The Langham, Melbourne Unveils its Prestigious Lineup for the Iconic Melbourne Food & Wine Festival
MELBOURNE, March 2009 - Melbourne’s enchanting hotel, The Langham Melbourne, will once again host the prestigious Langham Melbourne MasterClass, as part of the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival, in 2009 from 9:30am – 4:30pm on the weekend of Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd March. The MasterClass will celebrate the world’s best culinary legends and winemakers, and includes the Chef Masterclass, the Theatre of Ideas and The Global Wine Experience. This year, the Langham Melbourne Masterclass will host its most alluring cast of international chef talent, including The Fat Duck’s Heston Blumenthal (UK), Le Châteaubriand’s Iñaki Aizpitarte (France) and The French Laundry’s Thomas Keller (US), as well as other great culinary luminaries, including Maggie Beer, Carlo Cracco, Philip Howard, Jean-Paul Jeunet and Dieter Müller. The Langham Melbourne MasterClass marks the third consecutive year the elegant five-star hotel is hosting this internationally acclaimed food & wine festival.
“The MasterClass program is an exclusive opportunity to mix with the world’s finest chefs and winemakers, to learn their secrets and to taste their delicious creations,” Ben Sington, The Langham Melbourne’s Managing Director said. “Culinary expert, or not, this is not an event to be missed!”
As part of the celebrations, The Langham Melbourne is extending a limited number of rooms at a “MasterClass Delegate” rate of $295.00 for a Classic Room and $335.00 for a Riverview Room, with the special rate being available from 19 – 23 March. “MasterClass Delegates” will also enjoy exclusive MasterClass Welcome Drinks on Friday 20 March, where they can join other food and wine lovers from Australia and around the world in raising their glasses, glimpsing chefs, and celebrating the start of their unforgettable MasterClass experience at Alto Rooftop in The Langham.
With other Melbourne Food & Wine activities such as the Cellar Door at Southgate (a bustling riverside wine market with more than 60 of Victoria’s boutique wineries from 12pm – 5pm on Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd March) in close proximity to The Langham, the hotel is the perfect base to indulge in the hundreds of events presented by the festival, returning at sunset to be lavished by The Langham’s signature luxury, romance, warmth and style.
The Langham Melbourne Masterclass 2009
The 2009 Langham Melbourne Masterclass will take place on Saturday, 21st and Sunday, 22nd March 2009 from 9:30am – 4:30pm, and cost $295 for a full day and $550 for a weekend. Guests can mix and match from the
Chef Masterclass,
Theatre of Ideas and
The Global Wine Experience or attend the limited wine sessions which are available for individual purchase at $85 each. The
Chef Masterclass is held in The Langham, with guests being treated to exclusive demonstrations and tastings with local and internationally-renowned chefs. Guests will also be given the recipes and let in on their chosen chef’s secrets, should they wish to recreate the taste sensations.
The
Theatre of Ideas will take place at the Melbourne Recital Centre, with transport provided to and from The Langham. The
Theatre of Ideas provides guests with the chance to ‘access the ideas and inspiration of the globe’s elite chefs’, with their chosen chefs sharing the thoughts that drive their cuisine. The
Global Wine Experience will take place at The Langham, and feature renowned international winemakers who will ‘showcase a vast array of wines of different styles, varieties and countries’.
All MasterClass delegates at The Langham will receive morning and afternoon tea, lunch from Convent Bakery, Coffex coffee experiences, a MasterClass recipe book with full recipes and wine tasting notes, a copy of
The Age ,
Australian Gourmet Traveller and
Gourmet Traveller WINE and Aesop skin, hair and body care samples.
The Melbourne Food & Wine Festival runs from 7 – 23 March, 2009. Participants can book online at melbournefoodandwine.com.au or call Ticketmaster on 136 100.
Background notes:
Situated in the exclusive riverside Southbank precinct and offering stunning views of the Melbourne city skyline, the Yarra River and Federation Square, The Langham, Melbourne offers an opulent inner-city experience.
The 25-floor hotel is a member of the prestigious Leading Hotels of the World and has 387 luxuriously appointed rooms including 45 executive club rooms complete with personalised butler service. The Langham, Melbourne was voted the 7th best hotel in the Travel + Leisure USA Worlds Best 2007 and is included on the Condé Nast Traveler US 2008 and Conde Nast Traveller UK 2008 Gold Lists as one of the World’s Best Hotels.
The Aria lounge and exciting and interactive Melba restaurant were relaunched in September 2006. Extensive conference and meeting facilities are offered by the hotel and the five-star property is home to the recently opened, and highly acclaimed, luxury Chuan Spa. A member of the Leading Spas of the World, Chuan Spa is located adjoining the sun terrace, pool and hotel’s Health Club.
Reservations for Langham hotels can be made by logging onto
langhamhotels.com.
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Iñaki Aizpitarte
Photograph: Charlotte Lascève |
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Maggie Beer |
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