It’s been an entire 2 years of anticipation (that’s 730 days of waiting, drooling and reminiscing since the account from 2011). At last, the night finally came: The 2013 Edition of the famed and fabulous charity event: Eat Street! Running consecutively for 14 years now, the one-of-a-kind wining and dining experience combines all the essential ingredients of a great night out into one action-packed event: gourmet food, fine wine, live entertainment, and charity auctions. The event was to support Red Kite, a charity that helps youths and their families through cancer. Housed in the luxurious surrounds of the Sofitel hotel. If you saw the sneak peek on Instagram, you’ll know that the theme this year was Circus “The Greatest Show On Earth“. Colours, clowns and cuisine combine, so creatively. I had the utmost pleasure of attending with Chian who courteously carried the camera and concurrently carried cups and cutlery whilst capturing all these culinary cravings. Sorry, I’m writing this after a cake-high, and I’ve come down with a case of awful alliteration…

Vintage Jumper, Earrings, Skirt (Last Seen HERE) / (Vintage) Christian Dior clutch / Nach Ring / Habbot Heels

Luckily this vintage skirt is a little loose, thereby allowing me to sample EVERY delectable dish on offer from the 30 top Melbourne chefs and their own mini marquees. How do I describe Eat Street? It’s like walking down a “street” (ie a ball room) and each “stall” (ie top restaurants and wineries from Melbourne and Victoria) offers you their signature dishes, usually timed so you can sample a combination of entree, main and dessert. And then rinse, lather, repeat. Times three. On the night, I had the privilege of tasting dishes from restaurants I’ve never dined at. For example, Maha, Flowerdrum, Bottega, Cumulus Inc, PM24 Bistro, The Point, etc…I must admit, I may have over-indulged a little on the cheese and the macarons. But I only live once, and Eat Street only happens once… a year.

[spoiler title=”中文版”]我整整期待了2年（这可是730天流着口水的等待，自从2011年的回忆）。最后，那天晚上终于来到了：2013年著名的慈善活动：小吃街！连续举办了14年，坐落在豪华的索菲特旅馆里，小吃街是一个独一无二的美酒和美食夜晚，带有：美食，美酒，现场娱乐表演与慈善拍卖。本次活动是为了支持“红风筝”，一个帮助青少年和他们的家庭经历癌症的慈善机构。如果你看到我的Instagram，你就会知道今年的主题是马戏团：“地球上最棒的表演”。丰富多彩的美术和美食相结合，很有创造性。我与丈夫非常荣幸地参加了晚会，品尝了数不尽的美食，同时拍摄了这些相片与你分享。

幸运的是，这条皮裙子有点松，因此能容纳我品尝的所有美食。小吃街让我想起小时候在上海的小弄堂里摆设的各种美味佳肴。30位顶级的墨尔本厨师为大家服务，创作了他们的拿手好菜。我如何描述小吃街吗？它好像走进一条“街道”，每个“摊位”为您提供他们的招牌菜，让你随时去品尝，而且你能多次访问 ：）。我十分荣幸因我有机会去品尝许多我从没有去吃过饭的餐厅美食。那晚是个难忘之夜，希望你和我，我们明年能一起去参加！[/spoiler]