FEED
As a part of the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival, Footscray Community Arts Centre presents FEED, a smorgasbord of food-related arts activities including an exhibition, workshop, cooking class and concert. Join us in February, March and April for a feast of mouth-watering art and food.
I Love Phở
First up on the menu as part of FEED is the exhibition I Love Phở.
Snack
Book in and spend 30 minutes of your own in our portable art and performance space, The Art Unit, and you’ll be treated to a special food-related snack.
Sunday 24 February
12noon – 5pm
The Art Unit, Front Lawn
FREE
Munching With The Stars
Six western suburbs personalities have created a menu especially for FEED. Come Munching With The Stars at the Happy River Café between 8am and 3pm to sample their wares.
Sunday 24 February
8am – 3pm
Happy River Café
My Friend the Chocolate Cake
All the fun of FEED on Sunday 24 February finishes up with a concert from My Friend the Chocolate Cake.
Delicious food-related events continue at Footscray Community Arts Centre throughout the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival and beyond.
Cucina Italiana with Mario De Pasquale
On Monday 25 February join restaurateur extraordinaire Mario De Pasquale of the iconic Marios Café (and Chair of the Footscray Community Arts Centre Board) for a special treat - Cucina Italiana. Together with members of the Italian community, Mario leads a long Italian dinner with passion! For just $65 you will be wined and dined at a special three-course meal celebrating food and art.
Monday 25 February
7pm onwards
Happy River Café
$65
Phở Tasting and Demonstration with Tina Le
On Sunday 2 March come along and enjoy a bowl of phở, a cup of tea and a chat with ex-restaurateur, self-confessed cookbook junkie and chef-by-passion Tina Le.
Sunday 2 March
10.30am – 12.30pm
Footscray Community Arts Centre
$20
Due to the huge success of Tina Le’s phở cooking and tasting demonstration in March as part of Feed, we are pleased to announce an additional workshop.
If you missed out on all the fun last time, then you’ll want to get in quick for your chance to learn more about phở.
Come along and enjoy a bowl of phở, a cup of tea and a chat with ex-restaurateur, self-professed cookbook junkie and chef by passion Tina Le as she takes you on an oral history tour of this popular Vietnamese rice noodle dish, as well as sharing her secret phở recipe.
Sunday 6 April
2pm – 4pm
Basement Theatre
$40
Bookings essential. Phone 03 9362 8888 or email reception@footscrayarts.com
Phở Dog Workshop with Mai Long
On Sunday 2 March artist Mai Long will conduct a special workshop on how to create one of her famous Phở Dog characters using traditional phở ingredients such as star anise, bean sprouts and dried noodles.
Sunday 2 March
1pm – 5pm
Visual Arts Studio, Footscray Community Arts Centre
$30 full/$20 concession
Bookings for all FEED events are essential. Phone 03 9362 8888 or email reception@footscrayarts.com |
