Beer and BBQ'd Meats of the World

WMC – not the bloody pancakes you dill – the idea of selling them from a van.

what was it with people bringing along little dogs to a crowded event like that ?
It’s a wonder they didn’t get stood on by accident.

Had a great time- but like the OP with the slideshow you have to wonder about the people that still went to the Australian pub.

Have to admit I ended up at the Aussie Pub, By 9pm most stalls had run out of food and we were over waiting 30mins + for food or drink at the ones that were still serving.. All the quieter stalls with no queues we had already sampled and still wanted more variety.

Alas the Aussie Pub made a great haven to getaway from the crowds and sit down for some food.

I actually ended up at the Hall Markets the next day to continue my multicultural quest, I enjoyed dutch pancakes, corn on a cob, golzumi (or however its spelt) and yummy kettle corn. Sadly no beer and I was too full to enjoy a nice spud.

very very busy, and yes it was difficult to get the pram through with a 4 year old in tow as well, but we had fun. The merry go round was very busy! As for having kids out that late, we left at around 8:30ish and it was starting to get quieter actually than when we arrived at 7. the drunken yobbos were few and far between or had gone into the pubs cos many of the stalls had run out of grog.

Had some yummy south african boerworst and a few different beers. I would have thought a better location would be commonwealth park, then people can sit and enjoy the music etc and have space to walk round. We were sitting behind the tents near sizzle bento to eat, and my 4 year old was dancing up a storm. it would have been nice to see what she was actually dancing to.

a Dutch couple who…had never seen anything like that in their lives back home in Holland.

They mustn’t get out much.

I made a bee line for the russian pelminis – just awesome! I went there when it started, so the crowd wasn’t too bad and plus all the german beers were available. Beer before lunch always goes down a treat.

Clown Killer, it doesn’t matter to me if they are really Dutch pancakes or not, they still taste damn good. Great event and so much fun- after being in Europe last year it was nice to be able to have some Polish Zwyiec (Or however you spell it) and some Czech beers as well. Then there is the German beers as well. Had a great time- but like the OP with the slideshow you have to wonder about the people that still went to the Australian pub.

Didn’t make it out yesterday, is it on today as well?

Danish pancakes ….. yummm

Danish or Dutch? A couple of years ago we went with a Dutch couple who were visiting at the time. They were very curious about the extremely popular Dutch Pancake van given that they had never seen anything like that in their lives back home in Holland.

I enjoyed the food and beer (oh,my aching head :)!) but I was thinking part of the problem yesterday was that as the crowds get bigger each year, it becomes less and less comfortable.

One solution to this might be to close off part of Northbourne Avenue for the Saturday – it would allow much more space to be used, bring the Sydeny and Melbourne buildings into play, and bring some much needed life into City West. I’d be interested to know what other people think of this idea…

Another thing – I felt very sorry for any infants or young kids still there at 8pm or so last night. It’s bad enough trying to push a pram through a crowd like that, or to encourage a small child to hold one’s hand through a sea of adult legs….but to keep the little tackers out so late is a bit much, I think…especially when the crowd is pumped up with booze by that stage.

I ate so many dates in the middle eastern section.

don’t tell the government that it is actually fun, they’ll cancel it…

Instead say that it was a superb interaction between cultures and that you now have a profound and deep understanding, and empathy for other cultures foreign to us decadent western types.

too late, his chief minstrelness was there yesterday – gave me a nod and a smile when i addressed him by his title…

i ate some divine venezualan and sri lankan food and washed it down with japanese, belgian and russian beer. grand!!

Well, lines, lots of very slow moving long lines, nowhere near enough bins and hardly any toilets were highlights for this year. The German beer tent ran out of most stocks of beer by 4.30pm, then almost many other places started running out of food and drinks also (don’t they know how many people to expect?). But the Plonk guys had no queues and good tasty beer, and food, so we just planted ourselves there after doing a lap to show some O/S visitors the sheep 🙂

All up, pretty poorly organised compared to previous years but still fun to be there!

Danish pancakes ….. yummm
that stand probably has the longest lines every year
Lovely day out

Best day ever! Did anyone else try the kava? How awesome! (sorry can only speak in adjectives)

Superb event – beer and barbecue in the name of multiculturalism works for me!!

SSSHHHHHHHH. Don’t let on that we actually love the Multicultral Festival (fondly known as The Alcoholic Frolic) or it will be cancelled.