Stories
Noble Rot at Marion Wine Bar
Noble Rot is a legend of London's hospitality scene and we had the pleasure of hosting them at Marion.
A Series: Lunch with Friends & Winemakers, at Cumulus Inc.
Cumulus Inc. is welcoming friends to host a series of weekend lunches in the upstairs dining room.
Nurturing Leadership — Insights from our International Women's Day Brunch
Insights from our 2024 International Women's Day Brunch.
Melbourne Food and Wine Festival’s World’s Longest Lunch 2024
“It’s such pleasure to be part of the World’s Longest Lunch this March - what a wonderful way to open this year’s festival.” - Andrew McConnell
Functional objects — a collaboration between Morning Market and Szilvassy
A special collaboration between Morning Market and Szilvassy - the ceramic studio of local artist Shari Lowndes.
Seafood Palace at Supernormal
A creative collaboration between the Supernormal kitchen team, front of house team, Projects Of Imagination and Tom Blachford.
DineSmart 2023
For the month of December 2023, all Trader House restaurants participated in Dinesmart.
How to prepare, carve & glaze a whole ham
Follow Meatsmith’s easy step-by-step recipe guide to ensure your Christmas ham turns out gorgeously glazed and at its glossiest this festive season.
Vermouth Hour at Marion
Maybe it’s the balance of botanicals and herbs, the harmony of aromatics and infusions all coming together that inspire us, but there’s also something about the colours and tones of vermouth.
‘La Hora del Vermut’
All summer long at Marion
Marion is the 2023 Wineslinger Trophy Winner
The 2023 Wineslinger Awards – the sixth annual edition of the wine guru’s guide to the best haunts in Australia right now – have just been announced.
Gimlet Receives Victoria’s Best Wine List Award by Australia’s Wine List of The Year Awards
We are elated and honoured that Gimlet at Cavendish House received Victoria’s Best Wine List of 2023 from Australia’s Wine List of the Year Awards.
Meatsmith: Home Cooking for Family and Friends
Meatsmith’s first cookbook, Meatsmith: Home Cooking for Friends and Family, is Andrew McConnell and Troy Wheeler's collection of over 80 trusted recipes - a cookbook that is as much about the exchange of knowledge and ideas on quality heritage meats and skilled butchery, as a chef’s point of view on eating and drinking well.
The Saturday Paper: Andrew McConnell’s Recipe Catalogue
Since the papers inception, Andrew McConnell has been contributing recipes, with everything from tonkatsu sanwiches and lamb kebabs with eggplant & Turkish chilli to crème brûlée with poached rhubarb and apple galette.
Edison Tan, Gimlet at Cavendish House
‘The talent pool we have at Trader House is phenomenal and there’s always more to learn from people around you. Here, it’s the in-built culture of the team that makes it successful. People bond and people who stay, stay.’
Chloe Penn, Trader House
‘There’s so much brilliance around at Trader House, people like Leanne Altmann (Beverage Director) and Chris Young (Guest Services Executive) are a font of knowledge. Really, you can take a little from a lot of people every day here.’
Reisa Evans, Cumulus Inc.
‘It’s the people across the board — whether that be connecting with guests or building a team and creating a culture. I genuinely love wowing our guests, exceeding expectations and creating an emotional bond with people.’
Exploring Victoria’s Wine Regions With Drink Victorian
Over the course of June, sommeliers, wine leaders and wine buyers from across Trader House visited many of Victoria’s distinct wine regions to celebrate Drink Victorian with Melbourne Food and Wine Festival.
I Can’t Stop Thinking About: Gimlet’s Cheeseburger, by Broadsheet
With a dill-packed house-made sauce, juicy meat patty and fluffy potato bun, it’s got to be one of Melbourne’s best. It’s only available two nights a week, and only after 10pm.
Nabila Kadri, Supernormal
‘When I had my daughter, people said I couldn’t continue my path as a chef. Determined to prove them wrong, my role shows that with the right support, at work and at home, this is absolutely possible.’
Lydie Chopin, Morning Market
‘Do it. Whatever it is, do it. It’s important to experience things even if you decide down the track that it’s not for you.’