Get an insider's perspective on Melbourne and Victoria as a diverse group of local identities share their favourite places and best-kept secrets. Join Andrew McConnell, renowned chef and restaurateur, as he guides you on a Melbourne adventure.
Favourite food experience? 'Queen Victoria Market at 7am on a midweek morning with my two-year-old demanding food from stallholders'
Favourite day trip? 'Mornington Peninsula or Great Ocean Road – they are equally great.'
Favourite object? 'An old pocket edition of Robert Louis Stevenson's Virginibus Puerisque, held together with a brown bootlace.'
Favourite day trip? 'Down the Great Ocean Road to Kennett River on a day of big southerly winds.'
Vernon Chalker
bar owner, Melbourne
Patrizia Simone
chef/restaurateur, High Country
Daniel Besen
entrepreneur, Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges
Dr André Chiaradia
penguin biologist, Phillip Island
Penny Blazey
enthusiast, Mornington Peninsula
Brian Singer
Rip Curl co-founder, Great Ocean Road
Alla Wolf-Tasker
chef/restaurateur, Daylesford and the Macedon Ranges
Stefano de Pieri
chef/restaurateur, The Murray
Michael Kantor
theatre director, Melbourne
Clive Murray-White
sculptor, Gippsland
