Indulge your sweet tooth at Immigration Museum
Celebrate the diverse and delightful ways Victorian communities enjoy sweet foods and drinks in Sweets: tastes and traditions from many cultures at Immigration Museum during the 2012 Melbourne Food and Wine Festival.
Comprising an exhibition, a one-day festival and a five-course degustation dinner created by chef Guy Grossi, Sweets: tastes and traditions from many cultures will take visitors on a culinary journey across five cultures – Indian, Italian, Japanese, Mauritian and Turkish.
Representatives from each of these Victorian communities worked together to share their stories, knowledge, recipes and passion of sweet foods and drinks. The resulting programs will highlight and contrast the rich traditions, rituals and contemporary practices within Victoria’s culturally diverse communities.
“Sweets form an important part of rituals and traditions all over the world, regardless of location, culture or religion”, said Immigration Museum Manager Padmini Sebastian. “While sweet cultures may vary greatly between communities, there are many common and shared elements. This project was a forum for learning and understanding each other’s cultures, and we look forward to many people sharing their own recipes, stories and traditions with us when they visit the Immigration Museum”.
The following programs are all part of the 2012 Melbourne Food and Wine Festival:
Sweets: tastes and traditions from many cultures exhibition
Explore the history and cultural significance of sweet food and find out why sweetness is important to so many. Different cultures use sweets for diverse purposes, including marking important rituals, celebrations and life events. Discover special sweet foods from Indian, Italian, Japanese, Mauritian and Turkish cultures, the ways in which many of them are made and the significance they hold. Featuring fascinating objects, lively photographs, multimedia and recipes, this exhibition will reveal unique perspectives on foods of the sweet variety.
Date: 15 March 2012 to 7 April 2013
Cost: Included with Museum entry ($10 for adults, children and concessions FREE)
Sweets festival
Succumb to your sweet cravings at this delectable one-day festival of food and culture, collaboratively developed with sweet-loving Victorian communities. Explore fascinating shared and unique traditions, rituals and contemporary practices surrounding sweet cuisines and refreshments. Enjoy a feast of toothsome food stalls, music and dance performances, cooking demonstrations and workshops.
Date: 11am to 4pm, Sunday 18 March 2012
Cost: Included with Museum entry ($10 for adults, children and concessions FREE)
Sweet dinner with Guy Grossi
Indulge in a five-course degustation feast with matching wines created by chef Guy Grossi. Each dish will incorporate sweet elements from Italian, Indian, Japanese, Mauritian and Turkish cultures to showcase the ingredients and cooking styles that are renowned within each of these different communities. Enjoy a glass of wine matched to each course and a private viewing of the Sweets exhibition.
Date: 6.30pm to 10.30pm, Thursday 15 March 2012
Cost: $180 per person
Bookings essential: 13 11 02
Immigration Museum, 400 Flinders Street, Melbourne. Open daily 10am to 5pm except Good Friday & Christmas Day. Admission: Adult $10, child/concession FREE. More info 13 11 02 or museumvictoria.com.au/immigrationmuseum