Cocktails & Canapés at Starward UPDATE 03/09/2024: This event is now fully booked. If you'd like to make a donation to support our programs, you can do so here. . There are two ticket options for this event: $50 tickets cover entry, delicious canapés from the Starward Distillery chefs, a plentiful grazing table from Calendar Cheese, Mount Zero Olives, Loafer Bread, Sarafian and Lilac Wine Bar, and invaluable opportunities for the Winter Scarf '24 trainees, who'll run the bar and front of house with support from mentors. $90 tickets also include two Starward cocktails. An open bar will be serving a range of fabulous drinks from Scarf Partners, and interesting cocktails (of course!) throughout the evening, with some designed by Scarf trainees and graduates with support from Scarf mentors and the Starward team. . . Book your ticket/s now by scrolling to the base of this page. . Trainees Scarf trainees are resilient young people seeking protection and those from refugee and migrant backgrounds who are facing barriers to work. Many have experienced long-term unemployment and for most trainees, Scarf is their first taste of paid employment in Australia. The young people working front-of-house during this event are trainees in the Winter Scarf '24 10-week Seasonal Program, and will be paid the Restaurant Industry Award wage for their work during this event and other work experience shifts worked at partner venues during the program. . Winter Scarf '24 Trainees, photographed by Roger Ungers. Back row L to R: Tamana, Manozh, Peter, Rose, Georgio. Front row L to R: Haiou, Monica, Chris. . Q&A Panel Midway through the night, we'll run a Q&A panel with Scarf program participants, trainers, mentors, and partners. You'll hear from a current Scarf trainee and a Scarf graduate, and from some of our legendary, long-time partners Starward, Stomping Ground and Five Senses Coffee. Scarf co-founder and CEO Hannah Brennan will be asking the questions and sharing some of Scarf's origin story (how it all began 14 years ago) and social impact to date - we've worked with close to 350 young people and we're just getting started! . 'Good Stuff' raffle And, we'll be running a 'Good Stuff' raffle to help us raise funds for our Spring Scarf '23 program, with prizes from some of our wonderful hospitality partners and friends including Starward, Stomping Ground, Unico Zelo Wine, Worktones, Mount Zero Olives, Punt Road Wine and dining vouchers for two of Melbourne's most exciting restaurants - Julie and Reed House. . Food The Starward Distillery chefs will be sending out an array of delicious canapés throughout the evening, and there'll be a plentiful grazing table thanks to our partners Mount Zero Olives and Loafer Bread, and our good friends Lilac Wine Bar, Calendar Cheese and Tom Sarafian. Guests should expect delicious local and international cheeses, freshly baked sourdough bread, top-notch dips and olives, beautiful pickled and fermented vegetables, and hand-crafted charcuterie. Most dietary requirements can be accommodated; we can certainly cater to those who are Vegetarian, Nut-free and Gluten-free; please note these requirements when booking, or reach out to us via [email protected] with any questions. . . . Find out more about Scarf Events here. . You're welcome to book as many tickets as you like for this event! Please reach out to the Scarf team via bookings@scarfcommunity.org if you're planning to come along with a group of 8 or more people, or if you'd like to use a Scarf Gift Card to make your booking. UPDATE 27/08/2024: An extremely generous Scarf supporter has offered to cover HALF the price of all tickets sold from today onwards. So, book now and pay either $25 for a standard ticket or $45 for a cocktail ticket which includes two Starward cocktails! Booking for this event has now closed.