Get ready to get cheesy food lovers…
Posted by Prahran Market on Sunday, 8 September 2019
Melbourne’s favourite cheesy takeover – the Prahran Market Say Cheese Festival – is BACK on Sunday 20 October – and we CANNOT wait!
The Prahran Market Say Cheese Festival is a celebration of everything that is GRATE about cheese. From savoury to sweet, temperate to warm and oh so oozy, our resident and special-guest traders will be serving up so much cheesy GOUDA-ness you’ll BRIE in heaven. There will be cooking demonstrations, sessions for grownups, live demos in the Neil Perry by Omega Demonstration Kitchen, bars to lounge in, music to chill to, and fun for the kids as well. And there will be more cheesy deliciousness than you can poke a fondue stick at.
WHAT’S NEW? WHAT’S BACK?
Loads!
We’ve got lots of new Festival partners this year and activating new parts of the Market! Full Exhibitor Details below. View the official Festival Map here and see who’s where at Say Cheese 2019!
We’ve expanded the Chef demo lineup for lots of free home kitchen inspo, including one for the kiddies! Kitchen Demonstration Schedule released! (Details below)
We’ve expanded the ticketed tasting workshops with our partners Milk the Cow and Champagne Dame. Tasting Tickets Released! (Link below)
Remember that warm-hug feeling of choosing the very best showbag to take home? Order your “Best of” Hamper for Say Cheese before cut-off! ** READ MORE & ORDER HERE **
Don’t miss Round 2 of the Grilled Cheese Invitational who will be Melbourne’s Grilled Cheese Champion for 2019?? (Lineup below)
Enter the Grilled Cheese Invitational Wildcard Comp and you could win a place at the benches! ** ENTER HERE **
Say Cheese Cooking Demonstration Schedule
MC: Tobie Puttock Chef Ambassador Prahran Market
| 10.00 am: | Tobie Puttock Ambassador Chef, Prahran Market opens the Festival with a fun & cheesy session for kids! Join Tobie with friends from Eat For Life for this hands-on session. And it’s FREE!*
*Limited numbers (20) first-in basis* |
| 10.50 am: | Eileen Horsnell, Head Chef, Napier Quarter |
| 11.20 am: | Joseph Vargetto, Owner & Chef, Mister Bianco & Massi |
| 11:50 am: | Karen Martini, Chef & Media Personality
with Anthony Femia, Cheesemonger, Maker & Monger |
| 12.20 pm: | Matthew Butterworth, Head Chef Leonardos, ex-Ramblr |
| 12:50 pm: | Frankie Cox ex-Two Hands (NY) |
| 1:20 pm: | Tobie Puttock Ambassador Chef, Prahran Market |
| 1:50 pm: | Kay-Lene Tan Head Pastry Chef, Tonka, Coda
Winner Grilled Cheese Invitational 2018 |
| 2:30 pm: | Prahran Market Grilled Cheese Invitational with:
MC: Tobie Puttock 2019 Competitors: Silas Orre, Curly Whiskers Judges: Alice Zaslavsky, ABC Culinary Correspondent Anthony Femia, Maker & Monger |
| 4.00 pm: | Festival Close |
TICKETED TASTING FLIGHTS
Sparkling Wines of the World Masterclass with the Champagne Dame at Prahran Market for Say Cheese
Join Kyla Kirkpatrick aka the Champagne Dame in an exquisite champagne experience showcasing the best sparkling wines of the world. You will be taking on a food and bubbly journey, tasting the differences between sparkling wines and champagne, perfectly paired with the most delightful cheeses. Become a champagne expert and impress your friends at future dinners.
First Session – 12:45-1:15pm
Second Session – 1:30-2:00pm
10:00am – 10:45am Chocolate, Cheese & Booze Matching
Sounds quirky? That’s because it is. The only thing that could possibly make cheese and booze better is the addition of fine artisan chocolate for a three-way match.
11:30am – 12:25pm French Wine & Cheese Matching
For those that like it classic. All French cheeses matched to all French wines, in a magnifique match featuring some of the most iconic cheeses in the world.
2:30pm – 3:15pm Beer & Cheese Matching
Beer and cheese share earthy, yeasty characteristics and a centuries-long artisan history. We’re displaying some funky, weird beers for this one, matched to bold cheeses.
Tickets $40 per person, includes four cheeses matched to four boutique beverages in a guided cheese flight.
Limited places – these will sell out fast!
SAY CHEESE POP-UP EXHIBITORS
We’ve got loads of new Festival friends this year with super tasty (and cheesy) eats and drinks to share!
Don’t miss the Blackhearts & Sparrows Mezzanine Bar in Market Square! Or all the cheese tastings and other tasty things in Deli Arcade! Check out the new-look Bracher Arcade, where we’ll have some tall tables set up to enjoy grazing through here – from oyster shucking to charcuterie, hot pies, chicken ribs and sausages! Harvest Hall is the place to head for all the demo action. And the whole Market is a licensed zone this year, perfect for you to graze and explore!
Social Food Project: No Waste Pesto Making (Hands on!)
PRAHRAN MARKET TRADERS POPPING UP AT NEW SITES FOR SAY CHEESE
Prahran Market Traders are getting ready to get cheesy as well with all sorts of tasty offerings, from cheese plates to cheesy dishes, tastings, and accompaniments. Natural Wine Bar? Oozy Raclette? Cocktails? Cacio e Pepe? Cheese Plates? Cheese Tastings? read on!
Mr Hoddle: Cacio e Pepe
Blackhearts & Sparrows: really great wine and Festival drinks
Farini: did someone say fresh artisan Cannoli?
Cleo’s Market Deli: moreish Manchengo Croquettes and cheese tastings
Nahedas Choice: cheese tastings and cheese plates to go
PLUS HEAPS OF OUR TRADERS ARE OFFERING TASTINGS AND SPECIAL DISHES FROM THEIR CURRENT LOCATION, INCLUDING…
The Mussell Pot: Blue Cheese Mussells
Maker & Monger: Cheese Toasties and a baked camembert special.
The Essential Ingredient: tastings of new and unusual condiment pairings
Pete ‘n Rosie’s Deli: the tasting table of temptation is back!
Anatolia Gozleme Kitchen: Gozleme and borek
Mr Bratwurst: Cheese Kransky
Cheese Shop Deli: cheese tastings
Shop Neutral: cheese dishes with essential oils
Prahran Seafoods: cheesy Scallops Mornay
Mama Marija’s Cafe: Triple cheese omelette, hand made cheese cakes (various flavours)
Sweet Greek: Spanakopita, Tiropita, Ricotta Cheesecake, Baklava Cheesecake
Chaso’s Deli: Cheese Boards & Tastings
Cleo’s Deli: Cheese Tastings
Stir the Pot: Raw Vegan Cheesecake, Fresh Crepes To Order
Hagens Organic Butcher: Hot American Style Hot Dog with Cheese Sauce
Claringbolds Seafood oysters, sushi
John Cesters Poultry & Game hot chicken, leek and mushroom pies
Arthurs Quality Poultry Hot prize-winning sausages in bread!
D&J Poultry Hot Kefthedes with Feta!
Gary’s Meats: Fresh Artisan Charcuterie
Neils Meats: Wagyu Corned Beef with Cheese Sauce (Tastings)
Fritz Gelato: Cheese Dessert Gelatos
The Fresh Pasta Shop: Cheese-filled Pastas (take-home item)
View the official Festival Map here and see who’s where at Say Cheese 2019!
ENTERTAINMENT
DJ Nina Sinclair: 12:00 – 4:00 – Blackhearts & Sparrows, Mezzanine Bar
Nicky Kurta (acoustic): TBA
Plus street performers and free face painting for the kids.
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Head here for pics from last year’s Festival.
