THEARTOFFINEDINING
Uptheanteonbookinga privateroomandreserve
thewholeoftheNationalGalleryofVictoriafordinner.
Betweentwoand 30 guestsgeta privategallerytour,
plusintimatebanquetinfrontoftheNGV’smasterpiece
TheBanquetofCleopatra. Talkaboutmeta.
Price: minimum spend $39,000 for up to eight.Foranotherartydinnertoremember,Tasmania’sMuseumofOldand
NewArt(that’sMonatomost)offersdinnerwithitsfamouslyreclusive
founderDavidWalsh.The“DinnerWithDavid”packageincludes
a lavishmealatMona’sFarorestaurant,withprivatejettransfers
fromSydneyorMelbourne(borderrestrictionsallowing)plusthe
bestroomatMonaPavilions.Suchanexperiencehasa price
tagtomatch,at$50,000perperson.Bothareavailable
via TourismAustralia’stop-tierexperiencesoutfit.
culturalattractionsofaustralia.comCelebratedwinery
d’Arenbergoffersa white-
knuckleflightoverMcLaren
Valeandits famous
Rubik’s-style “cube”.114 GOURMET TRAVELLER
PHOTOGRAPHY CHRIS CRERAR (FLINDERS ISLAND), ADAM GIBSON (MONA).