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Father's Day Lunch Melbourne 2006

Fathers Day Sunday 3rd September 2006

BBQ Lunch Cruise with Rivers - Melbourne
Cruise Melbourne's waterways this Fathers Day with Rivers. A luxury vessel will depart from Victoria Harbour at the Docklands at 12.30pm for a 3 hour lunch cruise featuring a gourmet barbeque.

Bookings Ph: 9686 8668
Date: Sunday 3rd Sept 06
Price: Adults: $69
Cost of a child is $3 x the age. e.g. A 10 year old will cost $30. Children 4 to 12 years of age receive a children's meal. Children ages 3 and under are free

BONUS!!

Hamper Giveaway and FREE Beer for Dad on arrival

Includes: Fathers Day Lunch includes a gourmet barbeque buffet and dessert served to your table. Beverages are on consumption.
Cruise departs 12.30pm, returns 3.30 pm. Departing from Docklands.
Bookings Phone: 9686 8668, or book online
All bookings are at a set price and must be pre paid in full at least 2 weeks prior to cruise. To secure your booking a minimum deposit $20 per adult is required.

Other Fathers Day Lunch Options

Fathers Day Lunch at BlueFire
BlueFire's plush interior is sure to impress. BlueFire's menu is both unique and exciting - with a large selection of seafood & meats carved right at your table - all you can eat.
Includes: Appetizer, Churrascaria, Sides & Dessert. Beverages on consumption.
Date: Sunday 3rd September 2006
Special Offer: Free Beer for Dad on arrival
Price: Adults: $69. Special Kids Prices.
Visit www.bluefiregrill.com.au to find out more
• Waterfront City Ph: 9670 8008 • Melbourne Central Ph: 9663 3266

Fathers Day Lunch at Steakhouse
With waterfront views, quality service and an impressive menu, lunch at Steakhouse will make Father’s Day one to remember. Prime Australian Beef - cooked over the flame before your eyes.
Date: Sunday 3rd September 2006
Special Offer: Free Beer for Dad on arrival
Price: Adults: $69. Special Kids Prices.
Visit www.steakhouse.net.au to find out more
• NewQuay Docklands Ph: 9640 0808 • Port Melbourne Ph:9646 0606

SUPER TUESDAY AT STEAKHOUSE
The ever popular Super Tuesday at BlueFire is now available at Steakhouse Restaurants. Dine at Steakhouse Tuesday and WE WILL SPLIT YOUR FOOD BILL IN HALF! Just be sure to mention "Super Tuesday" to your waiter.
Super Tuesday Includes Every Steak and Sauce, Entrée, Dessert & Sides Minimum purchase 2 courses (ie. steak + entree or steak + dessert) Super Tuesday is available for lunch and dinner every Tuesday. Bookings are essential - mention the offer upon booking. Visit www.steakhouse.net.au for full terms and conditions. Participating Restaurants Include: • Steakhouse at Port Melbourne Ph: 9646 0606 • Steakhouse at NewQuay Docklands Ph: 9640 0808

Gourmet Pizza now at Docklands

BlueFire now has Gourmet Pizza available at the Waterfront City Docklands location. Pizza can be purchased for lunch and dinner only at the BlueFire Bar.

Crispy home style bases are topped with the finest quality flame grilled meats and seafood straight from our Churrascaria grill. Only the freshest vegetables, finest cheeses and most flavoursome herbs atop our pizzas. Each recipe has been carefully created to ensure a unique and unforgettable taste sensation.
Try the Churrascaria Special - Prime Australian beef flame grilled to perfection. Served with pearl onions, roasted capsicum, field mushrooms, topped with goats cheese and a hint of thyme. $14.00 (dine in and take away)

Melbourne August 06 Events

• Melbourne International Film Festival
Various Venues 26 July -13 August
Get off the couch and get into the nation's largest film event with close to 400 film screenings. The Melbourne International Film Festival, celebrating its 55th year, presents the most diverse and immediate range of contemporary cinema in the country and engages the biggest cinema-going audience. www.melbournefilmfestival.com.au

• Melbourne Art Fair
2—6 August 2006
Royal Exhibition Building. Enquiries: (03) 03 9416 2050
A Biennial fair and trade fair featuring contemporary visual art from Australia and overseas

• Melbourne Writers' Festival
25 August - 5 September 2006, CUB Malthouse - Enquiries: (03) 9645 9244
A major literary event with forums, panel discussions, readings, book launches and interviews

• The Leonardo Da Vinci Machines – An Exhibition of Genius
1 July to 1 October 2006, Waterfront City Pavilion
10am – 6pm daily, www.waterfrontcity.com.au
The spectacular exhibition from Italy features over fifty models of Leonardo Da Vinci’s famous machines, many of which can be touched, tried and tested by visitors, and each explores Da Vinci's genius in design. Take your ticket to BlueFire for a special offer.

• The Australian Specialist Cheese Show (Public Day)
Sunday 13th August 2006, Melbourne’s Crown Palladium Crown, Southbank
Over 150 different types of Australia’s finest specialist cheeses will be revealed and put to the ultimate taste-test. 11.00am – 4.00pm at Palladium Room. Adult Show Entry: $35 (includes unlimited cheese tastings, and 5 wine and/or beer tastings). Children under 15: Free. Bookings at www.australiancheese.org or phone (03) 9381 1777

• Home Show & Garden Expo 2006
19th-27th August 2006 10 am - 7 pm
Exhibition Centre, 2 Clarendon St, Southbank. Contact: 03 8420 5405
Admission: Adults $18. Concession $15. Thousands of home-related products home and garden displays incorporating products on sale. A 400 square metre Garden Feature will highlight the growing trend of blending outdoor and indoor living.

Rivers Cabaret Cruise

The Young Buddy Holly Show - 19th August 06
Starring Ash H. King - Looks and sounds just like Buddy Holly.
Buddy Holly became a superstar at the tender age of 18 and was killed in a horrific plane crash only a few years later. Buddy Holly wrote some of the biggest hits in Rock N’ Roll music. Songs include: Rave On, That'll Be The Day, Oh Boy, Everyday, Peggy Sue, Maybe Baby
What's included: 3 course dinner, and live floor show, band, dance floor
Boarding: 7.15pm for a 7.30pm departure Returning: 11 pm
Bookings: Call (03) 9686 8668 or visit www.rivers.net.au

Recipe: Parmesan Parchment Bread

Serves 4

Ingredients
20g butter
1 cup of finely chopped onion
1 teaspoon of finely chopped rosemary
60g plain flour
10g grated fresh parmesan
Salt
Equipment
Food processor
Baking paper

steakhouse

Recipe by
Rodney McKnight
Banquet Chef – Rivers Reception Centre & Boat Charters

Method

• Sauté onions, rosemary in butter on a mild heat, until glassy in appearance

• Remove from heat. Add some good quality sea salt and fresh ground black to taste.

• In a food processor add flour and parmesan cheese until it resembles bread crumbs. Then add contents of onion, rosemary and butter, mix together until it forms dough.

• Between two sheets of baking paper roll out dough into very thin sheets. Remove top baking paper sheet and cut into triangles.

• Place onto baking tray into preheated oven at 150 degrees. Cook for 10 minutes or until golden brown. Turn over and cook for another 5 minutes.

• Serve bread with your favourite dips

CORPORATE CHRISTMAS PARTIES

Has your office organised its Christmas / End of Year Party for 2006?
Prime November and December dates are selling fast at Rivers Reception Centre and Boat Charters - so get in quick. Rivers can organise events from 20 to 600 people.
Call 9686 8668 to discuss your requirements with an event coordinator today!

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Rivers Head Office is located at Berth 8 South Wharf Rd Southbank Vic Australia 3006
Ph: 9686 8668, Email: info@rivers.net.au, Web: www.rivers.net.au.