A Feast for the Senses at Merivale

Feeling cold, wet, grey and miserable? Getting far too attached to those slipper socks and that hot water bottle? Snap out of it! Get your gumboots on and splosh down to one of Merivale’s shiny eateries where, during the Feast for the Senses festival, you can indulge in two courses for $39, or three for $49 – the perfect antidote to the winter blues. Then you can go home and hibernate.

A Feast for the Senses also offers a smörgåsbord of other exciting foodie events…

A Sommelier’s Long Lunch - SOLD OUT

How many times have you looked at the wine list in complete despair, not knowing which wine to pick? Franck Moreau, one of the top 12 sommeliers in the world, takes the guesswork out of it for you, picking the perfect wines to match five courses prepared by est’s acclaimed Peter Doyle. A must for foodies and winos alike.

est, Level 4, 252 George St, Sydney 2000. (9240 3000). Mon 12th Jul, 12.30pm. 5 courses including matched wines, $140pp. Bookings essential.

Bastille Day

Forget the Bastille - storm your tastebuds at the Ash St Cellar this 14th July with a francophony of food – four delicious French-inspired courses and of course plenty du vin (Moreau does the business once again) all topped off with a good old dose of liberté, égalité et fraternité!

Ash St Cellar, 1 Ash St, Sydney 2000. (9240 3000). Wed 14th Jul, 6.30pm. 4 courses, $75pp + wine. Bookings essential.

BYO @ EST

You’re thinking a cheap night out with a bottle of plonk that won’t break the bank, aren’t you? Think again. We’re talking a five-course chef’s menu by the award-winning Peter Doyle. This is your chance to show off your wine savvy as est give you this one-off opportunity to BYO. Don’t embarrass yourself.

est, Level 1, 252 George St, Sydney 2000. Bookings essential. (9240 3000). Tue 29th Jun, 6.30pm. 5 course menu including a glass of Ruinart champagne, $180pp, BYO wine (no corkage).

Chateaubriand, Bordeaux And Beyond

Ooh la la – what better than a juicy Chateaubriand to melt in the mouth matched with a full-bodied glass of Bordeaux? Mad Cow and Franck Moreau do the honours by incorporating both into a fabulous five-course French meal with wines to match. Bon appetit!

Mad Cow, ivy, Level 1, 330 George St, Sydney 2000. (9240 3000). Wed 21st Jul, 6.30pm.  5 courses, $95pp + optional matched wines from Bordeaux. Bookings essential.

Creatures of the Deep Degustation Lunch

Let Dan Hong, head chef of Lotus, take you on a weird and wonderful journey through the depths of the ocean with an imaginative five-course seafood degustation menu. No snorkels required.

Lotus, 22 Challis Ave, Potts Point 2011. (9240 3000). Sat 17th Jul, 12.30pm. 5 courses, $70pp + wine. Bookings essential.

Food Bloggers’ Dinner - SOLD OUT

They can eat food, they can write about it, they can love it or hate it. But can they cook? Find out for yourself as four loud-mouthed food bloggers are put to the test. They’ll dish up four courses for you to be the judge. As a precaution, Bistro CBD will knock up a fifth course themselves just to make sure that you don’t starve.

Bistro CBD, Level 1, 52 King St, Sydney 2000. (9240 3000). Wed 28th Jul, 6.30pm. 5 courses including a glass of sparkling, $60pp. Bookings essential.

The Italian Tour

Gabriele Taddeucci, head chef of Uccello provides you with a magic fork that mysteriously transports you to a gastronomic region of Italy when you pop it in your mouth. One week Tuscany, another Amalfi, followed by Venice and then Sicily! Tuck into a three-course meal with accompanying wines from the region, swallow and digest before you wake up and realise that it was all a dream.

Uccello, Level 4, 320 George St, Sydney 2000. (9240 3000).

A Tuscan dinner

– Tue 15th Jun, 6.30pm.

The food of Amalfi coast

- Tue 29th Jun, 6.30pm.

The food of Venice

- Tuesday 6th Jul, 6.30pm.

The Sicilian feast

- Tue 20th Jul, 6.30pm. 3 courses including wine, $100pp. Bookings essential.

Roast Nights

The gastronomic equivalent of a doona on a cold winter’s night, the roast dinner is the perfect winter food. Enjoy a hearty game, beef or duck roast with an entrée in the traditional surrounds of Bistro CBD all for $55.

Bistro CBD, Level 1, 52 King St, Sydney 2000. (9240 3000). Tue 22nd Jun, Tues 13th Jul, Tues 27th Jul, 6.30pm. 2 courses, $55pp + optional matched wines. Bookings essential.

Thai Me Up, Thai Me Down

For those who prefer something with a bit of a kick, chase the spicy flavours of four Sailors’ Thai courses down with four matching cocktails mixed by Merivale’s head mixologist, Mikey Enright.

Sailors Thai ivy, Level 2, 330 George St, Sydney 2000. (9240 3000). Thu 8th Jul, 6pm. 4 courses, $95pp including 4 cocktails. Bookings essential.