Mideye mussel and if ever they are in town we will buy. Gad's popcorn and fudge was a huge hit with us. The lemon lime and bitter slushy was an alcoholic hit as it had a little bit of alcohol. We were transported back to India with the pakoras and balls.
Things which were just standard was the Chattime teas and another popcorn stall. Steel Drums Co looked good but we didn't end up buying any popcorn to take home.
However we bought sushi for dinner and rice paper rolls from Bun. We had a late lunch hence we were not very hungry. That day there was a huge discount and the sushis were 2 for $4. The fish was really fresh in my sushi.
I had this really weird Pandan milk tea from Snowtree which it tasted too milky. Would love to go there someday for desserts.
Bun did do some good rice paper rolls and it was $6 per plate. I had mine vegetarian of course and it was freshly made. It went really well with the homemade salad that I brought along.
It was a wonderful day out and a wonderful twilight concert with Pete Murray. He was a wonderful artist. The fashion show was also awesome and if they organize this next year maybe they could work with the City of Melbourne as they have some awesome designers as well. Oh and if this was a dog friendly event would be even better.
It was on for two days at the Melbourne Showgrounds. But after the first day the organizers received a lot of negative criticism about the costs and all. Surely it wasn't all that bad as RNIS soon discovers this.
The International food festival is supposed to be about food and a nice outing and that's exactly what it was. I came by train so it was no problem for me.
I didn't really like the comedy show that much as comedy is not my thing. The comedian in there was rather offensive talking about old women and other things. I didn't really get why everyone laughed along with him.
Inside there is a world of food that awaits and a world of samples and if people stayed until dinnertime a lot of the samples would be offered at the main stage. There was also a Jols stall offering free glasses and Frisbee in return for a photo of you and the truck. We sampled the free lemon lime and bitters, Mideye's mussel, the pakora stuff, the chicken in four different sauces at Sabours de Timor, a veggie ball and dessert from Gad. We also sampled some Gridon grill's food and Mesa verde's sauce. We loved the Mideye mussel and if ever they are in town we will buy. Gad's popcorn and fudge was a huge hit with us. The lemon lime and bitter slushy was an alcoholic hit as it had a little bit of alcohol. We were transported back to India with the pakoras and balls.
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| Fruit skewers |
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| Chocolate fountain |
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| Bretzel.biz sign. |
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| Mussel and ball |
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| Indian food |
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| Popcorn tastings |
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| The slushee van |
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| Tomatoes |
Things which were just standard was the Chattime teas and another popcorn stall. Steel Drums Co looked good but we didn't end up buying any popcorn to take home.
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| Tea samples |
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| Rosa's kitchen tomatoes. I so wanted to try Rosa's but there was no chef's table in the chef's zone. You had to pay $10-$15 for a full meal. |
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| Izakaya Den |
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| Lemon and lime slushee |
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| More food |
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| Cheap toys |
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| Lollird |
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| Dips and more dips (below) |
However we bought sushi for dinner and rice paper rolls from Bun. We had a late lunch hence we were not very hungry. That day there was a huge discount and the sushis were 2 for $4. The fish was really fresh in my sushi.
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| Advertising from Snowtree for Pandan milk tea |
Bun did do some good rice paper rolls and it was $6 per plate. I had mine vegetarian of course and it was freshly made. It went really well with the homemade salad that I brought along.
It was a wonderful day out and a wonderful twilight concert with Pete Murray. He was a wonderful artist. The fashion show was also awesome and if they organize this next year maybe they could work with the City of Melbourne as they have some awesome designers as well. Oh and if this was a dog friendly event would be even better.
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