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On the weekend, Mornington Peninsula Vineyard and Restaurant Montalto made it's yearly venture into the city at its Montalto In Town event in Prahran. Taking over woodworking studio Arteveneta for two nights, the restaurant treated around sixty guests total to five courses selected from the restaurant menu. Each course was paired with a wine from a Montalto property, to give the full experience one would receive at the actual venue down in Red Hill South. One of the many displays inside Arteveneta. I attended Friday night, the first night, and had never been to something like this before. It was not my first visit to a vineyard restaurant, so I expected maybe a modern restaurant with the staff simply replaced by Montalto's team of chefs and waitresses. But I was surprised to see a single long dining table in the large room, at which every guest was to sit. The room was full of vintage, 'rustic' paraphernalia, including saw blades, a renaissance-era painting, wood...

Hastings is rapidly moving towards becoming the Peninsula's new trendy suburb. In the past the eastern-side town had long trailed behind it's neighbors when it came to gourmet food options, but no longer. The redevelopment of the Arthur St / High Street corner area to support more foot traffic has created a new mini-food court in the heart of Hastings, and the star of the show is Homestock Eatery. This modern cafe branded as a "ethical eatery", offers burgers, bagels, coffee and various periodic specials, using locally sourced ingredients, and opening out onto the newly paved area. The food is very tasty, and the burger stand head-and-shoulders above all others in this postcode. The Homestock Eatery "Double Organic" burger. The other Melbourne trend that has made its way down to 'Stings in recent years is the booming fitness industry. A few years ago, the only option for a gym-goer here was Pelican Park, the council...