Melbourne Food and Wine Festival – IGA World’s Longest Lunch giveaway!

Oh my!

It’s giveaway frenzy this week and today’s giveaway is an experience that maybe money can’t buy…because tickets to the IGA World’s Longest Lunch are almost sold out!

The Melbourne Food and Wine Festival is opening at midday Friday 2 March with its showcase event, a three-course lunch designed by hatted regional chefs George Biron (Sunnybrae), Patrizia Simone (Simone’s) and Annie Smithers (Annie Smithers’ Bistrot) with matched wines from Yering Station.

The 500m long table will be set by the banks of the Yarra under the trees of Alexandra Park  – the perfect location for a long, leisurely lunch.

I attended the longest lunch a few years ago with some friends and it’s a memorable experience (let’s just say that I wore a silly hat, ate and drank under the sunshine and missed my train after falling into a tipsy snooze on the way home). You’re in for a treat!

Giveaway! Thanks to Bank of Melbourne, the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival presenting partner, I have one double pass to the IGA World’s Longest Lunch to give away. To win the tickets, all you have to do is leave a comment and one lucky person will be drawn randomly on Monday 27 February as the winner. Good luck!

PS Visit the Bank of Melbourne website, share your Melbourne food tips and you could also win a year’s worth of dining for two for 12 months, valued at over $10,000.

64 thoughts on “Melbourne Food and Wine Festival – IGA World’s Longest Lunch giveaway!

  1. I wonder if I could get away form work to attend this. It seems like an amazing opportunity, and I’m sure my boss would understand 😀

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  2. oh my, how lovely! i would totally take time off work for this event 😀 x

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  3. Looks amazing! I haven’t been to the MFWF long lunch before. Is it stacked with public servants? 😉

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  4. Ooh I was going to buy tickets to these as it’s on my birthday. Would be a great prize to win. I love Melhotornot, I use it as my guide to new places to try.

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  5. I would love love love to go to this. I actually couldn’t think of a better way to enjoy a Friday :)

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  6. With 7 weeks before our first babies due, my wife and I are racing to some of our favourite restaurants as quickly as we can.

    2 tickets to Melbourne’s Longest Lunch would help us round that off and just in the nick of time!

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  7. I’d happily make the LONG trip into town for a LONG lunch like this!

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  8. Sounds like fun! Would love the opportunity to enjoy the lunch and meet new people. I hope I’ll get lucky this time around. 😉

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  9. This would be the perfect present for someone very special! What do I need to do to win??!

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  10. “One of the very nicest things about life is the way we must regularly stop whatever it is we are doing and devote our attention to eating.”
    – Luciano Pavarotti

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  11. Oh yes please I would love to go this, just hope the weather will be good.

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  12. Would be most thankful if I won this. Would take my gem of a wife.

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  13. Longest lunch is definitely hot, And trying to win a spot, Sure is worth a shot, I would love to attend and enjoy the best experience for a lingering lunchtime slot.

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  14. The Yarra river thinking it is iconic and snaking through Melbourne and the eating and conviviality it presupposes, very much, best wishes

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  15. I’d luv to kick off my first Melbourne food and wine festival @ a long lunch on the banks of the yarra. What a perfect introduction

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  16. Love the Melbourne Food & Wine Festival, and hoping to be at the Longest Lunch

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  17. leaving a comment for the longest lunch, wo-oh-oh, (for the longest) for the longest lunch. Thankyou Billy Joel

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  18. I hope the longest lunch lives up to its long but much awaited wait… I wish I could attend !

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  19. When I go out for dinner I always double-check I have my wallet so I won’t be stuck washing up to pay the bill… I can only imagine the cleaning needed after this extravaganza!

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