This time of year features the best events of the Australian Sporting calendar. From the AFL Grand Final to the Spring Carnival, it’s a time to have fun and celebrate these events plus the opportunity to spend time under the Spring sunshine! This year is a more subdued affair with a few lockdowns and restrictions in place, but that doesn’t mean we can’t still celebrate and have fun at home with those in our household! Some of our favourite Melbourne eateries have some amazing offers to help celebrate these days in style! You can read our current picks below.

 

STOKEHOUSE AND CLAMMS SEAFOOD 

To celebrate the warmer weather and Spring celebrations, Stokehouse have created three premium extravaganza boxes. Celebrate AFL Grand Final Day,
Cox Plate, Caulfield Cup and all four Flemington race days in style with Stokehouse. Designed for minimum input and maximum wow-factor, the three boxes feed 4-6 people each comfortably and are delivered straight to your door thanks to Clamms Seafood. Think crayfish, spanner crab, king prawns and oysters (the seafood box is $425). If you really want to impress your guests, you can up your decadent seafood box with a bottle of Bollinger ($600). The ultimate BBQ box ($325) comes complete with premium Wagyu beef, slow-cooked pork, calamari and lardo skewers and more – everything you need to be a grill master for the day. Clamms are currently delivering to all of metro Melbourne, Geelong and Bellarine Peninsula, Mornington Peninsula, Daylesford and Yarra Valley for a flat rate of $25. Free pick up can also be arranged from Stokehouse on the day. Orders for the boxes can be placed at https://order.hungryhungry.com/stokehouse/menu with a limited number available, so get in quick.

And for those missing the dine-in experience, Stokehouse is now available through Providoor, a premium delivery service that delivers statewide. Executive Chef Jason Staudt has curated three showstopping chef’s menus to choose from, all focusing on seasonality. And to celebrate the partnership, Oyster October has returned, with $2 oysters available for all Providoor deliveries until the end of the month. Visit Stokehouse x Providoor

 

TWO POUNDS PICNIC HAMPERS

Catering gurus, Two Pounds Food have created a variety of delicious hampers to enjoy inside or out and with restrictions relaxing and up to 10 allowed outside, there is even more reason to celebrate with family and friends close by. The gift box hampers feature a range of sweet and savoury treats including double cream brie, fig and walnut roulade and Two Pounds’s traditional choc brownie. If you’re taste buds are after a little extra, a selection of wines are available to purchase including 6FT6 Pinot Noir and CANTI Pinot Grigio. The team can also tailor each box to suit dietary requirements and have a selection of vegetarian, vegan and gluten free options available – just be sure to give them 48 hours notice for them to create your personalised hamper. The Two Pounds hampers and boxes are a way to connect with friends and family you haven’t seen for some time and with Spring Carnival and the AFL Grand Final around the corner, now is the perfect time to schedule in a long awaited catch up, accompanied by delicious, fresh food.

Visit https://www.twopounds.com.au/ to view the hampers and to order

 

TOKYO TINA

Improve your Grand Final long weekend with Toko Tina’s entertainers pack ‘The Long Weekender’.  The menu serves four and includes prawn katsu sliders, pork belly bao, Karaage fried chicken, edamame, kingfish sashimi, Wagyu beef tataki, kimchi fried rice, eight chicken yakitori skewers and eight mushroom yakitori skewers.  For dessert, there are yuzu curd doughnuts. Each pack comes with mini bamboo plates, bowls and forks to serve so clean-up is a breeze.
Price: $260 ($65 per person)
Bookings: via Providoor

 

GINGERBOY X THE EMERSON COMMISERATE OR CELEBRATE DINNER PACK

Two hospitality industry heavyweights – the beloved South Yarra award-winning Rooftop & Bar establishment, The Emerson and culinary-great by celebrated chef Teage Ezard- Gingerboy have joined forces during a tough time in the hospitality industry, to celebrate their customers and one of Melbourne’s greatest events – the AFL Grand Final.

Gingerboy chefs have created the perfect banquet, so that there is a delicious, chef-prepared snack for each quarter of the unmissable game. While The Emerson mixologists have stirred up fresh, matching cocktails to complement the Gingerboy spread.

Designed for four people, here’s what’s on offer:

Quarter Time: 

  • 4 x Duck leg bao buns – Served with chilli sauce and pickled cucumber
  • Lemon Tree 500ml Cocktail – Vodka, Ginger, Lemon, Smokey Lemonade

Half time: 

  • 4 x Chang mai hot dog – An asian take on the classic footy fave, served with pickled wombok and tamarind relish
  • Sunshine 500ml cocktail – Gin, Cherry, Herbal Aromats, Pineapple 

Three Quarter Time:  

  • 4 x BBQ cha sui pork buns- Fresh and fluffy, perfect snack to eat one-handed!
  • Firewater 500ml cocktail – Whisky, Aromats, Spices

The cost of the pack is $190 with all food items chilled upon pick up, ready to be heated and served whenever suits you!

Orders close 12pm, 22 October with pick up at The Emerson on 24th October. Orders via The Emerson’s website www.theemerson.com.au

 

HANOI HANNAH

Hanoi Hannah has prepared a Vietnamese feast on your behalf with ‘The Long Weekender’ entertainers pack. Featuring a range of Hanoi Hannah favourites to feed four people, dishes include banh mi, spring rolls, bun hoi, grilled chicken ribs, kingfish betel leaf, papaya salad and much more. The packs come with bamboo plates, bowls and forks, meaning more time to feast and less cleaning up.
Price: $232 ($58 per person)
Bookings: via Provdioor

About The Author

Katherine Ng

Katherine is not your typical Beauty Editor. Finance consultant by day and beauty and fashion addict at all other times, Katherine spends her hard-earned money helping the Australian and international economy with her never ending pursuit of everything pretty. A keen traveller, Katherine still holds dear her Melbourne roots with an overflowing wardrobe filled with black clothes, shoes and handbags. Katherine also has a deep love of food and wine, and you can find those adventures on instagram at @thegreedykat Email: kath@couturing.com Twitter: @kath_couturing Instagram: @kath_ng

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