TarraWarra Events

OurFireside Yarra Valley event will see Helly Raichura, owner and chef from Enter via Laundry join our team in the kitchen for one night only!

Six courses of Helly’s signature diverse menu profiling the underrepresented cuisines from across India.

Moving beyond stereotypes, Enter Via Laundry explores the diverse culinary traditions of India, blending ancient regional dishes with native Australian ingredients. The menu will be inspired by “The Food of Bharat”, a book by Chef Helly, offering a unique, educational, and celebratory Indian dining experience.

Originally Helly hosted diners from her home where guests entered the dining room through her laundry. The passion project gained much popularity in the Melbourne food scene and later in 2022 Enter Via Laundry Carlton opened with an aim to create and maintain a homely dining experience serving elevated Indian cuisine. The original creator of the small restaurant!

This dinner, TarraWarra + Enter Via Laundry for one night only, will be on Saturday 12th July from 6.30 pm in our restaurant. Each course will be paired with one of our wines, and Helly will guide you through the dishes, the inspiration, flavours, and stories. She’ll even personally sign her books on the evening. 

Here's the menu!

Snacks

Oyster Mushroom Patra Poda

Oyster mushroom marinated with coconut and mustard oil, wrapped in silver beet and garnished with finger lime

Vada and pumpkin Chutney

Lentil fritter with spiced pumpkin chutney

Undhiyu

Root vegetables baked in paperbark served with Davidson plum jam 

Course 1

Pumpkin with leatherwood honey

Baked pumpkin glazed with leatherwood honey, toasted pumpkin seeds, bitter leaves and lemon gum dressing.

Course - 2

Baked Scallop with Podi

Butter baked scallop with spiced podi (like dukkha) and fried curry leaves 

Course - 3

Prawn Kodi and Poee

Prawn/King prawn goan curry with 48 hour fermented goan bread

Course - 4

Tharuva Roast and Ghee rice

Duck roast, ghee rice, pear chutney, salad of green mango kohlrabi and leek.

Course - 5

Indian Christmas Pudding

Spiced quince pudding, strawberry gum custard whipped cream

From the 27th of June until Sunday 13th July, the wineries of the Yarra Valley celebrate with a Fireside Festival. This kicks​off with a Twilight Fireside Market at Welcome to Thornbury, with wines from 13 different producers, music and food.

Tuesday -Sunday 11.30am - 4.00pm

As the kitchen garden swells our food offering in the cellar door and on the deck will grow. Winnie has returned from leave and will be creating a selection of delicious food to enjoy with a glass of wine in the cellar door or if the weather is fine, on the deck.