In this episode of Relish - Italian Festa is back at the Royal Exhibition Buildings this month, and this year it'll feature a sit-down restaurant, Bar Italia - drinks legend Orlando Marzo gives us the lowdown. 

Also, much-loved local foodie & award-winning author Alice Zaslavsky shares what to expect from her brand new cookbook for smart, speedy dinners, Weeknights with Alice.

And in Eat Drink Do Melbourne, brand new Japanese joint En Restaurant opens just off Flinders Lane serving up interactive, multi-course kappo dining; Belasco has opened at the W Hotel serving up a new take on classic Italian-American cooking; Venetian wine bar and Cicchetteria Da Bepi is celebrating its first birthday with four days of great wine, good food, music and a brand new space to enjoy; how you can spend Halloween in the cells of the Old Geelong Gaol tasting the region's best wines, beers and spirits at Dark Cellars; and your chance at an exclusive behind the scenes tour of one of this state's most prolific seafood suppliers with Portarlington Mussel Tours.

In this episode of Relish - Italian Festa is back at the Royal Exhibition Buildings this month, and this year it'll feature a sit-down restaurant, Bar Italia - drinks legend Orlando Marzo gives us the lowdown.&nbsp;
Also, much-loved local foodie &amp; award-winning author Alice Zaslavsky shares what to expect from her brand new cookbook for smart, speedy dinners, Weeknights with Alice.
And in Eat Drink Do Melbourne, brand new Japanese joint En Restaurant opens just off Flinders Lane serving up interactive, multi-course kappo dining; Belasco has opened at the W Hotel serving up a new take on classic Italian-American cooking; Venetian wine bar and Cicchetteria Da Bepi is celebrating its first birthday with four days of great wine, good food, music and a brand new space to enjoy; how you can spend Halloween in the cells of the Old Geelong Gaol tasting the region's best wines, beers and spirits at Dark Cellars; and your chance at an exclusive behind the scenes tour of one of this state's most prolific seafood suppliers with Portarlington Mussel Tours.

Relish aims to explore all the things we ... relish! It's about the joy of great food, good wine, and adventurous travel. Each Saturday morning Kate Stevenson sets out to explore the people and places that make this city and this state one of the greatest culinary and cultural destinations, with a little inspiration from further afield thrown in too.