Determined to host the dinner party event of the year despite the fact you’re not a very good cook? Restaurants for Relief, an initiative led by Melbourne Food + Wine Festival, has just announced a number of exclusive dinner party packages to be sold in exchange for bushfire donations, so all you have to worry about is your conversation.

Called 10 for 10, the new initiative will see 10 of Melbourne’s best chefs head to private residences to prepare an extravagant four-course feast for 10, in exchange for a $10,000 donation made to the Victorian Bushfire Appeal.

The 10 chefs that could be standing over your stove, searing steaks or stretching dough, include Hugh Allen (Vue de monde), Frank Camorra (MoVida), George Calombaris (Hellenic Republic), Shannon Martinez (Smith & Daughters), Shane Delia (Maha), Adam D’Sylva (Coda), Benjamin Cooper (Chin Chin), Matt Wilkinson (Crofter Dining Room & Dining Room) and Mitch Orr (CicciaBella).

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Also taking part, Rockpool Dining Group’s Neil Perry will auction off his cooking talents this month, with donors invited to bid on a three-course meal for 10 prepared by Perry in their homes.

Beyond 10 for 10, Restaurants for Relief are also offering a number of other unique dining experiences in exchange for set donations, including a 17-course tasting menu plus drinks for 12 at Kisumé for $10,000, a 7-course meal with cocktails, Champagne and matching wines for 10 at Si Stasio Città for $8,000, a 5-course meal with drinks for 16 at French Saloon for $6,000, and a 7-course menu with wine for 12 at Tonka for $6,000.

For all event details or to make a donation, head to melbournefoodandwine.com.au.  For more initiatives, follow #restaurantsforrelief.

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