Recently in Australia, as festivals and pop-up events have grown in popularity, the gourmet food truck revolution has boomed. In 2017 Melbourne City Council recognised the demand and has since set up sixteen dedicated food truck sites across the city, eight permanent and eight rotational.

Recently, the creators of one of Melbourne’s older food trucks, Mr Burger, have transformed an old garage into a food truck park and beer garden called Welcome to Thornbury. Every month they have over eighty food trucks rotating on a daily basis, with five to seven on site at any one time. You can find it at 520 High Street in Northcote, and it is open Wednesday to Friday from 5 pm until late and from 12 pm until late on Saturday and Sunday.

Once a ubiquitous site rolling through the streets of Melbourne city, the infamous Tramcar Restaurant is no longer. You and your unlimited-booze-on-wheels will be missed!

Haggis is as Scottish as it comes, but even beyond that, Scottish cuisine is a meat-filled affair. What happens, then, when one of Scotland’s daughters becomes vegetarian? How do you keep traditions alive while embracing the new?

Nothing invokes the nostalgia of childhood like our favourite food. For Panda, hotpot is the most flavoursome of dishes, and it is also so much more—it is comfort, it is home, and it is pride in her cultural heritage.

Nothing invokes the nostalgia of childhood like our favourite food. For Panda, hotpot is the most flavoursome of dishes, and it is also so much more—it is comfort, it is home, and it is pride in her cultural heritage.

Looking to broaden your home cooking repertoire? Searching for an obscure ingredient? With Melbourne’s array of specialty food stores, you can spice up your food game in no time.

I hear you—I’m so over this wannabe Scandi-chic minimalist vibe that seems to have taken over the Melbourne café scene. If I hear yet another tired joke about affordable housing and smashed avocado, I think I’ll hurl my magic coffee into the Yarra in pure frustration. Fret not though, I have bountiful recommendations that won’t make you gouge your eyes out as you stand in line for yet another smashed avocado toast dusted in micro herbs or edible flowers.

This is hardly a traditional sushi recipe. In fact, it’s barely a recipe at all—it’s more of a guide. The trick to a perfect sushi bowl is to balance contrasting flavours and textures — sweet, umami, crunchy, and silky. An ideal summer dinner or quick lunch.

Join Alice as she explores the phenomenon of the sushi train—from its early days as an affordable dining option in Japan through to the many and varied restaurants spread across the city of Melbourne.

The Asian-Italian fusion of this dish may be unusual, but the flavour combinations work. The simple olive oil and sea salt seasoning complements the zesty lemon, infused with ginger, garlic and a gentle hint of fresh chilli. This dish is much loved in my home!

Fusion food may be a contemporary trend, but it is also a culinary practice that goes back centuries, to the early days of international trade routes. Fusion food is more than just recipes—it is the sharing of histories, knowledge and tradition.